♥ First NYX Haul!

I'm going to start this post by saying a huge sorry for being silent on the blogging front for the last two weeks. A week ago, I finished my degree and handed in my dissertation! So insane. I thought I'd be able to keep posting but I wanted to spend as much time as possible checking over my work and creating something I was really proud of and I managed to do that - but it meant I had no time at all for writing up blog posts and taking photos. I wanted to post all last week, but I had nothing to say and came straight back to Birmingham to work and I've been working all weekend, so again, I had no time to dedicate to blogging.. I'm back now though, and that's what matters and what better way to get back into it with a little NYX haul?!


First up, the Prismatic Eyeshadow in the shade Fireball. Its a vivid rust orange with a red opalescence to it, and I'd describe it as a foiled style shadow. It's so insanely pigmented and it went on awesome with a shading brush without any need of Fix+. It only cost £5, too, which is another massive incentive to try some more of this line out! The shades are really funky so they'd be great for event makeup and festivals. Another thing, how cute is the packaging?! It's got a cute little bow design on the clip and I think it's such a nice extra touch.

I also finally picked up a Soft Matte Lip Cream in the shade Cannes. I was going to pick up a couple of these, but my bank account wouldn't be looking too great if I were to do that so I thought I'd try just the one to start with. This shade is a nice dark mauve and is a my lips but better kinda shade. It applies a dream and while it does transfer to begin with, it does dry down really well and it's still pretty damn long lasting! In terms of reapplying, it's perfect. It doesn't cake or crumble on top of itself and it looks amazing even if you do reapply hours later.

One of my favourite makeup products to try is concealer and I have so many, but I'd read some great things about the HD Photogenic Concealer so I had to pick it up. The shades seemed a little off to me, and I really wanted to pick up the Glow one, but it was so dark and I wasn't convinced it would do a great job of brightening up my under eye area so I just went with the shade Light. This concealer is so creamy and hasn't emphasised any dryness which I'm really happy about. I did want to pick up the correcting shades and their dark circle concealer, but I'll save those for another time!

Finally, I picked up the Angel Veil primer. It's a pore minimising, skin perfecting primer and it feels just like the ones I've tried from L'Oreal and Benefit. When I opened this up today to use it, it was so watery that I thought I'd picked up a dud, but after shaking it a little the product went to right consistency. A little goes a long way with this one, unlike Benefits, and it made my skin super soft and ready for foundation.

(L-R: Fireball eyeshadow, Cannes lip cream, Light concealer, Angel Veil)

There are so, so many more things I want to try from NYX, including the really wacky liner colours and lip liners, so I'm sure it won't be long until I pick up some more bits. I had a browse through all the blushes but nothing stood out at all, which is a shame and I'm sad that the counter I went to didn't have any of the new Lingerie lip products. If there's something you think I need to try from the brand, let me know in a comment!

Em x

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