The 5 Beauty Instagram Accounts you should be following.

After buying my very first iPhone this year, the first app I made sure to download and get straight into grips with was Instagram. I wanted to share 5 of my favourite beauty accounts that I keep coming back to on a daily basis.

Ssssamanthaa

The current beauty queen of instagram, I love how original and often groundbreaking her looks are. Samantha is someone whose looks i've followed over the past year or so on Reddit, and I'm so pleased to see all the success it has brought her.

Stylebycat

Cat astonishes me with how beautiful her looks are. Usually just focusing on the eyes and lips, Cat is the queen of colour and has some serious skills. She's also a sweetheart and a supportive friend and certainly one you should be following.

Jessicahazemua

Jessica is not only beautiful but incredibly talented. I love her silver hair, full brows and fearless approach to black lips and bold eyes. I can spend what seems like ages just scrolling through her feed and checking out all her looks.

Catysuewho

Caty is a MAC make up artist and produces some absolutely breathtaking looks. I'm obsessed with her hair colour and let me just tell you that she has the most incredible eyebrows. Obsessed.

Rebeccashoresmua

Rebecca is never afraid to create an unconventional look and go for shades which aren't necessarily 'pretty'. Stunningly beautiful with amazing blending skills I always look to Rebecca's Instagram feed for new colour inspiration.

So these are my top 5 beauty accounts! I'd love to hear your thoughts on them, who was your favourite? and If you have any other suggestions on who I should be following, let me know in the comments

Em xxx

MAC x Cinderella Collection Announcement.

This week MAC Cosmetics announced that they are releasing a Cinderella inspired collection which will be hitting stores in March and I cannot explain how excited I am about this.

As a Child (and partly now) I had a huge obsession with Cinderella. I have a very vivid memory of when I was around 8 years old, playing in the garden and wishing to be an adult so I could legally change my name to Cinderella. I slept with a poster of her above my bed and growing up I always dreamed of a Cinderella inspired pale blue wedding dress.

From the publicity image, I'd expect cute crystal inspired packaging, maybe some icy blue eyeshadow or even a silver glitter eyeliner. I'm hoping to see girly products, certainly a light pink lipstick and a pale pink blush, but i'm definitely looking forward to being surprised with what MAC releases. I have a feeling I'm going to be buying every product on release day...

I'd love to hear your thoughts on what you think will be in the collectonn?

Let me know in the comments!

Em xxx

NYX Wonder Pencil - Light Review

The NYX wonder pencil is quite simply a product that really does live up to it's name. Billed as a product which can fulfill every beauty desire, it's a marvelous multi-functional pencil that not can not only be used to brighten eyes by lining the waterline, but also as a concealer, brow highlighter, lip liner and even a lip primer... is there anything this pencil can't do?

NYX are a brand which don't seem to get much love over here in the UK as they're quite difficult to get your hands on. The only place to buy them physically in store (on the high street) are selected NEXT stores, and I'm sad to say that every time i've paid a visit to a store which stocks NYX, the stand has been in a terrible unloved state. 

However, I was lucky to have come across a stand which was in a much happier condition at the Olympia Beauty Trade Show.

There are three shades available, retailing at £4.50 and of course I bought the lightest shade. For the price, it's an absolute bargain, and after testing it out over the past week I've been super impressed. I think my favourite use for it has to be as a concealer/brow highlighter. It blends so easily under the brows to create a smooth sharp arch and cleans up my Anastasia Beverly Hills so nicely.

I really wish I bought more of these pencils as I can think of so many uses for it and I'd much prefer to have a separate pencil for lining lips/eyes to keep things neater. Overall, a fantastic product and if you find a chance to buy one of these, I highly recommend it.

Em xxx

Concealers For Pale Skin: Pale Test #10 Make Up Revolution Cover & Conceal - Light

I get asked on an almost daily basis which foundations and concealers are the best for pale skin tones, and this series is going to explore all different types of  products from varying brands and at all price levels which will hopefully help you to make a decision on which foundation and concealer is right for you! 

In universal skin tone terms.. I'm an NC15 in Mac. However, Mac isn't really doing it for me at the moment, so i'm on the hunt for a replacement that will be the perfect foundation for My Pale Skin. 

Product: Make Up Revolution Ultra Cover & Conceal Palette - Light

Price: £6.00 for 8 shades

Packaging:  The Make Up Revolution Ultra Cover & Conceal Palette comes in a large plastic palette with a full size lid mirror built in.

Coverage: I'd say that the product gives a light- medium coverage.

Colour:  There are eight varying shades in the palette from an almost white shade to a dark sand.

Finish:  I found the finish of these concealers to be quite dewy on the skin and in need of setting as they seemed fairly 'creamy' aka slippery.

Final Verdict: I can't remember the last time I seriously wished a product to be good until I bought this palette. It was all going so well... until the swatches. Out of 8 shades, personally I'd only use two shades. Number 1 and Number 5.
Unfortunately the majority of the remainder shades are more on the beige and sand spectrum which are far too warm for my NC15 skin.
By using shades 1 and 5, it's possible to brighten the under eye area and cover any blemishes.
In terms of contouring with the darker shades, as they are very warm, I'd recommend that you be wary of these shades if you aren't using them in daylight, as yo may get a few surprises. Sadly, as only 2/8 shades are suitable... the Make Up Revolution Conceal & Contour Palette - Light has FAILED the pale test.

As Always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this concealer or what you'd like me to try next, let me know in the comments.
Em xxx

Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs Palette - Les Violines Review

Have you ever had a make up product that was so pretty you were afraid to touch it? For me, that product was is the Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs Palette. A few weeks ago I received a lovely DM on twitter informing me I'd won a prize from the fabulous Dave Lackie - but not just any prize... a new Guerlain eyeshadow palette.

Dave shipped it out from Canada and it arrived within a matter of days, needless to say I squealed so hard when it arrived and opened the box to discover the luxurious velvet pouch and shining gold palette. At £39.00 for four shades, this palette is by no means cheap - but neither is the quality. From the velvet pouch to the magnetic clasp, everything about this product screams high end.

The Guerlian Ecrin 4 Couleurs- 17 Les Violines Palette is a collection of 4 beautifully rich violet shades. The colours are designed to blend together seamlessly but also work amazingly well as 'stand alone' shades. One of my favourite things about this palette is the texture of the gorgeous satin shadows, which is absolutely to die for. They feel buttery rich and glide over the eyelids so easily. 

What I love about these shadows is how easy they are to dress from day to night,and how you can layer them to create drama where you want it and after some experimentation with these shadows I think by far my favourite look to create with them is a 'Halo Eye'.  

I've got a couple of make up looks coming your way featuring this palette soon, and I cannot wait to share them with you.

Em xxx 

The 'New' Brand: NV Colour - Mini Haul!

Every so often an email lands in my inbox from a brand I've never tried or heard of before. Often when these things come in, I turn them down as I don't have the time, or patience to test out and review every product that comes my way. It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I don't want My Pale Skin to be a cosmetic focus group, you guys deserve better than that! So I try to choose carefully.  

I'm not sure what it was about NV Colour cosmetics that won me over. It may have been the pretty packaging or even the fact that the Pixiwoo sisters are rocking the products on the front of the website... but NV Colour won me over.and I'm on a mission to test out a broad range of their products, so i've chosen 3 basic everyday products and I'll be sharing  my thoughts on them over the next few weeks. I chose the Fever lipstick* which is an on trend Berry lipstick. The NV Bronzer in Fair* so we can really see how their 'light//fair' skin products actually work on pale skin.

Finally I chose an NV Cosmetics Chunky Eye Crayon* in Meadow as I really liked the idea of a green gold eyeshadow stick.

So those are the three products which took my eye from this brand, and I look forward to testing them out for you. Have you tried any NV Colour products before? Leave me your lnk in the comments!

Em xxx

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara & Subversion Primer Review

Perversion is the latest all singing and dancing mascara release from Urbcan Decay. Billed as a product which gives 'bigger, blacker, badder  lashes' I bought mine from Cohorted for the bargain price of £8.39 when I saw that it was available as the latest cohort, and as you guys know, I can't resist a bargain especially when it comes to beauty. The Perversion Mascara retails for £17.00 and is available online and in beauty halls worldwide.

I must admit, I usually steer clear of more expensive mascara products as I often struggle to see a difference in application or quality which makes it difficult in my eyes to justify the big price jump, but this one I couldn't resist.

The perversion Mascara has a large bristled brush which is perfect for picking up and coating every lash, although the formula is a little on the wet side so you do have to dab a little off the brush if you're as clumsy as I am first thing in the morning. 

I found the brush to be the perfect size to maneuver through your top lashes although you may struggle to apply neatly on the bottom lashes. But, I must say I have been impressed with the amount of volume and length it adds to the lashes as they seem to be longer and thicker when I compare side by side to my normal every day mascara.

However, I can't say that I've been as impressed with the Subversion primer. Now, honesty is only policy on My Pale Skin and y'know it's not that the Subversion primer is an awful product I just find the primer stage a little unnecessary seeing as the mascara works so well. Mascara primer seems to me as a product which adds an extra few minutes into the time it takes for me to get ready and i'm not 100% sure it's actually worth the extra time....

Overall, This is a great product, and it may have just retired my Bourjois mascara to the back of the make up drawer and if you were lucky enough to grab this product when it was up as a cohort-it may just have been the best £8 spent in a long time!

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this product, have you tried it? Let me know in the comments...

Em xxx