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Saturday 14 May 2011

Too Faced- Look of Love collection review

I wasn't totally sure what i wanted my first blog post to be about, so i thought I'd just start with a review.

As you've probably already guessed from the title this ones going to be  or the new Too Faced collection "look of love" I saw this gorgeous little set on Asos.com and just had to get it. In the set you get a full sized shadow insurance (I was most excited about this as I've been meaning to try it for ages) and this little gem didn't let me down, it exceeded all my expectations it makes my eyeshadow last much longer than the Urban Decay primer potion and of course the tube is a lot easier to get the product out.

You also get the full size of there Lash injection mascara in Black which is a nice addition to the set but I didn't feel like it did much for my lashes, and I did notice some flakes of the mascara down my face after about 6 hours wear, so that's something to keep in mind and the brush is huge so I wasn't a big fan.  




However the Glamour Gloss lip gloss in the shade Barely Legal which is a lovely milky pink is defiantly my cup of tea. Too Faced describes this as being there 'comfort plump' lip gloss as when you apply it you do get a slight tingly feeling but nothing dramatic or painful as some plumping lip glosses can be.


Primed & Poreless is another little must have addition I say little as this is the only product that isn't full size. You get 5g of product which is just enough to make you hooked on the stuff. It glides onto the skin so smoothly and instantly makes your face feel super soft and ready for foundation or powder. They say you can use it alone but I personally didn't find it to do anything alone, only make my skin feel softer and for £22 for the full 35ml tube I'd want to see the results! However as a foundation primer I would recommend this it made my foundation (Nars sheer glow) stay on a lot longer than it normally would which is about 5/6hours before it needs a touch up. And with the primer it was a good 8 or 9 hours before I reached for the bottle (of foundation that is..I didn't turn to drink over my foundation melting off my face) :)

Next up is the eye shadow and blush compact, I was both impressed and disappointed with this product. I love the eye shadows and as soon as I swatches them I wondered why I hadn't heard much about Too Faced shadows and instantly wanted more. The two shades you get are Silk Teddy and Totally Toasted. Silk Teddy is a beautiful shimmery light gold and looks lovely with Sin from Urban Decay. Where as Totally Toasted is very similar to Toasted by Urban Decay the only difference being Totally Toasted may be a little more golden. But both shades are lovely, and look super pretty together, there very soft shadows and really easy to blend. A must have if you ask me.

However..back to the disappointed part, you've probably guessed it, the blush the shade it comes with is La Vie en Rose and yes it is a rose colour with some gold shimmer and yes it is very pretty however it doesnt last very well on the skin and doesn't really compliment my fair skin (NW15 in Mac) but as always it may be perfect for you! :)



[Top left is: Silk teddy]
[Bottom left is: Totally Toasted]


Also just thought i'd add..the packaging for this collection is gorgeous as shown on the compact and the make-up bag.
This brings me on to the two final products, one being the makeup bag that comes with it, again this was another reason for be buying the collection. (I'm a sucker for cute packaging! The bag is about 9cm long and 5cm high so its a good size and everything you get in the collection fits in there nicely with room for other handbag essentails! and finally the last item is a mini kabuki brush its very cute and i guess intended for use with the blush, its very soft but its very bendy so not ideal for the blush as it needs a lot of blending! but again a very nice attention to the collection, and super handy to fit into the makeup bag for application emergancys! 


So final thoughts: I think this is a great little set for the price, its £32 from Asos and Boots as part of there 3 of 2 at the moment and seeing as the full size shadow insurance alone is £11 the lip gloss is £15 and the Mascara is £14 thats £40 for just the three items. So a good buy in my opinion and a must have for any Too Faced fans out there.








Sorry this is soo long! I promise not all my reviews and things will be this long! Thank you so much for reading! :) xox