Something Different #1 - Purple Eyeshadow

I think as a whole the make-up I use is ever so safe. I stick mainly with peach blushes, brown/ nude eyeshadows and every now and again rock a bold lip. However when I was digging through my make-up collection I found lots of fun bits that I just never use so thought it was time to give them a go and start a new series where at least once a month I try something different. 

My brother got me some ELF products for my birthday in July and this eyeshadow came as one of their freebies with the order. It's a bright purple eyeshadow in shade passion. The shadows are only £3.75 and come in lovely matte black packaging with a little mirror in the lid. This colour is well out of my comfort zone as it is just so bright. It's super pigmented and you only need a small amount to get a really bright look. I also used shade villian from my sleek ultra matte dark palette in the crease of my eye and to frame the line around my eye a little more. 

I do think the ELF product is a little bright and its almost fancy dress territory it is that purple. However I've been using more shades from the Sleek palette other than the usual paper bag (dark brown) & dune (soft cream) that I usually go for. 

I won't be rocking a bright purple eye anytime soon but it did make me realise mixing up dark tones other than brown and black does make for a more interesting eye - and it just makes a morning doing my make-up a little more interesting. 

Seventeen Phwoarr Paint Concealer - Fair

Seventeen Phwoarr Paint Concealer £5.49 (Boots)

Seventeen is always a brand I kind of pass by when I'm in Boots - I think its the name, being 24 I always imagine I'm a little too old to be perusing a brand named after the number I haven't been for 7 whole years. However when I read Gemma from Gemsmaquillage's review I had to give it ago. Seventeen Phwoarr paint concealer is a camouflaging concealer it's super thick and covers up the darkest of dark circles. It comes in 2 shades fair and medium - fair is perfect for me. I have quite oily skin and this being so thick means it lasts really well but I like to add a sweep of ELF's undereye setting powder  so it lasts all day long. I'm super impressed with this for just £5.49 as its so pigmented you only need a really small amount to get good coverage so I think it will last ages too. This is the first thing I've bought from Seventeen probably since I was a teenager and I'll definitely not walk past the stand so quickly next time I'm shopping. The Seventeen lip crayons and blush shades look lovely too. The range is included in Boots current 'buy one get one half price' too so everything works out as a super bargain. 

Color Tattoo - Metallic Pomegranate - Autumn Eyeshadow

Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate £4.99 (Boots)

My eyeshadow collection is slowly comprising of the entire Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo eyeshadow range. My newest addition is this gorgeous deep reddy purple toned colour Metallic Pomegranate. I picked this up as it's a lovely autumnal colour and I'm trying to steer away from solely brown shades at the moment. This makes a lovely liner top and bottom. As always it has amazing wear - this range still amazes me for its price and its currently buy one get one half price in boots making them £3.75 each if you buy 2!