REVIEW: Beauty UK Naill Gift Set in Midnight Minx

Official description:

We thought we'd take a selection of our best selling, utterly fabulous nail polish colours, turn them in to mini versions (that actually aren't that mini!) and put them into three themed collections in a pretty package....then someone in the office had a hot flush and decided we should sell them at less than a fiver!

Packaging: The nail polishes are not really mini size because they have 8 ml each, and that's how sometimes normal size nail polishes come.
Texture: Some of the colors are more liquid than the others (the blue and the lilac shade). Only the black one is matte and the others are all a little bit sparkly.
What it does: Beauty UK Romania were having a 50% off sale, so I decided to buy a nail polish gift set because I don't have that many colors. And since it was just the beginning of fall (it was October) I decided to go for this color combination because they seemed to be fall colors. Oddly enough, the darker colors (black, blue and the lilac I first thought was purple) were not that pigmented and I had to apply 3 coats for the true color to show up. The black is matte, but still shiny and that's something I like because I don't like matte nail polishes at all. If you're a fan though, this gift set is not for you because the colors are mostly on the sparkly side. The nail polishes stay on my nails for about 3-4 days because I do many house chores like washing dishes by hand or scrubbing my oven or things like that, but I'm pretty happy with the staying power.

The black shade in 3 coats

The blue shade, also in 3 coats.

The dark red shade

This is a silver grey shade.It's very nice

The lilac shade seems to be purple in the bottle but it's lighter on the nails.

The last nail polish I thought it was going to be a boring yellow shade (I hate yellow in general), but it's a beautiful golden color. I think it will look great together with the the dark red for Christmas.

Price: 18 lei (about 4 euros)
Re-buy or pass: I would buy other gift sets too, asides the Urban Girl one because they seem like pastel shades and I'm afraid they're not that pigmented.

NOTD: Beauty UK Salon Professional no 83 Wow That's Pink

This is my last Beauty UK post for now and I wanted to show you this gorgeous pink color. The name itself got me thinking it might be great, but the shade is like an almost neon pink, which I find to be very suitable for summer. Needless to say I love this color! I applied two coats here, because just one coat is kind of sheer. It staid on my nails for about 2-3 days, which is something usual for me. If I wear short nails I can get by for about 5 days, but if my nails are longer, just a few. It has a shiny finish and some mauve reflexes, which I don't know if you can see in the picture.I got this nail polish from beautyukcosmetics.ro and it was 15 lei (about 4 euro). I would try other shades too.

Beauty UK Baked Blusher review

Official description:

Baked mineral powders refined into a pressed blush formula to provide a sheer, luminous veil of colour. Colour builds lightly, layer after layer, without heavy coverage to enhances the cheekbones with a luminous, pearlized shimmer. Choose from 5 fabulous shades.

Packaging: The packaging is nice and sturdy, the typical black one with the company's logo on it. On the back side it also has a retractable brush, but it's really tiny, so I don't use it. I think it usually come in a box which I didn't get because there are no ingredients listed or other information besides the shade.
Texture: It's my first baked make-up product I have, so I don't know if it's supposed to be so...dusty.

What it does: This is also a product I chose from the giveaway I won and it's my biggest disappointment. The eyeshadows and the bronzing pearls are not that pigmented, but I can work with that, as for this blush...The color just doesn't show up on my face and I'm on the pale side. I got no 01. Candy Shop shade and I thought it would be a nice pinky shade. It looks good swatched because I used my fingers to rub the product in, but with the brush I just have to use it multiple times to get a little bit of color.

Price:24 lei (about 6 euro) from beautyukcosmetics.ro
Re-buy or pass: I wouldn't buy this because there's simply no color pay off.
Disclaimer: By winning a giveaway I wasn't conditioned on posting positive reviews about the products, actually I wasn't conditioned on reviewing them at all, so this is my honest opinion!

Beauty UK Eyeshadow Palette review

Official description:

Make a fresh statement everyday with our best selling 10 eye shadow combo palettes - as featured in Vogue.

Packaging: The eyeshadows come in a nice,sturdy case. They also have a double sponge applicator, but I like to use brushes instead. There's no mirror, but it's not something so bad, because I usually don't look in those tiny mirrors when I do my make-up.They all have 10 gr together, so they're rather tiny. You get 10 colors.

Texture: These eyeshadows are very satiny, but you have to apply them carefully because they tend to have a bit of fall-out. In this palette they are all shimmery shadows.
What it does: Moving on with the products I won at the giveaway, I wanted to try some eyeshadows too, but they didn't have them all on stock and I didn't want the palette with the nudes, because I like to have some colors too, so I chose the no.1-Pastels palette. One eyeshadow came broken, but that's because of the Romanian postal service since they tend to handle packages without any care whatsoever. It's a nice collection of eyeshadows, you get 3 brown shades, a white highlighting shade, a lilac shade, a pink shade, two blue shades and two green shades. These eyeshadows are rather sheer, so you don't get that much pigmentation and they are all shimmery, but I like the fact that they look so good on the eyes, like from a distance you look like you have some make-up on, and you can see the colors only if you get closer. I used them with primer and they staid put for about 7-8 hours, meaning a typical working day and that's what I want. I must say on the website they looked bigger and I was surprised to receive a small palette instead, but I do like the colors very much. I would say these are great for beginners and for people with little make-up skills like myself, not for those who usually do elaborate looks and that are looking for very strong pigments.On my hand I swatched without primer the brown from the top row on the left, the dark blue, the golden shade next to the brown one, the pink, and the green shade next to the pink one.

Price: 24 lei (about 6 euro) on beautyukcosmetics.ro
Re-buy or pass: Honestly, I'm glas I didn't pay for this palette because I didn't think it was this small and it's not like it's something I can't live without. I'm glad I gave it a try, but I don't think I would buy another one.
Disclaimer: By winning a giveaway I wasn't conditioned on posting positive reviews about the products, actually I wasn't conditioned on reviewing them at all, so this is my honest opinion!

Beauty UK Bronzing Pearls review

Official description:

Pots of petite pearls to give you a summery glow all year round.

Packaging: The bronzing pearls come in a plastic container with a black lid and the logo on it. They have some sort of a brush included, but honestly I didn't even try to use it because tiny brushes given for free are almost never good at anything. It doesn't seem like it, but there are 15 gr of product inside, and I say that because when I first saw them I thought there was too little.

Texture: Well, they're pearls and they are small, but not in a bad way.
What it does: As far as I can tell from the packaging and from the website, there are no other shades available, just an universal one. On the swatch it may look a little dark, because I rubbed a bit so you can see the color, but on the skin, they give that golden glow a bronzer should give. They are shimmery, but nothing chunky, so if you don't mind a bit of shimmer, these bronzing pearls suit almost every skin tone. There's not much pigmentation and I noticed this to be something common for Beauty UK face and eye products. They are similar to e.l.f. meaning they're great for beginners or for those who are going usually for subtle make-up and nothing too extravagant. I myself like it that way so that's why I like these bronzing pearls too.

Price: 20 lei (about 5 euro) on beautyukcosmetics.ro - these were also part of the giveaway I won
Re-buy or pass: I like them but it's not something I would necessarily want to have again.
Disclaimer: By winning a giveaway I wasn't conditioned on posting positive reviews about the products, actually I wasn't conditioned on reviewing them at all, so this is my honest opinion!

NOTD: Beauty UK Posh Polish

I just got this beautiful nail polish that I won at a contest sponsored by Beauty UK Romania. I chose some products because I had a voucher and I couldn't resist trying this nail polish first. I'm a sucker for anything golden, so I got this one from the Foil line, shade 01 Olympic Gold. May I just say...wow. This is only one coat on my nails, and the polish is so thick in a good way, it has great coverage, very easy to apply and my nails were dry really fast. I don't know yet how long lasting it is, but I did the dishes tonight so...I don't really care, I'm happy if it doesn't chip for 2 or 3 days.
It's the first nail polish I try from them and I love it. I think it's an absolute must. There's also a silver one in the Foil line that looks pretty interesting.
The nail polish has 9 ml and it costs 21 lei (about 5 euro) on beautyukcosmetics.ro, so it's not that cheap, but so far I think it's well worth it.
Disclaimer: By winning a giveaway I wasn't conditioned on posting positive reviews about the products, actually I wasn't conditioned on reviewing them at all, so this is my honest opinion!

Beauty UK Hollywood Glam Lipstick set review

Official description: Sultry, sexy and absolutely gorgeous.... but enough about you! This cutely collated collection of pale, pastel lipsticks will give you A-list chic and effortless style. Three of our best selling lipsticks with great coverage and a subtle mint flavour.

Shades: I'm not entirely sure, but as far as I can tell the lipstick shades are Cupcake,Chelsea and Snob because they are not written on the package.
Packaging: The lipstick come in a cute box, in classy, black, simple tubes with the Beauty Uk logo written with a little heart on the U. (I like that).
Texture: They are a little bit creamy, but if you have chapped lips or with fine lines, i strongly recommend using a lip balm first. They have a subtle minty flavor which I find to be quite pleasant.
What it does: These are my first products from Beauty Uk and I was surprised to find a very good quality at such affordable make-up, so I'll definitely buy some more. On my lips pale shades don't show up unless I use a little bit of foundation on my lips first, but these are very pigmented and even the baby pink shade and the nude one have great coverage. It's like putting paint on my lips (in a good way). These lipsticks don't promise to be long-lasting and they aren't, but the colors are great, so for carrying around in the purse they do the job.

Cupcake

Snob

Chelsea

Chelsea,Snob,Cupcake (swatch made from 2 swipes)

Price: about 7 euro on beautyukcosmetics.ro (yes, they finally have a Romanian website too!)
Re-buy or pass: I would totally buy other shades of these lipsticks, and Snob has become my favourite one.