Shop My Stash

Hi everyone, I hope you're all good!

So, as you can see from the title todays post is going to be a 'Shop My Stash' blog post. If you're unfamiliar with it basically Shop My Stash is where you sort through your make up collection and find old, long forgotten products and rekindle your love for them or try to make them work for you if they haven't previously. I was inspired to do this blog post because I was sorting through my make-up draws the other day (that was a task and a half!) and found SO many products I've bought recently but just don't use because I've either stuck to my trusty favourites or they just haven't worked for me.

What I'm going to do is tell you which products I am going to try out again and add a brief description of why I don't use them or what I didn't like before then I'm going to do a 'Shop My Stash - The Results' post after one whole month of using these products and will give you my end verdict. How exciting?! So without further ado here are my findings☺

Rimmel- Hide The Blemish Concealer Stick; Ivory

I bought this concealer stick a while ago now because back in the day these were my favourite kind of concealer. I had also read very good reviews about this product, I'd seen bloggers rave about it so I thought I'd give it a go, plus Rimmel is one of my favourite make up brands! However after trying this product a few times it didn't really work for me, I applied it to blemishes like you're supposed to but it went flaky and was quite dry. I am determined to make this work for me and give it another go!

Maybelline Cover Stick Concealer; Ivory

This concealer was my absolute favourite in Secondary school and I used it every single day on blemishes and redness however, as I got older and my skin changed I found it wasn't lasting as long on my oily/combination skin type. It used to be my favourite and I'm hoping that paired with my foundation and powder I can make this work!

Seventeen Even Tone Corrector Stick

I don't know about anyone else but I rarely see bloggers use this kind of product. It's a green corrector stick to help even out any redness on the face and I bought this product as I do get a bit of redness on my cheeks, it's not so bad these days as I regularly cleanse, tone and moisturise. This product is okay however when I tried using it in the past the green tone just won't blend in and looks chalky? This is definitely something I would like to try again as I think these sort of correctors are a fantastic idea.

Models Own Beetle Juice Nail Polish; Aqua Violet Beetle Juice

I absolutely LOVE Models Own nail polishes and own far too many of them. Initially the beetle juice range looks beautiful in the bottle and the 'Aqua Violet' shade is well, an aqua violet colour? I remember using it once and instantly removing it from my nails, I hated it! Now Autumn/Winter is coming I'm determined to try this out again as it's beautiful and definitely more of an AW shade.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer; Ivory

This will come as a shock to a lot of you as the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation and Concealer is very well loved and so many people see it as the holy grail, if you may. I just cannot seem to make this work, for a start the shade Ivory is very dark but then again you are supposed to use a darker colour underneath the eyes to cancel out any blue and purple tones. The reason I have chosen this is because now the colder weather is coming I can't help thinking that my favourite 'Collection Lasting Perfection' concealer is going to be too drying in the colder months and I want something that is much more moisturising for the delicate under-eye area, I want to jump on the Wake Me Up bandwagon! (I may even invest in the foundation if I end up loving the concealer, who knows?)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint; Watermelon

Again, this will come as a shock to a lot of you. I am a HUMONGOUS fan of BarryM Nail Paints, especially the Gelly ones! The shade 'Watermelon' is a gorgeous dark green, perfect for the A/W months but when I applied it last year over my Revlon Quick Dry Base Coat (the one I always use) I found that it chipped very easily, I'm talking within one day! Very disappointing as the Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paints are usually so long lasting on my nails, and everyone else's by the sounds of it so maybe it's just a dodgy shade? Nevertheless, I am going to try this again with a base coat and top coat which isn't usually needed for these nail paints, and see how that works out.

Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil; Jet Black

I always think that eye liner looks better in the colder months, don't ask me why? Anyway I'm one of those people who loves the black eye liner look but I always shy away from it on myself as I don't have the confidence to wear it and always think I look too done up! After getting over my fear of blusher and bronzer (that's another story!) I've decided to man up and start wearing eye liner to make my eyes look more interesting as I don't wear eye shadow on a day-to-day basis! This is a recent purchase for me and I've only tried it out on my hand so far, but it's so pigmented and glides on really nicely so fingers crossed this will work for me!

Okay so that's it for today's post, sorry for rambling on so much! Look out for my 'Shop My Stash - The Results' Post which will be posted in exactly one month as I want to give myself time to try the products out properly and there will also be pictures in the results post! Thanks for reading and be sure to look out for my next blog post, as usual all comments are welcoming in the comment box down below!

Byeeeeeeee!

 

Georgie xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Have you tried any of the above products? I'd love to know your thoughts and opinions so be sure to leave me a comment ♥*