First Impressions-Hourglass

Hello,

So recently I had a makeup consultation with hourglass at Bluewater and I have to say I really enjoyed it and I loved the look that they did on me; it was dewy and fresh, and I felt like a golden goddess afterwards aha! I ended up coming home with a lot of the products (don't judge) and I thought I would give you reviews of all of them.
First lets show you what they did to my face:

Not the most flattering picture of me but I liked the makeup 

I was totally in love with the eyes and the brows

First of all I bought the primer and the foundation, the mineral veil primer seems to be very popular and when she put it on my face it felt smooth and touchable, it reminded me of the Benefit Porefessional but with a creamier texture; so my mum treated me. I also bought the foundation. Now, I am not a foundation fan, I tend to wear BB creams or just concealer because I hate the feeling of wearing a heavy foundation, but I wanted to branch out. The lady at the counter was amazing and so lovely, but she definitely put a little bit too much foundation on for my liking and gave me a slight cake face. When I tried it on at home, using a real techniques buffing brush and using a minimal amount of product, the finished look was a lot more natural and less caky, and I've really been enjoying the foundation. It has a medium coverage that can be built up and it is undetectable when put on lightly.

Next I purchased the eye shadow palette, consisting of lots of golden and browny tones, my favourite. If you have blue eyes definitely get the Obscurer eyeshadow palette, as it will really make your blue eyes pop! The palette is also laid out so beautifully, with a large mirror and closes securely. The quality of the shadows is incredible, very pigmented, creamy and easy to blend, additionally I didn’t notice any fall out on the more glittery shadows which was a pleasant surprise. You get three matte shades, including a highlight shade, and two glittery shades, which I think is the perfect balance.

 I got a taster of the Film Noir mascara and I also purchased the brow arch in the shade soft brunette. The mascara separates the lashes beautifully, as you can hopefully see in the picture, but I would like a little bit more volume. Although you can build it and get your desired effect, it does take quite a few coats and lots of time to get the lashes to the stage shown in the picture, if you don’t mind this and like more control then this mascara would be perfect for you, as you can go for more natural or more intense lashes. The brow arch is perfect for you if you like a more natural brow which I do, however again you can build it. It has the product on one end and a brush on the other, which makes it a multi-task product, and great for on the go.

Overall I really enjoyed the Hourglass consultation and have since purchased the Ambient Lighting Blush palette, which I might review soon. The consultations are free and all of the products are lovely so go and check them out!

See you soon
BeautyBerry
xoxo