I purchased the palette from Mecca for around $70 for myself for my birthday and bought something worth $5 so I could get free shipping!


This palette was non-stop raved about on social media and youtube so I figured I needed something that I would always use for more special occassions because I never really owned a high-end palette or a palette that supplied me with a diverse range of both matte and glitter shades.
The palette does indeed smell like cocoa which is a lovely touch but contrary to what every other reviewer and their mother has said, the typical 'eyeshadow smell' is still apparent - if that makes any sense!

The names of all the shadows

Pigmentation
As you can see from the swatches below, the colours are insanely pigmented and I can honestly say after using this palette for a long time - it blends tremendously well and you can build up the lighter shades to the darkness that you want easily!

Lasting power
The lasting power is impressive as well - having worn these shades clubbing on several occasions, the shades didn't fade or smudge (when using an eye-shadow primer) and creased only very minimally!

Top row (starting from the bottom the shades go from left to right)

Middle row

Bottom row

The only main weakness in the palette is the lighter shades, particularly White Chocolate and Strawberry Bon Bon as they do not have nearly as much pigmentation as they should have for a palette of this price. Nevertheless White Chocolate is still a great matte white shade to use to set eyeshadow primer and it works a charm.

Overall I highly recommend this palette to anyone searching to make their first purchase of a high-end eyeshadow palette but in saying that if you're short on money, please do not feel pressured to buy this palette because everyone else is saying that you NEED it in your life. There are plenty of great alternatives on the market (e.g. Morphe palettes - I have a review on the 35O palette if you're interested) that are fantastic value for money and may be more in your price range!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the day wherever you are in the world!

Lexy xxxx

Hello world! I'm going to recede the urge to provide excuses in regards to why I haven't posted in so long because I don't really have a viable reason. I've been on holidays for the past 2 and a half months and all I've been doing is watching T.V. shows. I watched all of Lost,  which was completely awesome so I'd definitely recommend it, and I'm 3 seasons into Grey's Anatomy. And may I just say that I am living and breathing it. 

ANYWAY it won't be a surprise to all of you that I saw this little Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Primer (15ml) diamond on sale at Priceline for $15. I snatched two of them up, one for me and one for my mother, but unfortunately it has gone back to $21 which is crummy but don't lose hope! More sales are always around the corner.

The Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Primer (15ml) bottle

Another cheeky shot of the bottle

Review:
Before I start, as you can see in the photographs above, a label on the lower portion of the bottle says that it's recommended for normal to combination skin. I have combination skin so it's suitable for me but might not be for people with oilier skin. Just keep that in mind.

When applying the product to my clean skin, it dried relatively quickly and as the bottle claims to do, it minimised my pores. It didn't completely eradicate my pores but they weren't as evident as they usually are.

I did notice however that after the product dried on my skin and "mattified" it, if I were to some reason rub my skin in the areas I placed the primer, the product would peel off immediately, leaving leaving plenty of white residue and flakes on my face. I'm assuming it does this because the primer creates a separate matte layer on top of your skin, so don't rub your face too harshly after the product dries on your face because it will come off and leave unpleasant flakes everywhere. Perhaps this is to be expected for matte creams but I've never used a matte primer before so I might be just completely ignorant on the matter... But I thought I'd point it out because I found it strange!

Appearance of the primer (in the photo it looks revolting but it's actually a light pink colour)

Pros:

• The consistency isn't too watery or too thick so it glides over the skin easily.
• Dries quickly
• It smells somewhat like baby wipes, but in a good way, it doesn't smell unpleasant in the slightest!
• Foundation glides on flawlessly
• Minimises pores slightly
• Make-up stays on and remains matte for a long time. If you're not doing anything strenuous your make-up should remain matte for a large portion of the day.
• The bottle pump releases the product in suitable quantities

5/5 stars.

I'm giving this a generous rating because it's by far the best primer I've used. It makes my make-up stay flawless all day, and though my skin gets oily after 7/8 hours, a powder can easily conceal the shininess. If you want to splurge and take the risk of this item suiting your complexion then go and buy it but if you see it on sale, I'd say to definitely give it a try and hopefully it works for you!

xx

Welcome to my insignificant abode of nonsense! My name is Lexy, I'm older than 10 and younger than 20, and from AUSTRALIA! (Or 'Aus' as stated in my URL, not sure if I regret that yet.) Here I'll be reviewing a variety of beauty products I purchase. I unashamedly admit that the frequency of my makeup purchasing expeditions has been exponentially increasing since I began to acknowledge the pleasurable sensation that accompanies turning myself from a generous 2 out of 10 to a charitable 6... and a half... on a good day. Make-up makes me feel at ease with my appearance and myself as a whole. My intention of wearing it isn't to attract the opposite sex, but in saying that, if it does on a rare occasion - well done to me!