The Balm "Instain" blush review

A little while ago I purchased a Nude 'Tude palette, and I am loving it!

While unpacking, I noticed there was something else in the little bag that the lady at the shop put my palette in. A receipt and... THIS!

This is the "Instain" blush from The Balm. I saw it in the store as well but I didn't get it so this was a nice little surprise! I love the name of the blush. "Instain". I wonder who comes up with these names!

I can't believe how beautiful the packaging is. The front totally reminds me of a magazine and the lady on the 'cover' is so beautiful! Seeing this immediately put a smile on my face!

This is the inside. Like I said, I saw it in the store as well but I thought they were eyeshadows. Now, it's clear that they're not. I wondered how I would get my blush brush in this little pan, but I tested it already and it works out just fine.

Here's a swatch of the blush! It's quite pigmented, especially for a blush! I'm a huge fan of bright blushes so they couldn't have given me anything better!

You do have to be careful not to put on too much though, just a little whipe is enough to brighten up both of your cheeks. Lovely!

Below you can see a picture of what my cheek looks like without and with blush.

without blush

blush

I am loving this blush a lot! Great pigmentation, lovely colour, you don't need a lot of product at all. It's a "yes" from me!

Lots of love! 

- Mamie Monroe ♥

My red lipstick collection!

One of the most fun things about being a pin-up girl/vintage lover is that I have built up a huge red lipstick collection! Today I want to show you all nine red lipproducts that I have! I don't have reviews on everything yet - in fact, I should get started on writing them - but I'll link the ones I do have. Also, if there's a certain product that you would like to see a review on, let me know!

 

Here's a list of all the lipsticks, starting from the left and going to the right:

* Biocura lipstick

* Essence lipstick in "On the catwalk

* MAC in "Russian Red"

* Kate Moss for Rimmel London in "107"

* Kate Moss for Rimmel London in "111" Kiss of Life

* Miss Sporty in "Malaga

*Essence stay matt lipcream in "Silky Red"

*Essence stay with me lipgloss in "Kiss Kiss Kiss"

* Rimmel Apocalips lip laquer in "The Big Bang"

Most of these items (exept the one by MAC) are super affordable and all very good quality.

Thanks for reading and have a lipsticklicious day! 
- Mamie Monroe ♥

My newest pin-up palette!

Hello everyone! I couldn't be more excited to show you my newest pin-up palette. And when I say pin-up palette, I do really mean pin-up palette. 

This is the "Nude 'tude" palette by The Balm, which holds 12 colours. The special/fun thing about this palette is that there are six pin-up girls in there that have their private parts hidden with eyeshadow. Need to say more? Probably not!

I knew that this palette existed, but I've looked for it quite a while, yet I could never find it. It was last week when I was on a trip with school to the capitol of my city, that I saw this beauty. My heart almost jumped out of my chest! 

When I saw the price - €35, which is almost $50 - I doubted a little bit but at thesame time I knew that I would regret not buying this from the minute I was going back home.

This is what the palette looks like when you open it. Doesn't it just make you melt? The pigmentation of these eyeshadows is great as well! I must admit that the black colour in this palette is the only palette in my whole collection that is so pigmented. And I do have quite a big collection so that means something!

 

Here are all the girls in detail!

This one is my favourite. Such pretty colours and also, I think this pin-up girl is the most beautiful one. Well no, she just speaks to me the most!

This Saterday I had a party and I decided to use the colours from the palette for this look. I used the white, called "Sassy", the browns called "Sultry" and "Sophisticated" and the black eyeshadow called "Serious". I also used false lashes by Ardell in nr. 109. The liquid eyeliner and mascara that I used are by Essence.

 

I'm so excited about this palette. I love it and I will be using it for sure!

I'm very happy I got it!

Thanks for reading!

- Mamie Monroe ♥

Comparing: MAC VS Rimmel

A budget and a high end lipstick that look a like? I always love it when this happens! 

Today I'm comparing MAC to Rimmel. Could Rimmel's lipstick be the budget version of MAC's Russian Red?

Rimmel

MAC

Rimmel

MAC

Below, you can see the two lipsticks next to each other. They do look similar, don't they?

Swatches! The first one is with flash and the second one is without flash. MAC is the left swatch, Rimmel is the right swatch. I do really think they look similar, the MAC one might just be a little bit darker.

I would say Rimmel's "Kiss of Life" is a pretty good drugstore dupe for MAC's Russian Red. It is slightly less red and a little lighter, but everything else is pretty much thesame!

Thanks for reading!

- Love,
Mamie Monroe ♥