I recently
received a box from Fuchsia Cosmetics to try out some of their goods. I hadn’t
really heard of them too much other than seeing a stand in the salon I go to.
They started out in 2005 opening their first store in Scotch Hall Drogheda and
recently opening one up in The Pavilion in Swords. They have won awards in the
past including the Image Beauty Award in 2010.
I’ve heard
some mixed reviews about their stuff so was eager to test everything out to see
for myself just how good they are.
In the box I
received:
• Eggplant
lip liner
• Vamp
Lipstick
• 5 Colour
build your own palette
• Dazzle
dust
• Brow Duo
• Sample
Highlighter
• Sample
Primer
• 2 Mini Lip
Lacquers
I’ve tried
out everything I received, some stuff I loved and some not so much so I have
decided to divide them into 3 sections of what I loved, liked and loathed.
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Vamp on my lips & the 5 piece shadow palette on my eyes
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Loved:
Face Canvas
Face Primer
The primer I
received was a teeny sample size. The primer is silicone based and reminds me a
lot of the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer. I really wasn’t expecting a whole lot
from this as the quality didn’t look great but I was pleasantly surprised by
the fact that it kept my makeup in place all day and even kept me matte. I
tried this out on 3 different foundations and on all 3 occasions gave me much
better results than my usual primers. A full size bottle contains 25mls and
will set you back €22. It seems a bit pricey but it gave great results for me
so maybe it’s worth it.
Eye Dust
Pigments
I got mine
it the Full Moon, it’s a champagne sparkly loose pigment. I haven’t used it as
a shadow but more of a highlighter on my brow bone, the tops of my cheeks and
on my cupids bow. I don’t really love loose pigments like this but I do like it
for highlighting. It cost’s €12.95 which is pricey for what I would be using it
for, the colours come in 19 colours so if you do like lose pigments then you
might be able to get one you like.
Liked:
Build your
own palette
This palette
is a build your own, you can choose from 60 pressed shadows to put into your
palette. The colours I received where:
#UP17 Holly
– a frosted cream colour
#108 Jane –
Looks like a it has some shimmer but goes on like a matte in a plum colour
#18 Lucy – a
matte chocolate brown
#17 Lara –
another matte colour in a lighter shade of brown
Cream – This
one has no name but it’s just a plain cream colour.
The palette
itself is nice and compact, it’s magnetised so when you’re finished with the
colours you can slot others into them. The lid is also magnetised, I had mine
thrown in my back and with all the mess that’s in there, it didn’t open once or
smash. It would be a great present idea, especially for younger girls.
What I
didn’t like about them though is that they were a bit chalky, when my brush
tipped onto them you could see product flying everywhere. It was also a bit
hard to blend seamlessly, I had to put a bit of extra work into them. The price
works out as €8.00 each which I wouldn’t pay for even a single one of these
shadows, you can get better quality in the likes of Boots and Penneys for a
cheaper price. Even at €40.00 for a palette of 5 is pretty pricey when you
think about it, I personally wouldn’t buy one of these as you can get some
better palettes from the likes of Urban Decay and Two Faced for similar prices.
Classic
Matte Lipstick
In the box I
got was this lovely matte lipstick in the colour Vamp, it’s a purple, plum
colour which is an absolute favourite of mine. I tested this out drinking
coffee and it didn’t wear off, I then had some breakfast and it didn’t fully
wear off, just a little between the lips. It’s not as long lasting as other
lipsticks I have that claim the same thing as it only lasted about 4 hours. The
only problem I have with it is that it says it’s non-drying but I found my lips
did dry out when wearing it. You also get better results when you don’t put too
much on, if you pile it on it will come off a lot easier and will go all over
your teeth and it’s a lot easier to smudge and ruin your makeup. This lipstick
will set you back €13.50 which isn’t a terrible price but I have better Rimmel
ones that are much cheaper.
Lip Liner
I got mine
in the colour Eggplant; it’s a plum colour and goes well with the Vamp
Lipstick. I didn’t love it as it was a bit too creamy for me. When putting it
around your lips you would have to blend it in with your finger as it was very
easy to get smudged outside of your lip liner. It costs €12.50 which just seem
ridiculous for a pencil, especially one not from a big branded company.
Lip Lacquers
These where lovely apart from the smell of
them. They have a really strong waxy smell which makes them seem really cheap. They
are highly pigmented and feel like butter on your lips. I really liked “love
affair” it’s a mauve/pink and the very wearable, the other colour was “party
girl” which is a bright hot pink, better suited for nights out. They cost
€16.50 which I think you can get ones that are just as good but cheaper in the
stores.
Loathed:
Highlighter
This was a
sample size of the Candle Glow Highlighter. It went on pretty sheer and didn’t
really highlight as much as I would have liked. It wouldn’t be as good as the
MeMe Beat the Blues highlighter or the Benefit High Beam that I have. It costs
€25.00 and I would be disappointed if I bought this for that price when there
are much better quality versions out there.
Brow
Duo
This is a
brow powder and wax duo, I received mine in Brown/Taupe. I really didn’t like
this, like the eye shadows the power was a bit chalky and didn’t fill in my
brows as much as my Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow duo does. I didn’t love the
wax either it didn’t keep my any stray hairs down and made them a bit greasy. You
also get a small brush with it that had really coarse bristles that I didn’t even
attempt to put near my brows. You can get much better brow duos from Benefit
and Sleek. Again I would be disappointed if I bought this, its €15.50 and
really not worth it at all.
While I did
like some of the products I really don’t think I’d be running out to buy them
in the future. If the
products where havlf the price I wouldn’t mind buying them but for what they are
I don’t think I would buy anything from them at full price. The only exception
might be the face primer.
As a blogger
when you receive goods to test out from a company you feel that there is an
obligation to love the product and rave about it and being relatively new to
blogging I feel like if I don’t give a good review to a company it might have a
negative effect in growing my blog to where I would like it to be, I would
prefer to be truthful though to my readers and give an honest review to you
all. I hope I’ve been as honest as I can.
Thanks for
reading.
Love Sarah xoxo