Fuschia Cosmetic Review

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.

Vamp on my lips & the 5 piece shadow palette on my eyes

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