Review-Michael Todd cosmetics

I was kindly sent some products from the PR team at Michael Todd cosmetics. I was given a list of items for me to choose from and this is what I chose.

Starting with the eyes-

I chose the brown eyeliner not knowing it was a glitter pencil. I didn't like this as it did drag and scratched but the brown was very intense. Not keen on the clumps of glitter but there's other great pencils on the site.

I was surprised by the palette as I didn't know I was receiving it but I really liked it. The colours were very wearable and the payoff was great. I liked that it had light matte shades as I prefer my highlight on the brow bone to be matte. I could great a few nice looks with this.

I also chose a primer, now some of you may know I love my face primer but never really use an eyeshadow base (primer) I normally just do the usual of putting foundation on my eyelids and setting. This was a pleasant surprise. I compared it to my UDPP and just the swatch alone could set the two apart. The urban decay primer potion is thinner and more watery, the M.T base was more like a creamy concealer and set well. I will say that with the UDPP being thinner in consistency it does dry quicker and completely sets but the Michael Todd base felt a little more kind of moisturised so this will be perfect for applying glitter and loose shadow but my drag a little with matte eyeshadows.

The mineral eyeshadow I chose from the list was Little Duck Key, ($17) It's size is similar to Benefits Mineral eyeshadow pot but I paid quite a bit more for that.

Little Duck Key is a gorgeous emerald green with an added sparkle. When buffed the green fades and the darker colour becomes exposed which is amazing. I wore this on it's own with no other eyeshadows on my eye and loved it.

Moving onto the lips

Some were definitely something I would buy and some were a bit sketchy.

Firstly the lipsticks, I decided I wanted a creamy red and a soft peach. They were both quite moisturising and creamy in texture but not from the Creme section as I first thought. 

Affection (red) was from the naked kiss lipsticks section $16

Just Peachy (peach) was from the shimmer section $16

I will say they are quite small but they are perfect for carrying on a night out. Affection is always in my bag!

Lipgloss is something I don't massively wear, I would rather wear lippie than gloss but realistically gloss is so much less of a carry on. I mean you don't have to worry if it's smeared or stuck to your teeth, I like to try different things though so these were my picks.

First up a click pen lipgloss, I thought this was going to be good but was a bit disappointed. The top that you click kept getting stuck and the gloss was ok but separated a little. I thought the colour was quite nice but may suit someone else better.

Next I chose a normal wand lipgloss but decided on a bubblegum pink which I expected to be a little brighter. This had more of a frosty shimmer than I expected which made it feel a tiny bit gritty (to me) and wasn't the finish I like but I know others will like this as it's similar to a lot on the high street.

My loves

Little Duck Key mineral eyeshadow

Affection lipstick (I advise the naked kiss range)

My lust haves (what I'm after)

Shimmer lipsticks in Heart beat and Morning glow

Naked kiss lipstick in Guilt and Pleasure

Conceal khol eye crayon (perfect for dark skin girls for the water line)

Custom lip and eye palettes

Brow powder quartet in dark - the other shades have a bit too much red in from the pictures, go for ashy shades for realistic brows.

Looking on the website there's some nice products and I'm impressed by the eyeshadows. A good idea for pressies especially since xmas isn't too far away.

You can get these in the UK too at Love-makeup.co.uk

Disclaimer-I was sent all of the products above to review. I was not paid for this review and all the opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. It is not in my interest to give a good review on a product I wouldn't recommend!

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