Pixi Early Bird Kit Review

Firstly I will start of by saying that I love Pixi make up, everything I have ever used from this brand have always been amazing, from the packaging to the quality of the product. I have never had a bad word to say. I was really hoping my review on this product would be the same, unfortunately not this time.

 

This is the Early Bird kit, I picked it up from Boots, it retails for £16 but has a value of £64 if you look at everything individually.

I thought the packaging was so cute and as I've always loved their make up I thought it was definitely a good investment.

 

Its really sweet and girly packaging and when I opened it up I wasn't initially disappointed with what I saw, you'll see what I mean with the next picture.

This looked like a whole lotta happiness in one small palette. It contains 3 blushers, 2 bronzers, 1 highlighter, 4 eyebase powders and 16 eyeshadows. That in my opinion is a serious bargain for £16.

However after looking a little more closely I didn't feel that the palette was of such good quality that I am used to with Pixi products, the pans were loose from the palettes and were lifting out of the palette for starters which slightly disappointed me. 

I overlooked this and just tried to push them all back in being careful not to break the powders, this helped slightly.

The blushers, such pretty colours and I love the printing on them

The eyeshadows and eyeshadow base colours (central) you can see slightly what I mean about the pans here.

Bronzers and highlighter again lovely colours and printing on the product, I really like that they do pay attention to small details.

Now, here is what let the product down, possibly the most important thing, the pigmentation. Some of them are as usual really good quality and have excellent pigmentation but others are just not good at all. Some of then I couldn't get anything from them at all and others were just picking up glitter and no colour. Here are a few swatches of the better colours.

I attempted the lesser quality ones but I was essentially just photographing my arm and that seemed rather pointless.

The reason I am being quite negative on this product is, although £16 for a palette containing so many products from Pixi is quite cheap, there are lots of other brands out there that offer cheaper products that are much better quality than the duff ones in this palette. 

Would I buy it again? No, sadly not but this hasn't put me off Pixi as a brand and I will still be checking them out on my next Boots visit.

Have you tried this palette yet, or any product from Pixi?

Latest in Beauty Complexion Perfection Box

I recently purchased the Complexion Complexion Box from Latest in Beauty. If you have never heard of Latest in Beauty here is what they say

Is your bathroom cabinet full of lotions and potions that you have bought but never use?
These days there are so many beauty products on the market that it’s difficult to know which to choose. Which age-defying moisturizer will really iron out your fine lines? Which cleanser will suit your sensitive skin? Which shampoo will give your hair the volume you crave? However good a product looks, you can never be sure if it's right for you until you try it.

This is why we started Latest in Beauty. Our aim was to create a website which allows you to try before you buy. You can do so in two ways - by ordering a monthly beauty box, or by purchasing luxury samples.

They currently have various boxes on their website you can choose from but the one that really caught my eye is this one. 

It came really quickly after ordering, around 3 working days.

It came in a small black box and it fits through your letter box so no worries about picking up from the post office, BONUS!!!

In the box you get a leaflet with how to use each of the products and also a voucher for 40% off any make up brush from The Vintage Cosmetic Company website.

The box contained the following products.

This is the Inika Liquid Mineral Foundation in cream. I've got a few products from the Inika range and I quite like them, unfortunately this product is definitely not going to be one of those. It has a really strong scent to it which I personally find quite unpleasant and I wont be trying it on my face. However the foundation blended quite  nicely onto my hand and if it didn't have the strong smell I would have tried it.

Next up is the Bellapierre pigment in Oasis. I have quite a few Bellapierre products, I have I think about 10 of these pigments in various colours and they are lovely and this is no different. Its very very shimmery so if your not one for shimmer shadows then this perhaps wouldn't be one for you.

 

This is the Daniel Sandler Long Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner in black velvet. Its a retractable eyeliner so no sharpening required. I'm not the biggest fan of Daniel Sandler to be honest, I have a few products and nothing has wowed me so far but I'm always happy to try new products and I will definitely give this a go. It seems quite soft and easy to apply to hopefully it wont tug on my eyes and will live up to the waterproof claims.

  

This was the main reason for purchasing the box, its the Pixi Sheer Cheek Gel and I received the shade Peachy. I love Pixi, I think the products are amazing quality and I love the packaging. Although it looks quite bright in the tube and on the swatch it blends out extremely sheer and gives a lovely dewy finish. 

  

There was also a brush from The Vintage Cosmetics Company, I have used their eyelash curlers before and I really liked them so I'm looking forward to trying this out, you can never have too many brushes!

 

Finally we have the Benefit They're Real mascara, I have read so many mixed reviews on this mascara it seems to be a bit of a Marmite product, some people love it and some people hate it. I really wanted to try it but didn't fancy shelling out on the £18.50 on something I may not like so I am looking forward to being able to try this out. 

The cost of this box is £11.95 plus £2.95 postage which is amazing considering the Pixi Gel is £12.50 on its own. You can buy this box here on the Latest in Beauty website.