Hey guys! I wanted to start blogging again because I used to do it regularly and used to make sure I uploaded often and this made me a much more structured person. Okay, thats an obvious lie considering this is only the 7th post in about 2 years since starting this 'blog' but in all honest I really do wanna start blogging as regularly as I upload videos. If you wanna check out my channel, feel free to click here: SophieyLouise but please remember there is an £80.00 viewing fee. Another bad joke, I promise I'm done now! All photos are my own, unless stated otherwise and I do not get paid to do this, yada, yada, yada. Hope to see more of you.
The first product I have to talk about is probably one of MAC's (I hope thats the right use of an apostrophe!) most famous products: Fix+. You and I can both guarantee that 90% of makeup lovers have tried it at least once- which is all it took for me to love it! Since I first started using Fix+ they have changed the packaging, I'm not sure if they have reformulated it, I personally haven't noticed a difference. It is now in this snazzy packaging:
BREAKING NEWS: THIS IS NOT A MAKEUP SETTING SPRAY!!
I feel like this is the most used phrase in the history of YouTube phrases- even more popular than 'All products will be noted in the description box' although it never, ever is. I use this over my makeup if I have used too much powder and to hydrate/prime my skin before makeup, however I generally use it for the latter. This is seriously an amazing product and it lasts quite a long time depending on how generous or stingy you are with it. A bottle can last me around 4-6 months but I use a lot! This retails for £17.00 (100ml) or you could buy a travel size if you're wanting to test it out for £10.00 (30ml) but it works out cheaper to buy the bigger option because... well because... because MAC thats why.
The next product that is definitely one of my most used, and annoyingly probably one of the most expensive MAC products I own, is MAC's Strobe Cream. This is basically just an illuminator, however it is also much more than that; it is incredibly hydrating, extremely long wearing and definitely one of the most addictive makeup products you could own. I use this under my foundation, but I've also mixed it into my foundations previously and have also used it along side a primer but my favourite way of using it is probably just on its own. This is because it seems to show through more when you apply it alone and directly onto the skin. Here is what it looks like:
This bottle is 50ml (£24.50), but again you can buy a travel size which contains 30ml (£10.00) which looking at it is probably more cost effective to buy a couple of the travel sizes (possibly? I'm incredibly bad at maths!) I love this product and use it almost everyday, the only reason I don't use it everyday is because of the price, if it was slightly cheaper my face would be glowing so much I would be able to be seen in Australia.
The next product is a product that I have used for such a long time now that I don't know how my makeup collection looked before it came along. This is the most high coverage concealer I own, maybe aside from a NYX one which I also love, but this is Pro Longwear's time to shine at the moment! I'm an NC15 in MAC and owned the same shade in this concealer until I found out that actually, NW15 is better for paler skin and also a better way to mask dark circles, blemishes and discolouration. If you haven't seen it before then here you go; enjoy my brilliant photography:
This retails for £17.50 for 9ml, it sounds small but this literally lasts so long! I used my first one everyday -give or take- for around a year and I still have quite a decent amount of product left (around 1/5 maybe? Again, very bad at maths!) I love this so much that it is definitely a product I push people to buy because I know they will love it too, however the annoying pump gets messy and sometimes gives you too much product, but the pros seriously outweigh the cons!
So, this is definitely my most expensive MAC product or products if you wanna be picky... I already had four eyeshadows so needed another eleven in order to fill this particular palette but you can get smaller ones. The eyeshadows with packaging are £13.00 each and the refills are £11.00 each- not much of a difference but it adds up when you buy eleven in one go. I really do not know what possessed me to do that but I don't regret it. Here is my palette:
The MAC eyeshadows are extremely soft and easy to blend whilst being very pigmented. These are some of the best eyeshadows I have ever tried and I really do use these shadows nearly everyday but I like to alternate between different palettes occasionally. You can get similar quality eyeshadows for a lot cheaper if you don't wear eyeshadow often but if you wear it whenever you wear makeup I really do suggest these! If you wanna know which colours I have in my palette you can find that here.
I promise this post will end soon! Next up is MAC's bronzer in the shade 'Bronze'. If you haven't guess what I use this for, I use it to bronze my face cos I am mega pale so its nice to bring back some colour with this and then definition with another bronzer. This couldn't be used as a contour colour for me because its incredibly warm toned and it is also slightly shimmery. MAC sell a matte alternative to this if you would prefer.
This retails for £22.00 and although I do recommend it, it is very easy to find an alternative but the pigmentation of this pushes it above most high street bronzers I've tried.
Second to last product yaaaaay! This is a new favourite of mine, I've had it for about a month now and I love it so much. I have honestly not stopped using the MAC Paint Pot in 'Painterly' since I returned from Spain and I am planning on buying many more! This is the best eye primer I've ever tried and I say that completely honestly. It lasts all day, corrects/covers discolouration and is so easy to blend. This would be good as just an all over lid colour, however it is better to use as a primer. 
These retail for £16.00 but I got mine for £12.00 because I purchased it from World Duty Free so I would definitely save your purchase of this if you are going on holiday until you get to the Airport! If you have an colour recommendations, PLEASE let me know :)
Final product(s) I will be talking about *cue sigh of relief* are MAC's infamous lipsticks. I decided to take a picture of only four out of my collection because, well, lets face it I was too lazy to take the lids off of them all and set them up all cute like. In the picture I have (L-R) Flat Out Fabulous, Prepare for Pleasure (LE), Twig, Viva Glam Rihanna 1, I think it is... Correct me if I'm wrong!
Many of you may know MAC lipsticks retail for £15.50; a price that seems to be constantly increasing! These are definitely worth the money and I think that it will alway be better buying higher end lipsticks to guarantee quality, pigmentation and staying power. Find MAC lipsticks here, but I can't promise you won't be drooling!
Thank you if you actually read this whole post, I really commend you for doing so and hopefully the length hasn't put you off of coming back to read future posts!
