Beautyqueenuk W7 Makeup Bundle Giveaway

If ever you are looking for a Highstreet brand who do excellent Dupes of brands such as Benefit, then W7 are right up there for me at really affordable prices.  I am really lucky to have a stall at my local shopping centre which sells W7 make-up and he always has the latest products available.

As BeautyqueenUK recently celebrated its 2nd Birthday, I thought this would give me the opportunity to share some W7 makeup with you as a giveaway, and it's a worldwide one too - Here is what you could win!

There are as you can see three different compact Palettes, three Lip Bombs and two Lip Paints.

W7 In The City Natural Nudes Eye Shadow Palette - featuring six gorgeous Matte nude shades designed to create endless looks for every occasion

W7 In the Mood Eye Shadow Palette - In this palette, five out of six shades are matte and again it is perfect for every occasion. The sixth shade is a shimmer shade and it is a perfect highlighting colour.

W7 brow parlour the complete eyebrow grooming kit - In this funky pink tin you will find Two Brow Shades (Blonde & Brown) Brow Wax Highlighter Powder Angled Brush Brow Comb Compact Mirror Mini Tweezers.

W7 Lip Paint "The Art of Gloss" in two shades - Girlie and Lady Luck

W7 Lip Bomb which are a great EOS Dupe and I have all three flavours which are Strawberry, Raspberry and Pink Cherry

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Chocolate Beauty Gifts for Easter

Easter is the best excuse there is to eat chocolate for breakfast (along with Christmas) and alongside munching away on your Easter egg, there is a whole host of other chocolatey goodness to be enjoyed.

Hotel Chocolat whom are well known for their chocolate range, also have a beauty section that is worthy of drooling over. This Quilesse Body Scrub is described as being uplifting, enlivening, invigorating – the energising scent of our cocoa groves at sunrise.

Bomb Cosmetics Ballotin Gift Set is a must for any chocolate lover who loves to chill out and relax in the bath. The set contains six luxuriously hand crafted bath products all with a chocolate theme:

• Vanilla Bath Creamer
• Chocolate Orange Bath Creamer
• Coffee Mocha Bath Meltz
• Chocolate Bath Mallow
• Double Choc Chip Bath Gem
• Chocolate Buttercup

All containing natural Cocoa Butter and essential oils.

Lush has one of my favourite facemasks - Cupcake - Using Rhassoul mud, which is highly absorbent, it works with cocoa powder to draw out all the dirt, grime and impurities to give your skin a deep cleanse. The use of fresh mint also stimulates and tones the skin, whilst linseed and cocoa butter soften and moisturise. 

Yankee Candle have some of the most interesting scents that I have come across. I am a huge candle fan and from the new Cafe Culture collection from Yankee Candle, inspired by relaxing city breaks is Cappucino Truffle. Described as being a decadent pairing of bold, roasted coffee and luscious, velvety chocolate.

Too Faced - One of my favourite palettes is the Too Faced Chocolate Palette which I use all the time.  Now with Semi-Sweet on the horizon, it too would make a perfect Easter Gift.  Described as having 16 antioxidant-rich, cocoa powder-infused matte and shimmer shades of warm caramels, deep mochas, bronzy chocolate hues and a pop of sugared blueberry, it sounds totally divine. Add to the Too Faced raving of products comes the Milk Chocolate Bronzer, which I have fallen back in love with and have been using daily, it smells absolutely amazing and works really well with my skin tone too.

Flamingo Candles caught my attention during the week with their Scent Eggs - Scent Eggs are small, oval-shaped eggs which are made from natural soy wax, etched with Florrie the flamingo and come in a variety of simple fragrances. They’re designed to be mixed up, to create wild and wonderful scent combinations!  Place three or four Scent Eggs in an oil/fragrance burner, along with a tealight and wait for the gorgeous aroma to fill the room. Scent Eggs make the perfect gift, packaged in a glass jar with our lovely flamingo lid.

Essie - One of my favourite nail polish brands is Essie and whilst brown nail polish wouldn't be my personal choice, one called Chocolate Cakes certainly grabbed my attention.

What will you be hoping for this Easter?

B. Sweet Collection Make-up Launches

Last week I got invited to the launch and preview of some new make-up by B.  You might have seen their skincare in Superdrug, it is not only cruelty free but also Vegan and using some of the latest technology available, they have worked to deliver some long-lasting beautiful make-up.

B. worked with YouTube sensation and TV presenter Emily Hartridge to model the new collection and once it launches in 350 Superdrug stores in April, you will see how beautifully bright and colourful the collection - suitably named Sweet Collection is.

The first product I was introduced too, I immediately loved and that was the 
B Sweet Popping Candy Highlighing Serum RRP £14.99.

The illuminating pearls which you can see are encased in a lightweight serum which is really hydrating on the skin.  It has been designed to instantly brighten and improve your complexion and as it is so versatile, it can be used as a highlighter, as an illuminating base under make-up or a tip I was given at the launch is to mix it with your foundation to transform it into an illuminating and hydrating base allowing it to do two jobs in one.

B Sweet Whipped Blush is next and it is available in two shades - Peach and Strawberry.  The first thing I love about this blush is the packaging.  The silver base with the bright pink candy stripes is really eye-catching and it stands out right across a room, as I have said, when it launches in April, this is one collection you will not miss.

The blushers are again a really lightweight texture and are designed to give you a soft flush of colour as well as to create an instant healthy glow.  As soon as you touch the blusher, your finger leaves an indentation in the blush which bounces back into shape, quite funky, but you do get a really good transfer of colour.   These blushers will cost £7.99.

B Sweet Lipstick is the final item within the range and they are available in three shades - Orange Bloom, Sherbet Dip and Lollypop, again all sweet themed names and the packaging matches that of the blusher above.

The lipstick above is Lollypop and as you can see it is a really nice shade of pink.  The texture is reallycreamy and moisturising and best of all it has an SPF15, which in the Summer, is something we should all be looking for!  These lipsticks will cost £7.99

I love this collection, it is cute, girly, brightly coloured and there is something for everyone.  My favourite item is the Highlighting serum because it is so unusual and I am obsessed with highlighting products currently.  

The B. Sweet Collection launches on 8th April.

Magic Minerals by Jeroma Alexander

Magic Minerals by Jerome Alexander is a product that promises to conceal, correct and adjust to every skintone and it comes in the form of a pressed mineral powder which is talc and fragrance free. Encased inside this compact, which includes a mirror, blending sponge and is accompanied by a professional stubby brush, is a powder which looks too pretty too use and I immediately assumed it would be too dark for my skintone.

I am always quite skeptical when it comes to these products which claim to be able to help cover and conceal pimples, blemishes, scars and birthmarks, but I am always willing to give them a go, because you just never know. Inside and compressed into the powder you can see tiny flecks of colour, each of those colours are called Colour Correctors and they are said to do the following:

• Lavender - helps camouflage yellow and sallow complexions 
• Pink - brightens dull skin giving a glow over the entire face 
• Mint - Described as being for 'ruddy' complexions, discolorations and mark such as redness and blemishes is to be used all over the face to camouflage and even out overall tone. 
• Yellow - Covers discoloration under the eyes such as dark circles and helps cover skin discoloration and uneven skin tones. 

The new Magic Minerals is now enhanced with nourishing antioxidants vitamin E and vitamin C in a proprietary formula.

On the skin, this powder is incredibly lightweight and it does apply flawlessly, much more so than I was expecting and it does give great coverage. I am not a fan of foundations which feel as though they are sitting on top of your skin, I like them to feel natural and not look as though I have troweled it on. This is what I get with this powder, though on its own I feel as though it isn't quite enough and that I need to wear something else, which is where my Urban Decay Naked Skin powder comes in really handy, as combined, the two work really well together.

I have flare ups of Roseacea on my cheeks (this is partly why you will never see a full face shot on my blog, it is an insecurity) and this powder works really well to help neutralise the redness, though not rid it entirely, but it never claimed to be a miracle product, it definitely does help to conceal, to the point where I am happy with the coverage. The powder doesn't cling to dry skin on the face and it does mop up oily parts much better than I anticipated, the downside to combination oily skin, is that mid-afternoon the shine begins to appear and the coverage lasts all day long, though I do use a primer and setting spray.

  

What do you think to this? Have you tried it before?