Too Faced 'BonBon palette' review!

The Too Faced BonBon palette was one of which I was a bit hesitant to buy, I absolutely loved the original chocolate bar but I couldn't help but realise the pans were made smaller when being made into a heart shape apposed to the regular rectangle... or did they?
I am always 100% honest when reviewing products so if you're on the fence, then keep on reading..
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So first let's talk about the palette itself in basic terms, it was £39 and contains 14 shades with 0.03OZ each and 2 shades with 0.07OZ each meaning you do get the same amount of product that you in the original chocolate bar palette; this was something I was curious about as the heart shaped pans did at first look smaller than the original pans.
 If I'm honest then I have to say that I'm not really a fan off the too faced tin packaging, I love the colours and the designs don't get me wrong, but the factory feel off the tin makes me think that the shadows will smash easily if knocked or dropped...although saying that I haven't actually broke any yet (touch wood).

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The actual design of the palette can not be faulted, it is absolutely adorable and by far one of the pretties palettes I own, if I was to describe Too Faced as brand using one product, then it would be the Bonbon. Now of course the palettes are known for having that unique cocoa smell... which yes, it does have, but nowhere near as strong as people make out, and this is something which I instantly thought when opening my original Chocolate bar. In my personal opinion the Makeup revolution dupe smells a lot more chocolaty, so if that's all you're after then deffo check that out first.

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I literally brought this palette for the bright pink shade alone, its absolutely stunning and I love nothing more than a nice pinky toned shadow nicely blended in my crease, in fact, one of my go to looks with this palette is Cotton candy all over my lid and totally fetch in the crease.
A problem that I personally have with this palette is that I have quite tanned, warm toned skin, so the super cool toned shadows like 'Pecan Praline' just end up looking ashy on me, which isn't a good look, but of course the palette has to cater for all skin types, which I guess it does!


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Ok so I completely forgot to even swatch Pecan Praline, (coincidence considering that's the one I said I didn't like aye haha!), but I'm sure if you just search it into google it will come up.  

The colours that don't impress me much (shamelessly sang that as  Shania Twain) are sadly Sprinkles, I just find this too chunky as a shadow and find most the time it will flake away and kind of hard to pick up with any brush;  Black current, as it is just so different to what it looks like in the pan; and Cashew Chew, as I just find that this shade has little to no pigmentation, and I have darker skin so it should surly contrast and show up more.

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This is the point where I would normally pick my favourite shadows, but in all honestly they all preform as well  as each other, the formula is incredibly creamy and blends like an absolute dream. 

 Shade wise, then of course it is Totally Fetch and Cotton Candy and actually, I will mention the shade Bordeaux as I really expected it to be quite chalky and was so pleasantly surprised when I found out how warm and soft the swatch was.

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V E R D I C T

I think this palette is completely worth the money, the way I look at it is you get 16 shades for £39, which works out at only £2.43 per shade, and lets be honest, if Too Faced were selling their individual shades at £2.43, than I know I defiantly would buy a ton.

I will say that I think this palette would suit lighter skin tones the best, I mean of course its still a good palette for any skin tone, but I just think the lighter skin toned base will get the best tones out of the shades such as Almond Truffle and Cashew Chew.

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Let me know what you think in the comments if you have the palette and what you think of it, id love to know if anyone agrees with me, or alternatively if I put you off or convinced you to buy it!

Technic makeup review, highlighters, juicy sticks and more!

When I was around the age of 13 I had the biggest obsession with Technic nail varnishes, to the point where every single time I visited my town centre, I had to buy one, so for them to send me some of their most popular products is such an achievement for me and I couldn't not review them!

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T e c h n i c  g e t  g o r g e o u s  h i g h l i g h t  i n   '' 2 4 C T  g o l d '' // £2.91

As soon as I saw this this product I knew I would love it, without even touching it you can tell it has a beautiful buttery texture, and not to mention it's a stunning shade!
It is advertised as a bronzing highlighter, which I can imagine looking so pretty on people with fairer skin, but as I have quite tanned skin  this works better for me as a highlighter, and a girl can never have too many aye.

Click HERE to buy it.

C o l o u r  f i x  c o n c e a l e r   k i t  // £5

Cream concealing is something that I really want to get into, if I'm honest, I had been put off after really not getting on with the ABH contour kit concealer shade, the product was too hard and impossible to blend so I guess I just assumed they were all like that, which is where the Technic palette comes in.

Like I said, I don't usually use a  cream concealer, but for the sake of wanting to give an honest review, I decided to give it a go, and it was so easy! The product blends like a dream and I didn't find myself just taking off my previous layer of foundation, it looked so pretty after and not at all cakey and grey toned, which is something I worry about when using cream concealer products due  to wearing fake tan.
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J u i c y  s t i c k  i n  '' w a t e r  m e l o n '' // £2.19

Before I say anything else, just know, that this product will NOT budge, like literally, this little beauty has the lasting power of spaghetti sauce on a white top...its lit.
I swatched this on my arm and 2 showers later, it was still a tiny bit noticeable, I mean what more can you want? For just over £2 I am blown away by this lipstick and will defiantly be buying some more shades for the summer, they even sound summery...'juicy' ahh!

Click HERE to buy it.

G e t  g o r g e o u s  h i g h l i g h t  i n  '' p i n k  s p a r k l e ''  // £2.79

I will always be honest with my reviews, and with this product, I must say I really couldn't get it to work for me, and it's not  Technics fault, it just happens that the product doesn't suit my skintone as either a blush or highlight; but again, I can see this looking gorgeous on lighter skin tones! The highlight itself is so smooth and soft so it's not a bad product at all, it just didn't work for me how it was suppose to, I will however be keeping this in my theatrical makeup draw as I can see it working perfectly in some of my themed looks, so for again just over £2, i can't complain.
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S t r o b e  F X  c r e a m  i n  '' s u n k i s s e d '' // £3.49

This product is incredible, I've been using it under my foundation to bronze up my skin for the past 2 or so weeks and I've had endless amounts of people tell me I'm 'glowing', this adds radiance to your skin which lord knows, my dry skin needs! I'd never tried a strobe cream before this and must admit I didn't, and still don't, have any idea what it's  used for , but if it works how I use it then it's a win in my books!
This comes in 2 other shades so don't worry if this looks too dark for you, or too light even.


B r o w  p o w   e y e b r o w   p o w d e r // £2.50


When I first saw this I was genuinely terrified, I'd never seen anything like it and honestly had no idea how to make it work; on one end is a smudger type tool soaked in a cream to liquid pomade and the other is a large chubby spoolie.
I received mine in medium brown and I would say the tone is more ashy and cool than warm, which for most skin types is perfect! I surprisingly found this so simple to use and genuinely liked the wayy brows turned...turnt? out. When I first saw the applicator I low-key expected some serious slugs but that was absolutely not the result!
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Technic as a brand are  one to be watched, I personally have known of their products for a few years now but have defiantly seen a rise in popularity this year, which I'm sure will continue as their products can not be faulted. After trying some of these products and then googling their prices I couldn't believe it and already have quite the wishlist!

All prices are an avarge price as technic currently have their own website under construction, but to find some more of their products just have a browse on some of the linked products sites!