Hello
lovely readers!
It
occurred to me the other day after finishing my makeup that the
majority of products I'd just applied belonged to one brand in
particular & its one that completely took me by surprise! The
dark horse in question...W7! A brand that has really drawn my
intrigue, especially renowned for their dupes of certain more
expensive brands.
Its
easy to see why I've missed paying attention to the brand what with
it not being hugely available on the high street, though I AM
starting to see them pop up in more places now. As it turns out W7 have some pretty amazeballs products for absolutely fab prices &
I thought it was high time I shared a few of my favourite ones with
you!
First
we have these three boxed delights, Africa, Honolulu & Honeycomb
that were actually my first W7 purchases many moons ago & the
love is still going strong. These 3 are all stated as bronzers
however I'd say only Honolulu falls under that category.
A
beautifully warm toned matte bronzer that is perfect for my skin tone
& blends so beautifully, as you can see I've almost hit pan with
this it is THAT good! This is my go to contour shade pretty much
every day.
Next
up we have Africa which is a pretty pearlescent illuminating powder
that I love to apply as a final step on top of everything to give my
makeup that pretty ethereal glow that every girl loves to achieve!
Isn't the product itself so pretty, embossed with a pretty leopard
print design?
Then
the Honeycomb bronzer, which is definitely too light to be classed as
a bronzer on me however for paler skin tones I'm sure it would be
perfect! I love using this to highlight my cheekbones, cupids bow,
bridge of my nose & anywhere else I want a warm sunkissed glow.
Each three of these powders are fantastic quality, pigmented, buttery
smooth, easily blended....& just £4.95 each. What more can you
want?
Next
up we have some recent buys which I found in TK Maxx, one store which
is now stocking W7. After the success of the boxed blushers/bronzers
I was intrigued to try more so picked up the primer, eye shadow
palette, foundation & cream contour sticks.
The
primer (RRP £6.95) which has been compared to Smashbox &
received mixed reviews has put all others on a back-shelf for
me...for the moment anyways ;) I love it, the purple tone designed to
brighten the complexion, this silicone based primer applies smoothly
leaving my skin feeling velvety soft & creates the perfect canvas
for my foundation.
The
In The City eye-shadow palette which I picked up for a steal at £4.99
is the absolute BEES KNEES, not only is it compact, so a perfect
travelling companion, but each shade is MATTE so perfect for everyday
wear, with the option of intensifying for evening wear with the few
darker shades. The shadows are smooth & apply so well with
minimal fall out...I can't fault it.
I've
yet to try out the cream contour sticks, I picked these up on a whim as they were only a few squids with the idea to start practicing the whole cream contour business (in which the lovely Safiyah has
been educating me) but the formula of these look lovely & creamy
so we will see how it goes!
For
me though the golden star has to go to my final product....the
Genius Feather Light Foundation. This stuff has blown my MIND. I took
a bit of a risk as Natural Beige was the only shade available in store, but as
luck would have it the match was perfect! Twas clearly fate ;)
I'm
not a fan of heavy coverage so the title of this one definitely
caught my intrigue. The matte glass bottle & pipette dispenser
mixes things up a bit, packaging wise.
I apply the foundation using a flat
foundation brush, which is what I love to use right now for
foundation application.
The formula is divine, the foundation
literally glided on to my skin immediately within a few strokes
creating a smooth, even complexion all over.
Due
to the lightweight formula the foundation felt so light on the skin &
lets put it this way...when someone compliments on how well you're
complexion is looking...you know its been money well spent. And
seeing as I paid a grand total of...£4.99 for this...well what more
can I say? I think my MAC Face & Body has some serious
competition...*cue mugshot of me wearing said miracle foundation with a slightly flabberasted Miss kitty*
So
W7 are definitely winning in the makeup game in my book! Now if they
could just expand & get themselves out there in more
stores...they'll be laughing. At the moment I've spotted W7 in TK
Maxx, Beauty Base, Asda and Fragrance Direct.
Thanks
as always for reading! Have you tried anything from W7?
Lotsa
love to ya!
