Budget Buy: 17 Trio Eyeshadow

Boots 17 Trio in Enraged £5.49 Boots

It's a constant struggle to find high street eyeshadows that match up to the high-end counterparts, especially when comparing them to the likes of my two favourites, Burberry and Dior. They all seem to be rather chalky, have terrible fall out and not particularly blendable. To date the best I've found are Boots 17, the trio in Enraged is perfect for creating an autumnal smokey eye.

The eyeshadow has a slight glitter overspray that comes off within a couple of uses to leave a soft warm powder. The pigments are strong enough that there's no need to pack on the eyeshadow to result in a decent colour. Even though the pigmentation is great I did notice a considerable difference when paired with a primer, namely my Mac Paint Pot. 

The shades in the Enraged Trio are really warm and autumnal, I'm really enjoying wearing the a combination of the two complimentary peachy pink and brown shade all over lid with gold under eyes as an eyeliner and inner corner highlight. 

My Most Reached For Blush...

Blush is probably one of those things I go through phases with, out of my pretty sizeable blush collection there has been one constant that I reach for, NARS Orgasm. A pink shade with a hint of peach and visible peachy gold shimmer. The overall effect giving a pinky glow. It's one of those 'don't really think about it' products that you can throw on and go without worrying if it works with the rest of your makeup. NARS blusher is everything you one would expect from a highend blush, decent packaging, good longevity and pigmentation and great texture. The way it wears on the skin is decent too, around the eight hour mark it wears off the skin naturally as opposed to clumping together or highlighting pores.
A great cheaper alternative at £3.49, would be 17 Cosmetics Blush in First Kiss, which is the closest dupe but includes slightly more pink, unlike most low end blush the formula isn't chalky and actually looked the same on my cheeks as NARS orgasm (yes I did the half-face test & compared!) 

Nars Orgasm Blush (left) 17 Blush in First Kiss (right)

NARS Blush is £21 and available here or at NARS counters
17 Cosmetics Blush is £3.49 and available from Boots