Hey everyone! About a month ago, Becki over at Beekle contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in doing a beauty swap with her. I said yes as I have always wanted to do one!
Becki lives in England, and I know England has many great makeup products (i.e. Bourjois, Sleek, MUA, etc), and since I'm in the United States, we thought it would be a great way to try out new products.
We set a limit of £40/$60 full of drugstore products. We knew shipping would be a bit pricy, but everything worked out perfectly.
At first, I had a little difficulty figuring out what to get Becki as she has many of the drugstore brands we have here in the States. But I finally managed and figured some stuff out!
To see what I got Becki, check it out here.
Well, I finally got my box earlier this week and I was so excited! I couldn't wait to open it up and see all the goodies I received.
It feels like Christmas all over again opening up and finding new items I have never used before.
Inside I received:
- Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing powder
- MakeUp Academy (MUA) Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter (came cracked, but sometimes when you ship it, that becomes inevitable).
- Barry M Gelly Nail Paint
- Bourjois Liner Feutre
- MUA Undress Me Too eyeshadow palette
- Sleek Makeup Face Form Contouring and Brush Palette
- Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick
- Sleek Makeup i-Divine Oh So Special eyeshadow palette
- Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum
I even received a little note inside filling me in on all the new lovely products.
I also got some English candy! My brother and I have been sharing these yummy sweets!
Below I am wearing the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum, used the Sleek Face Contour palette, Bourjois Liner Feutre, MUA Undress Me Too palette, and finally, the Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker.
Thanks again Becki! Not only did I get to do an amazing swap with her, I also found a friend in England! We have been emailing frequently and I enjoy chatting with her.
How fun!!!!! That MUA palette is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt is! And the pigmentation is great also!
DeleteOh how fun! Super jealous of that Sleek stuff! I hope you enjoy it all.
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Sleek is amazing!
DeleteCool idea! I've been wanting to try Sleek stuff...let us know how they work out. :)
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I definitely will! Keep an eye out for those posts ;)
DeleteHow fun! Yay for new friends, this was such a fun post to read!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, and new friends are great!
DeleteThis is such a cool idea! Would love to know how the Sleek stuff is! :)
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I will be doing posts soon, so keep an eye out!
DeleteYou got some lovely things :)
ReplyDeleteI've done a swap also and it's so great to receive new things.
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So exciting!
DeleteWhat a fabulous swap x
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I agree it was =)
Delete:) Yay! My post is online now :) xxx
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DeleteI've always wanted to do a swap like this, it's so interesting to see what other people can get their hands on. I also love your eye make-up, it's really flattering on you. I found you through the blog hop, it's so handy to find great blogs like yours!
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Thank you Amy! And yes, blog hops are lots of fun!
DeleteIt seems like everyone is doing swaps! It seems like you got some lovely goodies :) I just ordered that foundation and bronzer through ASOS and I'd love to hear what you think of those products!
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Yes, they are both great! I will be putting up posts about them soon.
DeleteOh wow looks like you got some great stuff!
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Sure was! Thanks for stopping by =)
DeleteThis is such a lovely idea! I'm from the UK too and that bourjois bronzer is actually a staple item in my makeup bag at the minute :) I absolutely love surprises - I'm getting a bit hooked on beauty boxes for that reason (currently signed up with birchbox and glossybox but I keep seeing more I want to try and can't justify it!) this seems like a really nice way to do the same thing but in a more personalised way :)
ReplyDeleteThrifty Firecracker x
I use to have a beauty box but they get expensive, so I stopped mine, but they are also full of surprises.
DeleteI've always wanted to do a make-up swap to see what i would get. I always love reading different views on product that they would never have been able to purchase!
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If you get the opportunity, definitely do it!
DeleteOoh, nice! So many pretty goodies! MUA and Barry M. are at the top of my list of UK brands I need to try soon :)
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So far so good! Hopefully you can try them out soon =)
DeleteWow what a awesome idea and great way to try new products!
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Sure is! And thanks for stopping by <3
DeleteAwesome swap!! That MUA palette looks super pretty :)
ReplyDeleteBeyondBlush
It is very pretty! I love using it
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