Meow Haul

Yup it's another Meow haul. They were offering like 20% sale on their products so I needed to get some of their lovely products for myself. I got a munchkin abyssinian in Fierce so that I can mix with the naughty shade I got. I also got their concealer which is the only concealer I can use at the moment that will cover my dark circles. I only have to use a little bit of it to cover my dark circles. I still have the sample that I bought of them to test and I do use it when I'm wearing my contacts which is about 4 times a week. Their concealer jar is tiny compared to the munchkin jar. I wished they were a little bigger like everyday minerals. I also bought their eyeliner sealant which came in a tiny bottle. I haven't had the chance to use it yet but hopefully soon. I plan to use it with my Kanebo Kate gel eyeliner which have started to dry out and crumble.

I finally ordered full sized MMU :D

I bought a full size Abyssinian and Primer for combination skin during the Easter hunt sale on Meow Cosmetic's webpage. I also got some more samples to test and wanted to test their undereye concealer too. At the moment I have dry skin but usually in the summer time, it's combination so this will come in handy for summer as opposed to applying silicone based primers. I love the way it feels so smooth after applying it on my skin and is a great canvas prior to applying mineral makeup. Silk powders could also be used as primers too but I really like this one as it doesn't give me a white cast and its incredibly smooth.

I bought a munchkin size naughty Abyssinian which is 8g, about the same size as edm full size foundation. It's a bit more expensive than edm. As Meow have 3 different formulas, the prices are not the same and cost more as you go up. I like their Flawless feline foundation but it does cost $15 on it's own whilst edm, when you buy in a kit, it works out about $5 :D I really like the finish and it doesn't make me look cakey as compared to edm intensive formula. I have dry skin so when I buff mineral makeup into my skin, it irriates it and I get dry patches. With Meow Cosmetics mineral I only need to buff it in a little and it's also looks and feel a bit creamy. I'm still waiting for their next sale to get the Fierce Abysinnian so that I can mix the two together for when I tan during the summer.

So I finally bought edm full size minerals. I got the custom kit which cost about £16 for 6 items. Shipping was about £8 and all this stuff came up to about £18 without shipping. Not bad considering if you bought elsewhere you'll probably be paying more.

I bought winged butter in original glow and intensive. I actually prefer original glow when my skin looks good. It give a really healthy glowly look but the downside is that its very sheer so I only get to use it when my skin looks good. Original glow actually looks darker than the intensive formula. It's a really nice formula to wear for summer and I find that it goes well with my dry skin aswell. I also got samples sizes of Golden medium in different formulas so that I could use during summer.

Edm biggest bowl is about the size of a cereal bowl. It's slightly bigger than those Chinese bowls we have at dinner. They're really worth the money, its only £2! I use it to swirl my minerals in it and I hardly use all of them. The downside is that they have the cup size imprinted at the bottom of each bowls meaning when you swirl your brushes into it, it doesn't pick up all the minerals and sometimes gets caught at the bottom.

When I ordered my full sizes mmu from edm, I was suppose to get sample sizes of their blushes but somehow it got missed out in my package :( Anyways I contacted their customer service and they sent me these 2 blushes straight away and it arrived very fast. Thumbs up for their Customer service! They reply very fast to my emails, usually within 3 hours. Really spot on service. I haven't tried their summer stroll blush but I really like their walkee talkee blush which was suppose to be similar to their siesta blush. It's got this shimmery pinky finish to it. It looks dark in the jar but when you apply it, it really pretty.

L-R Flat top brush, long handle kabuki brush

There's loads of raves about the new edm brushes so I thought I really had to get my hands on them. I'm still waiting for the angled brush as it's out of stock at the moment. Their brushes are unbelievably soft. It so soft that you can hardly feel it brushing across your face. These brushes are not that dense as compared to Lumiere's long hand kabuki brush which isn't really a downside for me as I find Lumiere's brushes to be too dense that it doesn't allow you to brush minerals in your face more freely. I actually have trouble using Lumiere's long handle kabuki brush as its too stiff and when I buff my skin, it feels like I'm exfoliating my face and it does makes my face shed skin. edm brushes on the other hand are not as dense or firm which is a good thing. The sizes of the brushes are really cute and could be easily packed to go on holiday with.

Meow Cosmetics Samples

Well since I couldn't find an exact shade and also wanted to test other minerals,Meow Cosmetics have quite a few raves. At first their name sounded very cheesy and their website wasn't as nice as edm but I got pass that bit and managed to order some samples and I could say I really like Meow Cosmetics and it's definately a keeper.

I'm a half naughty half fierce Abysinnian which is in their terms means I'm inbetween Medium to medium dark with a yellow and beige skintone. Their foundation seems really catered for Asians with many yellow combinations. I like how that once you found your colour, you only need to go up or down to find the best level of shade for you. Samples cost $1 each (50p each) and if you buy 15 or more samples, shipping would be $6 and you also get 1-2 free samples with your items too.

I kind of knew naughty Abysinnian would match me before it arrived. Lol I swatched it in a funny way. If you go to Camellia rose's blog on vox, you will find a chart which I used. I basically turned the opposite direction of my monitor with a mirror in my hand reflecting the shades on the monitor and my face. I also did it at my boyfriend's house too just to check the shade was ok and it did seem a match. :D Though I wouldn't recommend it to others. I think water and mineral foundation intensifies the colour more. When I received my actual sample of naughty Abysinnian, it was a very good match but sometime I still find the colour a little dull. I also did swatches of the different shades I got on paper and placed it near my face, facing a mirror and abysinnian did seem like the only one that matches my face.

Meow Cosmetics have 3 formulas in which I prefer the flawless feline, the full coverage foundation. I love the fact that I only need a little bit and I don't have to buff it into my face as much as edm internsive formula.I also Boought got myself some eyeshadows and blush samples.