Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Face Palette

Hi everyone! This post is definitely very behind as lots of lucky people managed to get their hands on this palette quite a while back, I'd seen Jaclyn Hill reveal this product and obviously American customers got the chance to get it first, however I missed the UK release for Space NK as it sold out very quickly. On top of that I was relying on Cult Beauty to release the palette as I'd seen on Twitter them mentioning they were getting the Champagne Collection range so I just assumed that included the palette but unfortunately it didn't! So everywhere was sold out and it had been a while and I assumed it wouldn't be getting released again, however thanks to the lovely Siobhan from Beautylymin who contacted me to let me know Space NK had actually released it again I was able to get my hands on it! I know it's not available now however I still wanted to do a post on this in case anyone was looking to buy Champagne Pop or try any of Becca's blushes as they are the same formula as the one in the palette.

In the palette you get two highlighters, Champagne Pop which is a permanent Becca highlighter created by Jaclyn Hill a while back, and Prosecco Pop which is exclusive to the Champagne Glow collection, it was originally only featured in this palette however some split pans were released which had Prosecco Pop and a Becca blush. You also get three blushes which were also created for this palette, you get Rose Spritz which is a luminous blush and then you get two mineral blushes which are Amaretto and Pamplemousse.

I'm so obsessed with the packaging of this palette, it feels really luxurious (it should for the price) plus I'd seen lots of people raving about the mirror which I just couldn't understand because to me a mirror is a mirror however when I got it I completely understood what everyone was talking about. It's such a high quality clear mirror which I've never really had in another palette before, plus it's massive so it makes it such a good palette for travelling with. I also feel like you get a really good amount of product, I've had an issue with Becca palettes before where I've finally got it in person and the pans are SO tiny that I can barely fit my make up brush in them to pick up product and thankfully that's not the case here. 

Rose Spritz, Amaretto, Pamplemousse

Champagne Pop, Prosecco Pop

These products actually swatch so nice, I kind of expect that from Becca I feel like they always have really high quality products. One thing I did notice though especially with the highlighters, the product whilst it's in the pan feels very powdery and you get a lot of fall out, it blends so nice when you apply it to your skin or when you swatch it, but when you are using a makeup brush to pick up products I can just feel how powdery it is, almost chalky in a way. It doesn't look or feel this way on the skin at all though which is so strange. I'm actually on a mission to find a new highlighting brush, I've used a fan brush for so long but for some reason I just started to hate it but I feel like there aren't a lot of readily available highlighter brushes in shops like Boots so if anyone has any good recommendations for me, ideally affordable as I hate spending money on brushes please let me know! Champagne Pop is definitely my favourite out of the two highlighters, Prosecco Pop is gorgeous as well but I'm very pale at the minute and I feel like this looks a bit better with a tan. Out of the blushes by far my favourite is Rose Spritz it's honestly so gorgeous! I love Amaretto as well but again I feel like this will look better when I'm tanned, I'm a bit iffy on Pamplemousse though, as I've had a problem with Becca blushes before where they are just too pigmented and too bright and leave you looking like a clown and I feel like this shade is just far too full on for me. 

It's definitely not an affordable palette at £48 but I'm so glad I bought it, it's so pretty and such good quality so I do think it's worth the money! To be honest I wish that Becca would just make it a permanent product because I'll be really sad when I eventually use this up but I'm sure that won't be for a long time yet. I would definitely repurchase Champagne Pop as a single product when I'm finished with it in the palette as I can guarantee that will run out first as I'm using it everyday at the minute! I'm just so glad I was able to get my hands on it in the end, I've seen people selling them on Depop for £90 which is absolutely ridiculous, it annoys me so much when sellers do that! Let me know in the comments if you've tried this palette and what you think! 

Becca Backlight Priming Filter

Hi everyone! If you've been reading my posts before then you might have realised by now that I'm primer obsessed, I really buy into the hype and I think they are so necessary to help makeup sit better on my skin. I got the Becca Backlight Priming Filter for Christmas, I've been really wanting to try more Becca products, my favourite YouTuber Jaclyn Hill always talks about them which is kind of where my fascination started plus they always seem to have really good reviews on their products. This is one of the products that she raved about which really made me want to try it so I was so excited to get it as a present!

One thing I really love about Becca is how nice the packaging is (it should for the price!), the picture really doesn't do this justice, it comes in a really lovely frosted glass bottle and I think it just has that luxurious feel. 

It's basically described as an illuminating primer that is "the ultimate foil for dull skin showing signs of fatigue". Any products that claim to help with dull skin have me sold because that is one of things I really don't like about my skin, it just constantly looks tired and dull. It's also claimed that this primer has "ultra-subtle, soft focus pigments that blur the visibility of imperfections - refracting and diffusing light to lend skin a flawless lit from within look". I absolutely love that description, it just sounds like it will give you really lovely radiant looking skin and who doesn't want that? This is why I was so hopeful that it would live up to expectations!

I really love the thick consistency of this primer, it's so creamy but at the same time once it's blended it doesn't feel heavy on the skin at all. It's got a really nice champagne colour before you blend it, but it doesn't add any colour to your skin at all which is a bonus for me as I'm so pale at the minute and I don't want to look like my makeup is too dark for me!

You can see in the pictures what it looks like halfway through blending and then once it's fully blended. I absolutely love how it looks on the skin! I was really hoping it would live up to it's promising description and I'm so happy that it did. It looks quite shimmery in the photos however I don't think it sits shimmery on the skin, just really nice and radiant. I completely get the "lit from within" claim, it looks like you have really nice radiant skin, not that you are wearing a product that is making your skin like this. The one thing I will say is that whilst it makes the skin appear naturally glowy, it wasn't as moisturising as I thought it would be. It is moisturising don't get me wrong but I thought it would be really hydrating, when I first used it I was a bit disappointed but that day my skin was SO dry however since I've been far more consistent with a skincare routine and keeping my skin moisturised I noticed the biggest difference. My skin is still dry so if you do have dry skin I would recommend this however if it's crazy dry I would probably opt for a primer really focused on hydrating your skin. 

This was bought from Cult Beauty for £32, so it's a really expensive primer which I wouldn't really want to use everyday just because repurchasing it often would be so pricey! I think though, if I'm going to be using this a bit more sparingly it's perfect for nights out or occasions because it will make you look so glowy and radiant, or in the summer when you want that really dewy look. As far as affecting the longevity of my makeup I really don't think that this makes a difference, it just changes the appearance of my makeup instead. I would still definitely recommend though if you love the glowy look, let me know in the comments if you've tried this product and what you think!

Becca Afterglow Palette

Hi everyone! I thought I'd do a little review today on a palette that I got for Christmas which I'm loving and that is the Becca Afterglow palette. I only got introduced to this brand at Christmas, I'd heard a lot about them and how people were loving them so I really wanted to try some products, this was bought from Cult Beauty along with one of their primers and I really love it because the products inside are generally really different from things I'd typically use, aside from one of the highlighters and I'm enjoying it a lot!

In this palette you get three highlighters and two blushers for £34 I believe, and I think when you are new to a brand like me sometimes it is better to invest in these palettes to find out what you like, the full size highlighters alone are £30 so they definitely aren't cheap so I think when you don't know what you love yet it is better to buy these sorts of products. 

I absolutely love the packaging it's so pretty, only thing is though it is the type that will keep every finger print that lands on it, I find that so annoying because it's actually so gorgeous when it's brand new and the second you pick it up there is finger prints all over it. One thing I will say about this palette is that it is so much smaller in person and the pans themselves are very small. It's a bonus because it's perfect for travelling because you get a mixture of products in one slimline palette however I was surprised when I received it because of it's size. 

The three highlighters you get from left to right are Moonstone, Rose Gold and Topaz. The thing that I have heard the most about Becca is how much people rave over their highlighters so I was so excited to try them out! Moonstone would be something that I would flock to straight away so that is definitely my favourite from the palette followed by Rose Gold then Topaz. The quality of them all is absolutely amazing they are so pigmented and shimmery.

Left to right: Moonstone, Rose Gold, Topaz

The only one I'm a bit iffy about is Topaz which is a golden copper bronze, purely because at the minute it doesn't suit my skin tone, however when I'm tanned I think I could get away with it when I'm wanting that really bronzey look. It would make an amazing eye shadow however because it's so pigmented and shimmery that I think it would look so gorgeous on the centre of the lid. Moonstone is a pale gold shade which I absolutely love, I'm currently the palest I will most likely be all year in January so this is perfect for me, Rose Gold which is a golden rosy pink I really love, this is something I would never normally choose for a highlighter but I actually really like it, again I also think this would look good as an eye shadow and maybe dusted a tiny bit or the top of your blush. 

You then have your two mineral blushes which are Wild Honey and Flowerchild. I just want to point out that these are so creamy, the quality really is amazing! 

Wild Honey, Flowerchild

Wild Honey (peachy nude) is so different from anything I would ever choose normally, I'm actually quite boring with blush choice all I have is muted pinks and corals really, so again in the summer when I'm tanned and what to look very bronzed I think this would be amazing! Flowerchild is a peach pink with gold flecks and this is definitely more to what I would normally go for, it looks very different in the pan than it does when swatched which I think you can tell from the pictures. One thing I will say is that a little of this really does go a long way, the first time I applied it I picked up on my brush the standard amount I would do for any blush and I literally looked a bit like a clown it was so pigmented and bright, so definitely only use a tiny amount of this it's all you will need!

My biggest issue with this palette as I said before is the size of the pans, this is mostly a problem when you are trying to pick up product with your brush because you have to stop it from going in the other pans and then product starts to go everywhere and it turns into a bit of a mess! It's not impossible to use you just have to be careful, even if the pans were more spaced apart that would help but never mind! The quality of the palette really does live up to everything I've heard however, and I think there is something for everyone in it as well because all the shades are so different. Whilst some aren't the most wearable they would look so nice for specific looks and I can't wait to use them all! Let me know in the comments if you've tried any Becca products and what you think!