Not all eyeshadow palettes are created equal; some may copy or dupe other shades or palettes but the quality always differs as does the price point. I have some very affordable palettes I love, and I also have some very expensive palettes which I love also - I am always up for trying new ones and if they are cheaper then even better. W7 is a UK brand, but available from Postie+ here in NZ and all of the products are less than $20. They have a range of eyeshadow palettes, sort of mimicking the Urban Decay Naked range; this Colour Me Buff Natural Eyeshadow Palette* having a close resemblance to that of the Naked 2 palette (see it here, warning it's an old post so the photos aren't great!) - but how does the quality compare for a palette that only costs NZD $15.00?

Who can believe we are already into April already?! I surely can't, and yesterday I celebrated my 27th birthday, I could have sworn my birthday was only just a couple months back but the time does fly! March was a good month for beauty releases and these have been some of my favourites that I can't get enough of.

It's that time again where I talk you through the products I finished up during the last month. Again there are quite a few products which never fails to surprise me! There is a bit of everything in the February trash round up, so read on...

If I had to pick one brand that I could only use their eyeshadows from it would be hands down Urban Decay. I have been a fan since I got the Naked 2 Palette a good 2 year ago, but it was the Naked Basics (both 1 and 2) that confirmed my love for the brand and their shadows. I have thrashed my Basics Palettes (as you will see below) and reach for them daily. As soon as I saw they were bringing out this gorgeous monster of a matte palette, I knew I was going to need it - and here it is!

I know we are 6 days into January (and 2017 for that matter), but I still haven't shared my Most Loved for December, so here they are! I would have liked to of had this up in December along with my Empties, but I took a wee break over the Christmas period and only getting back into my normal schedule now (definitely not an easy one!)

*Sponsored post collaboration with Shipito. Compensation was given for this post and towards using the service All thoughts and experiences my own.

I am an avid lover of online shopping; there is so much more range, and the prices generally work out a bit cheaper depending on the exchange rate. Don't get me wrong, I buy from stores here in NZ a lot, but for things that are hard to get here, or a lot cheaper overseas, I'll go online. The difficulty comes when they either don't ship to NZ at all (or your chosen country), have restrictions on what can be shipped, charge huge shipping prices, or don't accept NZ cards. This is where Shipito* comes into play. They reached out to me and asked if I wanted to try out their service and let you all know how I found it. I used the site exactly as a normal customer would, and here is how it all went.

Firstly I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas with their family and friends! Mine was really great, nice and quiet just with my parents and sister with a lot of over indulging of course! As December is just about over it's time to share the products I loved during the past month - there's not a huge amount but definitely some stand outs.

Urban Decay palettes are likely some of the most covetable in the beauty world. When I really first started getting into makeup a few years back, all I heard about was these Naked palettes and I instantly knew I needed one - the day I finally got one was very, very exciting! Now I own the Naked2, Naked3, as well as the smaller Naked Basics and Naked Basics2 - without fail I will use one of these palettes everyday as they are my all time faves. So when I heard they were bringing out a new Naked addition in the form of the Naked Smoky Palette, it went straight on to my wishlist.

I'm a neutral lover at heart; you'll find me reaching for brown hues for eyeshadow rather than something bright, a nude lip over a bright pink one, and a natural blush tone. Although of course, I like to introduce a bit of colour and life into my beauty routine every now and then, I'll always feel safe with a more neutral palette, and not only is that in my makeup choices, but also in my style and jewellery options too.

I am drawn to beauty and makeup; I like trying new makeup, I like writing about it and photographing it, hence why I write this blog! One makeup item I am always drawn to are eyeshadow palettes - there is something so aesthetically pleasing in having a selection of well curated shades with different finishes that just gets my beauty loving heart racing. I'm not shy to admit I own a fair amount of palettes and definitely have enough eye shadows to last a life time (and some...), so I thought it was about time I shared some of the ones I absolutely adore and can't get enough of.

We've almost into February, so to round out the first month of 2015, here are a few things I really loved during the month. I found it quite hard to really nail down on the products that I was into, due to the fact that I had a big clean out and I've been making an effort to use different products each day I put on makeup. But these few items have been stand outs from the month of January...

December has definitely flown by; Christmas is now over, I spent a bit too much on online Boxing Day sales and now it's back to normal real life. I was using a lot of new products during December because of all the beauty shopping I did in America at the end of November (see the hauls here), and there were a lot of good products to choose from but I've nailed it down to the best of the best.