你好可爱!您可能已经注意到相当多的Christmassy themed blog posts up on my blog lately and this is because assoonas it gets to November, I go into Christmas mode, big time. So, in the spirit of Christmas, I am going to be running a few mini giveaways for my lovely readers in the run up to the big day!
This is just to say a massive thank you to all of you, as this has been such a big year for me and my blog, I've had so many opportunities, been to lots of amazing events and I was even nominated for a Cosmo Blog Award! None of this would have happened without all of your support so I just really wanted to give a little something back to you all - so what better way to do it than a series of Christmas present giveaways?!

The first of these giveaways is this gorgeous new Natural Glow Palette from Barry M. It's a great alternative to the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette. I thought this was a great item to start with as it's also a great idea for a stocking stuffer for someone, as well as a fab little gift to yourself! Sorry for the rubbish photos, I had to take them on my iPad as I'm blogging from my boyfriend's house and my nice camera is at home!

So, you can enter to win using the Rafflecopter form below, and don't forget to check back at the end of this giveaway for the next one!
This giveaway is international, however some of them may be UK only due to postage restrictions. These giveaways will be marked as such.

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Good Luck!

Hi lovelies! I hope you've all had a fab weekend, I had a lovely lovely time chilling with my boyfriend, doing lots of shopping and switching up my hair colour! (Just a slightly darker blonde, nothing crazy, I'm not that adventurous). So, as you may have seen in my last post, I recently did an international beauty swap with Ashley fromhttp://www.jaimeombre.com/. One of the products I received in this swap was thisbeautiful'Primal Instincts' eyeshadow palette from Sephora. This was very exciting indeed for me as I've never tried anything from Sephora before, so this was put straight into my everyday makeup bag so I could give it a go.

我使用这几次,但我absolutely had to review it straight away because it's so bloody amazing! I'm a die-hard MAC eyeshadow fan and have found very little that even comes close to my beloved pro pans, but even they have had to take a backseat and have officially retired from my everyday makeup bag until further notice. Ashley could not have picked a more perfect palette for me, this beaut has just about everything you need for any eye makeup look be it subtle work makeup, pretty shimmery day makeup or a full blown smokey eye. I am strictly a neutrals girl, but I do love a subtle pop of colour sometimes, so the hints of colour from the rose gold/ purpley shades are just perfect as they add a little something without being too crazy bright (blues and greens are a no go for me). I change my mind about matte/ shimmer shadows quite a lot, but at the moment I've been loving shimmery shadows, because I'm currently trying to channel my inner Victoria's Secret angel (is it working yet?..) so as the majority of this palette is shimmery, that's amazing. Although, there are three matte shades, a light neutral champagne colour, a brown and dark brown/ black shade, so if I do decide to go a bit more understated, I can do.

I had high hopes for this palette when it came to the quality of these shadows and they definitely lived up to my expectations. The pigmentation is amazing oneverysingle shadow in this palette, which is fab, as usually there's at least one duff shade, but not with this beauty. Each and every shadow is as gorgeous on the eye as it is in the palette. They blend out perfectly with each other, meaning they can be worn subtly, but they can also be built up to look more dramatic and bold, perfect for a darker smokey eye. The shadows are gorgeously soft and easy to apply, so chalky rubbish here! I use my beloved MAC paintpot in Painterly under these as a base and they lastallday, not a single crease or any signs of fading in sight.

As well as the gorgeous shadows, I absolutely adore the packaging of this palette. It's not too bulky, but not too flimsy either, it feels really sturdy and well made. It also looks amazing in my makeup bag with the cool animal print design! It has a brilliant big mirror inside too, making it perfect for travelling as you have all the colours you need in one place, with the mirror built in. The price is also amazing (I know it's naughty to check as this was technically a gift, but I did it for you guys, aren't I good to you?) at $28 (roughly £20 I think) for 14 good sized, incredible quality eye shadows, it's worlds away from MAC on price, but does not compromise on quality at all.

So, as I'm sure you can tell, I'm a bit in love with this palette and would definitely recommend it if you can get your hands on it. Sephora, please come to the UK, pretty please.
What do you think? Would you like to try this palette? Does anyone else wish we had Sephora in the UK as much as I do?