Miners 'The Cheek of it' Face Sticks!

These new Face Sticks from Miners are a snip at just £3.99 each, and they actually perform surprisingly well. Because they're in stick form, they're easy to handle when using, although I still find it a bit more precise to use my fingers to apply and then blend, since you'd need to use them to blend it out after using the stick anyway.

There are 3 sticks in the range, a pink blush stick, a bronze stick and a highlighter stick - so that's the basics covered. It would be nice to see more shades in the range; especially blush shades, since pink tones don't suit all skintones - especially if you already have pink-toned skin. I'm hoping that they will add on more to the range in the near future. I love the highlighter stick, it's got a golden sheen to it that will look amazing with a tan - can't wait to use this one when (if?) summer comes.

Highlighter - Not Blended!

Highlighter - Blended.

When you first apply them using the stick, they look pretty scary - as you can see in my pre-blended photographs, especially the bronzer (I apologise, they're not up to my usual standards as I've had a hell of a week, consisting of vet visits with Chloe, a broken boiler (&the tidy up that followed) and my mums birthday, which means I've had to rush these pictures through just to get this post up) but once you blend them out, they're much more subtle.

Top Blusher, Bottom Bronzer  - Unblended!

Top Blusher, Bottom Bronzer - Blended!

I like the finish of the sticks on the skin, because they're of a cream consistency they don't look cakey which is great for all skin types, especially dry skin as they're not prone to being cakey - although you should be aware not to use them over powder products as the overall effect may not be so great (you can use a powder to set them after, though). Pigmentation wise, they're fine, not overly pigmented and certainly not compared to the likes of Illamasqua/NARS etc (the swatches show a good few 'swipes'), but they seem to last fairly well on the skin, especially the pink blush stick. 

Unfortunately for me, they smell of rose, or at least they do to my nose - I can handle it though as they're not being used right near my nose, and the scent isn't overpowering so this isn't a deal breaker.


Quite a bargain, I'd say and my favourite out of the bunch is the highlighting stick!

Available from the Miners website!


PR Samples - My views are unchanged by this.

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

MAC Venomous Villains Magically Cool Liquid Powder - Truth & Light

This powder was part of the MAC Venomous Villains collection from 2010, and was the lighter of 2 available shades; and whilst I realise that it has already sold out, I do also know that it is still available to buy on eBay and suchlike so I thought it still worthwhile to post up the swatches for those who are still considering their purchase.

I really love this, and every time I use it I’m still amazed by how cool and well... wet it feels on my skin; I think this is going to be really lovely to use in the summer when my face could do with the cooling sensation a little more than it does in the winter months – although it does do a great job of brightening my complexion when it needs it through this time.

I also love the subtle shimmer, and I often use it in place of a normal highlighter although I never really use it all over my face.

I found it difficult to get a decent photo of the powder on my skin as it really is very light and subtle so please excuse the lighting in my pictures, but any lighter and the powder just went to nothing in the photo.

This is the powder without any blending to the left and only very slightly thinner to the right, using no flash!

Blended a little (Flash)

 Blended a little (No Flash)