I went to my first Beauty Blogger's Product Launch for Front Cover Cosmetics the other week, and had a great time. I wouldn't usually travel all the way down to London, but I especially like Front Cover Cosmetics since my best friend bought me their Exotic Eyes Palette two Christmas' ago. The event was great, we had champagne, cupcakes provided by Kate Middleton's brother, and an exclusive peek at what Front Cover (exclusive to Boots at the moment) have to offer us this Christmas, in the way of palettes. They didn't disappoint, there's something for everyone in this new collection that has recently hit the Boots shelves. I got to meet and network with the girls behind some fabulous blogs, and learn some information about Front Cover as a brand.
Their ethics are great, and are completely honest with their consumers, promising that every single make-up look a model wears on the front of their kits, is created using ONLY the products that are inside that particular kit. It may surprise some of you, but that is quite rare in the beauty industry, with companies often colour-matching their highstreet products with high end, luxury ones for promo work. Feel like you've been lied to? yeah, me too, but don't worry, Front Cover can be trusted 100%! You can tell that Michelle, the Creator really cares what women think about the products, and listens to customer feedback so that she can deliver the best products possible - and good news, their exclusivity contract with Boots is finished soon, and they're going GLOBAL
These are mismatch nails that I wore to the event, I got lots of compliments and me and Michelle chatted about Nail Art for ages! She's hoping to develop some polishes like Milani FX (see below), which is excellent news. (sorry I only snapped one quick flash picture!):
- Pinky - Models Own Pastel Pink with stamped princess crown from BundleMonster plate, using Technic shade 32
- Ring Finger - 4 coats of Milani FX Gold
- Middle - Nails Inc Haymarket with Konad Special Polish white flower design from BundleMonster plate (new set)
- Index - Natural Collection White with Barry M Pink Fizz Instant Effects (Crackle)
- Thumb - Topshop Peaches & Cream with Topshop Celestial stamped polka dots from Konad image plate.
- Topped off with Seche Vite
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| OOO CHAMPERS! I had to be careful here, usually one glass of the bubbly stuff and I'm on the floor! |
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| heheeeee eye and lip cakes! AMAZING! |
Here are some close ups of the some of the new sets that stood out, along with the price and a little bit about what I think of each one - I took lots of photos of the Nail Art kits for you guys, as I know love your naily-bits.
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| Brush Works kit - RRP £20.00 |
So this is the Nail Art Kit, Brush Works. Although it would seem pretty impressive to a regular consumer, to a Nail Art expert (can I really call myself that haha?!) and fanatic, it's nothing I haven't seen before and just pretty standard stuff. The Nail Wraps are in animal prints and checkers, but I cannot stand nail wraps anyway, I find them over-complicated and time consuming to apply, and always seem to peel off. There are some clear rhinestones and sequins in there as well as a striper and some other miniature tools, but apart from making a great gift for someone getting started in Nail Art, or just wanting the basics, I wasn't overly impressed. Great for those who aren't that familiar with Nail Art, but too run of the mill for me.
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| Finger Print RRP £14.00 |
The Finger Print Nail Polish Palette. At £14, this makes each polish a very affordable £2 each - I just wish I liked the colours. The gold glittery one at the top is the only one that really excites me, the rest are duochromes, or super shimmery, and just not for me. I know plenty of people out there love duochrome finishes, but I don't think they're very current, and I think Front Cover could have jumped on some of the popular polish trends like Crackle topcoats or Magnetic Polish, for example. Don't get me wrong, this would make a wonderful gift and is right up a lot of peoples' street, it's just not my favourite. I'd rather a Nails Inc Christmas Gift for example (No, don't worry, that's not a hint!)
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| Eye Popping - RRP £16 |
Eye Popping Palette is absolutely GREAT. It would've been my second choice of palette to take home, you get 18 different pressed powders that can be used for both eyes and cheeks. For £16 that is an absolute BARGAIN. The only thing that put me off is that there are a lot of blues, as blue is tipped to be this seasons 'colour', and with my green eyes, I really don't find blue suits me at all. This also comes with a cheek brush so you can sweep across all of those gorgeous gold and bronze shades to use them as a blusher/bronzer - wicked. Give yourself blue cheeks if you like!
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| The Point Is Pink - RRP £20.00 |
The Point Is Pink Kit Front Cover's Shadowbase. Shadowbase is a primer for your eyeshadows and pigment powders, and it really enhances their pigmentation and colour:
On the left is an eyeshadow applied over the top of Shadowbase, on the right is it on its own. As you can see the colour is much richer applied over the primer. A definite success!
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| Top Drawer - £16.00 |
The Top Drawer contains some really pigmented, chunky eyeshadow pencils. I didn't get a chance to swatch these, but saw them used and they look great. You get a fab mix of colours too, perfect for Christmas party season. I love the "look" on the inside cover, bottom right with the bold, black line across the lower lashes - very fashion forward! I don't think this is as good a value for money as, say, Eye Popping, but I really like the idea.
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| Air Kiss - RRP £20.00 |
Front Cover have released an all-lip palette! I know a lot of girls will be happy about this! You get SIXTEEN mini-lippies which I think is great value - you literally have every shade here you'd ever need, whether it be for nights out or every day wear. I prefer making more of my eyes, and rarely wear striking lip colour, but if I wanted to make a statement I would definitely invest in this kit. If you know a lippie-addict this is the ultimate Christmas present.
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| Blue Eyed Girl - RRP £12.00 |
As I mentioned earlier, blue is pegged as this season's 'in colour' and whether you go all out with a navy take on the classic smokey eye, or keep it simple with a slick of blue eyeliner across the lash-line, you can't really go wrong with this kit. Included is the Shadowline, a clear liquid liner that you can mix with any eyeshadow to make a coloured liquid liner of your own creation - more on this tomorrow! All the eyeshadows are velvety soft and very rich in colour. Again, I don't wear blue as it puts me at risk of looking like Pat Butcher in a wig - I don't think I'm quite brave enough yet! If you're a trend conscious beauty buyer who likes to keep ahead of the fashion-world, this is the kit for you. And YES the mascara really is THAT blue, as you can tell from the packaging! Here is the polish from this collection, A Shimmery Royal Blue:
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| A Billion Stars - RRP £35 |
A Billion Stars is at the top of the range, a Christmas present for someone you REALLY love. Someone who loves bright colours on their eyes! It comes with a pop-out portable palette which is a great idea as none of these kits are particularly portable, save for Eye Popping. This kit is perfect for creating smokey eyes, and even comes with tiny sequin stars for added dramatic effect, as demonstrated here by Front Cover Girl Laura:
I was also lucky enough to have my makeup done by Front Cover Make-up Artist Leanne, and she was the nicest person ever - I told her to go wild and do whatever she wanted, and she said she was looking forward to trying the metallic silver eyeshadow from the Packing Case kit. She was great, talking me through exactly what she was doing and why, her trade secrets and what it was like working in the beauty industry. She was the one who told me all about Shadowbase and Shadowline, as well as convincing me to let her try eyelash curlers on me (a contraption I've always been afraid of, as it looks like a horrible torture device). This is the Kit that she used:
This is another one with a little bit of everything, you've got eyes, lips and cheek in here, as well as brushes and tweezers. Leanne applied the silver in the top left of the palette, added the mascara and swept across the bottom row of shadows to use on my cheeks. She also used the two ended lip product that you can see on there, one end is a creamy tint, unlike any other tint I've used before, it's lovely and moisturising. The other end is an iridescent gloss, and it looks so natural and lovely on the lips. Here is my daft made-over face!
That Silver shadow is SO pigmented, it really brightens up the eyes. I preferred the lip look on me, however, it is such a gorgeous pink colour, but still really natural. As it is a cream tint, it also lasted for ages:
To conclude:
PROS
- You're buying from an honest company who cares about its consumers
- The products have got the quality/price ratio pretty much perfect, the formulas are great.
- Will make excellent Christmas presents
- The kits are bang on trend (with the exception of the Nail Polishes) so you are guaranteed a lot of wear out of each kit.
- They are very good value for money
- The "book" style of the palette means everything stays together, and in good condition
- The kits contain a good mix of products, with many containing things for eyes, lips and cheeks in one kit.
- You get a tutorial on the inside of every palette, written by Leanne, my make-up artist, on how to re-create each look for yourself. Definitely useful.
- These will be on the 3 for 2 gift offer in Boots over Christmas.
CONS
- I really hate to say it, as I really wanted to like them, but I just don't like the nail polishes and the Nail Art kit is nothing innovative or exciting.
- The "book" style of the palettes means that these kits are not very portable AT ALL. I cannot take my Style Queen anywhere with me, it's pretty much an installation on my dresser now. It would b better if the eyeshadows slotted out so you could separate them and take them around with you
- Although good value for money, the top of the range (£35.00) may just be too steep for some people.
- I think the Shadowbase is great, however it doesn't come in every kit with eyeshadows in, which is a shame because it makes such a difference.
- It would be nice if you could buy a few best-selling items separately, as I don't want to have to buy a whole kit just so I can get the lip tint that I like so much.
Hed over to Front Cover's website HERE and check out the full range of palettes, they really are fantastic quality and will .make great Christmas presents.
I still have one more kit to show you, Style Queen, and it is the kit that I chose to take away with me from the event, as they kindly let you pick one to keep! I want to show you swatches of the eye products, as well as a make-up look - all coming tomorrow in Part 2!
Thanks for tuning in everyone :)
Don't forget I'm having a little giveaway to win this months GlossyBox! If you live in the UK and you love trying new beauty products, you can enter here!
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