Mini Dainty Doll Haul

So I have fallen in love with Fragrance Direct! I'm probably really late on this but I saw another blog mention it and now I'm hooked. 

While I was flicking through the site I noticed they had some Dainty Doll products on there which is a line of products by Nicola Roberts (from Girls Aloud duh!) and really wanted to give them a try. I purchased three products; the loose mineral powder foundation, powder blush and concealer pen.

 Firstly the loose mineral powder foundation. I ordered this in 003 Now That I've Found You, I had absolutely no idea about the shades so I kind of just went for a lucky guess. The first thing I noticed was that the packaging was elegant and I liked the black and gold. I also like the idea of these powder foundations that come with a brush however (it may just be me and my cack-handedness) but I can't seem to use this very well. I think it was quite difficult to get the powder out and onto my face, however once I did, I did like the product and thought it left a nice finish. The practicality of having a retractable cover for the brush seemed very little as I found it quite stiff and uneasy. I am still debating how much I like this product or not.



Moving swiftly on to the concealer pen, I ordered his in 004 It's A Kind Of Magic, once again I had no idea about the shades of these and I'm not going to lie, I got drawn in by the name (simple things ey?)

 Now when I ordered this I was silly enough not to see what shade was what and didn't realise I had ordered a correcting pen, this confused me as it was labelled a 'concealer pen' and assumed that a corrector would be labelled differently, but I think that's partially my fault.

I also made the mistake of clicking then end too many times, thinking nothing was coming out I just kept clicking away until I realised that it wouldn't stop coming out! Anyway after all the dilemmas were over I finally tested it out and think it is actually quite a good corrector. I don't own one yet and was actually hunting to buy one so I guess this was a stroke of luck. The formula is creamy and a good coverage and considering it's meant for fair skin it fits the brief.

 Last but not least the blusher, now I searched for this after reading another blog post about it saying they really liked it and thought it was a great bargain on Fragrance Direct; obviously I had to check it out! I ordered it in 004 You Are My Sunshine and I have to say I love love love the names they have given their products, it makes it so much more enjoyable to choose.

 I love the colour of this blush and that is what intrigued me initially, in the pan its such a gorgeous burnt orangey red with a golden shimmer.It has a great pigment that you can dust on the apples of your cheeks for a slight glow or build it if you want. I do think this is more of a wintery colour however I think it could be apply lightly just to make your cheeks pop. The gold shimmer is also not too much which could make this blush more versatile in summery months to give you more of a glow.

I love the fact that none of their products are tested on animals and that they have created a whole range of make up for fairer skinned women. I think overall these products are good, with some exceptions, both good and bad, I would definitely recommend this range to try out  and if you do, tell me what you think?

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