Monday, 14 October 2013

#NYXinNEXT Bloggers Challenge & Giveaway



NYX Love in Paris palette in Madeleines and Macaroons

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz

NYX Propel My Eyes Mascara

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

NYX The Curve Eyeliner

L-R NYX The Curve Eyeliner, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz

NYX Love in Paris eye palette in Madeleines and Macaroons

When I first started blogging, NYX was the brand. However based in the US, it was an extremely hard brand to get a hold of in the UK. For a while now, NYX has been available to buy online in the UK but if you're anything like me then you'll be someone who likes to walk into a shop and swatch to your hearts desire. Finally, NYX is launching into NEXT stores nationwide this month so for the first time in the UK, customers will be able to experience the brand first hand instore (and online).
Day time eye

Night time eye

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz

NYX have challenged me to create an eye look that is suitable for day time and can be vamped up for the evening. Above, you can see my eye make up looks using products from NYX themselves. I used the Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk* to prime my eyes. The Eye Pencil is very creamy and easy to blend and creates a nice, even base for make up. As the pencil is white, I also used it on my waterline to brighten the eye area up. I used the Love in Paris Palette* for eyeshadow as the palette features a mixture of nine matte and shimmer shades. The palette isn't the most pigmented I've ever tried but the variety of colours means that it can easily take you from daytime to night time. For daytime, I used shade 3 all over the lid and shade 6 in the crease. For night time I used shade 6 all over the lid and shade 4 in the crease to smoke it out. I then used shade 6 underneath the lash line. The Curve Eyeliner* is a product that I've raved about before. It makes applying eyeliner completely foolproof as it's so easy to use. Before discovering this eyeliner, I could never add a flick to my eyes but the design of this eyeliner makes it exceptionally simple.  I didn't wing my eyeliner out for the daytime but I did for the night time look. Mascara wise, I used the Propel My Eyes Mascara* which lifts lashes and coats them with a conditioning formula. The four-way pinwheel brush design means that each lash is evenly coated, separated, lengthened and volumised. I completed the look using the Xtreme Lip Cream* which is a hybrid of lipstick and lipgloss. It's extremely pigmented and leaves the lips moisturised and glossy.

NYX have also sent me every product mentioned above to giveaway to you guys. To be in with a chance of winning all of the goodies, all you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter form below. After the giveaway has finished, I will be announcing the winner on Twitter.
I absolutely adored creating these too looks for you and I've been extremely excited to publish this post for a while. It's great that NYX are finally coming over to the UK and I can't wait to pop into my local store and have a little swatch. For me, the stand out product of the brand is without a doubt The Curve eyeliner. It's innovative and it's changed the way I apply my liner. You can view the entire collection instore or online.

Have you tried anything from NYX before? Will you be doing so now the brand is more accessible?
*PR Sample (giveaway items sent to me from NYX to giveaway)
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