Thursday 12 April 2012

GOSH Smokey Eye Palette Giveaway!

I'm having a beauty bonanza today!

Now I don’t know about you but I am really not very good at eye shadow techniques.  I love the smokey eye look but whenever I have tried to pull it off I have just ended up looking like a dirty Panda or blending dark eyeshadow over my entire eye to cover up the bodge job i’ve made of it!

That is why when I was sent the new GOSH! Cosmetics Smokey Eye Palettes I couldn’t wait to try them out.  They are BRILLIANT.  They come in hard, magnetic shut compact cases with 4 colours in each and are the perfect size for slipping into your handbag.  Each kit contains directions on how to apply to your eyes, showing you what colour to put where.  The kits currently come in three colours, Black, Brown and Plum and they are SO easy to use!


I found the dark colours in each kit quite strong but the lighter colours (that highlight your brow bone etc) to be paler.  I like this - although all of the colours are quite pigmented you don’t want the white to be practically illuminous as it would end up giving you 'bruised' eyes and that is not a good look!  I tried to apply each of the colours with brushes but ended up using my finger for the darker colours as I found the colours to be a lot stronger when concentrated like this.

I really like the products and I successfully managed to pull off the smokey eye for the first time ever – it’s nice when products are dumbed down for normal every day people, as sometimes if you aren’t a trained make up artist you just need someone to show you what to do!

These are the colours and how they looked on my eyes:

Brown


Purple - I blinked!

Black

The lovely people at GOSH have also offered 10 palettes to offer as a giveaway to my lovely readers – I don’t believe in asking people to follow me on GFC or anything like that to win, I just like sharing the make up love SO if you are interested in winning one of these palettes (you can pick which colour you’d prefer) then all you have to do is comment on this post below and let me know which colour you’d pick and why (make sure you include a Twitter name or a way I can contact you if you do win) – i’ll pick the lucky winners randomly on the evening of the 18th April, so get commenting and feel free to RT this around to give everyone a chance!

You can follow GOSH Cosmetics on their twitter account @GOSHUK or find them on Facebook HERE if you want to be kept up to date with all of GOSH’s great new products.

Thanks for reading, and good luck!

23 comments:

  1. The Black pallett looks great, more subtle than most black eyeshadows, the purple and brown are too bright I think. @bad-bano

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  2. I love the purple one, would make brown and green eyes 'pop' and stand out :-) xx @Donna jazzhands

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  3. Love the brown - the annoying thing is that I probably have all of these colours but no idea how to put it all on to get that look.

    Jess xx

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  4. Absolutely love the black - it's dark, mysterious, and very sexy. Perfect for nights out.

    Clare (@the3rdgirl) xxx

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  5. LauraMillerPics12 April 2012 at 18:01

    Would love to try one of these, maybe the black!! x

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  6. I would love to try black palette .your eyes look stunning in this ..thank you :)
    @SamreenSalim
    email:samreen_321@yahoo.com

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  7. love to try the plum one, as the colour suits me

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  8. oops forgot my twitter name @bernolan1

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  9. Fantastic giveaway, thank you! :)

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  10. Love the purple one.Its fantabulous!Looks like a shot of light on a dark night! xoxo sarah (sarahmatt@mail.com)

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  11. I'd love the brown please :)
    XxXRosie2011XxX

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  12. I love the black on you - very dramatic but I think I'd choose the brown to go with my hazel eyes, and once I'd mastered the application I may move onto the black and be daring. Contact me @GAarcade thanks :-)

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  13. love the brown - is subtle but still sexy!
    @katcomps

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  14. Brown because I find it to be more subtle than the other colours :) @Auzma002

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  15. I love the plum, please.
    I´m Rocolondon
    rocolondon@yahoo.com

    Thank you!

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  16. The black for the truly smokey eyes. @OriginalCaramel

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  17. I'd love the purple one as this colour really compliments brown eyes! :)
    @tijeno

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  18. Would love the brown one please...for my big brown eyes ;-)
    evahnt@yahoo.co.uk

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  19. purple is amaze! Think the brown suits you best too lol just the outfit shoes bag and nails to go with this <3 @Noodlesboo

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  20. I would love to be able to achieve this look, it's stunning! I think I prefer black, although its tough to choose between them all! @AlexandraByford

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  21. I can't choose between them , all of them give the ultimate day time and night time looks
    The brown really makes her eyes pop
    Karenmc

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  22. Hi Ladies!

    Thanks for all the comments - please ensure you leave an email address or a twitter username for me to contact you on if you should win, and not just a name - thank you! x

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  23. The purple one looks lovely. I can't resist anything purple!

    @BeautyNocturnal

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