Born Pretty Makeup Haul, Shout-Out and Q&A

Born Pretty Makeup Haul

Born Pretty is a budget-friendly, online makeup store that offers worldwide free shipping with no minimum spend. They launched in 2011 and initially just sold nail art products but they now have a huge range of makeup too. I first came across the company a few years ago and was initially quite impressed, as you can see from my Born Pretty makeup review and my Born Pretty lipstick review. So, let’s get into this Born Pretty Makeup Haul, shall we? 

I decided that I already own enough ‘out-there’ makeup for now so instead of wild colours and textures, it was time to restock a few everyday basics. This small Born Pretty makeup haul is all from the newer Bonnie Choice range. I picked up 2 brow products and 1 base product.

Eyebrows

I’m typically a very low-maintenance eyebrow girl but I think my brows could probably use a bit more love. Recently, I haven’t been able to repurchase one of my all-time favourite brow products from Billion Dollar Brows. I’m hoping to up my eyebrow game a little with these two new brow products. One of them is an eyebrow gel and the other, an eyebrow pencil. I opted for darker shades as well since I’ve been brunette for ages but still keep using my old blonde eyebrow products! 

Setting Powder 

I’m a massive fan of the dewy skin look on other people but it’s honestly something that I am yet to master on myself as that type of makeup never seems to stay put for long. I need to fix my base in place with a healthy dose of powder to stop it from sliding off my face and lots of powder is not conducive to achieving that modelesque glossy look! A matte skin finish has long been my go-to and not through choice either but more simply due to my need for powder, and frankly, lots of it! Since powder is a necessity for me and dewy skin remains a mere pipe dream, I picked up a new loose powder to set my foundation and concealer with.

If like me, you get through a lot of face powder and want to explore other budget options, you can check out my review of this bargain £1 pressed powder from Miss Beauty London or my review of this £1.99 face powder from Boots’ Natural Collection.

The three items in this Born Pretty makeup haul are all from their Bonnie Choice range. I picked up the Loose Face Powder in shade #1 ($3.99) (links open in new tab), Eyebrow Pencil in shade 02 ($2.99) and the Waterproof Eyebrow Gel in shade 01 ($2.99).

I can let you know what I think of these products once I have properly tested them but I can already tell you that the packaging on my eyebrow gel is faulty as the pump doesn’t work at all, which is a shame. 

Blogger Shout-Out

I was nominated by US lifestyle blogger Geraldine of Geraldine Talks (link opens in a new tab) to do an awards tag that it turns out I’m not actually eligible to participate in as it’s only for new bloggers but it was so lovely of her to include me among her list of nominees. I’m so touched by Geraldine’s kindness towards me and her continued support of my blog that I simply have to keep reciprocating as much as I can. So, I’m giving her a shout-out and including the Q&A part of her tag here simply as a thank you to her and also because she came up with some pretty great questions that I really want to answer and share with you all!

If you like Q&A’s, you can see my fun makeup & beauty blog poll post here or if you like tags, you can see my Autumn Tag post here.  

Q&A time!

Geraldine’s Questions & My Answers

Q1). What is one of your biggest blogging goals for this month? 

A1). To keep up to date with reading everyone else’s blogs and following their content across social media. I also want to continue replying to, and returning, every single blog comment that I receive!

Q2). Where do you see your blog 3 years from now?

A2). In three years time, I see my blog still quietly puttering along in much the same way it has done for the past six years of its existence. Ideally, I’d like to keep up with blogging more often and hopefully acquire a few more followers along the way. I’d like to remain active on social media as I only returned again recently after a break. I’d like to keep making the occasional Youtube video as well. Ultimately, I’d love to give my little website a total redesign but that’s a big and daunting project to take on with my limited knowledge of coding. Sometimes, I still feel like I’m readjusting and relearning the technical side of blogging after migrating from Blogger to WordPress, nearly 2 years ago now! It’s been a steep learning curve so far.

Q3). If you weren’t blogging right now, what would you be doing?

A3). Hmmm… It could be anything really. Most likely it would be trying out a new recipe, reading something or playing with makeup.

Q4). If you could tame any animal in the world to be your pet, what would it be?

A). A panda. They seem pretty tame already but they would require lots of special care and resources which would be challenging but it would all be worth it, I’m sure. I cannot believe how few of these beautiful creatures are left in our world and I really don’t want this special animal to ever cease to exist but sadly, things aren’t looking good for these most gentle of bears…

Q5). Would you rather never use social media sites / apps again or never watch another movie or TV show?

A). Well this is another tough one but I’d have to say, I’d rather never watch a movie or TV show again. I think social media is the future and I want to be able to participate in it as ultimately,  I think it may be pretty much essential in everybody’s lives. I say that because the way social media has been going, it just keeps getting bigger and I just can’t see that trend changing any time soon. TV and films are amazing but there are also new forms of media like YouTube and live streaming that are taking up more of our attention these days.

Q6). Did you ever have a weird dream? If so, what was it about?

A). Yes, I’ve had many weird dreams! I kept dreaming that my teeth all fell out at one point. My weird dreams often tend to recur frequently, which is pretty weird too!

Q7). If you could meet anyone in the world from any time period, who would it be?

A). Michael Jackson. I’d love to find out what he was actually like in person.

Q8). What is one thing you’re absolutely terrified of?

A). Death.

Q9). Would you rather be 15 feet tall or 1 foot tall?

A). Being 15 feet tall would be tough but I think I’d prefer that to 1 foot tall. Neither option would make for an easy life at all. 

Q10). If you could spend a day as the opposite gender (or basically whatever you aren’t currently), what would you do?

A). I’d just do everything I normally do and see how it feels to experience life as a man. If I gained extra muscle and physical strength as a man, maybe I would put it to good use and rearrange my heavy furniture but that’s about all I’d specifically do differently. 

Q11). What is the best book you’ve ever read?

A). Such a tough question… I’d probably say that so far, it’s the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 

That’s it! I hope you enjoyed my Born Pretty makeup haul as well as the questions from Geraldine.

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Miss Beauty Saver x

*This post contains PR samples. All opinions are honest, and my own, as always!