Beauty on a Budget | Seventeen Haul

Seventeen, or 17 to the older of us is a Boots own brand make up concession. For those in the US then Boots is a pharmacy that stocks drugstore and high end beauty products as well as everyday essentials. 

Seventeen is a brand that I bypass a lot. Mostly because I'm pretty faithful to the likes of Bourjois, Revlon and, Max Factor, but also because I just always imagine that it's a brand aimed for younger fanatics. 

Well, I was wrong, and I really don't admitting it on this occasion because the product range is actually pretty amazing.  The price point on all their products is extremely reasonable and the packaging isn't too bad either, the only thing that throws me out a bit is that some of their branding on their products uses the new brand logo of writing 'seventeen', while a few others bear the old logo of the numerical '17' which I suppose is not a big deal really, but might be a bit confusing. 

I picked up four products, because they had a special buy one get one half price offer, and obviously I can't just buy two things. 

I've been searching for a nice primer that's not heavily silicon based, but does help to hide pores and shininess, so the Miracle Matte Skin Primer (£4.99) with it's cream like formula and a promise of 22 hour shine control and flawless skin seemed to be what I was looking for. 

I've always found drugstore mascaras to be a bit hit and miss with only a few solid repurchases over the years, however I'd heard brilliant things about the Falsifeye HD mascara (£6.99) so I grabbed the last one they had, I'm hoping the availability of it I store speakers volumes about it's quality.  The picutre on the back of the box packaging shows a pretty amazing before and after shot of the lashes, so I'm hoping it lives up to that claim.

Staying with the eyes, I also had a bit of a nose through their single pot eye shadows, and after swatching every patch of skin on my hand, I pluck for the shade Mardi Gras (£3.98).  It's a beautiful metallic taupe colour which is insanely pigmented once swatched. 

The last pick of the bunch was really an impulse grab (mainly because the boyfriend was getting impatient).  I have a renewed love of blushes at the moment, and I've been testing out liquid and cream  formulas, as they seem to compliment my complexion so much better that a powder, so the Cheek and Lip Stain Gel Tint (£4.99) seemed like a good bet.

So far I'm quite impressed with Seventeen's budget offerings! Have you tired anything from the brand? Let me know your thoughts...