The Shaaanxo palette by BHcosmetics was one of those products that every person who follows/ed Shannon Harris, just had to have. Shannon is one of the top youtube beauty bloggers currently out there, she is warm, funny, genuine and down to earth with content to boot. When the palette was first shown on her youtube channel, the excitement from her followers was obvious, myself included. 

BHcosmetics is known for its affordability and decent product; this collaboration was for everyone - not just those who had money spare to purchase one of these sought-after products. The best thing? Australians and Americans could purchase the product at the same time at the same price (bar the exchange rate) and the shipping was so, so prompt considering they were probably inundated with orders! 

I've split this review into two parts - eyeshadows and lipsticks. 

The eyeshadows are highly pigmented, blend so easily and are creamy, considering this product is 'drugstore' and affordable, the product within is definitely up there. The best thing about this palette is that the colours are so wearable, but also a little out-there too depending on your general look. Shannon and BH definitely combined the best colours within this palette, and it just screams for use. There are a few 'highlight' shades, beautiful transition colours, and some darker colours to really amp up a look for the night-time (or day, you do you!). 

At first glance, I was a little worried about a couple of the colours, I am very neutral and don't tend to really deviate from neutral, warm colours, but once swatched I realised these colours were not scary at all and could really make a look. I often go straight for the reddish / teracotta colour and wear it alone which really makes for a different look, but totally wearable. 

The best thing?

You have the best travel palette, as it comes with beautiful eyeshadow shades, AND lipsticks for every occasion! 

There are a variety of lipstick shades to choose from, from neutral nudes to dark plums and cherry red/pink. I have not yet dared to try the brilliant pink or orange shades, but am very fond of the nudes, light pinks and berry tones. The best part of this palette, is depending on your mood and overall makeup look, you can choose from 9 different lip colours to really finish your look, and is (as I said above) perfect for travelling for this very reason - I never carry 9 lipsticks with me when travelling and only pack my 3 favourite nudes and pinks, until now! 

 

Shannon and BHcosmetics have absolutely out-done themselves with this palette. The eyeshadows are pigmented, the lipsticks are pigmented, each shade compliments another and really complete a look for the most affordable price. This is my new travel companion and an absolute go-to for me. Anything that has Shannon's name against it, is well worth the money and hype. Outstanding.

Where to buy?

Online
BHcosmetics Shaaanxo Palette $22.00 shop here 

After hearing a lot of positive comments about this little beauty, I forked out the money, bit the bullet and purchased it from my local David Jones store. The Soleil Tan De Chanel is a creamy, light and airy gel formula that glides onto the skin effortlessly for a natural, sunkissed bronze-glow. You can use under foundation, over foundation or alone for a natural finish. 

Upon opening it, you expect a beautiful chocolate-y scent (I mean, look at that swirl, it looks like melted chocolate!) however (and slightly disappointing to me, since I am in love with the Too-Faced chocolate range) you are left with a soft, gentle perfume-y scent. Swatching this product was so hard, because I didn't want to ruin the swirl. 

The product is a natural, bronze colour with a creamy-gel radiance. Paired with a dense brush the finish is amazing, whether alone on bare skin or on top of foundation, it truly looks as though you have just been in the sun during the summertime and have natural, radiant colour to your face. 

The product packaging itself feels so luxurious, of course it's Chanel so you couldn't expect any less, with its iconic Chanel logo. 

I do think this product is very pricey and I do think there are other products out there which probably do the same thing, but sometimes high-end products just cannot be beat, and this in my opinion, is one of those products. 

Where to buy?

Australia
David Jones Soleil Tan De Chanel $69.00 shop here 

Amercia
Nordstrom Soleil Tan De Chanel $50.00 shop here 

The latest purchase I have made are these beautiful brushes by XO Beauty & Shaaanxo. I was after some new brushes for a while, particularly eye brushes, and just did not have the time or desire to spend big bucks on my usual Sigma / Zoeva brushes so I decided to bite the bullet and I placed an order for these! The price was the selling point for me, and of course that they were Shaaanxo's brushes of choice / her own brushes.

My order arrived very quickly, and were well packaged so were not damaged during transit (which is obviously very important!). On first glance, they looked soft, and silky, and good quality and I am so, so glad that impression wasn't wrong!

The brushes are soft, they are silky, they are good quality, they are definitely up there with my usual go-to Sigma & Zoeva brushes, which actually doesn't surprise me as much as I thought it would.

I bought 3 face brushes and 2 eye brushes:

• Round Top Synthetic Face Brush
• Tapered Top Synthetic Face Brush
• Face Definer Brush 

• Round Top Synthetic Blender Brush 
• Tapered Top Synthetic Eyeshadow Brush 

I feel like these are just the start of my XO Beauty collection as well, which I know is cheesy and is obvious to say, but I have had such an amazing experience with them so far and having browsed their website, the brushes all look so good and so necessary!  

I use the Round Top for my foundation application and it applies it so flawlessly, I am a sucker for my Sigma Flat Top Kabuki, and I feel like this does just as good a job. I then use the Tapered Top for blending my concealer in under my eyes which works incredibly well and I use the Face Definer for my contour - which really defines (of course!) the cheekbones. The Round Top Blender & Tapered Top Eyeshadow brushes I use for my eyeshadows, obviously, and are just amazing, they work so well, they apply the eyeshadow seamlessly and blend it out flawlessly and I just can't speak highly enough of them.

I would definitely recommend these brushes, I highly recommend these brushes in fact and I think they'd be the best thing you could invest in.

Have you used XO Beauty brushes? What do you think? Let me know in the comments below! I'd love to hear your thoughts!