Links to Love: Makeup Shopping!

As we have been discussing what to buy when building a professional makeup kit I thought it fitting to share with you my five go to sites when shopping for makeup as my Links to Love this week.

HQhair

Huge range of brands such as Benefit, Japonesque, Urban Decay, Philosophy, Nars and Stila as well as top skin care brands and hair care and styling products all under one roof.

Makeup Provisions

UK stockist of Make Up For Ever and Zuca amongst other pro brands.

Yaby Cosmetics

Excellent range of high quality palatalised makeup.

Camera Ready Cosmetics

La Femme, Graftobian, Keromask, Cinema Secrets and many more pro brands

Screen Face

Special FX products and brands such as Kryolan, RCMA, Embryolisse and Ben Nye

I am sure there are plenty more international stores that you all love so post your favorites in the comments section so we can turn this into a great shopping resource!

Little Black Book: Muji

Who: Muji

What: Simple design and function led travel essentials, stationary, products for the home and storage.

Where: UK, Europe, Asia, North America and Online at Muji.com

Why: I have always liked Muji for the simple minimalist design of their products and have been buying sketch books and pens there for years. So why am I writing about the Japanese equivalent to Habitat or Ikea on my beauty blog? Because they sell the best products I have found for down sizing my kit!

I am yet to find another store that sells not only clear travel size 100ml flip top bottles and sprays but pump bottles which are perfect for filling with your body lotions, and skin care products. They also do pots including those that screw together to create a stack which are perfect for storing lashes.

These bottles and pots feel sturdy, durable and are pretty resilient considering what my kit goes through when I travel on the Tube. I am sure it is possible to find something similar cheaper elsewhere (prices start just under £1) but in my opinion they are worth every penny for the quality and good design.

What do Muji say?....
NO BRAND QUALITY GOODS
The Company’s basic principle is to develop new simple
products at reasonable prices by making the best use of materials while considering environmental issues. Through the careful selection of materials, streamlining manufacturing processes and simplifying our packaging, we have continually introduced high quality Muji brand products onto the market, at lower than usual prices. Presently there are more than 5,000 Muji products sold in Japan. Muji's natural and simple design complements today’s lifestyles perfectly.
Find out more here.

If you have any travel size finds post them in the comments box and share with me and the other readers...