I recently purchased this Avon Glimmerstick which was a brow definer, I have issues with my eyebrows being sparse in areas and where one eyebrow is a different shape to another etc. To be honest I'm quite obessed with my eyebrows because they make me insecured, so any products that I can try I will try!
So the Glimmerstick is a retractable pencil which is easy to twist up or back down to get the stick out to your preferred length. They have three colours in the "Brow Definer" which are "Blonde, Dark Brown and Soft Black" my pencil is in "Dark Brown" which is a nice brown that I haven't really used before but I have fallen in love with. I'd say if I was to pick on the product would be that obviously with use the pencil loses its shape so you have to use different ways to keep the shape.
When I bought this product there was an offer for buy one get one free and also the product was reduced to £5. I've just checked and the offer has now expired and the product is now £6.
I don't own an "Anatastia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz" but by watching YouTube videos I can say this is a close dupe apart from not having a spoole or several colours but for £5 who could complain.
I would recommend this product to anyone who loves a good brow product. I also would like to say this is my first Avon product as well as the free product I got and comparing the price and quality I shall be looking more often in the booklet for more deals and products.
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
MUA liquid eyeliner & intense colour eyeliner
MUA is a company that sells make-up at very cheap prices, it's located in some "Superdrug" stores and also there's an online store to purchase from.I have purchased three eyeliners which were one liquid eyeliner and two of the intense colour pencil eyeliners.
The liquid liner was I think £1 which is so afford however I didn't like this product as the applicator is small brush which I don't own any brush like that which is so thin and hasn't got any structure to it. It's in the colour black which I use everyday but I'm not a fan of this product. I think that if they were to make the brush end thicker and more structured I could get a better application from it. In the picture below shows what the product looks like...
The actual eyeliner product goes on the lid quite patchy and you can't get a bold and thick liner with product. Would I recommend this product? personally there's better eyeliners out there... If you think you can work with it for £1 there's no harm in trying but I would personally wouldn't re-purchase this.
The other eyeliners I bought were the colour intense pencil eyeliners in the colours "forest green" and "lovely lilac" I wanted to play with some coloured pencils to create different looks, as I know this brand is affordable I chose these two colours which were again £1 each. Honestly for a pound has to be one of the best coloured eyeliners Ive bought. They as so pigmented, beautiful colours and also an easy application. The "forest green" is beautifully wore this on my waterline and on my lash line, this colour brought out my eyes and it wasn't so in your face green which I LOVE! With the "lovely lilac" this is a more of a brightener to your eye, this just opened my eye up without being as bold as white on the waterline. The package is also great as the lid of the product comes with its own sharper which is a great idea! I would 100% recommended these intense colour pencils to anymore who wants to play with colour and for a pound a go you can't beat that for the quality or the price! I know there a few more colours in this product line and they also do the same intense colour pencil but with a glitter version which I think might be my next purchase! Here are the pictures of the eyeliners I bought and the swatches.
The liquid liner was I think £1 which is so afford however I didn't like this product as the applicator is small brush which I don't own any brush like that which is so thin and hasn't got any structure to it. It's in the colour black which I use everyday but I'm not a fan of this product. I think that if they were to make the brush end thicker and more structured I could get a better application from it. In the picture below shows what the product looks like...
The actual eyeliner product goes on the lid quite patchy and you can't get a bold and thick liner with product. Would I recommend this product? personally there's better eyeliners out there... If you think you can work with it for £1 there's no harm in trying but I would personally wouldn't re-purchase this.
The other eyeliners I bought were the colour intense pencil eyeliners in the colours "forest green" and "lovely lilac" I wanted to play with some coloured pencils to create different looks, as I know this brand is affordable I chose these two colours which were again £1 each. Honestly for a pound has to be one of the best coloured eyeliners Ive bought. They as so pigmented, beautiful colours and also an easy application. The "forest green" is beautifully wore this on my waterline and on my lash line, this colour brought out my eyes and it wasn't so in your face green which I LOVE! With the "lovely lilac" this is a more of a brightener to your eye, this just opened my eye up without being as bold as white on the waterline. The package is also great as the lid of the product comes with its own sharper which is a great idea! I would 100% recommended these intense colour pencils to anymore who wants to play with colour and for a pound a go you can't beat that for the quality or the price! I know there a few more colours in this product line and they also do the same intense colour pencil but with a glitter version which I think might be my next purchase! Here are the pictures of the eyeliners I bought and the swatches.
Monday, 5 January 2015
Naked 3 Pallette
I purchased the naked 3 eyeshadow set while I was in America on holiday and I don't own any eyeshadow sets so I researched for a while to see which one would be right for me. I ended up choosing the naked 3 based on my hours of YouTube research and reviews. I bought this set for around $58 which is around £33 marker, the reason I researched was because its not cheap if you get it wrong!
Naked 3 to me is a perfect Pallette as it's mostly neutrals and can be worn everyday and even vamped up for evening wear. It's very diverse with how you can use it and the colours are just amazing. There are a mixture of mattes and glitters in the set so you can change your look up. Basically because I'm very fair skin toned I chose this set because I thought it would compliment my skin tone and I like a more natural eyeshadow look in the day. Multiple people recommended this Pallette for fair skin but it depends on your own opinion.
With this set it comes with the tin of eye shadows...OBVIOUSLY! 4 samples of Urban Decay's eye primers which I later on bought a full size version of the orginal one. And it comes with a duo end brush one side is s big brush while the other is small; in my opinion I have kept the brush because I think it is quite good to say it comes with it. I'm only saying this because some review videos I have watched have said it's useless but I think if you can make it work then why not! Normally you get the little sponge applicators that are completely useless but this duo end brush is good but in my opinion you would need a blending brush to help you with your eye look. The tin is slim-line and is in rose gold shade, I think the box is very sleek and looks beautiful!
The eye colours themselves are beautiful, some shadows need more building up compared to some. I would say that the "glitters" in the set are the hardest to work with as they don't pick up as much colour as I want but the way to resolve this is by wetter the eyeshadow brush and it collects the colour better than if it was dry. But overall they are very beautiful shades and there are always ways around the issue.
I would recommend this to people who need a more all rounder eyeshadow set, it is pricey but defiantly a great buy.
Naked 3 to me is a perfect Pallette as it's mostly neutrals and can be worn everyday and even vamped up for evening wear. It's very diverse with how you can use it and the colours are just amazing. There are a mixture of mattes and glitters in the set so you can change your look up. Basically because I'm very fair skin toned I chose this set because I thought it would compliment my skin tone and I like a more natural eyeshadow look in the day. Multiple people recommended this Pallette for fair skin but it depends on your own opinion.
With this set it comes with the tin of eye shadows...OBVIOUSLY! 4 samples of Urban Decay's eye primers which I later on bought a full size version of the orginal one. And it comes with a duo end brush one side is s big brush while the other is small; in my opinion I have kept the brush because I think it is quite good to say it comes with it. I'm only saying this because some review videos I have watched have said it's useless but I think if you can make it work then why not! Normally you get the little sponge applicators that are completely useless but this duo end brush is good but in my opinion you would need a blending brush to help you with your eye look. The tin is slim-line and is in rose gold shade, I think the box is very sleek and looks beautiful!
The eye colours themselves are beautiful, some shadows need more building up compared to some. I would say that the "glitters" in the set are the hardest to work with as they don't pick up as much colour as I want but the way to resolve this is by wetter the eyeshadow brush and it collects the colour better than if it was dry. But overall they are very beautiful shades and there are always ways around the issue.
I would recommend this to people who need a more all rounder eyeshadow set, it is pricey but defiantly a great buy.
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Estée Lauder Double-wear foundation
This is one of my more recent purchases, the "Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation" is what I would call my HOLY GRAIL full coverage foundation! It's literally outstanding.
It's for all skin types which makes it a very universal foundation and it came in a good range of colours as well, the colour for myself is "1C1 COOL BONE". It states that it lasts 15 Hours and is also lightweight and won't smudge on clothes. I completely agree with all these statements, I once wore this to work when I started at 10 am and wore till 9 pm and it still looked fresh on my face. The smudge statement I figured out straight away when applying the foundation, as I was applying it I could feel the foundation like drying (well matting) onto my face. Not like I'm going to wipe my face on my clothes to test it out but just from applying it, it feels like it's not going anywhere. I would say this is a high medium coverage which is buildable to a full coverage. I would say best application is with a foundation brush as it gives a more flawless application.
In love the bottle, it's a frosted glass bottle with a gold cap. My only con about the product is the applicator... Because it doesn't have a pump. I won't lie I'm not a huge fan of non-pumped foundation but it won't stop me from repurchasing this again. I've researched this pump situation and many people have said a standard "Mac" pump fits the bottle which I have checked and costs around £3.
The product wasn't the cheapest thing I bought but when I got it there was a 10% sale on at the time so I got this foundation for around £27 which is expensive for a foundation but the quality of it is defiantly worth it. You get 30ml for that price and some people will be like REALLY! But trust me a little goes a long way.
I hope this review helped!
It's for all skin types which makes it a very universal foundation and it came in a good range of colours as well, the colour for myself is "1C1 COOL BONE". It states that it lasts 15 Hours and is also lightweight and won't smudge on clothes. I completely agree with all these statements, I once wore this to work when I started at 10 am and wore till 9 pm and it still looked fresh on my face. The smudge statement I figured out straight away when applying the foundation, as I was applying it I could feel the foundation like drying (well matting) onto my face. Not like I'm going to wipe my face on my clothes to test it out but just from applying it, it feels like it's not going anywhere. I would say this is a high medium coverage which is buildable to a full coverage. I would say best application is with a foundation brush as it gives a more flawless application.
In love the bottle, it's a frosted glass bottle with a gold cap. My only con about the product is the applicator... Because it doesn't have a pump. I won't lie I'm not a huge fan of non-pumped foundation but it won't stop me from repurchasing this again. I've researched this pump situation and many people have said a standard "Mac" pump fits the bottle which I have checked and costs around £3.
The product wasn't the cheapest thing I bought but when I got it there was a 10% sale on at the time so I got this foundation for around £27 which is expensive for a foundation but the quality of it is defiantly worth it. You get 30ml for that price and some people will be like REALLY! But trust me a little goes a long way.
I hope this review helped!
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