Showing posts with label makeup review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label makeup review. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 March 2013

Products I've emptied no1.

 
Hey Hi Hello!
I seem to have used up quite a few products in the last few weeks, I figured I'd share the ones I have. It usually takes me a while to finish products and then it seems I finish them all at the same time and end up having to repurchase things in the masses, does anyone else always have this problem?!
 
 
Okay, so it wasn't a massive amount, but for me, this is a lot of empties. Some of them have one use left in them, but they count right?
 
First up is the Clean and Clear daily action moisturiser. This is my second bottle of this, I've been using it for about a year and a half now. The product inside seems neverending, seriously though, I've had this bottle about 6 months now, which may not be healthy, but I will use every drop of this! This for me is a great product for a quick freshen up in the morning, it sinks into the skin really quickly and does what it's supposed to, gives moisture! I can't really comment on the 'clearing spots' thing because I don't tend to get spots, maybe the occasional one on my chin. I don't know whether I'm really lucky or whether this does wonders.
 
Next is the MUA eye primer, which I have heard they may be discontinuing. Please say this isn't true! I've has about three tubes of this beauty because it is holy grail status for me. I have oily eyes but this baby keeps my eye make-up on all day without creasing. I believe it's only £2.50 from Superdrug and it's been compared to the Urban decay Primer potion. I don't see the point of spending £18 on a primer when this one is perfection. I'm going to stock up!
 
Next is the Skin Foos 'Egg White Pore Foam', I bought 5 of these sachets on Ebay when I bought a few other things. For a little sample there's a good amount of product, in each one I think you get three uses! It's a cleanser which is meant to clean out pores and make them look smaller. It makes my skin feel lovely but I'm not sure about the pore cleansing thing...

 
Next up is the TRESemme Illuminating Blonde shampoo, which I've raved about multiple times. I love this product but I think my brother has been using this because the packaging looks more 'manly' than the lovely pink shampoo the rest of my family use. I'm not sure whether it's the combination of shampoo and conditioner that makes my hair stay platinum or whether it's just the conditioner that goes with this that makes it stay healthy because I don't like this when I use it alone. I have however repurchased this because I use it everytime I was my hair along with the conditioner and I want to keep my hair looking good!I do need it dyed though...let's not go there.
 
Next up is the Umberto Giannini 'salon straight blow dry Cream'. This is another thing that lasts a life time. I've had this for over a year now and I can probably sqeeze out a few more uses, and this is the mini size! For £1.99 it's a bargain. I just run it through the tips of my hair and then blowdry, it just helps it to stay straight and soft and it's wonderful. I wouldn't use it on the roots though because it does get greasy!
 
Last but not least is the Collection 'extreme 24 hour felt liner'. I knew about this before it was cool! *cough* Hipster *cough*. I joke! Again another holy grail iten which is cheap as chips! I don;t know where I'd be without this product, I've tried other felt liners but none compare to this. I find it easy to use, to some extent, and I find the colour lasts a good while before rubbing off. It's also a complete steal at around £4!
 
Have you tried any of these?
Amy x



Thursday, 21 March 2013

LOreal GlamShine Stain Review!

Hey hi hello!
 
A few weeks ago LOreal released a new lipstain called the 'Glamshine Stain Splash', after FluerDeForce mentioned them on her youtube channel I decided to pick some up. On the Boots website they are described as "a gloss that acts like a stain. Afirst of its kind 30% water-based formula to finally quench your thirst for shine AND lasting colour!" I agree!
 
left to right: Bonnie, Milady, Princess, Eve and Juliet
Because my camera doesn't like to pick up shiny things very well this is the best picture I could get. The packaging is so sleek and gorgeous, it looks so much more high-end than it really is. These are an incredible dupe for the YSL Glossy Stains, they give the same effect, they smell the same and the lasting power is amazing!
 
left to right: Bonnie, Eve, Milady, Princess and Juliet
 
Because I a complete fail the top picture and this one doesn't match up. These swatches show one coat opf the product. You can kind of see that the products looks different than they do in the bottle. On the lips I find it best to do one coat, let it dry a little and then reapply a second coat. This just makes the colours so vibrant and it makes the lasting power even longer!  
 
The brilliant thing about this is also that it is multifunctional! You can use one coat over a lipstick and use it as a gloss just for a hint of colour but two coats alone is an amazing opaque colour. If you don't like intense smells you probably won't like this, to me it smells like red wine or cherries but I personally love the smell.
 
Bonnie
 
This is a gorgeous peachy orange colour, I think a great Spring colour. It's not an 'in your face' orange but it really is gorgous. This is possibly my favourite colour out of all of them, which is strange because I tend to go for brights or darks when it comes to lipstick.
 
Eve
 
Eve is a gorgeous light pink colour which is almost Lilac. In the spring I've going to layer this over my Lilac lipstick from Barry M and it'll be an amazing combonation! I love this as a neutral colour, it's perfect for work and because it does last for hours you know it's not going to rub off half way through my shift.
 
For less than a tenner these are a bargain, they're also on 3 for 2 in Boots right now. These are exactly like the YSL stains but for half the price...which is why I have five.
 
I have an obsession with these, I've been wearing them everyday. I would say they last a good seven hours before fading at all, that's even after eating and drinking!
 
Have you guys tried these at all?
 
Amy x