Cheap Make-Up Reviews #1~ technic Skinny Liner

On 6th June 2017

Generally speaking, liquid eyeliner is not something I wear regularly, don’t get me wrong I love a winged liner I just don’t always have the patience for applying it while my 2-year-old hangs off my leg I mean there are enough things that can go wrong during application without toddlers playing spider monkey on you.

So I have a couple of ‘Superliners’ from L’oreal and have never felt the need to stray too far, they work well for me I’m very happy with them. However Lucy Wood spoke so highly of this eyeliner even saying that she found it was as good as her Kat Von D one that I was intrigued, and for £1.99 why not have a nosey?

Immediately after applied

6 hours later

So I decided that for the purpose of this post I would only apply a small amount of eyeshadow, no primer, and no Black shadow to mattify/set the line.

And it’s pretty bloody good for £1.99! The formula sets quickly to a matte Black and as you can see from the pictures above after 6 hours it pretty much looks the same, if I was going to be picky I’d point out that the underside of the wing is slightly starting to break down but I’m really reaching there.

The felt tip liner is flexible enough at the end to give precision and control over the product making it incredibly easy to get a perfect wing, however it’s not ideal for writing with (see below) but who does that??

Finally, I can’t find any information on whether or not this liner is waterproof but thanks to the great British weather (rain in June) I’d be inclined to believe it is. *cries*- Not about the liner though it’s fab!

Liner purchased from Fragrance direct.

Five products I will forever repurchase

By Natalie

On 29th July 2015

In Beauty, Reviews

I believe that I have written about/reviewed each of these products individually in the past, in fact I know that Nars Sheer Glow and ‘Alien’ have been mentioned approx 657 times each! But as I was sorting through my Make-up drawers fishing out the empties (All of the above have bitten the dust FYI.) I decided that I would pop up a very quick post on these in particular and let you know why I will definitely be replacing them!

*Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua

Can you see the scuff on the left of the bottle? Yeah, that was where I attacked it with scissors to try and get the very last bit out, didn’t work out too well as Chanel evidently do some tough ass packaging but it proves how much I really love it! (or how desperate I was not to have to fork out over thirty quid for a new bottle!)

I love it because it’s light but not overly dewy, can be built to a good medium coverage and leaves a velvet finish. I do tend to favour the lightweight formula foundations in Summer and because this has good staying power (even without powder) while still being natural looking it remains a firm favourite.

*Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW

I love this for the reasons that I love the Vitalumiere Aqua, it gives the same amount of coverage but it is slightly lighter in consistency (it sits in the middle of MAC Face and Body and VA), and it leaves a more dewy finish on the skin, so although they are similar I do need both!

*NARS Sheer Glow

It needs no introduction really, this has cult status for a reason…I’ve written, reviewed, and raved about it sooo many times so I’ll leave any links still available to those posts below. In a nutshell, it is a medium coverage foundation with a satin finish that leaves skin looking flawless! For me, it was where the search for the foundation holy grail ended.

*Bourjois Bronzing Primer

Supposedly a dupe for the famous Soleil Tan De Chanel which I’ve never tried so can’t give an opinion on that but it’s definitely believable what with Bourjois owning Chanel. A whipped mousse style formula that although at first glance looks pretty scary in colour it blends like a dream leaving you with subtly noticeable bronzed skin and a great base for foundation! Another thing to mention is the scent of this is sooo delicious it just smells like a holiday in a pot!!

*Thierry Mugler Alien EDP

It was just in my last post that I mentioned how I wear this perfume 90 percent of the time day and night, it’s been out for ages now so I’m sure most of you know what it smells like. It is slightly heavy and more night time appropriate but not so much that it is overbearing to wear during the day although it might be for some. As with the NARS foundation, this has been one of my favourites for many years now, If you would like to read more about my obsession click here.

Which products do you always repurchase?
xxx

Friday Favourite- YSL Black Opium

By Natalie

On 24th July 2015

In Beauty

I rarely buy perfume for myself, mainly because I wear the same one (Thierry Mugler ‘Alien’) 90 percent of the time. But a couple of months ago while browsing in Boots my Mum led me over to smell YSL Black Opium. She assured me it was the most amazing scent ever.

There is a saying ‘Mum knows best’…..

Seriously it is stunning!

The base notes are vanilla, the top notes black coffee, and the heart notes white florals. Which combined make it so unusual and just so beautiful!

A sweet, yet sexy, feminine scent. In my opinion, it is suited to both day and night time wear. If I had to pick I’d say that as there is a slight heaviness to it (though not overpowering like the original Opium) so it leans more towards being a night time appropriate scent.

I can’t finish without giving a tip of my hat to the bottle.

Black sparkles and Rose Gold! Thank you YSL my dressing table totally appreciates the packaging porn!!!

xxx