Max Factor Excess Volume Mascara

£9.99 from Boots I bought this hoping it would be as good as their false lash effect which I use daily. This however was disappointing and should be renamed 'The Clumpinator' or something along those lines. Whenever I see or hear about this now all I think of is clumps and that's really only what it is good at doing.

From the Boots website:

'Excess Volume Intensified

Volumising base for excessively thick lashes

Intensifying lacquer for a polished jet black finish

Seals in volume for all-day impact

Easily removed with an oil-based remover

Ophthalmologically tested

Intensify your eye look with the Excess Intensity Longwear eyeliners '

This mascara has two ends 1 and 2,  number 1 is for extreme volume and 2 is the dark lacquer. Its quite a chunky mascara stick. What bothers me is that once you have unscrewed one end of the mascara wand the wand is attached to the middle part and so I find I am constantly having to switch it around in my hands to apply and  for me personally I would prefer the wand to be on the ends that come off.

 I have to agree it does give me good volume I wouldnt say it was excess volume though and once applied the mascara clumps and looks horrible. It also feels quite heavy on the eyes and I see it all the time! 

This does stay on forever which is good but also bad when trying to remove without an oil based remover as it takes a lot of effort! 

To me this mascara is like a cheap mascara you use to get in kids magazines!

STAY AWAY!

Emma

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Revlon ColorBurst Matte Lip Balm

I went shopping the other day and bought lots of make up from Boots. I spotted the Revlon Matte balms and had to try them because I love their Just Bitten balms.

I chose the last 205 Elusive Insaisissable shade which is a nice more on the natural side of a pink colour. 

I am really glad I bought this as I absolutely love it and is what I am wearing all the time! I just recently bought another shade 250 Standout Remarquable but I havent worn it yet because I just keep wearing this!

These are £7.99 from Boots and I love the matte finish. They apply nice and are lovely and creamy and a bonus is that it moisturises too!

It contains Shea, Mango and Coconut Butter and is retractable so no need for the sharpeners! They come in 10 shades. They still have the minty smell but that didnt bother me before. Once I have applied it I cant even smell the mint!

Have you guys tried these?

I have bought the Lacquer ones too which I also need to try :) 

Emma

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Seventeen On the Spot Concealer

This Seventeen On the Spot concealer which is £4.99 at Boots is a 'creamy concealer which covers and helps to treat, for healthier looking skin.'

This contains Salicylic acid to help fight blemishes and this concealer apparently gives you clearer skin in 4 weeks!  Sounds pretty good, anything to help clear skin gets my attention!

What do I have to say though is that this was a waste of my money. 

This can only be bought in the one shade which is medium...I dont understand why Seventeen would create one shade?? Weird...

I decided to buy this anyway because I read some reviews that it was easy to blend in even with pale skin but that was not the case for me. It just makes a nice orange patch on my face lol.  I havent used this more than twice because the shade is just completely wrong so I cant tell you if the clearer skin in 4 weeks is true.  

As this contains Salicylic acid it may also not be suitable for people who are diabetic or have poor circulation.

Overall this was my first Seventeen product I tried and I am a bit reluctant to try any more after this.  I have however just bought some Soap and Glory Concealer to try!

Emma

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Loreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution

Finally not a hair product!

The Loreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 does:

1. Dissolves Make up

2. Unclogs pores and removes impurities

3. Tones and Soothes Skin

This is apparently used by make up artists and  the solution claims to feel as gentle as water on you skin and removes make up, tones and soothes the skin. This is also suitable for sensitive skin types.

How it works: It dissolves make up and draws out excess oil and impurities rather then them being all smudged around your face. Ewwww no one wants stuff smudged around their face.

I love Bioderma but its rather expensive and hard to get hold of at times. This is only £3.32 which is a BIG price difference to Bioderma being around £22 plus postage. This is just as fab but better priced! It removes make up really well and does feel nice and soothing. I have already nearly finished my first bottle and bought a second :) It doesnt irritate my skin and my skin is fussy! The only fault I can find with this is I do wish it was in a bigger bottle but I suppose we cant have it all!

Emma

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Loreal Elnett Heat Protector Spray - Volume

I am easing my way back in to blogging so thought I would start with something quite simple. The Loreal Elnett heat protector spray- volume. 

A straight and waves version of this is also available and these are £5.99 in Boots. I chose the volume one because I always want volume in my hair, masses and masses of volume lol!

Everyone I know or from what I have read online loves the Elnett hairspray and this is another great too from Loreal! I'm actually quite bad as I never really used to use heat defence but as I really like this one I have found myself actually using it (Yaaay for my hair :) ).

It has 'Advanced triple action formula: 

- Enriched with heat protect technology, an active ingredient known for its heat protecting properties. The formula leaves your hair shiny and feeling soft like satin.

- Helps create a voluptuous bouncy blow dry and locks out flyaways and humidity.

- Locks in voluminous style for up to 3 days.'

This sprays nicely onto damp hair and it does feel like it is actually protecting it. It doesnt make hair go greasy or feel heavy and it does give my hair some volume. I cant say if it lasts for 3 days as when I sleep on my hair I wake up with a Lion mane anyway.  

Have any of you tried this?

Emma

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p.s I have noticed I have been blogging lots of hair products lately......oops...  I will try and blog some more make up products etc soon.....promise :)

Lush Grease Lightning

'Strikes the Spot with Lightning precision'

I have been wanting to try this since my skin decided to hate me and I read many good things about it!

I couldn't actually find this in my local store so had to buy online and pay the delivery charge (the pain) lol.

It is £5.95 for a 45g bottle and I have a feeling this is going to last me ages because one or two pumps is enough.

What I like about this is that it is all natural ingredients and  Lush state that it 'attacks the spot without taking it out on the rest of your skin'.  Most products used for spots dry the spot out and so usually the skin surrounding it also dries and nobody likes dry skin!

Ingredients: Thyme, Rosemary and Tea Tree Infusion, Water,Fair Trade Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Sea Water,Grape Juice, Carrageenan Extract, Lavender Oil,Witch Hazel Extract, *Limonene, Perfume,Methylparaben.

• 'Aloe vera gel to soothe and moisturise.
• Seawater for its antiseptic properties.  
• Grape juice to cool and calm the skin. 
• Thyme, rosemary and tea tree herb infusions to be gently antibacterial.
• Witch hazel, an astringent that is great for bruising and helps broken blood vessels shrink and contract.
• Tea Tree oil, a powerful antiseptic.'

On the Lush website it tells you also how this product came about. After they took part in the BBC Apprentice they decided to offer the managers of their Lush shops to invent their own products and this won!

So what do I think of this? I think its very easy to use and is a clear gel that dries when on the face, it feels like a face mask when they dry but just on a small part of your face lol.  I think it does help to reduce the spot but it hasn't made mine completely disappear but I wasnt expecting it to do that in the first place.  I think this is a great product if you do just get the odd breakout here and there but I find sometimes though that once the gel has dried on my face you can see it and your face looks like it is peeling! This also doesn't affect any other part of my face, big bonus!

Lush you never cease to amaze me! :)

Emma

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Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Primer

I first heard of Rimmel's eye primer from Lily Pebbles where she stated this was a good alternative to the more expensive ones out there. 

This is only £4.99 which is nice and cheap! I love Urban Decay's Primer Potion but its so expensive that I wanted a cheaper primer because I would rather pay out on a more expensive foundation then eye primer.

I dont wear eye primer too often only when I'm going out. I went to London the other week and used this and it kept my eye shadow put all day which I was surprised because it was a very long day!

 I cant say it maximise the colour like it states.  It is also meant to make colour waterproof but I cant say I tried that out because my eyelids dont get oily. I have however read a review from someone with oily lids who used this and said it wasnt very suitable for them. It blends nice and well and the doe foot applicator is easy to use.  

I would say this is a great alternative if you just want to make your eye shadow stay put more then anything and for £4.99 I cant really complain as it does what I want it to lol.

Have you found any cheaper alternatives?

Emma

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