What's New with Maybelline

Hi Guys,

All the new American Maybelline goodies have finally landed! From new a Mascara to the famous Baby Lips. I was so excited to see them here after hearing so many things about them for the I'd say past year for the colour tattoo's!

Maybelline do know how to do a great product, So I have high hopes for these new guys on the block! Especially as Im already quite a fan of the original Baby Lips.

 Lash Sensational Multiplying Mascara - £7.99 HERE

The newest Mascara launch for Maybelline, who do have a pretty good reputation for their mascaras and dare I say it, I haven't actually tried one before! It's a new brush for the brand, it is a curved fanned wand, with both longer and shorter bristles to catch every lash. On the outside curve the bristles are also longer, then the inside is shorter. 

It is aimed towards giving lots of volume to long lashes, I actually found however that it gave more length than volume. I think it is mainly depending on the amount of product you have on the brush. The brush is also plastic, which you will either love or hate. I don't mind it too much, but I do prefer a bristle brush. I found using the shorter side, then brushing through with the longer bristles helped, It also doesn't seem to clump which is a win!

Color Tattoo Leather Effect - £4.99 HERE

I must admit I haven't tried many of the original paint pots, just due to the fact that the shade range wasn't my favourite array of colours. This is where the new Leather Effect Color Tatoo's step in, they have been around in America for quite a while and now they've finally arrived in the UK!

I can only see two shades available over here just now and America has five. However I do think we got two of the nicest ones available! We have Creamy Beige, which is a light tan shade and Vintage Plum, a muted grey toned dark purple. They are both matte in finish but very creamy due to its gel formula. Once they set, they set though and they really do not budge if you dont want them to!

Dr Rescue Baby Lips - £3.49 HERE

Now Baby Lips are another love or hate product it seems, I intact love them and was very excited to see the Dr Rescue ones had reached our shores! They are a medicated balm, they all have a menthol taste, so its mainly down to which shade you prefer than flavour. There is also a clear in the range as well as four colours. I went for Coral Crave, a light orange, which is almost peachy on myself. Then I have Soft Berry, a deeper rose shade. 

(Swatches: Top to Bottom - Creamy Biege, Vintage Plum, Coral Crave and Soft Berry)

Overall the mascara is lovely once you get to grips to the apparently ten different types of bristle on it! I think I may also have a new Baby Lip favourite variation, they seem to be more moisturising than the originals! Plus I just cant help but love a great matte cream shadow, especially in these shades. Can Creamy Beige beat my beloved MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot? Well Maybelline have done it again...

Eloise x

Happy Valentines with Lush

Hi Guys,

Lush is all set for Valentines Day, with quite a large selection of products this year! Including old favourites and lots of brand new bits to pick from. I picked up quite a few bits from their new selection, as I don't really like the bits from the reoccurring valentines range. Although I know Prince Charming Shower Gel in the range, is Lushes second best selling shower gel after Snow Fairy! 

The range consists of three Bubble Bars, Shower Gel, Soap, Lip Scrub and Balm and two of their Bath Ballistics. So its quite a large range compared to past Valentines Collections. It is also mainly a very sweet or floral based range, You can see all the bits in the range HERE.

Lonely Heart Bubble Bar - £3.50 HERE

This is the smallest bubble bar in the range, I'd say you could only get two to three baths out of it. It does give you a lot of bubbles, from quite the small chunk as long as you crumble it really well under the tap. he bubbles don't last as long as I would of hoped for though, but I think the more you use of it the longer they'll last. It has a citrus smell, once in the bath though its almost floral. You also don't end up covered in the gold shimmer on the bar too.

Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar - £3.25 HERE

Dare I say it, I could of sworn I saw this in twitter way back in august! Ive been excited for it ever since then and I just couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Its basically a multicoloured, star covered, sparkly, unicorn horn, what's not to love! It has lavender and neroli in it, which makes me love it even more, as its great to help you sleep. It does however smell more like sweeties than your usual lavender scent. I'd say it would even last for four baths too.

The Kiss Lip Scrub - £5.50 HERE

I dont usually buy Lush Lip Scrubs, but with edible hearts, sprinkles (Which don't exactly do anything) and a sherbet like taste, how could I say no. The Lush lip scrubs are made with mainly caster sugar, so they're good enough to eat, literally! They gently exfoliate your lips, also with the use of sea salt, which don't worry you cant taste! Their is also a lip gloss in the same range.

Floating Flower Bath Ballistic - £3.50 HERE
Now this is quite a big bath bomb! You could probably actually get two baths out of this, if you broke it in half. It smells fantastic, I couldn't quite put my finger on the scent, It smells exactly like a past Lush Bath Ballistic. Ive now realised its actually the same scent as Sakkura, which Lush have recently brought back, which is quite floral.

I love each of these, however I think the only one I wouldn't be desperate to repurchase is the Lonely Heart Bubble Bar. I would really like to try the Bubbleroon in the range though, so I think thats next on the list!

Eloise x

Illamasqua Brush Review

Hi Guys,

I was going to originally review the lllamasqua Brush set from the Facets collection, sadly they put it into the sale and it’s sold out! However the brushes included is available all the time, the only difference is that the handles are a little shorter in the set. The brushes are fantastic no matter the handles so I thought I’d still pop up a review!

I have had my eye on Illamasqua Brushes for quite a good number of years now, it’s only just now I finally have them. I would always put off buying them over a new lipstick! All of the Illamasqua brushes are synthetic, so they work with both powder and cream products. You can also use the same brush in the two different formulas as long as you make sure it’s not overloaded with product.

Highlighter Brush - £24.50 HERE

I love Illamasqua Skin Base foundation and whenever I have had my make-up done at the counter, the brush of choice to apply it with has been the Highlighter Brush. The brush is dense and quite small, compared to the Real Techniques Buffing Brush for example. It gives the most amazing finish to Skin Base. I prefer this brush though as it is so multipurpose, mainly because of its size, you can use it for foundation, highlight, blush and even contour.

Concealer Brush - £19 HERE

The Concealer Brush has become my new favourite brush, it is perfect for applying and then blending out concealer and its also large enough to apply eye shadow with too. As well as the occasional bit of glitter to go with it. Its dense and quite a long cat tounge style brush, but it makes it so flexible and great for under the eye area.

Smoulder Brush - £19 HERE
This is one of the newest launches to the Illamasqua brush line, it was made to smoke out and blend out harsh lines or colours. It's fantastic for smokey eyes, especially for blending out under the eye as it has a tapered point with a lot of precision. You could also use it to get a cut crease line, without it being too thick.

Lip Brush - £18.50 HERE
The lip brush in the kit that I got didn't have a cover with it, the single lip brush however comes with a cover. Which means that you can throw it in your handbag or makeup bag, without damaging it or getting lipstick everywhere after touch ups. I also learnt from Illamasqua's Brand Ambassador Zoe that you can also use it for liner too as it has such a sharp edge to it!

Angled Brush - £19 HERE

The Angled Brush is such a multifunctional brush, perfect for the eyebrows as it is densely packed but still a sharp edge. You can get so much precision and really get such a clean brow shape, you can also use it for liner. Which I love as it is so thin, you can get a really thin small line at the lash line. You could even use it with concealer round the mouth to tidy up the lip line after lipstick.

These brushes are quite pricey compared to the popular brushes on the high street such as Real Techniques, but you can tell the difference with the precision you can get with these brushes. I find some of the Real Technique ones a bit too thick, as much as I love them! I wish I'd invested in these sooner!

Eloise x

Boxing Day Sale: Illamasqua Haul

Hi Guys,

Its no secret that I am obsessed with Illamasqua! January isn't the best month after Christmas and the weather just isn't that great. But Illamasqua does the most incredible sale in January and its safe to say that this year, like usual I went absolutely bonkers over it! With 50-70% off how could I say no...

I had put off buying quite a few bits from Illamasqua as I know as it gets closer to Christmas the sale is just round he corner. I was extremely lucky to find a lot of the bits that I had waited to get were in fact in the sale. I am also building up my pro kit, so the sale is fantastic to pick up things to add to it. 

I picked up two of the palettes in the sale, Illamasqua always have quite a few to pick from. This time however the new amazing multi facet palettes were included from their Christmas collection. 

I already own Aura, which I reviewed HERE, If you're interested. So I picked up the other one in the collection, Semblance. The difference between the two is that it includes four different shadows in the shades Slink; champagne shade, Dizzy; muted rose pink, Tango; bronze and Obsidian; matte black, as well as Mirage Gleam and Hussy Blush. However the Brow Cake and Cream Pigment are the same. 

I also managed to pick up the Reflection Palette for myself and my kit. Now unfortunately both of them came broken, which I know they were in the sale and are just going to get used anyway. However it was still frustrating, so after contacting Illamasqua's customer services they sorted it out for me very quickly. They were extremely helpful and were lovely to deal with. Anyway the Reflection Palette contains four of their more creamy and spongey in texture shadows in the shades Precipice; cream, Acute; taupe, Dart; bronze and Graphica; grey.

I got the Lashes in 13, as I'm planning to do a very extreme winged look based on Illamasqua lashes and these are perfect! Im currently eyeing up the Lush lashes too.... 

I had seen the Intense Lip Gloss in Hermetic on their Instagram, I cant remember which one it was but as soon as I saw it, I just "needed" it in my life! Firstly they taste like sweeties, then its the most amazing purple toned red! Perfect for this time of year and if you really sheer it out its almost brown. Its one of the most unusual glosses I've come across but I love it! 

Raindrops Nail Polish has been on my wish list for quite a while, the grey polish with silver/white specks through it, has been a very popular polish for Illamasqua. It even had a sister polish made, Pink Raindrops as a limited edition, because it was just so popular! 

Then I also picked up one of their ever so popular Precision Inks, in the colour Havoc, which is in fact a very dark berry shade. It does look almost black however, I think it would be lovely as something different to the black liner, especially now its colder too.

I have such a soft spot for the Cream Pigments and Powder Shadows, especially in extremely bright and unusual colours. I was in a brown, beige rut until over the past year I just want to wear Illamasqua colours 24/7!!

The Cream Pigments are fantastic, lipsticks, eye shadows, blushers, you can even use some shades to contour or even on your brows if you want a funky brow. I picked up both of the shades in the sale, which are Mould, a dark purple and Delirium, a rosey taupe colour. 

Then I kind of lost my mind on the Powder Shadow selection, they have so many to pick from in the sale. I picked up Inception, one of my favourite purples Illamasqua do. Dizzy a muted pink, Burst, which looks like the most fantastic turquoise shade. Then finally Creep, a lovely lavender, which ever since Jamie Genevieve mentioned at the Glasgow counter I knew I would eventually have it in my life, I could of squealed with excitement upon seeing it in the sale. 

(Swatches: Left to Right - Hussy, Slink, Dizzy, Tango, Obsidian, Precipice, Acute, Dart, Graphica.)

(Swatches: Left to Right - Inception, Burst, Creep, Mould, Delirium, Havoc and Hermetic.)

Since I made my order, Illamasqua have since added more lines to their sale, so theres now a bigger selection. Which I am attempting to avoid looking at as it could become dangerous haha. If you'd like a review on any of these products let me know! 

You can shop the sale HERE. 

Eloise x