When a brand constantly launches new products it does make me question how good the previous offering must have been, but I've been proven wrong this time and I've found a mascara that's actually pretty good for a high street brand at under £10.
Since I got this I've been using it everyday, it holds up from 6.30am until 6.45pm without flaking, smudging or budging.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Lash Multiplying Mascara* (bit of a mouth full) is the latest addition to the mascara range by Maybelline cosmetics.
The brush is almost a good dupe of the latest release from a more luxury brand, just a bit bigger. The colour pay off is really good, a real black colour and that doesn't dull as the day goes on.
The brush design catches every single hair with it's 10 layer bristles, and the liquid ink formula lifts, curls and coats every lash. It gives great volume without the worry of clumps. And it layers nicely too.
This is my lashes with just one coat on them....
Removal is so easy to it just melts off with an eye make up remover, I am really impressed with this as a day to day product, give it a go if your in the market for a new mascara.
It's on sale in
Boots and Superdrug nationwide and is currently on a promotional offer of just £7.99 as part of a 3 for 2 offer or buy one get one half price.
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*PR Sample
I know not all of you have given into the Bold Metals range that Real Techniques recently launched, and I am really pleased to see that they are continuing to add to the line of originals.
Meet the newest arrivals.....
The Real Techniques Sculpting Brush £9.99 & The Real Techniques Concealer Brush £7.99 the body of the brushes are colour coded as your used to with the originals, the sculpting brush is part of the finishing collection, and the concealer brush is part of the base collection.
As with all the Real Techniques brushes the bristles are cruelty free and made from super soft taklon.
The Concealer Brush is perfectly shaped to fit in around the narrows of the nose, under the eyes and around the eyes, although I have to say the shiny coating on the bristles make it a little difficult to blend with, a bit of a disappointment really but it has good product pick up, you may want to reach for a softer brush for the blending.
You could use this as a highlighting brush as it would pick out the details of the face beautifully. If you've tried the original foundation brush its a miniature version of that, the shape is exactly the same so the bristles are angled for ease of use.
The Real Techniques Sculpting Brush is a great starter if you are new to contouring, the brush is a perfectly formed oval shape and the bristles are so dense, super soft and fluffy.
This brush blends beautifully and the product pick up is great. You could use this with powder or cream formula products and build up the intensity. I'm really impressed with how versatile this brush is.
Of the two I'd have to say I prefer the sculpting brush, although a good product the concealer one is just let down slightly on blend-ability.As with all the RT brushes they wash and dry beautifully and they come up looking like new. I use a baby shampoo on mine to wash them and do this once a week to keep bacteria at bay.
I'll be totally honest I'm not the worlds biggest fan of Benefit mascara, They're Real is a huge hit with so many ladies worldwide but it's not right for everyone. Benefit know this and that's why they've come up with their latest addition Roller Lash.
The unique 'Hook n Roll' brush is the first in its kind and so much development has gone into it's launch. I have to say I LOVE this mascara and it actually deliverers what it promises too, cant say fairer that that.
The design is based on the old retro rollers, and that's where the curl and hold aspect of the product comes in. The Hook N Roll brush promises to lift, curl and set the lash for 12 hours. and so far so good, I am about to put this stuff through it's paces at a sweaty gym work out so I'll be interested to see how it holds up. I have to say although it doesn't give a huge amount of volume it does lengthen and curl so well, in fact better than my beloved YSL. Don't just take my word for it, check out my lashes for yourself.....
It applies beautifully to the lower lashes too so I can see this becoming a firm fixture in my make up bag. If you'd like to try this before the full size version launches on the 12th of February then pick up a copy of Elle Magazine where they are teaming up to give readers a real treat.
Packed with vitamins and lash goodness, it's also water resistant, flake proof and easy to remove. It gives the lashes a lovely satin finish too and stays like it all day.
You'll be able to shop the Roller Lash from the 12th by clicking right
here and it's going to be £16.50 for 8.5g of product.
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Benefit Puff Off* is just one of the new releases from Benefit in 2015, I have to start with the cutesy packaging, it's adorable! I love a well packaged product and this doesn't disappoint.
So what is Puff Off?
Puff Off is a cooling eye gel that's designed to 'iron out' fine lines and leave your delicate eye area refreshed and perfectly pressed thanks to the innovative and super cute iron style tip which not only cools the area but makes application really easy.
You can apply this on it's own, under or over make up and it doesn't disturb your concealer if you need refreshing throughout the day.It tightens and lifts whilst cooling and de-puffing, it's packs quite a punch.
This acts as a sort of eye primer, it seems to gently flatten or maybe fill the fine lines around the eyes, it really does help your make up sit on smoothly and holds on to it all day. The gel it's self is a creamy consistency and doesn't have any sparkle or shimmer in it so you haven't got to worry about that, the light pink colour adds a little camouflage to darker areas.
I'll be adding a couple of before and after shots shortly to this post, so keep your eyes peeled!
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*PR Sample
