♥ My Holy Grail Mascaras ♥
Today I'm here with another installment of my "Holy Grail" series, so today I'm here to share my holy mascaras. I have five mascaras to share with you and some are old favourites but also they are some favourites that I have discovered more recently.
First up we have the Benefit They're Real mascara, which I know has been a lot of peoples favourite for a while. But I only first tried it in October and I fell in love with it, I love how black and defined it makes my lashes. My only problem is its a real pain to get iff because it is so long-wearing.
A really new favourite is the Make Up For Ever Excessive Lash as not only does it add a lot of volume and thickness. But because of the slim brush that defines the lashes so no matter how much you put on it doesn't look clumpy.
One mascara that you guys have heard a lot about is the Soap & Glory Thick & Fast mascara and I did review it here. I love this one because of how black it is when you apply it and I love the shape of the brush as its slightly curved so you can get all your lashes.
Another one that has definitely been a long time favourite in the Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless as its so long-wearing and again I love the brush because the bristles are so fine that it grabs every lashes and it really defines the lashes.
The newest mascara I've tried is the Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes mascara and I love this one because of the deepness of the colour, it holds the curl so well. It never clumps my lashes and gives the, nice volume and length.
That's it for my Holy Grail mascaras I hope you enjoyed it and it gave you some inspiration if you're looking for a new mascara and I'll see you soon.
♥ Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge Review ♥
As mentioned in a post recently I really wanted to try the Beauty Blender but with the hefty price tag I thought I would try something a little cheaper before branching out to purchase a £16 sponge. So today I'm here to review the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge.Firstly I wanted to say when blending out my foundation with this sponge it gives a gorgeous coverage and never had a cakey or streaky finish. I especially love the flat side as it blends so fast and smoothly in the larger areas of the faces, whereas the pointy side is perfect to concealer the under eye area or blemishes when more precision is required.
Secondly, I have never had a makeup tool that has washed as quite as well as this sponge does. A quick wash with a gentle shampoo (I personally like the Johnson's baby shampoo) and it's as good as new. This minimizes how many sponges you have to buy. Also a huge positive is the sponge looks better when its wet. Meaning you can use the sponge straight after you've washed it unlike many foundation brushes.
My only negative is the sponge is quite delicate for example when I accidentally trapped the corner of my sponge in my palette it did rip part of my sponge apart. So do try and be a bit more careful than me if you are to purchase this sponge, which I do definitely recommend.
That's it for my review of the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge Review. I hope you enjoyed and I will see you soon.
♥ Mac Face and Body Review ♥
I recently spoke about the Mac Face and Body Foundation in my Everyday makeup routine for college and I thought I would give you guys my opinion on it. So here we go.
Firstly I would say I don't like the pricing of this item because you can buy the 50ml version (which makes more sense then it doesn't go off) for £22. But then for another £7.50 you can get an extra 70ml and I really don't understand. So I went for the 120ml bottle just because I thought it would be better value.
With that rant out of the way lets get into the actual product a bit more, I love this product as its the light coverage for an everyday look however if you want a bit more coverage like me it is a very buildable foundation and I always find setting it with the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder adds a bit more coverage for a perfect everyday look. Something that does put me off is it does have a bit of a weird smell but as soon as your done applying the foundation you can't smell it anymore so it doesn't bother you throughout the day. It has good staying power but I would recommend setting it with a powder as it is a very dewy foundation so if you get quite oily throughout the day this one might not be for you, if not a good powder will set it into place and it stays put all day.
It's such a lightweight foundation that it's so comfortable to wear as when it settle into the skin after application it isn't heaving in the slightest to be honest you wouldn't be able to tell that it was on. Which is definitely something I love about this foundation. I use the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to apply this and they are a match made in heaven so I'd definitely recommend them both.
That's it for my review I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you soon.
Firstly I would say I don't like the pricing of this item because you can buy the 50ml version (which makes more sense then it doesn't go off) for £22. But then for another £7.50 you can get an extra 70ml and I really don't understand. So I went for the 120ml bottle just because I thought it would be better value.With that rant out of the way lets get into the actual product a bit more, I love this product as its the light coverage for an everyday look however if you want a bit more coverage like me it is a very buildable foundation and I always find setting it with the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder adds a bit more coverage for a perfect everyday look. Something that does put me off is it does have a bit of a weird smell but as soon as your done applying the foundation you can't smell it anymore so it doesn't bother you throughout the day. It has good staying power but I would recommend setting it with a powder as it is a very dewy foundation so if you get quite oily throughout the day this one might not be for you, if not a good powder will set it into place and it stays put all day.
It's such a lightweight foundation that it's so comfortable to wear as when it settle into the skin after application it isn't heaving in the slightest to be honest you wouldn't be able to tell that it was on. Which is definitely something I love about this foundation. I use the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to apply this and they are a match made in heaven so I'd definitely recommend them both.
That's it for my review I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you soon.
