I have wanted to try out the LANEIGE lip mask PACKAGING (LANEIGE): Cardboard box with a plastic pot with a plastic applicator INGREDIENTS (LANEIGE): Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Phyto- Steryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Polybutene, Microcrystalline Wax / Cera Microcristallina / Cire Microcri Stalline, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Synthetic Wax, Ethylene/Propylene/ Styrene Copolymer, Sucrose Te

Everybody seems to love these pamper/makeup headbands so I thought I would see if the SHEIN version is better than Brushworks version. PACKAGING (Brushworks): It comes with a cardboard hanger. PACKAGING (SHEIN): Plastic bag Brushworks Black Cloud Headband Purchased from: Beauty Bay Price:  £9.00 SHEIN Spa Headband Purchased from:   SHEIN Price:  £2.10 I am wearing the Brushwork in the pictures above, I have a bit of a large head and you can see this headband is slightly too

I have heard so many people say that these are dupes so thought I would put it to the test. Now you might have seen I did blog posts recently on both of these primers so if you would like to read the e.l.f one click here and if you would like to read the SHEGLAM one click here . PACKAGING (e.l.f.): Plastic tube with a pump lid in a cardboard box PACKAGING (SHEGLAM): Plastic bottle with a pump inside the carboard box. CLAIMS (e.l.f.): Gel primer formula grips makeup  Gives sk

I love using beautyblenders but what I don't like is the price because I am a bit OCD and like to change out my sponge every month or every other month. PACKAGING (beautyblender): The sponge comes in a plastic tube. PACKAGING (SHEIN): Comes in a thick plastic egg and then in a plastic bag. beautyblender Purchased from: Cult Beauty Price:  £17.50 SHEIN Purchased from:   SHEIN Price:  £1.00 This is what the sponges look like dry. I use my beautyblender wet so I wet them both.

I have wanted the Anastasia Beverly Hills palette for a while but it is pricey so this blog gave me a reason to splurge. I contour but don't really highlight or bake that often. PACKAGING (Anastasia Beverly Hills): Cardboard palette in a cardboard sleeve PACKAGING (SHEGLAM): Cardboard palette in a cardboard sleeve CLAIMS (Anastasia Beverly Hills): A sculpting and contouring palette Six decadent facial powders designed to contour, sculpt and highlight the complexion The ideal

I am not a concealer user really but I may as well try out two that look a like, see if they are a like. PACKAGING (Makeup Revolution): Plastic tube in a plastic wrap PACKAGING (SHEGLAM): Plastic tube in a cardboard box CLAIMS (Makeup Revolution): Tired eyes, THIS is your wakeup call! Revolution’s Eye Bright Concealer has been specially formulated to target under-eye circles, offering flexible buildable coverage with a max-level hit of vitamin C to actively treat the area as

All over social media when the e.l.f. Camo CC Cream came out people were saying it's a dupe for IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream with SPF 50+ so I thought I would put it to the test because I love the IT Cosmetics one. If you would like to read the first impressions blog post I did for the e.l.f. one then click here and if you would like to read the review blog post I did for the IT Cosmetics one the click here . PACKAGING (e.l.f.): The plastic tube with the pump

Social media and blogs have said these two are dupes so I thought I would try it out. PACKAGING (Yves Saint Laurent): Glass bottle PACKAGING (Zara): Glass bottle INGREDIENTS.(Yves Saint Laurent): TEXT INGREDIENTS.(Zara): Alcohol Denat, Aqua, Parfum, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Bht, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Geraniol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Citronellol, Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Benz

I saw this dupe on an Instagram page so had to check it out for myself. PACKAGING (China Glaze): Glass bottle PACKAGING (OPI): Glass bottle INGREDIENTS.(China Glaze): Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Adipic Acid / Neopentyl Glycol / Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Adipic Acid/Fumaric Acid/Tricyclodecane Dimethanol Copolymer, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Stearal

Where do I find out these are dupes? PACKAGING (MAC): MAC lipsticks come in a cardboard box and then the lipstick itself is plastic. PACKAGING (wet n wild): The lipstick comes shrink wrapped and then a label on the actual plastic lipstick tube which really irritates me because I couldn't get it all off. INGREDIENTS.(MAC): Dimethicone, Isoeicosane, Kaolin, Ceresin, Paraffin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceri

I have used The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution for a while now and love it so when I saw Beauty Bay had their own I had to try it out. PACKAGING (By Beauty Bay): Plastic bottle is housed in a cardboard box PACKAGING (The Ordinary): Glass bottle is housed in a decent cardboard box CLAIMS (By Beauty Bay): Exfoliate the skin and reduce excess oil Exfoliate away dead and dull skin Unclog pores Reduce excess oil on all skin types With a red colour for easy application

I saw on a dupe Instagram page that these two mascaras are dupes so thought I would see if they are. If you want to read my first impressions on the Revlon mascara then click here and if you want to read my first impressions on the Too Faced mascara then click here . PACKAGING (Revlon): The plastic tube came in shrink wrapped. PACKAGING (Too Faced): Plastic tube CLAIMS (Revlon): Bigger. Badder. Bolder Gives you bold, rebellious volume that lasts all day and night, also with

I don't know where I saw it exactly but I saw that this Rimmel lipstick is a dupe for MAC Velvet Teddy. I was really wanting to find a dupe for MAC Velvet Teddy. I swatched the lipsticks and you can tell they are not dupes. MAC Lipstick in Velvet Teddy Purchased From: MAC Size: 3g Price: £17.50 Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick in Notting Hill Nude Purchased From: Boots Size: 4ml Price: £6.99 Is it a dupe: No

I have been following an Instagram account @allintheblush for ages and she mentioned these two bronzers so I thought I would try it out. I thought I would mention that wet n wild has redesigned their packaging or maybe it is the UK version but it is now rectangle not circle. INGREDIENTS (NARS): Talc, Silica, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Nylon-12, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Lauroyl Lysine, Chlorphenesin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Trisodium Edta, Tocopherol, Sod

I have already done two battle of the dupes blog posts this round using these two brands, if you want to read them then click below: BATTLE OF THE DUPES #26: The Inkey List vs. The Ordinary BATTLE OF THE DUPES #30: The Inkey List vs. The Ordinary PACKAGING (The Inkey List): Plastic bottle housed in a cardboard box. PACKAGING (The Ordinary): The glass bottle with pipette is housed in a cardboard box. CLAIMS (The Inkey List): Targets breakouts Minimises pores Decongests confu

I don't know where I saw it exactly but I saw that this NYX lipstick is a dupe for MAC Velvet Teddy. One is a lipstick one is a liquid lipstick. I swatched the lipsticks and you can tell they are not dupes. MAC Lipstick in Velvet Teddy Purchased From: MAC Size: 3g Price: £17.50 NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick in Soft Spoken Purchased From: Boots Size: 4ml Price: £7.00 Is it a dupe: No

I saw these two nail polishes on my dresser and thought I would see whether or not they are matching, a dupe. PACKAGING (Nails Inc): Squared/rectangle glass bottle with plastic lid. PACKAGING (OPI): OPI signature glass bottle with a plastic lid. INGREDIENTS (Nails Inc): Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Polyester-23, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), Stearalkonium Bentonite, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl.

All over the internet if you look for a Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara dupe you will see this mascara is mentioned. CLAIMS (L'Oréal): Enriched with las-loving Castor Oil Intense, volumised lashes Flake-free formula Ultra-soft brush makes it easy to apply Feather-soft, longer-looking fluttery lashes CLAIMS (Too Faced): Stretches, lengthens, and curls lashes for extreme volume without flaking! Film-Forming Polymers hold lashes and lock curls into place for the most dramatic,

I wanted to battle the two skincare brands out against each other. PACKAGING (The Inkey List): A very basic box but that seems to be their signature look with a tiny plastic bottle. PACKAGING (The Ordinary): Another simple box with a glass bottle with a pipette. CLAIMS (The Inkey List): Chemical exfoliant containing Lactic Acid, a natural AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) derived from maize that helps to loosen and remove dead skin cells from skin's surface 10% lactic acid for mild ex

I have many nail polishes and when I was going through and binning a few I noticed two that I thought could possibly be dupes. PACKAGING (Sally Hansen): Signature Color Therapy bottle. PACKAGING (Sinful Colors): Simple and their typical bottle. Prepped my nails and used the same base coat. Now so you know when I do a battle of the dupes for nail polish I do it in alphabetical order, left to right, I don't do one hand with one brand and the other hand in another because my rig