I was clearing out my makeup drawers and saw this mascara and remember loving it when I first tried it out so thought I would put it to the test again and see if I still love it. CLAIMS: Waterproof formula provides much needed moisture to prevent lash brittleness Long-lasting technology will not smear, smudge or rub off Contains a mixture of natural botanical and scientific ingredients to help keep colour on and protect lashes Before we start I thought I would mention that I

Last year I tried this foundation by NYX, I gave it a 4 out of 5 because it sunk into my fine lines but otherwise it was okay, now my skin is in a better condition right now, I still have dry skin but not as dry as it used to be. CLAIMS: Enhance the appearance of silky smooth skin. Achieve a picture-perfect look any time you're in the spotlight. You can see I have had a bit of a breakout on my forehead so I have texture but my skin is not as dry as normal. Coverage is buildab

If you are a loyal blog reader you will know that I love one mascara and that is Benefit They're Real! so I have been trying a few more mascaras and tried this one a while ago so thought I would retry it. CLAIMS: Curving Volumising Lasts 16 Hours My eyelashes right now are short. One coat of mascara and my eyelashes look more defined. Coat number two and I quite like the way my eyelashes look, they are defined and volumised. Applied the rest of my makeup and just to let you k

I really want to like this foundation, I see YouTubers such as Tati Westbrook like it and I remember not liking it so thought I would retry it out on here. CLAIMS: Your skin, only better. Skin-perfecting foundation Delivers flawless camera-ready makeup Specially made with a matte, light-diffusing complex to give your skin #nofilter perfection Light-adjusting complex to help prevent white cast in photos Tested under 7 light conditions with and without the use of flash My skin

Back in July I tried this mascara and gave it a rating of 2 out of 5, I know some of my mascaras are better once it's been opened so maybe this mascara will be better once it has been opened for a while. CLAIMS: Gives lashes a beautiful Clump-free volume, from first to last use Perfect everyday volume Use the Volume Defining brush to load bare lashes with a generous coat of volumising formula to build beautiful natural-looking volume. If you hate to throw away half-used masca

My sister graduated with a first from Leeds Beckett university, me and the family went to the graduation. Face Of The Day PRIMER: Benefit POREfessional Primer PRIMER APPLICATOR: Beauty Blender® FOUNDATION: MAC Face & Body Foundation in C1 FOUNDATION APPLICATOR: Real Techniques Buffing Brush EYE PRIMER: Max Factor Miracle Prep Eyeshadow Primer (I am actually doing a review on this so you will see this in another blog post) EYESHADOW (all over): Urban Decay Basic Palette in W.O

I have mentioned a few times (I think) that my favourite nail polish is Essie in Fiji, it's a really nice colour on pale skin tones as well as dark, I saw that there is an OPI dupe for it (according to Pinterest) and I have that shade in my collection so thought I would put them to the test. Prepped my nails prior to painting them by filing, buffing and pushing my cuticles back. First coat is patchy. Second coat and both still patchy. Third coat and the Essie is a solid colou

I was going to find dupes for the very popular face mask by Sand & Sky but my order didn't arrive in time so manage to find something else to battle together. My skin is dry, dull and red. The Lacura® face mask comes with a brush so it's easier to apply in an even way compared to the Superdrug one. Both of them dried after 10 minutes, the Superdrug felt really tight on my skin and was slightly uncomfortable. By the way I put a hair mask on mid way through, giving myself a bit

I thought this Nails Inc shade was limited edition but it turns out that it's not, I got this in a magazine I have buffed and filed my nails as well as paint my nails with a base coat (CND Creative Play Base Coat). Now before I start I will explain how I am going to do this so I didn't think it would be fair to paint one hand with one nail polish and the other with the other nail polish because I am right handed so I generally get more wear and tear on them so going alphabeti

My first MAC lipstick was Creme Cup, this is my second tube of this lipstick so you can tell I like it and when I came across Pinterest dupes and that there was a wet n wild dupe I had to check it out. Just want to apologise for the quality of the pictures, I took them at 5am when I get up and do my makeup so it was dark but they were taken on my iPhone, when I first started writing this blog back in 2018 I had a Canon DSLR but sold it to my brother and still haven't repurcha

I am obsessed with MAC Prep + Prime Fix+, I have bought quite a few mini versions of it but feel bad every time, you maybe wondering why I don't just buy the full size but I like to spray my face throughout the day so a mini in my handbag is so much easier. I have saw a few Pinterest and Instagram posts about dupes so I thought I would try one out myself. My skin is very dry at the moment so after applying my makeup I am not impressed with the matte look so thought I would sp

I found two photos of my nails and thought they looked similar so I have decided to see if they are dupes. I have buffed and filed my nails as well as paint my nails with a base coat. Now before I start I will explain how I am going to do this so I didn't think it would be fair to paint one hand with one nail polish and the other with the other nail polish because I am right handed so I generally get more wear and tear on them so going alphabetical with brands I will start on

A couple of years ago MAC Lipstick in Velvet Teddy was a big hit, everybody was wearing it and I remember that it was hard to get your hands on so Pinterest was covered in dupe pictures so I thought I would put one to the test. My lips are in a decent state, I suffer with dry skin and dry lips but today was a good lip day. I applied on my right (left in the picture) the MAC lipstick on half of my lips and on my left (right in the picture) the wet n wild lipstick. It was easie

In 2016 Benefit Cosmetics sold a Hoola Bronzer every 10 seconds and in 2019 they expanded this to range to having four shades now but I saw people putting up dupes on social media for the original bronzer so I thought I would put one of them to the test which is the wet n wild MegaGlo Contouring Palette. I got my Benefit product in a Christmas gift set so when compare the products below and link the product I will be linking the original sized Hoola. wet n wild has only just

If you personally know me or have read my blog post from the beginning you will know that  I am the eldest of seven and Alivia is child number five, the youngest girls so I thought I would help her with prom. About Alivia: she isn’t very girl, doesn’t wear makeup or paint her nails, she is more into her athletics which she is part of a team and competes. Nails: CND Creative Play Base Coat Essie Gel Couture (shade: Fairy Tailor) Essie Gel Couture Top Coat Essie Nail Lacquer (

It is sad to say that the founder of The Ordinary has sadly passed away, I am not writing this because of him. CLAIMS: Full coverage Lightweight Smooth, perfected and semi-matte finish Lasts all day without settling into fine lines HOW TO USE: Shake before use Dispense a small amount into the palm or the back of your hand Smooth on and blend throughout the face Ideally outward from the midpoint of the face When I first tried this foundation I said I would need to use a moistu

Back in May I tried The Ordinary Coverage Foundation for a blog post and when I purchased that foundation I tried to purchase this one but my shade wasn't available and FINALLY they have my shade in. CLAIMS: lightweight medium-coverage formulations looks natural with a very lightweight serum feel resist collecting within fine lines and stay on for longer offer a semi-matte finish HOW TO USE: Shake before use.  Dispense a small amount into the palm or the back of your hand.  S

My Dad tells me I have too much makeup, I have cleared some out but I love playing with makeup and putting together different looks. The way I have stored these are with three old IKEA Moppe drawers that I painted, you can get smaller versions of them still but I wish they still did this side. I am going to through each set of drawers plus each drawer, I thought I would mention that I am not a professional makeup artist, everything I know I have either self taught or watched

Most Sunday‘s (9 out of 10) I give myself a little pampering, it’s my way to refresh myself for the new week. I have decided to share it with you and also to recommend some products I love using and show you how some Sunday’s I do blog posts like face mask reviews. What's funny is I am working on Sunday so I gave myself a pampering on Friday so I could put it up onto this blog. Hair Mask No sooner I wake up I take my hair out of whatever updo I have going on and put a hair ma

I have stored my nail polish on top of my makeup drawers and thought I would show you them now before I redo my room and have a different way to organise them. What I have done is put them in brands on this blog post so you can see what I have but at the beginning I have put the treatments, basecoats, topcoats etc together. Also thought I would mention I am not a trained nail tech. Treatments & Bits Barry M Basecoat, Topcoat & Nail Hardener All In One Barry M Matte Topcoat Ba