MS KEIKO GEL NAIL VARNISH : 266 : SWATCHES

JUST A LITTLE POST ABOUT GEL NAIL POLISH. I HAVE INVESTED IN A GEL NAIL POLISH KIT [LACKPERM] CONTAINING A LED LIGHT, TOP/BASE COAT, FINISHER AND REMOVER TO GET ME STARTED INTO THE WORLD OF NAILS.

IM NOT GREAT AT NAILS, I CAN NEVER GET THE APPLICATION SPOT ON AND LOATH HAVING TO WAIT FOR NAILS TO DRY - HENCE THE GEL!

WORKING IN RETAIL MY NAILS TAKE A LOT OF BATTERING SO I AM EAGER TO SEE HOW WELL THIS MS KEIKO NAIL POLISH HOLDS UP.

THIS NAIL POLISH COST ME £1.50 FOR 7ML - WHICH IS TINY, BUT GREAT FOR TESTING COLOURS.

IT TOOK AROUND 14 DAYS TO ARRIVE.

THE COLOUR DOESN'T LOOK THE SAME AS ON THE WEBSITE APPLYING MORE OF A VERY LIGHT PEACH TONED PINK HOWEVER APPLICATION WAS VERY SMOOTH.

THE SWATCH ABOVE IS AFTER TWO COATS WITH BASE AND TOP COAT.

£1.50 / MS KEIKO EBAY PAGE

MAX FACTOR 2000 CALORIE MASCARA : REVIEW

MAX FACTOR MASCARAS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVOURITES, FALSE LASH EFFECT WAS MY HOLY GRAIL - BUT I LOVE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW [WELL NEW TO ME!]

KNOWING HOW MUCH I LOVED FALSE LASH, 2000 CALORIE HAD A LOT TO LIVE UP TO AND IM HAPPY TO SAY I LOVE THIS ONE TOO.

IT MAKES MY LASHES A LOVELY INKY BLACK, ADDS VOLUME AND KEEPS MY CURL SET IN PLACE. AS IT IS A DENSE AND WET FORMULA YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO USE TO MUCH. LIGHT COATS WORK BEST OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET CLUMPED*, SPIDERY LASHES RATHER THAN BEAUTIFULLY FANNED WINKERS.

*I HAVE TO ADMIT I DID RUSH THE APPLICATION FOR THE PHOTOS, HENCE BEING MORE CLUMPY THAN USUAL.

£7.99 / AVAILABLE IN BOOTS

BOTANICS MATTIFYING DAY CREAM AND HYDRATING NIGHT CREAM : DAY 1 REVIEW

INVESTING IN SKIN CARE IS ALWAYS TRICKY, SO MANY BRANDS, SO MANY CLAIMS. MY SKIN IS COMBINATION - OILY IN THE T-ZONE, DRY ON THE CHEEKS. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HARD BALANCING ACT AND I TEND TO SHY AWAY FROM HARSH EXFOLIANTS IN FAVOUR OF CREAMS.

THESE MOISTURISERS ARE CURRENTLY ON OFFER IN BOOTS FOR £3.32 EACH (NORMALLY £4.99).

MY PLAN IS TO USE THE MATTIFYING DAY CREAM UNDER MAKEUP EACH DAY TO KEEP EXCESS OILS AT BAY AND LIGHTLY MOISTURISE MY CHEEKS.

AT NIGHT THE HYALURONIC FORMULATION OF THE HYDRATING NIGHT CREAM SHOULD BOOST MY MOISTURISATION AND HELP KEEP EXFOLIATION AT BAY, AS BOTANICS CLAIMS -

"Formulated with hyaluronic acid, proven to immediately boost moisture levels, the nourishing formula leaves skin ready to face the day"

DAY 1 : MATTIFYING

THE CREAM IS EASY TO APPLY AND BLEND, I USED ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT ALL OVER THE FACE. IT SETS TO A LIGHT SATIN FINISH FILM ON THE SKIN.

MY SKIN FEELS TAUGHT AND MATTE, IF A LITTLE DRY ON THE CHEEKS.

AFTER A FEW HOURS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHINE HAS STARTED TO BREAK THROUGH ON THE T-ZONE. 

MY MAKEUP APPLIED BEAUTIFULLY OVER THE MOISTURISER AND AT THE END OF THE DAY I DID NOTICE LESS OIL AND SHINE THAN I WOULD NORMALLY HAVE.

NIGHT 1 : HYDRATING

I PUT A GENEROUS AMOUNT ON AN BLENDED IN THEN HIT THE HAY.

THE NEXT MORNING MY SKIN FELT PLUMPED AND REFRESHED. I ALSO NOTICED A LACK OF DRY PATCHES AND FLAKY SKIN.

SO FAR THESE HAVE BOTH WORKED WONDERS INITIALLY BUT THE PROOF IS IN THE LASTING SO I WILL UPDATE AFTER A WEEK OR SO OF DAILY USE.

BOTANICS . AVAILABLE FROM BOOTS.COM . £3.32

LILY LOLO NATURAL LIPSTICK - DEMURE

LILY LOLO NATURAL LIPSTICK IN DEMURE IS A LOVELY NUDE SHADE WITH A HINT OF PEACH. ITS A LOVELY CREAMY TEXTURE WITH A SATIN FINISH. VERY GENTLE TO APPLY IT IS NOT DRYING. THE LIPSTICK IS NOT THE MOST LONG WEARING AND DOES BEGIN TO FADE IN A FEW HOURS HOWEVER IT WEARS EVENLY NOT LEAVING ANY PATCHES BEHIND.

I BOUGHT THIS IN TKMAXX WHERE THEY CURRENTLY HAVE VARIOUS SHADES IN THE OLD LILY LOLO PACKAGING FOR ONLY £4.99 AGAINST THE £8.99 RRP.

TKMAXX IN STORE ONLY  .  £4.99  .  LILYLOLO.CO.UK