CCO AEGEAN GEL POLISH : 082 : REVIEW + SWATCHES

AEGEAN IS BILLED AS A NEW RANGE FROM CCO, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO CCO BRANDING ON THE BOTTLE AT ALL.

I DECIDED TO GO FOR 082 - A MID GREY WITH BLUE AND MAGENTA FINE GLITTER.

NATURAL LIGHT  .  WITH FLASH

         

THE TEXTURE OF THIS POLISH IS LOVELY, NOT TOO RUNY OR THICK. 

APPLICATION IS EASY, ALTHOUGH ON MY PINKY FINGER I FIND THE BRUSH IS ALMOST AS WIDE AS MY NAIL SO I AM EXTRA CAUTIOUS NOT TO TOUCH THE SKIN.

THE FIRST LAYER APPLIES SHEER BUT EVEN, 3 THIN COATS AND THE POLISH WAS OPAQUE.

SO FAR THIS POLISH IS BRILLIANT, BUT I WILL UPDATE WITH HOW IT LASTS.

* JUST A SMALL UPDATE. THE NAILS LASTED AROUND 5 DAYS WITH MORE CHIPS TO MY RIGHT HAND AND STARTED TO LIFT AT THE EDGES*

JUST A NOTE ON THE SELLER ON EBAY. THE POLISH WAS DISPATCHED SAME DAY AND DELIVERED THE NEXT. UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH IT SEEMS MOST COLOURS ARE OUT OF STOCK AT THE MOMENT.

AVAILABLE FROM EBAY  .  £2.89

THE BEST POWDER BRUSH IN THE WORLD* : BEAUTY STROKES MINERAL OPTICS

* THAT I HAVE TRIED SO FAR

BUT REALLY, THIS BRUSH IS AMAZING. IT SETS MY FOUNDATION SO WELL, JUST THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF POWDER TO KEEP IT IN PLACE WITHOUT LOOKING CAKEY.

SINCE I HAVE STARTED USING THIS BRUSH TO POWDER WITH MY FOUNDATION HAS BEEN LASTING LONGER AND LOOKS FAR MORE POLISHED.

THE BRUSH ITSELF IS LARGE, BUT NOT ROUNDED, ITS WIDE AND FLAT.

MADE OF DUAL FIBRE BRISTLES, IVE TRIED THIS TO BRONZE AS WELL AND ITS GREAT. I PICKED UP THE SMALLER FACE BRUSH TOO FOR CHEEKS.

ALL THIS FOR LESS THAN £5.

AVAILABLE TKMAXX IN STORE ONLY . £4.99

KISS GEL NAIL POLISH : ONYX : REVIEW + SWATCHES

I KNOW MY EXPERIENCE OF GEL NAIL POLISH IS EXTREMELY NOVICE BUT I KNOW WHEN A PRODUCT GOES HORRIBLY WRONG.

THIS GEL POLISH WAS DREADFUL IN EVERY WAY.

WHEN APPLYING TO THE NAILS IT SEPARATED AND LEFT AREAS COMPLETELY FREE OF POLISH AT ALL. WHAT DID APPLY WAS UNEVEN AND POORLY PIGMENTED. AFTER 5, YES 5 COATS, IT DID FINALLY BUILD UP TO BE OPAQUE - BUT STILL PATCHY.

AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS MY THUMB NAIL CHIPPED, AND THE REST FOLLOWED. AFTER TWO DAYS I DECIDED TO REMOVE THE POLISH COMPLETELY. IT WAS JUST NOT WORTH IT.

AS FOR VALUE, THIS POLISH RETAILS FOR £13, I BOUGHT IT IN ASDA FOR £6.50 AND I THANK MY LUCKY STARS I DID NOT PAY FULL PRICE!

YOU CAN SEE ON THE THUMB THE SHEER SPOTS

AVAILABLE ASDA  .  £6.50 (£13)

LOREAL TRUE MATCH FOUNDATION : REVIEW + SWATCHES

I PICKED THIS UP ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND I'VE BEEN WEARING IT EVER SINCE. ITS TRULY AMAZING! IT STAYS ON MY OILY COMBO SKIN AS WELL AS MY STUDIO FIX BUT HAS A MUCH MORE NATURAL AND LUMINIOUS FINISH WHILST BEING HIGH COVERAGE. IT LAYERS REALLY WELL WITHOUT BECOMING CAKEY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE NEVER TRIED THIS FOUNDATION BEFORE.

LOREAL TRUE MATCH SHADE : C2 ROSE VANILLA

    

SWATCH AND BLENDED OUT

FACE BEFORE AND AFTER

AND FINALLY A FULL FACE AFTER POWDERING.

I SET THIS FOUNDATION WITH MAC MINERALIZE SKINFINISH TO KEEP THE GLOW.

AVAILABLE BOOTS  .  £9.99