Glamour Magazine Does It Again!

So as you may have read last month I was so happy to see that Glamour magazine were giving away an Eyeko Skinny Liner with their £2 July issue. Once again they have made me buy their August Issue. This month issue has a Clinique Chubby Stick worth £13.50 and the issue is once again just £2.

I am loving these "chubby stick" style lip colours at the moment and have quite a few from different drugstore brands so was quite excited to try the original. I choose the colour Super Strawberry, not only because I have read that this is the best selling colour in the U.S but also because I wanted to get something different, the other colour I had to choose from was more of a baby pink, which the majority of the lip colours I own are! Super Strawberry is a muted red shade. I really like this colour its definitely an everyday colour, its one of those "your lips but better", sort of colours. It is a tinted balm so not highly pigmented but I felt like it gave a nice sheen and definitely made my lips feel moisturised, it doesn't cling to dry patches and doesn't bleed.

Overall I really like this product but don't feel like its worth the retail price £17.00 as I feel this is near enough identical to my Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain which is just £7.99. Saying that at £2.00 you cant really complain!

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain | Review

Hi Guys! One of my favorite lip colours at the moment is Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in the colour Lovesick. It is a really pretty pink, sometimes I use this with a clear gloss over the top for a more subtle pink and sometimes I will use 2-3 layers of this on its own and this creates a really bright vibrant pink. 

Coral and pink are my favorite colours to wear on my lips in the spring/summer and I think this is a perfect pink. It lasts for hours without smudging. When I bought this I thought that it would be really light in colour and moisturising but after using it I found that it's a lot more pigmented than I was expecting and I don't feel that it is as moisturising as I'd hoped. This doesn't bother me as I just use a lip balm before applying it. 

I think that the design of these chubby crayons make the product really easy to apply and are perfect for on the go! These are a dupe of the Clinique Chubby Sticks which I haven't yet tried but I would expect the Clinique version to be a lot more moisturising as they have quite a steep price tag - £16.00 for 3g whereas the Revlon Just bitten Kissable balm stain retails at £7.99 for 2.7g. 

I bought this whilst boots had their 3 for 2 offer on. These balm stains also have a lovely, fresh pepperminty scent, which I personally really like, as I was worried these may have that cheap plastic-y scent. Overall I think these products are definitely worth the hype that has been made over them. There are a couple of other colours I'd like to try and they are crush and rendezvous.

Have you tried these? What did you think?

Septembers Empties!

Hi, I'm just going to do some quick reviews on things that i have run out of and whether I will buy them again.

1 - Benefit Bronzer 10 = £23.50

This is a bronzing and highlighting face powder duo. I love all of Benefits blushers and bronzers. Recently I have found MeMeMe blushers/bronzers which are pretty much identical and only £8.50, but MeMeMe haven't yet brought out a bronzing/highlighting duo so I probably will carry on buying 10 from Benefit, as I adore it!

2- Dior Forever flawless foundation / colour = 022 = £31.00

This is a lovely foundation, I would say it is medium/full coverage. I have quite dry skin and this was fine on my face. It is quite expensive, I bought it when I needed a break from my usual Estee Lauder double wear and I thought that double wear was expensive at £26.50 - and both foundations are 30ml. Also it didn't last very long it lasted me about 4 months where as double wear will last at least 6 months. The bottle has a pump which I thought was a bonus but you cant get all of the foundation out of the bottle, so I had to break the top off as I was not going to spend £31.00 and not use it all!!    

Over all a good foundation but a rip-off, I don't think I will buy this again unless i could afford to!

3- Mac Studio sculpt Foundation / Colour = NC25 = £24.00

This is a 40ml tube - So more foundation and cheaper than the Dior. All of the MAC foundations are reasonably priced and they are really good quality. I bought this foundation after seeing good reviews on it, i purchased it from Debenhams when they had a Mega event so i think i paid about £21.00 which is a real bargain for a decent foundation. I really liked it, it is in a squeezy tube so you can get it all out and it lasts ages, i purchased it in January and i have only just run out. It is really easy to apply and you can layer it up so you can go from light coverage to full!

I will definitely purchase this one again.

4 - Double Wear Zero Smudge Liquid eyeliner = £20.00

Now this isn't actually an empty but i am chucking it out, so it may as well be!

I'm really disappointed with this eyeliner. It is quite watery so it takes a while to dry which is annoying because it does end up smudging and because the liquid is so fine it goes into your creases on your eye lids and spreads.

I will not be purchasing this again!

5 - Clinique Eye Defining Liquid Liner = £11.00

I'm not sure if Clinique still do this but I know you can buy it on line. I love this liner, it is quick drying, easy to use fine brush, good value and long lasting. The only downside is that it drys as more of a dark grey than a black. I will be ordering this again.

6 - Clarins Beauty Flash Balm = £28.00

This is my must have, I put it on before my foundation every day. it makes your skin feel soft and plumps your skin up a bit to make you look more awake. It is really moisturising and the tube last for ages. I also love the smell of it i have read different reviews, some people think the smell is odd but I like it! I shall be buying another one this week as i cannot live without it!

MUA Lipstick / Shade 5 = £1.00

I bought this lipstick in superdrug its a brand i have never seen before i think it must be a superdrug own brand. It looks like a knock-off MAC. It so cheap but actually quite good quality. I bought this lipstick and a smokey eyeshadow trio which was £2.50 i noticed that they also do eyeshadow palettes of 12 different colours for £4.00. the lipstick doesn't last long but you don't mind re-applying if its only £1.00, it does also have that cheap lipstick smell but I can deal with that! I will buy some more of these in different shades.

YSL Rouge Pur Lipstick / shade 146 = £23.50

This is my most used lipstick. i have re-purchased this about 3 times, it is my all time favourite but i have a feeling it has been discontinued as i cant find it! :(

If you have read my previous blogs you will know that i am a huge fan of the YSL lipsticks. I love their colours i love their packaging and i love that they are long lasting.

So if i can find this online i will definitely purchase again! :)