Max Factor Excess Volume Extreme Impact Mascara & Excess Intensity Longwear Eyeliner

Hi there lovelies. How gorgeous has the sunshine been today eh? Much better than the wind and rain we have been putting up with in the UK that's for sure. 

Today I have 2 make-up items to review for you which were sent to me for free to try out. The are the Max Factor Excess Volume Extreme Impact Mascara (Black) & Max Factor Excess Intensity Longwear Eyeliner (Excessive Charcoal/Black).

Left Eye: With Products, Right Eye: Without Products

Max Factor Excess Volume Extreme Impact Mascara (Black) ~ Usually £12.99, but currently £9.99 at Boots until 19th Feb! Also currently £9.99 at Superdrug!

This mascara as you can see is a 2 step double ended system. The left brush (Step 1 Extreme Volume) is quite a thick barrelled plastic brush with bristles shorter at the tip. This is your base coat. For those wanting an easy everyday eye some may like this base as their mascara alone as it separates the lashes really well giving a fanned out effect that looks very natural and feels very light on the lashes like you are not wearing mascara. I applied 2 coats of this to my upper lashes, then the excess remaining on my brush to my lower lashes.

Step 2 Dark Lacquer has a thinner traditional mascara bristle brush that again tapers towards the tip. This is the part that really makes an impact adding a jet black pigment, volumising and thickening the lashes. When applying be sure to press the wand against your lashes and sweep upwards towards your lids to get the best curved lash shape. There really is no need to curl lashes before using this mascara.

I do love this mascara for the effect it gives and the need for only one product rather than three. By that I mean lash curler, mascara primer and regular mascara. However I can not remove this without eye make-up remover as it really is budge proof. It is recommended that an oil based remover is used though. It does also smudge under my lower lashes and I like wearing mascara there. I do not think it has a glossy, patent finish as advertised. This mascara also comes in the shade Black/Brown. Suitable for contact lens wearers. 

Max Factor Excess Intensity Longwear Eyeliner (Excessive Charcoal/Black) ~ Usually £6.99, currently £4.99 at Boots!

This is a twist up crayon eyeliner with a click shut lid. This shade is definitely a charcoal black as it is not as intense as other liners I have used. The formula is quite smooth, but does not glide on as smoothly as my E.L.F. mineral eye liner. The product works better around my eyelid than on my waterline as I get a deeper finish on my skin. Trying it today it is staying on my waterline pretty well, but the first time I tried it there my eyes were a little watery and it would not show up at all.

This comes in 5 other shades of Excessive Green, Excessive Aqua, Excessive Gold, Excessive Silver and Excessive Brown. The eyeliners are self-sharpening although this is not something you can actually see. They are smudge-proof and have a flexible water-proof film for a longer lasting hold of 12 hour intensity. 

If you try this product do not twist up too much as you can not twist it back down. Each twist has a click so only twist up when needed.

If you try these products then why not follow the latest selfie craze and post your #selfeye

Link me up on Twitter @vickyayles with yours if you do. I have already posted mine ;)

I hope you enjoyed this review. Let me know your favourite mascaras and eyeliners with reasons why in the comments below.

Love to you all

High Flyers GlossyBox

Hi there loves. Today I have my latest GlossyBox products to show you. This box is named High Flyers as it includes items for us girls during our summer travels.

Urban Veda Purifying Exfoliating Facial Polish, £8.99 for 125ml

To be used for a deep cleanse, removing impurities, treating blackheads, reducing excess sebum, tightening pores and leaving skin hydrated.

Apply to a wet face, massage using gentle circular movements, and rinse with cold water to tighten pores and help mattify excessive shine.

This is for oil-prone skin and mine is dry, but I will still try this out. The granules in this scrub feel very fine on my hand. The scent is almost medicated, but in a purifying way. The packaging is green on the website so I guess the design has changed?

Emite Make Up Eyelash Curler, Approx £20.00

Developed with professional make-up artists this tool has a special curved design to suit all eye shapes, without touching your make-up base. 

Insert lashes close to the lash line and press to curl. Use before mascara,

This feels very well made and it's great that it comes with three replacement pads.

Jelly Pong Pong 2-In-1 Black Shadow/Liner, £10.50 

Doubles as an eyeliner for thick, precise lines as well as a perfectly blended eye shadow. This also comes in shades of plum, bronze and steel.

This is a very deeply pigmented black eye crayon. I think this will be great for smudgy liner looks and hopefully as a great shadow/base too.

Tresemme Keratin Smooth Concentrated Rinse Off Treatment, £1.49 for 15ml from Superdrug, Boots, Tesco & Waitrose.

Apply once a week to damaged parts of shampooed and rinsed hair, avoiding roots. Leave for 60 seconds and rinse well.

I like that this is a quick treatment as not everyone has time for products to work.

Oceane Makeup Remover Pen, Not yet available in the UK

A make-up touch up/remover solution. 

Shake before removing lid. Replace tip if needed.

I tried this out on the Jelly Pong Pong swatch above and it did take a bit of work, but it pretty much removed it all. I think this sounds like a good idea in theory, but I am just not sure if you will end up making a make-up mistake look worse by removing or smudging other parts of your make-up like foundation. I think it would have been handy if the extra tips came in some sort of separate packaging so that when you open this product they have somewhere to be stored. Especially if this is meant for on the go use.

I think this is a great box this month. I am a little disappointed that I have another product for oily skin instead of dry though.

For more information on GlossyBox UK click here. The US box can be found here.

Which products did you receive in this month's GlossyBox? Are you pleased with them? Let me know with your reasons in the comments below.

Love to you all

 

FOTD/EOTD: Pink Eye

Hey there loves. Today I have a FOTD/EOTD post for you. I wanted to go for a really bold eye look in a non-classic shape. 

To create this look on the eyes I made the pink eye shape using Primark Band Of Bold Fat Metallic Eye Pencil (Shock Pink). This is a hot pink shimmer crayon. This was a great base for my eye shadow.

Over the top of this I applied GOSH Eye Shadow (281) with a flat brush so that I could keep in line with the angular, banded shape I had already created with the eye pencil. I bought mine a long time ago from Superdrug, but I can not find it on the website so I'm not sure if it's still available. Any hot pink shade you have will be fine to use though. This eye shadow is very matte and highly pigmented.

I also used a product that StarGazer sent to me for free, but not to review. This is the StarGazer Bronzer (Bronceador). I used it for this look so here are my thoughts anyway. This product has a subtle shimmer to it, but I do not find it to shimmery on my skin at all as it's very subtle. I can't be sure, but as the packaging looks the same I think this is actually Blusher Shade 1 or 2 under the eyes category on the website. If it is then this product retails at £3.50. Here is the link :)

Here are swatches of these products.

Left To Right: StarGazer Bronzer (Bronceador or possibly Blusher 1 or 2), GOSH Eye Shadow (281), Primark Band Of Bold Fat Metallic Eye Pencil (Shock Pink)

I think the Primark Eye Pencil would also be a fantastic shade on the lips and the GOSH Eye Shadow a great blush.

Other products used in this FOTD/EOTD are:

Murad Skin Perfecting Primer (Dewy Finish)

A Mix Of 1/2 E.L.F. Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15 (Ivory) & 1/2 E.L.F. Studio Flawless Finish Foundation SPF 15 Oil Free (Sand)

 

E.L.F. Studio Complete Coverage Concealer (Light)


Primark Ta Ta For Now Magic Undereye Concealer (Light)


E.L.F. Studio Translucent Matte Powder


E.L.F. Eyelid Primer (Sheer)


MUA Eye Shadow (Shade 2 Pearl)

 

 MUA Eye Liner (Snow White)


17 Clear Definition Mascara


Jane Iredale Purelash Extender & Conditioner

 

 

Max Factor False Lash Effect Fusion Volume & Length Mascara (Black)*

 

 

E.L.F. Studio Makeup Mist & Set

 

I like mixing the E.L.F. Tinted Moisturiser and Foundation together as the Tinted Moisturiser is too light in colour and coverage for me. The Foundation is just a little dark and although I like the texture it is very dewy, almost too much. The Tinted Moisturiser helps tone this down a little.

 

 

 

*I have reviewed this mascara that was previously sent to me for free, Link :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

So that's the look. It's very simple, fun and just something different form the usual eye shape I would normally go for. I think this would be great for a party or a club.

 

Have you tried any fun looks with your make-up lately? Link me up in the comments below.

Love to you all

FOTD: StarGazer Eyes & Strictly Come Dancing Lips

Hello Darlings. I am really in the mood for blogging today. I hope you are all well. Thank God it's the weekend. Lets just say it's been a long week. In today's FOTD I want to share with you some StarGazer products that were sent to me for free. I was not asked to review them, but I will anyway :) I also love the lip combo in this look so let me know what you think.

StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Denim)

StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Silver Streak)

The Information:

Two high colour shades baked together give you great shading flexibility. Strong Colour and fantastic shade matching make these shadows a real colour tool.

Here is a link :) to these eye shadows that retail at £4.00 each. 

 StarGazer Metallic Eye Shadow Pen (Silver)

The Information:

The eye shadow pencil uses a very strong colour formula that goes on very easily and gives a blendable rich colour.

Here is a link :) to this pen that retails at £3.50.

  Double Ended Strictly Come Dancing Lip Gloss. I received this in a gift set for Xmas 2010. I love this Fuschia pink shade and the glitter sparkle is fab. This does not have a name/number.

  Left To Right Eye Products: StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Denim), StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Silver Streak) & StarGazer Metallic Eye Shadow Pen (Silver).

Top To Bottom: Strictly Come Dancing Fuschia Lip Gloss & Strictly Come Dancing Pink Sparkle Lip Gloss.

On the eyes I applied E.L.F. Eyelid Primer (Sheer) all over. I then applied MUA (Makeup Academy) Pearl Eyeshadow (Shade 2) under the brow bone. I then took the StarGazer Metallic Eye Shadow Pen (Silver) and applied it to my eyelid, including the inner corner. I also applied this to my waterline and cupids bow. I used my ring finger to spread the product evenly. The StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Denim) I applied all over the eyelid, but I did leave the inner corner exposed as I really wanted the StarGazer Metallic Eye Shadow Pen (Silver) to shine here. The StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Silver Streak) I applied to the outer V of the eye and into the crease. I also took it slightly underneath the lower lash line on the outer part only. I then applied MUA (Makeup Academy) Liquid Liner (Black Shade 5) to the upper lash line. I used Jane Iredale Purelash Extender & Conditioner to prime my eyelashes followed by Max Factor False lash Effect Fusion Volume & Length Mascara (Black) which was previously sent to me for free. I have reviewed this product already here :) I set my eyebrows with 17 Clear Definition Mascara.

To my lips I firstly applied Rose & Co Apothecary Rose Petal Salve. Then I added the Fuschia Pink Strictly Come Dancing Lip Gloss followed by the Pink Glitter Strictly Come Dancing Lip Gloss. I really love the combination of these two together. 

 Other products used in this FOTD are:

Me Me Me Seventh Heaven Enriched Moisturising Facebase

E.L.F. Studio Complete Coverage Concealer (Light)

Primark Ta Ta For Now Magic Undereye Concealer (Light)

E.L.F. Studio Translucent Matte Powder

E.L.F. Studio Mist & Set

I also tried a sample from a magazine of Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation Anti-Fatigue Effect & Radiant Glow SPF 15 (200 Soft Beige). I had to mix this with my moisturiser as it was a bit too dark for me. A good tip for those of you not wanting to waste samples ;) of foundation. You could also mix them with a foundation that is too light for you. As I did not use this product alone I can not say for sure if that's why I didn't like it, but it went patchy on me fairly quickly and gave quite a light coverage. This may be because of me mixing it with my moisturiser though.

I really like the StarGazer Metallic Eye Shadow Pen (Silver). It stayed really well on my waterline and was a fab inner corner highlight for my eyes. I do really like the merged shades of the StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadows too. They have great pigmentation. My only downfall is that my eyes did crease quite quickly. I am not sure if this is because I used an eyelid primer before using the other products or if using shimmery shades over an eye shadow pen causes this. I really have a problem with creasing when using cream eye products and eye shadow pens. Can someone please tell me if there is something I am doing wrong?

I think this is a really subtle smokey eye that can be worn day or night. With the gorgeous pink lips I think this would a really nice look for Valentines Day.

So just to confirm the products that I have used in this post that have been sent to me for free are:

StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Denim)

StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadow (Silver Streak)

StarGazer Metallic Eye Shadow Pen (Silver)

Max Factor False lash Effect Fusion Volume & Length Mascara (Black)

Have you tried any of the other StarGazer Baked Duo Eye Shadows or Eye Shadow Pens? Any likes/dislikes?

Love to you all

Old Hag Witch for Halloween

Hello again Beauties. I can't believe it's Sunday already. Time seems to be flying by lately. This post today may well freak you out so please BE WARNED! This is not exactly me on my best looking day. 

With Halloween approaching next month I thought it would be interesting and quite fun to have a go at creating some fun and freaky looks. I am no expert in doing this kind of thing. This was my very first attempt, but if you are interested in seeing how I created this look then please read on.

Step 1: I applied a sample that I have of Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Bone in quite a heavy layer using only a make-up sponge that came in a pack of various make-up sponges from the 99p Stores. I did not apply any face primer beforehand. I did not use any concealer or powder either as this look is meant to show imperfections and not be pretty. Here is a link to the foundation Link :). Here is also a link to the 99p Stores Link :).

Step 2: I applied Illamasqua Cream Eye Shadows in Command and Entangle to contour and shade the darker areas shown in the photos. I applied a little more Entangle for extra definition where I wanted more depth. I did this using another make-up sponge that I was in the pack I got from the 99p Stores. Command is a mid pinky brown, satin finish. Entangle is a dark slate grey, satin finish. 

Step 3: I filled in the eye brows with a Primark Eye Crayon in Black. I brought the eye brows to a point in the centre to make them look more evil. I also used this same crayon to line the eyes, draw in the frown lines and other creases around the face and neck. I kept working the cream eye shadows and this crayon together using my fingers and a small make-up brush that came in a palette. 

Step 4: I added highlights above and below the creases and contours using the Illamasqua Cream Eye Shadow in Grace which is a white, satin finish. Here is a link to all of the Illamasqua Cream Eye Shadows Link :).

Step 5: On my teeth I used my Sleek MakeUP Kajal Eyeliner in Nocturnal to give them that rotten effect. My Kajal Eyeliner was broken when I bought it so at least I found a use for it. Be warned though this does feel gross on your teeth. Here is a link to the Kajal Link :). 

Step 6: On my lips I used a mixture of the Primark Eye Crayon and the Illamasqua Cream Eye Shadow in Entangle.

Step 7: I used some eye lash glue from a pack of false eye lashes that I purchased from Poundland to add a couple of Coco Pops as warts to my nose and chin. As you can see I shaded in these ares prior to applying the warts. I used tweezers to do this. Here is a link to the eye lashes that I bought Link :). I did not use the eye lashes for this look though.

Step 8: I popped on the grey, centre parted wig that I got from the 99p Stores. I did not brush it. I ruffled it between my hands as I didn't want it to look smooth.

Feel free to use products that you already have for this look. You do not need to use exactly the items that I have :)

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THIS LOOK IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE SKIN AND/OR IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS LOOK WILL CAUSE BREAKOUTS ON OTHERS AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE SWALLOWING EYELINER THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THEIR TEETH!

Well done if you made it to the end of that. I hope you like this look. I am planning on doing other looks on the lead up to Halloween too. Are you planning on doing any Halloween looks? Any tips for an amateur?

Love to you all