Product No Nos: Max Factor Smokey Eye Effect Eye Shadow

 

Hey beauties!

I'm quite aware that this is an old product but I feel like I have to have may say on it and even though it's old, there's probably people out there who are new to the world of beauty and may not know already.

 

So a while back, (maybe a year), I was in Boots and there was a 3 for 2 on Max Factor. I'd never actually bought anything from them and I thought that this was a good opportunity to give it a go.

One of the items I picked up was this eye shadow stick.

I had high hopes for it because

1. At the time I thought it must be good because it's Max Factor

2. It looked like an easy application

How wrong I was.

Application:

So the idea is that you apply step one and then step two by simply "colouring in" your lids. 

Yes, I do agree that it's an easy application

4/5

Pigmentation:

 I picked it up in the shade 2 Bronze Haze. I really like the two colours and they're really pigmented and it doesn't take a lot of effort to get colour.

4/5

Lasting power:

This I'm afraid is where everything goes down hill. You apply it to your eyelids and one hour later it's creased. Even if you apply a primer before it still creases. I tried it with just step one and then with step one and two and both times they crease.

This is a shame as it's the most important thing about an eye shadow and if it creases it just looks awful.

 

Price: 

I think I payed around €10 which is quite a lot for only two colours and on top of that it doesn't work properly!

1/5

Overall I definitely wouldn't recommend it. Nice application and colour but it creases and is expensive.

xxx

Shop My Stash

( Top left to right )

Rimmel Gel Eyeliner- 001 Black

Sephora Eye Shadow- Kiss from No.10

NYC big Bold Mascara

Max Factor Eye Brightening Mascara- Black Sapphire

Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil- no. 15 Bling Bling

 Collection 200 Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner- No. 7 Rock Chick

I decided I would do a "shop my stash" because there's a few things I own that I have sort of drifted away from.

First on the list is my eye shadow palette from Sephora . I payed €20 for it and I don't think I'll be buying it again.
It comes with four eye shadows and one eyeliner. I haven't used the eyeliner because its very dark for my crease. I did use it to fill in my eyebrows though.

I find the powder to be very dry and hard which makes it difficult to get any product on your brush and therefore difficult to get on your eyes. 

Also when I do a cat eye, the powder falls onto the eyeliner even though I wear primer which means it looks weird and your eyeliner is hidden.

Another thing is that it's quite orange and I'm not a big fan of orange. "Why did you buy it then?" you may ask, well it wasn't as orange on the back of my hand when I swatched it. Perhaps it was the light because it looked more copper

I want to try and use it more because I did spend money on it and I don't want it to go to waste.

Next up are two mascaras. There's nothing wrong with the NYC one apart from the fact you have to wipe it because there's so much excess and if you don't wipe it it clumps like HELL! It does give you volume though and it was really cheap like €3 or something.

I had high hopes for the MaxFactor mascara because it claims to brighten your eyes.

Basically the formula is just a bluey black colour with small glitters in. I bought the one for blue eyes even though my eyes are a mix of a few colours.

If I'm honest, it's pretty crap. It doesn't lengthen my lashes that much and its doesn't brighten my eyes. Maybe it's because I have a mix, I'm not sure. 

Also it doesn't coat evenly. By this I mean that one eye will have black mascara and the other will look blue which just makes you look silly.

Same with the eye shadow, I want to try and make use of them and not let them go to waste.

Finally I have three eyeliners. The Rimmel eyeliner was the only eyeliner I used when I first started wearing eyeliner and I did like it. It lasted all day and was a nice formula. The only downside was that the brush got clogged with the product if you didn't clean it after every use and it went out of shape with split ends.

The only reason I stopped using it was because I bought the L'Oreal Super Liner Perfect Slim and I must say I'm highly impressed by it. It's definitely one I recommend.

(left to right: Collection Glam Crystals/Essence Gold)

I bought the Collection Glam Crystals because I really wanted a glitter eyeliner. The only negatives about it is that it's difficult to take off and sometimes in the day the glitter will just fall into your eye.

I stopped wearing it because I had nowhere to wear it. I don't think I'd be allowed in school. I just want to make better use of it.

Last but not least is a gold eyeliner from Essence. I payed around €1 for it and its quite good. I just wish I'd bought a darker colour so I could see it better. It's quite good though.

Sorry for the long post but its sort of turned out to be a Shop My Stash/Review. I hope I've helped someone or encouraged someone to buy something although I doubt it because it was quite negative.

xxx

L'Oreal Texture Infinium Hairspray Review

Hey Beauties!

Sorry I haven't been blogging that often, I just didn't have much to say and I don't want to write pointless posts.

So a while back I found myself in the situation where I had absolutely no hairspray so, as you do, I went and bought some. I usually just stuck to the one brand, Tesco own brand (livin' life on the edge) and I suppose it did the job.

I picked up L'Oreal Texture Infinium from Chemist Warehouse for about $6 (371ml) I think.

It claims: 

"Dryness with dramatic long lasting results"

''...ability to comb and recomb hair without residue while providing shape memory"

I haven't use a lot of hairspray brands so I can't compare it but I do like it. It doesn't smell like anything specifically but I quite like the smell.

It holds your hair but doesn't leave it feeling hard and crispy like some hairsprays do (although I like that feeling!)

It says that it sprays evenly, which it does, but I find the nozzle sometimes gets clogged which can be annoying and I have to clean it after every 2/3 uses.

I would recommend this hairspray as it holds your hair and allows you to restyle without difficulty.

Any recommendations???

xxx

Simple Says...

I've noticed a lot that when beauty bloggers review moisturisers,creams etc, they tend to be the expensive brands. I can understand why but a lot of the time though you can get really good products for half the price.

I'm lost without moisturiser and find my skin is extremely dry without it. I decided to try a new one and chose one from the Simple range.

 I'm not saying this is an immaculate moisturiser or anything but it does the job and it's not expensive.

I'm not an exceptionally spotty person so I can't say whether it helped my spots or not but it definitely keeps my skin soft and moisturised.

Simple claims that you notice result from day one. I wasn't actually paying attention so I'm not sure.

It also says there are 4 spot fighting ingredients, 1 natural antibacterial and no perfume or colour.

So if you're looking for a cheap moisturiser that does the job I recommend this one. My skin always feels soft for the whole day when I use it and it's free from nasty things like perfumes.

Any recommendations for drugstore moisturisers?

                                                                                     xxx

Bye Bye Shiny Face!

This was the first primer I bought and as far as primers go, I wouldn't say it's amazing. I've bought a few after it and they work much better.

The reason I'm writing this post is because it's amazing for getting rid of shine. I've got a shiny/oily nose and forehead and I hate it but if I apply this it completely mattes it and I'm no longer shiny! YAY!

So if you suffer from a shiny face, this is something you should try :)
It's quite a reasonable price too!

17 Miracle Matte Skin Primer

Matte Skin Finish

22 hour Shine Control

Oil

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My Lip Products

Over the passed month or so I've really gotten into wearing things on my lips so I thought I'd dig up some of my forgotten products and show them to you and hopefully start wearing them more!

1. Essence XXXL Lip gloss-04 Rising Star

2. Rimmel Apocalips-600 Nude Eclipse

3. Seventeen Lip Lustre-Ice Maiden

4. NYC Kiss Gloss-539 Soho Sweetpea

1.The first lipgloss is from essence. The writings all been rubbed off though. I LOVE the smell of this, it's like raspberries. It's lovely. :) I quite like it, nothing bad to say really.

2.I really like the colour of the Rimmel Apocalips. It looks really pretty but I find my lips go dry. I'm not sure if I'm just applying it wrong or what, but that's what happens to me. Its a really nice nude if you're looking for one though.

3. Unfortunately this lip gloss is sticky. I still wear it as it make a good top coat but it's sticky which is disappointing.

4. The Kiss Gloss is not my favourite. I find that it doesn't last that long and mine has ended up smelling really weird, so weird that I almost puke which isn't pleasant.

1. Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick- 700 Nude Delight

2. Rimmel Kate-107

3. NYC-438 Candy Rush

4. Maybelline Color Whisper-55 One Size Fits Pearl 

1+2. I quite like both Rimmel lipsticks. I don't really wear no. 107 and have worn Nude Eclipse more, but I'm happy with both of them and they've got good colour pigmentation. My lips tend to get slightly dry though but I could be applying it wrong or not moisturising my lips enough.

3.I think I've only worn the NYC lipstick about twice because it seems to be very glittery and I'm not sure if I like it or not. I can't say much on it really but it is a nice pink.

4. Maybelline Color Whisper, hmmm. I'm not happy with this colour. Literally I'm not even kidding you, there is NO colour. It's practically the same as a lip balm. Like, I have swatched it in the photo but you can't even see it! DON'T buy this colour. I don't own any other ones so I can't give an overall opinion but this colour is just nothingness. 

Has anyone bought another colour? If so, what colour and how did you get on with it?
I talked about the Kate Moss lipstick and Color Whisper a bit more here if you're interested.

So yeah, that's all my lip products. Anyone got any or maybe in a another colour? How did you find them to be?

Any recommendations? I'm always open to new ideas :)

xxx

A Sprinkle of Glitter

The one thing that grabs my attention where ever I am is sparkly things. Diamonds, glitter the lot. So, when it comes to nails, I love glitter top coats.

1.Mode Cosmetics- Influential Miss

2.Models Own- Freak Out! (Mirror Ball Collection)

3. Miss Sporty- Sparkle Touch

4. Claires Cosmetics

I'm very impressed with this polish. I only paid around $2/3 and it does what it has to. It coats evenly, dries quickly and doesn't chip. I've never seen this brand before so I'm not sure where it's available. I also bought a blue and a matte top coat. The blues very good as well and I haven't yet used the matte top coat.

I'm aware that it looks gold but it's actually silver.

I'm actually quite disappointed with this one. The colours are really pretty but unfortunately it has a few flaws.

Firstly, it doesn't spread evenly which is highly annoying. Because of this, you end up putting on a few coats just to cover your nail.

On top of that, it doesn't dry properly. I find it takes thrice as long and you need to put a clear coat on top to seal it. However, even after doing all that, it still smudges off because you've got too many coats.

So yes, I like the packaging and think it looks really pretty but I wouldn't recommend it.

This is definitely my favourite glitter out of all three polishes. I'm on my second bottle and I find it's BRILLIANT for doing stars on Galaxy nail. So if you're looking for a glitter top coat for galaxy nails, this is the one. I think it looks really pretty, dries nicely and applies evenly. I only paid about ₤2/3.

I got this as a part of a Christmas present at least 3 years ago and it's still not gloopy or sticky yet. Well done Claires! It's really pretty, lasts ages and spreads and dries easily.

So, there are some of my favourite glitter polishes. I absolutely love them and find they always add "spice" to boring nails. Glitter's a killer to take off though!

xxx