Daniel Sandler Perfect Canvas in shade 08 & 09

Hey lovelies

I received today 2 more perfect canvas foundations in shade 08 and 09, these are the two lightest shades available on the Daniel Sandler website.

In the pics below, I am wearing Perfect Canvas in shade 08!

I love how this feels on the skin! It seriously feels like there is nothing on it, it blends super easy with my Real Techniques Stipling brush, you only need a small amount and just layer it if you want extra coverage. As you can see it also photographs quite well, the pic on the lower left was taken in front of my window with natural light shining through :)

Im super anal about my scars and this doesnt sink into them (i did use a primer though) however even with a primer i find that some foundations still sink into the scars and make them stand out more. All in all, Im super happy with this Daniel Sandler Perfect Canvas foundation :)

just as a little side note, shade 08 isnt 'yellow' based, it has more of a pinkish undertone, and although I have an olive complexion I have a mix of yellow and pink undertones and this still suited quite well.

i hope this has been helpful, would love to know your opinions if you have tried these shades yourself :)

Givenchy Gloss in 02 & Dior Lipstick in Rose Tourbillon 651

Hey chics...

aqui les dejo a quick post on my lip choice for today... Ive been feeling super sick the past few days so today I really needed a little pick me up, and this lip combination was part of it :)

I think this is a perfect pinky nude combination, its taken a while for me to love these two products, but after a few wears I am now loving it...

The Givenchy lipgloss gives loads of shine and def looks best when combined with a lipstick, it doesnt suit me well on its own.

The Dior lipstick, gives like a semi matte look, its very conditioning and is the perfect every day lipstick.

both items can be bought from your usual department stores, and the Dior lipstick Im sure it can be found in Boots. I bought both of these from a friend who was selling a few items.

what do you think of Givenchy lipglosses and Dior lipsticks??

DANIEL SANDLER PERFECT CANVAS FOUNDATION AND CAMO COVER

A quick post on Daniel Sandler Perfect Canvas Foundation and Camo Cover

I needed to get a few foundations for darker skin tones, and I had initially been looking at Maq Pro foundations but then I came across a blog post from epiphanniea and thought I would give Daniel Sandler a go, especially as the foundations where (and still are) only £2.50, this is an 'offer' price, and the shades tend to vary mainly for darker skin tones... I would say from Olive (tan) skin tones to the more darker ebony tones with red undertones... for me the shades available where perfect! I also ordered 3 different shades of Daniel Sandler Camo Cover.

Daniel Sandler Perfect Canvas Shades: 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 (x3) 

Daniel Sandler Camo Cover Shades: 9, 8, 5

The swatch above, is shade 15 at the top down to shade 19 (Perfect Canvas Foundation) and shades 9, 8 and 5 concealer (Camo Cover) on the right.

I edited my order sooooo many times that I hadnt realised I had ordered shade 15 Perfect Canvas THREE TIMES! lol uuppsss... so I am sending 2 back in exchange for sades 8 & 9 which are the two lightest shades currently available (I want to use them on myself for a follow up review!)

The bottles are quite small, they are 15ml (0.5fl oz) but the general opinion is that a little goes a long way and so this will last you quite a while, depending on how often you use them! but kit wise these are perfect as they dont take up much space...

The Camo Covers, are quite creamy but they seem to dry very quickly, I ordered shade 5 thinking it would be alright for me, but I think its going to be quite dark, so once I try it on mysef I can do a better review on it, these where also on sale! These concealers claim to be 'Heavy Duty with added Tea Tree' so not only will they cover dark circles but they will also treat :)

With my purchase, I also received a FREE Concealer Brush so definately looking forward to using that :)

Have you tried any Daniel Sandler products? if so, what have you tried and what is your opinion??

Daniel Sandler Website: http://www.danielsandler.com

EX1 COSMETICS - have we finally been catered to?

Hola Nenasssss...

so how many times have you stood infront of the gazillions of foundations and swatched your face, hands and neck endlessly and still walked out either with the wrong shade of foundation or no foundation at all?? YEP! un monton de veces! just like meeee... but now us Latinas or should I say us gorg ladies with an Olive Complexion may finally have a cosmetic range which is catered specifically to us... us as in us with thee OLIVE COMPLEXION... 

image source: www.cosmopolitan.co.uk 

this is what EX1 have to say on their website;


YOUR LOOK, YOUR SKIN TONE
IT MAKES YOU UNIQUE...EX1 Cosmetics celebrates this. It is totally dedicated to Asian, Middle/Far-Eastern or Mediterranean complexions. From golden yellow to deep olive, every product from this award-winning brand is designed specifically to suit these skin tones.



Are you excited??? yep I am ... and since pay day has kindly showed up PUES ME VOY A IR A INVESTIGAR! (gonna go check it out at Harvey Nicks!) they are currently stocked at the following:

DEPARTMENT STORE: HARVEY NICHOLLS
ONLINE:  www.lookfantastic.com 

Hopefully a review with an actual sample or product will be up soon! in the meantime you can also check their website out http://www.ex1cosmetics.com/ex1-home

SOAP & GLORY Thick & Fast Mascara & Smoulder Kohl

Hey Chicas... 

so I did a bit of a clear out in regards to mascaras... which meant I needed to search for a new one... on a little trip to Boots, I looked through all different brands, but I wanted something different from the usual L'Oreal etc and thats when Soap & Glory caught my eye!! I am a sucker for packaging! and Sopa (soup? haha! i swear Im not thinking about SOUP!) & Glory (Soap & Glory) are fantastic at this! I wanted to buy the whole stand haha but since I was only searching for Mascara, I decided to go for THICK & FAST  HD Mascara, but I couldnt resist a new eyeliner, so I went for SMOULDER Kohl... 

The Mascara is great, I am quite fussy with the type of mascara wands, and this one is great, can be a lil fidly at first but then you get the hand of it, as there are two sides one with slightly longer bristles and one with more dense shorter ones... the formula and wand works well with my lashes, definately lifts and seperates them giving them a lovely flirty look but still quite natural... 

Smoulder Kohl, great for deep black lining, but although it says its waterproof, it tends to smudge quite easily, it glides on the water line, doesn tug, so its very good in that sense, but I think it needs maybe a black powder to go over it maybe to stop it from smudging... need to expriment a bit with it...

overal, defo recommend both products, and you need to check out the rest of the range.... this is almost like a more affordable version of Benefit... :) 

www.soapandglory.co.uk 

MONTAGNE JENNESSE Hot Chocolate Pore Cleansing Sauna Masque

I am usually a lover of Montagne Jennesse Masks, but unfortunately, this time round I really wasnt impressed.

I have very oily skin, particularly on the good ol T-Zone, my cheecks and around my nose can be a little weird though as it can get oily, but at times feel a little dehydrated. I have quite large pores, and quite a lot of acne scars (so depressing!) so when I do masks, I go for pore cleansing masks, and also masks that help to tighten and minimize pore size, I find that these also help thee lovely scars...

This Chocolate Pore Cleansing Sauna Masque seemed ideal, as I needed something to deep cleanse, I wasnt expecting smaller/tighter pores but hey even if it doesnt say it on the packaging, one could wish for that as an extra, right? WELL... The mask made NO difference at all, I didnt feel it did much cleansing of the pores, my skin felt a little dry once I washed it all off, and I felt I needed to triple moisturise after using it... the mask was left on for no longer than 15mins. The only good thing about this mask was the texture of it, ease of application and the scent. Thats it, NADA MAS! (nothing more) so yep, totes disappointed!

I was going to post a before and after, but my skin is so bad with no makeup that I just couldn't put you all through that, you might have nightmares! haha (trust me its bad!)

Bienvenido Dr Jart+ BB Cream to the UK!

AFTER SO MUCH HYPE CREATED BY @BeautySeenPR FINALLY (if you've been following Twitterville you will know what Im talking about) WE NOW KNOW WHAT 'PROJECTX' WAS ALL ABOUT (drum roll) DR. JART + BB CREAM!!! - QUE? QUIEN? (What?! Who?!) ok for those who dont know Dr Jart+ BB cream is basically the big daddy of all BB Creams! and it has finally landed in the UK all the way from Korea...

Credit: www.lizzbuenaventura.com 

Unlike the breed of many of the BB Creams that have already been launched in the UK which are minimal in shades and skin type, Dr.Jart BB Creams cater for different skin types hence why there are 4 different ones in the range, so you can be sure to find one to suit your skin needs! - in all honesty, Im a tough one to get good shades in foundation but have had no problem using the Medium in the Garnier BB! however it can leave a lil oil on the nose after a while but I still loves it ;) 

The one I am super eager to try is the Dr Jart Water fuse Beauty Balm Cream SPF25 - as this one is meant to control sebum production which tends to lead to that unattractive 'cackiness' on the skins surface...its high water content also hydrates right where its needed (you may have an oily skin but you still need hydration!) this one retails at £18.00 

Although these 4 babies will be somewhat 'caros' (more expensive) compared to the current ones on the market at the moment, the hype around it states that VALE LA PENA! (is worth it!) Pay day needs to come round damn quick so I can invest en uno de estos! (in one of these)... 

If you would like more info on these BB Creams then head over to  http://www.drjartstore.com or visit Boots.com as they are the official UK sellers. If you are on Twitter then follow them @DrJartSkin 

Have any of you tried these already??? What do you think??? Leave your comments below or tweet me! @YENN447

                                 The world has gone BB Loco! lol xoxox

MeMeMe Blush Me! Blusher in Bronze & Long Wear Satin Lip Cream in Coral Cloak

I had been eyeing up a few products on the MeMeMe website, when a few weeks ago I saw on their facebook page that they where offering a lipstick and a Blush Me! blusher for £7.00 and FREE postage! a saving of over £10! soooo obviously I couldn't give that a miss!! :)

It was a lil tough choosing what to go for, in the end since I had been wanting a coral shade lipstick (perfect for spring & summer)  I decided to go for Long Wear Satin Lip Cream in Coral Cloak (£8.50) and Blush Me! Blush Box in Bronze (£8.50) ... I also decided to give their Skin Illuminator a wizz, I chose Sunbeam.

I was super excited when I received these in the post, so much so that I gave them a go almost immediately... I have now been using these for a few weeks and so far its been ok... I really like the lipstick, its very creamy but quite sheer? I was hoping for a more vivid solid colour, and the bronzer is pretty good, definately gives a nice glow! If you are wanting something matte, then this isnt for you! however if you want something that gives a nice bronzer with hints of gold shimmer then this is definately something to give a try!

Out of the three products, the only let down for me was the skin illuminator... unfortunately it doesnt go anything for me, I feel like it simply disappears without a trace on application.... sorry MeMeMe Cosmetics if you are reading this, but I am one let down customer when it comes to this skin illuminator, which is really sad as I was hoping it would be something to keep in my hand bag for the summer ... poohhhhhh ..  :(

Heres a picture of how the bronzer looks on... 

handy brush and mirror! 

Swatch with flash (taken with Blackberry)

Swatch with no flash (taken with Blackberry)

Below is how the lipstick looks... 

Its actually toned down slightly in the picture... 

I know it looks pinkish, but its a coral shade! lol 

09 Coral Cloak 

I <3 the packaging! 

Did any of you see the same promo on Facebook? if so what did you opt for??? leave your comment below or tweet me! @YENNI447 

SUPERMARKET SWEEP (mini haul)

                          A FEW ESSENTIALS FROM ASDA SUPERMARKET ... 

So today I stopped by ASDA as I needed to return a top which I had bought a few days ago, and thought I would stop by the beauty section and pick up a few things... I usually rely on Boots or Superdrug but on the rare occasion I do like to browse through Tesco and ASDA... anyways so heres what I bought...

1. Sally Hansen Polish Removier for dry, brittle nails £2.00
2. TRESemme Instant Refresh Volumising Dry Shampoo - will be comparing this to the Batiste Dry Hair Shampoo! £5.00
3. Eyelure Naturalites in 107 £5.00
4. Revlon Lash Adhesive £5.12 - I bought a really crapy lash adhesive a few weeks ago so hopefully this one will actually work! 
5. Blistex Intensive Moisturiser Hydrating £2.50 - I was in desperate need of a good chapstick/lip balm
6. Montagne Jeunesse De-Clog Pores Deep Cleansing Nose Pore Strips £1.15 - I love the masks so thought I would give their new strips a wizz... 

I will try to do a review on each of the above within the next few weeks as and when I use each product so keep a look out :)

Collection 2000 Teal & Gold Eyeliners

Tuesdays Gold & Teal eye makeup... 

Before applying anything to my eyes I used Urban Deday Primer Potion

I then used a matte beige from my 120 palette all over the eyelid

I lined my top lashline with Maybellines Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Black (such a good eyeliner!)

then ontop of the black eyeliner I used the gel liner from the Collection 2000 range which I reviewed in an earlier post...

On my lower lash line, I used this fab eye pencil in Teal by Collection 2000 & lined my water line with VIVO black khol pencil which is my fave black khol pencil :)

I then primed my lashes with Elizabeth Arden Lash Optimzer - this is also such an AMAZING product!!
then ontop of the lash optimizer, I used L'Oreal Perfect Clean Definition Telescope Mascara

I love my eyebrows looking thick, defined and gorgeous so I always use Rimmels Eyebrow Pencil, and in the picture I have used shade 'Hazel' ... I then use my concealer to go around and define the eyebrow on top, i feel this gives a nice clean and super defined eye brow :)

on the lips I used Collection 2000 new cream puff in Powder Puff 

Collection 2000 Lasting ColourGel Liner (Gold)

This review is for the new gel liner by Collection 2000 in the Gold shade  ...

At first I thought maybe it would come out a nice bright yellow/gold but on application the colour payoff really isnt that great *sigh* I dont know why I was expecting to be wowed?! It just looked so good in the packagin even the colour looked vibrant when I opened it up... The brush I have to say is quite useless, its cute, but useless...and quite fidly for my fat fingers... below is a picture of how it looks on my eyes, there was no flash used, and it was taken with natural daylight... 

As you can see, the colour isnt very vivid, which is good if you are not expecting or do not want something bright, but in my case I was hoping the gold would really show, in fact judging by how it looks in the pot, I was expecting for it to show up more of a yellow tone... this is great if you want something subtle, and I think it would be great used as a base to then maybe apply some gold or yellow pigment over it.

If I had to give this a mark out of 10, I would give it a 7.5

although the colour payoff was disapponting, I have to admit that it is long lasting, I wore this the whole day without it smudging or fading.

I would love to try the teal color and as the gel liners are reasonably priced I think I will probably go get one in the next few days....

These gel liners can be bought from Superdrug.com or at your local Superdrug at a cost of £4.99 each.

Have any of you tried these gel liners??? if so what did you think??? 

LIERAC Demaquillant Purete and Tonique Eclat

                                         MY SIMPLE SKIN CARE ROUTINE

I thought I would do a quick post regarding my skin care routine since I get asked alot what I use ...

My cleanser I use more as a face wash every morning in the shower... I love it!! its refreshing, and cleans away all my makeup including eye makeup...When Im out the shower, I then use my toner (which can also be used around the eye contour area), I then moisturize with my mattifying cream for normal/combination skin... All my skin care products are from a french skin care brand called LIERAC

I know you probably hear it alot, and Im about to repeat it, but! A GOOD SKIN CARE ROUTINE MEANS BETTER MAKEUP APPLICATION AND DURABILITY... 

SO WHAT DO I USE? I've listed below the products...  

CLEANSE/FACE WASH - Lierac Demaquillant Purete (foaming cleansing gel)
TONER - Lierac Tonique Eclat (vitamin enriched toner)
MOISTURISER - Lierac Hydra-Chrono Refreshing Mattifying Fluid
EYE MAKEUP REMOVER - Lierac Diopti Demaq (gentle eye makeup remover gel)

Now I have to point out that apart from the eye makeup remover gel, the other products are for combination/oily type skin , if you have sensitive or dry skin, then I suggest to take a look at the other cleansers/toner/moisturizers that they have available on their website. Also, I know there is no eye cream, thats just out of pure laziness! because I do need one, but I choose to skip this step and just hide my circles with concealer... which is somewhat ironic, as Lierac do an eye cream for dark circles which is also tinted! meehh go figure... lol I do however, take care not to use my moisturiser near my eyes as using a cream around the eye contour area which isnt specifically for the eyes is what generally causes 'milia' and can also contribute to bags/pufiness...

LIERAC is a French premium brand which is the number one skin care product line in Italy, France and Portugal... but here in the UK its not very well known although some of the products from the Lierac skin care line has been featured in Glamour, Stylist and Vogue magazine, and is currently stocked in pharmacies, mainly in London as well as feelunique.com ... Lierac can also be purchased in the United States - they are on twitter! and other countries around the world, just check out the Lierac website to find out where.

Ok ladies... so this wasnt such a short post as I had first intended, but hopefully this will have intrigued you into checking out Lierac and for those who have asked me before or where wondering what I use, now you know! :)

happy cleansing... mmmuuuaahhhh JennJenn

BATISTE XXL DRY SHAMPOO

                                  BIG & BOUNCY XXL VOLUME

I recently purchased the Batiste XXL Dry Shampoo as I heard it was great for fine hair just like mine... I tend to have to wash my hair every other day but to be honest the day after washing my hair already looks limp and oily, so Dry shampoos are a saviour for me. I have only ever tried one other Dry shampoo from the TRESemme range which was pretty good, but I wanted to see how the Batiste would hold up...

For the purpose of the review, I took a pic of my hair looking rather oily and limp... I would never post a pic with my hair looking like this if it wasnt for the purpose of a review! so please hold off with the negative comments lol anywhooooo so take a look at the below pics...

flat, limp oily roots... eeekkkk *hand over face*

COULD THIS BE MY NEXT FAV HAIR PRODUCTS??

After spraying the Batiste XXL Dry Shampoo

If I was rating this product out of 10, I would probably give it an 8... why? well because although it most definately does give volume (looaaddss of volume) it leaves my hair feeling rough? Im not sure how to even describe it, basically I cant run my fingers through my hair, it feels slightly 'knotted' its like as if I had backcomebed my hair... so that is my only eeeeekkk about it... but other then that I would be happy to recommend this product :)

I purchased mine from Superdrug, but you can purchase from other stores, below is the link also to the Batiste website.

http://www.batistehair.co.uk/products/xxl

Hope this was helpful in making a decision on whether to purchase or not...

GARNIER BB CREAM (MEDIUM)

MY 'IM IN A RUSH MAKEUP ROUTINE' ...

Hey ladies... I thought I would blog about what I wear when I'm in a rush, and dont really want to wear too much makeup routine... this is great for the summer too! 

Now I just wanna add also, that I stopped wearing too much makeup, especially Foundation on a daily basis, simply because I felt my skin was begging for it, and quite frankly I prefer to sleep than to wake up early to have time to do my makeup before going to work ... but I do find that when I want to wear a bit of makeup, these products are my go to products (mainly for work purposes, cus when its time to go glam up, i go all out!) ....

bueno mujeres, aqui les dejo las pics... and a brief description...

FASHIONISTA - Flawless Primer
GARNIER - Miracle Skin Perfector (BB Cream, in MEDIUM)
L'OREAL - Telescopic Mascara in Black
ELIZABETH ARDEN - Lash Optimiser
NYX - Eyeshadow Base in NUDE
NYX - Lipgloss
BARBARA DALY - eyeshadow pen in 'CALICO'

BEFORE

AFTER

Its not a major difference, BUT! its a more 'flawless' outcome... my skin looks more even, my eyes look brighter... the point to this look is that your not supposed to look like you have shit loads of makeup on, and its supposed to take you about 10mins maximum to apply...

The products that I have used are all FABULOUSSSSS and I would highly recommend them... you do not need to use all the products, if unlike me you have better skin, then skip the primer, and just use the BB cream, also you do not need to use the Lash Optimiser if you have pretty nice loooong lashes (mine are not that short, but they are kinda weird so the optimiser helps loads!) ...

you can purchase most of these products online, Boots, or Superdrug... I purchased the Elizabeth Arden Lash Optimiser from VERY.co.uk ....

i hope you found this helpful in some way or another, any questions feel free to leave a comment :)

Enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend...

Muuaahhhh JennJenn

FashionistA Fashion Secret Flawless Primer and Fashion Secret Mattifying Primer

On Friday I went into Superdrug and although initially I went in just to get a few toiletries... inevitably... I ended up in the makeup section... I cant help it!!! I needed a primer, and FashionistA just so happened to have a special offer of half price! soooo I got both primers for £5.00 each... happy days!!!

On Saturday I had the opportunity to use my primers, and boi was I impressed!!! .... I used both of them... The Flawless Primer on my cheeks where I have my acne scars, and the Mattifying Primer on my T-Zone... they both felt amazing on the skin, not greasy, and actually left my skin feeling really soft! My makeup lasted all night, and I didnt need to re-touch AT ALL! ... As you can see, even with flash, my face didnt look 'grey' and without flash my makeup still looked great... so they are most definately going into my kit!!

I am super impressed and think that they are worth paying the full price of £10.00 each once the current promotion ends.

As for the eyeshadows, I really liked them, they blended nicely, and looked great. I always use a primer, so the eyeshadow lasted all night.



Heres a few pics of the final look:

DEEP OCEAN - all over the lid

MIDNIGHT BLUE - Outer 'V' and under the lower lashes

Products Used:
FashionistA - Eyeshadow Palette, Deep Ocean & Midnight Blue
FashionistA - Blush Palette, Cinnamon
FashionistA - Fashion Secret Flawless Primer & Fashion Secret Mattifying Primer
Giorgio Armani Foundation
OCC Lip Tar
MAC Concealer
SLEEK Contour Poweder in Medium
KIKO Lipgloss
GOSH Eyebrow Gel (review soon coming)
Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil

If you would like to purchase any FashionistA products, go to:
Superdrug

you can also follow them on twitter to keep fully updated: @fashionista_sil

KIKO Makeup Milano... Extra Volume Lipgloss Shade 04

Hey pretty ladies...

Happy New Year!!!! I know its a bit late... Ive really neglected my blog, it was in part pure laziness, and well just didnt have much to blog about... anyways so for my 1st post of 2012, I wanted to share my view on a new lipgloss given to me as part of my xmas pressie from one of my besties!!

KIKO Makeup Milano is an Italian brand (for those who havent heard of the brand yet) which was recently (ok maybe not that recent) launched in the UK... I first heard about it via my cousin who is a professional makeup artist, and so off I went and searched on good ol' google! ... whoaaaaa amazing colors!!!! the brand just looks so good... so anyways, my gorgeous bestie gave me a lipgloss... shade 04, its a gorgeous pinkish/coral colour, which when applied gave gorgeous shine, felt super smooth, NOT GLOOPY (yeay!) and actually gives a gorgeous nude shade (once applied) ...

Would I recommend this lipgloss??? Yes! definately... its feels super nice!!

I hope youve liked this mini review, and tempted you to go and try this lipgloss as well as the rest of the brand... :) xx

VIVO COSMETICS COMPETITION...I WON!!

HEY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!

sheesh the last couple of days, week actually, has been INTENSE!!! After being picked as a finalist for the TOWIB & VIVO competitiion (which I was totally amazed by!) I have been working hard to get those votes, people have been so amazing and so positive, that I ended up with the winning votes of 370 people!!! UH-MAZING!!!!

the task in case some of you have no idea what I am talking about, was to recreate Karla Powells 'Eyes of Gold' using VIVO products which she demonstrated at the TOWIB event back in October. I got home that night, did my look, never in a million years thinking I would be picked, and submitted what would be my winning entry, which you can see below 

The VIVO products are fantastic for anyone looking for great makeup at a budget! honestly, just because they are affordable, does not mean that VIVO have lacked in product pay off! the eyeshadows are gorgeous to work with, and their Khol pencil is even better than my much loved Rimmel Khol Pencil Liner.

VIVO is currently exclusive to TESCO, I still have not seen them in any of my local ones (so sad boohhooo) but if you come across VIVO in your local tesco, PLEASE PLEASE stop and take notice!!! Their baked bronzer/highlighter shown in the pic, is UH-MAZING! and their matte brown eye shadow which I used in the crease and outer 'V' of my look, was also used to fill in my brows!

Below is what VIVO are sending me in the post as part of my prize! was not expecting the products so that is an added bonus of which I am over the moon!!! (que emociooonnnnn!!!!) I cannot wait to receive them and give the rest of the products a go, will hopefully do a few posts with reviews, and will also do a few reviews based on what I purchase with the gift card at Superdrugs.



pic courtesey of VIVO via Facebook



Lasty, I would like to say cogratulations to the other 2 finalists, they both had beautiful makeup looks as well!

Saima from http://ldnshopaholic.com/ did the Twilight inspired halloween look...

Emma from http://www.flossiesbeautylove.blogspot.com/ did the Winter Bold Lip look...

I will be running a competition as a sign of appreciation, so watch out for details on my facebook page, as well as Twitter!!

VIVO thank you so much once again!!

Dont forget people, if you are in TESCOS, watch out for VIVO cosmetics!!



VOLUMIZING PRODUCTS - PhytoVolume Actif, John Frieda Luxurious Volume and Garnier Crystal Resist Hairspray

Hey ladies... so I have been testing out a few hair products for the past few days, they are Volumizing products.

I have quite fine hair, and I am forever looking at products that will give me good volume when I blow dry...
For a few years I have been using PhytoVolume Actif, and although I do like it, I wanted to experiment with a different product and see how it would compare.



JOHN FRIEDA COLLECTION - Luxurious Volume (Thermo Protect) 
as far as volume is concerned, I have to give it a 9/10 ... however, the only thing I didnt like was how my hair felt around the roots once dry. It felt a little sticky... but the volume lasted the whole day/night... so overal I have to say i do like it, and would defo recommend it.


GARNIER FRUCTIS STYLE - Crystal Resist Hairspray 
This hair spray is amazing, have to give it a 10/10 I loved how you get just enough product out without it all coming out at once and concentrating on one section as some hairsprays do (i know its the nozzel that sucks) but it also doesnt feel as sticky as some hair sprays do, and doesnt leave residue either. I used this on 2 clients hair to hold their curls, and they both had curls in tact even the next day.


PHYTOVOLUME ACTIF SPRAY
Compared to the John Frieda Volume lotion, this one isnt as good. Even though its more expensive, volume wise it gives probably half as much volume. However, what I do like is that it doesnt feel as sticky as the John Frieda volume lotion. I would still recommend this product, but for half the price you can get better results from the John Frieda Volume Lotion, plus it protects from heat when styling.

I bought the John Frieda Volume Lotion & the Fructis Hairspray from Tescos supermarket.
Phyto products are available in Selfridges, John Lewis, pharmacies, salons and also from Feelunique.com, Lookfantastic.com and other online stockists.

Muuaahhh JennJenn.

ELF Waterproof Line ... yeay or nay?!

Very short post for now... but I just had to say how dissapointed I am with ELF's Waterproof Eyeliner...

http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/

I know it was a cheap buy, so this time round I guess you are getting what you pay for...
The tip has already some fluffy bit hanging off...
It feels like its very dry - i dunno maybe i was sent a dried up pen???
It tugs a bit on the skin...
It takes quite a few strokes to get a decent line...

Now I have to say that although I will not be purchasing this pen again... the only pros to it is... the price... (if that is a pro?) and that whatever I have applied, does actually last a while...

Have any of you tried this Eyeliner Pen before???? Do you find it to be quite dry??? or could it just be that I was sent a dried up one???? What liquid liner do you use????

Would love to know your thoughts....

also... want to take the opportunity to say a big welcome to my new subbies so if your reading this... HEY :) !!  

Muuaahhh JennJenn