Maybelline – Lily Pebbles

March Favourites 2012

lily — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:52:00 +0000

NARS Laguna Bronzer, Maybelline 24 colour tattoo, Bourjois magic nail polish remover*, Elemis Fresh Skin serum*

Just a quick monthly favourites this month, as nothing has really shone for me. Next month will be a big one as I have already fallen in love with loads of products over the last week.

NARS Laguna Bronzer: I’ve wanted this bronzer for ages but hadn’t run out of my old Guerlain bronzer yet so couldn’t justify buying it. That was until I got an email from Buyapowa and saw it was available for as low as £18 (I think). So I snapped one up within minutes! I really like it. You need to apply it with quite a light hand as it’s quite dark and very pigmented, but it’s easy to blend and looks really natural.

Maybelline Colour 24 hour tattoo (never know what the real name is, it’s too long!) in ‘On and on bronze’: I’ve already written about this in detail here, and I haven’t stopped wearing it since. It’s the perfect eye shadow for work because it stays put all day. I can’t recommend this enough, it’s amazing!

Bourjois Magic nail polish remover: This has changed my life. I know that these were brought out a few years ago, but Bourjois have just created their own pot of magic nail polish remover and this time it won’t damage your nails. You basically stick your finger inside the pot of foam, twist it around a bit and voila, your nail polish is removed. I’m obsessed with it and for £3.99 I will be repurchasing this again and again. It’s made with sweet almond oil so your nails feel nourished after. This will be available from mid April in Boots and Superdrug and I highly recommend it.

Elemis Fresh Skin Super Boost moisturising serum: I got this at the Superdrug press event and I was actually really pleased to hear that Elemis were putting their products in Superdrug. Elemis Fresh Skin is their sub-range for younger skin and I think it’ll work really well. I have been loving this serum this month; I use it before my moisturiser and primer and it feels gorgeous on the skin.

What have you been loving this month?

Lily xx

Maybelline 24hr Colour Stay Tattoo eyeshadows

lily — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Maybelline 24hr Colour Tattoo in’ On and On Bronze’ and ‘Tough as Taupe’

Whilst in America at Christmas I bought myself a Maybelline 24hr Colour Tattoo eyeshadow in ‘Tough as Taupe’. I’d seen these being spoken about on US blogs but the buzz hadn’t really hit here yet. I didn’t blog about it because it wasn’t out in the UK and I thought it would be a bit irrelevant. But the great news is these are now available in the UK, hooray!

So… let me introduce you to these wonderful cream eyeshadows. As I said, ‘Tough as Taupe’ was bought in America for $6.99 and ‘On and On Bronze’ was bought a few days ago for £4.99 in Superdrug. They’re doing a 3 for 2 offer at the moment but good luck finding 3, as usual with a highly anticipated launch, they have sold out in most stores.

‘Tough as Taupe’ is a matte grey/purple with cool undertones. I find this works really well as a base/primer when doing a smokey eye. It also looks really nice smudged underneath the lower lash line. It’s quite a thick and rigid consistency that’s easier to apply once it’s warmed up. ‘On and On Bronze’ is a gorgeous shimmery bronze that applies really thick and can be used on it’s own as an eyeshadow. This one is much softer and easier to blend.

So is this just another cream eyeshadow I hear you ask? NO! After swatching these on my arm for the photo above, I sat in my lounge scrubbing my arm with my other hand amazed at the staying power. They didn’t smudge one bit.. not even a tiny bit. I was especially impressed with the bronze as it looks almost wet but is so incredible dry. They set so well, better than anything else I’ve tried.

These come in loads of different colours, including some gorgeous brights. I highly recommend them!

Have you tried these yet? Will you be hunting them down?

Lily xx

Maybelline: Colossal Cat Eyes Mascara

lily — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The new Volum’ Express Colossal Cat Eyes mascara from Maybelline promises to give you fabulous cat-like lashes, simply by using it’s new feline applicator. It’s £7.99 and available at all the usual places… Superdrug, Boots etc.

I gave it a try to see if it would give me ‘wild and sexy’ eyelashes.

I quite liked using the mascara and was impressed with the length it gave my lashes. The applicator literally feels like you’re combing your lashes with a tiny, little comb. Personally, I prefer more thickening mascaras, but I would recommend this if you are looking for length!

Have you tried this mascara yet? For such a decent price, I’d say it’s worth a try!

Lily xx