Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner

Hello one and all!

This one is a sure staple in everyones makeup bag/box/sack/room.

It's a gel eyeliner and it's only available in black but it's game for some WOWs :D

So what do I look for in an eyeliner? I look for something that doesn't need topping up constantly, doesn't make me look like something out of a horror film when it rains (which being in Glasgow it does 90% of the time) and something that doesn't break the bank when I need a new one.

Whey hey! Found it!

It goes a little something like this:

Not as artistic as the last one but there you go. So in the box you get the eyeliner brush (which in itself is actually pretty awsume quality and perfect size. Mine has had quite a bit of service time so it's not as pretty as it was before....
You also get the gel eyeliner funnily enough :p
So it comes as a gel in a frosted looking pot. My first thought was 'oh there isn't a lot in this' but a little goes a long way with this wee thing. I use a tonne of eyeliner practically every day and I found that it lasts ages! It's fantastic!

It's easy to use, fantastic quality and lasts for ages. It's £7.99 and I reckon for a very good quality it's pretty decent :) You can find it in most of the usual haunts! E.g Boots and superdrug etc etc :D

STATUS: RATE!
I totally adore this eyeliner and it's a staple in my bag of tricks :p

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

Hello my fellow Beautyists!

I welcome thee to another review from the musings of Mandypops!

So I've done lots of hair stuff, some eye stuff and some boxy stuff, so lets do the stuff that you plaster over your moosh!

That tricky one! Foundation! I spent YEARS trying to find a decent foundation, due to my VERY VERY VERY (did I mention VERY?) awkward skin tone. I am what I like to call 'Zombie pale' which is extremely pale with blue undertones. I went mad spending a fortune over time on foundations that made me look like I'd been smacked with a Tango truck. Nothing worked for me as those pesky blue undertones made everything go orange. But before you bring out the man size tissues, I found a solution!

So whilst wandering a wee department store type thing in Glasgow, I was searching through the make-up bit and perplexing the make-up girls with how I could still be alive with a skin tone like this when I seen thee most different shades of pale foundation I had ever seen!

So here comes my knight in shining armor!....Well.....the right foundation on a shelf anyway! It's Illamasquas Skin Base Foundation. Such perfection in a wee tube!
The artists impression is so:

Cute foundation eh! So this stuff feels very light on the skin and doesn't feel like you have to pour it on the desk and rub your face on it to get an effect. A little drop of this heavenly stuff goes a long way, so it lasts for ages too. My skin tone troubles don't just stop there though! I have an array of freckles that aren't the cute dainty kind. It's the kind people say 'Oh it's a beauty spot!' when what they really mean is 'Wow spot the dalmatian over here looks like she's been in at the fountain pens again!' But it covers them too. It's like superman but disguised as a kick ass foundation!

It costs £27 from the Illamasqua website and to be honest you won't find it cheaper anywhere else, but you pay for what you get and I think it's amazing quality.

STATUS: RATE!
I adore this! I will be rebuying once it has ran out

March GlossyBox!

Hello my Little Beautettes!

How are we today? Great? Woo! Of course you are since you are about to meet another knowledgeable ally in your quest to Beauty Know All!

So anyways *ehm* I am a subscriber to Glossybox, I am not paid for these reviews (but Gads that would be nice!) so it's all just Mandy Musings for the sake of any listening ears who may be interested.

So I bought this months box with my GlossyDots, which are like points that you collect when you do the surveys about the products you get in the box or when you refer someone to Glossybox. The surveys don't take long at all and it's worth it when you can claim them against a box :D

Oh! I got all artsy for the photos today :p Can't say I'm not good to you!

Une GlossyBox:

 Told you I got all Artsy! :p Tee hee hee.

So This is generally what a box looks like. It's usually pink, with stuff in it and a thingime telling you all about your stuff. The box costs £10 plus P&P (Oh look at me I could be on one of those awful TV adverts at stupid o'Clock in the morning). You find that the stuff you get is more often than not pretty awsume value for what you pay!

First product:

Juicy Couture- Couture La La                                      ( )( )
So I'm usually the first to make a face like this  (>x<) at this brand, since lots of people have the velours and such like. Buuut I must admit I LOVE this perfume! It's a very light sweet smell and I am planning on drowning my pride and going to get the bottle :p

Full Size Price: £63 for 100ml

Second product:

Nails Inc - St James
I have no idea who James is or why his colour is Red but I dig it! I've always liked nails inc and these wee sizes are good to try out colour without wasting it if you don't like it :D So happens....I rather like this red! It says 'Come Hither' rather than 'Seabiscuit got nothing on me'.

Full Size Price: £11 for 10ml

Third product:

Jelly Pong Pong - Lip Blush
This is fab! Lip stain so you can do all the snogging you want and not loose the colour or leave a trail of your victims with bright red lippy round their face looking like a zombie after a buffet AND its moisturiser too! This can only be a winner eh?

Full Size Price: £12 for 2.5g

Fourth product:

Elizabeth Arden - 8 Hour Cream
Ok so where do I start here. This stuff is like GLOOP. As for the no fragrance claim? NOPE. It smells like old ladies. I'm not usually a fan of Ms Ardens' products due to the latter but my goodness this one was a shocker! So first off it tells you nowhere on the tube where you're actually supposed to put it, so like a good blogger I read the thingime telling me what it was, it CLAIMS to be something you can put anywhere, eyebrows (yes that was the suggestion on the sheet!), nails, lips, hands and anywhere else on the outside of your body. So thinking 'Hey, this sounds pretty versatile...ok' I put it on my hand and wallop! Big dod of gloop that's a kinda rose colour comes out. It's thick, it's sticky, it stinks, I do not want this anywhere near me! So yes I hated it.....*murmers* Granny Gloop.....

Full Size Price: £25 for 50ml

Fifth product:

TRESemme - Salon Finish Extra Hold Hairspray
Finishing on a good note with this one! It's another good hairspray from TRESemme, great hold (I usually have silly hairdoos) and it's not sticky or bleh :) Not much to say about this one but hey ^_^ I liked it.

Full Size Price: £4.69 for 500ml

So occasionally you also get wee cute things in there too. This month there was an adorable wee travel guide with stickers and top places to go in loads of places and why it's a nifty place to visit. It featured places like Stockholm and Brazil, not just the main holibag destinations :D It looked a little like this:

 Well actually it looked a lot like this considering this is the book itself :p

So if my rambling has inspired you to check it out or even subscribe take a peek Here

STATUS: Rate!
I usually love the stuff in GlossyBox :) I do like this box, wasn't their best but I like it =^_^=

Inecto Glossing Shine Spray

Hello my Enchanting Wonder Buddies!

So here's a spoiler, this product I am reviewing for your very peepers today is AMAZING.

So to give it it's Sunday name it's Inecto Pure Coconut Oil Shine Enhancing Glossing Spray. Phew! Try saying that five times when you're drunk! So for a wee nickname I'm knighting this Gloss Spray.

So usually I am very wary of these things as they tend to make hair very greasy very quickly and for me having dry hair, for it to do it to me that's bad.
But this one doesn't! It also smells divine which is a massive thumbs up for me.

So it looks something along the lines of this:

Very Simple. I like. Nice size to take out and about with you too!

So usability: Easy!
Take off lid
Aim
Fire
That's it :)

Price wise, I think this is pretty decent. You can get it on amazon for £5.70 (Open Treasure Chest) But I found mine in a wee beauty shop for £2.99 so shop about :)

STATUS: RATE RATE RATE!!
I love this wee product! I dye my hair so often it's nice to get some shine back without feeling like I'm drenched in greasy product! Woo!

Halo Heat Protection Mist

Greetings Lovelies!

On our quest for knowledge today, I have for you, Halo Heat Protection Mist!

It looks like this:

Now I have to hand it to them, pretty bottle!....That's about all the positive things I have to say about it.

So I got this product when I had a weave put in a while ago. I was told it was amazing and thought 'hey its amazing, lets give it a bash!' but boy was that disappointing! Like being told you've won a million pounds....but it's all in vouchers.

So for starters this stuff smells horrible. I can't even describe it, just nastyness! I imagine it's like flowers on a summers day....if the flowers had rotted....months ago....and it was on a farm...
I'm really picky with my products and if it doesn't smell nice I won't use it unless it's ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE at that it does.

Which brings me onto the usability of it. I have dyed/straightened/blow dried/tortured my hair, so I use heat protection all the time. This one however, doesn't work. At all. I ended up with that appealing burnt hair smell au perfume and none the better for having used this.

I bought this from a wee shop in Glasgow, I can't even remember the name, but a quick Google search shows you can buy two for £5 or some nonsense like that, I'd rather spend my money on unicorn hay.

STATUS: HATE
As much as if it had walked up and kicked a puppy.

Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad

Hello my Angel Faced Make Up Warriors!

The product I will be reviewing for your very eyes today is the Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad in Violent Violet. Before you go running for your swords let me enlighten you as to what I thought of this!

So this is what it looks like, quite cute eh?
The packaging is nice, the mirror comes in handy for touch ups if you take this with you and it's also a handy wee size for handbags of any proportion! The brush you get with it also isn't too bad, it doesn't fall to bits when you use it like its cheaper relatives!

The only thing I was not so over the moon at is the muted colours. Violent isn't reeeeally the word I would use here, maybe slightly annoyed but not violent. HOWEVER, if you like an understated eye that doesn't need much work (they give you instructions on how to do a smokey eye effect) then this is the one for you.

What I also found in my quest was that it doesn't stay on as great as some other products,  but being able to take it with you makes it easier :)

Price has also currently (correct at time of publishing!) went from like £8.50 to £5, so not a lot for a quad eyeshadow( Linky Linky) but I would liked to have seen some more BOOM colours in there, or a re-naming :p

STATUS: Hate
I don't so much HATE the product but it's just not up there in the Rate bit :p
As always let me know your opinions!

Ion Styling Colour Mousse

Hello Everyone!
I used this for so long I thought this could be my first review :) So this can of lovelyness makes the colour in your hair all boosted and beautiful, as any firey redhead will be aware, the red pigment in any hair dye just doesn't last long at all and goes a weird pinky-orangey colour, not what you want!

Instructions for use are:
Shoogle can (preferably away from your face in case whoever last used it forgot to close it properly!)
Open lid
Skoosh into hand
Rub on wet hair
Dry
Look fab!
Easy peasy!

So when you get the mousse it looks a little like this:

So it shows you the colour on the bottom of the bottle so it's pretty numpty proof! They do a range of colours too so it's not just lucky red heads :D

It's also pretty good value for money as the can lasts ages and the smallest amount covers a large area.

I got mine from Sallys (Salon Services) So I'm just gunna pop the link in here :
Adventure On to Ion at Sallys!

Boop!

So they sell a can online that looks slightly different but its the same thing and it's retailing at about £4.99 currently, so its not going to break the bank!

The only thing I would say is it does have dye in it so don't use it wearing your Sunday best :p It does still stain clothing and surrounding areas and objects, so please don't go headbanging until you've dried your hair ;)


STATUS: Rate!
Let me know your opinions if you use anything I review!