Review: Eyeko Mascara

Despite all the good reviews I had read and heard about this mascara, when I purchases it I still wasn't expecting much from it. It seems I may have been proved wrong though!

The Brush

At first look at this brush it's difficult to imagine how it would make your lashes look good, but believe me it does. It seperates, volumises and lengthens.

The Formula

The forumla of this mascara is quite wet. I would say if this is something you aren't keen on then stay away from this mascara. However, I really like the formula because it coats all my lashes, root to tip without dragging on them or looking clumpy.

The Packaging

I admit that the packaging on this mascara isn't the most sophisticated or expensive looking but I personally love it. It's unique, looks really funky and is completely different to anything else on the market.

Before and After

Before

After

As you can see this mascara gives my lashes length and volume aswell as seperating them.

I'm really impressed with this and I think I may have found my holy grail mascara. I'm the kind of girl who uses a mascara until it drys up and then moves onto the next one. This mascara however will have a permanent place in my collection for a long time.

Have you tried eyeko mascara? What do you think of it?

Laura xXx

Project Ten Pan Round Two

Hey girls,

So you may have noticed that I didn’t do monthly favourites this month. I haven’t been buying much make-up recently so didn’t really have any new or interesting products to feature in a favourites post.

The start of August marks the start of project ten pan round 2! I haven’t been buying much make up lately because I’m trying to save money and so I thought I’d embrace the opportunity and do it properly and not buy any more make up until I have finished ten products.

This is my second attempt at project ten pan, I wouldn’t say the first time round was a absolute disaster but I wasn’t completely committed to it. So this time round I will be trying harder!

If you wanna join me feel free (I’m sure I will get not no takers on this!) and look out for updates of how I’m getting on coming soon!!

Laura xXx

FOTD

Hey girls, I saw a tutorial on Juicystar07's You Tube channel a couple of days ago and absolutely loved it, so I gave re-created it ago and here's what I ended up with...

Eyes:

-urban decay primer potion

-MAC - satin taupe all over the lid

-MAC - ricepaper in the centre of lids

MAC - Phloof as a highlight

- Urban Decay - Flipside on lower lash line

-L'oreal voluminous mascara

Face:

-Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation -54

-MAC Mineralized skin finish natural - Medium Plus

Barry M - Natural Dazzle

-Nars- Orgasm Blush

-MAC mineralized skin finish - Comfort

Lips:

-Maybelline - Ambre Rose

-Random Lancome Juciy Tube

Hope you all had a great weekend, Laura xXx

Review: MAC 130 Brush

I ordered this brush on line and my initial thought was that they had sent me the wrong brush because of how small it is. I decided to give it a go anyway because I had read some good reviews on it.

I use it to apply my liquid foundation and I think the key with this brush is to use less foundation and buff it into the skin really well. From my experience, loading the brush with foundation just leaves a big streaky mess.

Obviously the surface area of this brush is really small considering you are using for all over your face. I think this brush is perfect if you have the time to make it work. I wouldn’t recommend it for the morning routine but think it’s perfect for evenings out and weekends. It gives a lovely flawless finish, better than I’ve experienced from any other brush.

Pros:

Densely packed bristles which really buff the foundation into the skin leave a flawless finish.

I’ve found I use less foundation with this brush.

The small surface area means you can get into the hard reach areas like around the nose etc.

Cons:

Small surface area means it can take longer than your average brush to apply foundation.

After my initial scepticism I really enjoy using this brush and the finish it gives. It definitely isn’t the perfect brush but it gives a better finish that any other foundation brush I’ve used in the past. If you have the time to make it work, I think it’s worth the effort.

Have you used the 130 brush? What are your thoughts on it?

Laura xXx

Update/Small Haul

Hello my lovelies, sorry I’ve been quiet on the blogging for the past couple of weeks, I started my internship on Monday so have been concentrating on that and I’ve been so knackered by the time I’ve got home the last thing on my mind is blogging!

At the end of last week I went to visit a friend from uni who lives in Buckinghamshire. While I was there we took a trip to Westfield. I was really excited to go because I had heard so much about it, and it didn’t disappoint. My credit card took a bit of a battering but I won’t bore you with everything I bought, but I thought I would share a select few things with you...

I had some vouchers to spend in River Island and when I saw this gorgeous leather bag I knew I had to get it. It's a light tan colour and cost £59.99.

I've been really impressed with all the Models Own nail polishes I've had so far so picked up two more. Pastel pink and Jade stone. Both gorgeous pastel colours, with great consistency and opaque after two coats.

I didn't go crazy on make-up purchases but these are the few things I did buy:

 Urban Decay primer potion to replace my old one that had run out.

Mac mineralized skin finish natural in medium plus which I'm loving

Eyeko 3 in 1 cream and mascara.

Hope you are all well :) Laura xXx

Five Good Things

Hey girls, I’ve not done one of these posts for a while, I did try and do them every week for a while but started to struggle thinking of five things every week so from now on I’ll be making it a bit more random!

1.   Tomorrow is my last day at my current job. Obviously I’m going to be sad because it’s the end of an era but I know I’m leaving to move onto bigger and better things :)

2.   My internship starts a week on Monday and I’m really excited! I can’t wait to do something that’s actually going to utilize what I spent three long years working on at university.

3.   My friend from university who currently lives about 4 hours away from me has just landed a job an hour away from me. I can’t wait till she moves up here so I can spend time with her!

4.   I have a week off next week before I start my internship and I’ve got a few trips organised to visit friends who don’t live in my area. I guess that’s one good thing about having friends in different parts of the country... it’s a good excuse for a weekend away :)

5.   Recently I’ve got back in touch with a few old friends and I’ve really enjoyed catching up with what’s been going on with them. There’s nothing I love more than when you regain touch and it’s like you never lost touch.

Hope you are all well, Laura xXx

FOTN & OOTN

On Friday I went to see a ballet at the lowry theatre in Salford Quays. I thought I'd share my OOTN and FOTN with you all...

FOTN

Face:

Relon coloursyat foundation in Natural Tan mixed with revlon photoready in Vanilla

Mac studio finish concealer in NW20

Rimmel stay matte powder in tranparent

Mac Harmany blush as a contour

Elf peachykeen blusher

Prestige minerals in pure shimmer as a highlighter

Eyes:

Mac femme fi all over the lid

Mac phloof as a highlight

Mac plum dressing on the outer third

Mac sketch in the outer corner to darken it up

Maybelline million lashes mascara

Mac fluid line in blacktrack

Benefit bad gal liner on lower lashline

Lips:

Mac creme d'nude lipstick

Barry M lipgloss in toffee

OOTN:

Cream chiffon top - primark

Skinny jeans - Topshop

Black patent heels - new look

Beads - accessorise

Hope you've all had a great weekend! :)

Laura xXx