MAC mineralize skin finish: soft & gentle

I have been wanting a new highlighter for ages and have been on the hunt trying to find one! Many of my friends have MACs lightscapade mineralize skin finish and I have to say this is also a lovely highlighter as it gives a really strong highlight and shimmer.

However, I wanted something a little more subtle and softer which would still give me a nice highlight. I came across MACs soft and gentle mineralize skin finish and tested it on my wrist and it came out in a golden shimmer which looked beautiful! I had read many reviews on this highlighter and have also seen lots of YouTube tutorials with people using it so I know it had a good name to it.

 

I did end up buying it and it was €29.50 -in the UK it is £24.50 I think but I got it when I was on holiday. The price of this was okay because I have heard that it lasts a really long time as a little goes a long way! It is really worth the money I think as it gives such a beautiful finish and is easy to blend and apply.

Overall I'm really happy with this product and think that if you're looking for a subtle highlight then this is definitely the product for you! 

What are your favourite highlighters?

                     Georgie xxx

Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner

Sorry that this is the second eyeliner post in two weeks but I thought I would give this eyeliner a review. After hearing raving reviews about it I thought that I would try it out.

Benefit make-up is normally very good and the quality of it is amazing so I had high expectations for this eyeliner especially as it was very expensive for a student budget (£18.50!!). I had read very positive reviews so I was excited to try it out. It has a gel formula and the design of the actual packaging is really good in which it has an angled end where there product comes out. This would have been perfect but what I didn't like was the product itself! 

Firstly to get the product out you have to twist it and then it comes out, when you first get it you should test it out on your hand first to get it at more of an angle to get it to apply easily. I did this and I found that the product was very dry and sort of broke up as I tried to apply it. Also I found it IMPOSSIBLE to get this in a thin and straight line, the product seemed to apply extremely thickly and unevenly. I thought maybe it was the way I was applying it so tried 4 or 5 times to try and perfect top eyeliner with this product - each time I had no luck! I just ended up getting more frustrated because the product never seemed to apply smoothly and broke up each time. 

Moreover, the last time I tried to use this eyeliner nothing would come out when I twisted it but suddenly it exploded and I had black eyeliner all over my hand, needless to say it was a pain to clear up because it is very waterproof and very intense in its pigment of colour. 

I personally was extremely disappointed with this eyeliner because I had such high hopes of it! If you have this eyeliner how do you find it?

Georgie xxx

L'Oreal Paris Superliner Superstar

My absolute favourite eyeliner (Kat Von D tattoo eyeliner) recently ran out and I urgently needed a new one! I went down to superdrug and was trying out lots of them on my hand to see which was opaque and smudge proof when I came across the L'Oreal Paris Superliner Superstar in black. I tried it on my hand and it seemed opaque and when I tried to smudge it it didn't move! I bought the eyeliner and it was £6.99 (link here) so it was a lot cheaper than the Kat Von D one ($19).

As eyeliners go I have to say I am fairly impressed with this one. It has a felt tip style to it and it has a wider base with a thin tip. The tip is very flexible which makes it much easier to glide onto the eyelid. Using the eyeliner is easy and it comes out very opaque and dramatic which is what I like! It did last all night when I was out and didn't smudge. Overall I think this is actually a really good eyeliner and I would think about using it as my main one - unless I manage to get another Kat Von D one! I am just not sure about how long it will last as some felt tip eyeliners tend to dry out fast but I will keep you updated!

What are your favourite eyeliners?

Georgie xxx

These are pictures of the eyeliner on with a shimmery gold and a brown MAC eyeshadow from the x15 warm neutral palette. As you can see it can give you a nice wing which is easy to create and the eyeliner itself is opaque and did not fade.

Holographic Heels!

My newest purchase I am in love with are these holographic heels from missguided.co.uk (link here). I saw them on the website and was immediately attracted to the shininess of them! These shoes are so pretty, when the light catches them they show all different colours which I think makes them really unique.

I got them to go with a black dress (link here) to wear for a 21st Birthday. This dress I also love was from misguided as well! These shoes I felt went well with the dress and I wore them all night. The heel is roughly 12cm /4.5" so they are fairly high and with no platform at the front of the shoe all your weight is on the front of your foot. However, these shoes have a cushioning bit which you can see in the photo - this makes wearing these shoes so comfy as it takes away some of the pressure and cushions your foot more! I know some people find walking in heels - especially stilettos - very hard and I am one of these people! But, I found these heels surprisingly easy to walk in and managed to last in them all night!

Overall I think these heels are well worth the £25 and I know I will wear them lots! Let me know what you think of them!

Georgie xxx