Friday, December 9, 2011

L'oreal Telescopic Mascara

At the beginning of my relationship with L'oreal's telescopic mascara, it was a little love-hate. But having used it for a few months now i have decided it is actually quite a terrible mascara.
The mascara claims to magnify the base of the lashes, and lengthen to the extreme with its precision multi-comb, but at best it only magnifies your lashes.. only because there is so much product on the comb that it all ends up at the base of your lashes.
The comb is like most plastic combs, but instead of having bristles all the way around it, there are four evenly spaced rows of bristles around the comb, and it may just be me, but i fail to see how these could create a 'telescopic' lash.

What i found when using it was that it made my eye lashes very straight and spidery, and i'm pretty certain i don't know many people that would want their lashes to be dead straight.. personally, i prefer mine to have a curl to them.
I also found this product to clump the eyelashes together, and even when separated, they did not look too flattering.

I know this mascara isn't meant to add volume, but for the amount of product that seems to be going onto my lashes when i apply it, you'd think that there would be some degree of volume added to the lash.
So overall, i'm not a fan.
I have just invested in the L'oreal 4D lash architect, and i have high hopes for it, so hopefully i'm not let down! 

Talk soon guys x

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Sally Hansen Vita Lip Care



I bought the Sally Hanson vita c lip plumper, which i think was about $7.
First thing i have to say about this is that i really like the packaging idea, being able to completely see the product, only because i think it is much better being able to see how much you have left rather than having to wind it all the way up and risk snapping it when trying to wind it back down.
The flavour of it is supposed to be Tangerine, but it just smells like orange. I'm not a fan of things that have an orange scent to them, but the scent isn't too over powering and neither is the taste. The worst is having a lip balm that tastes terrible if you accidentally lick your lips!

It labelled as a 'lip plumper' i don't think it really plumps at all. All i felt from it was a slight tingle, but even that was barely noticeable.
The story behind it is that the vitamin c in it stimulates collagen production.
Even though it didn't really plump my lips, it still applies very smoothly, and feels amazing on! It is also colour free which is a bonus.

It also comes in three other types.
(l-r) Vita B Lip Moisturiser, Vita C Lip Plumper, Vita A Lip Liner Smoother, Vita E Lip Soother.





Vita B Lip Moisturiser is berry flavoured, contains vitamin b to enhance lips' moisture barrier, smooth imperfections and hydrate your lips.
Vita A Lip Liner Smoother is peach flavoured, contains vitamin a which is used to fight signs of aging, and helps rejuvenate your lips.
Vita E Lip Soother is vanilla flavoured, contains vitamin e, omega 3 and omega 6 to help replenish and repair dry skin.

Talk soon guys x

NOTE: Since posting this, i have learnt that Sally Hanson tests on Animals

Monday, December 5, 2011

Inglot cream Sleeks in 96

Recently i invested in one of these bad boys. It is from the Sleeks range by Inglot and cost me $22.
I'm a sucker for packaging and i absolutely love the way it looks like a test tube! The range looked really nicely presented in the store as they were all lined up next to each other in a kind of black test tube holder.
the colour of this is so nice. it looks sort of purple in the photo but it really isn't, its a very nice bright pink, but it is still sheer which makes it very wearable.
It smells delicious too, like coconut!
The only annoying thing about it is that it doesn't stay on very long, and has to be re-applied often, But i don't find that to be a problem, just a little inconvenience.
My only issue with this is the price. i think that $22 for a 5.5ml lip gloss is a bit steep, but that could just be me since i do my best not to spend lots on make up. Because it is Inglot though, i don't mind too much, because i love Inglots make up because it is very good quality.
I would definitely buy more- too bad they're very hard to find on eBay!
http://inglotcosmetics.com/96.sleeks.cream.lip.paint.lips/product/10546

Talk soon guys x

Inglot Nail Enamel 138

I also bought from Inglot the number 138 nail enamel. The picture isn't really true to the product as the nail polish has more of a yellow-ish shimmer, and is a brighter khaki green. I'm not sure why this picture is making it look brown..
It goes on very smoothly, and as it dries, it seems to thicken a little. After the second coat it is so nice! the yellow shimmer reflects the light. I recommend doing three coats, only because on the third, any bumps or little marks you may have accidentally put in it while it dries (i am the worst at dumping my nails when they are drying!) get smoothed out. I finish mine with a top coat, because the shimmer really pops afterwards.

This enamel, and i think the rest of their nail polish range cost $16, which is pretty good, i think, because of the quality of the polish.

What i'm not a fan of is the fact that they only number their products, and the number is only on the box! Which means that to know what number the polish is it has to live in its box, which doesn't help with space saving!
http://www.inglotcosmetics.com/138.nail.enamel.nails/product/12824

Talk soon guys x

Sigma F84 Angled Top Kabuki Brush

For a few months now i have been using the Sigma F84 Angle Top Kabuki Brush. ITS AMAZING!

What i love about this brush is that is is so dense that the colour applied to it will sit on top and not be eaten by the bristles. I also love the chunkiness of the handle, it makes it a lot easier to hold.
What you do need to be careful of is how much product you put on the brush. because of its density, the colour will sit on top, so you need to tap some off before applying it.

I use my brush for applying my powder blush, and it works great. The reason i use it for powder blush is that mine is quite sheer, and ill sometimes need to layer it, and this brush makes that quite easy to do.
It also works great for blending in cream blushes, and even buffing in foundation.

The Sigma brushes have been compared to MAC brushes, and have similar numbering to each MAC brush for easy comparison.
Personally, i wouldn't bother wasting my money on MAC brushes because i think everything MAC is over priced, when there are perfectly good CHEAPER duplicates around.

Hopefully ill be investing in a set of Sigma Brushes very soon!

Talk soon guys x



Argan Oil Treatment

Sooo i'm sure by now the whole world has heard of Argan oil, or Moroccan hair oil.
At first i was a little sceptical as most things now days that claim to be amazing are infact pretty crappy.
But i was actually quite surprised by this product because it works quite well.
I have been using it for months now, im going to say around 5 months maybe, and it is wonderful!
Argan Oil 100mlThe smell for one is very gentle and not harsh on the nose at all, a few of my friends have said it smells a little like coconut.

I have extensions sewn into my hair, so they get the full brunt of whatever i do to my hair (ie: washing, blow drying, straightening, etc), not to forget the weather here in Melbourne- hot for 10 mintutes, then cold, then hot and then we have a thunderstom all in one day! I found that it really helps keep them softer when theyre feeling dried out. It doesnt keep them like that until i wash them, but what i usually do is put a bit in the ends before i plait my hair at night and when it is brushed out in the morning it feels a lot better.

You need to watch out though when using it that you dont put too much in the top third of your hair.. i have made this mistake and it is horrible! Its makes it feel like you havent washed your hair in weeks, and becomes very shiny. I also use whatever is left on my hands and massage it onto my skin.

I really want to try the shampoo and conditioner because from what i have seen, it has has quite good reviews.

Oh, and another thing that i love about this oil is that the small bottle will last you FOREVER. As i said before, i have had mine for around 5 months, using it every day and sometimes twice a day and i am no where near finished!

I bought mine off ebay for around $20 which i would recommend because it is a little pricey in the stores (but i can only speak for Australia).

Has any one tried the shampoo and conditioner? What did you think of it?

Talk soon guys x