Maybelline Color Show Brocades 'Knitted Gold' Nail Polish

Maybelline Color Show Brocades 'Knitted Gold' Nail Polish -  £3.99

 

I don't normally get involved in hype over a certain colour of nail polish, even when certain brands are hyped I don't typically gravitate towards them when new colours come out for limited edition collections for example, this was even this case for this very nail polish that i'm going to talk about today and that is the Maybelline Color Show Brocades Nail Polish in the colour Knitted Gold.

 

I remember, I think it was essiebutton, talking about this colour and I think one or two other youtubers and bloggers talked about it and at the time I wasn't really that interested. As nail polish isn't my favourite type of beauty product I didn't think much of it but I did think it was pretty from what I had seen of it.

 

 When purusing the Boots makeup stands at the end of January I saw the Color Show Brocades nail polishes in the middle of the Maybelline stand, highlighting them as new products and I spotted this one and looked at it and realised just how pretty this actually is. In the light is just looks gorgeous with the gold and rose gold flecks of glitter coming through. I liked it enough in Boots that I got it, and for under a fiver it was hardly going to break the bank.

 

I quite like the packaging of the bottles, they are very similar to Models Own but just a bit slimmer and I like it a lot. The actual formula surprised me too, it went on very smoothly and the brush is very decent! I've never tried a Maybelline nail polish before so I didn't know what to expect when it came to the brush, the brush of a nail polish can make it or break it for me when it comes to the whole nail polish as a whole and this brush gets a big thumbs up from me.

 

 Apologies for my very short nails, they look so awful!

 

Using my usual top and base coat, this nail polish lasted a week without chipping and the 

colour pay off was great, it wasn't an opaque glitter but not far off. I got the desired look in two coats, easily.

 

I'd consider buying more Maybelline polishes again, maybe not anymore Brocades shades as none of the others caught my eye but as far as formula, price and wear time on these were concerned it's a winner for me from Maybelline.

 

 

Maybelline Knitted Gold Nail Polish - £3.99

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own,

product bought myself.

Maybelline Volume Express Colossal Mascara

 

Maybelline Volume Express Colossal Mascara - £7.19

 

I can clearly remember seeing the advert for this mascara when it first came out, the whole idea that it could provide your lashes with like 8x more volume was very intriguing and I completely fell to marketing hype on this one.

 

However i'm so incredibly glad that I did as this has become my favourite mascara of all time, and it has held that position for a number of years. I try other mascaras, even other ones from Maybelline, but this one still comes out on top for me. I always feel slightly disappointed with other mascars and end up re-purchasing this same one when it's run out, I have lost count of how many tubes of this mascara that i've gone through over the years, it's been a lot.

 

 

Just the size of the brush itself is a big talking point of this mascara, it is huge! I don't think I have used a mascara with a wand as big as this one but I have seen other mascaras that potentially are bigger. This is a bristle brush as you can see so if you're into your plastic brushes this one may not be your cup of tea, but for me I just love the big brushes.

 

This mascara is enriched with a collagen formula which helps to create the extreme volume that this mascara provides. And importantly it creates volume with my lashes without clumping them up which I hate. It enables my lashes to look volumised but also it adds length and separates them beautifully. I do get a lot of compliments on my eyelashes when I use this mascara, and if I could only choose one mascara to use I would go with this one with no hesitation.

 

It seems to be a popular mascara on reviews by Boots for example but I don't hear many bloggers and beauty youtubers talking about it which I find odd, but i'm firmly on the Colossal Mascara bandwagon! I even love the bright yellow packaging that others may not be too keen on.

 

Unable to fault this mascara, and with it also being a drugstore/high street mascara it is easy to get hold of and cheap too, well cheaper than high end mascaras at any rate.

 

 

Avaliable for £7.19

here

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream

 

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream - £7.99

  

I remember back a year or so ago, may well be two years by now, when the whole BB cream craze kicked off big time. It started off with Garnier and then it just kept growing and growing and it seemed like most brands were bringing out their own versions of BB cream.

 

The craze seems to have died down a bit now and you don't tend to hear much about them, but I still think the actual concept of the BB cream is a great one. But normally only for the summer as they are a lighter coverage compared to most foundations and it just feels nicer on the skin to use a product that works similar to a foundation, but technically isn't one.

 

For anyone new to the whole BB Cream scene, they are basically a form of tinted moisturiser. They are like a very thin foundation, if you want high coverage then steer well clear of BB creams as they aren't designed for that purpose. They are light, fresh and if you forget to put moisturiser on in the mornings before your make-up this will work better than a normal foundation in keeping your skin feeling and looking more glowy.

 

 

When trying to decide which BB cream to use way back when, I went for the Maybelline one as the reviews seemed pretty decent and at the time I was loving Maybelline foundations so I thought i'd try it out. I got the colour 'light' which you may think from the photo looks too dark to be light, but when you blend it in it is a pretty decent colour match for me.

 

This BB cream also comes in the colours Medium and Universal Glow, now i'm not exactly sure what Universal Glow means but for the purpose of this post its not an issue.

 



 

Maybelline claim this is an 8 in 1 product, which is an appealing thought, and for the first time in a long time I would have to agree it pretty much does all 8 things that it claims to do which are:

 

Creates a natural glow, compliments skin tone, provides SPF30 UV protection, Blurs Imperfections, Is Oil-Free and Non-Greasy, Feels Fresh and Hydrates all Day.

 

The only thing I would stress is the the UV protection does not work all day, like if you wore this on a very hot and sunny day and were out in the sun all day and you didn't put proper sun protection on underneath this then you will get burnt. But for a short time it works well i've found. Also for me it compliments my skin tone but for darker skin tones this won't with the limited colour range that Maybelline have provided. Other than that it is spot on.

 

 

 

It provides a light coverage and I find it lasts pretty much 7 or 8 hours or so, potentially even more. Anyone with dry or very dry skin would benefit from this completely, but Maybelline have also recently brought out one designed for oilier skins, so if that's you then i'd go for that one over this one.

 

It's such an easy product to apply, I tend to use my fingers to apply this but I have found recently when i've been using it this month in January I tried applying it with a brush and I found it blended very well and even lasted a bit longer on my skin than normal. Maybe because i've worked it into my skin a lot more that makes it last longer, I don't know.

 

I like to wear this BB Cream in the summer months, when I want a light coverage on my face. I don't want a bucket load of make-up on in the summer time, it just feels too much. But using this it is perfect. I'm very happy with this BB Cream, hence why I haven't gone out and purchased any other BB Cream from any other brand. So i'd definitely consider buying this again when this one runs out.

 

 

If you'd like to try this BB Cream for yourself it is avaliable

for £7.99

here

 

 

Any questions/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

 

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush

 

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush - £6.49

 

These Maybelline Dream Touch blushes are one of the most underated blushes on the highstreet/drugstore. You never hear anyone ever talk about them and I don't really know why, I think they are pretty good. Some people get them mixed up between the Maybelline Dream Bouncy blushes, which were a disaster for the most part it would seem, so I can see why these may not get the attention they may deserve it some people think they are the same thing as the Bouncy blushes. But i'm here to tell you they are not the same at all.

 

When I was first getting into make-up and I had no idea what products were good and what were deemed as terrible, I just picked them up probably on a 3 for 2 offer and when I just wanted to get some blush to try. The fact it was cream excited me too as I had never tried cream blushes before.

 

 

First of all I love the packaging of these blushes, in lovely little glass jars. It's a bit bigger than their very popular Maybelline Colour Tattoos. And as you can see i've used the products a lot and i'm just waiting for the day to hit the bottom of the jars.

 

The two colours I have is Peach and Berry, they also come in Apricot and Plum but I don't have either of those. Apricot comes out much too light for my skin, and I don't see much of a difference between the Berry and Plum, so I don't see the need to purchase it.

 

I admit the colour selection of these blushes isn't the best, a nice bright pink would be lovely. The consistency of these is very creamy, it's almost liquid to the touch it's not like a mousse or anything very thick. It's a foolproof product in that it is very easy to apply and you can't go overboard on it that easily. They are pretty well pigmented but because they are such a thin formula it takes a while to build it up on the cheeks, the swatches below took a couple of layers to achieve that strength of colour.

 

They last pretty long on the cheeks too, i'd say at least 6 hours or maybe more. And if I want a quick and easy blush to put on then I opt for the Berry one in the autumn/winter and the peach one in the spring/summer.

 

I prefer to apply these with my fingers, and also because I have yet to find a decent enough brush that is small enough to fit in the little jars. You also have more control of the product if you use your fingers to dot it on where you want on your cheeks and then you can blend them in with a brush.

 

 

I can see why these may be overlooked by a lot of beauty lovers because of the poor colour selection, however apart from that I think they are pretty decent. They are a pure cream blush, unlike the normal cream to powder formulas which are very common these days.

 

These would be great for anyone with dry skin or new to the whole make-up scene I think.

 

If you fancy trying these out for yourself, they are avaliable

 for £6.49

(here).

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, products bought myself.

Perfect Autumn/Winter Lipgloss - Maybelline Cream Gloss

 

 

Maybelline Colorsensational Cream Gloss - '360 Stellar Berry' - £6.19

 

Anyone who knows me, knows i'm not a lipgloss girl in the slightest, i'm much more of a lipstick girl without a doubt. I just think lipstick lasts longer on the lips and half the time lipgloss is gone in a matter of minutes, especially if you eat or drink anything.

 

Nevertheless I do have a few lipglosses in my make-up collection, and this one in particular would be up there with one of my favourites.

 

The Maybelline lipglosses are totally overlooked in the beauty community, i've never heard anyone rave about them, and I really can't understand why.

 

They give amazing colour pay off, they are not in the slightest bit sticky (as I would expect considering they called it a cream gloss) but it actually last quite a while on the lips. Especially this colour that I have here '360 Stellar Berry' as it is a dark wine colour it leaves a bit of a stain after the initial glossy finish has worn off. In the tube it looks like the gloss contains shimmer, but this does not transfer to the lips that i've noticed.

 

I love the sleek, thin packaging and the application is great. And the scent, oh blimey it's amazing. The only way I can describe it is, does anyone remember having orange jelly and vanilla ice-cream together as a kid? It tastes just like that to me. So a nice sweet taste that just brings me right back to my childhood.

 

I love this colour for autumn and winter, it's my favourite lipgloss for this time of year. I featured it in my November favourites, as it was easily my most worn lip product of last month. I barely wore anything else.

 

 I cannot fault this product at all, apart from the fact I wish Maybelline would bring out some new brighter colours, as the current colour range is quite blah.

 

 

This lipgloss can be found for £6.19

Here

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

November 2013 Favourites

 

This is the post i've been most looking forward to writing since I started this blog, monthly favourites videos and posts are one of my favourites to watch and read, and i've always wanted to do my own monthly favourites, and now I can!

 

Well November came and went at a ridiculously fast speed, normally I complain that time is going so quickly but not this month, because December gets here quicker and that means so does Christmas! Which is my favourite time of year!

 

Anyway onto my favourites.

 

 

Tartan Scarf - Primark - £5.00 

I did a blog post on this recently (Here) and I am just in LOVE with this scarf.

Honestly, it is probably now my favourite scarf that I own. It's so soft and cosy and I got it on the weekend before Bonfire Night so I have used it for the entire month and I can't get enough of it. I'm not sure if these are still avaliable in Primark, but if you can and you want it, then snap it up now as they are selling like hot cakes.

 

 

Nails Inc nail polish - Chelsea Square - £9.68 

I have also done a blog post on this (Here).

Vast becoming one of my favourite nail polishes ever, I just love the pinky gold colour of this nail varnish and I have either worn this or no nail polish at all this month. I will continue to wear this into December too, I currently have it on my nails as I write this. :)

 

 

Maybelline Colour Sensational Cream Gloss - '360 Stellar Berry' - £6.19 

I'm not a massive lipgloss lover, I much prefer lipstick, however due to the beautiful formula of this lipgloss and the colour I just love it for this time of year. It's a stunning plum shade and the gloss is so creamy and isn't at all sticky and because it's quite a dark colour it leaves a bit of a stain too.

I just love it.

 

 

Big Baby Gingerbread Ring 

I love gingerbread themed items and I have a necklace that matches this, but I have been wearing the ring an awful lot this month. It's very cute and just fits in so well for this time of year.

 

 

Illamasqua Gleam Highlighter - 'Aurora' - £18.00 

I have been eyeing up this highlighter for a while and back in September (when it was my birthday) Illamasqua do that special birthday treat code thing where you get money off for your birthday, so I treated myself to this and I just love it. I have quite a few highlighters now but it's the only cream one I have and I love it.
 

 

Random Favourite - TV Show - I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
My favourite TV show this month, and every single November, is always I'm a Celeb. It's a very good reality show where they put 12 celebrities into the Australian jungle and they have to do bushtucker trials and all sorts, i'm sure you've all heard of it. And it's presented by the amazingly brilliant Ant and Dec, who I just love! So that's on every single day for 3 weeks (2 days they didn't do it due to the football) in November. Just a brilliant show!

 

Posts on the Illamasqua Highlighter, Gingerbread Ring and the Maybelline Gloss will be coming up this week.

 

 

What have been your November favourites?

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, products bought myself.

Maybelline Baby Lips - Cherry Me

 

 

Maybelline Baby Lips 'Cherry Me' - £2.99

 

These Maybelline Baby Lips have been causing a massive stir in the blogging world, so many British bloggers and youtubers were waiting eagerly for these to come to our shores and when they finally did everyone went crazy for them. I must admit, I wasn't really one of them. I already have a favourite lipbalm and I was convinced these wouldn't be a patch on my favourite lipbalm, or the colour wouldn't pay off. But I was so wrong.

 

Not only do I love the packaging, but the scent of this particular one 'Cherry Me' is absolutely divine! I love cherry scents so this was already a winner. My sister got me one of these as part of my birthday present a few months ago, and i've been using it a lot ever since.

 

It does moisturise your lips a lot, I wore it for many hours and my lips continued to feel moisturised. I must admit the colour of this didn't last for as long as I would've wanted, but I didn't really expect it too. It only lasted an hour or so, and would go in minutes if you ate or drank at all.

 

 

It's a very sheer raspberry colour on the lips when applied. So if you're looking for an opaque, lipstick like, look when you apply this then this would be a disappointment. But I do love the colour and it's perfect for this time of year.

 

I would recommend the Baby Lips, purely on the lipbalm alone. It is definitely moisturising and the two different tinted colour ones (Pink Punch and Peach Kiss) are great for a quick fix of colour to your lips. They also have three other ones which are Mint Fresh, Intense Care and Hydrate, which are colourless.

 

 

For the bargain price of £2.99 you really can't go wrong with these.

 

You can find the Baby Lips at:

 

Boots - £2.99

Superdrug - £2.99

 

 

Any comments/questions please leave in the comments.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought by family member for a present.