Thursday, 6 March 2014
Beauty Review- NYC Applelicious Lip Balm (#356- Big Red Apple)
Hey guys.
Today I'll be reviewing the NYC Appelicious Lip Balm in 'Big Red Apple' which is colour #356.
Monday, 24 February 2014
Beauty Review- Miss Sporty Lipstick (#37- I Like)
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Beauty Review- MUA Lipstick (Shade 4)
I got this lipstick quite recently and thought I would do a review. This is the first MUA (Make-Up Academy) product I have ever purchased, and am very excited to share my thoughts with you, so let's get on with it!
Appearance:
This varies for whatever shade you get but the lipstick itself comes across as quite bright and scary but isn't actually that bad when applied. All of the colours looked beautiful though. The packaging is quite simple but it's something I honestly really like.
Application:
This lipstick goes on really nicely and is so creamy! It's not like some lipsticks that dry out your lips, this one is really moisturising, which suprised me!
Smell:
I'm not sure what I think of the smell of the lipstick, in my opinion it smells of a cross of vanilla and those lipstick crayon things you could get for children. I'm not keen on the smell but it goes away when actually applied.
Overall, I actually quite like this lipstick. It has more of a glossy texture but has a wonderful colour. And for the price of £1 you can't really go wrong here! If I had to give this lipstick a star rating, I would probably give it 4/5 stars, the one star missing because I honestly don't particularly like the smell that much.
I apologise for the camera quality, I'm still using my phone as a camera.
Bye guys!
Monday, 17 February 2014
Beauty Review- Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub
Monday, 23 December 2013
Beauty Review- Barry M Gelly Nail Paint
The reason I'm not writing this one on the day is because the day of release (23rd of December) is because it's my boyfriends birthday and I'm spending the day with him!
Let's get on with this review.
Barry M Gelly Nail Paints are brilliant, seriously. They really shine, don't chip easily from my experience, are easy to put on and are available in some seriously beautiful colours. I adore them. Now, because I'm not really a beauty reviewing expert, I'm just going to tell you about how brilliant they are and my overall rating.
The colours are so nice, they really stand out and are available in a variety of colours. I have quite a few so below are my colours.
Image taken with an iphone 5, no filter, flash was on.
In order the colours are: Blood Orange, Plum, Guava, Dragon, Prickly Pear, Blackberry, Lychee
As you can see, there are some seriously nice colours for all seasons, all skin tones, all occasions. They just have a colour for everything. My personal favourites are Blood Orange and Prickly Pear. I just have no clue what to say really, they are just so nice!
When you've put it on, and it's fully dry, they feel so smooth, even without a top coat (but I would recommend still putting a top coat on). The brush is very good with application, though I still manage to mess up, I have very shaky hands and my left hand is just a mess, but not as bad as it would be if the brush was different. (I'm left handed and definitely not ambidextrous so when I do something with my write hand, it looks like a small child did it in a rush.)
Price wise, these are quite cheap. I think they are about £2-£4 each and are available in a variety of different places, I get mine from Boots and SuperDrug, which are UK/Ireland only stores (I think). I think you can still use these with the Special Effects nail polishes by Barry M too. They should be...
These polishes also don't seem to smell much. Some nail polishes really stink up the room when in use, but these don't seem to. My cat is very sensitive to smells, and these didn't seem to bother her at all when she was right next to me while I was painting my nails. It's great!
My rating is 5/5 stars and I would recommend these to anyone who loves to paint their nails but doesn't want to spend too much money on getting good polishes, these are great value for money.
I apologise if this wasn't very helpful but I'm terrible with these reviews but hope to get better at them.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Beauty Review- Maybelline BabyLips
Alright, so today I am reviewing the BabyLips Lip Balms by Maybelline.
In the UK, there are 6 in total (3 tinted, 3 not tinted).
The 3 tinted ones are called:
- Pink Punch
- Cherry Me
- Peach Kiss
The 3 non-tinted ones are called:
- Hydrate
- Intense Care
- Mint Fresh
So let's get the actual review started...
First up is Smell:
The tinted ones all smell how they are supposed to. Cherry Me smells of cherries, Peach Kiss smells of peaches and Pink Punch smells of a kind of fruity sort of thing, I can't quite put my finger on it but it smells so nice!
The non-tinted ones smell equally as nice. Mint Fresh obviously smells of mint, and Intense Care and Hydrate also smell nice, even though I can't put my finger on it. (I'm not fantastic at describing smells...)
Next up is Apperance:
Apperance of packaging is nice. It's colourful, simplistic and they all look good together.
Colour:
The 3 non tinted ones aren't coloured (which is why they aren't tinted ones) so I can't really go into detail about that but the 3 tinted ones colours are amazing. I did a little swatch (please ignore the drawing on top of my hand)
They are beautiful colours and Peach Kiss has a slightly shimmer to it.
They go in this order (left to right): Peach Kiss, Pink Punch, Cherry Me
Moisture:
They are labeled as an 8 hour moisturising balm, which is a pretty big statement to make!
I'd honestly say the moisture at the most lasts about 4 hours depending on what you are doing, and you do need to be quite generous with the amount you put on. One go over isn't gonna cut it!
They do moisturise your lips nicely though and I honestly think that the Intense Care one has made my lips feel better. In the cold, windy winter this can be quite helpful, but obviously if your lips are VERY bad then you may want to go with something more powerful like Vaseline or Carmex or something along those lines.
Overall:
Overall I really like these lip balms. They are all nice. I'd say my favourites are Intense Care and Pink Punch. I highly recommend them. You can get them from Superdrug, Boots or any sort of shop like that for £2.99 (I'm not too sure about America, sorry!!)
So, this was something quite different, I hope you all enjoyed it though..
Bye!


