The Times Magazine Best 100 Beauty Products | Part 12 - Concealers

This segment continues, following on from the last one which gave us Perfumes, now this time we have the best concealers! (Although might it just be pointed out that the Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer is not on here, which is essentially the holy grail of all concealers. True story.)

1. Perricone MD No Concealer Concealer SPF35, £38
High SPF protects fragile under-eye skin.

2. Clinique Airbrush Concealer, £18

Easy brush applicator.

3. Laura Mercier Secret Camourflage, £26.50
Its two tones tackle under-eye circles and blemishes.

4. Benefit Bo-ing, £17.50

Unbeatable. Our testers swear by it.

5. Cover FX Cream Concealer, £23
Creamy formula available in 12 shades.

Next tme we have the best products for cheeks! 

What are your favourite concealers?

xoxo

*Please take note that I am merely sharing an article made and published by The Times Magazine. I am not stating any of this as my own, but am merely passing along the information which I have read for the benefit of others. All comments and findings are the work of and belong to the publishers and writers at The Times Magazine. All writing in italics are direct quotes from the article and not my opinions, but those of the writers.

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara | An Ode to Products at Home

Having just been at homehome, (I see Madison as being my third home, Leaming/Warwick my second), I was reunited with some much loved products. One of those being the Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara, that is a little gimicky, and is a little unnecessary, and is aimed a little bit at those that really do have a problem with beauty products...

But it's so good! The teenytiny brush is so good for really making your bottom lashes stand out. Not to mention, as Tanya Burr said in a video, it does not smudge. So you are not left with that reminiscient panda eye look under your eye. Ain't nobody got time for that. 

You might also think that you don't need to be putting mascara on your bottom lashes. Now I'm not going to say that you are wrong to think that...but once you try this baby, you will just know they look that much better. It just makes your eyes look that bit more finished and, done. 

Did I mention that the teenytiny brush is great for really applying product onto the corner lashes? And that it's so small you won't make any mistakes? 

The packaging is also really cute (a word which I seem to have started using much more often and to refer not only to animals) with the lovely flower patten embellished onto the outside.

And it's so small. Did I mention that?

You can buy this masacra at Sephora here for what I consider to be a measly $10, as when I purchased it in Boots, I'm pretty sure it was about £12. (However I only ever buy Clinique products when it's Bonus Time; obvs!) 

So all in all, it's not really that expensive to make your bottom lashes look better. Not really. ... 

Have you whacked on the bottom lash mascara?

xoxo

Autumn Wishlist 2014

Autumn Wishlist 2014 by superkarina5 featuring Louche

Tomorrow we are going to the mall! I am sosos excited; apparently there is meant to be a bit of snow and it's an hour bus journey away...but it should definitely be worth it! Some nice girly time will definitely be appreciated :)

I then thought that seeing as there are quite a few things that I will be hopefully getting my hands on, I thought I would share them with you!

I have found some really nice (and cheap!) fabric dungarees that are flower patterned. They are not the pineapple ones shown here, but actually sunflowers. Ever since I saw them I have been thinking about them! I then want to pair them with a plain white tshirt as I don't actually own one... I think they'd be really nice with tights and a jumper too. 

I also NEED to replce my American Eagle jeggings. I need to stop wearing them. 

I really need a moisturiser to pair up with my Hydraluron and am not sure what one to go for...I love the Clinique one shown above but it's a bit pricey for me right now!

I also really want the Revlon Lip Butter in the shade Pink Truffle. Tanya Burr had been wearing it in a lot her September vlogs and it looked like such a lovely everyday colour but will transition really with Autumn. I love the Maybelline Color Whisper I have so definitely want some autumnal shades of those!

What's on your Autumn wishlist?

xoxo

The Times Magazine 100 Best Beauty Products | Part 4 - Eyecare

The Times Magazine* launched an article stating what they feel are the best 5 products  under 20 different uses. So far I have shared face creams, cleansers and bodycare, and now here are the best 5 eyecare products.

Part 4 - Eyecare

1. Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Serum Infusion - £45

Helps reduce lines, puffiness and dark circles.

2. Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector - £26

Gentle formula lightens up the eye area.

3. Creme de la Mer Eye Concentrate - £130

Our testers loved it. 

4. Sisley Supreme Yeux - £170

A little goes a long way with thia magic in a bottle.

5. Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask - £42

A two-week holiday for the eyes.

Next time, Serums!

xoxo

*Please take note that I am merely sharing an article made and published by The Times Magazine. I am not stating any of this as my own, but am merely passing along the information which I have read for the benefit of others. All comments and findings are the work of and belong to the publishers and writers at The Times Magazine. All writing in italics are direct quotes from the article and not my opinions, but those of the writers.

My Mascara Collection

Now to be perfectly honest, to some this will look like loads, and to others absolutely nothing. In my opinion, it is quite a lot, but what can I say? At the time of writing this, I have also realised that it is in fact missing two from it, so there we go. What girl doesn't need 12 mascaras?

From left to right: Soap&Glory Thick & Fast, Collection Supersize Fat Lash Mascara, Avon Sparkle Lash and Line, Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara, Avon Mega Effects Mascara,  Rimmel False Lash Affect, L'Orea Paris Miss Manga Mega Volume Mascara, Seventeen doll'd up Mascara, Avon Super Shock Mascara and yes that is another Soap&Glory Thick and Fast Mascara that you can see...
I also own the Clinique High Impact Mascara and No7 Exceptional Definition Mascara. I'd forgotten about these as I wear them together and so they kind of stick together as a pair.

First and foremost, the Avon Mega Effects is the absolute bomb when it comes to mascaras. If you are yet to try this, get your hands on it now. It is a revelation in the mascara world; it looks a little scary in that it does look like a paint brush but it makes your lashes look phenomenal. All the Avon mascaras that I've used have actually been pretty good and I would definitely recommend trying them out!

The No7 Exceptional Definition I find works great as a bottom lash mascara as one side of the wand has smaller bristles (bristles? Is that even right?).

The Soap&Glory, you also cannot go wrong with; the brush is as big as my eyes!

What aren't so great is the Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara and the Collection Fat lash mascaras. They just do not work for me. The Jelly Pong Pong one I honestly had no words for. The brush is just plain weird; it doesn't make my eyelashes look good at all; and it does not come off. I had to pluck it off. It was horrendous. The Collection one can work well as a base for another mascara, but it just does not live up to it's name for me.

I hope that you found this interesting and that it gave you some ideas as to what mascaras to try! I am definitely eyeing up (see what I did there...) the Maybelline The Falsies; thank you Tanya Burr.

What are your favourite mascaras?

xoxo

Seventeen Lip Crayon Kit | Sales Goodies

As Christmas takes over at Boots in the form of 3 for 2 gift sets, I peruse these aisles to spot things which I will then hope to God that they will still be there in the sales afterwards. This year, or in fact, last year now(!), I spotted this little set and thought: you my friends, will be mine in the half price sales.

The lip crayon sensation completely took over last year with all brands jumping on the Clinique Chubby Stick band wagon (which are a particular favourite of mine). Revlon had their Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains, Bourjois Color Boost, L'OReal the list goes on. As I really enjoy these kinds of products I thought that four of these for a fiver (half price from £10 originally) were a complete steal!

I was sceptical about the more nude-y pink, but really loved the look of the red and the orange; as we all know these are my favourite colours for lips. However I have really enjoyed wearing the nude! Seventeen may have converted me...

From left to right, Nude, Red, Pink and Orange

I really like these; they glide on nicely, they feel nice on your lips and the colours are pigmented. They have nice glossy effect and although do seem slightly washed out than the packaging colour, for such a bargain I can't complain! I don't really have any downsides, just me being slight pedantic over certain aspects in that I really wish they had names! As opposed to just 'that pinky one', however I can't complain! The 'Hints and Tips' are also slightly having delusions of grandeur but here they are:

'How To create the Perfect Lips

1. Use a sharpened lip crayon to contour your lips, following their natural outline.
2. Colour in the whole lip, blending the colour evenly.
for more pout appeal, add a dab of clear gloss to the centre of your top and bottom lips, it cleverly reflects the light to create the optical illusion of fuller lips!'

I hope that you also got your hands on a pack of these babies; they were definitely a good find!

What sales goodies did you find?

xoxo

Autumn Favourites

This is one of my favourite times of year, (despite the cold dropping to below double digits and it being pitch black dark before half 5). Autumn make up and clothing, I feel, is definitely one of the best. After all the bright and sunny colours of the Summer, everything moves into much more darker, warmer tones.
As I love Autumn, I thought I would share some of my favourite Autumnal products!

Lips
(From left to right) Bellapierre Super Lip gloss in 'Raspberry'. Revlon Lip Butter in 'Peach Parfait', Maybelline Baby Lips in 'Cherry Me', Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in '005 Crush', Sephora Lipstick in 'No.19' and MeMeMe Cherub's Blush Cheek and Lip Tint. 

 Face
Rimmel Stay Blushed in '001 Pop of Pink'

(From left to right) Garnier Moisture Match - Combination to Oily Skin, Benefit Triple Performance Moisturiser, Clinique All About Eyes and Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief

Hair
(From top to bottom) Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends Split End Protection Mask and L'Oreal Elvive Smooth and Polish Mask

 Nails
(From left to right) Leighton Denny 'Nude', Barry M Nail Paints in 'Raspberry' and 'Indigo' and Sinful Colours in 'Winterberry'

And of course cosy clothes!!

 What are your Autumnal favourites? 

  xoxo