So some of you may have seen on my Instagram that I trialled Skinade, it's a beauty drink which I've seen a few celebs use and was intrigued to see if it actually worked for myself.
Barry M Lash Vegas Mascara Review
I received this mascara in a goodie bag from The Edit's Launch Party, read about the event here.
I'm usually quite snobby with mascara, only using Clinique High Lengths or Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme as my usual preference. When I was a teenager I tried cheaper drug store mascaras, but as I blink a million times a minute and suffer from dry eyes, they water a lot! I found those flaked or ran causing a ridiculous panda-esk look!
I've tried the super hyped Benefit "They're Real" mascara in the travel size, and was quite impressed with that. I did like how it separated the lashes but I had to do a load of coats to get a noticeable effect. I don't have the patience to do this everyday, so I cannot justify paying £19.50 for a normal sized one.
Comparison between Barry M (top with 1 coat) & Benefit They're Real (Bottom with 4 coats)
Comparing these, they look fairly similar, Benefit does look more separated and neater, but no one would be viewing my eyes this closely in real life ^_^
Comparing these, they look fairly similar, Benefit does look more separated and neater, but no one would be viewing my eyes this closely in real life ^_^
Barry M's is at a fraction of the price at £6.49. It lasts all day, does not flake off, and I got the above look with one coat! Now this is more my kind of mascara, less faffing around. I like the results and for the price I think it's worth the money. Without mascara my lashes just kind of point forward, this really shows them off nicely.
It is quite thick, it's good as it goes on so well, but you have to be a little careful not to make them look a bit spidery. I often use two mascaras, one for the product and one for a good bit of separation. I think using this mascara, then separating a little if needed with a wand like benefit's they're real would work well.
I've yet to find the perfect mascara, but this is surely one of my personal favourites. Not quite beating the Clinique, Estee Lauder or Benefit, but they are a lot more expensive, but for the price of this, I was pleasantly surprised. I received two more in a goodie bag from the recent Missguided event, so I'm nicely stocked up for awhile!
What mascaras are your favourites?
The Edit Launch - Youtube Event
If you watched my recent vlog you will have seen that I went to London to attend a Youtube party. It was on a rooftop garden in Covent Garden, for the launch of Base79's new youtube network, "The Edit". This will bring together all the best of youtube's beauty and fashion community, as well as up and coming ones.
It was such a fun event, eating fancy cup cakes, sipping pimm's on a roof top garden whilst talking with some of my favourite youtubers! A bit surreal seeing some in person after watching them for months online! Everyone was as lovely as I'd expected and really easy to approach and talk to.
Total fan girl moment when Patricia told me she watched some of my videos and even said my channel name, which isn't really the most catchy and rememberable name to exist ^_^
Total fan girl moment when Patricia told me she watched some of my videos and even said my channel name, which isn't really the most catchy and rememberable name to exist ^_^
So lovely to finally get to chat to Lucy as I've seen her around at a few events now, but never had the chance to talk to her. I spent most of my night with the lovely Sarah, Amy and Kate <3
Watch footage from the event from 7:53 - 9:19
A big thank you to The Edit for hosting such a lovely event and for the gifts in the goodie bag! Was so much fun, lovely and relaxed, and so great to get to talk to such lovely people!
Lime Crime Lipsticks
Swatch colours in order: Glamour 101, Airborne Unicorn, Red Velvet
Glamour 101
Airborne Unicorn
Red Velvet worn in this youtube video (hard to get a good screen grab!)
I found Lime Crime through instagram, originally coming across the owner Doe Deere, who is amazingly beautiful with her doll like features and pastel purple coloured hair. I was intrigued by the thought of experimenting with lip colour and opted for the purple shade "Airborne Unicorn", thinking it would look lovely when I soon dye my hair a pastel pink or purple! (I need to get my roots done first!) They have so many colours, but I don't think I am brave for most of the others.
I purchased my two lipsticks from Cute Cosmetics for £11.50 each. Before they had free UK delivery with orders over £15, but now they have upped it to orders over £30. Their postage is only £2.95 so I wouldn't be put off ordering from them again. They had unfortunately sold out of the Velvetines so I purchased mine from I love makeup for £11.50 their delivery is £3.50, again not much.
Review
Lipsticks - I loved the colour of "Airborne Unicorn", I wouldn't wear it out for the day, as it's not the most flattering on ones teeth colour, but it would look amazing for photoshoots and for when I have pastel hair! I did find the colours in real life didn't quite match up to the colours shown in the Lime Crime images. Airborne Unicorn is darker and more purple in real life, and Glamour 101 is more of a browny red than I expected. Also in the pictures the lipsticks look quite glossy, which they aren't as much when I wore them. I'm still happy with the colours, but expected Glamour 101 to be my favourite out of the two, but so far I've worn Airborne Unicorn more.
The lipsticks are very pigmented and opaque, feeling smooth and creamy, and smelly amazing like candy! They are softer and more delicate than all my other lipsticks, I'm careful not to damage them. They need to be reapplied as they don't last as long as some lipsticks I've tried, I do find Glamour 101 lasts a bit longer. Also I found the lipsticks to be quite drying on the lips, so be sure to moisturise them before.
Velvetines - This liquid lipstick glides on wet, then dries to a beautiful matt finish. This is my favourite of all the three! It's colour looks accurate to the pictures by Lime Crime too. It stays on really well, but I found after wearing it all day it had bled out of the lines of my lips and feathed, but this was due to me not wearing lip liner. I've been told by someone they don't get that problem as they use a liner :) Looks like I need to purchase one soon as I don't own any!
This is a waterproof lipstick and I found it hard to remove when washing my face at night as usual ^_^ I did have to re apply after eating as some did come off. Also as I suggested in my May Haul video, be careful when putting the applicator back into the tube, as the first time I did it, some of the lipstick shot out onto my clothes!
I love their packaging, they are so cute, and they smell amazing! If you didn't want to spend £11.50 on the lipsticks then I have read a few people saying good dupes which I'm sure you could find if you looked it up on google.
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