Revlon Colorburst Balms

After seeing Revlon's tweet the other day, I figured after not writing a blog post for a while I'd do a review on another of my favorite lip products. A few months ago I cherry picked a few of Revlon's Colorburst Balms in various shades and from various collections. If you weren't aware, Revlon has brought out different formulations of their balm crayons in collections; Balm Stains, Matte Balms, and Lacquer Balms. I rate these products highly and I do love a good lip crayon so here's a review (and I'm sorry for my "late on the band wagon-syndrome").

  Here, from left to right, I have a Balm Stain in Honey, a Lacquer Balm in Demure, a Lacquer Balm in Whimsical, a Matte Balm in Striking, and a Matte Balm in Sultry.

 You an distinguish the difference between each collection by the packaging which I love! The packaging differences are discreet but just enough which makes searching for these bad boys in my collection a dream unlike other lipsticks like MAC ones for example which is quite the task I think you'll agree?

[Top to Bottom: Honey, Demure, Whimsical, Striking, Sultry]

I think my favorite formulation are the Matte Balms but it is a rather close call. As you'll read in a minute. And please do excuse my square-looking Balm Stain on the left there looking a little sorry for it's self, this one isn't my favorite but I have used it a fare bit compared to the others and the writing has sadly scratched off some how in my handbag so apologies. The color payoff for these balms are ridiculously good. These retail for £7.99 GBP but I'd pay much more. These also taste minty which is just a bonus and I was very chuffed with.

 

  On the left is a Matte Balm in "Striking". I'd describe this as a slightly orange   cherry red. 

 On the right is the Matte Balm in "Sultry". Which is a plum-pink/brown.I will  just throw it out there now; Sultry is my favorite. It's very much a Kylie Jenner  shade and reminds me of my MAC satin lipstick in "Brave". 

The staying power for the Matte Balms last for around 2-3 hours before turning into a ring around your lips (man I hate that). I'd say the Matte Balms last longer than the others without drying your lips out or creasing. It goes on super creamy and...well balm like.

 On the left is the shade "Demure" which is a good glossy nude/pink. I clearly  bit the bullet with this one, literally hah (apologies it had to be done). It;s my  least favorite because of the glitter in.

 On the right is the shade "Whimsical" which is purple in the bullet but sheer so  on the lips a fuchsia pink.

The lacquer balms have small but prominent pieces of glitter in which do transfer onto the lips when the balm is applied. It's the same with some of Revlon's Colorburst Lip Butters (eg: Peach Parfait). Which unfortunately I prefer not to look for in a lip product. I feel like the glitter shows up more in "Demure" than "Whimsical". These last for around 2 hours.

This is the Balm Stain in "Honey". Despite the way it looks in the bullet this shade when swatched is lighter and more of a pink-nude/brown color. Revlon brought their Balm Stains out first if I'm correct and it tastes like they've improved the scent and taste of the balms since because the Matte and Lacquer balms taste more pleasant. But the scent is still mint. This lasts for around 3 hours.

The formulation is significantly thicker than the other formulations which I quite like. And all of the crayons just glide onto the lips and feel buttery and gorgeous!



Summary

Pros: A shade for everyone,
                                                              Creamy formulations,
                                                              Incredible color payoff,
                                                              You get a lot for your money.
                                                              Cannot go wrong with a minty taste                                                                 right?
                                                       Cons: Because of the soft formulation, the                                                                 staying power isn't strong.

I really love these balms and would recommend them to anyone. These are up there with my MAC lipsticks, well done Revlon! Do follow me, +1 and follow me on Facebook and Twitter, because it's super easy and you'll make my day. Thanks, Holly.

Garnier Pure Active 3 in 1 Review

Merry Christmas readers, I hope you're all having a wonderful holiday, if you're off that is. Today I will be reviewing Garnier's new "3 in 1 Wash, Mask, and Scrub". I first came across this interesting little discovery as a tester. I don't normally think to use testers but this did intrigue me rather a lot. 

Garnier claims this to have "Triple Mineral Action and Salicylic Acid specifically developed to help fight the appearance of imperfections, blackheads and excess surface sebum". For anyone who doesn't know what "sebum" is, it's an oily substance produced by your sebaceous glands which are found throughout all of your skin, except your palms funnily enough, despite it's name which makes me chuckle. There are clear instructions on the back;

Wash: Zinc Derivative-Intensly cleanses and eliminates impurities. -Garnier agree 89%

            Apply to wet face, massage and rinse with water.

Scrub: Pumice-To remove dead skin cells and unclog pores. -Garnier agree 88%

            Daily, massage on forehead, nose and chin.

Mask: White Clay-It helps mattify the skin's appearance. -Garnier agree 91%

            2-3 times a week, leave on face for three minutes.

I have used this three times in the past seven days, and have noticed a significant difference in my skin. The product is for "Oily Skin Prone To Imperfections" and my skin type I would say is Oily-Combination and the morning after using this on my face my skin has felt increasingly tighter and fresher. I also had a spot on my chin which dried up after two uses. 

The texture is very thick and clay-like, it has exfoliating scrub in it which is probably what makes the texture so thick. It confuses me a little because I was under the impression that you used this as a wash, a scrub and a mask at the same time which is how I've been using it but the instructions are split up which might indicate that you use it as either or.  

Pros: True To It's Promises (clears up oily skin)

         Thick Constancy

Cons: Unclear Instructions

I hope this review was useful. If so and you have some spare time, just scroll right up and follow/subscribe my blog, Facebook or Twitter!

Thanks For Reading, 

Enjoy your Christmas, 

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Daisy Nail Art

It's no secret to anybody who comes into contact with me that I have the world's biggest soft spot for nail art. So when I decided to create my blog, it was a no brainer to include my own designs and post them onto my own pretty little corner of the internet.

So for me, when creating my own designs, it all starts off here, the planning.
I have my own little white notepad jotter where I gather inspiration and play around with colours.
Here's how my design was born :)

Nail Polish's used:

Base Coat: OPI Nail Envy Original Nail Strengthener
Base Colours: Bourjois So Laque Glossy-Adora Bleu
                      Maybelline Color Show- Electric Yellow
Detail Colours: Maybelline Color Show- Winter Baby
                        White Striper-from eBay
Accent Glitter: Polka Dot Cosmetics (from poundland!)
Tools: All I needed for this design was a white striper,
          and a dotting tool.

I hope you like my design, if you do please follow so I know that I should do more for you lovely people.
Thanks for reading.

Tartan Catwalk Trend

Browsing my way around the internet, I've noticed a certain trend hitting the A/W14 catwalks which has quickly made it's way onto the red carpet, and in the high street shops; Tartan.
On the catwalk, there is much of layering and doubling up, which I like. A lot. You can never go wrong with layering in the crisp harsh weather of the Autumn and Winter, especially in that inbetweeny' stage where it's not quite either. That is of course if you live in the UK.

   Left-Right: Emma Watson, Kylie Jenner, Cara Delevigne, Rita Ora.

Here is how a handful of celebrity style icons have incorporated this cozy craze into, either the red carpet, or the city streets. My favorite look is Emma Watson's classy Alexander Mcqueen dress, paired effortlessly with a pair of black studded Christian Louboutin's and a leather jacket to add a grungy-feel. Yet another trend spotted this year.

Here is a collage of a few tartan high-street items. I tried to vary the items which I selected; a midi skirt, a skort, a staple scarf, a scrunchie (again, a nice accessory for someone in school/college), and finally another huge A/W14 Catwalk appearance-a blanket wrap/kimono.

That's all for this post, thankyou for reading and please do follow me if you enjoyed it.
Do you like this trend?

First Blog | Kate Moss by Rimmel Matte Lipsticks

This blog has been long awaited and I have finally made it, my first ever blog post. Clearly I am all new to this so please do excuse me of any errors I may make through-out this post. But nevertheless I welcome you to my blog and do enjoy reading.

I pondered about what I'd write about for my first post and, me being one of those girls who will walk into Superdrug and run straight for the glowing stand with the many lipsticks on, and forty minutes later doing the walk of shame out of the shop rubbing an arm full of swatches with Superdrug's own brand of hand sanitizer which I had to purchase on the way out, it was almost a natural instinct to choose lipsticks as my first blog post. And what better but to choose one of my top choices; Kate Moss' matte lipstick collection.

I own three of the five shades in the collection:
107- a deep berry red shade, perfect for winter and a great MAC Rebel dupe.
101- a soft, muted baby pink.
113- a pale, natural nude with slight peach undertones.

    Left to right: 107, 101, 113

My favorite? 101, or 107.
If I had to pick one? 101.
It has to be said that these lipsticks smell, and taste, just divine, like berry's, yum. Another likable quality about these is how moisturizing these are for matte lipsticks. Also Rimmel have selected a wide variation of colours in this collection, however they have focused particularly on the brighter shades.
Unfortunately shade 113 is way to light for my skin tone, when swatched it looks far more peachy-toned and darker than it does when its on the lips.
I would say that their staying power is quite high, it would be a good 2-3 hours until I needed to top up. One thing I found odd with the shade 107 is that because the consistency is so thick, if you top up before you should, the lipstick builds up and thickens on your lips.

Pros: Moisturizing and matte combo!
         Highly-pigmented,
         A shade for everyone,
         Nice packaging.
Cons: Odd consistency when over-applied.
          Would like to see more darker nude shades.

I hope you enjoyed reading my first post and that this was helpful.
Do you like these lipsticks?