Sunday 26 February 2012

Review: Bronzer-Stila Sun Bronzing Powder.

Heyya :)

*Before I get into the actual post I just wanna quickly say that I'm not going to be blogging about my February Glossybox, as 1) I was missing one product so they're sending it to me and 2) 2 of the products were things I just wouldn't personally use so there's no point! I still remained subscribed and love Glossybox though!*

Anywaysss...

Stila is a brand based in America and has a reputation for producing some of the greats such as the Convertable Colours and Kitten eyeshadow. I recently got their Sun Bronzing Powder and I've got to say; their product quality, as far as I can say, is really, really great! The bronzer comes in shade 1 and shade 2 and I absolutely adore the packaging of it! It also has a mirror inside which is incredibly useful.
The product itself is matte and quite dark, but really easy to work with even for me; my skin is really quite pale. The bronzer is really soft and smooth on the skin and looks really natural. (Sorry about any glare on photos! The sun was out for once!)






Something else that I adore about this bronzer is that it has spf15 in it! This is so great because bronzer is one of my favourite things to wear makeup-wise for the summer, as I never find myself wearing as much as I do during the fall/winter months. This bronzer is pretty expensive, it retails at $28.00 but I do love it and think it's pretty much worth the price..if you're willing to pay that much, but if you just want a good, reasonably priced bronzer, you could probably find a drugstore dupe pretty easily.

Overall;

Product: 4/5.
Packaging: 5/5.
Price: 2.5/3/5.

Definitely try this bronzer out if you feel like splashing out on a great product! You can visit the Stila website here.

Thanks for reading!
Katie


Thursday 2 February 2012

Review: Mascara-Rimmel London Scandaleyes.

Lovelies,
I feel like the bulk of my posts are mascara reviews..it is probably my favourite item of makeup to buy and try out though..and here's another drugstore one for you alll! :)


I'm not hugely familiar with Rimmel London mascaras and havent heard much about this one in the Youtube/Blogging community. I recieved it as a Christmas gift from a good friend of mine, and at first I really didn't like it. I was recently watching a video by Bethany or MacBarbie07 on Youtube (a really amazing and popular beauty guru-go check her out!!) and she was raving about it, so I figured I should try it again. I was more impressed this time. It's great for length and seperating your lashes, it adds a little volume, but not too much. It's a really nice, simple, everyday, natural mascara and one you might want to try out!





The wand is absolutely huge..like seriously huge. It is really difficult to use on the bottom lashes, but that doesn't bother me too much as I can just use another mascara with a smaller wand for the bottom ones, because they're really not as important as the top lashes for me, personally. The packaging is pretty bright and gaudy..some people may find it quite cheap looking as it's orange, shiny and plastic. But I really don't mind that at all! :) It retails at £6.99 but is currently on offer in Boots for £4.99 here. Obviously that's a great deal but even for £6.99, you're getting a good mascara at a good price!!

Product: 4/5.
Packaging: 3/5.
Price: 4/5.

So, overall, I really like this mascara for length and a nice, everyday, natural look, but I'd probably layer it up with another mascara to get some real volume! :) You should definitely try it out though!!

Thanks for reading!!

Katie


Wednesday 1 February 2012

NOTD: Razzle Dazzle.

Just a quick NOTD post for yaa this eveningg :)


I got this nail polish in my Glossybox for the month of January! I really like the formula, it dried quite quickly and it took about 2-3 coats to get the pigmentation shown in the photo..but I really like the colour of it!<3




Bit Christmassy I suppose..but I still larveee the nail polish! What are you favourite glitter polishes?!

Thanks for reading guys!

Katie