Bourjois Color Boost Lip Crayon - Red Sunrise
Bourjois 1 Sec Nail Varnish - Meli Melon
Stila Smudge Pot - Kitten
Vaseline 'Spray & Go Body' Moisturiser - Cocoa Radiant
Elemis White Flower Eye & Lip Make Up Remover*
Bourjois Color Boost Lip Crayon
Sorry to be the last person still blogging about the Color Boost Lip Crayons from Bourjois, but I haven't talked about them properly yet and I really want to express how much I like them. I have just two of the four shades and Red Sunrise is definitely my favourite of the two I have. Whoever said that these give a 'light wash of colour' was talking crazy, because this one definitely doesn't! The colour pay off with Red Sunrise is a long, long way from sheer and it doesn't take much to build up a very intense and bold statement lip colour. I love the novelty of the crayon style applicator (I'm not bored of them yet!), and I love how creamy and moisturising this is on the lips. The finish has a very strong pinky red colour and is pretty glossy too - definitely one for a statement lip! These aren't like a typical balm-stain hybrids because I don't find it to leave much trace of a stain behind at all, but the colour does last for quite a few hours after the initial glossiness has worn off. These claim 10 hours of moisture on the lips, and I'm not convinced that it lasts that long, but these are definitely one of, if not the most moisturising lip colours that I own. (£7.99)
Sorry to be the last person still blogging about the Color Boost Lip Crayons from Bourjois, but I haven't talked about them properly yet and I really want to express how much I like them. I have just two of the four shades and Red Sunrise is definitely my favourite of the two I have. Whoever said that these give a 'light wash of colour' was talking crazy, because this one definitely doesn't! The colour pay off with Red Sunrise is a long, long way from sheer and it doesn't take much to build up a very intense and bold statement lip colour. I love the novelty of the crayon style applicator (I'm not bored of them yet!), and I love how creamy and moisturising this is on the lips. The finish has a very strong pinky red colour and is pretty glossy too - definitely one for a statement lip! These aren't like a typical balm-stain hybrids because I don't find it to leave much trace of a stain behind at all, but the colour does last for quite a few hours after the initial glossiness has worn off. These claim 10 hours of moisture on the lips, and I'm not convinced that it lasts that long, but these are definitely one of, if not the most moisturising lip colours that I own. (£7.99)
Bourjois 1 Second Nail Varnish
Another hit for Bourjois this summer is their 1 Second Gel nail varnishes. Again, I just have two of the colours: Meli Melon and Turquoise Block - both absolutely stunning summer colours. I'm going to have to get some darker shades for the autumn now! These are similar to the Barry M Gelly-Hi Shine varnishes in texture with the way that they look flawlessly opaque after just one coat, and dry down super fast to a thick and glossy finish so that they look like gel nails. The incredibly wide brushes of these (not to everybody's tastes) makes the job even quicker as just one stroke with the brush coats the whole nail at once. Using these gives hands down the quickest, easiest and fuss free manicure ever!(£7.99)
Stila Smudge Pot
I am so mad that I spent £13 on a make up item that I hate. Does anybody want it? You're welcome to buy it from me! Everybody knows that Kitten is Stila's most popular eyeshadow shade and everybody loves it, and cream shadows are the new best thing on the block, so I obviously assumed that combining the two would be a fantastic idea.. but nope. The issue is not the shade of Kitten (Kitten is gorgeous light champagne/pink colour), the problem it is the formula and consistency of the Smudge Pot. I've tried using all sorts of different brushes from different brands, and tried with my fingers the most, but I just cannot seem to get this to work. I imagined the texture to be similar to that of the Maybelline Color Tattoos: soft and easy to blend, but this seems to be really thick and like a paste with uneven lumps through out it and it is difficult to get a good colour pay off at all. I've even tried warming the product by rubbing it in my finger tips for a long time but it still just isn't applying in the dream-like fashion I'd have hoped for. Maybe I got a faulty batch or something? Or am I just dong something totally wrong with this? (£13.00)
I am so mad that I spent £13 on a make up item that I hate. Does anybody want it? You're welcome to buy it from me! Everybody knows that Kitten is Stila's most popular eyeshadow shade and everybody loves it, and cream shadows are the new best thing on the block, so I obviously assumed that combining the two would be a fantastic idea.. but nope. The issue is not the shade of Kitten (Kitten is gorgeous light champagne/pink colour), the problem it is the formula and consistency of the Smudge Pot. I've tried using all sorts of different brushes from different brands, and tried with my fingers the most, but I just cannot seem to get this to work. I imagined the texture to be similar to that of the Maybelline Color Tattoos: soft and easy to blend, but this seems to be really thick and like a paste with uneven lumps through out it and it is difficult to get a good colour pay off at all. I've even tried warming the product by rubbing it in my finger tips for a long time but it still just isn't applying in the dream-like fashion I'd have hoped for. Maybe I got a faulty batch or something? Or am I just dong something totally wrong with this? (£13.00)
Vaseline Spray & Go Body Moisturiser
I was sucked into the hype and craze over these Vaseline spray moisturisers and at first I did feel very excited and impressed by them, I now just feel very indifferent towards them. I love the smell (Mm cocoa), and I think the concept is great as well because the continuous aerosol like spray does make it very easy to coat all parts of your body in seconds - your legs can be done and dusted in the time that it takes for you to move the can from hip to toe, and it even means that you can moisturise your back! (Something I don't think I've ever done?). It does sink into the skin quick enough for you to put your clothes on straight away, but the reason that I feel indifferent towards this is because of it's actual moisturising abilities. It doesn't claim to be the most intense and deeply moisturising formula in the world, but I'm not convinced it's doing a whole lot for my skin? It's okay to use every now and again, but my skin needs a stronger dose of moisture than what Vaseline is offering with this! Good try though! (£4.99)
Elemis White Flowers Eye & Lip Make Up Remover*
I'm not really much of a heavy eye make up wearer and mascara is usually my limit on a day-to-day basis, so regular cleansers or even just Bioderma will whip that from my lashes at the end of the day no problem. But, there are occasions, such as nights out etc, where the gel liner comes out, lashing of mascara are piled on, plus eyeshadow, and so on ..and this is a nightmare to remove, especially when your drunk tired and just want your head on the pillow! Elemis' first make-up remover dedicated for eyes and lips is a bi-phase make up remove (oil phase to remove, water phase to cleanse) and it will make light work of anything on your lids, lashes and lips - anything. It's very gentle on the eye area, cooling, refreshing and also conditioning. It leaves a little bit of an oily residue, but nothing compared to Clinique's Take The Day Off, and leaves the skin around the eyes (and lips) feeling calm, refreshed, and most of all clear from make up! It's more money that I would spend on a make up remover considering how much use I actually get from these things, but if this is the sort of thing you'd use then I'd recommend this from Elemis over any of it's competitors. (£19.00)
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