Benefit They're Real masacara - review

Benefit They're Real masacara - (£19.50)

I'm not really a mascara junkie, but I heard great things about this benefit mascara and I just had to try it. Like I said I'm not all that fussed about mascara's so I just use whatever so this review might not be that helpful. 

I really really do like this mascara, it lengthens my lashes and doesn't clump (unless you do 5+ coats) but really you only need about 3. The mascara doesn't budge and washes off easily so no tugging. Right now the mascara comes with a mini travel size for the regular price which is great! However it is still quite pricey as it's almost £20 for a mascara!! I don't know about you but i'd just love to spend that 20 quid else were (skin care) but meh I don't regret this purchase as I really do like it and will certainly repurchase it.

Dior addict Lip Glow revivor balm - Review

Dior Addict lip glow - (£22.50)

The Dior Lip Glow is a high end tinted lip balm, as I love tinted lip balm and tints in general I had to get my mits on this.  The balm has a moisturising formula which I like, it does tint your lips to a rosy warm look which 'awakens' your look and 'revives' your lips through the moisture properties. I do like this balm however it can be a little too glossy for my liking as I'd prefer it to be just the subtle hint of colour and not to make my lip look like they're heavily coated in gloss.

✔moisturising

✔tints your lips

✔very luxurious design and packaging

✖ the price tag

✖ Cheaper alternatives

Back to school: Shoes

River Island Loafers (£22)

I picked up these shoes for my final year of school this coming September. They're light brown loafers from river island at a low price of £22. They have a beautiful gold plate on them giving them a more luxurious and stand out-ish feel then you're usual mute loafers. Also they just really remind me of Japanese school anime! I'm a huge fan of Japanese school uniform and they just make me feel like a anime character (cheesy I know).

Tony Moly Appletox Honey Cream

Tony Moly appletox Honey Cream

Sticky texture relaxes the muscle membrane to give elasticity.

Manuka Honey extract- from Zeeland wild tree, immunity and anti-bacterial effect 
Royal Jelly extract- cooling down skin trouble, good for sensitive skin 
Propolis- antioxide effect 
Black honey- rich minerals and amino-acid. moisturised and nourish skin effects keep your skin elastic and moist 
Apple acid ingredients smoothing skin

So the description given by Tony Moly sounds really good, plus since it's more of a gel then cream it shouldn't clog your pores and should help those with inflamed skin or acne.

But the 'cute packaging' that attracted it to me is starting to bring the product down.

Firstly it's in a twist off tub, it does have a protective cover but since the cream is so sticky the cover often gets stuck to the lid and it's just all really un hygienic. 

The gel...it's just too sticky for my liking I guess the honey ingredient makes it stringy and syrupy like honey but I've read other people's reviews saying it sinks in quickly, however in my experience it takes quite a while to absorb and there's the easy mistake to put too much on and then well you're just screwed. So I guess the best time to use it would be at night but i don't like the idea of putting another cream or something on top of it so it's more like a mask.

However I use it in the morning for a dewy look and since it takes quite a while to absorb on me, i just get ready and do my things whilst it's slowly absorbing.

✔ It smells like fresh apples

✔ It has a good list of ingredients/purposes

✔ It can be used as a mask

✔ Comes with a spatula

✖  It's quite sticky

✖  Packaging isn't the most hygienic and I'd prefer a squeeze tube type

✖  It's not travel friendly

✖  Might not be good for everyday use

PeriPera: Peri's tint milk - Review

 

I chose the creamy peach milk tint because I really wanted to try a orangey/peachy/corally lip tint that I always seem to see in Korean dramas and on idols, like Sooyoung fron snsd, who it suits really well!

As you can probably tell, the colour comes on really vivid but with a couple of strokes it blends in, I don't actually need to use my fingers to pat or blend it because the applicator glides on smooth so i don't need to blend it in myself. The most surprising thing was that it actually does change my lip colour to that of Sooyoungs, I was worried it wouldn't show up or that it would just look bad but it gives your lips a really nice glow and it does make a huge difference, like I put it on my lower lip and not on my top lip and you can totally see a difference and the lower lip looked so much nicer. Also if you're worried about having orange lips, don't be, It doesn't go on orange but more like a corally pink.

✔ Dries really fast so you don't have to worry about smudging

✔ It doesn't dry your lips out at all

✔ last for a good few hours

✔ the formula is really creamy unlike water based tints

Gives your lips a really nice glow

✔ Shows up on pigmented lips