Mascara's are a girls best friend!

Every girl loves a good mascara. One that makes their eyelashes look long, thick and of course fluttery. What's not to love about that? Great eyelashes can really make an eye look standout and enhance even the smallest of eyes. I myself love mascara and cannot go a day without it. The blacker/bigger the better in my opinion! So I decided to give you my thoughts on four pretty popular mascaras in the beauty world.

Maybelline The Falsies Volum Express: Here in the blogger/beauty world this mascara is a cult classic. Everyone and their mum love this mascara and rave about how amazing it is. I myself, am not one of those people. I myself find the wand to be too big for my eyes and it also manages to leave my lashes looking less than wonderful. It also has at the end of the wand, a bendy bit which I don't get to be honest? The brush comes out of the tube coated in a thick layer of mascara, making it impossible to get a nice even and smooth coat on your lashes. It makes my lashes look clumpy and thick and is just an overall meh mascara. I would rate this mascara 5/10.

L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara: Now this mascara is a winner in my eyes. I adore it! The wand is super skinny making it easy to reach the very base of my lashes without poking myself in the eye or getting mascara everywhere (my nose included). Its one of those plastic wands which I don't personally mind. It comes out of the tube with just enough mascara on it and I find it to be really lengthening and separating  which I love. I can apply two coats to my lashes without it getting clumpy or messed up. Hooray for L'Oreal! I definitely recommend this mascara to anyone looking for longer fuller lashes. 10/10

Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara: Another meh mascara. Also another mascara with a huge wand, this time a conical shaped one. This one is a little bit easier to work with but again does not do much for my lashes. I also stupidly picked up blackened brown! Grr! I am not a fan of any colored mascara other than the blackest of blacks! I did not notice my lashes getting any thicker or longer after frequent use of this mascara so I am not to sure where the Grow Luscious comes from.. I would rate this mascara 7/10 as the formula is not too bad and doesn't clump up much on my lashes.

Two Faced Lash Gasm Mascara: I received this mascara in a kit from Two Faced that I bought on Asos and I had high hopes after hearing so many good things about this brand. The wand is small, plastic and when I first started using this it was great! The formula was lovely it wasn't too wet, it didn't get clumpy on me and it made my lashes look nice. After not too long though I noticed it started to dry out a bit on me. From then on it just went downhill. It does not separate my lashes any more and makes them look stuck together (not a pretty look) I would rate this mascara 7/10 only because it dries out to quickly. Other than that its a great mascara!

So I hope you guys enjoyed this blogpost! If you have any requests just leave a comment down below!


What are your favourite mascaras? Have you tried any of these ones before?

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint

 Now painting my nails is sometimes an ordeal and not one I really enjoy. But lately I have been getting more and more into my nails and taking better care of them. I now use a nail strengthener, and a cuticle oil both from OPI. I can now see a huge difference in my nails after using both these products. If you would like to see a review of these leave a comment down below. Now onto the actual polishes. I had heard about these polishes a couple months ago on Zoe or Zoella's YouTube channel, and as I was in Australia I could not get them. Now that I am back home in Ireland I managed to get my hands on them. Of course, me being me, I picked up the mint/blue one.. Typical. I have been trying my best to move away from blue but I could not help myself when I spotted these two colors on the shelf. The minty blue one is called Greenberry and the more turquoise/blue one is called Guava. 

They have a great range of colors from pastel pinks to lime green and pretty much everything in between. Although the colour selection is great its the formula that really makes these polishes so amazing. They are marketed as a Gel finish nail polish and they most definitely live up to the name. The polish is thick enough that one coat on the nails give complete opacity and leaves them super glossy.Though it doesn't leave them super thick like some polishes. I like to do two coats just in case and then finish with a coat of my OPI nail strengthener. One of the main reasons I hate painting my nails is they will, no joke, chip two minutes later. You can imagine the look of disgust on my face after taking the time to paint them all lovely and for them to only go and chip on me. That is why these polishes are a godsend for me. I can paint my nails and exactly 7 days later they will only start to chip on me. Its amazing! I will most definitely recommend these polishes to anyone who has the same problem with chipping as I do. They really will stay on for ever. You can pick these polishes up from any Boots or major pharmacies. They retail for around €5.99.

Have you tried these polishes? What are your thoughts? Have you ever had an actual gel manicure?

Sleek and Chic!

When these three products came through my letter box I did a little jump for joy! For months I had been wanting to pick up some new Sleek products as they are one of my all time favourite brands. I purchased these directly from the Sleek website and they arrived about three days later! Amazing! It didn't take me too long to pick out what I wanted as I had already decided months ago.

First up is the Blush by Three,  Limited Edition Candy Collection. When this product launched along with a pout paint and an eyeshadow palette I was already drooling. I knew I had to have something. Although I immediately wanted the eyeshadow palette, I knew it was just a tad unwearable, for me anyways. So instead, I opted for the blush palette. Wow. First of all the packaging. I am in love with the cupcake design. Super cute! Although it is not on the actual palette I still love it.

As you can see from the picture above, this is a bright palette. Do not be put off though, these colors can easily be toned down with a light hand and a lot of blending. My personal favourite is Dolly Mix. It is a blue toned pink, almost lilac looking and I adore it. I think it would look great on most skintones. Cupcake is the only cream blusher in the palette and it is a gorgeous bright pink, this again can be toned down. Candy Floss is described as a shimmery blush but I personally think it is more of a satin blush with a slight sheen. It is definitely not glittery in anyway. Its again, a bright pink but with more of a coral undertone to it. I cant stop looking at this palette! Such Eye Candy!

Next up is a product, that is talked about constantly. If you follow any other beauty blog then I am sure you have heard of this product. It is the Sleek Face Contour kit. DUH! I am constantly hearing good things about this product and I really have no idea why I didn't pick it up sooner?

I bought this is the light shade as I am super fair and it is the perfect color for me. Its not too orange, its not too dark but it still contours my face beautifully and I can actually use it to slightly bronze my face, and get a little color back into it. All I do to contour is take an angled brush, lightly tap it in the powder, suck in my cheeks and apply it directly to the hollow, the I blend like a mad woman! The highlighter shade in this is gorgeous. I am not a huge fan of super shimmery, make-your-face-look-like-a-disco-ball kind of highlighters and thankfully this is not one of those. It leaves a gorgeous, subtle highlight on top of your cheekbones, brow bone and your cupids bow. Love it!

Last but not least is an eyeshadow palette. I have already tried Sleeks Au Naturel Palette so I had a fair idea of the quality of their shadows, and I must say this one does not disappoint. I decided to pick up the Showstoppers Palette. Of course there are a few dud shades that are not as highly pigmented as the others such as Paraguaya and Oh So Special, but over all I think it is a great palette and wearable too.

L-R: Top Row - Paraguaya, Sunset, Me myself and eye, Bad Girl, Noir, Ultramattes V2
        Bottom Row - Oh So Special, Bohemian, Storm, Sparkle, Au Natural, Graphite.

This palette contains matte shades, shimmery shades and glitter shades. The overall tone of the palette is pretty neutral with a few purple, navy and corals thrown into the mix. My favorite shade from the palette is Sparkle. Its such a gorgeous shimmery peachy shade that looks amazing all over the lid or just in the inner corner. And is it just me, or are these shadows named after other palettes? Hmm.. interesting.

 L-R: Paraguaya, Sunset, Oh So Special, Bohemian

L-R: Me Myself and eye, Badgirl, Storm, Sparkle

L-R: Noir, Ultramattes V2, Au Natural, Graphite

Both the Blush by 3 Candy Collection and the Showstoppers I-divine palettes are Limited Edition so get your hands on them fast before they are gone!

Have you tried any Sleek products before? What are your thoughts on the brand?