Review: Nivea Express Hydration Primer

Nivea Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer - £5.00

 

Hiya Guys!

 

Back with a review for you now, of something that has been around for a little while now (and I did actually purchase when it first came out so the pictures aren't true to how much I've used now!).

 

This product really interested me when I first saw it as for one, its a primer, and I've never used a primer before, and two, because it is also a moisturiser for dry and sensitive skin - which is me! And for £5.00 for these two things I couldn't really not say no.

 

I'm glad I did as I have now used it all up, and thought it was a lovely product, as with all of Nivea's products

(I'm a bit of a fan!), however I'm not entirely sure of its primer-qualities. I didn't particularly feel that it help made my make up stay on any longer than normal, and seeing as I've never used a primer before, I couldn't really tell that I was using one then.

 

On the other hand, I felt it was a great moisturiser, and was absolutely lovely to use in the hot weather we've been having, as it felt like a cool gel, rather than a cream. It did seem to do a good job at keeping my dry skin at bay.

 

On the whole I'd give this product a 6/10. It was a good moisturiser, but seeing as I wanted a primer really I'm not sure if I'd buy it again.

 

  

Update: I know its been a while!

Well jeez Louise, it's been a heck of a long time since I sat an wrote anything on this blog.

 

I'm not going to sit and apologise and ramble on about where I've been and why I haven't blogged in a life time. I guess things just all got to hectic and when push came to shove, this was the last thing on my mind. 

 

So, after pondering and pondering and signing in, I realized when reading everyone else's posts, and seeing all the great YouTube videos, that I do really miss doing it. I decided to get a blog in the first place to have a somewhere to write about anything and everything, weather or not anyone reads it. Also to do with the fact that I like reading about beauty bits and bobs, and getting ideas and sharing things with other people, and that's the reason I want to start a fresh.

 

I really want to learn a lot more about the technical side of things to do with blogging, for example, how to create a better looking blog, something I'm proud of. The same also goes for my YouTube channel too.

I'm also starting a diet, and keep fit program in my life at the moment, as I've just become to unhappy about the way I look. I think restarting my blog will help me maintain that too!  

 

Those are my goals, and hopefully this time I will achieve them.

 

But that's my little opener before normal blogging resumes :)

 

TTFN,

My First Empties!

Hey Guys!

 

I'm really loving having a YouTube channel at the moment, and even more so loving the fact that I'm finally getting the hang of editing! Apart from when it wont let me upload my custom thumbnail *smacks head!* so hence the dodgy face shot that got picked!

 

So my most recent video I uploaded was my first empties one! I'd really love it if you could all go take a look, to find out what I've used up recently, and if you want to subscribe, then that would be great to :)

 

 

Rimmel Scandaleyes Shadow Stick | Bulletproof Beige

Hiya Guys!

Recently I bought a few beauty items from Very.com (they were having some great deals, I couldn’t resist!).

One of the things I bought was a Rimmel Scandaleyes eye shadow stick in bulletproof beige. This is actually my first eye shadow stick, as to be honest I’ve never really felt the need or want to try them. I guess it was because I wasn’t too sure on how great eye shadow, in stick form would actually work! However when I saw a scandaleyes stick, I thought I would give it a go, as I’ve heard nothing but great things about the scandaleyes range, and the way that Rimmel are on fire with their products at the moment, I thought now would be as good a time as any to try one! I’m certainly pleased I did.

It’s a really nice shimmery champagne colour, that I find works well as a daytime or evening shade. Also, it works beautifully ran across the bottom lash line to give you a bit of colour and finish a neutral look! Because it’s in a stick form, it makes doing this so simple.

You can buy them from Very here I will defiantly be getting a couple more!

 

Honeydew Dazzle

Hello there!

 

I know long time no post, but if I’m honest, I just really couldn’t have been bothered recently! That does sound bad, but hey! We all have them times, where you come home from a busy shift at work, and just want to veg in front of the box with ya pj’s on!

 

So after that brief introduction, on with the post!

 

 

I made a little Avon nail polish purchase a couple of weeks ago and one of the polishes was ‘Honeydew Dazzle’ which as you can see is a really lovely mint green colour. I was pleasantly surprised when it got delivered and I took it out of the box, as I wasn’t expecting the colour to be as lovely as it is. It’s always hard to get a true idea of a colour when it’s printed in a book!

Another thing I really like about this polish is the subtle shimmer in it. I don’t know if the picture is really doing it any justice at all, but it was rather hard to capture. The shimmer is also a silvery mint green colour and adds just that little bit extra for the polish.

One drawback if you will, is I’ve noticed that on one of my nails, the polish has started to change colour, and seems to be slightly yellowing... I’m not entirely sure why this is, or if it’s because of the polish. If anyone owns this and has the same thing happen, I’d love to know about it, as this is the only polish this has ever happened to me with.

Review: Avon SuperShock Mascara

 

Hello, Hope you are all well?

I have a mascara review for you all today, and it’s the Avon SuperShock mascara.

I must say, I absolutely love this mascara! I did own this a fair few years ago. It was like my first ever mascara that I bought myself, and to be honest, back then I didn’t really pay much attention to how good products were. I just wanted something to do that specific job, and as long as it did I was happy! However I did remember that it was affordable, and that I liked it. So when I saw it in an Avon book recently, I knew I wanted it again. Plus it was on a really good deal where I got a gel eyeliner free (which is also fab!).

The main thing I love about this mascara is how well it works for me. I love the way it separates my lashes, and really elongates them. It does a really good job of separating even the little lashes that are sometimes hard to get too, and I can also do my bottom lashes with this too.

The brush is great, and I really get on with it. It’s a decent size, and not too big.

The picture shows just one coat of mascara on, but it does work well with adding a couple of coats for more volume.

This is a really good mascara for its money (I believe I paid £4.50 for mine), and is great for anyone just starting out, or if you just fancy trying something different. P.S, I don’t get any clumps from this mascara either!

 

 

Review: Barry M Textured Polish in Ridley Road

 

This is one nail polish I am not 100% sold on. It wasn't until I was editing these pictures that I realized just how crappy this applied. Like around the outside of my nails the texturedness seems to have travelled... nevermind, on with the review! :)

 

The colour of this is completely lovely, and that's probably the only thing I am sure on with this polish. Its a really lovely colour, infact all the Barry M textured ones are really nice spring colours. However the actual texture is what I'm uncertain of.

 

When I first applied it I thought there was no texture to it at all! It seemed to come out of the bottle just like any normal polish. Then when it began to dry, then the texture of it really start to show. To me it just looks like a cheap polish that's bubbled or gone all weird, I'm not entirely sure I like the end result, it does take a while to get used to!

 

 

What do you lovelies think of the Barry M textured polishes?

 

TTFN