Showing posts with label makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label makeup. Show all posts

Friday, 2 August 2013

REVIEW: Maybelline Fit Me Concealer



Eww, gross zits. I am kind of embarrassed posting a picture of my blemishes on the internet, but I wanted to review a concealer and I needed something to conceal. So there, if it disgusts you just click away but if you have acne like me- and almost everyone does at some point or another- this may be helpful.

Maybelline has a new foundation out called Fit Me, and I really really wanted to try it. Unfortunately I already have a really good foundation that isn't even half-way used up and I didn't want to waste money on something I didn't need, so I decided to get the concealer from the same line instead.

I was pretty impressed with the concealer. The pictures above show just the concealer, with no foundation underneath to blend with, but I think it went on pretty well and blended with my skin tone (I used 10 Light). At first I was kind of upset with the amount of coverage, but as the day went on my blemishes just kept getting covered more and more and it didn`t wear away, so don`t be disappointed if it does not work wonders the second you put it on your skin. I also decided to try to put it under my eyes, even though I have seen some YouTube reviews on how you shouldn`t. I should have listened to those review, because that baby BURNED. I highly suggest not putting it underneath your eyes in less you like pain.

Overall I give it four stars. It was a good price (under $10 I think, and there is a lot of product), there was good packaging (although I do suggest not using the little brush sponge thing that comes with it so bacteria does not spread), it concealed well and lasted for the whole day. I wish that it would have covered right away, but it does work better with foundation. I also wish that it did not burn my under eyes.

Is there a product that you want me to review? Or anything else that you want to see a post about other than reviews? Let me know!
XOXO,
Taylor

Friday, 12 July 2013

REVIEW: Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Big Eyes






To me, no makeup look is complete without a coat (or several coats) of mascara, but it is extremely difficult to find that one formula that lengthens, thickens,curls, and doesn't clump. There are so many options at the drugstore alone that at first I used to just pick the one with the prettiest design and hoped for the best. After I few tries, I finally realized that maybe I should  read the back of the packaging to make sure it was really what I wanted. 

Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Big Eyes Bottle
What I wanted- and still want today- was a mascara that made my eyes look bigger, and the fairly new Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Big Eyes delivers. I am a big fan Maybelline mascaras, and while I have only tried a few of their twenty-some options, they are my favourite mascara brand. I stumbled across Big Eyes by chance when I was looking up reviews for another product, and rushed out to the store to get myself a bottle as soon as I read what the product promised.

 I bought the waterproof kind at Walmart for a Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Big Eyeslittle under $10, which is a little more expensive than some of the other products but it was still a good price considering that it was fairly new and is like a 2-in-1 mascara. I fell in love with the product the first time I put the brush to my lashes. 

Each Application
Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes made them instantly longer, and darker, and there were hardly any clumps after the first coat. The second coat was a different story, while they were still long and dark, I found that the upper lashes had a few clumps. In an attempt to get rid of them, I put on a third coat which seemed to help and I was very pleased by the final product.


The Awkwardly Shaped Wands.
Except for two things. The bottle was kind of awkward to use and the mascara was not as water proof as I had hoped. I personally think that the wands should have been where the product was  or that the part that connects to wand to the bristles should have been longer because I found it that the rest of the bottle behind

the wand was too big to not make a mess. This could only be because of the way that I hold the brush but it was difficult for me to get to my bottom lashes on my left eye and my right hand was not comfortable at all. As for the waterproof-ness, after a little bit of swimming I noticed that it was a little dark underneath my eyes. It did not make me look like a full-bore raccoon, but I was still a little disappointing.

Overall I think that Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Big Eyes is a great product and would recommend it to anyone- even the people without the ability of hand eye co-ordination and the constant habit of somehow smudging mascara even when it is waterproof.

Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Big Eyes is my current favourite mascara, what's yours?
XOXO,
Taylor