Saturday, 22 August 2009

Sister's make up bag

This is it, the legend that is my Sister's make-up bag. For month's it has been hidden from me but today she foolishly left it at home whilst she headed out to do some shopping! haha! unlucky :) She recently bought some new make-up that I've been wanting to try out so i decided to swatch and take pictures of the things I'm interested in as who knows when i will ever get the chance again.

The first is the Max Factor Miracle Touch Liquid Illusion Foundation in Creamy Ivory. I first saw this in Lauren's Video but never really thought much to it. In all honest I've never really paid much attention to any Max Factor products.


It comes with a little sponge and a compartment to store it but luckily my sister didn't use it as i explained to her sponges are designed to soak up products so she would be wasting quite a bit by using it.

The foundation itself has quite a wet feel to it but applied as a sort of cream/powder. It's really nice and retails for just under £12. I don't think it is something i would personally buy as i would rather spend that money on a Revlon colourstay which everyone seems to love.


Probably the most disappointing factor of this foundation is the quantity. The glass pot that it comes in is so thin that i don't imagine this will last very long. But i guess we will just have to wait and see.

The next little gem that i found was the Rimmel Sexy Curves in Intense black. I've heard a lot of really good reviews for this mascara but never bought it because mascara's dry up so quickly and I'm currently getting through Maybelline great lash and Benfit's Bad Gal Lash.

I think the brush takes some getting used to but i think its a really cool fun shape


This is my eye with nothing on it


And then with one coat of Sexy Curves


And finally with 2 coats


Over all i do quite like it but i don't know if i like it enough to buy it. My Uncle is currently in Florida and I'm hoping he gets the chance to pick me a Cover Girl Lash Blast up :)

Finally there is the Boots 17 Hide away concealer. If you have read some of my previous post you will know i am currently looking for a new concealer because i hate my Natural Collections one. This has the same sort of texture but doesn't dry any where near as fast!


There really isn't anything interesting to say about it and i didn't bother swatching it because it's just concealer! Unless i can get to a MAC store soon and find out what shade i am in their products i will probably end up picking this up for myself.

Friday, 21 August 2009

BYS Cosmetics

So my mum was flicking through the latest JTF (a business wholesaler) leaflet when she spotted this:


Now, i admit my first thought was something along the lines of "it's cheap so i bet its rubbish" but i picked up the leaflet again tonight and had a bit of a closer inspection and it doesn't look too bad, and even if it is, for the price i don't think it would really matter :)

The things that have really caught my eye are the Eye Shadow Trio's (which look a lot like the NYX ones), The Shimmer Shine Pencils and the Eye liners. I also found that they have a website http://www.byscosmetics.co.uk/index.html and for anyone who wants to try their things out they sell online through http://www.makeup.uk.com/index.asp. I think next time i go to JTF i might pick some things up just to give them a try.

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Blog Sale

CLOSED!!!

if you are interested in still buying anything from my blogsale please e-mail me at abbie.brian@gmail.com because i wont be checking these comments anymore!

I'm doing this blog sale just to get rid if some bit's and pieces that lie around not being used. I've tried to get the best pictures to show the condition of all of the products and i've also show how much everything has been used. I'm keeping this blog sale strictly to people in the UK only and postage is £1.50 + 30p per additional item.

All you need to do is say what you want in a comment and leave your paypal e-mail address. I am only accepting paypal because i think it is the quickest, easiest and safest way. If you have any questions about any of the products feel free to ask in a comment

Barry M nail Paint in 264 Pink Iridescent - used about 4 times - £1.50



Barry M nail paint in 285 Aqua Green - used about 2 times - £1.50


Barry M nail paint in 284 - used about 3 times and is part of the old Barry M packaging - £1.50


Avon Planet Spa Himalayan goji berry moisture replenishing face mask - i hauled about this about a week or 2 ago and have used it once and really liked it but i prefer face masks that peel off not rinse off - £3.00

Factory Girl DVD - only watched once - £3.00


Material Girls DVD - only watched once - £3.00

Size 14 is not fat either by Meg Cabot - bought off eBay but never read - £2.50

Blue & White Mckenzie vest size 14 - £3.00

Dorothy Perkins Heart print vest size 12 -£3.00


Primark Denim Tiered Dress size 16 - only worn once - £3.00
Does up with a zip at the side and has elastic gathering on the back




Primark Denim Skirt size 12 (it's just on a size 14 hanger) - hardly worn - £2.50

H&M Grey & Mustard Yellow stripey jumper - Size L - £3.00

Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in 25 - Deep olive green with gold glitter - £2.00
only used about 5-6 times

Avon Gloss Stick in Glossy Pink - used about 4 times & sharpened once - £2.00






Nails inc. nail polish in InStyle Bare - really pretty nude colour used about 4 times - £2.00

SOLD - Nails inc. nail polish in Victoria - a very red tones berry colour used about 6 times - £2.00

SOLD - Sample size of Benefit's lip plump - used about 3 times - a great way to try out the product before buying the full size one - £1.50


NYX round lipstick in 529 Thalia - used about 4 times, i think it's a little too dark for me - £2.00





N.Y.C. Colour Wheel Mosaic Face Powder in 723A Pink Cheek Glow - used about 4 times but it's far too pink for my skin tone - £2.00




Natural Collections Blusher in Pink Cloud -used about 3 times - £1.50




Avon Face Pearls - used about 3 times - £4.00







Avon Lips, Eyes & Cheek Stick from the Arabian Glow collection in sunny - used once - £2.00



Revlon Pinch Me Gel Blush on 310 which i think is Cheeky Cherry - swatched a few times - £3.00




Jillian Dempsey for Avon Celestrial blush with box - used about 3 times but its abit too peachy for my skin tone - £3.50






Avon Personal Match loose powder in Ivory - used about twice since i got it - £3.00





Avon Smooth Mineral eyeshadow in breeze (a blue toned silver with shimmer) - used about 4 times - £2.50


W7 Carnival Dust in 09 Glamorous Lime (alot like the barry m dazzle dusts but the jar is plastic) - hardly ever used - £2.00



H&M eyeshadow in 56 Wild Cerise - used twice - £1.50


The Body Shop Eye Definer eye liner in 11Vibrant Emerald - Swatched about 3 times - £1.50



The Body Shop Eye Definer in 01 black - swatched about 2 times - £1.50



Maybelline Shadow Stylist loose eye shadow in Sophisticated Wine - Swatced twice - £2.00




SOLD - Barry M Dazzle Dust in 82 - hardly used - £2.00