Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24 hour eyeshadow in Audacious Asphalt

Maybelline's Color Tattoo by Eye Studio 24 hr eyeshadow line is Maybelline's version of MAC paint pots. They are cream eye shadows that sell for about $10.99 Canadian, at most drug stores and Walmart. I got mine for $5.99 on sale. Gotta love the sales!

These cream eye shadows come in about 12 shades, and they are very vibrant  and bold colors. Each shade has a shimmer to it, a bit of sparkle. I bought, Audacious Asphalt (grey/black), Tenacious Teal (bright blue), Bold Gold, and Too Cool (white).

The color does go on very bright. I use a makeup brush, cause it can get kind of messy if you just use your fingers. The Asphalt makes a great base coat, so that other colors put on top of it really stand out.

These eye shadows would be good for anyone who wants to buy MAC paint pots but can't afford them, or doesn't have a MAC store near them. They are pretty decent product. I was very surprised at how good Maybelline products are getting. (For a drug store brand, I mean.)

You can go on the Maybelline website, and the make-up artist for Maybelline does a tutorial on these eye shadows and how to use them, in a layering effect. It's pretty cool. (Which inspired me to buy the 4 colours in her tutorial.)

Butter London Nail Polish

I  tried this nail polish at the store where I work. The cool thing about these nail polishes are that they have "play with me" testers so you can try them out in the store. The not so cool thing is the price of the actual product ($17 Canadian for an 11 ml bottle).

This nail polish goes on well; only 2 coats and my nails were so disco ball glittery with no nail bed visible underneath. The polish dries fairly quickly too. The other downside (besides the price) is that this polish chips very easily; the color didn't even last me a full day before I had huge missing pieces on my nails.

Color: Awesome. 5 out of 5 stars. They have a huge selection of colors and all of them are fun.
Durability: Awful. 1 out of 5 stars. Didn't even last a full day. :(
Quality: Poor. 1 out of 5 stars. I expected way more with a $17 price

My advice would be save your money and use the testers on this one! It's just not worth $17 for colour that doesn't last.

Maybelline Master Drama by Eyestudio Eyeliner in Midnight Master (Black)

I stumbled upon this eyeliner quite by accident. I was at my drugstore, looking for a quick lunch to bring to work, and noticed this liner on sale. ( I always have to take a run through the cosmetics department no matter how rushed I am. I can't help it, I'm addicted.) This liner retailed for about $10, but I got mine on sale for $6.99. Yay for sales!

This liner is one of those automatic pencils that you don't have to sharpen. You just twist up the product as you use it. You can use it in your waterline like a Khol liner, or on the outer part of your eyes as well. It is very soft and smooth, this liner doesn't pull at your eyes at all.

The one thing I will caution is that if you don't like dramatic eye make-up, this liner isn't for you. It is absolutely not for the wall-flowers! You will stand out in this eye liner.

* * * * *  Cost: 4 out of 5 stars. The price was reasonable, and I didn't waste my money.
* * * * *  Wear: 5 out of 5 stars. I'm not sure if it would last a full 24 hours, but it definitely lasted over 10.
* * * * *  Ease of use: 4 out of 5 stars. The only reason is because the tip doesn't stay pointy on an automatic pencil. But that still doesn't take away from the overall awesomeness of this liner.
* * * * *  Overall: 4 out of 5 stars. I would definitely give this a try, and I'm sure you will love it.

Rimmel London Glam'Eyes in Black Glamour

I am a huge fan of liquid eyeliners. I never leave the house without my Gwen Stefani Chola Girl style cat-eyes.  I have tried many different eyeliners, but this is the one I keep going back too.

This liner retails for about $8-$10 Canadian, and you can find Rimmel products at most drug stores, or Walmart. It is not waterproof, but it definitely lasts all day.

What I really like best about this liner is the tip. It doesn't have one of those stiff tips for writing, like those felt tip liners you see a lot on the market. The brush is made out of real bristles, and is very fine. This means you can draw your line as fine or as thick as you like it. You can even get really creative and draw little designs with this type of brush.

Using liquid eyeliner does take some practice. A few things I have learned that make it a bit easier for me when applying my own liner:
- Go slow. Don't try to do one long line. Instead, draw a little bit of the line, and if you feel shaky, stop. Pull the liner away from your eyes, and once you feel steady again, then keep going.
- Start at the middle of your eye. This is because when you first start drawing your line, the brush is usually full of product, making for a thicker line. Once you have used up a bit of the product, then you can use the brush on the inner corner of your eye, making a much finer line.
- Position your hand or even finger against your face, to steady yourself. This makes a huge difference.
- Use Q-tips or other cotton swabs to fix any little boo-boos you might make.
- Practice! Don't worry, nobody gets it perfect without practice. Make-up is made to play with!


My ratings for this liner:
* * * * * Cost: 5 out of 5 stars, definitely the best bang for your buck!
* * * * * Wear: 5 out of 5 stars, this liner lasts all day on my eyes, and I have oily eyelids.
* * * * * Ease of use: 4 out of 5 stars, definitely takes some practice, but once you've got it, you won't go back.

Clarins Paris Fix' Make-Up Spray Mist

This is one of my absolute favorite products in my make-up bag right now. Clarins Fix' Make-Up ($30 Canadian for 30 ml / 1 fl oz.) is like a hairspray for your face!

Once you're done applying your make-up for the day, you can hold this spray about 8-10 cm from your face and give yourself a few good spritzes. Once it dries, it will set your make-up in place and keep you looking fresh all day. You can also use this spray throughout the day to rejuvinate your make-up and keep your skin looking flawless. It smells AMAZING and really revitalizes you when you need a lift during the day. It smells fresh and reminds me of spring.

This product is great for the hot humid days of summer, when you feel like your make-up is going to melt off of your face. It's also great for proms and weddings, so that you will need to do less powder touch ups.

Clarins products are all plant based, and this spray contains Clarins' patented EP3 complex, which protects your skin from free radicals, one of the leading causes of aging. 
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Lancome Doll Lashes - So Black!

Another mascara, yes.

My favorite mascara that I have tried so far, has got to be Lancome's Hypnose Doll Lashes in So Black! ($31 Canadian). I bought this last October, and even though you are supposed to throw out mascaras every 3 months, this one lasted me over 6 months. It was never clumpy, and really gave the full "false" lash effect. I could layer it when applying it, getting my lashes to look super full and fluffy.

This mascara is Lancome's newest (as of fall 2011), and promises to give your lashes a wide-eyed, doll-like effect. It doesn't curl the lashes, but it does lift them up.It also gives lots of volume. It is from the Hypnose line, and the tube looks similar to the Hypnose Drama mascara, except that this mascara has a beautiful rose pattern along the tube. The packaging is beautiful, as is typical of Lancome's products. You can feel confident pulling this tube out of your purse to do make-up touch ups during your day.

In my opinion, this mascara is amazing. It works awesomely as well. The absolute best part of this mascara, though, has got to be it's smell. It smells like roses. It feels so luxurious to apply this mascara, and have the sweet aroma of roses envelop you while you get beautiful in the morning.
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Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara - Very Black

I'm always buying new mascaras; I have at least 5 constantly on the go. I really love the volumizing mascaras that promise the "false lash" effect. So when I was on Facebook the other night, and an ad came to my computer about the newest Maybelline mascara, I had to give it a try.

Maybelline's Mega Plush mascara comes in a  bright blue (almost turquoise) tube with pinkish purple writing on it. It retails for about $8-$10 bucks (Canadian $). The store where I bought mine had a sale on it because it's a new product, so I scored mine for $4.99. yay! This mascara promises to make your lashes look voluminous without the clumpy, stiff look or feel. It's part of Maybelline's Volume Express line of mascara. It comes in waterproof and non-waterproof formulas. I bought the non-waterproof formula.

I have used the Volume Express line from Maybelline before, and it's pretty good. Not the best, but definitely not the worst. A good buy for a drug store brand. I was pretty excited to try this new mascara, cause I was curious to see how "plush" my lashes would feel.

I used it for the first time this morning, while getting ready for work. The brush is unique; it has a bendable wand, so that it can move more easily I guess depending which way you hold it with your hand. The spooly is made of rubber like fibers, that are supposed to catch every lash.

I'm the type of person who puts mascara on in multiple coats, so I really need a mascara that doesn't clump up. I put it on by wiggling it through my lashes repeatedly, until I feel like they look "volumized" enough. I wiggled the mascara through my lashes about 5 times on each eye, and did the bottom lashes once on each eye. The mascara didn't clump, and I didn't have to put it back into the tube to get more product on the wand. My lashes looked pretty volumized, and even now, 10 hours later, they feel soft and not stiff. I am fairly impressed with this mascara. It was a really great buy at $4.99, even at the $10 bucks it would be worth it. I have bought some mascaras that were much more expensive ($30) and they did not work this well. I am not sure how long the tube will last without drying out or clumping up, but I will try to keep track. Mascara should be thrown out every 3 months, however, as a general rule of thumb. I have been guilty of keeping mine for 6 months or more.

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