Priceline happened to have a flash sale (yesterday and today only), where all makeup was 40% off. I might have heard good things about Rimmel Scandaleyes but that smudged like crazy (like, seriously crazy) on me too, so might as well go back to the tried and true: Revlon Colourstay range. Admittedly, I haven't tried anything from them, but after all the talk of that range being holy grail for some, no hurt trying, right? I also thought back to how that liquid liner I had by Bourjois just seemed to last and last on me, even more than my other favoured liners by K-Palette and BYS. Considering how pleased I've been with the other products I've tried by them, why not? And let's throw in a mascara by them too for good measure. And, hey, 40%, might see what else catches my eye, like the raved-about Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer and that cream eyeshadow brush I've been wanting by Model's Prefer that never seems to be in stock when I want it.
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| left to right, before: colourstay, clubbing eyeliner, kohl and contour, sourcil precision |
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My main criteria for pencil eyeliners is smudgeproof (and hopefully waterproof alongside), basically it just needs to stay put and for a long while too. So the Revlon Colourstay Eyeliner seemed pretty promising and the Bourjois Clubbing Waterproof Eyeliner joined in. Bourjois also offered a 16 hour pencil, their Kohl and Contour pencil, which seemed quite dry in-store (which I quite like because it could mean a longer lasting time). My eyebrows have been out of whack, and I liked the texture of the Sourcil Precision so I felt this would be alright to try out too. I was a lot more surprised and impressed by the Colourstay, they didn't have a tester in-store, so I only got to try this when at home. It almost instantly "stains" the skin, so that's promising. The Bourjois are better than other eyeliners I've tried, but we'll see how smudgey it gets on the eyes.The eyebrow pencil is quite a bit darker on the face than the swatch, but a light hand and a lot of brushing through helps; I'm still getting used to it either way.
I've only had one Bourjois mascara in the past, and not only was it quite impressive on my less-than-impressive eyelashes, but it was waterproof and smudgeproof too (I don't think that was part of it's claim though, so an even bigger bonus). There were so many mascaras on offer, it was hard to pick one. I was considering the "fan" one, all of them offered volume, one even rotated! But, it was getting closer to the time to head to work, so Clubbing mascara it is, I liked the liner, and it's what made me consider to look at Bourjois, so might as well get the matching mascara. I used it this morning and it's quite volumnising, but not too lengthening. I love the goopiness of the mascaras I've tried by them either way.
The Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser: Dark Circles is said to be an amazing, natural-finish yet a good coverage concealer for under eyes. I got this in the shade medium and tried it out this morning, and so far, it's okay. Pretty okay. Definitely pretty good for a drugstore (to be that person), but my other concealers that are highend like MAC and YSL just seem to work better on my skin. I do like the sponge tip, but it still might be a bit harsh for the thin skin around the eyes.
There's a couple good brushes that Model's Prefer offers, they're quite good priced too, and I think fare a lot better than the other brushes that are available. This cream eye shadow brush is a fairly dense brush, slightly domed on top, but flat as well. Just a little better than your regular eyeshadow brush, but the size is really fantastic, especially for smaller eyes like mine.
Not too bad a haul, at all, right? Of course, after getting home from work and reviewing my purchases, you can't help but always want more. A shame that my boyfriend feels uncomfortable buying me makeup, but Christmas beauty kits are slowly becoming available, so there's hope!
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