Wednesday, 24 July 2013

L'Oreal Paris - Super Liner Ultra Precision (black)

I am really disappointed with this liquid eyeliner. I normally use one from Rimmel London which I have been using for years and love but I thought I would try and experiment other brands and see if they are at all better.
This eyeliner needs two layers to be completely black and only lasts about 3 hours on the eyes before it starts to fade away. The brush is too flexible and really difficult to control. If you are just starting to use liquid eyeliner, I would definitely not recumbent this one. I also find that it runs out really quickly, either that or it dries out.
I do however like the packaging and I think the handle is a nice easy shape to hold.

Saturday, 6 July 2013

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz

I have quite thick brows already, but need to fill in a few gaps  and I prefer a stronger brow during the evenings. I have heard SO much about this product and decided to go for it and buy it off Cult Beauty (I do not think you are able to buy it anywhere else in the UK).
It is an extremely thin long tube with one end being the pencil and the other side a spooly. I love the packaging and although it is long, it doesn't take up too much room in my makeup bag.
The actual product twists up and down which means theres no need for a sharpener. I bought the shade Brunette and they do 3 other shades (Ash Blonde,  Medium Ash and Caramel). The skinny-ness of the pencil means you can softly build the appearance of a thicker brow as well as creating a texture with fine strokes. The pencil is very waxy which means the product lasts a long time and doesn't smudge (if you wanted it to last extra long, a powder eyeshadow in a similar shade to set it would do). It is also very hard to apply loads of product which if like me you're a little heavy handed.
The spooly is perfect to slightly spread and smudge the product through your brows for a more natural look before the product sets. It also tames the brows if you want to set them with a gel and handy to have throughout the day to brush through them.
Swatch

This eyebrow pencil has completely changed my life (dramatic I know). There are no faults and like no other brow pencil I have tested before.