Review: Scandal Eyes Thick and Thin Eyeliner

Another review today! This time is the Scandaleyes eyeliner. As far as I know it is not too old a product and when I bought it, it was £3.99 on introductory offer at Boots.

Before this, I had the Seventeen gel liner which was in all honesty, not great. I had tried to prevent myself wasting money and tried to finish the gel liner but it was impossible. I HAD to get another eyeliner. 

I haven't actually used liquid liners in quite a long time. I've used gel liners ever since the Maybelline one came out but felt like I should try liquid liners again.

Look, feels and works like a pen.

For some reason, I've lost my ability to draw on eyeliner properly this year after my makeup boycot, so I'm glad Rimmel brought out a liquid liner that feels just like a pen. It's easy to use, I'll give you that.

One of the annoying things about this is that it doesn't have a great staying power, especially if you have oily lids. My tip would be to go over it with a khol liner or some eye shadow but to be honest, I want my eyeliners to stay put on their own.

The line on the right hand side is draw with the tip of the felt tip so as you can see, it doesn't really create a "thin" line so the thick and thin name is a bit off. This actually put me off the liner quite a bit since I can't do flicks very easily with the thick tip.

Overall, I haven't really made up my mind about this liner because it's so easy to use. I'm not sure if I'd buy this again but I'll update when I use it a few more times!

Review: Good Things Fresh Start Creamy Cleanser

A while ago, I really needed a facial cleanser because my Lush cleanser had gone past the use by date and I was convinced it had gone off. However, I couldn't bring myself to throw it away because it cost quite a bit and I had more than half a pot left. So it just sat there and I had nothing to wash my face with. 
Then I did what every face cleanse loving girl would do and popped into Boots and looked for a new one.
I was rushing because I needed to get to work so I saw this and I got it confused with the Balanced Me packaging and I was like yeah, Imma go for it since I'm a sucker for more natural products.
 Lo' and behold, when I got home and started applying it to my face, I was like wait, this isn't foaming or bubbling and then read the back. Basically, it's more of a hot cloth cleanser than your normal day-to-day wash off cleanser. Here are the instructions: "Directions: Apply generously and massage well into your skin for a whole minute to loosen dirt, make-up and excess oil. Remove with a flannel that you have dipped in hot water and wrung out."
Source:Good Things website
It's a bit more effort but this stuff smells AMAZINNNNGGG! I think I'd be using this more in winter because at the moment, my face doesn't feel 'clean' when I wash cleanse with this. However, it is great at moisturising. For example when I've used this and moisturised afterwards, my face just feels so soft the next day. This is actually the first time I've heard of Good Things before but I will def try some others next time, so if anyone has any suggestions, comment down below! *disclaimer: this was bought with my own money and I am not associated with the brand in any way.

Review: L'occitane Ultra Rich Body Cream

I got a few samples from L'occitane the other day and have begun trialing them. I loved the round shape of this sample so that's where I started first haha. 

Forgot to take a photo before I ripped opened the packaging, too excited oops...

I don't usually use body butter/cream/lotion/whatever they call it but my skin is getting quite dry so I thought I'd give this a go. 

It's neither thick nor thin, just in the middle in my opinion. It's easy to spread and that blob was enough for my hand.  It smells kind of grandma-ish with soft floral tones, which I don't particularly like, but I have to admit, the scent is growing on me. It also absorbs really quickly and gives my skin a healthy glow. Despite its great qualities, it is quite expensive so I don't think I will be buying it since there are cheaper alternatives. On the other hand, if you feel like treating yourself, go for it :)
*Disclaimer: This was a sample that was not sent for reviewing purposes.

Review: Vichy Normaderm Moisturiser

Last year and this year have both been f*ckinh stressful to the extent that I used to have madly oily patches and breakouts on my face. Even though the stress factor is still there more than ever, the spots are minimal and my skin is overall a lot more balanced.

This could be down to many factors but I do believe that my improved skin routine helped.

This time last year, I never really used moisturiser on my skin because I thought "I don't need more moisture on my face, it's too oily already!" However, after I got my new job, I decided I really needed to care for my skin more and "invest" in some moisturiser. I use the term invest quite loosely because this moisturiser is quite middle range but still more expensive than your normal supermarket brands.

It promises a lot such as evening out skin tone, preventing spots, closing pores etc but like all skin care, it's just some cream, it's never going to work miracles on its own. I did notice that my pores have shrunken a little, especially on my nose. Because of this, it is a little drying, which is really what I needed on my T-zone, but not the rest of my face, which I had to buy another moisturiser for.

Final verdict: Happy with the product, would purchase again.
Dislaimer: This was bought with my own money and opinions are my own.

Saw this on souncloud and felt that it had be a feature on my blog. Ohmagawd I used to listen to this when I was 10. So, so wrong.....

Product Review: Nivea Daily Essentials Double Effect Eye Makeup Remover

I feel like a sheep joining in on the hype of "beauty blogging", but in reality, I'm truly so bored there is nothing better to do.

 I am the type of person who usually does research before buying beauty products mainly because I have so much but use so little so I'm trying to only buy what I need. So, I figured why not contribute a little to other people who may do the same thing as me.

Anyway, here we go.

This is actually a really, really fun/awkward product to use. Why? Because it has two phases, so you have to shake it vigorously. Key word being vigorous.

The first few times I used it, it was really greasy because I didn't realise how hard you actually had to shake it.

Then one day, I had a stressful day at work and saw my ex with a new girlfriend, so naturally my blood was boiling I wasn't the happiest of bunnies. So when I went to take off my makeup, I shook it with all my might. Then, it happened. It mixed completely. And I became stress free.

And that's as about exciting as it gets because it leaves a weird greasy film so I have to use a cotton round to remove the makeup remover.

Final Verdict: Does the job so I'll finish it, but won't buy again because of greasiness(and needlessly wasting my precious cotton rounds).
disclaimer:This was bought by my own money so I'm just writing about exactly what thought.