Maybelline The Falsies Mascara

I'm always looking for a good drugstore mascara that I can use everyday and leave my favourite high end one (Dior Show) for more special occasions. My previous favourite, Max Factor Eye Brightening mascara might just have a competitor in Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama.

I first wanted to try this mascara after seeing Tanya Burr use it a lot in her YouTube tutorials, she mentioned it was her favourite drugstore mascara so I was tempted. Then my sister bought it and and suggested I try it because I love the false lash effect - nothing natural on my eyelashes! I finally caved in just before Christmas and bought it when I came across it while browsing in Boots.

Maybelline says: 'False lash glam goes extra black, extra matte. A false lash look, corner-to-corner, no gaps. Extremeley black.'

I love this mascara, it lengthens and thickens my lashes while making them look more defined. I also love how black it is. The 'spoon brush' is excellent for giving my lashes a fanned out effect, I felt that it gave my lashes a curl without having to use my eyelash curler which is a bonus. However, the brush is bigger than I'm used to and the mascara was really wet when I first got it, so I did find that I made a bit of a mess with it sometimes (this gets better once it dries out a bit).

The Falsies costs £7.99 from Boots, which is really reasonable for a good mascara. Overall, I really like this product and think I'll be using it along with my Max Factor one, no more high end mascaras for me right now which will save me money! Have you tried this mascara?

P.S Sorry about the before picture of my eyes, I didn't realise it was blurry until I edited it and had already taken my makeup off.

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

The UK finally got Maybelline Fit Me foundation! I've seen this foundation on a few American blogs and recently seen a couple pop up over here, it's also been featured in a few magazines lately. So when I was in Superdrug yesterday I decided to pick one up and give it a try.

I was immediately drawn to this foundation because of the beautiful packaging, its so sleek and simple which I love. Now all I had to do was pick my shade...beside the foundations there were charts to help you find your perfect colour - light skin, medium skin and dark skin with either a yellow or a pink undertone. I usually use MAC NC30, so I went for medium skin with a yellow undertone and got #220 - Natural Beige. I'd say its a slightly different tone from my MAC foundation but it still matched my skin fine. For a drugstore foundation I'd say the choice of shades is excellent.

Fit Me is Maybelline's first gel foundation, it contains no oils or waxes and according to them it has natural coverage and allows the skin to breath and look natural. Also, because of the lightweight pigments it allows the skins natural highs and lows to show through. It has an SPF 18 in it which is an added bonus.

The texture of the foundation is gorgeous, it glides onto the skin so smoothly and gives the skin a dewy look. It also smells really nice! The coverage is quite light and personally I prefer a foundation with more coverage. I've got this foundation on in my previous post if you'd like to see it on. Fit Me foundation costs £7.99 and can be purchased in Boots stores (It's not online yet). Overall, I think it's a great foundation if you like a light coverage. Unfortunately, its just not for me. 

Have you tired Fit Me yet?

Melissa

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Autumn Berries

Since it's now coming in to Autumn I decided it was time to darken my nails and lipstick. Berry/Wine colours are really in this season so I wanted to show you my current favourite berry lipstick and nail polish.

• MAC Rebel Lipstick - This is one of the lipsticks I got for my birthday and it had been on my wish list for ages. The MAC website describes the colour as a "vivid pinkish-purple" which I would say is about right. Rebel is a satin finish which means it's semi-matte, it gives intense colour but it still conditions the lips unlike the matte finish which is quite drying on the lips. It looks really great my new H&M coat! I really want to try MAC Hang Up next which is a dark red berry colour that will also look great in the Autumn and Winter. Rebel costs £14 and can be purchased here.

• Maybelline Forever Strong Nail Polish: Midnight Red - I actually picked this nail polish up when I was in Asda the other day as I've been looking for one this colour for a while. Its a really deep redish-purple colour that looks lovely with my Rebel lipstick. I've wanted to try one of the Maybelline forever strong nail polish's for a while as I've heard good things about them. The polish is enriched with iron and calcium which helps keep your nails strong and wont damage them. It states that it lasts up to 7 days, so i'll let you know how long mine lasts (probably not that long). The colour was really strong and I only needed to apply two coats, so overall I'm really happy with this polish and would definitely buy it in other colours. It said it cost £4 in Asda but when I got to the till it was only £3 - bargain!!

What's your favourite lipstick/nail polish for Autumn?

Melissa

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OOTN 3

Top: H&M

Skirt: Therapy at House of Fraser

Shoes: New Look

Belt: New Look

Necklace: Primark

Hand Armour: Topshop

 MAC Studio Fix Fluid - NC30

UNE B.B Cream Concealer

Chanel Universal Bronzer

Chanel Universal Loose Powder

MAC Blush - Dolly Mix

Benefit High Beam

MAC Eye Shadow - Carbon

Barry M Dazzle Dust - Gold

Maybelline Gel Liner

Rimmel Kohl Liner - Jet Black

Dior Show New Look Mascara 

Primark Eyelashes

Barry M Lip Paint - 54

My friend Hazel did my hair and I loved it - she better do it every night in Ibiza!

On Saturday night I went out for my friends big sisters birthday and this is what I wore.
Hope you had a good weekend!
Melissa
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My Go To Smokey Eye

Products:

MAC Eye Shadow - Snow Season

MAC Eye Shadow - Carbon

Maybelline Gel Liner - Black

Rimmel Kohl Eye Liner - Jet Black

Dior Show Multi Dimensional Mascara - Black

When I'm doing my makeup for a night out I always go for a dark smokey eye as it makes me feel more dressed up. I start with a light coloured eye shadow (either a silver or a gold) and apply it all over my eye lid. I then take a black eye shadow and apply it to the outer corners of my eyes and blend it up to my brow bone using a small, round eye shadow brush. I define my eye using a gel liner along the top lid. I also apply the black shadow to my lower lash line and a black kohl liner on my water line. I finish off the look with loads of black mascara and most of the time fake lashes. My favourite are Eylure 140's. 

What's your go to night time look?

Melissa

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