Barbara Daly : Innocent Lipstick

I'm a little in love with the Barbara Daly range.... Can you tell?


I've heard about this product via the blogging world and have been trying forever to get it. Every time I went to tesco they had every other shade but this one, which I guess is a testament to how popular it really is. So, is it worth the hype?


PRICE - £5.00 for 3.5g


AVAILABILITY - Any Teco which stocks the BD range, but again this one seems to fly off the shelves!


COLOUR - A light beige pink with golden shimmer.

PERFORMANCE - Innocent comes out as a light glaze of colour, much like Hue lipstick it gives the lips a subtle pink glow but with a little more oomph and some shimmer mixed in for good mesure. It feels very moisturising which is nice for my poor dry lips but the sheen means it wont last for very long, maybe an hour or two.

PACKAGING - As with all BD products a shiny black case with the bd logo is standard. The tube is a thin but sturdy plastic and pleasingly the lid stays securely on!


OVERALL - I do really love this lipstick even though the staying power isn't the best. Great colour, great price and great performance. What more could you want?

Innocent arm swatch

Innocent Lip swatch

Barbara Daly : Easy-On-The-Eye Pens

I guess after the launch of Ellis Faas liquid makeup pens have become the new thing, but thankfully I don't have to fork out over £20 because Barbara Daly at tesco has a range of eyeshadow pens too!


Easy-On-The-Eye pens were one of the first things I wanted to try out from the BD range even though I have never really been a fan of liquid eyeshadows. My first purchase was hazel, a gorgeous warmed mid brown with gold reflects shot through. I took it home, tried it and loved it so much I popped to Tesco to get another in Calico.


COLOURS - The colour choice isn't the greatest - Calico a soft gold, Hazel a mid brown, Otter a dark brown and Willow a silver with green running through it.


PRICE - £6.00


AVAILABILITY - Not all Tesco's stock Barbara Daly any more so it's a bit of a chore to find. Check out http://www.barbaradalymake-up.co.uk/ for which one's do. The list seems pretty reliable.


PERFORMANCE - Now here is the key part. When I think of liquid eyeshadows I think: uneven, runny, creasing and poor lasting power. However these are stunning examples of how a liquid eyeshadow should be. Let me clarify by saying these apply glossy but dry to a semi-matte texture. They are a dream to blend and go on very evenly (I prefer to apply with the pen and blend with my finger or a brush). And staying power? They last! And no creasing hours later!


PACKAGING - My only gripe with these pens is the way they despense, rather than shoot up through the centre of the brush the colour comes out to the base at the side. This doesn't bother me too much but everything has to have a negative right!
The slick black casing is also nice to carry around in a handbag/makeup bag and the clear section makes it easy to grab the colour you want at a glance.

calico, Hazel

Calico, Hazel - sheer & thick applications

Pixi Eye Beauty Kit - Mirage for only £3.99! (swatches & review)

I'm not sure what, if anything, is happening to pixi cosmetics but alot of products seem to be cropping up on discount sites and ebay. I bought my eye beauty kit after cosmetic-candy.com blogged about a site selling a good deal of the brands products - www.directcosmetics.com


A couple of days later this arrived in the post

Pixi eye beauty kit in Mirage

 The set comes complete with a double ended fluff & eyeliner brush

The palette is the size of a credit card complete with a mirror in the lid. The brush is better than the usual supplied with eyeshadows. The packaging is a matte white plastic which is sleek, but very thin when the lid is opened and I fear a heavy hand could easily break it.

The shades are a pink brown mix, with a nice mixture of light and dark shades.

All the shadows have gold shimmer running through them and are very soft to the touch. As you can see from the picture above the embossed pixi doesn't last too long.

The packaging states that these are silky and sheer, which is true and when picking up the shadows it's important not to grab too much as you may end up with lots of glitter under the eye - sexy!

Also incuded is an eye primer and what I presume to be a concealer ( the packaging fails to make any refrence to this 8th product. Maybe that's why they have been massively reduced from the £18 rrp)

It's nice to have these two extras included but due to the glitter content of the shadows the creams tend to end up a bit glittery themselves.

Swatches

My two favourite shades are bottom middle, a lovely muted pinky purple and

top right, a browned purple that reminds me of beauty marked but without the glitter.

Verdict? This a lovely palette... for £3.99. I could never imagine paying a full £18 for this. It's a nice throw in your bag or take away for the weekend sort of item but I doubt this will get constant use. That being said anyone who is interested in these sorts of shades or who wants to try out pixi this is a good starting point and there are other shades which I would like to try.

Check out www.directcosmetics.com for other pixi products 

Tesco Haul - Barbara Daly & All About Face

Went on a trip to Tesco to check out the much sought after Barbara Daly range and came back with this haul. Reviews & Swatches to come.

Barbara Daly Oil Free Foundation - Porcelain*

Barbara Daly Moisture Foundation - Porcelain

Barbara Daly easy-on-the-eye Eyeshadow Pen - Hazel

Barbara Daly Designer Eyes - Agate*

Barbara Daly Eye Shadow Souffle - Driftwood

All About Face Eyeshadow - Buttermilk

All About Face Eyeshadow Pencil - Bronze

All About Face Lenthening Mascara - Black

* Items purchased from eBay.

Benefit lipgloss for only £6

Well, £5.99 to be precise. Where? TK Maxx.
This was an awesome find for me, I love higher end brands such as benefit, but sometimes the price tag gets too much. So much to my pleasure I found a selection of benefit lip glosses (only about three/four colours) hidden away in the toiletries section.


RRP 13.99 down to 5.99


On to the gloss...


Benefit Her Glossiness A-List Lip Gloss in 'didn't hear it from me'


It's a beautiful sheer slightly pinked peach colour with copper and pink reflects.

Swatched on hand -

On the lips -

I love love love this gloss, it goes on sheerly and although tacky to touch as soon as it's on your lips it evens out into a super smooth gloss which is easy to wear and perks up your lips. The subtle shimmer adds extra dimension and whilst wearing the gloss feels very moisturising.

Head to your local TK Maxx to grab a bargain if you can!

Primark & Natural Collection cosmetics

Some time ago I bought various Primark bits and pieces because they were on offer. Also got some Natural Collection lip & cheek products.

Primark Liquid Eyeliners

Primark mineral eyeshadow, Cheek stain & hilighter duo

Primark eyeshadows - Pink & Purple duo, Lilac, Steel & white

Primark quad (isnt the navy blue just GORGEOUS)

Natural Collection - Almond lipliner, Caramel Shortcake & Toffee Creme lipglosses, Sweet Cheeks Blush

Poundland Makeup Bargains - March 5th

Round 2 of the poundshop bargains - Just can't stay away.

Allura eyelash curler

Rimmel Infinate colour Lights

Revlon Vital Radiance color extending lip pencil - 06 Pink

Revlon Vital Radiance Easy blending mousse shadow - 02 Pearl light

Rimmel metallic cream shadow - 061 Notting Hill & 014 Hoxton

Plain old curler, does the job so no complaints, this is my 2nd one.

Rimmel Infinate colour Lights - There is no colour label on this. It's a sheer sparkly warm pink which dries on the lips to be followed by the sheer glossy topcoat. The tube suggests it's a light pink however comes out clear with fine pink & some greeny blue glitter.

Revlon Vital Radiance color extending lip pencil in 06 Pink is a double ended lip liner & filler. The thin end liner and the thicker to fill in providing a base for lip colour.

This comes out a deep dusky pink colour. I love the concept of this and plan to pick up one in 'rose' if I see it again.

Revlon Vital Radiance Easy blending mousse shadow in 02 Pearl light.

This reminded me of MAC's painpot in Bare Study whilst in the shop so I thought I would get it to compare. Obviously the formulas are different, this being mousse and the mac being cream but they are similar. The mac is slightly warmer but both would definately make a great neutral shimmering eyeshadow base.

(L - Pearl Light, R - Bare Study)

( L - 061 Notting Hill, R- 014 Hoxton)

Rimmel metallic cream shadow in 061 Notting Hill & 014 Hoxton. I previously bought one of these in silver at full price (back when silver eyeshadow was THE thing) and loved it so when I saw these for only £1 for the two I grabbed them straight away.

Notting hill is a gorgeous white pearl colour that when applied to the skin reflects purple ( I tried this with Beautiful Iris shadow and it really made the colour intense). Hoxton is a bronze/copper colour which comes out really pigmentedly.

Both make great eyeshadow bases or look beautiful when used alone - sparingly to avoid creasing.

Poundland Lipstick Bargains - March 1st

Found some great lipsticks in my local Poundland a few days ago.





(left to right)
Revlon Shiny Sheers - 810 Sheer Afterglow, Revlon Vital Radiance Moisture Boost - 022 Classic coral & 026 Tea Rose, Rimmel Lasting Finish - 001 Nude Pink, Bourjois Lovely Brille - 04 Rose Croisette


All Were of course - £1! Except the Vital Radiance which were 3 for £1 (2x tea rose, 1 x Coral).


In these images (L-R) Revlon 810, Revlon 026, Rimmel 001, Bourjois 04, Revlon 022
Swatches on skin -



Swatches on the Lips -



Shiny Sheers - Obviously sheer as the title suggests, very glossy & shimmery finish but easy to wear.


Vital Radiance - AMAZING, lovely and soft, glide on perfectly and feel very moisturising. The coral is more tomato red when applied but in certain light picks up the golden shimmer (also more vibrant in real life than the camera was able to pick up).


Rimmel - Ultra shimmery, but a lovely colour, more nude than pink.


Bourjois - Looks intense but applies sheerly to give a nice even layer of wearable colour. Glossy finish with a little shimmer.