Cast your mind back to January, I started a year-long challenge to hit the high street, spend £15 and try to pick up at least 3 products. I decided to do this to try and reduce the amount of PR sample posts on the blog, and give some more variety. Here's what I bought last month if you want to refresh your memory.
This month I have spent countless nights browsing the Superdrug and Boots website in search of products to try, and after so much deliberation, I finally made a decision :)
I've never tried anything from Beauty UK before, and this shimmer box really caught my attention. Priced at £4.99 I thought it was pretty good value too, and a potential dupe for the Bobbi Brown ones. I haven't swatched it or even tried it yet, so I can't say anything about it's quality - but I can say that the packaging feels really well made.
Next up, the new Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara - on offer for £5.98 at Superdrug. I'm a BIG fan of Maybelline mascara's, 'The Falsies' is probably one of my all time favourite mascara's, it's so good! I actually unwrapped this today and used it for the first time, I'm not yet decided on it, but I do like it, I'm just deciding how much I like it :) What I will say as a first impression - it gripped my lashes brilliantly, and was fantastic on my bottom lashes :)
Last but not least, a Barry M metallic liquid eyeliner in Gold (£4.79 in Superdrug) - now, I'm not one to normally sport a gold eye liner, however, I bought this for a look I've had in mind for AGES, I'll post back here with the look when I've perfected it, I need time to practise first :) If it looks good and I'm happy, I'll invest in some other liquid eyeliner colours for the look.
I'll be back in the next few weeks to review each of these, some sooner than others :) Oh, and I did go a little over budget with this by 76p
Do you like my picks? Any recommendations for next month?
I have recently bought the Maybelline Mascara but haven't tried it yet. I thought the brush looked a little similar to the new Benefit one.
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That shimmer brick and mascara look awesome.
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They're both fab :D
ReplyDeleteOh you should, I think you'll like it - in a similar way to Rollerlash, less is more :)
ReplyDeleteI have been curious about that Maybelline mascara, please do a full review on it? I have short, sparse and stick straight lashes so buying a mascara is very tricky for me. :-/
ReplyDeleteShireen | Reflection of Sanity
The Shimmer Box looks lovely, look forward to seeing some swatches of it! :) I've got a few Beauty UK products and they aren't bad for the price!
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear more about that Maybelline mascara :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post lovely! x www.thejewelbeauty.blogspot.co.uk
That mascara looks good for volume x
ReplyDeleteHannah
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I really like Beauty UK. It might not be the most amazing brand out there but for the price it's definitely worth it! I have two different shimmer boxes and I love them! I also love their lipsticks <3
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I've heard quite a few good things about that mascara, I'm going to be picking it up soon! The Beauty UK blush looks gorgeous too.
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I've read quite a few raves on the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara - look forward to your review :-) xx
ReplyDeleteRamblings of a Beauty Bird | Beauty Blog
Love Lash Sensational - I'd probs say it's one of my favourite high street mascaras. This is a great idea for a series, i'm loving it so far!
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Oh I will, don't you worry - it'll be in the next week or so, and I can say this much, it's going to be a glowing review :)
ReplyDeleteJade, you're in luck, I've reviewed it already! lol - http://www.makeup-pixi3.com/2015/02/beauty-uk-shimmer-box-in-rose.html
ReplyDeleteI'll be blogging about that over the next week - (hint, I love it!)
ReplyDeleteOh Hannah, it is! It's really quite good - gotta love Maybelline for mascara :)
ReplyDeleteYeah I guess it's like most brands, you just need to know what to buy and what to avoid :)
ReplyDeleteYou should, it's really good :D Yeah the blusher is lovely, I've already reviewed it :P
ReplyDeleteIt'll be up later this week (a rave review, just a warning!) :)
ReplyDeleteIt's seriously good isn't it!? I'd even go so far to say it's a contender as competition for Rollerlash - I might do a comparison actually :)
ReplyDeleteI did a comparison as soon as I tried lash sensational cos I saw that much of a similarity! They are very alike and there's a massive price difference x
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