I know the Maybelline Colour Tattoo's have been really well covered, but I wanted to do a post on them as I don't think it's something I've talked much about before. I bought 2 a few weeks ago, but they didn't have the exact colours I wanted as they were sold out everywhere. But I was desperate to try them so I bought Eternal Gold and Immortal Charcoal. Then, I was in my supermarket a few days ago and they finally had them in stock, yay! So I picked up Turquoise fever and On and On Bronze and man alive are they stunning! So, to commemorate my love of these, I've done some swatching and some pictures for you :) Enjoy!
Consistency and Longevity
I find that they work best with an eye shadow over the top. As always, I still get creasing on my right eye as it's so hooded, but if I put a similar eye shadow over the top, it lasts ages! If I use a primer, then a colour tattoo, then some shadow, I can get about 12 hours wear out of them without any majorly noticeable creasing. But without the eye shadow, I get about 6 hours on the right eye, and at least 12 on the left eye. So it really does depend how hooded your eyes are too. They give a brilliant colour and can be blended in nicely, but you need to work quite quickly before they set.
Other Use
Also, if you have an angled liner brush, you can use these colours as a liner instead, the blue one makes a fantastic liner colour, as they all do. Other than that, they're not that multi purpose, but hey, I only bought them for my eyes so it doesn't really matter, and they're not that expensive. The first two I bought at a deal of 2 for £5, and the second two were £5.99 each. Personally I think they're great value for money, and I look forward to creating some great looks with them :)
First impressions are that I love, love, love it! I don't regret switching from GlossyBox to them 1 bit - much better products with much better value - I'll be subscribing for a while me thinks :)
So, without further ado - I'll bring in the pics!
The Vintage Cosmetic Company - Nancy False Eye Lashes
What I like about these is that they're not too over the top - when I wear false eye lashes I like for them to be fairly natural - but with a bit of flair, I like to look like I'm wearing false eye lashes, but not look like a done-up glamour model (as if!)
Inika - Certified Vegan Lip Whip
What really struck me about this was it's incredible pigmentation - if you want my video (below) you'll see me swatch it, 1 swipe and it's full on colour! No scent (EDIT: There is a scent, a light apricot scent which is really lovely - I couldn't smell this the first time as I had so many other scents going on from the box), but that's a good thing - too many of these glosses have horrible scents - *shudders at remembering the DuWop Venom gloss from a previous GlossyBox* and this is nothing like the DuWop one I'm pleased to say.
Natio - Lotus Soap Trio
These soaps (you receive 1 in the box but they're massive so that's ok!) feature all-natural Indian Attar perfumes which embrace the scents used during yoga - so calming scents. The bar itself feels nice, it didn't feel too soapy in my hands as some can even when they're dry. This soap smelt just lovely - I can't wait to finish the remnents of my Lush 'Honey I washed the Kids' soap so I can try this out. The smell is quite floral, which isn't usually my cup of tea, but the scent is very gentle and not too over powering so it's ok. Oh, and I love the simplistic branding too.
Green People - SPF 15 with Tan Accellerator
Now this product really confuses me... SPF 15, so a mild sun block, yet it's a tan accellerator???? I looked up the product on their website too and I'm still none the wiser... I think it helps to block out the harmful stuff from the sun, but at SPF 15 it'll only be a tiny bit, and helps you tan quicker... maybe that's better. Personally I just burn straight away, I never go brown, so maybe if I had the same amount of exposure to the sun - say, 1 hr on a sunny day at lunch time, without it I'd burn, with it I'd start to go brown... hmm, food for thought!
Kim Kardashian - Eau De Parfum
Ok, this I was a bit dubious about for many reasons. I shall list them.
1. I don't like Kim Kardashian.
2. All the perfumes I've been sent on prev beauty boxes have been horrid.
3. Both of the above. However, I do quite like this one. The scent is nice, something slightly different than I would normally try - it's both sweet (yay) and floral (boo), but the application is fantastic, I love the little ball at the top, so instead of a spray, or stick in a bottle, you can roll this on which uses the perfume more liberally so it'll last longer. Likey, likey!
Snowberry - 3 Sample Gift, thanks SheSaid!
I love the packaging on these, so pretty! 3 different creams, and they're the 3 I would use. I'm slightly hesitant to try them, only because the moisturiser I use now is so great, it's cleared up my skin from acne a treat, so I'm worried about not using it. But, this will only be for a couple of days so if I do get any adverse affects they'll soon be over :)
As this was my first SheSaid box I was a bit nervous about what I'd get. Overall I'm super happy and so glad I made the switch from GlossyBox, I love everything about these. The box, the packaging, the products, I can't wait to see what I get next month :)
Hey everyone, hope you're having a great day! This is just a really quick post to let you know that tonight, yes, tonight, I will be doing a full review including swatches! of the She Said Beauty Box.
Just some info - She Said Beauty is a sampling subscription service similar to that of GlossyBox. I actually used to subscribe to GlossyBox but stopped as I really didn't feel I was getting my moneys' worth. I believe this is She Said's 3rd box as they're quite new. I received it early this morning so I got to have a really quick look at what was in there and lets say on first impressions, I was really impressed!
So, check back tonight for a full review of all the items, and I'll be doing an unveiling video to go with it too which I'll include in the post.
