Nail Drying Spray

Occasionally I like to pop into my local Poundshop. About 50% of the time theres nothing in there that catches my eye but the other 50% of the time theres a few gems in there. Last time I popped in I came across this.

A nail drying spray. I know there are alot of little tricks to help dry nails such as dunking your fingers into iced water. I never have time to fill up a bowl with water and there's rarely any ice in my ice tray. So I thought what the hell its £1 if its good well that's great if not its a bin job! 

Using this is really simple. Its an aerosol can so you literally paint your nails then just spray on about 6 inches away from your nails. After around 60 seconds your nails are touch dry. Much easier than waiting for non quick dry polishes to dry! 

For a nail product theres no horrible chemical smell. The product smells really sweet and almost sherbet like. 

I really like this. Speeds up my day when I'm doing a manicure. Especially if I'm doing nail art and need to dry a colour before going on to the next part. 

I'm sure there are other brands of these sprays around in high street drug stores. 

Do you use a spray to dry your nails? Have any other tricks to dry them quick? Let me know

xoxo - Lizzy

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Pearl Drops now...smile

I'm always on a mission for whiter teeth without going down the harsh bleaching route. Not only is it costly I really don't fancy the Simon Cowell smile. So I use toothpastes to try to achieve a more natural smile. While mooching around the pound shop with my Nan we spotted Pearl Drops now smile (now called Hollywood smile). We both grabbed a box. If it works that's great if not I've only spent £1.

I've used this a few times and it has made a difference to my teeth colour. I do use this along with OralB's 3D white so together are really changing my colour. Its a nice tasting tooth paste not too minty which I love I hate over powering flavours in dental products. It foams up a fair amount in your mouth when you're brushing a fair amount.

The only thing I have found I dislike about this product is it has made the inside of my mouth a bit peely. That sounds pretty gross, but the skin has become almost as if I've been chewing it. This only seems to affect the bottom part so I'm not going to worry too much. I'm going to keep with these products and see how my journey with teeth whitening changes.

Do you use any instant teeth whiteners? Recommend any good ones? Let me know

xoxo - Lizzy

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17 Falsifeye

Im a mascara junkie, trying to find that perfect one is a hard task. So whenever I see a new mascara I'm drawn to it and have to purchase. While checking out Southampton's new Boots beauty hall I came across 17 falsifeye mascara.

£6.49 boots

17 isn't a brand I normally use but in an effort to be a bit more diverse and less snobby I decided to give it a go. I picked up blackest black as there's nothing more glam than a pitch black super dark lash.

The mascara is meant to give you a false lash effect. With a bit of curling from my trustee eye lash curlers this does just that! I love this mascara. It makes my lashes nice and thick without being clumpy and makes them intensely dark. It also lengthens them and gives good definition.

The brush is huge and a bristle brush. Which is great because at the moment it seems to be those plastic bristles or a comb instead of an actual brush. The bristles are perfectly spaced for picking up each lash and giving a good even coat of mascara on each lash. I find that two coats is enough to get a great effect. The bristles are also unevenly sized so they pick up even the smallest of lashes.

This is going to a favorite mascara for a little while I think! I don't think I'm going to find something just as good!

What mascaras do you use? Do you prefer bristles or comb brushes? Let me know

xoxo - Lizzy

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Sleek Ultra Mattes V2

Sleek was always a brand I walked past, under the impression they wouldnt have anything to offer me. Well I couldn't have been more wrong! I purchased the face form palette and loved it so I went back to see what else was on offer. I decided on an idivine eye shadow palette and grabbed the Ultra Mattes V2 Darks collection.

Sleek Ultra Darks Palette £7.99 superdrug

I instantly fell in love with it. The packaging with Sleek is gorgeous and looks much more expensive than the £7.99 price tag. The outside box is stunning It gives the products a real high end look even though you have picked it up at a drugstore. Once you get inside the box and get the actual palette out its in a matte black box which is ,excuse the pun, so sleek in design. The packaging is very durable I've had this in my hand bag all day while I've been on my travels on the train and running about uni. Not one eye shadow has broken or split. As with all Sleek palettes there is an almost edge to edge mirror in the lid, which is great for using on the go.

The palette has a plastic film over the shadows with the shade names on, this also helps keep your mirror clean. There is nothing worse than a dusty mirror when your doing your make up! The palette also comes with a double ended sponge applicator. I never use these I always use brushes, unless I'm travelling light and not wanting to do anything to complicated.

The shadows themselves are beautiful All 12 are highly pigmented with a great colour pay off. Unlike some matte colours these aren't that sheer. I do wear them over either Urban Decays Eden primer or Barry m's eyeshadow pencil in shade no 1. Each shadow is blendable and work really well together. Like all dark shadows there is fall out but this is expected.

The shades. Top row.

Top row swatched

Left to right:
Orbit:  dark smokey teal
Ink: Dark navy blue
Highness: Sheer dark purple
Noir: Black
Dune: A neutral yellowy highlight shade. This colour is very sheer.
Pillow talk: White



Bottom Row

  

Bottom row Satched

Left to right

Thunder: Steel grey
Maple: A light reddy brown
Flesh: A skin tone shade
Paper bag: A medium brown
Villan:: A dark purpled tone brown
Fern: A dark green.

The amount looks you can achieve with this palette is endless. Yes all the shadows are dark but thats okay either don't use as much colour or just mix and match with other shadows, mattes or shimmers, that you have in your collection.

This is the nicest collection of purely matte shadows I have found and is something I will be getting full use of.

*Top tip* When using dark shadows like this, do yours eyes before the rest of your make up. That way any fall out can be cleaned up easily without disturbing your complexion make up.

You can purchase one Here

Do you have any Sleek eye shadows? DO you like sleek eye shadows? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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Winter Wants

With so many great products out there obviously theres loads I want to get my hands on! So here's my top 6 Winter Wants.

Clockwise from top

1) Mac Lightscapade. This has been on my want list for ages but its always been out of stock. Its the perfect highlighter colour and being a MAC mineralize skin finish I know these powders are beautiful I have soft and gentle and its amazing. This would be perfect for cute winter highlighting

2) Sleek Snapshots palette. I've recently discovered Sleek and how awesome their eye shadows are. I looked at the palette and loved the colours instantly. There's a really nice mix of colours that would create a fair few beautiful looks. The mix of mattes an shimmers is a bonus to. I love Sleeks matte colours and think their fab. So this would be used an awful lot!

3) Real Techniques powder brush. My powder brush is getting a little tatty and I love Real Techniques brushes. The powder brush looks perfect. It looks a great size to get a good even coverage and keep good control of the brush.

4) Nars Multiple Bronzer. I love bronzers but am yet to play with a cream bronzer. I've heard so many good things about this one and love other Nars products This would make for beautiful contouring and to give my skin a nice glow this winter.

5) Benefit Hervana blush. I'm obsessed with Benefits box o powders. I have 4 and this one looks gorgeous with the swirls of colour. Each swirl will give you a slightly different effect which I love! I love girly blushes and this looks to be the girliest of them all. Im also intrigued to try the new brush that comes with Hervana. Its angled to give a contoured effect.

6) Philosophy. The present. I love philosophy, No one really compares in terms of skin care. The Present is a make up primer. Which claims to minimise pores. My pores are always open and are on the big side, so I'm always trying new products to try to hide them. This is the next one on my list to try out and see if it holds up.


Those are my winter wants, what are yours? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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Maxfactor Face Finity

I received a cute little sample of Maxfactors new face finity foundation in the post the other day. I hate splurging out on foundations only to find I really dislike them, so I try to find a sample sachet to try out first. Then I can gather if it's worth me spending my money on.

The sample came with a card info sheet and a one use sachet. The colour I received was Natural 50, which is the second lightest shade. I was lucky and found this was my perfect shade.

 Maxfactors claim is this will be flawless all day and that it combines your primer, concealer and your foundation in one easy step. I was a bit skeptical in trying this and didn't think it would give me that much coverage. I have naturally flush cheeks so a full coverage foundation is preferred.

I applied this with my real techniques stippling brush so I could really buff it into my skin  and try to achieve an even finish. I was genuinely surprised by this product.  It did have a very full coverage and I had no need for a concealer. It was thick and had a great smell to it.

Im not sure on the 16 hours but it did last all day until I washed it off.  I had none of the awful patchyness you sometimes get. I did find I had a small amount of patchyness but I did put this down to being caught in a downpour.

I have already purchased a full size one of these from Boots and I still love it! (full sized price is £11.99)

Have you tried this? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

I have stumpy little lashes that need a boost from a great mascara! I'm constantly buying into the hype with new mascaras and have so many of them its unreal! I was a huge fan of the old formula Big fatty by Urban Decay so was a bit skeptical when they changed it.

Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara £15

 The actual formula of this product is great. Its easy to remove and lasts all day. It doesn't crumble off like some mascaras can do. It also doesn't irritate my eyes and doesn't feel too heavy. There's nothing I hate more when my eyes look really squinty because a mascara is very heavy.

The brush is still very thick and fat. Just now its plastic and a comb design. The end has a ball to lift and separate lashes. The combs are separated by a small gap. With this mascara I find if I wiggle the main part of the brush back and forth at the root then gently pull up I get the best results. I also use the end to push lashes up from the root. This gives my lashes more of a lift. This mascara is a beautiful black which is super dark.

I love the effect this mascara has on my lashes. This mascara thickens my lashes and makes them longer. I do need to use a lash comb to separate them as I do find this mascara a little clumpy. I also find I do need to curl my lashes before I use this mascara. But then again I need to use eye lash curlers with every mascara I use.

What mascaras do you use? Do you like this one? Let me know.

xoxo - Lizzy

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