Tuesday, 30 August 2016

FAKE Kylie Jenner Metallic Liquid Lipsticks in Reign, King K and Heir

I don't need to tell you who Kylie Jenner is - and good thing too as I barely know who she is myself - but she became famous almost overnight with her lip glosses and liquid lipsticks etc. A lot of girls in the UK are paying up to £30 odd for a liquid lipstick and pencil set - I don't know about anyone else, but I live in Cornwall, with a job that just about covers my car, rent & bills - and I simply cannot afford such a high price tag on a lipstick set.
So what did I do? I snuck around on Aliexpress.com and found cheap dupes. Because I'm skint ha ha!
So! I found three metallic liquid lipsticks, in the colours Reign, King K and Heir.
Reign:
This is a dark metallic brown with a red base colour, perfect for those who like a real statement lip, and will be perfect for Autumn makeup looks. It goes on a little bit patchy so does require a bit of layering, which makes it feel a little thick and uncomfortable on the lips. This wears off the insides of my lips quickly when talking or eating (I'm a lady, I don't do both at the same time!) and looks fairly obvious due to its dark colouring, and would probably look better on larger, plumper lips than my own.
And of course I have to show you what it looks like from far away as I love to creep out my readers with some scary selfie shots. I mean, why not, eh?
King K:
King K is a lovely light brown/champagne metallic lipstick. Out of all three, this is definitely my favourite colour and goes with a multitude of makeup looks due to the colour. This goes on smoothly, and dries down fairly fast. Wears off less obviously than Reign due to its colour, so it's a more suitable colour for going out for the day or going for a meal.
Yes! Selfie tiiiime! You poor, poor things...
Heir:
Heir is a less obviously metallic lipstick than the last two, but still holds its own; a lovely pink that, like King K, can go with a lot of makeup looks, from daytime appropriate to night time smokey eyes. Also, like King K, this applies smoothly, dries quickly and fades better than Reign due to its sheerer and more natural colouring.
And yet another selfie to show you what it looks like with a full face of makeup.

My thoughts:
These liquid lipsticks are an absolute steal at just £1.82 each; for all three I paid just £5.46. They took about 26 days to arrive in the UK, which isn't bad, considering they're from China. I also don't know what the original colours look like, so I can't compare their likenesses in that respect, but for anyone looking for a dupe for a very low price, and don't mind waiting around, these might be worth your while and your wallet.

Thursday, 18 August 2016

I Have an Unreachable Dream...

MOAN ALERT! WHINGEING IS ABOUT TO COMMENCE!
For around 6 or 7 years, I have dreamed of
becoming a nail technician. I love applying acrylic nails and LED manicures (like Shellac but cured under LED lights instead of UV and takes much less time). When me and my husband were still together, I thought I had all the time in the world to follow my dream, so I relaxed, I did a beauty course in college as my first stepping stone... And then my marriage came to a rather abrupt halt, I moved out of my home of almost ten years, left my husband and my cats and started a new life elsewhere.
For the past 15 months I have been paying rent, and working overtime to make ends meet and so that I can live a comfortable life and not have to struggle.
Here lies my dilemma; with the divorce proceedings about to start and with no money to do a nail course (which are usually around the £1000 mark), I can no longer see my dream coming true.
I do my sister's nails, my own and a couple of friends and so far I have only recorded mine and my sister's results:
Above, my sister's nails the first day that I did acrylic sculpting on her nails, french fade. It was the first time I'd done french fade on more than one nail. 
Two weeks later, I did a basic infill. Her nails grow so quickly, she had around a month's growth in just two weeks!
Another two weeks passed and I rebalance her nails. They would have been slightly longer but she had filed them down a little before I got to them.
And finally, my nails. I have a different glitter accent nail on each middle finger because I like to be unique and it goes with my motto that "life is too short to find the matching sock", ha ha. 
 I don't know who will read this, but I was wondering if anyone else has faced this dilemma and what they did about it? Any help and/or advice would be lovely and really appreciated x


Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Rimmel Scandal'Eyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Nude Review

I have never owned a white or nude eyeliner in my life. I was very tempted indeed to buy Urban Decay's waterproof liner in Walk of Shame, but just couldn't justify spending £15.50 on an eyeliner. I know that might make me sound cheap, but since life took a rather sharp down turn last year, I'm more cautious about spending my hard earned moolah on makeup. Even my Urban Decay lipstick was free with vouchers I was given for long service at work!
Anyway! We're here to look at my new purchase!


I saw this in Superdrug for £3.99, and bought it on impulse. And I'm rather glad I did.
I swiped it (as always) on the back of my hand; it applied smoothly, the pencil is very soft and pigmented and when it dried (30-60 seconds later), I rubbed it with my other hand, and it stay put really well.
So! Time to apply!
Above is me with my makeup done but with my waterline bare of any products.
And above is me with the Rimmel waterproof eyeliner on. I like that it applied smoothly to my waterline and didn't cause any soreness or irritation.
And here you can see the effect on both eyes from a distance.
I went about my day, and didn't check my waterline for about 6hrs, and when I did I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was still about 60% of the liner remaining. I touched it up with some more liner and it stayed really well for another 5 or so hours. I'm very impressed with this liner, and will be reaching for this in the near future.

Any nude waterproof eye liners that you use that I should know about? I'd love to know! Xx

Monday, 8 August 2016

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Lip Pencil in "Uptight" Review

Hello my beauties, today I shall be talking to you about Urban Decay's rather scrumptious lip liner, in the colour Uptight...


So my sister and I went to a makeup "masterclass" at the Urban Decay stall last week in House of Fraser. It was to do with the new eyeshadow palette they have just released; the Moondust palette. The lady showed us how to apply makeup (to whom I listened to and watched and nodded politely, hoping to learn any valuable tips), and I was fine - even when she forgot to apply concealer to her model until after she had applied powder foundation over the liquid foundation - right up until she was highlighting. She applied the highlighter, saying "Now don't apply too much highlighter, otherwise you're just going to look stupid,". My sister and I - highlighted to the Gods this fine day, her with Jeffree Star's Peach Goddess and I with a beautiful handmade highlighter called Ophelia that I bought from a wonderful girl from Depop (she's on Instagram and her name there is sophiekia) - looked at each other and just rolled our eyes and laughed under our breath and murmered "I'm with stupid!".
BUT! I digress!
What caught my eye when she was applying lip liner to her model. As you may well know, UD has come out with something like 100 new lipsticks, and have got a massive amount of matching lip liners. I wanted to buy "Liar" to match my "Liar" lipstick, but when I tried it, the colour seemed way too dark, much darker than my lipstick. And that's when I tried "Uptight". I found the perfect match for my lipstick!
The colour is richly pigmented and the pencil is so smooth to apply, it really is a dream. No dragging or uneven lining here!
Scream! My bare, freckled lips! My lips - up close - are fairly lopsided and uneven, so please forgive this. There's nothing I can do to change this unless I use an app to adjust my lip line, but it's tedious and I just can't be bothered! Also please excuse any hairs you see, I'm a real fuzz-face!
Here we are, with my lips filled right in with the pencil. It's a really lovely peachy brown. It reminds me of MAC's Half n Half or Modesty. I'm a sucker for pinky/peachy brown nudes.
Here I am with just the pencil on my lips, so you can see the effect it has on my makeup...
And here I am with Urban Decay's Lipstick in "Liar" on over the top. Match made in lipstick heaven, right? I'm loving this right now.
The liner holds up for hours but does need retouching if you eat a meal, especially if it's oily. This is a lovely lip liner, but on the pricier side at £13.50.

What are your thoughts? Do you have any long wearing lip liners that I need to know about? Please be sure to let me know! Xx