Review: Maybelline Brow Drama Brow Mascara

I'm constantly on a look out for something new, quick and easy for my brows. For school especially, my make up effort is minimal so i cant be bother to sculpt my brows to perfection every morning. This is why I bought Brow Drama by Maybelline to test out whether it was worth it.

The product itself comes in 3 colours in the UK; Dark Blonde, Light Brown & Dark Brown.

When i first opened the packaging i was not expecting the brush shape at all. As you can see from the photos the brush has a sphere shaped end with a mascara brush end. My first reactions were that the ball on the end of the brush was to large for my eyebrows and i thought it was going to go all over my skin. However as the brush bristles are so delicate and gentle that no product spreads on any of my skin but all the hairs are still caught and sculpted quickly and easily.

 To truly show the length of the wear of the product i took photos in the morning when i left home and when i got back, in the same area of my house for the fairest amount of lighting.

8am

5:30pm

The wear is the main thing I'm very happy about, it sticks and stays all day and as its a coloured mascara the colour doesn't move either like some powders can do. Its also met all my needs as it is so quick, easy and simple - perfect for school ! So for now, I'm loving it.

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Laura xo 

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How to wear a Messy Bun

Due to a recent art exam and up and coming exams I just want my hair out of my face. A pony tail for when i'm revising or doing an exam (when i'm looking down constantly) doesn't work because gravity will cause my hair to fall on my face. This is why i'm now confessing my love for messy buns. - So practical, up and out of the way.

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After basically the whole of last week, wearing a bun. I had a party at the end of the week, and also..wore a bun. I find it is so much more different compared to everyone else who was there. Everyone usually turns up with their hair down, straightened or curled after wearing their hair in a ponytail for a week. However i messed my bun up a little bit more, hairsprayed it a lot more and added hoop earrings. 

1) Earring make any outfit look like you've put more effort into it

2) My hair doesn't take me an hour to do = less stress

less effort less stress

Love how versatile a bun can be, any occasion. Just accessorise it right.

Laura xo

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My Favorite Fall Trend

Recently in a lot of magazines, videos and on the cat walk I've noticed that there is a growing trend for the fall of heavy under eye make up. I really love this look, its so pretty and makes it possible to really show off the colour on the upper lid.

Its such an easy look which is possible with all colours of eye liner to match and extenuate any eye colour. So I gave it a shot.

To go along with the fall trend I chose to do a Gold eye look with a heavy black line under the bottom lash line. After a few experimental looks I found that this type of look is a lot easier with Gel liner instead of Pencil or Liquid. As pencil is, for me, quite harsh and insensitive for my lower lash line and liquid was too difficult to control between the skin and the bottom lashes on the lower lash line. Gel liner is also easier to blend than pencil or liquid so is easier to achieve a more smokey look.

Lining the waterline with a very black pencil will also bring the look together and give extra depth on the lower lash line.

I love this look. I love changing my make up look and stepping outside of the normal comfort zones that all my other friends seem to love to stay in. I am most defiantly going to be wearing this look out more regularly, I would defiantly recommend it!

Laura xo

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My teeny tiny M.A.C collection.

Even though, I'm a self proclaimed drugstore lover. I love make up and beauty. Full stop. So there is a point where my will power fails and I cave in and buy higher end products. Purely because of the fact that I want to see what's out there. 

MAC is obviously a well known brand which is famously good quality, so if I was to splash out now and again. It's going to be on MAC, but bare with. My collection is tinnnnyyy! 

1) My first product is the one, out of my 3 MAC products which I've had for agggeess!

My blush is Springsheen and is by far my favourite blush I own. I've had this blush since my 15th birthday. Now baring in mind I'm 18 in January, the fact that I've used this blush on a daily basis ever since I've had it and I still have a fair amount left. Is very impressive. 

Even though this product is currently around the £18 mark, and can be seen as quiet pricey. However it has lasted me every well because of the pigmentation, for every use on a brush you only need the slightest amount. I'm defiantly going to invest in another MAC blush as absolutely no drug store blush would ever last this long. 

Love love love this blush. It's such a pretty pink with subtle gold sparkles in it. Soooo nice. Defiantly recommend it. 

2) Now for my most recent purchases and one MAC's most famous products. Lipsticks.

My first lipstick is 'chatterbox', for a while there was a hype about this lipstick because of its easy wearability. I would describe it as a muted bright pink which is easily wearable for everyday make up. 

Chatterbox is an amplified creme lipstick so is a lovely moisturising formula. MAC lipsticks are obviously well known for the great pigmentation so it does take a while to wear down the whole lipstick. With a blue undertone the only downside is that on some people, it can emphasis yellow teeth, but for most people it is fine. 

3) Finally but defiantly not least is 'modesty'. As I have a bright-ish colour I really wanted a nude to add to my collection. There are so many famous nudes from MAC such as 'Hue' and 'Creme de Nude'. The colour 'Modesty' that I've been eyeing up for a while, the YouTuber/beauty blogger Beauty Crush has been raving about this colour all summer.

I would describe this colour as a deep Rosie colour. When I first bought it, I was very unsure because I thought it was brown, however with a closer look and on the lips there is more of a peachy:pink tone to it. Which makes it really nice and subtle to wear casually on a daily basis. A plus, with this lipstick is also that this is a yellow based tone lipstick which enhances the whiteness in teeth unlike 'Chatterbox'.

As 'Modesty' is a creme sheen and not an amplified creme it has more of a glossy finish but is still just as pigmented and moisturising as 'Chatterbox'. Yes, £15 for a lipstick is a steep price. But the way I saw it was that it's more like an investment which will give value and last where other lipsticks that are £1-£6 may not offer this. 

Go for it. Cave in. Purchase some MAC. Because even though it's pricey, there is reason behind the hype and if you are starting to get properly into make up and want to move up end. Then MAC is the way forward. 

My cat even took interest in my MAC. That says it all.

Laura xo

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Review - Real Technique: Duo Fibre Brush

As its now back to school time for most students, make up routines will be tuned down either by personal choice or your school's choice. Even if your school isn't as strict with uniform and make up, i personally like wearing light make up because its so much easier and quicker to do whilst i'm half asleep on a morning. Plus, i like dressing up and doing my make up properly outside of school and feeling like you look nice for a special event or party where people notice a difference in your appearance instead of looking the same because of so much effort made in school time. At my school where i attend Collage, they are quiet strict with make up in the lower years so as i'm meant to be a "good influence", i don't tend to bother with many products on an average school day and this is where the new limited edition Real Technique Duo Fiber Brushes have become my best friends.

These brushes, made by Samantha Chapman, are designed to apply a light dusting of make up unlike some of the other Real Technique brushes such as their buffing brush which is more useful in fuller and heavier make up looks. The pack of 3 contains a large face brush, a contour brush and an eye brush and i use all 3 of them every morning!

The largest brush known as the "Duo Fiber Face Brush" is great for powder! It applies the perfect amount of powder, enough to stop shine and set any other make up without making your face look cakey, this brush is my favorite without a doubt out of the 3 brushes.

The Second brush down, is known as the "Duo Fiber Contour brush". I haven't actually used this brush for any contouring yet because i don't tend to contour for school and outside of school i have the other Real Techniques contour brush BUT i do really like this for highlighter, because it is really good at limiting the amount of product the brush picks up and so gives your face a slight subtle illumination.

The final brush, the "Duo Fiber Eye Brush" is honestly, my least favorite brush out of the 3. Whereas the other 2 brushes limit the amount of product picked up by the brush, i feel this brush picks up hardly any product and obviously makes it really hard too apply eye shadow. HOWEVER, it is really good for applying highlighter to the brow bone for a subtle shimmer and for blending eyeliner to soften it, so i have found some use for it.

Overall, these brushes are really good for school make up and even though i don't agree with how they perform some of the jobs they were made to do, i have found a use for each brush that it does well and works for me personally. Hope this found someone, anyone, helpful if they were thinking of buying these then i do recommend them because they are good and you never know, they might work for you? 

Laura xo

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