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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Human Favourite

Being a blogger instead of a youtuber is technically more difficult, you have to write loads, take creative photos and make your posts seem as interesting as possible in a short amount of words for an audience. Youtubers are also able to do certain themes in videos which would be very unsuccessful here. For instance, monthly favourites. On youtube its easy to show, demonstrate and explain your monthly favourites within 10 minutes or less. However if i was to do a true favourites post and explained my choices we'd be here for days.

Ive thought of another way to do favourites, but a bit more condensed. Throughout the month i will do single posts on a single item/person/food which I'm loving and i wish to share in a short post in order to get my point across fast.

To start things off, might as well do a Human Favourite. Meet youtuber Mr Ben Brown.

Even though my passion is beauty, youtube is my escape and i love finding and watching smaller and less known youtubers such as Ben himself (even though he has over 100k subs I'm going to could that as small nowadays)

T-shirt maker, daily vlogger and champion traveller. Ben has just over 100k subscribers and is based in London Britain or sometimes Cape Town, South Africa

I recently started watching Bens daily vlogs after catching up on JacksGaps Rickshaw Run Series, in which he is featured throughout. The first thing that struck me about Ben is that, unlike other vloggers, you don't feel like your following them about like a lost puppy. Ben makes you feel like you're spending the day with him. Everyday.

Not going to lie, i love other daily vloggers such as Funforlouis or the Shaytards. Maybe its because they have such a bigger audience and because they know that  I don't feel like they are really interested? They just want the footage. Thats it.

Check Mr Ben Brown out. Such a cool guy, i've inserted a link to his channel and website below.

https://www.youtube.com/user/benbrown100

www.mrbenbrown.com

Work Hard, Be kind to people and don't get lost or killed.

Laura xo

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Contour with Lipstick?!

Yes, as the title of this suggests I DO use a lipstick to contour with! This wasn't planned at all, it was an accidental purchase. After the massive hype of NYX's Taupe powder being amazing to contour with i thought i would give it a shot and order it. However my order got mixed up and when it arrived i had been given the Taupe lipstick instead of the powder.

First, i was very disappointed as i don' wear any brown lipstick. But then I watched a youtuber who suggested a lipstick as a blusher and it looked really nice and natural. In the past, it has been really difficult to bronze or contour my skin because of my fare skin - everything always seem to look muddy or orange on me. Therefore the idea of using a colour which has no orange in it appealed to me. Along with that creams work so much better on my skin than powder.

To apply i pull that stupid duck face or fish pout!

 Then blend in with my Real Techniques Contour Brush!

This for my skin tone gives such a nice natural contour which doesn't look orange or muddy because of the slight pink undertones in the brown! Would defiantly recommend it to anyone out there with fare skin like me and can't contour properly!

Laura xo

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My 10 favourite lip products

okay, so recently I've been sorting and organising my make up and realised that I have many lip products and thought my 10 favourite would make a good blog post, so off we go.

These are in no particular order as I can't pick my absolute favourites but out of my collection these are my favourites. 

1) my first is the Rimmel Apocalips and I have it in the colour 101 celestial. These lip stains/lip glosses have been raved about by many bloggers and youtubers! They are highly pigmented and last for ages and as a bonus are available in most drugstores at a really reasonable price of £5.99 (which is what I paid). The only disadvantages to this product is the smell. Anyone who has tested these products or the Rimmel lipsticks will recognise the distinctive smell of the products. The smell is very sweet and if over used, can make me, personally, feel a little sick. But this is only my personal opinion. Apart from that the formulae and lasting finish of the Apocalips lip lacquers is impeccable. Also a disclaimer with this product is, as it is also a stain, be very careful when applying it because it can stain skin!

2) my second favourite is my darkest lip colour I own! Lipstick 160 by Barry m is a dark cherry colour. Wearing this product makes anyone's teeth look whiter due to the blue undertone and lasts for ages! I recommend anyone to use it with a liner as it can tend to bleed but apart from that it is great. At a price of £4.49 from superdrug it's a great product and I recommend to any brunettes. 

3) my next favourite of all time is a lip balm famous for solving dry lips! Burt's bees lip balm is a great lip balm which solves any dry lip because of its natural ingredients. I originally bought this because my mum kept nagging at me to buy a lip balm with natural ingredients instead of products such as Vaseline which have a ingredient in them which helps makes your lips addicted to the product without solving any issues. Some may say that £4.19 is a high end price for lip balm but I think it is completely worth it! In the UK Burt's Bees are quite hard to find but the supermarket waitrose does a wide range of Burt bees products

4) my next product is the first lip gloss of all my favourites and the most unknown product. For Christmas my sister bought me a Lula and Belle make up set, which included a wide range different make up products. Honestly, I had never heard of them before but I have fallen in love with their lip gloss as you can tell, the clear colour has turned into a peachy colour. The thing i love the most about it is the smell as it has a sense of vanilla which could be a subjective taste for some people. I don't know the retail price of this lip gloss but if you can get your hands on it I fully recommend you get it. 

5) this lipstick from Rimmel was one of the first lipsticks I bought for myself. It's a beautiful coral pink colour perfect for summer and is easy to wear casually! It's part of the Kate moss collection within the brand Rimmel London. However, similar with the Rimmel Apocalips lip lacquers the only disadvantage with this product is the smell which can have a tendency to be quiet sickly! But for around £5 it is great price for the formula. 

6) this is my only lip product from topshop and I love it, hence it is in my favourites. I've never gone for such a bright orange colour and was a bit sceptical at first but the colour known as "covet" is a very subtle colour for summer. the fact that it is a lip "bullet" makes it so much easier to carry round in a hand bag is just a bonus too. Some may argue that £8 is too much and some dupes could be found, but I wouldn't trade it even though it doesn't have the best lasting finish, it's a great substitute to a nude. 

7)my next 2 favourites are high end products. My first is the Clinique long lasting gloss in the colour Cabana crush. I got this particular gloss in a sample size with another product I purchased. The current retail price in the UK is £16 which I would defiantly pay after I've now tested this product out. It claims to last 16 hours which i don't quiet believe but it is very long lasting! With a hint of gold shimmer and a smooth and not sticky formula this product could be easily worn on its own as the pink pigmentation is also very high! So anyone considering purchasing a new lip gloss! Go for this one if all the things I've listed are the things you look for in a lipstick 

8) my second high end product is also by Clinique and is one of their "different lipsticks" in the colour angel. The formula is a sheer glossy red which is once again very long lasting. As you may tell from the packaging, this lipstick is very well loved and it has its reasons! At a retail price of £17 this lipstick has lasted me a year and a half and It still has life still in it and I'm going to use every last piece. 

9) These last 2 lip products are my 2 newest things on my list. This first lipstick is named "Saturn" 606 by NYX and has a slight hint of shimmer to compliment the peachy pink. The formula of the lipstick is also very nice, smooth and moisturising. At a retail price of £5 and a sale price which I bought it at of £3 I think this is an absolute bargain. 

10) finally, my last favourite lip product is also by NYX and is fairly new. This colour "frosted beige" is similar to the previous colour "Saturn" I just mentioned however his colour is more peachy and less pink with more shimmer to it. I also got this lipstick, just like the previous one, in sale at £3 but the original retail price is £5. Also similarly, the formula is smooth and moisturising and strongly recommended.  

So there we go, my 10 favourite lip products including lipsticks, lip stains, lip balms and lip glosses. Hope this was fine and not too long winded for anyone who wants to read. Please follow if you want to see anymore reviews or recommendations. My next post will be reviewing the eos lip balm! 

Laura xo

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