Fairest Of The Mall

Hi honeys!

So, I'm sunning it up in beautiful Tenerife at the moment with a margarita in one hand and my iPad in the other writing this! Oh how I wish this was the life... anyway, I just wanted to show you all my mini duty free haul on the way out here (more to come I would think on the way back :o i can't resist a bargain!)

First of all I purchased a Victoria secrets body spray in Yellow 5 I have wanted to get my hands on one of these spray for ages! But they are so hard to get hold of in the UK, so when I saw the Victoria secrets shop in duty free I had to purchase this. The smell reminds me of nina rici's red apple purfume. It's a light fruity smell that actually lasts like it's a purfume, unlike other body mists. I love it and will defiantly purchase this again for £11.40 such a beautiful smell and bottle - perfect for keeping in your handbag for a quick pick me up because the bottle is made of plastic so it's really lightweight but looks like a glass bottle? Perfect!

Second up is a lipstick I have been lusting over for ages. MAC's creme cup, this is a beige lipstick with a pink undertone. Really beautiful and compliments my yellow skin tone really well. For £11.20 in duty free, I couldn't say no!

Last but not least, riri loves MACs diamond limited edition cream highlighter. What can I say! The packaging first drew me in, so pretty and girly - it's pink and rose gold! I have been lusting over a cream highlighter for ages apart from my MAC strobe cream and when I saw this for £14.10 I knew I couldn't leave without it. This is going to look so gorgeous on my dressing table, it's making me want to pick up the rest of the riri loves mac collection! This was the last one left on the stand so I'm presuming these are going to quickly sell out girls... So hurry :-)

Keep your eye out for my return duty free haul!

Xxx

This weeks SoProject is all about Mascara! (ooo!)

Every girl/women I know wears mascara, it’s got to be the most popular make up item. Mascara is used to lengthen, thicken and in some cases darken your eye lashes. You can pick up all sorts of mascaras but the majority of these either lengthen or thicken your lashes (some gems do both!)

I like to use two types of mascaras on my lashes, my first Mascara (benefit bad girl lash) lengthens my lashes without clumping them, I have to lengthen my lashes because mine are so stubbly and none existent (boo!) and then I use a second mascara (Bourjous clubland mascara in ultra black) to thicken my lashes. The Bourjous clubland mascara has been a staple in my makeup bag since I was in school because my eyelashes are so thin, this mascara really thickens your lashes and gives you that jet black bold look. It HAS to be used after using a lengthening mascara though, as if you put it straight on your eyelashes it would clump and make your eyes look like pig eyes! :o

For nights out or for a more dramatic eye, I like to use Divaderme Lash Extender this is eyelashes in a bottle – literally. It is instantly brush-on lash extension’s that add hundreds of tiny natural lash fibers to your eyelashes (see above picture for the fibres on my hand).

I think this product is brilliant. I love wearing false lashes (infact, I’m addicted to them) but with this product I can have long lashes that look more natural than eyelashes and you haven’t got to worry about your eyelashes peeling off throughout the day/night (not a good look!) The only thing that bothered me is: you have to be really careful when you apply it, especially if your makeup is already done or you'll have hairy eyelids, nose and maybe the rest of the face (and this fibers can really stick to your skin). So I suggest you shake the Lash Extender brush (so the excess of the fibers will fly off) and always have a clean makeup brush handy to remove the remaining fibers from your face. I definitely recommend this products to all those girls who want to have long, thicker and wow-effect lashes without using false lashes.

How to use:

Add one layer of mascara on to your eyelashes. Whilst your lashes are still wet from the mascara, brush the fibers on to your lashes whilst looking down into a mirror to ensure you don’t get the fibres in your eye (I have never got any of these fibres in my eye, and I have been using this every day since I got it). Then once dry, seal it with another coat of mascara. – you can repeat this as many times as you like to get the desired effect.

Here is a before and after picture of me using this product, you can see it has really thickened my lashes out.