Maybelline Brow Drama in Medium Brown

 

I have been wanting to try this product ever since it was released and it was only a couple of weeks ago I found myself browsing on Boots website and it just so happened to fall into my online basket! I have loved using this every day; the weird shaped spoolie just holds your eyebrow hairs in place like mascara would your eyelashes, whilst adding some definition and structure to your brows.

I definitely think it you want more defined eyebrows then you should use an eyebrow pencil or kit as well because this definitely doesn't add too much colour. I like this though because I am not one of those people whose eyebrows look like they've been drawn on with eyeliner!

In terms of packaging, it does feel quite cheap. Don't get me wrong for £5 I'm not expecting gold encrusted but it just feels quite un-sturdy and a bit flimsy. Packaging issues aside, I do really, really like using this product. 

You can pick up Maybelline brow drama here for £4.99

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara

First things first; sorry about the picture quality... photos taken by my phone! I picked this mascara up on a whim whilst I was innocently browsing the boots website. There was too many offers going on so I decided to take advantage of the 3 for 2 as well as Buy 3 Rimmel products get another free and the Buy 3 Maybelline products get another free, so all in all I got 4 free items, woop!
 Upon first impressions I thought 'well this mascara is going to be pants look how small the brush is!' I am a firm believer in the bigger the brush the better! The 'precise' brush, as Maybelline calls it, is meant to give you the opportunity to create a simple look or go all out to be made like you have false lashes. I would say that the small brush does give quite a lot of curl, definition & maybe a little volume but not as much as I would like.
The colour I decided to pick up is Blackest Black - ebony pigments in the mascara aim to create a blacker than black effect on the lashes so they look more pigmented. Good idea yes but I wouldn't say they genuinely appear blacker than black; just regular black?
For reference you can see how curling & lengthening the mascara is in the picture in the middle. FYI my top lashes aren't very long anyways... I have other mascaras which create a lot of length for my lashes but unfortunately, this one not so much.

I don't want this to be a bad review because I am actually going to continue wearing the mascara. It's just I'm not a massive fan of the small brush & the blackest black claim. Overall, yes a good mascara but I probably wouldn't recommend it. Sorry Maybelline :(

Have any of you tried this mascara? What were your thoughts?

You can pick up this mascara here for £4.99

In-Flight Skincare

  

I am going on holiday very, very soon (2 days to be exact! Can I get a woop woop?!) and as promised in my previous post which you can read here this is my skincare which I am taking on my flight with me! Long story short I did have more pictures for this post but for some reason I am unable to rotate them so one will just have to make do! In my last post on my holiday toiletries I introduced you to my toiletries bag which came in a set of 3, this is the smallest one and houses my in-flight skincare items. First up is Nivea Daily Essentials Rich Moisturising Day Cream for Dry & Sensitive Skin 50ml. I would never normally opt for a rich moisturiser but seeing as I am going to be on a plane for 10 hours I think its wise to use something that will really keep my skin moist and prevent it from drying out. I love Nivea and all their products I have used are amazing for my skin so I have no doubt this moisturiser will be any different. Next up we have a teeny tiny bottle of Bioderma Micelle Solution 100ml (link) which is so cute! I will obviously use this to cleanse my skin before I moisturise; I will plan on doing this a couple of times in the flight just to keep my skin refreshed & soft. I decided on picking up some Simple Kind to Eyes Eye Make-up Remover Pads (link). I am not usually one to use make up wipes but instead of wasting my tiny Bioderma on my eyes aswell I figured I could just use that for my face and use these wipes specifically for my eyes! There is 30 pads in this tiny pack which I thought was quite good value for money. The next item is an obvious one... Aloe Vera Disinfectant Hand Gel (link) just because there are lots of germs on planes and being on a plane for a long amount of time I am going to want to keep my hands nice & clean & free from bacteria! Lastly, but not least, waiting in the queue to pay I spotted the Maybelline Baby Lips (link) - I picked up Pink Punch. I am yet to try as you can see it is still in its packet but after reading so many good reviews about them I am in no worries that it will be a lovely lip balm with a hint of colour for the evenings of my holiday. 

I am guessing this will be my last post before I jet off to paradise Monday morning so I will be back in two weeks time! Have a lovely weekend. 

xxx