Bourjois Rouge Edition Aqua Laque First Impression

Bourjois recently released their new Aqua Laque Liquid Lipsticks (£8.99) that claim to give intense shine and colour, as well as 10 hours of hydration. Overall there are 8 shades in the collection and I picked up the shades Feeling Reddy and Rose on the Rocks. The texture of these liquid lipsticks reminds me of the Revlon Moisture Lip Stain, a very jelly like consistency that can be quite difficult to blend out, making the colour rather streaky. Due to the formula being very watery they aren't very long lasting on the lips as they just don't seem to set, they lasted maybe an hour on my lips before wearing off. I'm  just not sure whether I like these new lip products, whilst the colour pay off is great I'm just not sure the texture is something I personally like, it takes a lot of work to get a nice even colour. 

The packaging itself is wonderful. Sleek and metallic plus you can easily see the colour of the lipstick. The applicator itself is easy to use and gives you a fairly even application however I find the actual product itself feathers a little bit (you can especially see this in the red), even though Bourjois claims that it is a feather resistant product. However it certainly does live up to its shine claim, I'm not usually a fan of shiny lip products (aka lipgloss, matte lipstick is my best friend) but somehow I really like the shine this gives off, it seems different?

Have you tried the new Bourjois Aqua Laque range?

What do you think of them?

Katie xx

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Benefit Roller Lash Mascara First Impression

I managed to pick up the free sample of the new Benefit Roller Lash mascara in this months Elle magazine before its general release next month. There may be some still around as I only picked this up a few days ago and there was plenty at my local Tesco's, so hurry down and be one of the first to try Benefits new mascara. This new mascara by Benefit focuses on curling and lifting your lashes mimicking the idea of hair rollers (hence the name).  The brush is quite a small plastic brush curved in shape covered in plastic bristles in various sizes. They bristles also contain hooks at the bottom which claimed to hook and lift the lashes upwards helping create the curled effect on your lashes. 

On first impression I wasn't sure about this mascara as it already seems quite thick, making me think it would be clumpy and wouldn't last very long as it might dry out too much too quickly. However after applying this mascara that didn't seem to matter as it certainly didn't clump at all. The mascara certainly lives up to its claim to curl and lift your lashes as you can tell from the photo, there is certainly a difference between my natural lashes and the lashes with the mascara on. Usually I find with mascaras that promise curled lashes, whilst they deliver at first, they tend to drop throughout the day, however after testing this out all day at work by the time I got home around 7 hours after applying it my lashes looked the exact same as when I applied it, a big winner in my book. Often with mascaras they tend to smudge on my eyelid and below my bottom lash line but luckily I did not experience this with this mascara. 

Will I buy this mascara when it comes out? 

Most certainly yes! I've been in a bit of mascara rut recently not really liking any of the mascaras I've been using so I'm glad to have finally found a mascara I love. This mascara certainly lived up to its claims and made my lashes look super long. The jet black colour also allows me to get away with just wearing mascara on my eyes, something I tend to avoid as I find the lack of colour to my eyes tends to make them sink into my face and not stand out.  I can't wait to purchase the mascara next month.

Katie xx

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Tanya Burr's Lips and Nails First Impression

When Tanya Burr released her lip gloss and nail polish collection I couldn't help but pick up a few of the items. The range is available at Feel Unique and Superdrug now.

Tanya Burr nail polish In Mini Marshmallows and lip gloss in Just Peachy

Tanya Burr Nail Polish  in Mini Marshmallows (£5.99)

This colour is absolutely gorgeous and applies really nicely. Although it took three coats to get it fully opaque I'm very impressed with the formula and definitely want more colours from the range. At £5.99 these are a great price and how cute is that bottle? I love the simple square packing that resembles Nars nail polishes and Tanya's signature on the bottle is lovely.

Tanya Burr Lip Gloss in Just Peachy (£6.99)

 I'm going to start off by saying this lip gloss smells exactly like strawberry laces! The wide colour range of these glosses are a lovely selection with a colour for everyone. The colour I got is Just Peachy and is a wonderful natural peach shade, the formula of this gloss is smooth and does not have any stickiness to it which I love. Definitely need to pick up some more shades from the range.

Have you got anything from Tanya's range? 

Let me know what you think 

Katie xx

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