Loreal Paris Miss Managa | Mega Volume Mascara

Literally, how behind am I with trying this mascara? Very. I actually find it really hard to make it through a tube of mascara, since I hardly ever wear it unless it's for special occasions. I am literally far too lazy to take it off afterwards. I came to finally use mascara a few weeks ago, and realised it had been that long since I last used it, the product had actually dried up! And I call myself a beauty fanatic! ha!

I think the casing is so pretty, the pink/purple colour stands out really nicely against the black. The overall tube is very bulky, and feels like cheap plastic. For £8.99 though, you can't really complain... You get what you pay for, I guess. It comes in four colours, but I went for the generic most common black to try.

The actual wand is fairly nice to hold. One side has clearly been thought through, and is flatter than the other sides to allow you to grip better... It totally works too! With it being plastic, it is fairly light as well, and very easy to move about. I love the fact the wand is bendable too- supposedly for a 360 degree application. It does make the whole experience pretty unique, even if it did also make me very clumsy when applying it.. I guess it all comes with experience. 

As you can tell from the picture, the brush is fairly big and picks up a lot of product, which often means I either end up wasting it, or getting gloopy bits on my eyelashes. L'oreal's miss manga promises thicker lashes, and even though the mascara is thick, I don't think it lives up to it's name.. I have to put 2-3 coats of the product on, and in the end my eyelashes end up clumping together or flaking. All in all, I can't really see the appeal of this mascara. It's not bad for a cheap starter mascara, or as a base mascara before applying a better one. But apart from that, I just couldn't get on with the whole application process, I just didn't have the patience. I guess this will be another mascara that sits in my make-up bag and slowly dries out.  

How has your experience with Miss Manga Mascara been?

Britain & Irelands Next Top Model | Mascara Set

Todays Budget Beauty is Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model Mascara set. Now before I begin, I did a bit of research this morning and found that you can't actually get these anymore, which is a shame because they are really good. I got these from Boots on a 3 for 2 offer around a year ago, and use them quite often. They came in a set of 3 for £9.99. So for any mascara, that it's ridiculously cheap anyway! They are my go-to mascara for lazy days, since it's easy to apply and easy to remove after.

There are three kinds- Curve, Long-Lash and Volume. 

The Long-lash mascara uses a straight brush, with thick hair (at least I think it's hair) bristles, which i'm guessing helps to lengthen? I don't know.. The mascara itself is quite a thick texture, which I prefer because you then don't have to apply many coats of the stuff. It doesn't make your eyelashes clump together though, as you would have probably thought. There is a really nice fruity smell to it too, and it dries super quick. Neither of the products are waterproof, however, which isn't an issue for me. But if you feel the need to wear mascara whilst swimming, crying or in the gym, all you would need to do is add a topcoat of waterproof mascara. I use the long-lash the least, because I don't really think it makes a difference to my lash length, so doesn't really work like the others. But it is good for a basic mascara. 

As you can see, the brush on this literally is a curve, which helps. The bristles are rubber, which I prefer. And again, there is a really nice fruity smell to the mascara. Obviously, for a cheap mascara, you can't really compare it to the upmarket mascaras that claim to add extra curve. However, I feel this one really does add curve, at least more curve than the long-lash or volume ones. So it doesn't fail in that sense. I usually use the long-lash mascara as a base, and the curve mascara as a top coat for best results from the two. Hopefully you've noticed that the bottles are all slightly different shapes too- this one is wider at the bottom, whereas the long-lash has a weird extra 'corner' (if you can call it that). The volume bottle was just bigger all round, but I thought this was a cute little touch to the design of them. I ended up running out of this, because it was really good.

It's a shame I can't seem to find these around anywhere online, because they really are worth the money.

Make-up Wishlist | February

I've been getting into blogging and reading reviews a lot more recently. And through that i've read about quite a few different products that i would love to try, if only i had unlimited money! I am quite picky with my make-up and usually just wear the basics; concealer, foundation, mascara and eyeliner. I really really hate things on my lips, other than lip balms, so lipsticks are out of the question for me. But i have been struggling for ages to find my perfect foundation. So with that in mind, i thought i would share with you a list of my possible next purchases, based on reviews i have read. 

Foundation

I think my next purchase foundation-wise is Rimmel London Match Perfection. Reading many different reviews on this makes me think that i could possibly have found the foundation i have been looking for. Hopefully! And at only £6.99, i wont be completely devastated if i don't get on with it. 

Concealer

I think my favourite concealer will always be Collection 2000. So the only way i'll have a concealer on my wishlist would be when i wish the product is in store. And by this, i mean it is never in any store i go to! Probably because it is so popular.

Mascara

There are quite a few different mascaras i would love to try; Loreal 'Miss Manga Eye' (which is relatively new), Urban Decay 'Cannonball' (which is very pricey for a mascara) and Covergirl 'Lashblast'.

Eyeliner

I have only ever used pencil eyeliners (i'm using Rimmel 'Scandaleyes' at the minute) and i get on with them, but they don't last as long as i would like. I also think it's about time to try liquid eyeliner instead. So since i own no Mac products either, why not combine them? I'd love to try Macs 'penultimate' liner or Eyeko's 'Skinny Liquid Eyeliner' next. 

If any of you have tried any of these products before, do let me know what you think of them and whether it is worth the testing. Or even suggest a few different products for me to try!

What's In My Bag | Make-up Edition

 Whats in my Make-up bag?!

So i thought i would show you all what is in my make-up bag. Though i should mention that i no way at all think that i am a beauty guru, nor will i ever will be- i care way too little about wearing make-up. That being said, i do have quite a few products in my little bag. So lets begin! 

I feel like i should mention beforehand that i have extremely pale skin, so when you see my foundation, you needn't freak out, because i really am that white- this means i always have blue veins showing under my eyes (i used to think it was from lack of sleep, but apparently it's a common condition for pale people). This leads me nicely to my first concealer. My Natural Collection stick in, you gets it 'Very Fair'. This goes on first to set my under eye base. 

Next is my liquid concealer, in 'Very Fair'. My favorite liquid concealer is the Collection 2000, but since i've nearly ran out, and i'm far too lazy to spend time scraping around the tub, i picked up the Seventeen version. I am yet to try it, and may possibly give a review later on. I only tend to use any concealer under my eyes, as i'm one of the lucky people that do not get many break outs. Though now I've said that, I've probably jinxed myself. 

Finally, i will be ready for my foundation. I have been using Rimmel London's 'Wake Me Up' Foundation. You can read my review of it here. It's not an amazing foundation, it doesn't personally make me look any more awake or vibrant like it insists. But like you'll soon notice a lot, i'm very lazy, so just didn't like the thought of trying different foundations. Though again, when i went to buy a replacement for my nearly empty bottle of this, it was out of stock. Shock. So i decided to try Revlon's '24hr Colorstay'. I'll probably also do a review for that once i start using it. 

The two foundations look completely different in colour next to each other, but that's only because they are. Using the Remmel foundation, i could only use a small amount, whereas the Revlon can actually be used properly. See, laziness.

Finally i use a powdered foundation to set my masterpiece. I don't like to spend a lot of money on make-up, as you can tell by now. But my cheap Natural Collection pressed powder, in 'Very Fair' seems to do the trick for me. 

Now to focus on my eyes! I like them to stand out, so that at least my whole face wouldn't disappear if i stood next to a white wall. I use my Remmel 'Scandaleyes' waterproof eye liner pencil nearly every single day, i absolutely love it, and it really is waterproof. Trust me, i stand there around 10 minutes per day trying to get this beauty off. The grey stick is Maybeline's 'Colour precision' eyeliner that i use on dramatic days.

I only use mascara when i'm not wearing eyeliner. I'm lazy, and don't see the point in applying it when my eyes are already black. So i try to stick to mascara on days when i am particularly lazy. I recently purchased Seventeens 'Super Lash' mascara, because i liked the bottle. That's the only reason. And after the first use, i realized i really shouldn't use my eye judgment in the future, because it's not amazing compared to cheaper ones out there. Review possibly coming soon.

So there you have it... That is what is in my make-up bag. I'm not one for base eye colours, or primers or anything. I like to keep it simple. I've realized this blog has turned more in to a daily make-up routine, rather than a what's in my bag blog. But never mind 'ehh. Let me know down below if any of you have tried any of my three new products, and if you of a good reasonably priced mascara that can replace this one!