LOREAL // Color Riche Monos

H E L L O !

I hope everyone is well, I feel like I haven't blogged in ages! Today I thought I'd share with  you my swatches and thoughts on the new Color Riche Monos from Loreal. I picked these up a couple of weeks back so I've had time to play about with them. I only bought two of the colours because to be honest, I was a bit sceptical. 

I purchased mines from Boots and managed to get a Buy 1 get 1 half price deal but you can find these almost anywhere. I decided to get two neutral shades so that I could try them out on a daily basis. Can I just say I found it a little bit of a challenge photographing these eyeshadows as they have a very shiny, reflective, metallic gold front (fingerprint heaven). All part of blogging fun I guess! 

First of all, these eyeshadows retail for £5.49 each which isn't bad actually, considering you often get great offers with Loreal they end up being even cheaper! I opted for two shades from the Nude selection:

200 - Over The Taupe 

206 - Little Beige Dress

Liz Earle: Daily Eye Repair

Sooo soothing...

Hey guys, I hope everyone is well. I have been reading some amazing blogs lately, I am glad to be part of such a beautiful community. Today or, tonight I should say, I have a post about the Liz Earle Daily Eye Repair. I decided to write about this product as it has been tried and tested by myself and I am now onto my second little tube. 

I was introduced to Liz Earle sometime last year whilst indulging in some sneaky television shopping channel viewing. Come on you all watch QVC... This shopping channel is one of the best with regards to product knowledge, these guys know it all. Liz Earle herself came on screen and proceeded to inform me of how justifiably glorious all of her products are. Well,  that was me sold. OK it clearly doesn't take much to bribe me with lush beauty products but I was really interested in what she had to say and the products just looked and sounded fab.

One of the few Liz Earle skincare and beauty garments I own is their Daily Eye Repair. I was advised to use this particular eye cream opposed to something a bit stronger as I wasn't old enough... hmmm... I will admit that I have an unhealthy obsession with my eye wrinkles. The lovely lady at the Liz Earl counter told me that some of the other eye creams were geared towards a more maturer skin and that I should start off using this one. I realised that I must have sounded like a paranoid maniac when I asked for the strongest eye wrinkle antidote they sold. Well at 25 I am getting on a bit.

OK. First of all, the packaging is nice and simple, it tells you what the product is, a brief breakdown of what is in the cream and boom we are ready to go. The outer packaging is actually quite nice as it has an unusual shape and a floral design up the side of the box. As much as I love little cute boxes they all end up in the recycling I'm not one for hoarding petite bits of cardboard anymore no matter how cute they are. The actual product is a lightweight cream texture that goes underneath the eye and the surrounding area if needed. It can be used day/night and can be worn underneath makeup. I have to say that it feels very soft and smooth on application and sinks right into the skin within minutes. I did notice a slight difference when I started using this cream but when I stopped that was when I really noticed, it just soothes dry or dehydrated skin and leave you with a soft supple surface. I would recommend this product to anyone who has any of the above issues. I would also like to point out that I have extremely sensitive skin and this cream does not irritate it which for me, is a winner! 

Retail Price: £14.75

Let me know if you have tried out this product and what you think of it. 

BarryM Bold Waterproof Liners

Hello my name is Linzi and I have a makeup shopping addiction. Now that I have confessed my sins we can begin.

BarryM has always been one of my favourite 'cheap' makeup brands for as long as I can remember, they make some really nice products. When I think of BarryM I think dazzle dusts, petit pots of glittery shimmery goodness in an array of beautiful colours that make your eyes pop! If you are interested you can find BarryM in Superdrug and Boots (UK) or on their website if you live outside the UK. 

Enough rambling, onto the liners. Personally, all I want an eye liner to do is stay on all day without smudging or me having to touch up. This range comes in seven wearable colours, all appear to have a metallic finish except the black. I picked up three of the seven colours and  was fortunate enough to grab these on a 3 for 2 in Superdrug!

Swatches

This was the first time I had had swatched these liners. You can see that little chunks of the product had come away from the pencil in the photo however, I had tested them afterwords and it might just be that they are sensitive little things and a light hand is what is required. The liners are extremely pigmented and soft so not for the heavy handed, when I was playing around the black liner seemed to get everywhere because of the high pigmentation so be aware these can be messy! 

Product Breakdown:

- 7 shades

- £3.99 each!

- Waterproof

- More than 8 hours wear 

- 2 year shelf life

- Creamy & soft 

Overall, I really like these pencils. They are very pigmented and smooth which makes them easy to work with this way you won't use as much product. For the price I think they are worth a try, if you don't like them then your not exactly breaking the bank. The packaging looks quite neat, to be honest eye liner packaging doesn't really bother me too much as long as the stuff inside actually does what it's supposed to do. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog let me know if you've tried these and what you think of them, for me they deffo get a thumbs up!