Sarah Chapman Eye Recovery

I don’t tend to have much luck with eye creams and very rarely re-buy the same one. I was on the look out for one and Grace at http://www.londonmakeupgirl.com/ recommended the Sarah Chapman Eye Recovery (£38).
It comes in a pump dispenser and is a light serum that is meant to be “peptide-packed”. It has a long list of “High performance actives” to be honest I’ve not heard of a lot of them but I guess the more the better, here is the list:
Matrixyl™ Pentapeptide, Eyeliss™ Tetrapeptide, Haloxyl™ Oligopeptide & Tetrapeptide, Syn®-Ake Dipeptide, Syn®-Coll Tripeptide, Renovage™, DMAE, Hyaluronic Filling Spheres™, Unirepair T43, VCIP Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Pentavitin®, Coenzyme Q10, Vitamin E, Vitamin A Palmitate, L-Carnosine, Iris, Mushroom, Aloe Leaf Juice.
Its also paraben-free.

My eye area is dry, I have quite a few lines but they are not deep set, I have very dark circles and a lot of puffiness. After a week of use I noticed a difference, lines and puffiness were diminished and the area looked a bit smoother and less dark. My brother also bought this, he had really sore, slightly puffy under eyes, and also noticed an improvement, he has no irritability from the product, and the area looks more rested and less red than it used to. He is not one for praise but was impressed.
Overall, although I have not experienced a dramatic change, it’s had enough of an effect for me to notice and out of the vast amount of eye creams I have used this is the clear winner.

I bought this from SpaceNK.

Becca Bombora EOTD and collection review

Sorry for the slightly delayed post, the Internet decided to not work for me yesterday, the horror!
The first look I did is with the blue liner as a lid shade and the gold as a liner and a bit of the gold used dry above the blue. (I took this at the end of the day, over 10 hours of wear and its lasted well).

The second look is as per the one in the Zuneta video, highlighting crème on lid, gold liner on inner eyelid and blue to line (I took this after about 2 hours and the highlighter is starting to crease a bit) In both looks I used a black tight lined for a bit of definition.
Although I quite like the looks I don’t like not using a crease shade so I will use an additional shadow the next time I use this palette.

Overall thoughts:
Bombora palette: The Mai Tai lip-gloss is extremely sheer; I only get a hint of a nude peach. The texture is almost balm like but it does have some stickiness/tackiness to it. The Lip & Cheek Crème in Bougainvillea, although highly pigmented can be sheered out, it’s a coral peach and lasts really well, it’s a bit too warm for me on the lips though. The Highlighting Crème in Mazu does crease on the eye, however its no marketed as an eyeshade so I can’t really complain. It’s a great cheek highlighter as there is not over the top shimmer and it’s a neutral gold, rather than being overly warm. The Raffia Eyeliner makes a really nice shadow and liner (you do need to use it wet for a liner though) the Sunburst liner is too yellow for my cool toned complexion to be able to use it as a shadow but I do like it as a liner. Both of the liners last very well and are smooth to apply with good pigmentation.

Beach tint Pink grapefruit: This is quite sheer but you can build it, it lasts really well, and I think the pinky peach shade is suitable for both cool or warm toned.

Sheer lip tint Leticia: again I think you can wear this if you are warm or cool, I'd say its almost a salmon pink on me, with a slight coral tone. Its quite pigmented for something that has tint in the name, its not very long lasting, but these types of lipstick never are.

Here are some more swatches (L-R) please click to enlarge: Beach Tint, Lip Tint, Palette (this time I have swatch the liners dry and then wet). Please see my previous Becca post for pictures of the products.
I bought all of these from Zuneta.com and they have a promo on at the moment where you get a free Becca tote when you purchase from this collection.

I’m guest blogging at Zuneta today, hope you like it.

http://www.zuneta.com/blog/?p=674

There’s lots of great posts there by the more well know bloggers so well worth a read.

Becca Bombora Collection

I haven't bought Becca for the while but the Bombora collection caught my eye. They're not the type of colours I would normally gravitate towards as they are on the warm side with golds and peaches, but Zuneta did a really enticing video on the items being used so I succumbed (http://www.zuneta.com/shop-by-product/becca-bombora-collection-2010.html/).
I've not played with it much, so for now I'll post pictures and my descriptions and do an EOTD and more thorough review for you shortly, I'll also do some swatches of the liners used wet. So far, I am really liking everything I bought and I don't think I have any dupes in my collection.
Bombora palette £54.99
Lip Gloss: Mai Tai (VERY sheer peach nude)
Lip & Cheek Crème: Bougainvillea (vibrant peach)
Highlighting Crème: Mazu (natural gold)
Compact Eyeliner :Raffia (shimmery turquoise)
Compact Eyeliner : Sunburst (shimmery yellow gold)
Sheer lip tint Leticia £21.46 (slightly warm salmony pink) and Beach Tint: Pink grapefruit £19 (peachy pink). Swatch Leticia on the left, grapefruit on the right.


I bought all of these from Zuneta (http://www.zuneta.com/)

Dolce and Gabbana EOTD

Its probably the norm to do an EOTD of a look you like but I am showing you one with my D&G Rose smooth eye colour Duo which I'm not keen on. If you saw my post on my D&G shadows you'll remember I was struggling to make this work and I still don't really like it.
The lighter colour looks too frosty and the pink is too light and bright and well pink..ugh! That said I do like the texture of the shadows, I think I just need to be a bit more careful with my shade choice in the future.

The quest for THE Mascara

It use to be that I would always buy the same mascara, Armani Starlash never failed me until one time I received one that was really dry and then I hear its been discontinued anyhow, the search began….
I have lost count of how many I have tried since then, they have ranged from really cheap to high end and I have still not found the one. I’d thought I’d start posting about them, for reference I have short, sparse, light lashes so need everything basically (length, thickness and lift) .These are the three I currently have and my thoughts….

Lancome Virtuose: gives length and volume can be prone to clumping but gives great lift, the problem is every time I remove this it makes some lashes fall out, I’ve never had this happen with any other mascara, can’t be good!
Nars Larger than life lengthening mascara:For the first month this worked really well for me, it lengthened, gave a bit of volume, lifted the lashes and held all day with no smudging or flaking. Although the effect wasn’t as intense as I prefer it gave me more oomph that a natural looking mascara. You’ll notice I say the first month, unfortunately afterwards the formula seems to have change consistency, making the lashes look a bit dry and crinkly, such a shame as I was initially thinking this would be a re-buy.
MAC Studio Fix Lash: I’ve not been impressed by MAC’s other mascara's but this is a definite improvement. It lengthens well and gives a bit of thickness, doesn’t seem to clump, however I cannot get much lift with this and it does seem to droop a bit as the day goes on.
If your lashes sound similar to mine and you have found something that works for you please let me know. I have bought so many duds lately, must have lost my makeup mojo…..

Chanel firming and shaping Gel Anti-Cellulite

I’ve only bought a few Cellulite products over the years; I think we all know that we are not going to get a miracle cure. The Chanel firming and shaping Gel-Anti-cellulite (£42) from the Body excellence range is meant to “Smooth away cellulite and tighten the skin.The star product to help break down cellulite and even out dimpled skin so you can rediscover harmonious skin that feels smooth and toned” in actuality it’s a quick fix, the gel is very slighted tinted pink and has a vague floral scent to it, it feels really tingly when you rub it in and the feeling does last for about 10 minutes, it does make the skin appear slightly tighter, smoother and less dimpled.
However I don’t think of this as a treatment, once washed off the skin returns to its sad normal state. I think if you want something that going to make the skin appear a bit better then its worth seeing if you can get a sample of this. I’m on my second bottle but I won’t be buying another as its only my husband who sees my cellulite and to be honest we have been together so long I think any perceived mystique I had has most certainly been lost.