Max Factor Masterpiece Glamour Extensions 3-in-1 Volumising Mascara | Review

Last year I went a little crazy buying mascara whenever I could, I’ve calmed down this year though I’m happy to say. I’ve given a lot of the unused ones to friends and have thrown out a lot of the older ones so my collection doesn’t look too chaotic right now.

I usually have 2-3 mascaras on rotation at a time but since getting the Max Factor Glamour Extensions 3-in-1 Volumising Mascara it has literally been the only thing I have used.

Firstly I love the packaging it’s very sleek with black and gold art deco designs on the outside. The wand itself is pure perfection; it’s a plastic want that is tapered at the bottom and larger on top. The bristles are short which I think is key to volumising your lashes as it helps coat and separate.

I’d compare this to the They’re Real mascara from Benefit but ten times better. The length it gives never drops, it doesn’t smudge, it’s pretty water proof but easy to remove and its super black. I’ll also add that it’s gym proof, it’s the only drop of makeup that survives my workouts and no matter how many times I rub my face with the towel my lashes look just as perfect as when I started.

Usually I would have a different mascara for night time but this one is good for day and night and I don’t feel the need to put any falsies on when I wear it. The more layers you put on the more volume you’ll get if you want that falsie look.

This will definitely be a repurchase; I’ve never had a mascara that was so defining, lengthening, volumising, blacker than black and most importantly clump free.

It retails for €13.99 and if you pop into Boots they have a 3for2 on at the moment!

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Love Sarah xoxo

Max Factor Creme Puff Blush Review

The Max Factor Crème Puff Blushes have been out a few weeks now. They are baked multi-tonal blushes that are different to anything I’ve tried before. I’ve seen them compared to the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes by other beauty bloggers, I don’t have any of them in my collection but they definitely look similar to them.

What makes these different to your average blush is that they are multi-functional, you can use them to contour and as a highlighter – I even used one as a bronzer at one stage. It’s a buildable formula and really pigmented so for me a little goes a long way.

I have 3 colours from the collection, 05 Lovely Pink, 10 Nude Mauve and 30 Gorgeous Berries. All colours are very wearable and would suit many skin tones. I’m extremely pale so some of the colours come off more pigmented on my skin tone. They’re really blendable and with spring coming up they really brighten up the skin and give a great glow.

I’ve mostly been using the Nude Mauve colour; I use it as part of my contouring and really creates structure to the face. I pop it on my cheek bones and a little on my temples and it makes such a difference to my face.

When I’ve used the Gorgeous Berries colour I found it really pigmented, just one tap of my brush onto the blush and it gives a huge amount of colour, luckily they are super blendable and it doesn’t leave me looking like Noddy.

The Lovely Pink colour is a very pale pink; it gives a small amount of colour but leaves a lovely highlight to the cheek bones.

There are 6 colours in the range, Alluring Rose, Gorgeous Berries, Lavish Mauve, Lovely Pink, Nude Mauve and Seductive Pink.  The new Max Factor Crème Puff Blush retail for €11.49 and I think they are on offer at the moment in Boots for 3 for 2.

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Love Sarah xoxo