Benefit They're Real Trio | Review

While I love mascara I don’t always think you need to have the most expensive one in your makeup bag to give you the best results and I always told myself that I didn’t need the Benefit They’re Real mascara but when I was in the airport and saw it in a little bundle with the new Push Up Liner and the Remover I couldn’t resist buying it.

Now this was supposed to be a big They’re Real post with the liner and remover but I’ve mislaid the eyeliner. It’s in my room somewhere but it’s such a mess I just can’t find it right now so do look forward to that post in the next week or so. I’m an actual disaster sometimes when it comes to losing things.

Anyhow since buying the mascara it has been one of two mascaras that

I have been wearing over the last two months and has definitely gone into my top 5 favourite mascaras.

I’ll start with the packaging and the wand. I love the sleek mirrored exterior and just like other benefit products it does have that retro/vintage design. The wand is something else, it’s plastic with bristles all over including the top. Having so many bristles means that you don’t get any clumps, which is hard to come by when you have such a volumising mascara.

The formula is extremely black and with one swipe you get instant volume but giving it 2 to 3 coats really pumps it up, doubling them in size. The tip of the wand has added bristles so it means you can get every lash, top and bottom.

This is such a long lasting mascara and doesn’t lose volume throughout the day. Which is a good and bad thing as the only problem I have with it is that it’s too long lasting. It’s an absolute bitch to take it off and even using the new They’re Real Remover you don’t get it fully off. I’ve also fallen asleep with it on and you don’t wake up looking like a panda, in fact I think my lashes looked better, whatever way I slept on the pillow seemed to curl them. Saying all that I obviously wouldn’t recommend falling asleep with makeup on, I was very bold that night.

At €26.00 it is pretty expensive for a mascara and I probably wouldn’t have bought it if it wasn’t in a bundle with the new Push Up liner and remover, but I’m pretty happy that I now have it in my collection. If you do want it but don’t want to spend the money the Bourjois 1 Seconde Volume mascara is a great cheaper alternative to it.

As a mascara it really does live up to all the hype which is refreshing to see a product do what it actually claims to, definitely a 9/10 product.

What do you guys think? Is it worth it? Do you love it or hate it? I’d love to hear what you think!

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

Bielenda Skincare Review

A month or two ago I was sent a package of skincare products from Primavera Beauty of a new skincare company to Ireland called Bielenda. They are a Polish company and from my research I have done it is a very popular skincare company in Europe. They offer products for professional salon use as well as general skincare.

I was sent products that would suit oily skin as I have oily to combination skin. The products included moisturiser, lip balms, face masks, face wash gel and body oil.

I loved the face masks my favourite being the Cucumber & Lime Deep Cleansing Mask and Intensive Moisturising Mask. This is a 2 part mask, the first part is mud mask that clears your pores. When I cleaned the mud off my face my pores had visibly shrunk, I was so impressed by this little mask. The second part was a moisturising mask that you leave on for a few minutes, however when I took it off my pores had grown slightly, I think if I put a cold cloth on my face before I put the second mask on maybe my pores wouldn’t have grown again but they did only grow slightly and where still smaller than before the mask. All the masks I received I loved, worked amazingly and only cost €2.50 each which is a bargain.

The Cucumber and Lime Face Wash Gel is a 3 in 1 wash gel, scrub and serum. I used this as both a wash gel and a serum. Used as a wash gel it cleans your makeup off as well as any other cleansers I have, although it has small beads in it to exfoliate the skin so I didn’t like to use it as an everyday scrub as I only like to exfoliate my skin once or twice a week. When used as a serum it is basically a face mask, I layered it on and let it dry into my skin then washed it off, it exfoliates the skin and clears out any clogged pores. This 3 in 1 gel only costs €5.60.

The Bielenda Precious Oils 3 in 1 Body, Face and Hair Argan oil was another popular one out of the pack that I was sent. I didn’t try it as a face oil as I thought that my skin is oily enough already so I didn’t want to risk it, but I did use it as a skin and hair oil. I would use it in my hair on nights that I knew I would be washing it in the morning, I’d put a good amount of the product into the ends of my hair and leave it to soak in for the whole night and would put any leftover product on my arms. I prefer my Aldi Miracle oil but for only €6.90 it’s well worth it especially for its versatility and the amount of product you get.

The lip products where good but I seemed to reach for my Balmi and Body Shop lip balms quicker, the Lip Balm and Lip Butter are both €2.99 each. I also received samples of their day creams, I only tried one sample and it left my skin feeling a bit greasy after application so I didn’t try them again.

You can go to the Primavera EBay page to purchase any of the Bielenda products. I think a product like this could be sold in the likes of supermarkets, they’re reasonably priced and good quality for what you pay for them, as they’re sold online I don’t think I’d be going out of my way to buy anything from them but I do hope they start to sell in supermarkets. Out of everything I received I would definitely purchase the face masks again, for €2.50 they are a bargain and you definitely see results after each mask, they would definitely be something I’d throw in the trolley when I’m going around the beauty aisles of the supermarket.

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Love Sarah xoxo

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Kate Moss Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick

The Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick in the shade 107 is hands down my favourite red shade of lipstick that I have ever come across in my life.

 

For me it is a perfect deep berry red and it has the bonus of being a matte shade, so it ticks all the boxes for me.

When applied, it is so pigmented that only a small amount is needed but I like to put a good coat or two of it on. It’s a matte lipstick but unlike other mattes like MAC they go on a bit more creamier and you can still rub your lips together without it feeling like you’re rubbing two pieces of dry wood together.

They're long lasting and leave a stain on your lips when it wears off so the colour lasts even longer.

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Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick Review

If you’re a reader of Beauty Blunders than you’ll know that I’m a matte lipstick junkie so when I picked 2 of the newly packaged Rimmel Moisture Renew lipsticks I was really stepping out of my comfort zone.

These lipsticks have been around for a while now and a few months ago they were redesigned and the formula was changed. As this is my first time to wear these lipsticks I can’t compare to the previous formula but from what I hear from other bloggers they do prefer it. They cost €7.79 each in Boots and should roughly be the same price in other pharmacies.

These lipsticks are highly pigmented, the tiniest amount on your lips give a full coverage. They are as the name suggests moisturising which I found a nice change to wearing matte lipsticks all the time. I can only compare it to Vaseline on the lips, especially when you rub your lips together.

The colours last a good while, and leave the lips feeling very nourished.

I bought two of the lipsticks, Amethyst Shimmer and As you like in Victoria, there are 19 shades available altogether. The Amethyst Shimmer is a shimmering pink, I didn’t love this and I probably wouldn’t have bought it if I tested it out on the back of my hand but the sticker on the tube looked like a nice colour. It’s a bit of retro colour so I probably won’t be wearing it too much after. The As you like it Victoria is a lovely dark hot pink. This is a lot more wearable than the other colour and can be worn day and night.

These are lovely lipsticks but I have one or two problems with them, firstly they have a perfume fragrance that I don’t like, it’s a really cheap and has an old smell that I remember my mother’s lipsticks used to smell like when I was a child. Secondly they are so pigmented and moisturising that if you hit off your lips there is a lot of transfer and can smudge really easily which can ruin your makeup. I found that if I only put the thinnest layer on this doesn’t happen as much.

I do like these but I probably won’t be buying too much, while a change is always good I think I’ll be sticking with my matte shades for another while.

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Love Sarah xoxo

Inglot Masterclasses

On Sunday I went to the Inglot Pro Store on South Anne Street to a masterclass. They have regular free masterclasses showing how to do different looks you just have to ring them up and book your place. You also get 10% off in the store and if you spend over €30 you get a little gift bag.

It’s a great way of learning new looks without forking over a load of money. The look that we were shown was a winged liner with a twist with some contouring tips too.

Keep an eye on their Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up to date on all their class announcements.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo 

August Beauty Favourites

Not many favourites this month, I’ve been trying to hold back on spending the last few weeks to save for my holidays so it’s a short enough favourites this month, take a read and enjoy J

Bourjois Nude-ist

I bought the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Nude-ist in July and it hasn’t been off my lips since I’ve bought it. It’s a pinky brown that goes on like creamy silk and dries like to a matte. The colour is very similar to the one Kylie Jenner has been sporting so if you really want her colour I’d suggest this one. It doesn’t dry, and takes forever to come off which is a winner in my books!

Youtube

I love YouTube, I’m addicted to watching makeup tutorials. This month I’ve been watching way more than usual, I’m off to Florida next month and have been watching loads of USA/Sephora haul videos to get ideas of what to buy when I’m over there. I’ve also been looking for more channels to subscribe to, my latest has been Irish Blogger The Beautiful Truth and US vloggers Eleventh Gorgeous.

 

Benefit They’re Real Mascara

My usual mascara’s where put aside this month to make way for the They’re Real mascara. It lives up to the hype, it boosts the volume in your lashes, it’s the blackest black and it doesn’t smudge or budge throughout the day. It’s pretty amazing but it’s an absolute bitch to get off, none of my usual cleansers take it off and even the new They’re Real Remover just about takes it all off, but other than all that it’s a good mascara.

Batiste Dry Shampoo for Blonde Hair

I’ve been holding off getting my hair highlighted so I can get them done a bit closer to my holidays. As a result my roots are in a bit of a shambles at the moment. The only thing getting me through these few weeks is the blonde dry shampoo as it has a blonde colour in the spray and it’s been covering my roots up just enough that I can get another week or two before I have to go to the hairdressers. It’s also helping me get an extra day out of it!

Victoria's Secret Night Fragrance Spray

I picked this up in the airport in July completely forgot about it until I found it in the middle of August. Since finding it, it has been in my bag so I can grab it and spray it on the go. I love the VS sprays; they smell just like the perfumes and are so much cheaper. The mist is musky and probably more suited for night time but I spray it anytime. 

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle was in my July Chic Treat Box. I love the smell of it; it really makes me feel like I’m in a salon getting pampered. It would probably be all gone by now but my parents hated the smell and kept blowing it out but I love it, it really chills me out.

What have you been loving this month? Leave a comment below :)

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Love Sarah xoxo