So today I experimented with a few new things and I thought I’d share my thoughts on them with you guys! 🙂
First up, I tried my freebie Avon Super Extend Mascara which I received free with this months Marie Claire magazine.
It usually retails for £10.00 but Avon currently have it on offer for £3.99!! (Hmm, feel a bit ripped off with my supposed “freebie” now…)
Now, I like my mascara to be dramatic – I usually use Benefit’s They’re Real and I love the very bold effect on my lashes – I like a mascara to make them look longer, fuller and darker all at the same time.
I wasn’t expecting a lot from this mascara as I have never been a big fan of Avon, and sadly I was left feeling the way I expected to – not thrilled!
The brush was nice and it was very easy to apply, there was no clumping at all, but the mascara just didn’t have the “wow” effect that I like….it may be something I use for a very subtle day time look for work but that’s all – I certainly would use this for an evening look, and I prefer to have a mascara that is suitable for both personally.
This may be worth picking up as an extra while its free with Marie Claire or getting for the current sale price, but I wouldn’t recommend paying the full £10.00 for it and I certainly won’t be purchasing this in the future…..
Moving on, the next product I want to talk about is ELF’s Hypershine lipgloss in Cherry Tart.
This is the first ELF lipgloss I have ever tried and I was pleasantly surprised! I never expect much from low cost products, but this product certainly achieves its aim – it was very glossy and gave me a lovely natural look while still making my lips look tinted.
It lasted rather well, and wasn’t too sticky or overly scented – at £1.50 from ELF I would absolutely buy this again, and am very tempted to try more colours 🙂
And finally, I had my first try of my new Barry M Magnetic nail polish in Burgundy.
I was a little confused by this at first, as when I followed the directions it didn’t seem to be working but eventually I got the hang of it!
I didn’t find it all that easy to use, it instructs you to hover the magnet over the nail for 5 seconds and watch the effect appear, but for me nothing seemed to happen unless I moved the magnet closer and then further away from the nail a few times…and even then the pattern wasn’t evenly spread across the nail, but seemed to be just in the centre.
Still, it’s something a little different and its a fun idea – I wouldn’t say its an amazing product but its quirky and I might try the other patterns just for fun! 🙂
Please excuse the rubbish picture of my nails, I painted them late last night just to try out the polish and was not being neat! 🙂
Have any of you tried any of these products? What are your thought? 🙂
