Showing posts with label Revlon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Revlon. Show all posts
It is probably one of the most debated questions in the blogesphere? High end or High Street??? Do you get what you pay for or are you just paying for a name.
When it comes to both beauty and fashion, I have always very much been on the side of the high street. Maybe it is because I don't live in a town where high end stores are widely available... we have no Mac, no Illamasqua, no Nars! So I have always used high street and drug store products when it came to beauty. The same could be said for Fashion, even the stores we have here are very limited - roll on the new shopping centre being built!
Only recently over the past couple of years did I start to add a few High end products into my make up collection with a few benefit products and then a few Mac products but I made sure that before splashing out on these products I did a hell of a lot reading up about what products to pick up.
More and more we see the introduction of dupes for the high end products appearing in the market. Clinique the chubby sticks and Revlon were not far behind with their own offering, Maybelline brought out their 24 colour tattoo pots to rival Mac paint pots and even recently they brought out their Baby Skin Pore eraser - a dupe for Benefits Porefessional.
So do you really get what you pay for when it comes to high end beauty products. There are certain products in my make up box that I wouldn't dream of going to high end. I love the Rimmel stay matte powder and wouldn't even think about spending more than the £5 on a powder. However I have to say I am totally in love with the high end eye shadows which I have in my collection - I really love my Urban Decay palettes (Now 1, 2 and 3) and find the colour pay off on these is brilliant, as with the Mac eye shadows. Now that I have discovered the Maybelline Baby Skin I would think twice about buying the Benefit Porefessional but I wouldn't be without my Benefit Hoola Bronzer.
I think high end vs high street is always going to be one of those debates that will forever go on! There is always going to be those who love the high end and those who stick to the high street. For me I like to think that I lie somewhere in the middle. I think it is about finding the perfect balance for yourself.
What do you think? Which end of the scale do you sit on? Which High Street and High end products could you not live without??
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When it comes to both beauty and fashion, I have always very much been on the side of the high street. Maybe it is because I don't live in a town where high end stores are widely available... we have no Mac, no Illamasqua, no Nars! So I have always used high street and drug store products when it came to beauty. The same could be said for Fashion, even the stores we have here are very limited - roll on the new shopping centre being built!
Only recently over the past couple of years did I start to add a few High end products into my make up collection with a few benefit products and then a few Mac products but I made sure that before splashing out on these products I did a hell of a lot reading up about what products to pick up.
More and more we see the introduction of dupes for the high end products appearing in the market. Clinique the chubby sticks and Revlon were not far behind with their own offering, Maybelline brought out their 24 colour tattoo pots to rival Mac paint pots and even recently they brought out their Baby Skin Pore eraser - a dupe for Benefits Porefessional.
So do you really get what you pay for when it comes to high end beauty products. There are certain products in my make up box that I wouldn't dream of going to high end. I love the Rimmel stay matte powder and wouldn't even think about spending more than the £5 on a powder. However I have to say I am totally in love with the high end eye shadows which I have in my collection - I really love my Urban Decay palettes (Now 1, 2 and 3) and find the colour pay off on these is brilliant, as with the Mac eye shadows. Now that I have discovered the Maybelline Baby Skin I would think twice about buying the Benefit Porefessional but I wouldn't be without my Benefit Hoola Bronzer.
I think high end vs high street is always going to be one of those debates that will forever go on! There is always going to be those who love the high end and those who stick to the high street. For me I like to think that I lie somewhere in the middle. I think it is about finding the perfect balance for yourself.
What do you think? Which end of the scale do you sit on? Which High Street and High end products could you not live without??
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I knew when I went to America that they had some fab deals on cosmetics and some brands which were not available in the UK which made me quite excited as last time we went to Florida, I wasnt all up on the make up scene etc. Here are some of the bits I picked up - it looks here like it is all nail polish but there are some bits here that are not on here.
- American Apparel Nail Polishes - $15
- Sally Hansen Nail Polish Pens - $9
- Sinful Colour Nail Polishes - $1.99
- OPI Polish in Princesses Rule - $11
- Wet and Wild Glitter Polish (next to the sinful colours at the bottom) - $1.99
- Revlon glitter - $6
- Cover girl brown eyeliner - $5 (I think)
- Essie Top and Base Coat - $8
- EOS lip balm - $4 - I picked up 2 of these the other one is in my hand bag
I also picked up a few other bits which are currently in my make up bag - a couple of the 24 hour creme eye shadows in like a pale purple which I believe is limited edition and a nice whitey silver - both of which i dont think we have over here yet. I also got a L'oreal Telescopic brown eyeliner which I haven't ever seen here either. I picked up about 3 or 4 mascaras too but i will probably do a separate post on those too because they are still in my case (which I need to properly unpack). I also have the Mac Paint pot that I picked up at Manchester Airport - that is in the shade Bare Study. I also picked up one of the Its a 10 hair leave in hair product which i know Fleur over at fleur de force raves about all the time!
So far I am loving the EOS lip balm - I had heard good things about why I picked them up. I have also used the OPI a couple of times which I love too. Again I will probably do a separate post on that too to show you how pretty it is!
I know there seems quite a bit here but when things are the same price here in pounds as they are over there in dollars it seemed daft not to pick up some bits while I was there. I will do separate posts on things as I start using them.
Yesterday when me and mum went to Liverpool we had a good ol' mooch around Boots and I came across the Revlon stand where they had a lovely display of the new Revlon just bitten lip balm stains with £2 off!
I have read quite a lot about these on various different blogs and from what people were saying they were a bit similar to the Lip Butters which I absolutely LOVE!
After trying all of the colours on the back of my hand I decided on Shade 020 - Lovesick.
Here is what the Boots website says about these;
Revlon Just Bitten& Kissable Balm Stain; is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon.
I tried this on my lips on the train on the way home about half past 5 and when I came to take my makeup off about half past 10ish it was practically all there - and I had my tea and several drinks in between that! I am SO impressed by the wear of this product. There is nothing worse than a lipstick which does not last 5 minutes on your lips! This lasts for hours!!! And it feels really nice too - a similar sort of consistancy to the lip butters - soft and silky and glide on the lips really easily.
I am going into town tomorrow and I am going to go into Boots and get one of the other shades which I had my eye on yesterday but they did not have in stock which was Honey.
Have you tried these? Are you in Love??
I have read quite a lot about these on various different blogs and from what people were saying they were a bit similar to the Lip Butters which I absolutely LOVE!
After trying all of the colours on the back of my hand I decided on Shade 020 - Lovesick.
Here is what the Boots website says about these;
Revlon Just Bitten& Kissable Balm Stain; is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon.
Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain gives softer, smoother
lips with a perfect flush of color that lasts hour after hour. The gel
formula comes in 12 vibrant shades that match any look or mood
- Lightweight Lipstain + Moisturizing Balm
- 100% of women who tried it felt their lips were instantly moisturized with a soft stain of colour
- Retractable chubby crayon, no sharpener required
I am going into town tomorrow and I am going to go into Boots and get one of the other shades which I had my eye on yesterday but they did not have in stock which was Honey.
Have you tried these? Are you in Love??
Today I went into town to meet up with my friend and her gorgeous little girl for a spot of lunch. I had my eye on a few things I wanted to get that were on offer and also made a couple spur of the moment purchases :)
Maybeline Gel Eye Liner - £4.99 from Superdrugs. I keep experimenting with winged liner looks and I have heard that gel liners are quite good. And at £4.99 instead of £7.99 I thought I would give it a try.
Nail Wraps - Now there have been a lot of these floating round over the last few months but most of them retail at around £6 which I think is really expensive considering that you only get about 2 lots out of them. This one contains 16 wraps and was 79p from Home Bargains!!! I couldnt help but get these - I mean what a bargain. I was a bit confused as to why there are 16? I mean if you want 2 lots out of them then you would need 20? However I am going to just put them on my ring finger with Models own gold rush on the others (will share a photo when I have done them)
Revlon Luscious Grow Mascara - According to Revlons description this Mascara is "A multi-benefit mascara and lash enhancer that gives instantly longer and fuller lashes while helping them to grow stronger with each use". Now I have quite lovely lashes anyway but recently I have noticed a gap in my lashes which has appeared and I cant resist anything that says it can make lush lashes so thought I would give it a go.
Eye Lash Curlers - 99p again from Home Bargains. Helping with the lush lashes. My other ones had become all clogged up and since I couldnt get hold of the refil bit for 99p and pink I thought why not.
I will update you on the Eye Liner, Nail wraps and Mascara and what I think of them :)
x
Nail Wraps - Now there have been a lot of these floating round over the last few months but most of them retail at around £6 which I think is really expensive considering that you only get about 2 lots out of them. This one contains 16 wraps and was 79p from Home Bargains!!! I couldnt help but get these - I mean what a bargain. I was a bit confused as to why there are 16? I mean if you want 2 lots out of them then you would need 20? However I am going to just put them on my ring finger with Models own gold rush on the others (will share a photo when I have done them)
Revlon Luscious Grow Mascara - According to Revlons description this Mascara is "A multi-benefit mascara and lash enhancer that gives instantly longer and fuller lashes while helping them to grow stronger with each use". Now I have quite lovely lashes anyway but recently I have noticed a gap in my lashes which has appeared and I cant resist anything that says it can make lush lashes so thought I would give it a go.
Eye Lash Curlers - 99p again from Home Bargains. Helping with the lush lashes. My other ones had become all clogged up and since I couldnt get hold of the refil bit for 99p and pink I thought why not.
I will update you on the Eye Liner, Nail wraps and Mascara and what I think of them :)
x
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