Favourite Mascaras

Ever since I started out with make up, I've been very picky with mascaras. I think this was because I wasn't really allowed to wear make up. This meant I was quite shy to use mascara. Everything I tried just seemed to make my lashes clump together! So I took a trip to Boots in search of a reasonably priced mascara, that didn't make my lashes look clumpy or coated in mascara. Then I found the

Collection NO CLUMPS mascara - £2.99 via Superdrug.

It changed my opinion on mascara all together. It separated my lashes perfectly and lengthened them at the same time! So if your quite timid with mascara, I know I was at first, try this one! Obviously as I got more confident wearing make up and my family and friends got more and more used to it, so I moved on to a more volumising mascara, and I didn't mind as much I my lashes clumped together once in a while.This mascara was the 

Maybelline The Falsies Volume express mascara - £7.99 via Superdrug.

If you have really sensitive eyes, like I do, you might not like this mascara because it is quite strong, and a little smelly (I know this sounds weird, but the smellier a mascara is, the worse my eyes react to it. They go red and start to sting, and the skin around them goes all dry. Sorry if this is a bit TMI!). I still think this is a really good mascara, I just can't slob loads on at one time. 

The next mascara is the 

Benefit There're Real mascara - £19.50 via Boots.

This is possibly one of my favourite mascaras ever! It is AWSOME at lengthening lashes and separates them nicely as well. It makes your lashes so long, that it gives them that "false lash effect"! That's why it's called There're Real! I really like this mascara, although I prefer the

Benefit Roller Lash mascara - £19.50 via Boots.

This mascara is INCREDIBLE! I think it's right to say it is probably one of my favourite mascaras of all time. It's just great at doing everything I expect of a mascara to do. It makes your lashes look really curly, really long and it is great for volume, but not clumpy. It also separates the lashes, but coats each one perfectly so that they have volume, length, and still look curly at the same time. This is definitely my favourite of these four mascaras. I know these last two are on the more expensive side, but I think it is definitely worth it .I think Benefit mascaras are probably my favourite brand for mascara in Boots.

I hope this helped you in some way! Please comment below for what you want to see next. ;)

Dream on.Y

Dolly x

Top two concealers

These are my two favourite concealers EVER! After trying lots of different concealers these are the two I have found to be the best:

 

. Collection, lasting perfection concealer       £4.19

. Rimmel, wake me up concealer

£5.49

The collection one is, I would say full coverage, but it doesn't look cakey on the face. If you're looking for a full coverage concealer, this one is for you! It claims to last 16 hours. I wouldn't say it lasts quite that long, but it does last a long time. I think this is due to the fact that my 'T- zone' (your nose, chin and forehead) is very oily so I usually set it with a powder to stop it from moving around. I use this concealer on my spots/ blemishes and under my eyes in the summer, as it it long lasting. The Rimmel wake me up has a small amount of shimmer in it, so I don't want to look like a disco ball when I don't have sunglasses on! When it gets to around autumn I usually mix the Rimmel wake me up and the lasting perfection together to go under my eyes as it gives full coverage but is really brightening as well.

The Rimmel wake me up is an AWSOME brightening concealer which is really good for me as I've inherited dark under-eye circles. The only criticism I have with this concealer is that it doesn't last very long on my spots/ T-zone even when I set it with a powder. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just means I go through this concealer quite fast. 

The thing with my skin during the summer is that it keeps changing skin tone - I went to Greece earlier in the year a got a bit of a tan and went a shade darker, then came back and within a few weeks my tan fades and I am back to my old skin tone again! This means I always have more than one shade of these concealers in my draw, which makes it hard to try and review different concealers.

Anyway, these are my top two concealers ever, ever, EVER!!! And if they are ever discontinued I will cry for a very long time!

Dream on.Y

Dolly x