Back to School | Make Up

Many people wear make up to school even though the school may no allow it. But in my opinion, as long as you keep it natural and suitable for school I don't see the problem. So I had a rummage in my make up collection and pulled out a few things that I think would be good for school make up.

1. The Colossal Volum' Express (£7.19)

It's a really inexpensive but effective mascara. The colour is very black and not dry so you can build coats up depending on your eyelash preference - natural or build up for a more dramatic look.

2. Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (£4.19) 

(Previously branded as Collection 2000) This is an amazing concealer, full stop. It could easily rival higher end concealers. It's a lovely creamy formula which is suitable to cover blemishes as well as dark circles. If you don't like wearing foundation, you could just dab this on your blemishes on it's own as it has such great coverage. 

3. Elf Studio Powder Brush (£3.75)
If you wear foundation to school, this is a great brush to apply both liquid or powder formulas. The bristles are really soft and dense and is a great quality brush - especially for the price!

4. Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (£9.99)
Not as inexpensive but 100% worth it. It has a lovely formula which is really easy to blend in to your skin, doesn't feel to heavy, has a dewy finish and is long lasting. It also isn't as bad as other foundation for your skins as it contains fruit extracts.

4. Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder (£3.99)
If you have oily skin or just like a matt finish this is great powder for ridding of shine. You can either get it in your preferred shade or translucent. It also makes you skin look great.

5. Elf Eyebrow Kit (£3.75)
Filling in your eyebrows isn't a necessity for all people but I personally prefer it. This kit contains a powder a wax and a mini brush and is good for such an affordable price.

6.Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner (£2.99)
Eyeliner to many people is an introduction to make up. This is a great, afforable product. It's creamy and a jet black colour suitable for anyone who can't go without kohl liner.

7. Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss, Shade 08 (£5.49)
I personally wouldn't wear lipstick if I was still in high school, but I know some people do. If you do, this is a lovely subtle colour for school, it's a bit of a rosy, dusty pink - a kind of 'my lips but better' shade. The formula is also really nourishing and creamy.
        However, if you don't like wearing lipstick you could always opt for a normal lip balm or a tinted one.

I'm not saying that you should wear all of this stuff, but these are the types of products that you could wear. There're easily and widely available in stores like Boots or Superdrug and even supermarkets, all apart from the Elf products which are only available on their website (just click on the product link I left), and are all pretty inexpensive.

I hope you found this post useful!

MUA Clear Mascara

I thought I'd give this product a try as it was only £1 in Superdrug on the MUA stand. I wanted to try something alternative and new for my eyebrows - as recently, I've just been using my elf Eyebrow Kit. So I thought I'd shade in m eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil and set the hairs with this. But after a few days of using this, it shows to be quite a pathetic product to be quite honest...

Clear mascara is meant to give you a natural lash look but just longer and more separated. I tried it on my lashes to see if it worked on them, but it didn't either... I might as well have just been applying water to them... Even on my brows, it doesn't set them whatsoever. And as a matter of fact, when I pull the wand out - it looks like there's no product on there... The tube also just seems poorly made - like it's thin and flimsy, and also you have to shove the wand back in, you can't push it it lightly as it just wont go...

Yeah this was only a pound, but it could have at least done something... If your looking for a clear mascara, I wouldn't recommend this, but neither would I opt for a clear one anyway, (if you want a more natural look, just go for brown...) and neither would I recommend this for a brow gel...

Bourjois Volume Fast & Perfect Mascara

I bought my regular purchase of Heat magazine the other day and in there, there was an advert from Superdrug saying "All Bourjois mascaras only £5.99". I was like Yay! So the other day I popped down to my local one.

There was quite a few to choose from and their original prices ranged from £7.99 to £11.99. I decided to take full advantage of this offer and opted for the most expensive one - saving £6. I chose their Volume Fast & Perfect Mascara, which coincidentally I've had my eye one since seeing it on this youtube video by gemsmaquillage. But I never bought it before because I could not bring my self to pay more than £10 for a mascara. However for £5.99, I was like Yeah!

This is also a quite unique mascara as the wand rotates. It goes both clockwise and anti-clock wise to suit which eye you are using it on or what hand or side you are applying it from.

Its a tiny confusing at first but I guess after using it a few times, you'll know which way to go. I find it more effective when the brush is rotating towards my lashes because then it's gets right into the roots. But whatever works for you...

I tried it out a few times and thought it was alright.

Before

After

This result was achieved without the use of any fake lashes - just fully natural (unlike the adverts :P). Heres a side view:

I also didn't use eyelash curlers before applying mascara in these pictures, which is quite surprising seeing the result. But to get an even better result, and more of a curl; you should use some alongside. I like the fact that it gets right to the roots of your lashes and lifts them. However I find that it's not like a carbon black, it's not a black black - if you know what I mean. The wand brush is alright - a regular kind of bristly one. :P

I found that the formula isn't clumpy, however it is quite dry... But it does evenly distribute onto your lashes because of the rotating brush and makes it more effortless. Just let the brush glide through.

Overall, this mascara is okay. Not one of my favorites but it's not bad. I'd give it a 6/10. 

It's available in most beauty shops, pharmacy shops, supermarkets, also online sites like asos.com, etc. The usual price is around £10/£12 depending on where you buy it from, so look around. But right now till the end of August it's available from £5.99 in Superdrug and I think Boots.

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