Maybelline Color Sensational Matte Lipstick in 975 Divine Wine

So it's been a very long time since i've put up a blog post, so apologies for that. I've just had a lot on over the last few months and lack of motivation just resulted in blog neglect. However, I plan to change that with 2016 right around the corner and by doing so I'm now going to share with you my new love...

Maybelline Lash Sensational Lash Multiplying Mascara

A mascara is definitely a makeup product that I can't live without, so I really love testing out new mascaras... as you can probably tell by the increasing number of mascara reviews going up on the blog. Anyhow, I thought it was about time for me to pick up this one by Maybelline. I have seen so many blog posts featuring this mascara and read so many good things about it, I knew it was definitely one that I wanted to get my hands on. 

The Lash Sensational mascara has gorgeous packaging and that definitely sold it to me. I love the metallic pink packaging, it's definitely a prettier colour and different from other mascaras out there! The brush that this mascara has is also great. It's a curved brush with little bristles great at getting all the lashes, however I have found that due to the formula of the mascara being quite wet, can get quite clumpy in the brush I have found. Also due to the formula being a bit wetter I find when I apply it, I have to be careful of like blinking straight away or moving my eyes  for a couple of minutes until it dries as it can leave little mascara dots on my eyes, and they are quite hard to budge. 

Other than the formula being a little wet, I find this mascara so easy to use to create lashes that i'm happy with and love. The mascara is really black and makes eyelashes pop straight away, a bit similar to the Roller Lash by Benefit. It also is great at making them look fuller and curled without any curlers.. I find anyway. However, you do have to be careful with making sure lashes don't clump together when applying, I think this will not be a problem once the mascara is a little bit drier. Another great thing about this mascara is that I find that it lasts ages on while still holding the shape (if that makes sense) and I don't find it to be flakey.

This mascara is definitely one that I would recommend to anyone. It doesn't hurt the bank account as much as one from Benefit would, costing £7.99 from both Boots and Superdrug. But can is also be found on Fragrance Direct for only £4.75 and is definitely worth buying in my eyes. 

Let me know what your favourite mascara is, so that I have an idea for what I should purchase next time..

see you soon, han xo

find out more about benefit roller lash here: benefit mascara post

Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil: Nude Perfection & Berry Much

Maybelline color drama intense velvet lip pencils/crayons are becoming a new favourite of mine (more so nude perfection). I got both of these recently in my christmas advent calendar my mum made me and I'm super happy I have them. They are a nice creamy/velvety texture crayon that you can apply to your lips just like a lip pencil/lipstick. They have a slight scent which I definitely don't mind I quite like it actually however I don't know how I would describe it... it's not too strong/overbearing. They have great colour pay off! And they are currently £4.99 in both Boots and Superdrug (buy here).

I first got nude perfection in my advent calendar and I have been completely obsessed with it ever since (from the 5th of December). I pretty much wear this nude everyday.. it's perfect! It's more of a browny toned nude which I don't really own anything similar to this so it definitely adds to my collection. I can tell I will be buying this again when it sadly runs out. If you want to see what this shade is like on you can view me wearing it over on our Instagram here. 

The second I got is berry much which is deep red with a hint of purple I would say. If you can tell from the picture it is slightly damaged as I literally dropped it just before taking the photo... very annoying. Although I love the texture of these lip pencils I don't know if I will be wearing this one often. I'm unsure whether I like the colour on me (swatch here) and I found that it smudged easily and went a bit everywhere during application. However I may learn to love this one as much as I do nude perfection.

Overall I am very happy about these and would definitely recommend them to people and will probably in the future pick up some more. I really want to try minimalist. Let me know what you guys think....

see you soon, han x