Review: Loreal Miss Baby Roll Mascara

 

When it comes to mascara I'm not particuarly picky. about. I have my favourites but am never against giving the latest releases a go. And to begin with the latest Loreal release didn't really jump out at me. But then I saw a bunch of brilliant reviews and a family friend wearing it and just had to get it.

The new Loreal Miss Baby Roll Mascara doesn't just come in your bog standard black, black brown and waterproof. No this mascara comes in black waterproof, black, indigo, teal and lilac which makes it perfect for adding a pop of colour to any look, perfect for the upcoming warmer months and festival season.

This has a very unique looking brush. It has your standard multi bristle look to it but these bristles are shaped into a spiral. I'm not sure if it meant that it would grip the lashes better and give a better curl but I do think they've designed the brush to work with the name and that the spiralised brush would work wonders if you rolled it as you applied it.

Initally I wasn't too impressed with this mascara, it just seemed to clump my lashes together and my curl didn't stay in place as long as it does with other mascaras. However the second time I tried it I was more than impressed with how it lifted and seperated my lashes to give them a volumised fanned out look. It made my eyes like wider and more awake looking and I was quite impressed as my lashes held the curl a lot longer than usual. I found this mascara gave more volume if you did in fact twist the brush as you applied it.

My only bug bear with this mascara is the formula, I like how it works to give my lashes tons of volume and does what it says on the tin but removing it is a right pain in the ass. I use a bio phase oil based eye make remover which usually works wonders and removes all signs of mascara. However this mascara doesn't really budge even if you soak you cotton pad with eye make up remover. I find myself rubbing my eyes a lot more than necessary to remove this which is something I'm not a fan of doing. And this is the non waterproof version, so imagine how hard the waterproof version would be to get off.

Overall this is a nice mascara, it holds a curl, gives lashes a defined volumised look but let's itself down by being so darn hard to remove. If that's your kind of formula then you'll enjoy this mascara but if you don't then I'd suggest trying Loreal's Miss Hippie Mascara instead. The coloured mascaras are stunning but not up my street but if you have a hot summer holiday coming up or a ticket for a festival and want to try something new then I'd suggest picking one of these up. A nice mascara from Loreal but not one I think I'm going to find myself reaching for a lot.

Review: Barry M Matte Me Up Liquid Lipstick

Recently high street beauty brands have been releasing their own versions of liquid lipsticks and Barry M is the latest to release their own version. The Matte Me Up Liquid Lipstick is taking the place of their Matte Me Up Chubby Sticks and whilst I enjoyed the chubby sticks I really love the liquid lipsticks.

There are five shades in the range; two nudes and three bolder shades, but so far I've only picked up the shade Paparazzi. It's a bright red that has a blue tone running through it so it really stands out on the lips and makes teeth look even whiter. As it does dry down on the lips it intially looks brighter on the lips before it dries and afterwards because of it's matte finish it will look darker. I was unsure on some of the shades but when I swatched them on the back of my hand I was happily suprised to see that they dried darker than they looked in the tube.

A lot of high street liquid lipstick releases are very chunky and thick feeling on the lips. And because of this they have a tendency to dry unevenly or not at all on the lips. These Matte Me Up Liquid Lipsticks are ridiculously thin in consistency and just glide onto the lips. One swipe of these leaves behind a thin layer of highly pigmented, opaque colour that dries down to a comfortable long wearing matte finish. Sure if your lips aren't in great condition this isn't going to sit well but if you pop a little bit of lip balm underneath then it will wear better than over bare lips.

Wear wise these can be worn for long periods of the time but depending on the condition of your lips depends on how it ends up looking. If your lips are dry then this could crack or flake but if you've looked after your lips beforehand then this will sit comfortably on the lips. There isn't much need for reapplication as these don't transfer when you eat or drink. And even if you do have to reapply, these are that thin that another layer isn't going to weigh down lips or make them feel heavy or gross with product.

If like me you love a good matte lip but find the high street lacking in liquid lipsticks or matte lip options then definitely give these a look and swatch when you're next at a Barry M stand. And the best bit about these liquid lipsticks is that they're under a fiver. So if you've had your eye on a higher end version then I'd suggest going and checking these out before you buy it, you may be very surprised with what you find.