Oh dear. Perhaps not best for blondes. After 2 weeks and half a bottle of this, my partner said "I hate to tell you this, but your hair is green". He was right! I wanted it to repair my ultra damaged haystack, but my ponytail is now a swamp green colour. I'll have to redo the colour. The shampoo is a very dark brown pigment and I guess it just dyed it. It did leave my hair very …Read more
If you have skin as dry as a crocodile, you may really like this. It's super super thick and waxy and sticky. This means it's extra nourishing but it also means that if you have just normal-dry skin, you really don't need it and it's going to take literally 2 hours to sink in. There is no way you can really use this on your face in the morning if you want to layer anything on …Read more
Even though the reviews are pretty much split down the middle, I decided to take a stab at it. I was buying sight-unseen as there's no Illamasqua stockists in my country, but didn't realise how exhausting it would be to find a shade match! There are a LOT of shades, but that actually makes it more difficult to match, not easier.
There's a shade comparison chart on the …Read more
Ah the "No 7 mascara in the gold tube" I've heard so much about. This appears to be a sleeper hit as it turns out many of my friends and colleagues wear it, even though you don't hear much about it. So I went out and got it and it lives up to expectations.
Pros:
Does. Not. Budge. Seriously, this stuff won't flake or smear if you did a workout in the …Read more
The main problem with this for me was the colour. It basically corresponds to the "Peach" shade of the Bobbi Brown corrector. Unfortunately as BB knows, there'll be a lot of pink-skinned women who need a pinker corrector, hence their "Bisque" shade. Like me.
So this was too orangey on my skin and I couldkn't make it work. Shame, as you get a ton in tne pot …Read more
*sigh* So I read the reviews - I knew I had to use primer with this thing. What I didn't realise was just how greasy it is. Even with UD Primer Potion underneath it creases into two big 'ol golden streaks. Not attractive.
It also seems to melt any eyeshadow put on top, so after a couple of hours you look in the mirror and see no eyeshadow left, just yep, those golden …Read more
I tried this Rich version as I felt the original version was quite drying, even though I have pretty normal skin. This however is NOT much more moisturising. Whilst it doesn't actively dry out my skin, it still feels tacky and stiff. My skin is fairly dry come morning. Not uncomfortably so, but still noticeable.
It's so thick that it's actually quite hard to pump out …Read more
This stuff is suberb. Its the only conditioner I've used on my colour-treated (i.e. fried) hair this whole year. Its cheap, easy to find, and as good as any intensive hair mask. Slap it on for about a minute, and you can glide a wide toothed comb through easily. It rinses out easily, and your hair is left soft, shiny and healthy looking.
It hasn't weighed my hair down, but …Read more
This was an accidental purchase. I was trying foundations at Mac, and as I'm very pale I looked startlingly white in the mirror after the lady had slapped it on. She said "You just need blush" and literally reached for the first one nearest her. I looked in the mirror and had instantaneously changed from Deathly to Healthy. Well I walked outta there without any foundation but with …Read more
This is basically a massive concealer. It has that dry velvety stick concealer feel. But it applies very easily, and blends out well. However the coverage is medium at best - ironically, you'll still need concealer!
It's also not matte - I had a distinct glow after an hour. But in fairness it stayed at that level and didn't become oily looking or slip off my face …Read more
