Beauty Crowd Mystery Box Review

Hey everyone,

Now this is a little bit of a different post for me. I've shopped on Beauty Crowd quite a few times and every time, I've had a beatiful package come through the post. When I noticed that they were doing blogger boxes on their pro page, I knew I had to snap it up and unbox it for you all. Three of the brands in the box I have tried before and one I haven't so it wasn't totally a discovery box however I was pleasantly surprised. 

(Please excuse the colour of the photos, it's pretty late when I'm writing this) 

Freedom Long Length Mascara

I've tried this mascara out once already and although it's a brush type of wand, I didn't actually find that it made my top lashes longer. However the bottom lashes looked amazing, so it's going to stay in my draw for that use. The mascara itself does smell floral though so if you don't like that in products, you won't like this mascara. 

Bell Hypoallergenic Liquid Eyeliner in Black

This is a brand that I've tried before and this product is very good at drawing liner. It has a brush tip applicator and the colour pay off is very black! However I did find I could only draw small sections of the line each time as there wasn't enough product on the applicator. 

Absolute Beauty Mark Beauty Stamp for Face and Body

I actually think this product was a waste of time in my box. If you are a makeup artist or have a little business, this would be a good product for you. It is literally what it says on the tin. A beauty stamp in the shape of flower, however the black isn't very pigmented. 

Freedom Eyeshadow Single in Nuevo 

I can't believe the pigementation of this shadow! I haven't actually tried this beauty out yet (as I have no idea what this colour will go with!) but just from a single swatch, it looks beautiful! 

L.A. Colors 3D Blush Contour in Sugar Plum

This is the brand I've never tried before and I must say I love how creamy this product is. However I don't like that the highlight is barely there. You can see the swatches in order above, yet the highlight doesn't appear on my really light skin tone. I also found when applying the blush that a tiny little amount goes a long way! It's very pigemented. I don't know whether it was this brands products that have made me have an allergic reaction recently but I will keep testing it out. 

L.A. Colors eyeshadow Quint in Serenade 

Another from L.A Colors, I really hope I'm not allergic to this brand as I really love this quint! The colours are beautiful and after trying them out, I'm happy to say they blend like a dream. I can't wait to wear these colours to work everyday! (As long as I can)

Bell Hypoallergenic Triple Eyeshadow

I'm not impressed with this Trio at all! It took me quite a few swipes to get this much pigmentation on these swatches. The silver shadow at the left is also majorly glittery and I can imagine that when put on the eye, you will get ALOT of fallout. Obviously I will be trying this product out soon and see if my thoughts were correct. 

Absolute Mood Lip Gloss (left) 

This gloss is really smooth and unfortunatly it doesn't change for me (I have a super pigmented lip colour) but I still like the light pink. I haven't got much to say for this gloss as it really is just a gloss. 

Bell Hypoallegenic shiny Lip Gloss (middle)

I love this gloss! It's such a beautiful colour and could be worn alone or on top of a pink lipstick (I tried it on top of Revlons Pink About Town). It's really smooth and not sticky at all. Seriously thinking about trying to get some more of these in the future. 

Freedom Pro Butter Lipgloss (right) 

Gosh, this is pigmented! I have built up the swatch in the picture, however on the lips I'm sure you could go around with just one swipe. The colour isn't amazing for me so I will be passing this on to a friend. 

As you can tell, I have some highs and lows with this box and seen as I didn't pay much money to test out these brands I'm pretty happy. I really hope I'm not allergic to L.A Colors as I love that palette. Only time will tell!

Emma 

Review & Comparison- Garnier, Bioderma and Absolute

YHey everyone, 

Since I've come back from my holiday I've been testing out two new (or new to me!) miceller waters/makeup removers. With Garnier Micellar water being my favourite of all time, I've decided to compare these two to it. 

We are comparing the Garnier Micellar water with the Bioderma Micellar water and Absolute eye makeup Remover. In value the Bioderma out weights them all coming in at €9.90 on offer. Garnier I can get for around £3.00 at my local boots and the absolute you can purchase from BeautyCrowd.com for £6.95.

Absolute Waterproof Eye makeup Remover- £6.95 beautycrowd.com

Seen as I use the Garnier exactly like an eye makeup remover, I decided to compare these two together as well. This product is a dual phase remover which needs to be shaken up before applying to a cotton pad. It has no oily residue left on the eye after application and doesn't leave your eyes blurry like some removers. With all of these I left them on my skin for about 3 seconds and wiped away. This is what I managed to get off in that time frame with the Absolute. 

Sorry for the disgusting view but I managed to wipe away all my eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara in one swipe. 

Garnier Micellar Water- £3.00 Boots.co.uk

This is my all time favourite makeup remover, it's not greasy, doesn't leave a film and takes everything off with a few swipes. Obviously the thing I like the most about this product is it's in expendsive. As you will see from the cotton pad in a second, it actually doesn't do as well as the Absolute! A few seconds with this and well, take a look. 

It managed to take off some of my eyeshadow and the eyeliner. It took quite a while for me to take off my mascara (which isn't waterproof) and this resulted in a few eye lashes falling out too. I may have a new favourite eye makeup remover! 

Bioderma Micellar Water- €9.90 (special price)- Italy and France

Now I had to try this when I got to Italy. I neded to see what all the hype was about and as far as I can tell it is no better than the Garnier. It has a very watery constancy (which made it very runny on the cotton pad) and doesn't leave an oily film. I did find after taking off my face makeup that I was still left with a little left on my skin. 

As you can tell from this photo that my makeup did come off with Bioderma however I then followed (as I normally do) with toner just to make sure all my makeup did come off. This is the cotton pad after toner. 

There is a bit of makeup left on the cotton pad showing that the Garnier is in fact better than the Biodema in my eyes. I've found that when I use the Garnier nothing is left on the toner cotton pad. 

After all these pictures I'm sure you can tell my views. I defiantly like the Absolute better for taking off my eye makeup and the Garnier for taking off my face makeup. If I were to recommend any of these it defiantly would not be Bioderma. Save your money and buy either the Asolute or Garnier.

Emma 

Review: Absolute Sheet Face Masks

Hey everyone! 

So today I'm going to be bringing you a review which is something I've been thinking about starting on here for a while. What a better way to start with one of my favourite skincare items, face masks! I've currently tried out two of the Absolute masks and do like how they make my skin feel. As I'm writing this, I actually have one on. 

I bought each of these from Beauty Crowd (http://www.beautycrowd.com) and the ones I bought were as followed: collagen, honey, fresh aloe and vitamin c. Each mask is for all skin types and is marketed as a brightening essence mask. 

The masks are a sheet design which makes them quick, easy and not as messy as normal squeeze tube types. However I did find when opening the two I have tried that the product is very saturated and can make a mess. On the other hand, if the product is saturated you are going to get all that goodness on to your skin, so there are pros and cons. Here is a picture of the product on me (sorry if a little scary!). 

However much I do like sheet masks and however many I have tried (which is a fair few!), I did find that these masks were a little too big for my face. I also found that these masks tend to slip down the face due to the saturation of the product, so you do have to lay down when applied. Another thing which tends to lead me away from masks is if they have a bad smell. These I am glad to say do not. The product smells faintly of the desired one you pick and that smell stays faint after use. Due to saturation on the product it does last the desired 20 minutes (if not longer!). 

After use, the packet says to rub in any left over product once the sheet has been taken off. This acts like a serum which I find is a lovely step with sheet masks. I have found that the masks do not do anything to my skin except feel baby soft. I would not say my skin is brighter but I do have very dull skin anyways. 

Overall I would say give these masks a go if your looking for something fun to add into your skincare routine or even for a pamper night. 

Emma 

(Bought to review)