Monday 27 May 2013

Review : Benefits BrowZings

Packaging or BrowZings. New at the top. and compleatly empty at the bottom
BrowZings is benefits wonder eyebrow kit. It containing both a tinted gel and setting powder. Available in light, medium and dark to suit your colouring or preference. It also comes with a miniature tweezers, angle brush and rounded power brush.

For me, eyebrows are a make-up must. I wouldn't go anywhere without my eyebrows 'done'. And this is the perfect combination brow kit.

I have naturally faint eyebrows of fair brown hairs but prefer mine much more defined and darker. I've used both the medium and light kits. Both preform to expected perfection as I would expect noting less from benefits renowned cosmetics

Before and after. Note more definition and colour. 



The consistency of the gel is one of the best I've tried. The pigmentation is strong but not so much so as though you could make a large and regrettable mistake. The colouring dose not tint your eyebrows in any permanent manor and can be easily removed with a make-up wipe if desired look is not achieved. If I ever tend to 'overdo' them ( personally I never think this but friends honesty is priceless!) You can reduce the colour by removing the excess product with a dry cotton pad or bud.

As mentioned the kit comes with a tweezers and two brushes. The tweezers are quite strong and although small and a little fiddly, the neatness of them allow for exact extraction. I do not recommend plucking your eyebrows if you've never had them shaped, if they are unruly or before you intend on going somewhere as you may have redness or swelling in the area, even watering eyes - spoiling your make-up.

The brushed contained are good for small brows and fine hair. I do use them when touching up my make-up during the day but prefer to use a long handle Revlon angel brush with I purchased at superdrug for 8.50.

I have been using regular matt brown eye shadows to fill in my brows for a few years now, have tried penciles, and 'eyebrow shadows' but my favourit product has to be BrowZings! Something that is always in my make-up bag and a must have item for any cosmetic craving gal


Cliona 

Monday 20 May 2013

Oh hello again!

So I'm finally getting round to making a real go a this 'blogging thing'.
I intend on making this blog as a form to document my life. Mostly fashions and styling, beauty and so forth.



Back story
So since YouTubes beginnings in 2005 and its huge growth in 2007/8 I've been obsessed. It completely fascinated me! There was a whole world of fashion and beauty to become excited by. I admired how someone could have the confidence to sit in a room, sure of their words - talk to them selves then broadcast it to the world.

I learnt most of my make-up skills from YouTube, among other things.
For years I thought about it and didn't... Lack in my own self-confidence held me back. Fear of being judges and ridiculed.
The summer of 2011 I uploaded my first video. A shockingly mortifying explanation of my desires for my " YouTube Career" (lolz) followed by the most basic outfit of the day. All filmed on my phone camera. 


However I continued to have a sickening feeling of inadequacy and fear.
What were my peers thinking? What were they saying? where they laughing at me?
These thoughts did plague me at times. I was never quite sure, was anyone being genuine when they said they liked a video?!
But after some time, I thought - better they laugh and joke about me. Than someone else who couldn't handle it. It wasn't something that was going to weight me down any longer. 

So this time I am going to make a 'real go' at the blogging side of things and of course get a few videos going as well. 
I plan on documenting my life in such a way that it could be interesting, helpful, or inspirational to anyone with enough time to 'Watch This Space' 

Much Lovin'
Cliona