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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Dollface Reviews: Boots No. 7 Exceptional Definition Mascara
Boots No. 7′s Exceptional Definition Mascara claims it’s about to “transform the way women wear mascara”. Naturally, then, I was as excited as a kid at Christmas when it landed on my desk, because a new mascara? That’s going to give me defined, fluttery lashes? Bring it on, Boots!
The key to this product is the brush, the purpose of which is threefold:
Tarte LipSurgence™ Natural Matte Lip Stain
My new-found love of lip stains means that I’m always on the lookout for a new lip-staining product to try, and quite a few of you have recommended Tarte to me recently. This is a brand I’ve actually looked at a few times now, but haven’t actually got around to trying, for reasons that totally escape me at the moment – probably because I’d already given all my money to MAC when I last stumbled upon a Tarte stand.
This new LipSurgence Natural Matter Lip Stain, however, makes me even more determined to, er, give Tarte a try. My own preference is always for matt lip colours rather than gloss ones, so this looks ideal, and the highly pigmented formula also claims to be long-lasting, without any of the drying that so often comes with long-lasting lip colours. (In fact, it claims to actually increase the moisture content of your lips by 6,000% over the course of 28 days, and no, that’s not a typo.) Oh, and it’s peppermint-infused too, so if nothing else, it should at least taste nice.
This comes in six different colours: I like the look of ‘Fiery’, but of course, I WOULD say that, as it looks like the brightest red they do. Take a look at the other shades available at Sephora, where this retails for $24.
Smashbox release Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer
I know, I know: I talk about Smashbox’s Photo Finish Primer A LOT here (and, just to give you fair warning, I have a version of this en route to me as I type this, which I’ll be reviewing soon), but in my defence:
1. It’s awesome.
2. They’ve just released this new “Luminizing” version.
Now, Sephora don’t give a whole lot of information about this product. From the description, I can see that the formula itself is the same as the other Photo Finish Primers, so we can expect it to feel like skin, and make our faces smooth, soft and ready for foundation. What’s different about this formula, however, is that it’s a colour described as “sheer golden beige”, which will apparently give skin a “beautiful luminous glow.”
I’m all for the beautiful luminous glow, but I suspect the “golden beige” bit will be a problem for my not-even-remotely-golden-or-beige skin, so this sounds like it’ll be much better on those of you who have that kind of skin tone naturally (or get it from a bottle). Either way, it’s always great to see new incarnations of my favourite primer: the more, the merrier, right?
This is $38 at Sephora.
La-Tweez pro illuminating tweezers
As my fellow unibrow owners will understand, you need a lot of light to keep the beast under control – in fact, many’s the time I’ve found myself pressed up against a window, or balancing on a chair to get closer to the electric light, just so I can make sure I’ve caught every last straggler. It’s not always an easy task, so these illuminated tweezers by La Tweez look like the kind of thing that could really help a girl out.
This is another one of those “so simple it’s amazing everyone isn’t doing it” ideas. The tweezers come with an ultra-bright LED light in the centre of them, which will illuminate the brow and allow to to identify every last offending hair. They also come with a case which has a magnifying mirror built-in to make it even easier, and if, like me, you’re prone to leaving electrical items switched on until the battery dies, don’t worry – these automatically switch off after seven minutes to keep the battery alive.
These cost £15, come in black, white and hot pink and are available at Boots, John Lewis, House of Fraser, Lakeland and www.victoriahealth.com.
Bye-bye unibrow!
NOTD: Boots No. 7 Anniversary Nail Polish in Starlet Stockings
My regular red nail polish (Rimmel’s Double Decker Red) finally gave up the ghost this week, and when I tried to add a new bottle to my regular Boots order I discovered it was out of stock, so I had a quick root round for an alternative, and finally settled on Boots No. 7′s ‘Starlet Stockings’, which is from the Anniversary Collection I wrote about back in May.
When it arrived, I was initially a little disappointed, because the colour in the bottle looked like a much more orangey-red than I was expecting. As soon as I started to apply it, however, I was converted: this is a great polish to use – it goes on smoothly, is totally streak and drag free, and gives perfect colour in just one coat. It also dries quickly and lasts for ages without chipping. Overall, it’s great value for £6.75, and now that I’ve tried it, I’d definitely want to try some more colours from this collection.
If you want to try them too, you can buy these direct from Boots.
Simply Wax home waxing range by Otylia Roberts
I have a confession: I have never waxed my legs. Or my bikini line. Or my face. Or, indeed, any other part of me, with the exception of that time I had my eyebrows waxed as a teenager, at a local salon I’d been given a gift card for.
On that memorable occasion, I screamed so loudly that my best friend, waiting outside for her turn, declined to have the procedure, and got her eyelashes dyed instead. She looked fantastic. I, meanwhile, walked around for the rest of the day with a giant red patch between my eyes, vowing never to let a wax strip near me again as long as I lived.
So far, I have kept my promise. I’m not sure if it’s that I have a lower pain threshold than other people, or if I’m just more of a wuss than other people, but I’m an absolute baby about waxing. It terrifies me. And you know what terrifies me even more than the thought of the pain? The thought of how long I’d have to let the hair on my legs grow before I’d be able to wax it off again. I mean, I shave every day: I’d have to walk around with furry legs in order to grow the hair long enough to wax. Aaargh!
In other words, I had totally decided that waxing was not for me. But then this little gift box from Simply Wax arrived:
Isn’t that pretty?
Inside it, I found these:
