Primed & Ready

Hello, 

I must admit Boots brands such as Collection, Barry-M, 17 are great for very affordable products. Of course some of these are going to be your holy grail and others are a total miss. 

There are some Collection products I like but this one is not one of them. 

I have super oily eyelids and this does nothing to me. It doesn't prolong the wear of my eyeshadows, it doesn't illuminate. In fact I am not so sure how you are suppose to use it. 

It is quite sticky in texture and it takes time to dry. Now this makes me think that I am suppose to use this primer and add eyeshadow so it works as a glue to my eyeshadow. Or should I use as little as possible and have it to dry very quickly and set into the eye. I tried both ways and both ways it was rubbish. 

There are pluses to this product too for example it is super cheap for the quantity you get. You pay £4.99 for a 15ml tube. This might sound not a lot but trust me it will last you two lifetimes. 

I suppose that is a plus side of this product. I mean if this works for you then it is a double win. 

However, I wouldn't be me if I didn't find use for this. Remember I had a Glitter post?

So I use it as my glue for glitter. As I said before it is quite sticky so I pack loads of primer on the eyes and add glitter while it is still sticky. I mean yeah it moves during the day but it is an alternative to a glitter glue. 

With this product I recommend to just go for it. Well if you know you have very oily eyelids then don't even look that way unless you want some glue for glitter. 

If your eyelids are not so oily then give this a go, you might find some illuminating properties too. 

What eye primer do you use? Do you use other products as a primer? What are they? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Nail Polish Favourites

I am kind of making a series of my nail polishes. Mainly because I was super obsessed with nails back in a day. I have so many nail polishes but I don't use them often. I have my quality Kiko nail polishes that I always reach for, I feel like they last so much longer on me than any other nail polish brand. 

Many of the polishes I choose are mainly about the colour. To be honest I don't mind changing my nails everyday. I used to be obsessed with nail but now I  just love tidy nails and I want mine to always look really good. 

So these nail polishes I like are mainly because of the colour. (from left to right.) 

Maybelline colour show 357 Burgundy kiss - I love this colour, although I feel like it needs a little bit more pigmentation and it also chips really easily on me. 

Revlon Perfumerie 090 Bordeaux - I really like the name and the colour of this polish. I was also very curious about this perfume new technology. Wet nail polish still smells like wet nail polish but it does have a tint of a smell. When it dries it does smell kind of nice. This polish is average on the chipping side, it is not like Kiko but not as bad as Maybelline.

Collection Long Lasting Nail Effects 32 Strawberry Gold - I already made a post on this nail polish and I will link it here. 

Kate Spade by Nails INC Soho Silver - I think this colour is so cool however, I can't say that chipped nails are cool too. This chips so fast it is unbelievable but the colour is to die for. 

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint 437 Rose Hip - this nail polish is another good quality nail polish. Super shiny and holds well. The colour I felt like it was too pigmented. I suppose if I was to choose black or any of the dark colours I would be happy with the pigmentation but this colour in particular is too strong. 

Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails - I really like this nail straightening product. I use it on its one, I use it under my nail polish and I do feel like it help a little bit. Only a little bit. 

I feel like this post and my comments will not be helpful for everyone. I don't have many colour from these ranges but I like the ones I have. I just wanted to give you my thought process for each nail polish. I hope you can understand what I was trying to say.

You can find these online as well as boots or superdrug and these range from £2 to about £5. 

What are your go to nail polishes? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

December GlossyBox

As you may or may not know I am in love with Glossybox. I ordered my first November Glossybox box and then a few weeks later I saw that a new fancy box is coming for December too which I had to get. This one comes in special goldish/copperish box that say "Let it snow." with amazingly pretty ribbon that I used on one of my Christmas presents. 

It is a beauty box picked by Youtuber Really-Ree and I like what is inside the box and also you get 6 products rather than usual 5. 

Since I got this box in the middle of December and I am writing a blog post now, I got to try nearly all of these products. 

I really love this box and I really love all the products in it. Now I will give a blog post to each product and talk more about them .

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Eyeshadow Pencil

I have heard a lot of good stuff about this eyeshadow pencil so I though I would give a try myself.

It is a Collection Eyeshadow Pencil in colour Vintage Blush 3. I like this colour as it is very light and natural even but it is with a lot of glitter particles. I usually use it as my primer and it does a really good job, must I say. It literally sets within seconds so you have to put it on and blend straight away as it will not move what's so ever. It also says that it is waterproof and long lasting. I never tried it in water but it does lasts a bit. I actually think it works a lot better if you apply eyeshadow on top of it but it would still last you for a while on its own. 

I never had any problems taking it off so I don't think you will too. It is quite cheap (£3.19) for a preduct that is in between eyeshadow and a eyeshadow primer and you get so much in the tub it will probably last you a life time. They do come in a few different colours and you can find it pretty much everywhere.