☺ Review; MAC Fluidline in 'Dipdown' ☺

Gel liner is a staple in my daily make-up routine, I love how smoothly and easily it applies which is why I will always wear it over liquid or pencil liner. MAC's Fluid-line in the shade 'Dipdown' is my absolute favorite and I will continue to repurchase it when it eventually runs out. I wear a brown liner because black looks far too harsh on my fair complexion but do not fret, these liners come in an array of shades. 

I heard many bloggers/vloggers talk about this gel liner so I decided to take the plunge and get it around this time last year after E.L.F's Cream Liner dried up on me (I would recommend the e.l.f liner for beginners though!). It was £14 which I think is fairly reasonable for this product and I will happily pay it again. I love this liner because it applies so smoothly. I use the E.L.F Angled Eye-liner brush which I love because it applies it perfectly. It glides on and makes using gel liner every day so effortless. It also lasts a very long time on my weepy eyes. This was the biggest reason I purchased a higher end liner because others would constantly smudge throughout the day, this one definitely doesn't. I'm also very impressed that it hasn't began to dry up yet lots of people said it does easily but mine doesn't even look close to drying up and I've had it for around a year now - there's still lots left too. 

I think this is the perfect gel liner and definitely worth a purchase if you're skeptical, I promise you will get your money's worth.

 I haven't tried the Maybelline Gel Liner but I am planning on trying it soon to do a comparison to see if there is a cheaper offering - let me know if you would like me to do a comparison post.

I hope this was helpful and thanks for reading!

What's your favorite gel liner?

'Til Next Time,

☼ Review; E.l.f Mineral Eyelid Primer (+ Urban Decay Comparison) ☼

E.l.f Mineral Eyeshadow Primer ~ £3.00 @ eyeslipsface.co.uk

E.l.f say "This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes."

I'm not too sure about the 'key vitamins' and the whole 'prevent ageing' as I have seen no effects  of this and didn't really expect it from an eyeshadow primer but I do think that it does have a moisturizing feel on the lid of the eye. The texture is smooth, feels a bit like it contains silicon so  it smooths and evens out the lid, and blends effortlessly. The product itself is light and does glide on easily and disappears instantly. 

I think that this primer is almost as good as the infamous 'Urban Decay Primer Potion' - minus the price tag. I think it holds on the shadow and prevents them from creasing in the same way the urban decay primer does. Although, this primer does not make the eyeshadows any more vibrant, like the Urban Decay one, which is a little negative for me. My shadows do still crease with this primer, but only slightly, which I expect as they do with any of the eye primers I have tried *sigh*. 
I definitely recommend you try this out if you are debating whether to try the Urban Decay Primer Potion as it is similar, if you only need a primer to keep your  eye-shadow on for longer or you're a eye-shadow primer newbie, this is a great one to try for a very reasonable price.
I don't quite think it is as good as the Urban Decay Primer Potion, just because it doesn't add any vibrancy to the shadows but for the price this is a very impressive product.
 I would 100% buy again and recommend to you all.

Have you tried any of the E.l.f primers?
 Has anyone tried/reviewed the Too Faced Shadow Insurance? I'd love to give that one a try!

'Til Next Time,
Carys xox



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E.L.F/Recent Make Up Haul! + Small Review

Haven't bought too much make up recently, considering it's my birthday on Thursday (woo) so I'm waiting until then to buy anything! But I did make an order on E.L.F (eyeslipsface.com) when they had another one of their 50% deals so I took advantage of it and got some things I've had my eye on for a while! Over all I like everything I've got so yeah, hope you enjoy! :)

Mineral Eye Shadow Primer - Sheer - E.L.F - £1.50

(Very good at preventing shadow from creasing)

Mineral Lip Gloss - Pageant Princess - E.L.F - £1.50

(Pale Pink with Gold Shimmer - Fairly Sheer)
A very sticky gloss, almost unwearable!

Mineral Lipstick - E.LF - Ripe Rose - £1.50

Swatched twice

Love this lipstick! Great formula and pigmentation, and its the perfect colour for Autumn/Winter so I shall be wearing it a lot! :-) 

Angled Eye Liner Brush - £1.75
Cream Eye Liner (below)

Cream Eyeliner - Coffee- E.L.F - £1.75
Soo glad I bought this! Lovely colour, looks natural, and is great for wearing to school/work etc. as it is quick and easy to apply (I use E.L.F Angled Liner Brush) and stays on all day without smudging, at all! And it's very affordable and comes with a decent brush!

Brush that came with the cream eyeliner

Blending Eye Brush - 75p & Powder Brush - E.L.F - £1.75

All Over Cover Stick and Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara - E.LF - 75p

All Over Cover Stick - E.L.F - Golden Peach -75

Hate this!

Swatched 3 times

Another product I am in love with! I've worn this almost every day with a lip balm underneath because it can be quite drying! But it is a beautiful peachy/pink colour and looks extremely natural and flattering with my complexion! I need to get more of these :-) 

Blush - Peachy Keen - E.L.F - £1.75

             Really pretty natural peachy colour! :-) 

Contouring Blush and Brozing Powder - E.L.F - £1.75 

 Rather disappointed with this product, although I like the bronzer for contouring, I didn't expect them to be so shimmery, which puts me off using them! and the colours aren't the greatest, but hopefully, I'll find a good use for them! :-) 

'Til Next Time,