Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara

Over the past few years I have been a pretty die hard Benefit mascara fan. I wasn't really looking to try a new mascara as I was pretty sure that nothing else on the market could top my love for They're Real and Roller Lash. It was by chance that the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme mascara feel into my hands and not being one to pass up the excuse to try new make up, I decided to branch outside of my comfort zone and give this mascara a try.

The mascara itself comes in the standard Estee Lauder blue packaging, which I like. Inside is where the mascara gets a little bit 'jazzy' (yes I sound super old what I say the word jazzy, but it just felt right so I'm going to go with it!) Anyway, back to the packaging, as I was saying, when you open up the standard blue box, you are greeted by a beautiful golden tube of mascara bearing the Estee Lauder 'EL'. I like the fact that the packaging gives off an elegant and classic look, so based on appearance this product ticks all the right boxes.

Anyone who uses mascara will tell you that the applicator brush is one of the most important aspects of the product. Without a good brush, your lashes won't get that sexy, long lasting curl we all want and aim for. The application brush defiantly lives up to the name Sumptuous Extreme! The brush, or 'brushcomber' as it's technically called for this mascara, is huge and voluptuous allowing you to pretty much cover all of your lashes in one swoop!

But for me, that's when it all starts to fall down a little bit. I love Estee Lauder products and my mum literally swears by their whole range, but I just found the formula a little bit clumpy! I feel like although my lashes appear longer and fuller, my lashes also stick together so much so it's like I have a few very long and very full lashes and then a few bold spots, which to be honest, isn't the look I'm going for. But this issue is only on my upper lashes and not on my lower lash line, which means that this mascara is greta for when you are wearing false lashes, but not so much when your not…we can't have everything right?

Priced at £21 for 6ml in the option of either black or brown, I can say that I won't be picking up another one of these when this one runs out. It's been great to try and I will use it all as I hate waste, but I'm sorry to say that once this baby runs out, thats the end of the line for us.

DLJ
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My 'go to' eye shadow palettes

There is nothing better than a palette which has a range of nudes and colours that you can mix and match to your hearts content. 

So here are three of my favourite palettes. 

Two of them are from Estée Lauder and the third one is from Bobbi Brown. 

As you can see the nude colours in my Estée Lauder palettes have taken a bit of a beating over the months. I love to use these colours as my base for most eye looks. 

The reason I love palettes so much is because you have so many colours all in one place. (In one place being the key here). I travel back and fourth, here and there all the time, so for my having so many colours in one place is a god send. Not only is it easy to cart them around, but it also means you don't have loads of little tubs to sift through and you never forget a colour. Life is just so much easier. 

Of course there are down sides to these palettes. You can't always choose the exact colours you want. I know lots of brands are happy to make up palettes from their range to suit you, but as far as I know Estée Lauder don't offer this as an option (yet). I believe that Bobbi Brown may do (but don't hold me to that) 

Now the great think about the Bobbi Brown palette is that it also has a range of lip glosses that suit the eye shades. I know that sounds a bit crazy, but no matter what look I create with these colours, all of the lip glosses just match perfectly. A match made in beauty heaven :) 

Palettes also provide quite good value for money. They do always seem quite expensive at first, but when you do the boring maths, they actually work out really 'cheap' vs if you brought every colour separately. 

On the flip side, if you know for a fact you just arnt going to use half of the colours and there are only two or three in the palette that you like / want, then you are of course much better off just buying the colours you want instead :) 

DLJ 

Xoxo

Estée Lauder : Bronze Goddess Soft Shimmer Bronzer

I'm not really a huge Bronzer fan. I only really use it when I am on holiday to add a little bit of colour to face (so that it matches the colour of my body) 

So I thought as I am on holiday at the moment and using Estée Lauder's Bronze Goddess now would be a good time to write about this product! 

This Bronzer is a beautiful colour and has loads of shimmer to it. It goes on really nicely, but takes time to build up the colour. It's not very dark, which is nice. I find I normally have to go over three maybe four times to get the right colour, and I'm very pale. If you want a really obvious Bronzer, this isn't the product for you. 

Due to the fact it has loads of shimmer, this can highlight any skin imperfections. So make sure to use a good concealer on any blemishes before applying. 

Overall a nice Bronzer to add a little bit of colour, but not a heavy / obvious Bronzer.  The shimmer can sometimes highlight imperfections, so go easy with this if you have bad skin. 

Estee Lauder Daywear Moisturiser with SPF 15

Estee Lauder DayWear is great for normal / combination skin. The texture is quite thick, but not oily, which is great for anyone who has oily skill like me. Even though it is thick, its really light and I find that it absorbs well into my skin. At the moment, this is £40.00 for a 50ml tub which is pretty good value for money.

It was voted 'InStyle Best Beauty Buys 2013 - Best Moisturiser with an SPF' 

They have recently changed the style of the tub, and the original tub that I have is a 75ml one, so I'm not sure if maybe the price / size was changed now the style of the packaging has changed.

All in all, I think that if you are after a good value moisturiser, then this is a good buy. Always a good one to keep in the house :)