Tanya Burr Lips and Nails

Tanya Burr Lips and Nails

I know that most of you will know who Tanya Burr is but for those who don’t, she is a professional makeup artist, blogger, YouTuber and all round lovely lady from Norwich in England.

 

She has just launched her own range of lip glosses and nail varnishes. As I have been a long time viewer of her YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/tanyaburr) and reader of her blog (www.tanyaburr.co.uk) and because she thoroughly deserves it, I thought it would be good to contribute (a little bit) to her products being a success and order a few of them.

 

So when the products went live on www.feelunique.com I ordered some straight away, as there was a huge rush of people buying the products through the website my delivery got delayed and rescheduled, which www.feelunique.com kept me up to date with via email, and I got them through a couple of weeks ago.

 

In the range there are 12 lip glosses (£6.99) and 10 nail polishes (£5.99), each having a cute name that mean something to Tanya. I think that the prices are amazing for such quality products and is a good drugstore price.

 

The lip glosses have a few different finishes, some have glitter in them, some are shimmery and some are just a tinted gloss. So there is something for everyone. I’m not a lip gloss fan, I much prefer lipsticks, but even I found one that I wanted to buy so I picked up the colour called Chic which is a pretty muted pink colour with no shimmer or glitter particles.

The formula of this gloss it super shiny, non sticky and long lasting. I tend to wear it alone but I does look great over a lipstick too, especially a dark nude. I like the simple but classy packaging of the glosses with a clear tube with Tanya’s signature on with black lid. I like the doe-foot applicator as it make precise application quick and easy.

 

I also picked up two nail polishes in Penguin Chic which is a beautiful cool mid grey colour and Mischief Managed which is a gorgeous bold red shade. The formula of these is also super shiny and they look glossy on the nails. They are very opaque and true to the colour in the bottle. I’ve had Mischief Managed on my toenails for a week and its still looking like I’ve just put it on.

 

They are currently available on www.feelunique.com and are on trial in some Superdrug shops before being rolled out into the rest in the near future.

 

I wish that Tanya gets all the success she deserves with these products, and I hope the range evolves and develops into other makeup products. I think a lip stick range would be perfect and I would definitely pick up a few more of those.

 

Overall both nail polishes and the lip gloss have been great quality, affordable and look beautiful. Well done Tanya!

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Love Hannah xoxo

Maybelline Big Eyes Mascara Review

Maybelline Big Eyes Mascara Review

 

Big eyes is Maybelline’s first double ended mascara. It has just been launched in the UK after being out in America for the past few months.

 

I haven’t seen much about this mascara in the blogger-sphere since hitting the shops in the UK so I am unsure of the general opinion on it. However after using it for a few weeks I have definitely made up my mind about it.
 

The packaging is similar to the popular Falsies mascara in colour, I’m not too keen on the packaging as I think it looks quite cheap (even though it is a drugstore mascara).

  

The upper lash end brush is similar to the mega plush one at is it tapered so you can get into you inner corners easily.

 

As for the lower lash wand, this I have been searching for!! It is long and thin with short and works really well at separating the lower lashes.

 

If you have the same problem as me when applying mascara on the lower lashes where the mascara wand hits your lower lid and leaves mascara on your skin (I have to clean it up once I’m done), this this is worth buying just for the lower last wand. It is also really handy to get in the inner corner of your top lashes where the bigger mascara wands can struggle and things become messy.

 

Its also a hell of a lot cheaper that the Clinique bottom lash mascara which is a massive £12 for 2ml.

 

So even if you don’t like the upper lash wand then this is definitely a great cheaper alternative.

 

I, however, do like the upper lash wand (admittedly not as much as my beloved Colossal mascara) and using both together gives a great effect as it volumises as well as separates with a formula with stays black, I don think that is lengthens too much is that’s is what you’re looking for, maybe this one wouldn’t be to great for you.

 

I think that the price point is pretty brilliant too as only £8.99, you can get it HERE! It is also widely available in the USA.

 

Overall I think that this could be a contender best mascara in my eyes, well it can be joint top with the Colossal volume mascara.

What's your holy grail mascara?

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Love Hannah xoxo

Urban Decay Naked Basics

The naked basic palette was released late 2012/early 2013 by urban decay and was a travel sized matte palette which perfectly complimented the Naked 1 and Naked 2 palettes and with the recently released Naked 3 palette.

 

 

This palette definitely lives up to its name as is contains 6 different neutral shades what you can create any day to night look with, you can wear them alone of blend them together to create even more looks. 5 of the shades are completely matte with one shimmer shade which is perfect for highlighting.

 

 

In my opinion it is the perfect compact palette as it is light, slim, contains a large mirror, and doesn’t have extra space for a useless brush like most small palettes contain.

 

I like that this palette contains both a shimmery highlight colour (Venus) and a matte black (Crave) and 4 other neutral shades in between (Foxy, Walk of Shame [WOS], Faint, Naked 2).

 

 

As with all Urban decay eye shadows these are amazing quality, blend effortlessly and stay put for ages – I do use the Urban Decay Primer Potion under the eye shadow but I do have particularly oily skin so using both together they last all day and don’t crease at all.

 

 

If you, like me, have oily eyelids and have trouble with eye shadows creasing I would 100% recommend the Urban Decay Primer Potion but if you have normal eyelids you wont need to use a primer and the shadows should last all day.

 

The packaging is minimal and clean with a good secure fastening, I also like that there is a large mirror included so you don’t have to carry a separate compact. The eye shadows themselves have a soft texture, are highly pigmented and blendable and with all 6 different shades you can create pretty day looks and smoke them out for a darker more intense evening look. I also don’t get any fall out under my eyes even with the darker colours which is a huge plus.

 

The palette is priced at £20 which is great value for money as that is just over £3 per eye shadow which is a similar price to a Rimmel or Max Factor single eye shadow and the quality is impeccable.

 

I would highly recommend this palette to everyone: the neutral girl, the one that wants everything in one place, the lady who travels, a woman who doesn’t like glitter, and for someone who wants to get into makeup with their first high end purchase.

 

You can buy this from Beauty Bay HERE.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Love Hannah xoxo
 

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer has just launched in the UK after the success of the Baby Lips range.

 

Now I am a huge primer fan as I need it to help my foundation stick to my oily face.

 

I’ve not had much luck with the drugstore primers that are around at the moment as they just don’t make my makeup last as long as the more high end ones.

  

First of all can we talk about how creepy the name is, baby skin, and I thought baby lips was an odd choice of name for lip balm but this is so much weirder.

 

The packaging is nice with the soft blue and pink and I like that it is in a tube rather than a pot as it is much more sanitary, although do wish it came with a pump, but you cant have everything I guess.

 

The product is more of a gel primer than a cream one as it is clear and has the silicone texture. But I prefer these over the moisturising primers and they tend to work better on me.

  

Is does absorb into the skin quickly as doesn’t leave a greasy residue but it did leave my skin feeling slightly dry. I apply my foundation with a brush and find that it goes over the primer smoothly and leaves a great finish on my skin.

 

The longevity is good too it lasts well through the day, as it is currently winter in the UK I haven’t been able to try it in the hotter temperatures

Overall I think it's a really good primer for a great price! I would recommend it to anyone who had oily skin but has maybe never used a primer before or doesn't want to splurge on a high end one.

Thanks for reading! 

Love Hannah xoxo