A LINER THAT'S WORTH THE HYPE?

I was pretty pleased to see a free sample of Benefit's They're Real Push Up Liner attached to the cover of this months Elle magazine.  I've wanted to try it since reading through all of the hyped up blog posts around the time of its release. You may have noticed that I love the winged liner look so I can't say I wasn't tempted to splurge on this but after reading about Maybelline's version which retails at a fraction of the price I opted to try that one first and, if you read my earlier post about it you'll probably know that I fell absolutely in love with it!

MAYBELLINE LASTING DRAMA GEL EYELINER PEN

9 times out of 10 my day to day make up involves some kind of winged liner. I'm addicted to the look and I actually feel rather naked without it these days. I'm always on the look out for long lasting formulas that make application easier so when I saw this one popping up on a few of the blogs that I read, I ran out on my lunch break to grab one straight away picked one up on my next trip to Boots.

EYEKO SKINNY LIQUID EYELINER

The freebies on magazines in the last couple of months have been insanely awesome.  I can't resist a liquid eyeliner so I was quite happy to see that Glamour were giving away Eyeko skinny liners with their June edition.  There were two colours to choose from, navy or black, of course I picked up one of each!

Rimmel Scandaleyes

A while ago I picked up two of the Scandaleyes products by Rimmel.  I was in desperate need of a decent mascara at a high street price and the Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara (£6.99) seemed to fit the bill perfectly.  I've always been a fan of Rimmel and for a good few years I only ever used their eyeliners and mascaras.

Review: Pink Tease Gel Eyeliner

I'm a massive fan of eyeliner on my top lids and love the look of a sexy kitten eye.  Recently I've been practising my liner skills and I'm not doing too badly but I seem to struggle to get it looking even... one eye always looks so much better than the other!  I generally just use a pencil liner but I absolutely love the deep inky black precision of a liquid liner.  I simply suck at applying it!  I've been dying to try a gel liner and a few days ago I saw this one by Pink Tease in Poundworld and, for just a quid, thought I'd give it a whirl.

Colours Of The Ocean

Finally, my first beauty post in what seems like forever!  

Tomorrow is the first day of summer and blue is going to be a hot colour for the season.  It feels very strange knowing that Christmas is coming and I won't be seeing shops fill up with the typical British winter colours (in a good way!).

This backpacking stuff is hard, having no money to buy new beauty products and there is so much loveliness on the shelves too  :(  However I wanted to share some of my favourite products from some fantastic Aussie brands in colours inspired by the ocean.  Add a splash of silver for a bit of extra glamour and the perfect Australian summer outfit.