Review | Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser

Hello Friends,

It looks like sun cream, smells like sun cream and feels like sun cream, so it must be sun cream. Right? Wrong, this is apparently a cleanser, and supposedly a dupe for Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. Oh no, do not be fooled.

Firstly the sun cream thing is off-putting. I don't want to feel like I'm rubbing sun cream on my face to take my make-up off. And it leaves behind a residue which makes the water feel as though it's just sitting on top of the skin. 

Secondly, it doesn't actually cleanse the skin. My skin doesn't feel clean when I've used this, it actually feels more clogged and sticky.

Plus my skin reacted to the product, little bobbly spots appeared on my chin. Not good.

I wouldn't recommend this product as a dupe if you like typical hot cloth cleansers or balm cleansers, I would say spend a little extra and get a decent product like the Liz Earle. Back to my trusty Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm for me.

Sorry Superdrug: 3/10 for you and that's mainly because of the price!

Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser £4.99

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Haul | Urban Decay

Hello Friends,

I had a little spending spree on House of Fraser online recently. There was an offer whereby if you bought 2 Urban Decay products you received a free mini sample of one of their lipglosses. Now I'm not a big fan of lipgloss anyway, but I'd heard great things about the Urban Decay ones and couldn't resist a freebie!

I picked up a Revolution lipstick in the shade 'Turn On' £15.50, a beautiful vibrant deep pink. These lipsticks are a lovely creamy formula and although they are not matte they stick around for a good long while. If you blot the excess away with a tissue it stays on the lips for quite a few hours (as long as you don't eat, I've been left with a rather pink stained baguette before now). I think I'll be picking up a couple more shades of this lipstick and will try the matte revolution ones too.

I also got an eyeshadow in 'Freelove' £14.00. This is a gorgeous shimmery peachy orange, perfect for an everyday 'no-makeup' make-up look. I think it goes great with blue eyes as well. 

Then for the freebie. A mini sized high-colour lipgloss in 'Scandal', again a lovely bright-fuschia pink. Brilliant colour pay-off, almost as good as the lipstick with a glossy non-sticky finish.

Top: Revolution lipstick in 'Turn On'
Middle: High-colour Lipgloss in 'Scandal'
Bottom: Eyeshadow in 'Freelove'

If you've tried any other Urban Decay products leave a comment below on your opinions :)

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My 25p Charity Shop Find

Hello Friends

I have been looking for a new make-up brush pot for a very long time now. I've searched the likes of TK Maxx, Supermarket homeware and even Home Bargains for a cheap offering, however no luck.

I was then out and about with a friend who likes to frequent charity shops, now I've nothing against charity shops I just don't visit then particularly often. This occasion I'm so glad I did.

This little (well it's quite big actually) was all on its lonesome, it's a tea/coffee holder which make perfect brush holders however a lot of them have Tea/Coffee written on them. This one has a cute blackboard section on the front so you can write whatever you like in chalk. I think I'll leave mine blank though.

So my advice to you is, if you've exhausted all other shops in a search for a particular item, try a charity shop.

Good luck and Happy hunting!

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A Dupe for MAC Painterly?

Top: Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Creme de Rose 91
Bottom: MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

Hello Friends,

Now, I haven't heard of this dupe before and haven't even ever seen this colour of the Maybelline colour tattoo anywhere until I was in my little local Boots having a mooch around. Maybelline was on offer 2 for £10 so I picked up a liquid lipstick (another post to come on that) and had a look through the colour tattoo offerings they had.

To suprise they had a couple of colours I'd never seen before. This creamy rose (Creme De Rose 91) and a creamy yellowy-beige (Just Beige). I swatched both on my hand and decided the rose version was more skin toned and looked remarkably like a very well known paint pot I had picked up from MAC.

Top: MAC Painterly
Bottom: Maybelline Creme De Rose 91

When swatched the Maybelline offering comes off a little more pink toned than the MAC product, however when dry they are almost indistinguishable from each other.

On my oily lids the MAC paint pot lasts a little longer as it is a slghtly thicker consistency than the creamy colour tattoo, however if you know that the colour tattoos work for you as an eyeshadow base I would more than recommend this product.

It may be difficult to find, as I said I've never seen it before and only came across it through sheer luck. It's not listed on the Boots website or the Maybelline UK website either. I may have just been lucky but if you find one in your local Boots, comment below which one.

Good luck and Happy hunting :)

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