Author Archive: Jessica Wiley

I love using make-up from the Everyday Minerals range and recently when placing an order I decided to add a new brush into my cart. A decent brush when applying mineral foundation is essential, using the wrong type can simply…
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I wanted to try this eyeshadow after watching the adverts on TV, and after careful consideration I opted for the “coffee” shade. This eyeshadow is packaged in the way many lip glosses are, a long see-through tube and the applicator…
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I was drawn to this foundation when I saw the advertising campaign for it on TV and in magazines. It was being pushed as a liquid foundation that would give you an ‘air brush finish’ and not emphasise the appearance…
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I stumbled across this mascara by chance, I was frantically searching for a volume mascara in brown in Boots. My usual mascara range let me down, ALL of their mascara’s were in black, along with every other brand it seemed,…
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I don’t wear eyeliner too often mainly for 2 reasons, one being that I don’t spend too much time on eye make-up when I’m going to work for the day, I just don’t see the point. The other reason is…
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My love of the Clinique Colour Surge eye shadow duo’s came about purely by Clinique often popping an eye shadow into their famous free gifts. Seeing as I often only buy the things I use from Clinique when they have…
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I have tried and loved some of Benefit’s products before, and I was always eager to give this mascara a try. Brightly packaged in a black and pink box, the mascara itself is quite large compared to my usual Bourjois…
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I’ve read that using a face primer before applying foundation helps give a more smoother make-up application, and also helps foundation last longer. Having been so impressed with MAC Foundation I was originally going to give the MAC Primer a…
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I have been a fan of Max Factor’s Masterpiece Max mascara for quite a while now, however I don’t wear it quite often. A bold mascara isn’t suitable for my eyelashes on a day to day basis, just sat in…
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I should point out at the start of this review that Boots No7 Liplicious lip gloss changed not so long ago. The old version was a terrible lip gloss that was stupidly sticky and not very good. I am reviewing…
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Benefit are fast becoming a hugely popular high-end cosmetics range. They have funky names and a kitschy, retro image, with many of their products having a 50’s feel to them and covered in bright and colourful images. They don’t come…
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Mineral makeup is one of those things in the world of cosmetics that started off small and is now everywhere, with lots of different companies offering some form of mineral makeup and lots of companies who ONLY produce and sell…
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For people with oily skin, getting your make-up to stay on your face is problematic enough, never mind that horribly oily, greasy shine that seems to emerge mid-morning, no matter what you do. This is the problem I always have,…
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The Boots Botanics range has everything from skin care to hair care, and recently they have brought out a new Organic range within the Boots Botanics range.. There are a few products within this rnew organic range that I liked…
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Clinique state that the Anti-Blemish liquid makeup ‘feels so fresh’ and promises to look natural. They state this makeup works undercover, as not only does it provide coverage but it also has a formula to deal with existing breakouts! They…
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MAC Cosmetics is an extremely popular brand, you’ll probably never see a quiet MAC counter in a department store, and it’s not without reason. MAC makes excellent, high quality make-up which is used by make-up artists. Of course they’re an…
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It seems like Maybelline release the next best mascara every other month, no sooner or they done with promoting the last one everywhere, then they’re onto the next one. The Colossal volume mascara pushed aside, it’s now time for the…
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