Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover Review

I never really tried eye makeup removers until I tried this and this did not let me down. Clinique take the day off makeup remover has been in my makeup bag for a couple of years and has got to be a staple in my collection. Finding a new eye makeup remover will be hard since this remover is pretty good and has set the standard for other removers.

The Clinique take the day off makeup remover is a bi phase formula which basically means there is an oil within the formula which gets rid of the makeup and then water section to clean up the oil. When shaken, these two sections meet and create the actual remover and that is when it is fine to use.

I first tried it from a sample in Glamour magazine a few years back and it was quite a big sample and it lasted for a while. At first I didn't like it because it felt quite oily but I finished the bottle and bought a 50ml size from Boots which is nearly empty.

 I love this remover because it literally removes every single particle of makeup and its brilliant for contact wearers. I wear contacts so its highly important to find a product which wont sting or irritate with my contacts. This remover was perfect because I sometimes got a bit of the product in my eye which is not on purpose but it made my eyes a bit blurry for a while but it never irritated or stung my eyes. After a while the blurry vision went back to normal. I feel like I am not going to worry if I get any of this into my eyes since it doesn't cause a reaction.

Also the take the day off makeup remover helped to remove all my makeup without any hassle. However it felt quite oily because of all the oils removing the makeup. To get rid of this oil, I just used a clean tissue and wiped away the remover which left my skin feeling fine and the makeup gone.

The top on the bottle is a screw top which helps to stop the bottle from leaking and it is a child safety lock to prevent children from opening the bottle. Its 100% fragrance free and doesnt have a strong overpowering smell.

Pros
*Takes off every bit of makeup
*Lasts a long time
*Screw top lid to secure the product
*Available in different sizes
*Brilliant for contact wearers

Cons
*Expensive
*Feels oily on the eyelids

Overall I love this makeup remover and perfect for me because I wear contacts, a bit expensive but worth the money.

You can get this in large Boots stores and online, basically any shop which sells Clinique products and it costs £17.00.

http://www.boots.com/en/Clinique-Take-The-Day-Off-Make-Up-Remover-for-Lids-Lashes-Lips-all-Skin-Types-125ml_4012/

July Faves 2013

Hello everyone, so this post is going to be my favourite beauty products for the month of July. I haven't done a favourites for a few months now because I usually stick to the same products if I like them but I have decided to try out a few new product.

If you like to watch the video version of the July favourites, then please click on the below video which will take you to my youtube channel.

So I only have 5 favourite products for the month of July, some new and some old.

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer - This is a lovely concealer because the texture is sooo creamy and soft to touch which makes it a pleasure to apply. Fit me covers most problem areas such as blemishes, spots, redness, acne scars apart from dark circles. I would use another concealer to cover up dark circles since this does cover the darkness to some extent but it doesn't completely cover and get rid of dark circles. This is a brilliant concealer for £5.99 and I have mine in 15 fair.

Collection (2000) Fix Me Up - The Collection fix me up is a spray which should hold makeup in place in hot weather. When the UK had hot weather, I tried it out and sprayed it on my face. It felt really cooling and smelled amazing. My face did feel quite wet from the spray but after five minutes, the wetness went and was left with normal looking makeup. I felt like this helped my makeup to stay in place whilst I was at work all day and was still left with makeup in the evening.

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner - I have never really been into liquid eyeliners because I am never good at liquid eyeliners and I was a bit scared of trying it out. However this has completely changed my mind. The eyeliner was a felt tip which makes it a lot more precise and easy to draw a line onto the top of the lashes. Very easy to use and easy to take off with a makeup remover, loved it.

Urban Decay Cream Highlighter Sin - The Urban Decay cream highlighter in Sin I have had for a couple of years now. When I first got it, I loved it but after a while, I found new products which took over and this got forgotten about. One day, I looked through my makeup drawers and found this out again. It is a lovely champagne shimmery colour which I think will look lovely on all skin tones. The colour is brilliant for the summer and highlights the areas well.

Benefit Coralista - Benefit Coralista is probably one of the best blushers I own because it smells amazing and the colour is a lovely coral with a slight shimmer. Since it is a coral colour, it is perfect for the summer which is why I chose it again but it looks lovely on all skin tones especially fair like me. The shimmer isn't overpowering which is good because its nice and subtle and the colour is noticed a lot more than the shimmer.

So those were my favourites for July and I know there wasn't a lot but I promise next time I do a favourites there will be more.

July Glossybox - First ever Glossybox!!

This is my first ever glossybox and I wasnt let down. I have heard so much about glossybox and I wanted it for over a year(when it first started). When I successfully got a job, I thought I might as well sign up to Glossybox. Anyway lets get on with what was inside the glossybox.

But first off, I love the packaging. I love the parcel box because its black with their logo in pink (love). The box with the samples in is just beautiful. I love that the box is a light pale pink with their black logo in the middle. I can use these boxes as storage boxes.

When I opened up the box. I saw black tissue paper with a pink ribbon on top. They really do go into detail and care about the presentation which is good. When I opened up the tissue paper, I saw the following samples/products.

The first one that caught my eye was the Elizabeth Arden samples. These are three small skincare samples and they are visible difference skin balancing exfoliant equilibrant, optimizing skin serum and skin balancing lotion with SPF 15. These are all 2ml samples, so there is quite a lot of product all together.

The next one is Collin resultime gel collagene regenerant. I think this is an anti aging product, so I wont really need much use out of this one since I am still quite young and dont need to start on anti aging products just yet. Dont really know what its meant to do, so its quite a blah sort of product.

Monu is the next product and its an extra rich night cream. At first, I thought this was a anti aging products, but as I was looking at the july glossybox videos on youtube, I noticed that some people used it at my age. This product is for anyone who has very dry skin. I did have very dry skin couple of weeks ago since I had a reaction to a skincare product I used. This would of been perfect for that time but I can still use it because sometimes my skin can go quite dry. Cant wait to try this one out.

The next one is by Paul Mitchell and its the awapuhi texturizing sea spray. At first, I did not notice that this was by Paul Mitchell. I thought the brand was awaphui and never heard of that company before. This product is perfect for the summer and perfect to create beach looking hair. Might have to try this product when the weather brightens up in the UK.

The second to last one is by Jelly Pong Pong Cosmetics. I have heard of this company but never purchased any products from them, so it was quite interesting receiving a product from the company. This product is a lip frosting and can be used as a blush on the cheeks. The smell is just amazing and smells like sweets and very sweet smell to it which I love. The colour is a bright pink with a shimmer too it. I love the smell and love this product.

The last product is by kryolan and this is a satin powder. This is a micro fine powder which will create a nice shimmer effect for eye make-up. I love this product since I love shimmery and sparkly products and its full size. Its a nice pink/coral colour which is perfect for the summer. Hands down winner for me.

Overall the Julys Glossybox and my first ever Glossybox was quite good and hopefully will carry on with Glossybox. I love the idea of trying new products and trying products from companys I have never heard of. This will make my make-up range a lot broader rather than sticking to the drugstore brands.

DKNY The World Fragrance Collection

DKNY are releasing the world fragrance collection this month and it seems like DKNY are always releasing new products. Anyway this collection is all about the frangrances from all around the world and extends the Be Delicious range. These fragrances will represent a country by its smell. There are four fragrances in this collection, Delicious NYC, Be Delicious London, Be Delicious Paris and Be Delicious Rio.

Be Delicious Rio features the scent of the Brazilian city and has a tropical smell to the scent. Top notes: pink lady apple and passion fruit. Heart: orange blossom and gardenia. Base: benzoin, myrrh and sandalwood.

Be Delicious NYC features the notes of the original fragrance. Top notes: magnolia, cucumber and grapefruit. Heart: green apple, tuberose, violet, rose and lily of the valley. Base: sandalwood, amber and blonde woods.

Be Delicious London contains notes of honeysuckle, blackcurrant buds, hyacinth and roses, representing the English countryside. It also illustrates the landmarks in London such as the River Thames, Trafalgar Square and Cotswolds.Top notes: green apple and hyacinth. Heart: black currant bud, honeysuckle and English roses. Base: vetiver and amber.

Be Delicious Paris is inspired by Parisian women and inspired by the city. Top notes: Gala apple. Heart: jasmine and violet. Base: patchouli and vanilla.

The four fragrances are available at the end of this month and are 50ml EDPs priced at £48 each.

Free Ciate Nail Polishes in Marie Claire

Ciate nail polishes are very popular but also very expensive. They are not as expensive as Opi since one nail polish costs 9 pound and one nail polish from Opi is 11 pound. Anyway,  in the July's issue of marie claire, there will be three ciate nail polishes you can choose from for free.

There is a hot pink one called Jelly Bean and the other two are a lilac/purple colour and a nude/pink colour. These are all for the summer season and only being released with marie claire. You will not be able to get these nail polishes anywhere else but this magazine and it will be limited edition.

Marie claire costs 3.70 pounds and the ciate polish usually costs 9 pound, so you do get a bit of saving which is brilliant.

I do love this hot pink nail polish because its pink and it has a blue sheen running through the polish which looks amazing and so pretty.

Get your free Ciate nail polish in july's edition of marie claire in all supermarkets and other stores

Sleek Med 1 Look - Purple, Pink, Blue and Green

Hiya everyone, so i did this eye make-up tutorial on youtube not so long ago, and i thought i might as well write one as a post as well with pictures. This eye make-up look is really easy to do and all you need is either the sleek Med palette or any purple, pink, blue and green eyeshadows. I used sigma brushes to apply the eyeshadows but you can use any brushes because they all do the same thing. All you need are the eyeshadows, brushes, primer and a mirror to complete this look.

Ok, so the first thing you need to do is too prime your eyelids. This will keep the eyeshadow on your eyelids all day and will make the colours pop. I used the Urban Decay primer potion in orginal. Then i took the sigma short shader brush and applied the purple all over my lids. The purple is called Lotus Flower.

After i applied Lotus flower. I then took a small brush (Unbranded) and took the Mid toned blue from the palette and applied it from the middle to the outer corner of my eyelids. The blue colour is called Humming Bird. Take any blending brush. I used the revlon contour brush and blended out any harsh lines between the purple and the blue colours.

Then take a Hot pink colour and apply this to the outer v and to the crease. Be sure not to go up to far from the outer v. I applied this Hot pink with the sigma E25 but you can use any blending brush you have. The hot pink is called Magenta Madness (Love the names of these eyeshadows).

Take another blending brush but it has to be a clean one. I took the Sigma E35 and applied a green colour into the crease next to the pink. The green is called Kiwi Zest. Take the same blending brush you used to blend the blue and the purple and blend the pink and green together. Then go over the whole eye to make sure their is no harsh lines.

Then take a white/cream colour eyeshadow and apply this under the brow bone. I used my fingers but you can use a brush if you wanted to.

Apply eyeliner and mascara to complete the eye make-up. Then i took the sigma F10 to apply the blush. I used a really hot pink blush from sleek called santorini and applied it to my cheeks. Then to complete the whole look, i used the pout polish by sleek called Monte Carlo which is also another hot pink colour.

 It is pretty simple to do and you can use any type of eyeshadows, blush etc to complete your look. I hope i explained it alright, if not then i will leave a link on the video i did for this look on my youtube channel. I hope you found this useful and there will be plenty of more posts coming your way very soon.

Lauren
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Upcoming Videos On Youtube - 29th July 2011

Hiya everyone, so as you know already i have my own youtube channel called Laurensmart1993. I thought i might as well do a post on upcoming videos that will be on the channel. Ok, so i have done youtube for other 6 months now and it is going great but not as well as i thought it might have but oh well life goes on and i will keep sticking at youtube. I love doing youtube, it lets me relax and talk about beauty which i love to do. I would recommend anyone to do youtube but i wouldnt do it if you havent got thick skin. I have got hate comments already and it is really hard to take it in but just ignore them and carry on.

 Here is a list of upcoming videos -

• TAG - How much does my face cost -   This is basically me telling you how much the products are used on my face for that day and see how much money i spend everyday on products
• July Favourites  -                                                                                                                                        All my favourite products i have used over the month of July. Can range from make-up products to hair products to books.
• Collection 2000 Lasting perfection concealer Review -                                                                              This is the newest concealer from collection 2000 and a lot of people have raved about this product and i thought i might as well put my thought across as well. 
• Haul Video -                                                                                                                                         
• Katy Perry Last Friday Night inspired Look - Blue, purple, pink
• Sleek Med 2 look - Light blue, Blue, brown and yellow           

                                             
So they are all my upcoming videos and i hope you sub to my channel which is                      http://www.youtube.com/user/laurensmart1993?feature=mhee
Also follow my blog for more posts from me. I am on a roll with blogging

Thanks

Lauren
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Upcoming Make-up/beauty products(New Series) - Revlon, Boots 17 and No7, Urban Decay and DKNY!

Hiya everyone, so this is going to be a new series of posts on this blog because i thought this would be a good series to do. Everyone loves make-up products and are always looking for better products and products are always launching all year around. Sometimes we do not know whats coming up but this blog post will help people to save up money for products months ahead of the release date. Also if there is a product you are wanting to try out, then this will be a great idea for when the product is meant to be released in the shops and online. This will hopefully be a weekly post on new and upcoming make-up products coming to the shops and online within the next couple of months. So please follow my blog and you will be the first to know what products are coming out in the shops.

Revlon are going to be introducing new shades in their top speed fast dry nail enamels from september and there will be seven new shades in this collection. The brush is designed to give a smooth, ultra-glossy finish with just one application. Boots and superdrug will stock these new shades in their shops and online from september. Each nail enamel will cost £6.49.

Boots 17 range will be releasing a new range of lipsticks ready for the party season. Supreme Shine Lipsticks are the newest lipstick range from 17. There will be 13 shades in this collection which includes Barely Blush (Nude), Hot Stuff (Hot Pink) and Kissable (Pretty Pink). There will be a shade for everyone in this collection. This collection has been especially created for the christmas party season. The release date for the Supreme Shine Lipsticks is 5th October and will be found online and in all boots stores. They are priced at £4.99 each.

Boots No7 range will be rolling out a new mascara called Lash Adapt Mascara. This mascara contains jojoba oil and comes in normal black and black/brown. This mascara will build volume to the lashes and will cost £12.50. The Lash Adapt Mascara will be rolling out in all boots stores from 10th August.

Urban Decay will release a special limited edition palette from September. This palette come insides for their 15 year anniversary and will have 15 new shades. This will contain a mixture of neutrals, brights, darks and lights, so there will always be a shade for every ocassion. The palette will cost £39 and will be available in house of fraser and debenhams and on their website.

Lastly i know this is not a make-up or beauty product but i thought i might as well mention it. The perfume shop will stock an exclusive DKNY fragrances. DKNY has released a collection called Delicious Candy Apple (love the bottles). There will be three different fragrances released. Sweet Strawberry in Red which has strawberry mousse and bergamot notes. Juicy Berry in purple which combines apple blossom and blackberries and Fresh Orange which contains mandarin and fizzy orange sherbet notes. They all sound really nice, might have to check them out when i next go into town. Anyway each bottle will cost £29.50 for 50ml. The release date for these fragrances is from 21st July.

So that is the first edition of this new series. Please follow my blog. Thank you for reading and i hope to see you soon.

Lauren
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Summer Sample Challenge Video

Hiya everyone, i hope everyone is alright. I know i kept saying that i was going to update this blog a lot but i havent had time, plus i just had two weeks in Poole in dorset. But hopefully i might get back into blogging and hopefully more people will see my blog and maybe follow.

Ok, so this post is going to be a video i have just put up onto my youtube channel. The video is called Summer Sample challenge. This is where you and me will try and collect as many samples as we can during the summer and maybe autumn. Click on the video for more information about the challenge and please sub to my channel. This video was first done by MissPrincessPancake and i have linked both her channel and her video in the down bar on the video page.

I will hopefully will be doing more posts this week and please follow me. Thank you
Lauren
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