Random parcels of fun Part 2

Well here we go with the rest of my Revlon mysterious freebies, along with the gloss, i also got this wonderful eyeshadow palette. Only recently did i realise that this was a limited edition set! You can still buy this at the moment in stores - and the retail price currently is £12 from Superdrug - however they're having it on sale atm for £8, so that's pretty awesome really considering the price of most Revlon products.

Revlon - Soft On The Eyes Sheer Loose Shadow

Revlon's bio for this product is:

'Encircle eyes with a unique "watercolor"-inspired palette of four ultra-light loose shadows. The formula is sheer yet buildable, to adapt coverage and provide increased color impact as desired. Unique quad with mixing well and brush allows for maximum shade play and customization of color and beauty look. Available in 3 shadow quads.'

I actually received the quad 'Head In The Clouds' which is pictured above, and wow - what an amazing selection of colours - i think i got the most colourful of the three as one is a nudes quad and the other is more based on Autumn.. much darker colours.


Well this was the beauty i received - totally awesome stuff, i'll be honest with you - when i first got it i was a bit confused at how they could do sheer loose powder in a compact (it looked pressed in the palette), then i became scared of opening it - i imagined a ridiculous amount of product flying about! But when i opened it.. such an awesome gliding plastic cover rolls off the pigments when opened, and rolls back when closed - as you can see, there's a little mirror in the lid, and little holes over the pigment top to get just enough pigment on your brush. There's a little contour for mixing and foiling, and the brush that came with it - small but so soft and doesn't shed.. i'd buy this just for the brush really - so wonderful!

The only issue is the packaging.. it reminds me of the '80's... really.. meh green for the front with white plain writing? And a splooge in the corner to make it look more high end? Stop, what are you DOING Revlon?? The product is perfection.. if it didn't have this front on the packaging. The actual wearability of these products are endless.. so summery, you can foil them in the contour tray, or create new shades altogether! When applied dry - they're a beautiful soft bunch of colours.. and wet they're so wild and in your FACE! The minerals aren't milled quite as fine as TSS pigments and i will never change my mineral products to Revlon - or any other company - as those pigments are the best you can find. But this is better than other companies out there.. so well done Revlon :P. 9/10

Random parcels of fun

As the title says.. yesterday i received my expected parcel from E.l.f, but somehow.. i got this little surprise!
Yeah, weird right? Well that's what i thought.. i have no idea where this came from, the parcel had my name and address handwritten on it, but with the Revlon stamp so.. did i win a competition i forgot about? Who knows, so here's some pics and reviews etc..

First things first - i got three extremely awesome products. So i'll go in simple order.

NEW! Revlon Colorstay Mineral Lipglaze
Well here's the product on the site (above) and here's the actual product i recieved (below), not a bad looking product - infact it looks really gorgeous.. the packaging is just yum! But the lid made me think there was something in it, i don't know why lol!


Here's a good bio of the product from the Revlon site:

'Revlon’s first longwearing lip gloss with a unique mineral complex that provides a glossy seal of conditioning color. Just one application of this cushiony formula keeps lips coated with comfortable color for up to 8 hours, with no need for touch-ups. Available in 12 gorgeous, glossy shades.'

Well, i got the shade in Neverending Nude, and this is what the colour is meant to look like, as opposed to the actual swatch.


As you can see.. nothing alike!! I would seriously be so pissed off if i bought this thinking that mauve colour was what i was expecting.. there is nothing wrong with the actual formula.. the product itself is nice - a bit thick - but nice! However this is a completely silly difference in colour - what i got was something more sandy/orangey than mauvey. Oh well.. the brush is your standard gloss brush, and the formula is thick, non sticky and lasts for ages! But the colour is just such a disappointment. Not sure about the retail price currently, as this is a new product that hasn't been added to any online drugstore such as boots. Hopefully this product will be put up in the next few weeks as the actual product is great - just not loving the colour! 8/10

Part Two will see some of their Limited Edition stuff.. ohh fabulous!

SONG TO CHECK OUT
Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache (2004 The End Of Heartache)

What the hell?

Sorry but i have to get this off of my chest - why should guys get to look prettier than us gals? Not fair. Superdrug now have decided to let guys have their own brand on liner. For £6.50. Guys - you have to be an idiot to go for this.. just because it says guyliner on the side doesn't mean you're allowed to shove an extra £3 on it. Buy something cheap and you can pretend it's for your girlfriend/sister/mother.
I'll give this product less than a year before i see it off the shelves. If my guy has liner on then it's cause he asked me to put it there. I use my own liner on him.. just as he asks. Target audience for this product? Goths, emos and the alternative scene. So don't target superdrug.. because they rarely go there. Target the goth shops and be done with it. Jeez..

Max Factor Backstage Mascara

Yeah.. Max Factory is going to be jumping on the bandwagon of mascara with the spinning brush.
From an inside source, here are some of the features:

• Retail price £15.99
• Patented SoftSpin brush gently rotates for the user.
• Turns on by twising the lid of the mascara.
  
• Classic Black Packaging
• Gold bristles of the wand
• Available in Black, Black-Brown and Brown
• Available in Regular and Waterproof
• Net Weight = 7.2ml
• Hypo-Allergenic, suitable for contact wearers
• Smudgeproof, flakeproof, but removes easily
• Battery lasts up to 6 months

Not told when this will be released - probably in the upcoming 4 months, but what do you think? Love it? Hate it?

SONG TO CHECK OUT
The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg - Iron Maiden (2006 A Matter Of Life And Death)

Boots Cosmetics Offer

Most people love Boots - you can get almost anything from them at a cheap, reasonable price and p&p. Boot's even have their own range, famous for their successful eye creams and cosmetics.
Now, you can try and buy anything up to the value of £20 or more, from the Boots No.7 range and get this free little doozie, that most people would buy individually. Offer expires 12th of August, so you don't need to rush your orders just yet.
Exclusively designed by Lisa Eldridge, the summer palette contains a face powder for fair/medium skintones, a rosy nude blush, 4 eyeshadows of pale aqua, dark brown, dark flesh colour and a mauve. Also contains two lip colours in a reddish brown and a dark fuschia pink, as well as a small blush brush, and a duo ended lip brush and sponge eye applicator.
I have to admit, both the eye and lip colours are a weird combination for a summer palette. Infact, aqua AND fushcia pink..? Probably not the best combinations for a palette full stop. And i hate it when face powders are just shoved into palettes.. believe it or not, there are other people with different skin tones that buy and wear makeup. Ugh, even though i'm not loving this palette much at all, you of course can prove me wrong. Got it? Tell me what it's like, maybe i'm just being catty.

SONG TO CHECK OUT
The Haunted - The Drowning (2006 The Dead Eye)

E.L.F Deal

Right, well i placed an order over at good cheapie E.L.F a few weeks ago in the middle of the night.. and happened to get my package the next day.. very creepy in my opinion. There is such thing as TOO quick delivery. Lol, serious note though, i'll be reviewing some of my ordered products in installations to give you a good idea about the company and their products.

Anyway, what you wanted to hear about is how to be cheap gits and get freebies. Well good, that's what i would've done. Basically spend £10 worth of products and you recieve a free Hypershine lipgloss in Fairy. This closes on Thurs 31st July, so get ordering. Since all products are around £1.50, you can shell out £10.50 for 7 products right? Exactly, take the chance, you WILL be pleasantly surprised. And i'm telling you, the free lipgloss is my favourite gloss at the moment, so sheer and excellent quality. I would have shelled out £10.50 just for this, let alone £1.50.. so get to it! Buy buy buy!!

SONG TO CHECK OUT
Into Eternity - Unholy (Fields Of The Dead) (2001/2 Dead Or Dreaming)