Review: Bourjois VOLUMIZER mascara

I LOVE this mascara,

I first heard about it on Sarah Walkers youtube channel and despite the fact she has naturally mega long lashes this mascara made them look even more amazing so i thought it was definitely worth a try. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Bourjois cosmetics, some of their products are amazing ( little round pot eyeshadows, so laque nail polish, white chocolate highlighter.....) and some of their products are terrible (eyeshadow trios and some of the blushers i´m lookin at you!!) i have also had problems with some of their mascaras in the past especially the ones with fibres really irritating my eyes although i did used to love the volume clubbing mascara but its a pain to remove.

So i bought this mascara in a 3 for 2 at Boots last time i went back to England when it had just been released because obviously it wouldn't be available in Spain for months after it was released, it is available here now but Bourjois is so expensive here compared to the other drugstore brands.

So what did i think?  It was love at first try..  i was never overly impressed with the whole 2 step brush idea at first but after about 10 seconds of fiddling i realised it isnt even 2 brushes, there is only actually one brush!!

Step one is a thin brush that is scraped clean of most of the product ( buy the tube which is actually classed as brush 2) and is basically there to define and seperate your lashes...

Step 2 is the same brush but with none of the product scraped off, so it is fully loaded with thick creamy mascara...

The product looks so clumpy on the brush but it really doesnt transfer to the lashes like that, ( unless you try and add another coat when it is completely dry) i also like that if you apply too much of step 2 you can alsways go over it quickly with the step 1 brush to remove any excess and define your lashes again.

And the end result.....  hugely volumised and slightly longer lashes

Sorry i dont know how to crop photos so you get a lovely close-up of my pores

Overall the name is perfect, it does exactly what it says on the tin, the mascara is affordable and stays on all day, it is easy to wash off and doesn't flake, the only problem i have had with it is if i have cried or got watery hayfever eyes this does run into my eyes making them red and irritated and water even more, but that doesn't happen very often and i avoid it when my hayfever is bad.

Have you tried this mascara or any of the others from the Bourjois range?

Happy Valentine´s Day

Happy Valentines day everybody!!!!!!! I hope everybody is spending the day with people they love, whether it is one special person or all of your family and friends,

Today i am at work all day but i will be going out for a meal with my lovely boyfriend tonight. We exchanged cards and gifts this morning, he bought me a lovely Guess bag and i still have my roses that he bought me last week, they have blossomed beautifully and have completely changed colour, they are still red on the outside but bright fuchsia in the centres, they are gorgeous!

Introducing The Boyfriend....

This is my lovely boyfriend Jay, it is our 3rd Valentines together and i have never been happier, i cant imagine life without him, these are a few photographs from Christmas..

He is 9 years older than me and we are from very different backgrounds, but we are a perfect match. We are both from England, me from the North and him from the South and we met here in Spain.

Now i am going for a nice bubble bath, try on a million outfits before i decide i have nothing to wear ( despite having about 80 dresses still with the labels on in my wardrobe) then probably settle on the first thing i tried on. Then i just need to do my hair and make-up so that when i finish work at 8pm i can go home, quickly get changed and go to the restaurant. Its a good job we get a 3 hour lunch break in Spain!

I hope your day is filled with love and happiness xXx

I Love.... My IPad

I got my IPad from my parents for Christmas, before any one thinks I'm a completely spoilt brat i did sell my old apple laptop and my digital camera to put towards the cost. It is the 16gb white Ipad 2, i don't really need a higher capacity, 16gb is enough for all of my apps, a few music albums, a few films, plenty of books and thousands of photos so I'm all set.

I got this case on Ebay, sorry i cant remember which seller but there are lots of companies selling this exact case in lots of different colours and patterns. I paid 8.99 pound for mine and think it is excellent value for money. The case itself is artificial leather with an elastic strap ( which also protects the camera), inside is a soft artificial suede fabric which helps to clean the screen of fingerprints every time you close the case, it also cushions the screen if you drop it.

As you can see you can use the case as a stand either horizontal or vertical for watching films, TV, photo slide shows or reading books etc, it is sturdy and can be set to different degrees, it is a nice solid case and definitely offers full protection, it also has magnets in the cover like the apple smart cover has so that when you open it the Ipad "wakes up" and when you close the cover it "goes to sleep".

Some of my favourite Apps

IBooks- probably my most used app. There are lots of really good free books in the bookstore and of course all of the recently published books, which i think are overpriced, i have found some really good books for less than a pound though. I also use ibooks for reading pdf´s and magazines downloaded in pdf format. much easier than carrying books around with you and when you get bored of reading one you can just switch to another, i like how you can change the font size and brightness for reading at night as well.

                                                

4OD and ITV player are my 2 most watched TV catchup services, i do have apps

for other TV channels but i don't tend to watch them very often. We do have English sky TV so i only need to use these if i have missed something that i wanted to watch, always handy to have though.

Facebook- i don't think i need to state the obvious here

Twitter- i am quite new to twitter, i still don't really get it, i prefer to update my status on facebook. I suppose if you have lots of followers then the interaction with them would make twitter more appealing but as i don't, i don't find it that interesting, I'm trying to get into it a bit more.

Dropbox- a bit of a geeky favourite app, but it is the easiest way to transfer things from my PC to my ipad quickly and easily especially pdf documents and films etc...

Angry birds- i tried not to succumb to this for so long after everybody declared it addictive, I've had iphones for over 3 years and made sure i did not download this but i couldn't resist on the lovely big ipad screen and after a few games i was hooked.

Lego Harry Potter- I love Harry Potter, when this was reduced for Christmas on the app store i had to get it, it was a discount of about 6 pound and this is the full console version ( same as xbox, wii etc.) of years 1-4 apparently. I love it but it does stress me out a bit and its not a quick game so its good if you have an hour or 2 with nothing to do.

Mahjong Towers HD- my favourite game of all time, i love mahjong and always have, the graphics on this one is brilliant and its great if you only have 10 minutes to waste, you can usually complete one game in that time.

Most of the apps listed were free, in fact most of the apps i have were free, i don't see the point in spending money when there are so many brilliant apps out there for free. i will only pay for those which i think will be worth it. eg Mahjong towers and Lego Harry Potter.

What are you favourite apps? any recommendations?

I Love... this!

I saw this on YouTube the other day and just had to share it, This girl is amazing!!!!

If you love Disney (like i do) and if you love makeup (like i do) then you have to watch this.

It took her 86 days to make and a month to edit, she deserves all the recognition in the world.

I Love..... Flormar repair & care cuticle oil

Cuticle oil is a very important part of my daily routine, if you have artificial nails then it should be part of your daily routine too, even on natural nails i would recommend using it a few times a week at least.

Cuticle oil moisturisers the cuticle and surrounding skin, stopping the skin cracking or peeling, preventing lifting of artificial nails and promotes the growth of stronger longer nails.

I was a bit wary of the yellow colour at first but its smells divine, like lemon sherbet, it is in a nail varnish bottle and has a lovely soft brush, ideal for applying just the right amount. I have had many different oils in different bottles before, squeezy tubes and dropper types are a pain compared to this. I use it every morning after my shower and every night before bed, also during the day at my desk before applying hand lotion if i remember.

This really makes a difference to my gel nails, i don't get any lifting and when they start to grow out and my cuticles don't start to look dry and raggedy like they do when i don't use a product like this.

It cost 4.99€ from Flormar cosmetics, website here i think it is 2.50 pound on the UK website.

Disclaimer: All products i review have been bought with my own money or bought for me as a gift unless otherwise stated. Honest opinions always.