Professional Eye & Brow palette by HD Brows

I have genuinely NEVER been so excited about the pigmentation of a product before, but this palette has oodles of it and I had to share it with you guys! I turned 23 recently (boo) and was spoilt enough by my friend to be given it as a birthday present. I fully expected it to be great when it came to the brows but was a wee bit skeptical about using them as shadows. But oh, I couldn't have been more wrong! To start off with the pigmentation and colour pay off is ridiculously good, and as they're designed to be smudge proof they have great staying power, what more could you ask for? A double ended applicator? It has one of those as well! With one end being an angled brush and the other a handy smudger.

The palette comes in six different shades to match anyone's brow colour, which means six different matte browns shadows -varying from carbon to a light beige - with varied undertones to suit individual skin tones. As they're matte shades they're ideal for applying to the eyelids natural crease to create depth and definition (shimmers are no good here!) Or using an angled liner to create a soft flattering eyeliner. 

You can pick one up for £29.95 from the Nouveau Beauty Group website, I would highly recommend having one of these in your kit, even if it's just for brows, as you have all the shades you need in one place! 

http://shop.nouveaubeautygroup.com/brows/hd-brows/professional-eye-brow-palette/

Anna x

Back to blogging! Avon SuperShock Gel liner

I'm finally back to blogging having been absolutely caotic with projects and work! However I had to put a stop to that last week when I broke my foot which has played havoc with my schedule and move to Brighton for the summer but on the plus side I now have copious amounts of time for my blog! So I'm back on the wagon and ready to go..

Being dutiful family members my gran and cousin popped round earlier today with a pile of magazines and chocolate (not so good if your stuck on your bum for the foreseeable future) to keep me busy. Amongst the pile was Marie Claire magazine, with low and behold a full sized free sample of Avon's SuperShock gel liner in pencil form, yipee I thought some new makeup to review, and here it is....

Now, I have to admit that this is the first Avon product I have EVER tried (whether that's classed as a sin or not I don't know) but providing me with a free full sized product will always put my mood on the sunny side, and so far so good! The product glides on like a dream, it's a very soft, jet black pencil and as long as you don't press too hard it's really easy to apply. Once dried it's pretty much smudge proof, but this doesn't mean vigorous rubbing won't cause some colour displacement! The only issue I can really see with this product is that when it comes to sharpening you're likely to loose quite a bit of the liner as it's VERY soft and the pencil is obviously hard, although it's made from plastic so will offer less resistance than wood! You can get your sample in this months issue of Marie Claire on sale for £2.50 instead of the usual £3.80, however if you miss this issue you can always buy it direct from Avon where I think they have it at the offer price of £3.00 plus postage instead of £6.00, there seem to be discounts everywhere at the moment! You'll have a choice of gel liner, brow definer or red lipstick with the Marie Claire mag, I'd get all three if I could get to the shops!

So in a nutshell the SuperShock gel eye-liner is ideal if you love the longevity of gel liner and the convenience of a pencil, it's quick and easy to use, and won't break the bank, just be prepared for some sharpening issues! 

If you've tried it let me know what you think..

Anna x