Battle of the liquid eyeliner

Hello All,

I don't know about you guys but liquid eyeliner is something I struggle with and I don't just mean applying it. Finding a liner that is truly black, has staying power and is easy to apply is a big ask. Like most people I don't tend to have more than one liner in my collection at a time but I have made the effort to stock up and test out a few different ones to hopefully make your lives easier if ever you are in the market for a new liner. 

L'oreal superliner ultra precision

I purchased this after reading some pretty fab reviews, but I cannot say I agree with them. For me this product appears to be empty from when you first purchase it. It is a real struggle to get a decent amount of product on the applicator and therefore isn't very black. Application wise it has a decent size nib thats neither too small or big. I personally have quite sensitive eyes which water a lot and therefore most eyeliners don't stay on too well, so it might just be me but this one doesn't stay on all that well, its not terrible it would probably last about half a day before disappearing.





Staying power: 3/5 
Ease of application: 3/5 
Colour pay-off: 2/5

Soap & Glory Supercat liner

This one is a felt tip liner which I personally find easier to apply, the shape of the tip just makes it easier to draw a precise line. The staying power of this one is quite good but again my sensitive eyes make it quite a challenge. The only thing I find is that it's not buildable so you can't go back over the cat flick as it will just rub it off - I don't know if this issue is universal or just me so if you guys have any tips let me know. This particular liner has been repurchased which is a sign that I do really like it. 

Staying power: 3/5 
Ease of application: 4/5 
Colour pay-off: 3/5


Collection waterproof fast stroke eyeliner

This liner is probably the blackest of all because it has a very wet formula, but this can also be a negative especially if you are a novice at the art of eyeliner; because it is wet, it smudges very easily before it completely dries *potential disaster*. The formula and the nib also means that a steady hand is an essential requirement if you ever want to have a straight line. Lastly, because it is waterproof you would assume the staying power would be good and overall it is - not amazing but not terrible.




Staying power: 3/5 
Ease of application: 2/5 
Colour pay-off: 4/5


Stila stay all day waterproof liner

Now this eyeliner is the most expensive of all of them and it does makes the pretty bold claim of - "stay all day", so my expectation was pretty high. I purchased this after seeing EssieButton rave about it. I must say that this one is most certainly my favourite of the lot, even though I have only had it about a month. It has a felt tip nib which are my preference so I find that this glides on really nicely. In terms of staying power this is excellent, I went on a night out recently wearing this and I woke up in the morning, having not removed my makeup (naughty I know), but the liner was still in perfect condition! I was shocked. In terms of colour it didn't wow me, but then again it would appear that I am very picky. It is good and more buildable than the Supercat liner but I just don't feel that felt tip liners are as black as actual liquid liners.




Staying power: 5/5 
Ease of application: 4/5 
Colour pay-off: 3/5


I hope this has helped you somewhat in deciding what liner is for you, in order to make that tough decision a little easier. Let me know if you are enjoying the "battle of" series so far and which battle you would like to see next.

Until next time,

RebeccaAnn.

When in Rome

Hello All,

I recently went on a city break to the beautiful Rome. It is a stunning city with so much history and so much to see and do. I thought I would show you guys some of my outfits and some of the wonderful sites I saw. While we were there we walked pretty much the whole of Rome and visited all the most famous sites such as: Colosseum, Vatican City, Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Spagna etc. The weather while we were there was beautiful, between 20-25 degrees every day.

Outfit One: Floral midi skirt, Primark // Black cami, Dorothy Perkins // Black sandals, Boohoo // Handbag, Primark // Sunglasses, New Look (and a very attractive bright blue lanyard holding the radio from the tour).

Outfit Two: Grey midi dress, Boohoo // Shoes, Bag, Sunglasses - as above.

Outfit Three: Grey t-shirt, Topshop // Black jeans, Miss Selfridge // Sunglasses - as above.

Outfit Four: Smock dress, Boohoo // Denim jacket, Camden market // Black pumps, Primark // Sunglasses and Bag - as above.

 

The food was incredible, this in particular was our favourite meal which was in Campo de Fiori. I ate nothing but pizza, pasta and ice cream, not exactly sticking to my diet plan but, when in Rome....

This shows the cheer size of some of the buildings; I found it hard to believe that they managed to build things like this so long ago, with so little equipment!!  

Rome is a fantastic city and I would recommend it to anyone, be warned though wear comfy footwear as there is A LOT of walking! 

Until next time, 

RebeccaAnn. 

Spring Nails

Hello All,

As its coming into Spring it is time to banish those dark nails and bring out the pastels. Here is a selection of my favourite colours.

As you may have noticed they are all Rimmel and Topshop. I think the Rimmel polishes are really good considering they are around £2-3 and they have a huge shade range. The Topshop nail polishes are more expensive but I absolutely love them! They have the most gorgeous shade range and you do find some really unusual colours in there.

List of colours from left to right:
Rimmel - Round and round the garden
Topshop - Parma Violet
Rimmel - Tangy Tangerine
Topshop - Domestic Goddess
Rimmel - Ring a ring o' roses

I will most certainly be adding more pastels to this collection so let me know if there are any you would recommend.

Until next time,

RebeccaAnn.