Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara

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Estée Lauder double wear mascara

I'm not usually one for high end mascaras (although I do have my eye on the Lancôme doll eye!) but being such a huge fan of the double wear foundation I was curious to try other products from the range. 

To me double wear represents a long wearing, no budging formula which is exactly what I look for in a mascara. Although I have normal to dry skin I do find mascaras tend to smudge above and below my lashes so being that this is called a 'zero smudging' mascara it defiantly called out to me.

Let me start with the packaging. To be totally honest I'm not really sure how I feel about it, yes it's classic and classy but something just doesn't work for me. I don't know if its the fact it feels almost too grown up?  The formula however I adore. Sometimes I find formulas that are marketed as non smudging overcompensate by being too dry however this is the perfect consistency for creating longer, fuller lashes. I opted for the colour 01 black and black it most certainly is, it leaves a gorgeous glossy finish as a posed to looking dry and flakey like some. If you're looking for volume this may not be your best friend but length it certainly delivers on, separating the lashes with a natural curl. 

Now onto the zero smudging claim...I don't know if you can say zero but very very little is defiantly correct. I found it worked especially on my lower lashes where I've had no problem with smudging whatsoever. It lasted all day without flaking or evaporating?! Do any of you find some mascaras just see, to disappear throughout the day like me! 

Lastly onto the removal process! I'm a girl who likes things to be simple and easy. My eyes can be sensitive so the last thing I want is to be stuck scrubbing them for hours at the end of the day when all I want is my bed. A splash of Bioderma on a cotton pad removes this easily for me with no scrubbing and leaves my eyes refreshed and clean. 

I just thought I'd also mention Estée Lauder sometimes have special offers where you receive a free gift with purchase which is quite frequently a double ended wand with the mascara. If you wanted to try it out, keep a look out for that offer if not you can pick yours up for £19.50 from any Estée Lauder counter. 

What are your thoughts on this? Any mascara recommendations for me to try next?

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Sinful Colors in 'Cream pink' and 'Folly'

Having recently grown my nails with the help of shellac, nail polish has only just popped onto my radar. However gorgeous the colour before my nails did it so little justice I eventually gave up painting them all together -  alas a new obsession is growing! 

I've dabbled in Essie and have been loving Models Own but the stand out brand has got to go to Sinful Colors.

I'd read a few blog posts and scrolled through a few tweets mentioning they had launched in Boots so made my way in to see what all the fuss was about. I was pleasantly surprised by the large colour range and variety of finishes. 

The finishes I could see were glitter, pearl, shimmer, matt and cream.  After much deliberation and indecisiveness I opted for 'Cream pink'  and 'Folly'  both cream finishes.

Cream pink is a bright, neon hot pink shade with a blue undertone and slight gold shimmer throughout. Like most neon polishes it dries almost matt however the gold shimmer is barely noticeable. I found 2 coats was enough to gain an opaque finish which I find is pretty standard for most polishes. 

Folly is much more red toned than cream pink, almost a raspberry colour. I found this colour very hard to capture to its most true form. When applying folly the finish was a lot more opaque and could be left with just one coat which is great for those days you are in a hurry! 

The shape of the brush is very easy to work with and picks up a lot of polish so just be careful when applying for a smooth application. You can pick Sinful Colors polishes up in Boots for £1.99 and I've also heard they are included in there 3 for 2 deals, win! 

I know a few people have had hit or miss experiences with them but I have nothing but good to say. 

I'm already thinking about which colours to pick up next, there was a gorgeous bright neon orange which was out of stock last time I'm dying to get my hands on! Have you tried any colours you can recommend?