Why did I bother?

Hi all, how's it going? hope you and yours are well.

I'm feeling rather disappointed with Barry M at the mo. You see I actually bought that Saturday newspaper that had a voucher for free Barry M products, went off the shop to redeem my voucher and was handed a little pouch with an eye pencil, lip gloss and nail varnish by the sales assistant who asked me "are you alright love?" I didn't realise that my disgust at the shades of the lip gloss and nail varnish was written all over my face. OK, I know that it was a promotion, 3 products worth about £9 for 60p but really Barry M what were you thinking, the colours are awful, why did I even bother??!!!

L-R: Glossy Tubes, Super Shiny Lip Gloss
Kohl Pencil
Nail Paint

As you can see the lip gloss is a baby barbie candy floss type of pink. God knows whose skin tone this is supposed to suit but unless you're actually barbie I can't see it suiting anyone of any normal complexion. I can't even bring myself to swatch it it's that bad!! As for the nail varnish, that is on par with the lip gloss in terms of shade. It's a dusky pink, matt and doesn't look flattering at all. Best thing about the products is the black kohl eye pencil, can't really go wrong with that though can ya?!!

So in an attempt to redeem Barry M and stop them getting carted off to a war crimes committee for crimes against humanity, I decided to have a play with some rust and emerald dazzle dust pots I had bought a few moons ago.

Left - Dazzle Dust Shade 72; Emerald
Right - Dazzle Dust Shade 25; Rust

Now having a play with these pots really did cheer me up and redeem Barry M they did! These high pigmented dazzle dust pots add sparkle instantly to your eyes, with smooth and even coverage. There is some fall out so you have to be careful when applying. I use a flat or angled lining eye lining brush with just a dab of the colour on, a little of this dust really goes a long way, leaving a lovely sheen of colour. I used the rust dust from the inner corner of the lid to the middle and blended the emerald dust from the middle to the outer edge of the lid, I also mirrored this on the bottom lash line

Gorgeous ain't it?! These pots are great value for money, just under a fiver and they last forever, seriously, I've had some of these pots for five years and there's still loads left inside! So my top tip is just to invest in a few of these pots and do not bother hold out for any magazine freebie cheap as chips versions, the real deal is really is worth every penny.

Sees ya later x