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

It's been a long time...........

It's been a long time since I last posted, sorry folks xxx Work and life have been manic of late leaving very little time for me to indulge myself in having a play around with my make up :-(

Anyhow a few of my anonymous followers commented that I haven't posted in a while so tonight, amidst the housework, I thought I'd do a quick post on some Barry M Eye Crayons that I bought recently.

I really love the bright and vibrant make-up colours that Barry M create, I've invested in quite a few of their dazzle dust pots which last for ages so they make great value for money. Seeing as I've done quite a few posts involving powder shadows, I decided to try eye crayons in the hope that they'd give a more intense look, easier application and less product use in comparison to powder. I purchased two, one in aqua green and the other in a baby blue:



Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon
Top Crayon - Matt; Shade No: 7
Bottom Crayon - Shade No: 4

 I must admit, I did feel like a kid playing with face paint putting such a huge pencil up to my eyes! I was also concerned that if I used too much on the upper eye area, I could end up looking like a clown, so I just opted to place the product just on the lids putting the aqua green from the inside of the lid two thirds across and the darker baby blue on the last third.

I didn't put any primer on my lids beforehand as I wanted to feel and see the true consistency of the product however I discovered shortly after application that you have to use primer with these crayons. They feel ever so smooth on the lids and the crayon is great for quick, easy application so no eye irritation that you can get with fall out from a powder, however after blinking a few times, the colour moved all over the place and what was previously a stunning intense two coloured lid just looked a mesh of bluey green with some parts of the colour completly disappearing leaving the colour that stayed put just looking out of place.


Was quite disappointed really and will give it another go with primer on and hopefully that will end in a better result as the colours are truly beautiful - I'd hate to feel that they were a complete waste of money. On a positive note, they were so easy to take off, unlike some powders which seem to weld themselves to your eyelid, the crayons come off really easily so no double vision from scrubbing your eyes with these.

I'm gonna sign off and jump up in bed, must remember to buy a paper tomorrow, apparently one of the saturday newspapers has a voucher for a free Barry M kit with polish, lip gloss and eyeliner so will definately give that a trial and post my results!

See you soon (yes it will be soon and not as long as before alright?!) xx