Review: Garnier B.B. Cream Miracle Skin Perfector

in Light


Now I'm sure you have all heard about B.B. cream as it has been the craze of the moment lately. It has been a huge hit in Asia and has recently been brought to the UK and America where it has been an instant best seller. B.B stands for blemish balm and the cream is meant to 'even tone and boost glow, blur imperfections, smooth lines, give 24hr hydration, and has SPF 15'   It has a recommended age use of between under 20 to 40 and is basically a tinted moisturizer but with that little extra..boost.

It comes in a 50ml small tube which fits into a makeup bag perfectly. I did however think it being this size would mean it would run out quickly but I've had it over three weeks now and have worn it pretty much everyday and it hasn't shown any signs of running out anytime soon. It has a peachy tone to it (check out my concealer review where I expressed the importance for this here) so it blends in with my skin tone really well. It only has a very light coverage so it won't hide any blemishes but it will cover any kind of blotchy-ness on your skin and dull the redness of those spots. It just gives you a really nice overall even skin-tone and with a small bit of concealer you cant go wrong. This being called 'blemish balm' however led me to believe it would help get rid of my spots and be better for my skin then foundation but  it hasn't really helped that, my existing spots haven't gone (yes they haven't gotten bigger either) and I have gained yet more smaller spots. So I do believe on the skin front it's better to use my mac powder although this does give me a guilty-free feeling and it is very moisturizing so I'm drawn between the two! Which should I wear on a everyday basis?? Heeelp

In these pictures (before and after) it doesn't really show much difference but in real life my skin looks a lot smoother and even and I have a much healthier skin tone.

Before:

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This product costs around £7.49 and I don't actually know if I would buy it again, yes its good and has done what it says it's meant to on the box but I don't know if prefer powder then tinted moisturizer so I'm a bit drawn between two products at the moment. It does have a good staying power but you will need to top up on concealer if you want a day long flawless coverage. 

Have any of you tried bb cream? What did you think?

Ditzy Doll

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Review: Nars Blush

In Super Orgasm


I know you have all heard of Nars Orgasm as it has been the craze blush of the year, everyone has been raving about. A couple of weeks ago I went shopping and saw it in SpaceNK, I asked the assisant if I could buy it so she went and got one for me and wrapped it up in a little bag for me. Sadly when I got home I found out she had actually given me super orgasm. I wasn't too upset though because they are so similar.

I loved this colour because it was so shimmery and glittery but sadly the glitter doesn't actually transfer onto my cheeks that well so it isn't actually glittery when worn. It is however very pigmented which is good and I absolutely love the packaging. Nars have such nice sleek matte black cases which is just so classy and nice. It is a very strong colour so can only really be worn when going out or on special occasions and is a very summery colour so it makes me so excited for july when I just look at it.

As you can see there is no glitter on my cheeks which is so disappointing.

In all it costs £20.50 and I don't think I'll be buying it again but I definitely want to try 'orgasm' when this one runs out. Don't get me wrong though, I love this blusher its such a nice colour and lasting effect but I just wish the glitter actually came through onto my cheeks.

Do you know any good glitter blushes?

Ditzy Doll
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Review: Benefit Watt's Up

I first found out about this when I went to my friend's house and one of my friends was doing her make up there and I asked her what it was and she said 'try it out, you'll like it! Just put it on your cheek bones and blend with the smugger' and passed it to me. I put it on and at first didn't really see much difference but as soon as my cheeks hit the light they had such a nice shimmery champagne glow to them. So I went home and put it on my christmas list and my granny actually gave it to me for my birthday.

So it basically is a 'soft focus highlighter' and is in the most gorgeous shimmery champagne colour. It also comes with a small round sponge on the bottom, which, for a built in makeup tool, is surprisingly good, it's so soft and bouncy. I love the packaging for this product, its so nice and not too 'glarey' as some benefit products can be. It's in fact very tasteful. It is very pigmented and sososososo shimmery which I LOVE. It's also very easy to apply and quick, just glide and blend. I apply mine along my cheek bones, along and above my temples and lightly on my brow bones. It does exactly what it is meant to do and I  give it very high creds. It does however give a quite dark/mid tone highlight, due to it being a champagne colour, whereas high beam gives a much brighter and lighter highlight so for the moment in the winter I'm using highbeam but in summer this will go really nicely with bronzer so I'll wear it once it gets hotter.  I've tried my hardest to photograph it's effect but it was quite hard to get the lighting right so this is the best I could do...

It retails at £24.50 and at the moment I don't know if I'd buy it again, I think I'll have to wait till the summer when I where it everyday to know. So watch out for my summer months monthly favorites and if it's in there then that will probably mean I'd buy it again if not then I probably wouldn't. 

What Highlighters do you use?

Ditzy Doll

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Review: L'Oreal Colour Riche Made For Me Lipstick

In Intense Pink Passion


I've been wanting a bright pink lipstick for a while now but knew I would only wear it on occasion so didn't really want to spend lots of money on it. I was lucky enough to find this L'Oreal one in my local supermarket in their 'bargain bucket' for just £1.50 and of course snapped it up quickly before anyone else could. It was the exact colour I had visioned just a really bright pink. The one thing I did notice about it though was it said 'brunette' on the lid, and I am quite the opposite and extremely fair. I was worried this would be a problem and the colour would not suite me but there was no need to worry it looked absolutely fine so by all means don't be put off by their colouring labels there only rough guidelines.

In this picture it doesn't really do the lipstick justice, it's showing it as more of a baby bright pink but it is actually a lot more of a hot bright pink!
This colour is so nicely pigmented and super creamy which makes it so moisturizing. It also smells amazing!! Of parma violets, yum my fave!! It doesn't really taste of much though. It has a sharp point at the tip of the 'stick' which can also be really useful for lining your lips before application. It goes on so creamy and smoothly and as I said before is super moisturizing. If applied really lightly and rubbed in it also makes a really nice baby pink colour.

Sadly in all of these pictures it's coming up like a baby pink rather then a hot pink so just imagine. So all in all I am super glad I got this product and I absolutely love it! It lasts ages as well so big thumbs up! It is retailed at £8.19 and even though I got it for considerably less I would definitely be willing to pay the full price for it, its totally worth it!!! The line comes in a range of 8 colours and I will be sure to try out the others in due course.

Have you tried any of the L'Oreal Color Riche Lipsticks? How did they compare for you?

Ditzy Doll
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Review: L'Oreal and Collection 2000 Concealer

L'Oreal True Match Concealer in Vanilla and Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light


Hey guys, I'm reviewing two products for you today as I feel like lately I've been only doing bad reviews so I thought I'd throw in a good product in this review to cheer it up a bit! So firstly, L'Oreal true match concealer, this one I brought first on a trip to my local supermarket. I got it because I was bored of using my current concealer, benefit erase paste, as I like change and like to swap my beauty products around every now and then I thought I should get a new one. I saw this one and decided to get it as L'Oreal has always pleased me, I've never had any shocker products from there before.

The other one I got was Collection 200 Lasting Perfection Concealer which I brought after the L'Oreal one. I got this one from superdrug and chose it because I've heard so many people rave over this so  I was really excited to try it out. I have never really tried much Collect 2000 products before so wasn't expecting much but thought I would give it a go.

I'll start with the L'Oreal one, this was literally the worst concealer I have ever tried. I was really disappointed with L'Oreal and will now buy their products with caution. It has a very watery consistency and when applied it just dissolves into your skin not covering anything up. On the bottle it says 'skin tone matching correcting concealer' which basically means if the colour is slightly off your actually skin colour then it will adjust it's self to suit you. If by saying this they mean it just disappears into your skin and doesn't do anything then yes it does that very well. Also the colour range is really bad for this because when buying a concealer you want it to be quite pinky as your skin isn't actually completely 'nude' it has pink undertones and in having a pinky concealer it will work with you skin much much much better. This concealer is just very disappointing and I don't recommend it to anyone, infact I recommend staying as far away from it as possible.
As for the Collection 2000 one, this is a whole new story. This is probably the best concealer I've used. I'm raving over it like crazy. It's so good. The colour suits my skin so well (looks a tad dark in the swatch, not sure why) It has a really nice thick consistency which makes it really good for covering but does make it a tad heavy on the skin. It, as I mentioned above as being important, has a slightly pinky/peachy touch to it which makes it blend to your skin really well. It also works really well as an under eye concealer so now space isn't taken up in my makeup bag with my Garnier Anti-Dark Circles Tinted eye roll on (it actually works better then it). I also am now not caking my face with products, because I used to have to put a redness reducing green concealer on underneath my erase paste but due to this miraculous concealer I no longer need to, so definitely pluses on the skin care front. It is supposedly meant to last 16 hours and it definitely doesn't give you the full coverage all this time but there is still enough product left to dull the redness and make your spots less obvious.

wow loooong paragraph ^ apologies

Before Blending

After Blending 

Top line Collect 2000 bottom line L'Oreal

The L'Oreal concealer costs £6.99 and although that is relatively cheap its NOT worth it. Just no. As for the Collection 2000 concealer this one costs £4.19, not only is it cheaper but its 10 billion times better!! I can't stress enough how good this concealer is. I will be buying this over and over again, it has definitely got a secure first class seat in my makeup bag. 

Thought I'd just show you my new jammys that I got in the topshop sale yesterday, reduced from £28 to £7, bargain. They are so cuuute, I'm in bed right now in them, there my new cosy clothes, I put them on as soon as I got home.

Grabbed anything nice in the january sales?

Ditzy Doll
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Review: Maybelline Expert Wear Blusher

in Rosewood

I got this blusher on a trip to my local supermarket a couple weeks back. I actually went to get their dream soft blusher but they didn't have the colour I wanted. So instead I got this as its a really lovely light rosey pink, very neutral and easy for everyday wear.

This product was actually very disappointing and when put on it is barely visible, it takes about five layers before you can even notice it. There for it doesn't last at all. When swatched on my hand, just like my face, it is barely noticeable. The colour also has no shimmer or glitter which I was looking forward to because I want a matte blush for everyday wear and a shimmer for going out or evening wear but I guess I'll have to wait because this is definitely not the ticket. 

This product retails at £5.19 and comes in five shades. I have only tried this one shade and am sure the others could be better then this one but I won't be repurchasing this in a longtime and definitely not in this colour.

Have any of you tried this? How did it work for you?

Ditzy Doll

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Review: Benefit BADgal liner waterproof

in black

Hey again, another birthday product for you guys today. I was so happy when I got this as I had wanted it for ridiculously long, I had brought it once ages ago and lost it the next day (d'oohh) I wasn't expecting to get it and was super excited when I did! I had heard such good things about this and couldn't wait to try it out!

I prefer to use liquid liner or gel on my upper lids so I only wanted this kohl liner for my waterline, so the blender wasn't important to me. Now I chose this product because I believed, it being waterproof and all, that it would be really strong and long lasting. This product however was very disappointing. It goes on very faint and more grey then black and I have to layer it on before its even strong enough to be noticeable. Then within an hour most of it has worn off.... whereas when swatched it shows up really dark and strong.... maybe its better for upper lids and that was all it was designed for?

This product costs £14 and all in all I can assure you I won't be buying it again. I will be sticking to my trusty and much cheaper £4 Topshop one. 

Have any of you tried this? And how did you find it? 

Ditzy Doll

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