Brunette Beauty

Packaging: Small black pencil with gold writing and gold cap. In a standard wooden internal and point to it. Smell: None. Colour: 01 Noir - matte black. Available in 2 shades. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin, smooth and creamy consistency. It glides onto the skin with no tugging which is amazing on the delicate skin of the eye. No smudging but it does transfer a bit. Easy to sharpen too. I do find I have to take extra swipe with removing this with a specialised eye makeup remover as it is highly pigmented with great longevity. Available: From Myer & David Jones Stores, myer.com.au for $53. This is 0.7g/0.02oz apart of the Lancome The Wide Ange-Effect Look set ($59 LE).

Packaging: Short plastic clear bottle with light weight white font and pattern. The grey screw on lid reveals a large opening. Smell: None. Colour: Blue (in high concentration) Formula/ Texture: This is an oily and wet consistency. The bi phase formulas consists of one part oil mixed with a more water based part. This did remove my eye makeup well. I held the soaked cotton bud over my eye for a few seconds and wiped away gently. There was little to no smudging left behind. There is no stinging, irritation, white bumps or the need to tug at the eye. It did leave an oily feeling residue that washes away with a cleanser. Neutrogena has a comparable product available at a cheaper price point that is just as effective. I like this Lancome version and do find it effective but personally don't feel it's worth the price tag. Available: From Myer & David Jones Stores, myer.com.au for $26 75ml or $55 for 125ml. Shown in the pictures is a del...

Packaging: Sightly smaller hand length acrylic mascara tube. Oddly shaped. The base is a solid shiny black in a bulb shape, making it easy to hold but difficult storing laid down in a shallow drawer. This fades into the clear handle which a black rose is suspended into. Each side features a silver 'Lancôme' or 'Grandiôse' text. The handle is a fat triangle with a flat top. The triangle shape loosens and converts into a round edge as it moves down to the mascara base. The wand is S shaped to help apply the mascara closer to the roots. It slim with short bristles at the tip and get longer towards the handle, also in a 6 prong star pattern. They're positioned in segments of 3 varying heights. Smell: Typical mascara. Smell changes when product is bad. Colour: 01 Noir - black. Available in one shade. Formula/ Texture: This is a wet, think liquid. Gives length and separation to lashes. Infused with rose cell extract to nourish and soothe. ...

The ultimate blockbuster of complexion and out must-haves. Packaging: This is a mumbo jumbo box. A little shorter height wise compared to an A4 piece of paper. Thick silver and pink chrome square box that opens in the middle with a magnetic closure. The outer packing is designed in a way that the pattern can be reversed when the spine of the box are open and moved around 180º and connect on the other end. Inside the products are houses securely in this thick foam. Removable plastic sleeves provide another protective layer but act as a 'window'. Each side is laid in a symmetrical pattern. Contains; 6 x full sized masks 2 x lip plumper 2 x pout pot 1 x brush applicator The lip plumpers I've not tried before but I'm curious to see how much they tingle and how I like them. The black and green mask jars I've not tried before so I'm really keen to test those out. This is such an expensive product but for the majority of the products I use regularl...

Packaging: This comes in a beautiful purple ombre cardboard box with a soft velvet feel with raised white text and flower image. This is a slim airless frosted round tube with a gunmetal shiny cap and bottom. The pump is activated with suction that pushes product from bottom up so there's no wastage or need to cut the tube open to get the last remaining bit. There is a matching gunmetal text on the actual tube which overall is a very clean and classy look. The pump has a small, precise opening that dispenses a thin spaghetti like shape. Smell/Taste: None Colour: Light pink that blends out clear. Formula/ Texture: Thin, smooth and silicone texture. It dispenses easily from the tube and glides onto the skin. Less is more with this. The silicone nature helps to blur fine lines and fill in pores. It acts as a smooth base for makeup applicator making the skin look more youthful being less textured. I do love this aspect of the primer as I find I need less...