The Answer To My Liquid-Liner Prayers

Now I'm a self-confessed liquid eyeliner rookie. I've always been the girl who opts for a smokey eye for a night out because I just couldn't get the hang of eye liner, and I'd tried so many products and techniques. However recently I found something that has me on board with the winged liner: the Stile Stay-All-Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner.

It's one of those felt-tip style eyeliners and the nib is a little longer than some and comes to a really nice sharp point that makes doing liquid liner a breeze. The formula is great too, it's super black and smooth so it aids the application. I also find that when it dries down it's not too shiny so it gives amazing definition to the eyes. The waterproof claim seems to be pretty fair too, I haven't noticed any smudging with the formula and it doesn't flake off either so really long-wearing.

To apply the liner, I just lay the nib along my lash-line and press it down, then draw a little triangle flick on the end and colour it in if needed. Being an eyeliner novice I must admit I generally just do a three-quarter line (rather than starting the line from the very inner corner of my eye, I usually start it from where my iris starts if I'm looking straight forward. Generally I find the smaller you make the flick, the easier it is to keep both eyes relatively symmetrical. And trust me, If I can do it, anyone can.

Review Friday: No7 Extreme Length Waterproof Mascara

I'd noticed that my Friday review posts had been quite skincare heavy since I introduced it as a weekly theme post and today I want to rectify that so let's talk make-up for a minute or two. I recently picked up a mini of the No7 Extreme Length Waterproof Mascara and while I know mascara can be one of those things that are quite personal to the user, I thought I'd give my 2 cents on this one.

Okay, so my first point is this: the name of this mascara is EXTREME length. So I applied it thinking I'd have some really good lengthy lashes by the end of the first application. Wrong. While you can build up a decent amount of length of your lashes with a few coats, it does take a little bit of work and it's not a false-lash look by any means. Although the product doesn't advertise any volume-building qualities, I thought I should mention that I didn't really notice any difference to the thickness of my lashes with this mascara, even after multiple coats.

 I road-tested the waterproof claim at the gym, after an hour and a half of cardio/resistance training in the middle of summer (where, trust me, there was a lot of sweat happening - keeping it real) it didn't seem to budge at all. That being said it's not one of those waterproof mascaras that's removal proof. I just popped a bit of my Superfacialist by Una Brennan Vitamin C Cleansing Oil into my fingers, massaged gently into my lashes, removed with a warm, damp wash-cloth and it was gone.

So the verdict? Not very well advertised with the "Extreme Length" name, but for what I'd use a waterproof mascara for (bottom lashes or a gym mascara) it's pretty perfect, not sure I'd pick it up again though because I'm not too fussed for waterproof mascara.