Boots Pre-Christmas Haul

Over the past few weeks I've been nipping into Boots quite a lot especially with all the special offers and gift sets on offer at this time of the year.

Bourjois

The first thing that I picked up was the Rouge Edition Velvet in Nude-ist 07(£8.99) as this had been on my Nude Lipstick Wishlist, which you can read here, so I couldn't resist. I also picked up the Volume 1 second Mascara in Black (£9.99) because it's been so talked about recently so I really wanted to give it a go. I'd also came to the end of my Maybelline Falsies mascara and really wanted to try something new. 

As I spent £15 and over I got the Bourjois free gift set which included:

Volume Glamour Max Holidays mascara(£5.99)

Rouge Edition Lipstick in Beige Trench 02(£7.99)

So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Varnish in Beige Glamour 27(£5.99)

Smokey Eyes Eyeshdow Trio in Girls Dandy 01(£7.99)

Max Factor

Another place that had the box deal was Max Factor so I picked up a few things to make up the £15.

The Excess Shimmer shadow in Copper 20(£7.99) was something that I had been looking at since they were released so I picked up a shade that would be perfect for the Christmas time. To go along with the eyeshadow I picked out the Lipgloss in Luxurious Berry 45(£7.99) as I already had one in a red shade and really liked it so I decided on a more purply shade for the winter months.

The Max Factor free gift set included:

False Lash Effect Mascara in Black Brown, Waterproof(£10.99)

Glossfinity Nail Varnish in Raspberry Blush 160(£5.99)

Colour Elixir Lipstick in Cherry Kiss 840(£6.99)

Wild Shadow Pot in Golden Amazon 20(£4.99)

L'oreal

There were two lipsticks from L'Oreal that were also on my nude lipstick wishlist so I decided to pick those up to get the L'oreal Box offer with it. The Julianne Nude Lipstick(£6.99) was something that I had been after since November so I really wanted to pick that up and the Liquid Lipstick in Nude Ballet 601(£8.99) was another one that I had been eyeing up.

The L'Oreal Free gift set included:

Color Riche Nails in Exquisite Scarlet 408(£4.99)

Color Riche Le Khol Eyeliner in Immaculate Snow 120

Volume Million Lashes So Couture Mascara(£10.99)

Color Riche Made For Me Lipstick in 461(£6.99)

Extra Bits

Some other bits that I had picked up along the way were the Rimmel moisture renew lipstick in As You Want Victoria(£6.49) and as soon as I saw my name in the title I just couldn't resist buying it! I also picked up Bourjois Rose exclusif Lipgloss(£7.69) as it was little different to anything else that I had in my collection as it changes to your own person colour so I really wanted to try it out. I picked up the L'Oreal Julianne Red Lipstick(£6.99) to go along with the nude one as I loved the Blake red so much that I wanted to try out a different shade. Finally I got the Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick in Rose Tweed 04(£7.99) as it was something else that had been at the top of my wishlist.

Victoria-Jane 

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Max Factor Colour Correctors Review!

A few weeks ago I went into Boots to pick up a new bottle of my everyday foundation Max Factor Lasting Performance, as usual there was an offer for 3 for 2 on all Max Factor products so I ended up picking up more than I intended. I saw the colour corrector's and thought that they were exactly what I've been after as the two things that I'm really self conscious about are my dark under circles and the scars left behind from my ache so once I purchased these I couldn't wait to try them out. In the past I've tried a few colour correcting products and although they helped they still didn't provide me with what I was aiming for so I was praying that these would do the job.

The green one aims to reduce any redness in skin tone and make the appearance of spots smaller and less visible. The yellow one works to correct the blue/purplish colours under the eyes to brighten up dark under circles so you look more awake and radiant. They are stocked in 5 different shades that aim to neutralise any skin tones. They have a crayon shape applicator which makes it easy to target specific areas and apply directly on the area that you want to counterbalance.

You can get them from Boots here for £8.99.

I really, really, really wanted to love both of these but I do have mixed emotions about both shades. I added both of them to my daily makeup routine for a week and then took them out to see if I noticed any changes. I've preferred the green corrector out of the two because I did notice a difference when I took it out of my routine. While wearing it I was able to wear less products than before which made my base foundation appear more natural and flawless. When I had these in my daily routine I applied them on areas that I wished to correct and then applied a thinner layer of foundation over the top and my scars were completely invisible. Usually I have to apply a thicker layer of foundation and then concealer over the top to completely cover any scars so using this has made life a little easier and helped to make my foundation appear natural and flawless. However the under eye corrector wasn't as big of a hit.The consistency of the corrector's are waxy so it can be difficult to blend them completely into the skin. When applied to areas away from the eyes it doesn't become much of a problem but by the under eyes I didn't want to be apply to much pressure because the under eyes are so sensitive so I found it hard to use them effectively. The one thing that I did like about the under eye corrector was that my under eye concealer seemed to last longer which is a big bonus because that's the first place where my makeup disappears throughout the day.

So far these have been the best colour corrector's that I have come across and I'd recommend the green colour corrector if you suffer from redness, scars or blemishes. I do think that I'll end up repurchasing these again and I'm looking to try out the highlighter shade next.

Have you tried any other colour correcting products? Would you recommend them?

Victoria-Jane 

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