Miners volumising maxi mascara review

When it comes to make up my favourite look would be statement eye make up. From a grungy smokey eye, to the lids being delicately laced with a pastel shadow or a flick of liner I think will complete a whole outfit.

So when Miners Cosmetics dropped two of their new mascaras through my letterbox I was more than eager to test them out. 

The mascara comes in a pink, plastic tube and you can get it for £3.49 off of their website here. 

The mascara comes in two colours: Black and Carbon Black. They are both very similar however Carbon Black is slightly more pigmented giving a darker black colour. 

The wand itself is quite slim and the bristles are relatively small and have a curve to them. 

You might be able to see the curve a bit easier here. Having an hourglass like shape wand will help to add to the length and volume of the lashes. 

To show an example of the brush I'm going to show you a before and after using the Carbon Black mascara. 

So here I am, with not an ounce of make up on my face.

A close up shot of my make up free eyes so you can clearly see the difference before mascara is added.

I then used one coat of mascara just on one eye so you could see a difference. 

You can see the lashes on my left eye look bigger and longer than those on my right eye.

This picture also shows the difference.

Both sets of lashes with a coat of this mascara! 

I really liked this mascara and think it was a great price considering. 

The consistency of the formula isn't too dry or wet. When applying it doesn't make the lashes clump together too much either because of that. 

This mascara gives good volume to the lashes, doesn't make them feel crispy or hard and it dries very quickly too. 

It's easy to remove as well, a bit of eye make up remover on a cotton pad will do the trick! 

I can't really think of any negative points for this product because I think it's such great value for what it is. 

I think perhaps the packaging is a bit basic. 

It doesn't give a really huge amount of volume but it does lift the lashes. 

I would definitely recommend this product, I think it is well worth the money. 

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked this post. Love, A x 

Guest post at COURTZMELV

Hiii!

Just a quick post to say I did a guest post over on COURTZMELV blog and I would really appreciate it if you had a look at it. I am reviewing Maybelline's The One by One Volum' Express mascara.

I hope you like the post!

toodles! x

Miners Fresh Faced concealers review!

Hello! 

About a week or so ago I received a nice little package from the people at Miners Cosmetics with a new addition to their Fresh Face range inside. I really like their Fresh Faced range as they do a very nice pale/beige color which works well with my skin tone. Anyway they have just released some concealers and I am going to try them out for you! 

They come in these little tubes in the shades porcelain, peach and olive. As seen beneath: 

I like the applicator on this concealer I have tried concealers that you click and they pump up through the bristles and I didn't really get along with that as I'd always end up using too much! 

A close up of the applicator using the shade porcelain. 

As I'm suffering with dark circles underneath my eyes at the moment I am going to put one of these to the test. I am going to use porcelain and then apply a bit of foundation over the top to recreate a natural daytime look. 

I have nothing on my skin here and you can see I have dark circles under my eyes and a few spots and blemishes on my cheek and chin I'd like to cover up too. 

Woah concealer'd!?! I ended up having to use loads underneath my eye, I'm not sure whether that was indicative of the concealer or my skin being dark because 99% of the time I am tired! 

Et voila! I am very pleased with the finished look as I do suffer with dark circles. 

Pros

It works on my skin. 

Easy to apply. 

Lightweight formula. 

Very good value for money at £2.99
Parabens and SLS free!

Cons

It has a slight talcum powder smell to it.

I had to use a few slicks to get the amount on my face I was happy with. 

There is only three shades.

There is a big jump between the porcelain and peach shades so would be tricky if you're inbetween. 

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked this post. Love A x