Makeup Giveaway time!!!!

Hey guys,

I know you guys must be thinking with hardly 20 posts down I am crazy to do a giveaway but these 20 posts have given me my first 500 views and it is a reason for me to celebrate. I want my posts to reach out and help everyone. This is going to be a very easy giveaway. The rules and prizes everything will be mentioned below. So what are you waiting for, scroll down to see what you can win!!!

I was in a very pinky mood and that's why all the items I picked out have a little bit of pink in them.

1) Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons- I have seen a lot of beauty gurus from Australia rave about these. These are basically a sheer lipstick in a crayon form. Easy to use and mess free. I do own a single crayon in the colour macaroon which is the red one and I love the sheer wash of colour it gives my lips. The one I am giving away is a pack of three which includes a red, pink and nude shade

2) Makeup Academy single eyeshadow in shade 16 Matt- this is a matte light pink eyeshadow which is great to highlight the brow bone when you don't want too much shimmer or just a sheer wash of colour on your lids. I love the pigmentation of these shadows and most importantly it is Matte!!!

3) Makeup Academy lipstick in shade 4 - this bubble gum pink lipstick is a great shade for all skin tones. I love the creaminess and pigmentation of the MUA lipsticks. They are amazing.

4) Sportsgirl The Dreamers Neutral Cosmetic Palette - I bought this palette during Christmas I think and I never used it because the colours in this palette are too light for me. I bought this palette because I thought it looked beautiful ( just look at that gorgeous packaging) but unfortunately my skin tone is not light enough to rock these eye shadows. It comes with 3 shimmery and 1 matte eyeshadow, also includes 1 pink lip gloss. It comes with a dual sided lip brush and eyeshadow sponge too. 

A little disclaimer before I get into the rules for this giveaway - All the items were purchased by me and no one is paying me to do this giveaway. All the products sent out are sealed so you can be sure I have not tested them.

Rules for the giveaway:

1) You must be a follower of this blog either on Bloglovin or on Google friend connect (even better, follow me on both!!). Anonymous comments will not be counted ( I will cross check). The widget is on the top right of this page. Its just a click away!!

2) Comment below why you would like to win this giveaway and which product are you most excited to try out.

3) Open for all age groups. If you are below 18 and you win, I will need a written permission from your parents stating that they approve of giving me your personal details so I can ship out the prize.

4) This giveaway is International. ( unless your country considers cosmetics hazardous and they reject it) 

5) Once the giveaway ends the winner must get back to me by email within 3 days of announcement of results or else another winner will be chosen.

6) Only comments on this post will count as an entry.

This giveaway will run for one week from today. I will select the winner randomly on random.org and announce the winner in a new blog post. 

All the best guys and have a safe weekend!!

Love

Reshma.

Maybelline Volum'Express The Mega Plush Mascara review

Hey guys,

Today I will be reviewing this fairly new product from Maybelline which is  Volum'Express The Mega Plush mascara and the one I have is the waterproof version.

What Maybelline claims is-

Gel-mousse formula. Contains 40% less hard waxes for massive yet supple lashes, never stiff, never brittle.

Patented flexor brush coats every lash with supple volume.

Ophthalmologist tested. Contact lens safe.

The wand has a bend which is very flexible and is supposed to be easier for application. The brush has fine plastic hair like bristles, which are meant to coat each lash with equal product. I bought this product for $16.67 at My Chemist as they were having a 15% off Maybelline sale. In Priceline it retails for $19.95. 

What I think of this product- 

The brush is spikey and the bristles flimsy, because of the flimsiness the brush it is difficult to coat each lash with equal product. No doubt this gives me length but no volume. And coating too much on gave me spikey lashes.

One coat of mascara gave me a little darker lashes but not much volume.

Two coats made my lashes stick together and made them all spikey. I had to brush through them with a comb to seperate them.

If you are looking for a volumising mascara I would say this is not the one for you as it only provides length. The waterproof formula stays put for about 12 hours but does flake a tiny bit. It will take a lot of makeup remover to get this stuff off. Even after curling my lashes this did not hold on to the curl and made my lashes all straight and spikey. The formula is great but the brush plays an important role in application. 

Overall I think this is a good mascara if you want a really natural look just to give a bit of colour to your lashes and make them visible. I would not personally buy this again as I need volume from my mascara but I think if I use this formula with another brush it may work well. I will give that a go and see what it does. But if you are paying around $20 for a mascara I think you could be better of buying the  Flared Falsies or Colossal which has a sturdy brush and gives more control.

Hope you guys had an awesome weekend!

Love!