Mascara from Mary Kay...Yay or Nay?

Hello!

A while back, maybe even as much as 3-4 months ago, I bought the Mary Kay 'Lash Love' Mascara.

I'll admit it was a somewhat random buy, especially since it had only just been launched in the UK. I had heard about Mary Kay products before however, from Youtube and I already knew it was like the American version of Avon; a reliable company selling good quality beauty products, so I had high hopes of the mascara [black] that I had purchased.

 

Unfortunately, it didn't meet expectations. I hoped it would be a good quality, easy to apply mascara- the pictures on the website showed the brush to be a plastic comb with tiny teeth. Upon arrival, I was impressed. The packaging, although simple, was elegant, the mascara was an inky black shade and the wand looked like it did on the website.

 

However, I HATED the formula. It flaked all over my under eye area and did very little to curl/lengthen my lashes. That wasn't the worst bit though, as it was TERRIBLE to remove. And by that I mean it took a good 10 minutes of eye makeup remover, makeup wipes, and 3 different face cleansers to remove. It was horrible; it just wouldn't come off! I was terrified all my eyelashes would be pulled out...:(

 

Now I don't know whether this is the same for everyone using this mascara, and it could have just been a one of, where I got unlucky. But for now, I'm staying away from Mary Kay [especially the mascaras!] and going back to my faithful Body Shop one :)

 

 

Have you tried any Mary Kay products? What are you views?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Primark Pyjamas

Wow, long time no post! Oops! Theres no specific reason for my lack of blogging, just that I've be inundated with work over the past few weeks and so unfortunately I haven't had time. Work wise, November has always been crazy; I've had deadlines to meet, essays to write and I'm having my room redecorated...so every things manic! I've actually been meaning to blog about some new purchases since returning from Russia, but as I've been home for 4 weeks, they're not so new anymore. Still, I have a few pairs of Pyjamas to share and a newly purchased lipstick....enjoy!

Recently, I realised that I hadn't bought any new pyjamas in ages, so a trip to primark to find cheap night ware was needed. I was surprised at the range available in my local store and was so impressed by the designs- they were adorable and perfect for Christmas! I always like to get new PJ's in the winter time, ready for Christmas!

I bought two full sets and one extra pair of bottoms, to go with a spare pink pyjama top I got a while back.

The top is soft black material with little white rose designs, and the trousers are grey with the most adorable pandas! The tie is a bright coral colour and the material is again, very comfortable. Love, love love!

Next up, a red cami and teeny tiny shorts combo. The red top is soft and the 'cheeky' shorts are a lovely tartan/lace edged design with a red tie. These are so cute and perfect for summer!

These are my Christmas PJ's! With the penguin and snowflake design and sparkly tie, they'll look great on Christmas morning! They have tight ankle elastics too, which adds something different to usual.

I also picked up a lipstick from MAC....and its gorgeous!

Of course I had to get a pink! Its called 'Creme Cup' and is a cremesheen finish :) The colour is honestly beautiful and I think it suits my colouring perfectly [dark haired girls!]


Have you had any sneaky winter purchases this month?

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From Russia With Love

Hey! Long time no post! Well, not really, but as I've only been blogging for a few weeks and haven't written a post in over a week....it seems like a long time. Although this is a beauty blog, and I do have a few beauty posts lined up, I'd quite like to write a bit about my recent trip to Russia. I mentioned both on my last post and on my twitter [@missannaashlee] that I was spending a week in Moscow & St Petersburg, to improve my Russian, experience the culture and see the cities beautiful sights. I know this has nothing to do with my other beauty posts, and I do have some hauls to post about, but I thought it would be nice to share a few pictures of one of the best weeks of my life! Beauty posts will resume soon :)

Warning- there will be lot's of pictures [I took over 800 in just a week!]

We arrived in Moscow late afternoon local time [theres a 3 hour time difference from GMT; English time] on Sunday 21st October, at one of the cities 5 airports- Domodedovo.

Since we'd left at 3:30 am, I was relieved to arrive at the hotel after an hour journey through the Moscow rush hour. We were staying, whilst in Moscow, at the 'Cosmos Hotel' - a more than 2000 roomed Soviet building, built for the Moscow Olympic games during the USSR period. It was honestly massive!

Being on the 22nd floor meant we had this stunning view every evening.....

We spent 2 full days in Moscow and they were amazing! Some of what we saw:....

The lake that inspired Tschaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' with a nunnery in the background.

Moscow State University.....with a Snickers advert in front!

Russian McDonald's!

St Basils

Red Square at night

I have LOADS more pictures of Moscow, but if I post too many more I won't have time to show St Petersburg!

After spending a few days in Moscow, we took the overnight train to St Petersburg. I was surprised at how different the two cities were- St Petersburg was very calm and quite in comparison to the busy life of Moscow.

The Cruiser Aurora

Russian Folklore Show!

The Winter Palace

The Romanov's tombs

Russian Matrioshka, at the market...

I bought a HUGE amount of things back- the markets were amazing! I got sets of Matrioshka, Shapkas, Shot Glasses, T-shirts, Key rings....the list goes on! I was planning to blog about the souvenirs, but I've given most of the presents away now so that's a shame :(

I bought some Russian snacks home as well- chocolate, ''Barny'' cakes and loads of gum- they have so many flavours!

All in all, Russia was amazing. The markets, tourist sights, shopping centres were wonderful and I have so many memories of the week.

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