Lipgloss Swatches
Barry M Glossy Tubes #4 Lipgloss
This smells very sweet almost like strawberries but it's a gorgeous smell all the same. It comes in a 10ml tube for £3.95 and you can buy it in any Superdrug or Boots store. This gloss is peachy pink in colour and it slides on with extreme ease. You do not have to build it much to get a lot of colour. I own two barry m lipglosses but I have swatched them all in the shops and I can tell you right away they all have the same creamy non sticky texture. I looked to see if you could buy this off the website but for some reason it is not listed there. I reccomend number 1 pink sparkle as a close enough substitute for those outside of the UK. It's not peach but it is a gorgeous shimmery pink colour. This is perfect for a peachy pink nude-ish look on the lips.
Maybelline Shinylicious 803 Strawberry Whizz Ligloss
This smells like strawberries but it's not too sickly. It costs approximately £5 for a 14ml tube from Boots or Superdrug. Those outside of the UK can purchase shinylicious range from the Maybelline website or you can try Ebay where you'll probably find it much cheaper. It's non sticky and very comfortable to wear. Not creamy like the barry m range. There is a bit of an odd taste to it but it's not overpowering or unpleasant. It goes on quite as a sheer shimmery light pink so if you want more colour you have to build it. The colour is really pretty and shimmery. A perfect gloss for a neutral daytime look.
Barry M Nail Paint #289 and #285 (below)
These nail paints are buildable so if you want the colour to show strongly you will have to layer them. When you do, it's well worth it. The colours are really pretty. You can buy these online or at Superdrug who are currently offering 2 Barry M nail paints for 4.99 at the moment :)
#289 is a lovely shimmery gold shade and #289 is a turquoisey green shade. They are a bit tough to remove if you have layered them on so make sure you have a good nail polish remover.
Barry M Nail Paint #285
Barry M Eye and Lip Shimmer Pencil 5
I couldn't get the true colour to show on a swatch unfortunately so all I can do is describe it. Part of a range of shimmer pencils by Barry M. Lovely to use as a lip colour under clear gloss or as a base for eye shadow. Glides on easily and comes out a pale shimmery pink colour. These pencils are wonderful as a base for eye shadow.
Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara
You can buy this online or from Superdrug. They were selling them for £4.99 when I got mine and I believe you might still get it at that price if you buy it before August but don't quote me on that. Otherwise the usual price is about £6.99.
The only negative aspect of this mascara I found was the bendiness of the wand. The wand is made of two combs. On one side there are short stubby tips and on the other are longer tips. The short ones produce the volume effect and the longer ones comb your lashes out and make them appear longer and more seperated. The wand does tend to bend when you're taking it in and out of the tube and this can make it tricky to put back in but it's not overwhelmingly difficult or bothersome. The wand has a tight fit into the tube too which I am presuming is to stop the product from clumping on the tip and this works very well. Your product isn't wasted at the base or tip of the head on the wand anymore with this mascara tube. When applying this also you have to rotate the wand in order to produce the volume and lengthening effect so you place it at the base of your lashes and then rotate against the lashes as you work upwards.
It's a really really cute mascara and it does the job well. I have naturally long lashes so I wanted something to thicken them when I got this and it definitely does that. It will lengthen your lashes pretty well. I am a huge fan of Rimmel mascaras ever since I tried LASH XXX so if you liked that one you will love Glam eyes.
