Shopping The Stash #1

Following my recent haul and the fact that I'm saving for a holiday, I've installed a bit of a spending ban upon myself. I've been avoiding Boots and Superdrug like the plague and so have found another way to evoke that new-product excitement: raiding the hidden depths of my beauty drawers. Of course a lip balm had to be involved in this rotation: I have so many that I do need to remind myself to use them. The pleasant oiliness of the Maybelline Baby Lips is a long-term favourite of mine, but one that has been neglected. Another lip product is my Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub. I can't believe I forgot about this, but it's nearing it's use-by date and I want to make sure I make full use of it before it needs to be disposed of. Next we have a Natural Collection eye shadow, a lovely chocolatey brown that I've been using in my eyebrows in the place of a pencil. Finally, I picked up the Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam mascara from my big box of mascaras and swapped it for what I'd been using previously. Welcome to the make-up bag.

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Review: 17 Blow Out Mascara

 

When it comes to mascara, I expect a lot. I desire long fluttery lashes that are perfectly curled and volumised without being heavy and clumpy. I thought I'd found my 'holy grail' mascara in my Max Factor Masterpiece Max, but sadly it's time has passed so I was on the look out for a new replacement. Cue 17's Blow Out, with it's promises of 12x volume and 'bigger, bolder, bouffant lashes'.

 

 

 

The first thing I noticed about this mascara was, obviously, the packaging. It comes in a thick, easy-to-handle tube that's jet black with fun neon writing. It's certainly not the most aesthetically pleasing packaging I've ever seen, and it's by no means sophisticated but I quite like it, I think it's quirky.

 

 

 

I'm also loving the brush. It's a lovely thick brush that's very easy to use, even on bottom lashes. You'd think due to it's size it would be very messy, but I find it's super easy to coat the bottom lashes with the briefest touch of the brush. The bristles slick through my lashes perfectly, providing even coverage and no clumps.

 

 

 

 

The formula itself is also really nice, and is enriched with Vitamin E and Argon Oil for deliciously nourished lashes. This mascara is lightweight even when I'm wearing a lot of it, which is only needed if I'm going for a really dramatic look as it's so volumising even with the slightest bit! The difference between my lashes with and without this mascara just proves how good it is, and in these pictures I only applied one coat very quickly. It's also unscented, which is great as I find some that come with a faint scent always irritate me.

 

 

What do you think of this mascara? Have you ever tried it?

 

This mascara (as well as several other 17 ones) are currently on offer for £4 at most Boots stores.

 

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