Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara Review ♥

I know i said that i wanted to do some mascara reviews with pictures to show you what the mascara looks like on my lashes, but apparently my camera doesn't like it when i zoom in to take a picture of my eye and i can't get a decent photo, which really sucks. Do any of you have any tips on how to take a close up of your eye without it going blurry or the flash completely washing everything out?

Anyway here is my review on the Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara, sadly without pictures. :(

I own the original Colossal that they first came out with that has the yellow and purple packaging, and i also own the new 100% Black Colossal which has yellow and black packaging. So firstly since I'm talking about the packaging i have to say I'm really not keen on it, it just seems really bright and to me looks tacky which i think most of Maybelline's mascara packaging does. Whats wrong with a nice sleek black tube of mascara?

I guess it isn't the packaging that's important though and its the product inside that is. The brush in this mascara is your typical normal mascara brush. I don't know what it is about this brush, or it could be the formula but it really helps to give my lashes volume and really fans my lashes out and i really like the effect it gives.

As you all probably know Maybelline have tried to make this mascara smell like roses which really i think is a little pointless, who smells their mascara? Well except me for the purpose of this review haha! The original Colossal does have this smell of roses, although it kind of does smell like roses it doesn't smell very nice. The Colossal 100% Black however doesn't have this smell, i think that they have either toned it down or left it out all together because to me the 100% Black just smells like mascara.

Although this mascara gives your lashes volume it does i think make your lashes look quite natural which is then buildable to give a more dramatic effect, especially with the 100% Black. If you want a more natural look i would suggest going with the original which is noticeably lighter and looks a lot softer than the 100% Black.

So, would i buy this mascara again? Yes i think i would, I'm really liking this mascara at the moment and even though there are a lot of mascaras out there that i want to try I'd buy this one again because i know it works well for me.

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! :)
Charlotte. xx

Revlon Double Twist Review ♥

Firstly i just want to say, please do not waste your money on this mascara!

I'm really disappointed with this mascara, i bought into the whole 2 in 1 brush thing which claims to thicken and separate the lashes. The brush is a normal mascara brush but it also has the plastic type bristles in between the normal brush and you won't believe how much product comes out on the brush, i don't even want to put this on my lashes to take pictures for you to see how bad it actually is!

I've only used this once and there was just way too much product and instead of thickening my lashes and separating them it was just one whole big clumpy mess, needless to say i wasn't impressed at all and i now keep it shoved to the back of my mascara drawer never to be used again.

Have any of you tried this mascara and hate it as much as me or have you actually had a pleasant experience with it?

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! :)
Charlotte. xx

Makeup Collection - Mascara ♥

Here is my large unnecessary mascara collection. I can't help myself when it comes to mascara, im always on the look out for something better.


From left to right: 2true Instant Volume Mascara, Clinique High Impact Mascara (sample size), Maybelline Define-A-Lash Volume, Rimmel Glam Eyes Waterproof, Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express 100% Black, Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express, Collection 2000 Magi-Length, Me Me Me Fat Cat Lashes, Max Factor False Lash Effect, Revlon Double Twist, and lastly Urban Decay Skyscraper Mascara (sample size).

I think im definitly going to start reviewing mascaras since i seem to collect so many of them. Any requests on which ones you want me to review?

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! :)
Charlotte. xx

A Small Haul ♥

I had to go shopping today to get my Dad a Birthday present, so i did a little shopping for myself too. Here's what i bought:

A Miss Sporty nail polish in a brown colour because all the nail polish i seem to own is either really bright or really dark and i just fancied something a little more neutral.

Revlon Colourstay foundation in ivory. I've tried this before and really liked it but i thought it was causing me to break out so i stopped using it but I've decided to give it another chance, especially since me and my cousin are planning a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach in February i want something i know will stay on my face all day.

Maybelline Colossal 100% black mascara. I really like the way Maybelline Colossal makes my lashes look but i always thought that it wasn't very black so i was really happy when they came out with a darker version.. I did actually intend to buy a waterproof mascara to go with the whole I'm going to a theme park so i really want my makeup to stay on thing but i just couldn't help myself.

I also stopped by WHSmiths and picked up two more books from the Morganville Vampires series because they're on buy one get one half price at the moment in my WHSmiths. I'm really enjoying this series and would recommend it to anyone who has an obsession with vampire books like me, haha!

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! :)
Charlotte. xx

Im baacck + Haul ♥

I'm back from my boyfriends and I'm so happy, when i left i had 5 followers and now i have 9 :D I know its not a lot but it makes me happy that people are actually reading this! I didn't think anyone would read this at all when i started so i just want to say a big thank you! :)

On with my haul then, it's not much but i thought I'd share.

Firstly i got Max factor Lasting Performance foundation and i wore it yesterday and i love it so far, I'm just hoping that it won't break me out like the Revlon Colourstay did.

Next i got a backup of Gosh Darling since mine is running out, and a backup of Max Factor False Lash Effect, because that's also running out and i love it. I don't usually buy the same mascara twice unless i really like it, i was going to try Loreal Telescopic but the brush (from the picture anyway, i didn't actually see the real brush) looks really thin and flimsy and i much prefer bigger brushes so i went with this one again.

And lastly i found these Rimmel Lipglosses in the pound shop so of course i had to get them since they were only £1. I got them in 174 Glimmer, which is a clear gloss with glitter in it, and 100 Purity which is a really nice light lilac/pink colour, it doesn't really give much colour on the lips but it does give a nice lilacy sheen. I really like the consistency of these, its really thick and sticky which makes it last a while on the lips.

Thanks for reading,

Charlotte. xx