Blush Lust: Collection Shimmer Shades Blushalicious Blusher
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | 0 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

As I've said before when I was in UK I was looking for amazing products that were only available then and there, and unfortunately not in Australia. One of the best recommended products that I found on my trip was the Collection (2000) Shimmer Shades Blushalicious Blusher, and I am loving it!



Shimmer Shades is sold in two different compacts; the blush compact Blushalicious and the bronzer/contour compact Way to Go (personally I think Way to Glow would've been a more clever name but to each their own!). Shimmer Shades are (as you might've guessed) 4 different shimmery shades of blush, this includes a light baby pink, a deep pink, a warm mauve and a warm coral, which I accidentally scratched with my nail, hence the dent!

From left to right, top to bottom: Light Baby Pink, Deep Pink, Warm Mauve and Warm Coral

From left to right, Warm Coral, Warm Mauve, Deep Pink, Light Baby Pink

Shimmer Shades actually isn't extremely shimmery, and is perfectly suitable for daytime as well as nighttime. And I love that the shades are quite varying, so instead of actually having to buy a separate coral blush for summer or a mauve for winter; I have them both plus two gorgeous pinks in one palette, and it only cost me £4.19! All the colours are pigmented and blendable. They have a fairly buttery formula and they don't flake either. I'm yet to try all the colours at once blended with a brush, but that might suit nighttime instead as I can imagine looking a bit ghastly during the daytime! 

I only wish I bought Way to Go as well! As well as being able to buy it in Australia! A girl can dream. or order online of course. 

Shimmer Shades is highly recommended as a great drugstore blush palette, and is available at Boots, Superdrug and other UK locations.


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Review: Collection Big Fake False Lash Effect Mascara
Saturday, 9 June 2012, Saturday, June 09, 2012 | 0 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

Tsk tsk, not happy Collection (formerly known as Collection 2000, it's still a habit for me to write that instead). Before I went to the UK I made a point to look on the Boots website constantly for products I could explore that weren't available here, I still feel like I haven't tried even half of them. But one of the brands I'd heard about was Collection, I looked up on blogs about their best recommended products (some I do really like) and one of the ones that came up was the Big Fake False Lash Effect Mascara (sounds appealing, right?)


(You can tell I like to take the photos at the last minute, in my bed before I start typing my article!)

I always am searching for the biggest best false lash effect mascara possible, right now I think I've found it, but definitely not in this product. 


First of all the wand is absolutely MASSIVE, it's longer than the length of my eye, and I've got big eyes! clearly this could be an issue considering you could get mascara on the edges of your eyes which is just a bother more than anything, and makes it messy. Secondly I found the formula very thin, for such a big brush you'd assume you'd have loads of product on your lashes straight up, but alas! I was wrong. According to Collection Big Fake False Lash Effect has "a unique 3D lash boosting tube technology that wraps around each lash for a 'lash extension' effect", I've never really used any tubing mascaras before so this would be my first, not a positive experience. Big Fake False Lash Effect didn't enhance the volume or thickness of my lashes, it basically went over the length I already have (since my lashes are very full and long, I won a portion of the genetic eyelash lottery) without giving me a real superstar look. I was more puzzled than anything considering such a large wand, and it applies such little product, disappointing for me! 

Collection Big Fake False Lash Effect Mascara retails for Boots and other UK outlets at £4.99, but I don't recommend it. 

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