Benefit Easy Smokin' Eyes Palette I had bought this as I wanted to wear eyeshadow for a family event and wasn’t sure what I was wearing clothes wise, so I wanted a neutral eye palette, this is it. It is a palette that should be in everyone’s arsenal as each eyeshadow can be worn individually, or as two complimentary shades or as three, but the ultimate look is as the four together. The pigment gives you the option to have a subtle barely there or a very noticeable colour to your eyes by building up the colour. For me this is great as I gain confidence in applying eyeshadow, I can increase tmore...he intensity of the colour that I am applying. There is little to no fall out from the shadows which is great, and they didn’t irritate my eyes.

I had been using a high street brand that in this heat when I perspired the cream would run into my eyes and make them sting. I had seen the shows on QVC UK, they made so much sense. In the past I had used once a day formula on my three children but didn’t like them as their skin always felt sticky and the lotion/gel stained their uniform. I bought this from QVC UK and am so happy that I have. I can use it all over my face, body, décolleté and arms, it’s not sticky or leaves a residue – hasn’t stained any clothes. Best of all when I perspire it does run into my eyes and make them sting. more...I apply it after cleansing, before getting dressed. I wait an hour to put on my serums then after another hour put on my make-up. I know that not many people will be able to leave an hour between applying products you could apply them after 20 minutes. Yes, I have tanned no I didn’t burn. My youngest is a red head and I have been applying this after he has washed his face before he gets dressed and he hasn’t burned but got more freckles and a lovely golden hew to his skin.

I know that some people will use it this product whatever the weather, but I used this only when the weather here in the UK was really hot. It is easy to apply to the face, neck and body. It doesn’t leave a white residue on the skin like some can do. The lotion is absorbed into the skin easily leaving no residue. When I perspired it didn’t run into my eyes and make them sting like others have. I applied this once I had cleaned my skin before putting on any serums and moisturiser. If you want to apply make-up, you can. Just wait ten or fifteen minutes after applying the lotion before conmore...tinuing with your normal skincare and make-up routine. It didn’t affect how my foundation sat on my skin. I think I have found my every day sunscreen whether the weather is hot or cold.

I have used gradual tans in the past which didn’t give me a natural looking tan. This product gave a natural tan to my pale legs – they don’t tan. The after sun part of the product was cooling on the areas that had gone red and helped reduce the redness. The consistency of the gel is easily absorbed into skin requiring not much rubbing on areas that are delicate due to overexposure from the sun. Best After Sun I have used.

I had heard a lot about Stila and wanted to try something of their’s so this was my first purchase. I wanted to use something other than black as I am always using black eye liner. This has a dark grey shimmer to it and as a woman of a certain age feels that wearing shimmer and glitter should be subtle. This is easy to apply and you can create either a thin line or a thick liner. The shape of the tip helps create a great flick if that’s how you want to wear your eyeliner. If like me you suffer from Dry Eye and/or MGD unfortunately this product contains some of the nasties that you have tomore... avoid as they can cause irritation.

This was purchased from the website Wish and hopefully it is the correct product. I have tried it with the matching CC+ Cream and its great. I haven’t tried it with the other formulations of the CC+ Cream I have. I promised to update this post as soon as I have. Having watched the shows on QVC UK I agree that a small amount will cover the areas under both eyes. It lasts all day doesn’t need retouching like some do. It even covers redness of spots. This is the best concealer I have used in years. It doesn’t sit in the fine lines I have around my eyes. The redness I have around my nose more...is covered to perfection. I apply it with a Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush, firstly dotting it on the area I want to conceal then soft swirling the brush around until it has blended to the depth of coverage I need, and once I have completed my make-up I can always go back and apply more if necessary. This product has joined my every day make-up bag and now feel naked if I am not wearing it.

The first time I used the product I got too much out of the tube. A little goes a long way. I massage the product into my lips and the area around my lips. I put it on after my morning and night cleansing routine and my lips feel nourished along with hydrated. My lipstick goes on better and my lips don’t peel when I am wearing or not wearing lipsticks. Also, rub what is left on my fingers from massaging my lips into my cuticles and have noticed that they look hydrated and soft, I don’t have a problem with back-friends or the pieces of skin that appears when your cuticles are not hydrated more...and nourished. I am accident prone, always have little nicks on my hands, this balm helps heal them.

I chose the light palette as I haven’t really worn eyeshadow for a few years and had hoped that this and another palette would reignite my fire with regards to experiment. I also had a reason as my eldest son was/is due to graduate university this year (with coronavirus we are not sure if or when he will). And I wanted to look my best for his photos. I feared how the shimmer would look on me and I shouldn’t have been as they are so beautiful and blend so easily. I didn’t clean up under my eye in these photos, there wasn’t much drop off and it didn’t irritate my eyes which I was worried abomore...ut. I think I will be trying more palettes in the future. In the picture below I started with the central pale colour all over the eye lid from lash line to brow bone, then applied the top left all over the mobile lid. Finally, applied the pink shimmer in the centre of the eye lid. I will try other looks and post them on here.

I received a sample of this with an order, it was only a single use. I wondered if there was enough but there was. Not only does this luscious cream have a physical exfoliant but also an enzyme one too. At first, I did not notice the physical element of the scrub until I had been massaging the product into my skin for a few seconds. The more I massaged the product into my skin the more it seemed to clump together. You can either splash it off or as I did take it off using a muslin cloth. Some scrubs leave bits on my skin, this didn’t and not only leaving my skin feeling and looking soft more...but hydrated too. This is an ideal product for someone who wants to treat their skin but is short on time, then again you could leave it on your skin as a mask for a minute or two then massage it to use the physical element of the scrub. I will be purchasing this again in the near future.

I don’t wear eyeshadow as much as I used to as I am a homebody – my look when I go out is eyeliner and mascara. Also because of my dry eye and MGD I find wearing eyeshadow difficult as the fallout makes my eyes very sore and bloodshot. I bought this as I wanted to wear some eyeshadow and had hoped that this would prevent any problems with my eyes. It did and the eyeshadows not only stayed on all day but looked more vibrant and defined than without. A small amount and I mean a small amount either applied with fingers or a brush goes along way. It gives the eyelid a skin coloured matte finimore...sh that grabs and holds into place any eyeshadow that is put on top of it. I found the eyeshadows that I wore blended better and didn’t have the hard edges they were blended into one and another. There was no shadow fall out either. As I don’t wear eyeshadow that much, I would not buy the full size only the travel size. It is a shame that the other variants aren’t available in travel size too.