REVIEW: EcoTools Six Piece Starter Set

L to R: Lash and Brow Comb, Eye shading brush, concealer brush, angled eyeliner brush, blush brush. Underneath: makeup bag.

Name: Six Piece Starter Set by EcoTools (5 brushes, 1 makeup bag)

Price: Purchased for £9.99 instore at TK Maxx (RRP: £15.99)

Quick Review: Good quality brushes. Some duds in the brushes (concealer, eye shading) and some scratchiness in the blush brush, but they all hold up from use and washing. A good, if incomplete beginner set.

REVIEW: Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick in 1 Seduction

Name: Gothic Glam Lipstick in 1 Seduction by Collection (4g)

Price: £2.99

Ingredients List: Octyldodecanol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Lanolin, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Candelilla Cera, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polybutene, Ceresin, Hydrogentated Microcrystalline Cera, Benzophenone-3, Parfum, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, PEG-8, Citric Acid, Butylparaben, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, [+/- CI 15850, CI 19140, CI 45410, CI 77000, CI 77007, CI 73360, CI 75470, CI 77163, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77510, CI 77742, CI 77891, CI 15985, CI 15880, CI 42090, Tin Oxide, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica] 

Contains Oxybenzone.

QUICK REVIEW: Amazing smooth formula and a gorgeous dark-red colour, long lasting (wears down to a smooth berry stain) and highly pigmented. A little too easy to stain, so be careful applying on the edges (or use a concealer to clean up). Ridiculously versatile and good value for money.

Full review and swatches after the jump:

REVIEW: GOSH Eye Brow Kit Multi

Name: Brow Kit Multi by GOSH

Price: £8.49 bought instore at Superdrug.

Quick Review: Good cool toned dark grey, brown and taupe brow powders. Long lasting and great for filling in eyebrows, but seem to have issues covering empty gaps. Transparent wax not strong enough for my stick straight eyebrow hairs, and if applied too much gives an undesirable "wet" look to the eyebrows.

Ingredients List: 

    powder: CI 77019\L\/Lica,Dimethicone,CI 77499\Lron Oxides,CI 77491\Iron Oxides,CI 77742\I\/IAnganese Violet,Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride,Ethyihexyl Palmitate,Lsostearyl Isostearate,Magnesium Stearate,Nylon-12,Polybutene,Polymethyl Methacrylate,CI 77492\IRon Oxides,Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-Z. ,Phenoxyethanol,Aloe Barbadensìs Leaf Extract,Caprylyl Glycol.


    Wax: Diisosteraryl Malate, Polybutene,Hydrogenated Polyisobutene,Hydroxystearic Acid,Talc, Cera Microcristallina\Microcrystalline Wax\Cire Microcristalline, Cera Alba\Beeswax\Cira D'Abeille,Tocopheryl Acetate

Weight: 2.82g for the powders and 5g for the wax.

Full review and swatches after the jump

Coming this month...

 

I'm still feeling my way around this beauty blogging thing, and am introducing makeup reviews, scheduled to post every Wednesday. This month, I will be reviewing:

• Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick in 1 Seduction
• GOSH Eye Brow Kit
• EcoTools Six Piece Starter Set
• EX1 Pure Crushed Mineral Powder Foundation in M300.

Skincare products are still scheduled for every Monday, and this month I will be reviewing:

• Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Pads
• Freederm Oil Free Perfecting Moisturiser
• Avéne Samples (received from their online Skin Diagnosis)
• Cien Anti-Age Hand Cream

Photos are still a work in progress, but my main focus is getting this blogging business consistent, and improvements will come. 

Either way I'm excited. Reviewing products is an excellent way to shop my stash.