Eyeko Tinted & Extra Glow Cream Review

So I've always been a fan of Eyeko, I've purchased a fair few items from Superdrug (I wish they still sold them there!), ASOS etc and I've been eyeing up their creams for absolutely ages!

The other day I went on to the site to purchase some and saw the offer they had on. The Eyeko creams are usually £8.50 each but if I bought these two together I got them both for £12! So me not being one to turn down an offer I had to get both, among some other purchases.

I wanted to have a play around with these before I reviewed them so I could get a good feel for the product.

 The packaging is so cute as per usual with Eyeko! This is the best picture of the creams I could get with the rubbish lighting I have.

Eyeko claim that these products are a 3 in 1 cream, being a highlighter, moisturiser & eye cream. Now I personally wouldn't use these as a moisturiser but I have such dry skin I use really hydrating anti-wrinkle creams so Im pretty hard to impress on that level. The only thing I think it personally lives up to is the highlighting.

I'm a highlighter junkie- I highlight on a daily basis. Now these products are perfect for this!

The cream has quite a thin consistency and a little goes a long way. You get 28ml of product in each tub so these little beauts are going to last a long while!

When I want an all over glow I use the Extra Glow cream all over my face, under my foundation and when I just want to highlight specific areas I'll use it on top of my foundation.

With the Tinted Cream I use this as a highlighter for specific areas but in the summer I'll be using it all over on its own.

 I haven't blended out the tinted cream (on the right) so you could see clearly the colour it gives my cheeks.

Overall I'm pretty impressed with these and I will definitely be re-purchasing these when I eventually run out of them :)

Has anyone else tried these creams out?

Remember if you want to purchase anything from Eyeko, enter my code E13453 at checkout and you will receive a free gift if you spend £15. Eyeko are still doing free shipping for the UK & Europe and are still giving away a free Lilac polish with orders over £15 :)

If you have anymore questions about these creams just drop it down in the comments box and I'll get back to you :)

Kate x

NOTD - Parma Violet ♥

Parma Violet - 17

 (You'll have to excuse the tan on the knuckles haha)

I LOVE this colour! People usually only stick to pastel shades during Spring/Summer, but I'm all for wearing whatever shade you fancy during any season.

This is 17 Lasting Fix Nail Polish which retails at £2.99. 17 often have 3 for 2 on their range as well.

I have a few of their polishes and I absolutely love them.

I can't comment on staying power as I always have Acrylics and any nail polish lasts forever on Acrylic Nails.

17 Can be found in Boots stores & Online :)

Kate x

I got a 'Haul' lotta stuff..

Yeah.. my titles a crap joke I know, I know.

Basically this is my first time shopping in a month :o (online shopping does not count!) haha!

I done so well.. I put so much stuff back on the rails/shelves but I couldn't resist these bargains :)

Get ready for a picture heavy post!

River Island - £5 reduced from £12.99

I saw someone blog about this a few weeks back (can't remember who!) and thought it looked great & then saw it reduced yesterday for a fiver.. Not going to miss that!

My Mum wanted me to buy it cause it looks pretty ahaha bless her!

River Island - £30 reduced from £60

River Island - £10 reduced from £25

I have wanted these boots for yonks!!! But lately I just can't justify spending £60 on peep toe boots I won't get much wear out of. These were the last size 5 and I have Christmas money to spend so I just couldn't say no. The leather is so soft and the turn over collar is suede with a slight sparkle. So beautiful in person!

Love this dress! I have a ton of Body Con dresses, but the cut out shoulders and key hole back make it so different to all my others.. Hoping it looks good on :)

Primark - £8 reduced from £15

Yes, they are meant to come out without laces :) I have wanted some worker boots for ages but I couldn't find any that looked 'feminine' enough for me.. they were all too clumpy for my liking.. I'm really specific about boots I wear.. I don't like boots that come any higher than just above the ankle.. I think I'm too short for them, I look strange and that was another problem I found with worker boots, they are always like half way up to my knee.. not a good look for me.

Primark - (l-r) £1.50, £2 & £2

I literally can't go into Primark without purchasing some of their jewellery, especially rings! I got the 'love' one cause I'm kinda obsessed with double finger rings, and who doesn't love a bit of tack in their lives! The Rose one is just really delicate for a statement ring and the rings on the right are actually a set of three, which you can wear stacked together or seperately, so cute!

Primark - All £1.50

I needed some small studs for work, apparently my smallest pair are still too big :( so these will do! The tea set necklace is so so cute and I love the bow bangle, although the size of the bangle is a bit too big for my liking but never mind!

I've wanted to try out Revlon Color Stay for ages and as my everyday foundation is running low I thought I'd purchase some. I got shade 'Buff' and I'm an NW20 in MAC (pro longwear NC15) this foundation is actually on offer at the mo, in Boots and Superdrug, for £9 so if I like it I'm going back to stock up on it :) The Gosh nail polish is in the shade 'Miss Sweety', this was only £2.49! 

The Eyeko things were delivered today so I thought I'd include them. The Eyeko tinted cream & extra glow cream were £12 as I bought them in a gift set thing. Rain polish & Chi Chi polish were £3.50. The lipgloss in shade 'Primrose Hill' & the Petite Polish were my ambassador gifts :)

(things I forgot to photograph) 

A daisy headband for £1 in Primark & Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Sex Bomb Massive Mousse (this stuff is amazing!) and their Glam Hair Grunge Glamour Tousled Salt Spray. These are currently on offer for 2 for £7 in Boots. They retail for around £5 each usually so it's a good deal :)

Has anyone tried their salt spray?? I can't stand the smell of this Glam Hair range but I love the products I have tried so far, so I'm willing to put up with it!

If you read all this post then I congratulate you. Was bit of a long one and I had a good waffle!

Did anyone pick anything nice up in the sales??

Don't forget if you'd like to order something from Eyeko then enter my Ambassador Code E13453 for a free gift :)

Kate x

(just seen that Eyeko are offering free shipping for UK & Europe and are sending out a free Lilac Polish with every order over £15!!)

EOTD - Swinging Sixties

Sixties make up is hottttt!

I seriously wish everyone wore their make up like this nowadays.. such a gorgeous look.

I thought I'd try and recreate it, it's not my best work, but it's all fun at the end of the day :)

 Inspiration ♥

My Interpretation ♥

Products used;

Natural Collection eyeshadow 'Sea Shell' - All over eye

Sleek Bad Girl 'Noir' - Crease

Eyeko Graffiti Liner 'Jet Black'

Benefit Eye Bright pencil - Waterline & under lower lash line

ELF Dramatic Lash Kit

MAC Penultimate Brow Marker

The idea of the Sixties make up is to focus purely on the eyes. Skin is matte, without blush, lips are always a soft nude colour and eyes are dramatised.

Idealy you want to use matte eyeshadow for the eyes, my base colour has a slight pearlescent to it but it was the best I could use at the time :)

Hope you enjoy this post as much as I did creating it!

Kate x

EOTD - Dramatic Cut Crease

On Sunday I tried doing a 'cut crease' eye for the very first time.. I took pictures, uploaded the post and was so unhappy with it I took it down determined to get better at it.

So here's my second attempt, on my first attempt I used neutral colours but I wanted to do something more fun and make it quite dramatic.

Products used;

Sleek 'Bad Girl' Palette, MAC Penultimate Brow Marker, ELF Dramatic Lash Kit & No7 Exceptional Definition Mascara.

All Eyeshadows from the Bad Girl palette;

Twilight- all over the lid

Noir- cut crease

Gullible- highlight (such a beautiful highlighter!)

Overall I'm pretty happy with this look. This EOTD was more designed for fun, I wouldn't really wear this out.

If anyone has any tips & tricks on how to improve my cut crease then please do share :)

Kate x

Perfect Imperfections

I'm sure you've all seen this TAG before, but if not I shall explain it. Basically you write about three things you like about yourself and three things you don't..

I'm going to start with the things I like

My Eyes ♥

I really like the colour of my eyes, especially in the sun when they go such a bright blue. I like the almond shape as well.

 

My Eyebrows ♥

I love to have perfect brows anyway, but I'm really lucky with the fact my eyebrows have a nice natural arch to them. Sometimes I wish they were a bit more thick (thank god for eyebrow powders and markers!) They also take yonks to grow so they're very low maintenance :)

My Hair ♥

My hair is bit of a funny one. I admit I moan and moan about how long it takes to style because of the length and thickness of it but once my hairs done I love it. I'm very lucky with the colour, I have never coloured it in my life and I don't plan on it. My hair doesn't get dry and I rarely have to get it cut. I can also just leave it to dry naturally and it will set into loose curls. So I suppose it's not too bad really.

   

(ignore the drunken pose.. it's purely to show the colour and condition haha)

The picture above is perfect to go onto my first imperfection..

MY NOSE!

I bloody hate it with a passion. It's the biggest thing ever. I did start saving for a nose job because it used to get me down but I'm just far too scared I look so weird with a different nose.. If only I could magically shrink it overnight.....

MY LIPS!

Now this is the complete opposite to my nose.. They are far too small! I think God was having a joke when he created my face.. Lets give her a huge nose and tiny lips.

Hate hate hate.. it's not even that they are too thin but they are just really small in comparison to my face!

MY SKIN!

I've never been blessed with clear skin.. It's calmed down a lot as I have gotten older but I still get the odd hormonal break out. Don't get me wrong, people have it far worse than me but my skin is so dry that there's nothing I can really do to treat blemishes :(

Also I have a lot of freckles (which I love!) but I can't not wear any foundation because if I have the slightest blemish or red flush on my cheeks my skin will look awful. People who have freckles will agree it's incredibly difficult to make our skin look flawless and smooth :(

So that's my Perfect Imperfections tag. I felt quite weird writing about things I 'like' as I'm not really the type of girl to big myself up or say I like things about myself but I defo enjoyed having a rant about my imperfections!

I tag you ALL :)

Kate x

 

Free Gift?? Yes Please..!!

I'm now an Eyeko Ambassador which basically means I get to share a code with my lovely readers that allows you to get a free gift.

Just spend £15, €18 or $20 at Eyeko and you will receive a free full size product :)

Now you have another excuse to treat yourself :)

Kate x