Alva Creamy Collection Duo Eye Shadow from My Pure

I received Alva Creamy Collection Duo Eye Shadow in Smoky Black free of charge from My Pure. All opinions are my own.

I don't often wear eye shadow but had a few events to attend recently so thought I'd give it a try - especially when I spied this on the My Pure website. It's the first time I've ever tried what's described as a 'creamy' eye shadow as I usually use them in powder form. To be honest, it's the powder versions which tend to put me off as I can't help but end up with little particles of it down my cheeks and on the side of my nose which really isn't a good look. This creamy version had me curious and i absolutely loved the colours.

It comes complete with a double ended sponge applicator which is really soft and doesn't drag the skin like many cheaper versions.

It's a bit difficult to see from my picture, but this eye shadow has a really gorgeous sparkle to it and I was extremely impressed with the application. Although it looks like powder in the container, it really is creamy and glides on perfectly giving excellent coverage and most importantly, not leaving traces of powder anywhere! I didn't need to apply much to give a great effect and found it really easy to blend to achieve different looks. It also sparkles in the light which is perfect with Christmas and all those parties being so close!

I really can't rave about this enough! From the consistency to the overall effect, it is absolutely perfect and comes in some great colours so there's something to satisfy everyone.

You can purchase Alva Creamy Collection Duo Eye Shadow from My Pure at a cost of £10.41 (currently on offer saving £1.84 on full price of £12.25).

Available colours

Green Crush

Ocean Sky

Smoky Black

Le Volume De Chanel Ultra-Black Mascara

I was absolutely thrilled to receive a sample of Le Volume De Chanel Ultra-Black Mascara and was so impressed with the results that I thought I'd give it a shout out.

I absolutely love mascara and a lot of the time, it's the only item of make-up I tend to wear as it helps boost my confidence a little. I do however often struggle to find one that makes my lashes look okay rather than like hairy spiders legs. My lashes are also a little sparse so I'm always on the lookout for the next best thing.

The mascara brush has really fine bristles and there are lots of them to help grab and coat each individual lash. Sorry my pics aren't the greatest but this is how the mascara looked once applied .....

As you can (hopefully) see, the mascara went on fairly evenly, didn't clump and didn't smudge. I have to say that I was so impressed with this and it has delivered way better results than most other mascaras I've tried.

This is definitely one I'd recommend, although it is slightly pricey so something I'd probably only use for special occasions.

Has anyone else tried this or do you have a favourite mascara you'd like to share ....I'm always interested in hearing your opinions and it gives me something else to try ;)

This mascara is currently available to buy from Boots and costs £25.00 for a 6g tube.