After the success of the 24 hour colour stay by maybeline, I have got quite addicted to lip stains, trying to recreate the amazing power it has. The Rimmel comes in a long tube, the pen on the one and a balm on the other, my balm is actually broken, it snapped in half. It may have been damaged before being bought, I can still use it, but I have to hold it in my fingers and that is quite a messy affair.

It's a very easy product to use, and the swatch is almost identical to finished product. Without the balm, its a nice velvet looking matte, and with the balm it's a semi-sheer. For £5 its a good little product, however it's downfall is the lasting time. There is no way it would last 1000 kisses, maybe 50. It just seems to wear off with no real transfer, which is another good aspect, I got about 4 hours of wear with some eating and drinking.

All in all, its not the best lasting, but its a lovely colour and overall look and for only £5, it's not going to break the bank.

Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo by Eye Studio in 65 Pink-gold, PPR £5

What can I say? I love this product, It's just a beautiful rose gold, perfect on it's own or blended with other eyeshadows. It glides on like a cream, and once it's dry It does not go anywhere, it really does live up to its 24hr brag. Its more of a shimmer than very pigmented however it really stands out. For only £5 for a very large pot, this will last a long time and is definitely worth every penny.

Revlon Colorstay Gel eyeliner RRP £8.99

I have only every used the pencil eyeliner, I have tried liquid liners but I seem to get more on the rest of my face than the line i want on the eye.

This was recommended to me by a friend and so I picked it up, after more than a few shakey starts it took me a little while to draw a good line (the above picture is with illamasqua pure pigment added as i only really like a thin line). This stuff takes seconds to dry and once its on its a tough little bugger to remove, so I love it as you really can get all day wear from it. The pot and brush is inovative in the way it all clips in together and for such a low price its a top end product. As soon as I run out I am buying more!

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Incite PPR £15.50 bought in sale for £5

Me and Laura fell in love with this on a shopping tip just before Christmas. We had lots of fun playing with the pigments and swatching them before settling on this little baby. To be warned it does have a lot and I mean lot of fallout, the only way I have reduces this to to slowly build up the look to the desired coverage and only put the smallest amount on the brush that I can.

However even with a little fallout, it you lightly rub the fallout over the top of the cheeks you can get a nice highlight/sheen effect. The color is great of its own or to bring a more warm look to a darker make up. For me the gold really helps to bring out the color in my eyes. The pigment is super soft, not what you'd typically expect from colored glitter, but it is. It glides on, is ridiculously easy to blend and a little goes a long way. It's rare for me to find a high end product that I can not compare to a high street range, but this is just in a league of its own.

I will be purchasing more once I run out, but hopefully with the little amount you need to use that won't be for a long long time!

Maybelline 24hr Super Stay Color in Plum Seduction (240) RRP £8.99

This Like the 14hr does what it said but not for quite as long, I'd put this at a 14hr limit, and it does loose shine after about 7 hours, but saying that - once its on and dry it takes a lot to remove it, such slight transfer as for it to be almost imperceivable. To keep the shine going you need to keep using the balm.

The wand is the most unfortunate thing in this as it does not pick up a lot of the color and so it took me a while to cover my lips to get the desired effect, I left it about 5 minutes to dry in, which in that time it makes the lips feel gloopy and dry and then I added the glossy conditioning balm, which is an amazing relief to the lips after waiting 5 mins and being dried out.

I ate a meal, drank a drink and still this was on my lips and not budging, I just lost the shine, This is more than adequate for an all day wear, and to be honest as it starts life as a gloss I'm pretty much in awe by the staying power, If all lipsticks and glosses could last this long then they would be worth paying more for!

Natural Collection Eye Shadow in Barley from Boots RRP £1.79

This is a lot more pigmented that it looks in its little case, but once its out its beautiful, Its a champagne with gold to warm it up more and the fall out is non existent. I really picked this up on a whim, I have lots of gold tones from illamasqua's pure pigment (review soon) to MUA's undress me and undress me too pallettes which hold a lot of gold tones it it. however the fallout from these is always pretty high, even when you go carefully. The only bonus with fallout from gold tones is that when you rub into the top of your cheeks you can get a highlight effect look without adding anything else.

If Pigment/glitter is not your thing or you only like a little, then the good news is that this is completely buildable, and the picture is after 3 coats, and only looks quite so bright due to the flash of my camera, It's soft and easy to blend as well as a really natural and complementary shade to add to anyone's collection, and for only £1.79 its pretty much a bargain.

Maybelline 14hr Lipstick in Non-Stop Red (510) RRP £8.99

I bought this due to the lovely bright color it is a beautiful red that is vibrant and yet not to OTT, It makes me feel young and fun and as just a nice splash of color to your face it can add a volume of daring to otherwise everyday make-up. Its not high shine, and a bit more wet looking than sheer, but its very nice. It may not be a spring color but its one that would be great no matter the season to put with either bright clothes or to brighten up a more classic black look.

It glides on and does not feel to wet or greasy, once dry it is really hard wearing, It does not give 14 hours, but I wore mine for about 9 with drinking and eating. The only thing I found was that after about 4 hours the color started to crease into the lines of my lips. I am going to try it with a clear lipgloss to see if it lasts longer. maybe without eating and drinking the creasing may not happen and it may last even longer.

for the price, outcome and feel I think this is a well worth buy, when I have more money I will be trying a few other colors and adding them to my ever expanding lipstick collection.

MUA Pro-Base Fixing Mist PPR £3 from Superdrug

So to be completely honest I have never used a fixing mist or all nighter spray to compare this to.

However I will still give my opinion on the item, and for only £3 it is worth a try.

So the main thing is that it does work, it is said to work against heat, humidity, cold and wind and so far I have found that it does work. Its supposed to last up to 8 hours, I would say that its more like 4-6 depending on what you are doing, if your going for a night out on the dance floor then its more like 4. however it does help and it keeps my foundation and eye make up on longer.

the only really bad point is the spay itself, you have to shake and spray in a horizontal motion, however either its to thin to do this or the nozel used is not great as it comes out in large droplets and takes quite a while to dry, these large droplets to not make your make up go anywhere, its just inconvenient as you expect a nice mist that covers evenly. with this you have to use more than expected to get a good cover.

so overall its a good product for the price, just be wary of the way it sprays, for all I know I may have a slight dud, but until I run out I'm going to have to assume they are all like this. Even with this one bad point I will be re-purchasing once I run out.

There have been reams and reams of reviews on this product, so I thought I would add my two cents into the mix.

What Can I say that hasn't all ready been stated. This is an amazing little product, for the price you pay it compares with a lot of higher end makes and does just as good a job. It is long lasting, gives great cover, dries quickly, is also good for high-lighting under eyebrows, blends well, does the job it says is does.

I could not be happier with this product, and for a high street buy it's just perfect, I urge anyone who hasn't yet picked on up to do so, they are £4.16 in boots and for that money, well you can't go wrong.