#talonted

[weyrdwhokat]

Love seeing all that blue at the top of the #2019quidditch leaderboard #ravenclaw #ravenclawpride #talonted #ravenrun #talonsout #sharptalonssharperclaws https://www.instagram.com/p/BxAONbBB3Lo/?igshid=1npiipwfw8kmw

[mikkikyani-blog]

Little throwback to last year! #deserteagleproductions #talonted #dance #streetz

[talonted]

The Sephora haul

The time has come! My Sephora haul arrived and it is GLORIOUS. Also I have purple hair now. SO MUCH EXCITEMENT.

Lex

[noxian-talon]

((derp))

[noxian-talon]

((Fate-mun requested me to draw myself as for my own road to the cup... Even if I am currently doing a break from my beautiful birdy she still is my main somehow... My fav champ to play forever! Yes, that is me, with the hoodie I was wearing when asked to draw this. Since I am constantly changing my hair color I was thinking which one to pick for a while. In the end I decided to draw myself with the blue hair I had this year. Fits, doesn't it? And I drew my new black ear pierching there as well. *_* It's pure love!))

[talonted]

Empties #1: July/August

This is my first empties post. Empties posts are quite controversial in the bloggersphere: some hate them and see them as pointless and gross. I, on the other hand, find them fascinating. They are mini-reviews in the themselves plus, when you consider how many products us beautyphiles use, it's pretty amazing to actually finish products!

There's a lot to get through so let's get going:

Soap & Glory 'Clean On Me' - This isn't a groundbreaking shower gel but it's huge and smells lovely so it gets the thumbs up from me. It actually won Company's Beauty Award for 'Best Showergel' so I guess I'm not alone! I wouldn't go out of my way to pick this over anything else, but I already had a replacement (two actually) in my stash! is £6.00 HERE

Batiste dry shampoo, 'Original' and 'Tropical - I use so much dry shampoo that I always go for the 400ml cans. I love dry shampoo as I'm lazy and hate washing my hair, but also use it on clean hair to give texture and lift. Batiste is £4.99 (but on 3 for 2 in Boots at the moment - I will be stocking up!) you can buy it HERE

Eucerin Hyaluron Filler Concentrate - Heralded as a miracle product on blogs and forums. Hyaluronic acid is supposed to increase your skin's ability to hold moisture. Each ampule is meant to last a week, morning and evening application. I used 3 and have seen no difference. I have given up on the other 3, so a waste of money! They are £31.00 for 6 ampules, you can get them HERE

Seche Vite Professional Kit - I go through so much Seche Vite that it seemed silly to keep buying little bottles. This set comes with a regular sized bottle as well as the huge 118ml bottle you see here. This lasts me about 5 months, filling the small bottle about 8 times. Considering a 14ml bottle is £9 in Boots this is a much better purchase. It's about £19.00 HERE

Crazy Color 'Candyfloss' - This stuff is pretty good but washes out super quickly. It is a lovely colour though, so it's a good one if you only want a temporary colour. You can get them for £2.50 (+£1.50 P&P) HERE

Revlon 'Photoready' primer - I gave up on this primer 2/3 of the way through. It wasn't a terrible primer but it only kept my face matte until mid-afternoon which isn't good enough for me. It had a smooth, silky texture and a small amount goes quite far. I didn't see any change in pore size, pigment or line-smoothing. It is £11.99 HERE

Rimmel 'Scandaleyes' mascara - I love this mascara and have already started using my replacement of the same. Big, bold eyelashes in a really deep black. It doesn't smudge under eyes and layers really well. Perfect. It's £6.99 HERE

Soap & Glory 'Archery' in 'Love is blonde' - my favourite eyebrow product. It has a pen at one end and a pencil at the other. I reviewed it HERE. I already have my replacement in stock as I can't be without it. It is £10 HERE

Garnier Nutritionist Eye - This did absolutely nothing except add a pointless step to my morning routine. I didn't see any moisturising benefits or changes to the lines round my eyes. I gave up half way through! It is £9.99 HERE

Maybelline 'Dream touch Lumi Concealer' - This is a twist-up concealer pen with a brush tip. It was quite good for covering eye-bags but I found that it creased quite easily and went quite powdery by the end of the day. Also the brush quickly became quite dishevelled and messy. Yuk. It is £6.99 HERE

17 'Tattoo Me' liquid eyeliner - I bought this not realising it was a flimsy brush rather than a pen style eyeliner. I didn't get on with it and it went really lumpy after a few weeks. Also, it transferred onto my eye socket, even when using a primer. It is £4.99 HERE

Topshop eye crayons - These were gorgeous colours (a sparkly graphite grey and a burnt sparkly bronze) and creamy and easy to blend. But every time I used them my eyes itched and felt sore for hours afterwards. It pained me to throw them away but they just aren't worth it. I have a feeling it might just be me as others seem to love them. I can't see the chunky eyeliners on the Topshop website any more, but their regular eyeliners are £5 HERE

Phew that's a lot of talking! Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?

Lex

[talonted]

OPI - 'Which Is Witch' (Oz the Great and Powerful collection)

This is another polish from the 'Oz the Great and Powerful' collection. I'm not usually a fan of bar glitter but this has changed my mind.

'Which Is Witch' is a clear base with holographic bars, medium hexs and tiny glitter. It applies very well, not much placement is needed to ensure even application. You'll be happy to hear that the glitter doesn't curl (unlike the shambles that is 'When Monkey's Fly'). Look how shiny it is! This catches the light in such a beautiful way. I love it.

This polish was applied over a base of Kiko '275 Black'.

Lex :)

[isis-nicole]