Kat Von D 24-Hour Super Brow Long-Wear Pomade Aubergine - First Look!

Hi, my name is Sue and I took more selfies in the hour following using Kat Von D's new Super Brow Pomade in Aubergine than I have in the past five years combined, because LOOK AT IT!

These 24 hour richly coloured pomades are just one of the three brow products set for release on May 7th in Ireland (before the UK)(ahem). Delighted with a sneak preview with the Kat Von D Team, and an avid fan of an eggplant/aubergine liner (and an egglplant emoji, let's be honest) I was only too happy to try the Aubergine Pomade. Even happier when I saw just how bloody flattering it is! 

Smashbox Photo Finish - 15 First Impressions!

So last month there was a pretty spiffy deal running with Smashbox in Dublin, in that you present yourself to the ladies on counter and, after a short consultation, you receive a free full size Photo Finish primer of your choosing. 

Safe to say, once I tweeted this news, all hell broke loose. The 50 samples from the Blanchardstown counter were gone within an hour! The 50 in Arnott's didn't fare much better. 

I sent out a tweet last week to ask for first impressions of the product, and should you be in the market for a primer, you're prolly gonna wanna read these: 

Max Factor Excess Volume Extreme Impact Mascara - Dual Takes on a Dual Phase Mascara - Collab with MyMakeUpPerspective!

Here at CherrySue we're all about giving you the most bang for your buck when it comes to perusing reviews before you make a purchase. Even when that purchase is the extremely affordable for the quality of product Max Factor Excess Volume Extreme Impact Mascara. 

You might remember Chloe and myself put together a collaboration post about Maybelline's newest lash batter Big Eyes - you can see that review here. Well today I'm teaming up with one of my genuinely favourite Irish Youtubers right now (you'll see why in a mo), Laura from MyMakeUpPerspective to bring you a collab post and with a difference. Summat to watch and summat to read - take it away Laura: 

*Waves up at Laura, Brady Bunch Style* 

Well my hilarious Pal, I'll tell you what I think. I think you covered all bases brilliantly. Including the infuriating opening process for Excess Volume - Why do you hate our nails, Beauty Packaging Designers? WHY?!

Max Factor Excess Volume Extreme Impact Mascara Brush 1 & 2

As Laura as already pointed out - 'The WAND on that!'

Laura is right on the money about the steps being apparently mixed up. With Step One: Extreme Volume, I found the mascara separated and lengthened my lashes rather than gave them any real volume. That's not a bad thing, it's just not what it said on the ginormous tube. 

Step 2: Dark Laquer is where the real magic with this mascara lies for me. Pumping up the volume with a drier formulation than the 'laquer' name implies, this is where you see a real lash transformation. Slightly clumpy but only in a good way, my lashes were boosted and felt as swishy as they would had I applied falsies. 

Now here's the clincher for me. Max Factor Extreme Volume certainly works - you can see on Laura's lashes above and in some of her more recent videos - her lashes are be-a-YOOT-iful. For me? It works just a little too well. 

I have naturally long and curled lashes - I know #firstworldproblem but with this mascara I spent the day blinking several times to separate my lashes as they were just too long. Raising your brows and widening your eyes wildly at everyone passing you in an office corridor is not advisable by the by. 

Here's another little sumthin' I wasn't going to tell - the night I went to Beyoncé last week? I never removed my make up. I know, I know, awful but I have a bandy back and zero flutes to give. I was up at the crack of dawn for work and never once touched my mascara - wanna see 36 hours wear? 

Look. At. That. Perfectly separated, no longer sticking together, no fall out, no spider legs, no lash breakage. Now I'm not for one minute suggesting you do the same but seriously - isn't that something?! It's definitely a tell tale sign of a lasting product if ever there were one. 

All in all, this is a cracker of a mascara. Although too large (Police Man's truncheon large) to be toting about with you, if you're looking for extreme lashes, this is where you'll get them. 

The fact that I have a bajillion and 4 mascaras meant I didn't have to hold onto this one, I can't be doing with Daisy the Cow and/or Asylum Escapee impressions in work but I did regift to a colleague of mine with shorter lashes and she is in the actual love. Compliment total on her lashes at last count? 6 over two days. 

You'll pick up Max Factor Excess Volume at Boots for €12.49, they're on 3 for 2 at the minute. 

Tell us, have you tried this bad boy out yet? Will you? 

Can we have a little love for Laura too? Truly her naturally hilarious and straight to the point reviews are a highlight of Youtube for me these days. Be sure to pop by and show here a lil' subby love - you won't regret it. 

L’Oreal Paris launch Elvive Fibrology: Great News for Fine Haired Fillies Everywhere!

I am ALL about the big hair, L'Oreal's #TXT Supersizing spray before Christmas was a godsend to my limp locks and it has to be said that this L’Oreal Paris Elvive Fibrology is about as hair raising, literally, as we can get. Best bit? We're talking years of research, new technology and new patents, all at budget prices. 

The Filloxane molecule is the sciencey bit we need to pay attention to here, which harnesses “Sol-Gel” chemistry (apparently). Fine and limp hair can get lasting thickness instead of just volume, as it intertwines with your hair strand’s own protein and keratin inside the shafts, doubling their size and creating volume and bounce JLaw a la American Hustle would be proud to shake at a Mafioso. 

We've all learned to invest in a hair care line that promises us close proximity to the moon with our bouffant but the interesting part about Fibrology is their claim at lasting thickness. The Filloxane is designed to continue to thicken the hair wash after wash and even claims that once you discontinue use that your results will last for up to ten washes with normal shampoo. That has to be a good thing, right? 

Intrigued by these claims and having spotted Hayley AKA London Beauty Queen  send out the shout out to #bbloggers to keep eyes peeled for this stuff, I was chuffed to see it on special in Dunnes Stores (that's two coups in a week, Dunnes, you sly dogs) and promptly picked some up. Fancy a look at what just one wash has done? 

Day after wash with zero other products used

It looks pretty good, doesn't it? Yes, this was only my first wash and my first impression but so far I'm impressed and while you can get the entire range here in Boots for full price, I'd be remiss not to tell you to check out Dunnes for an 'even better than half price' deal. What's to lose, right? 

I'll keep you updated on how I get on over the next couple of weeks using Fibrology but I'd love to hear if you've given a go aswell?