New Estée Lauder's Little Black Primer

Every so often a beauty product launches that's so simple in its design that you wonder why it hasn't been released many, many moons before and many times over. Black lash primer for example, yep we've all lashed on its white counterpart with gusto and marvelled at the results but black? Why hasn't this been done before. Not only have Estée Lauder taken a simple product idea with their upcoming Little Black Primer but they've executed that idea brilliantly. 

Marketed as a little black dress for your lashes, I'd offer that it's more like little black spanx. Once in place, this tinted lash primer keeps everything in its place with zero effort. Short lashes are extended, sparse lashes given volume and cheaper mascaras made waterproof with Little Black Primer applied as a seal. Seriously. I tried!

While I've yet to use a lash primer that comes close to this Estée Lauder offering, and there have been many, I honestly believe the true beauty in this primer is the subtle tint. Applied directly to lashes and worn alone, it gives the most beautiful 'your lashes but better' effect. Perfect for fuss free make up days. 

It was only when audibly admiring my almost naked lashes that Adam piped in 'You know that'd be great for guys that wanted to wear mascara without wearing mascara' and you know what? It would. This tiny tube seems to have a very many uses for very many people. 

Little Black Primer has been available exclusively at Boots since January and with a price tag of €26 we'll see it launch nationwide this March. Will you be picking one up? 

GlamGlow Supermud Clearing Treatment – Review

Originally designed for Hollywood's entertainment, music, fashion and award industries, Glam Glow mud treatment and now this Glam Glow Super Mud Clearing Treatment are about to make huge waves in the Irish beauty market. 

While in Hollywood it would be used as an instant pick me up for stars before they got in front of the camera back here IRL it's a 10-20 minute super mud mask packed full of acids (glycolic, salicylic, mandelic, Pyruvic) clay and natural ingredients to target, prevent and heal problem skin. 

 

I'll tell you right now that I'm going to spare you mud mask gurning faces but I've used Glam Glow Super Clearing Treatment twice so far and I've been completely blown away. The Gorgebags and I used it last Saturday week and the results for all three fizzogs was pretty phenomenal, so much so that I've had to stash this little wonder pot so that it can be rationed sensibly i.e not by gouging out as much as a teenage mitt can handle. 

 

First impressions when opening this little pot was the stark contrast between the high shine white exterior and the mucky, mucky contents. First scent to hit you is a charcoal eucalyptus and peppermint mixture (all ingredients that might aggravate sensitive skinned peeps). 

Having applied a thin layer all over our faces we waited for the magic to happen, you see the Pore-Matrix, an extreme absorption charcoal works like a mini vacuum as the mud dries, revealing tiny spots of suction to physically suck the impurities from your skin. 

It's. Awesome.  

Having waited the 20 minutes allotted, spent gurning at one another and trying not to laugh, we washed the dried Glam Glow off with warm, clean water. Instantly my skin felt brighter, tighter and the pores in my schnozzle were sparkling clean. Adam's skin was calmer and cleaner than I've seen it in quite a while and Aaron's was, well he has perfect skin, we hate him for it. 

For the following three days I caught myself doing double takes in the mirror to admire the results and I've got to say I'm sold, hook, line and sinker. I've used it once since and it's the first mask I've ever owned that I've actually counted the days down to use again. 

Glam Glow Super Mud Clearing Treatment retails for €49.99 from Feel Unique and €45 from Beauty Parlour, which may seem spendy but when you consider that this little pot of wonder has 17 full face uses or can be used as an on the spot treatment (also awesome) 1000 times then that maths just makes sense. 

This one's getting 6 large thumbs up from Casa Cherry! Have you tried it yet?