It's not even as if I've had the opportunity to blog or even write drafts, I genuinely haven't touched my laptop in days! I was worried I would start to get withdrawals soon enough.
I realise in my absence that I have completely missed the window for the #2014BC and I'm sorry to those who wanted to read it/those who are a lot more organised than me/Gaby who runs it. I know the idea of this challenge was to give your the blog a scheduled idea plan and I've already broken that four topics in! I promise to be more prepared next time!
Well without further ado, here is my highend vs. highstreet.
I like how broad this topic was, it allowed you to pick anything to do with the comparison of Highend and Highstreet products, which is a universally questioned topic. Everyone wants to know which is better, whether the more expensive is worth it, and if money does buy quality. Now we all know this is a largely debated subject and that 1) it all depends on the product/brand and 2) it depends on you to (the user) as everyone is different and subjective. So I chose to be Switzerland in this debate and just play the fence. I chose to show you my favourite mascara of the Highend And the Highstreet and to compare them and show why I like both so much and above all others. If you've read my blog before neither of these will be a shock as they have been mentioned multiple times, however I thought I'd like to go into more detail into why they appear so frequently.
I'll begin with the cheaper option:
Highstreet
Maybelline le colossal volum' express mascara.
Now this mascara, this beauty has been a favourite for a very long time, I think even from when I first started wearing make up. It was a lucky chance that I happened to blindly pick up such a brilliant product with no previous knowledge of it or what to expect of make up, at that age. It was purely a, "ooh that looks like it'll do the job and has pretty packaging" purchase and I'm pretty sure it may have been on offer, which persuaded me to grab it over any others. So from there I used it, finished it and forgot about it until, I really got into make up again; ever since my make up bag has not been without one!
What's so good about it I hear you say? Well, it separates the lashes amazingly, making them look fuller and more volumous, which is a BIG must for me when it comes to mascara and it also adds length to your lashes, giving them an all round bigger fluttery look. Another great thing about this is that it is black, and I know that sounds silly and obvious, but I mean it's black black, not a faded-need lots of layers to make it look black-black, you get me?
I also love the brush on this, it's bristles rather than silicone which I prefer, and the rounded shape of allows it to grab all the lashes from the root, lifting them and adding a curl. The wand is also tapered at the end making it easier and cleaner to grab the smaller inner lashes. even though it's cheap it doesn't fake or fall down throughout the day which is brilliant.
Last but not least, I love the price! Obviously with it being from the Highstreet it is cheaper than a lot of mascaras and is amazing quality, especially with this in mind.
On to the more expensive one:
Highend
Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara.
I think I have mentioned before, maybe in a favourites post, about how I happened upon this one but I run over it again quickly. I got given a tester sample of this with the concealer on the other end, unfortunately the concealer was a shade to dark however the mascara, as you can see, I liked a lot! I was pleasantly surprised as I don't tend to go for lengthening mascara, my aim from mascara is volume and blackness. So when the tester ran out I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about whether I should fork out the money for a full size tube, or stick with my cheapy highstreet ones. Well I blame my blog for this one! but I went ahead and treated myself, and haven't looked back since. Granted I'm still on the first tube but that's a good sign right?!
So what's great about this one? Well for a lengthening mascara it adds a good amount of curl and fullness too, as well as this it does it's job brilliantly, making my (naturally stubby) lashes look long and luscious all day long. It is also very black and doesn't flake either, which is great for long days! The brush on this one is slimmer and has shorter bristles but this helps it to get right to the root of the lashes and pull the curl and length right from the bottom, getting to each and every lash and fanning them out.
It's always nice to have a luxurious product in your make up bag right? and just being able to treat yourself on something you know is good quality and you will enjoy using is always a pleasurable way to hand over the cash, even if it is more than what you would usually/could spend. Plus with more expensive products you always get prettier packaging too, bonus!
So the verdict? Overall I think I would have to say that I love the highstreet one the best, I put it down to what I initially want from a mascara and which performs that the best, so yes the cheaper one is my favourite. But they go amazingly together! My everyday routine is to put on the Maybelline one first then layer the Estee Lauder on top just to give my lashes a boost in length and volume, perfect.
So there you go, my on the fence post on Highend vs. Highstreet mascaras.
I hope you enjoyed this and seeing my view on both the ends of the scale, sorry that it's late I'll be better next time, promise.
I realise in my absence that I have completely missed the window for the #2014BC and I'm sorry to those who wanted to read it/those who are a lot more organised than me/Gaby who runs it. I know the idea of this challenge was to give your the blog a scheduled idea plan and I've already broken that four topics in! I promise to be more prepared next time!
Well without further ado, here is my highend vs. highstreet.
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| L- Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara R- Maybelline le colossal volum' express Mascara |
I like how broad this topic was, it allowed you to pick anything to do with the comparison of Highend and Highstreet products, which is a universally questioned topic. Everyone wants to know which is better, whether the more expensive is worth it, and if money does buy quality. Now we all know this is a largely debated subject and that 1) it all depends on the product/brand and 2) it depends on you to (the user) as everyone is different and subjective. So I chose to be Switzerland in this debate and just play the fence. I chose to show you my favourite mascara of the Highend And the Highstreet and to compare them and show why I like both so much and above all others. If you've read my blog before neither of these will be a shock as they have been mentioned multiple times, however I thought I'd like to go into more detail into why they appear so frequently.
I'll begin with the cheaper option:
Highstreet
Maybelline le colossal volum' express mascara.
Now this mascara, this beauty has been a favourite for a very long time, I think even from when I first started wearing make up. It was a lucky chance that I happened to blindly pick up such a brilliant product with no previous knowledge of it or what to expect of make up, at that age. It was purely a, "ooh that looks like it'll do the job and has pretty packaging" purchase and I'm pretty sure it may have been on offer, which persuaded me to grab it over any others. So from there I used it, finished it and forgot about it until, I really got into make up again; ever since my make up bag has not been without one!
What's so good about it I hear you say? Well, it separates the lashes amazingly, making them look fuller and more volumous, which is a BIG must for me when it comes to mascara and it also adds length to your lashes, giving them an all round bigger fluttery look. Another great thing about this is that it is black, and I know that sounds silly and obvious, but I mean it's black black, not a faded-need lots of layers to make it look black-black, you get me?
I also love the brush on this, it's bristles rather than silicone which I prefer, and the rounded shape of allows it to grab all the lashes from the root, lifting them and adding a curl. The wand is also tapered at the end making it easier and cleaner to grab the smaller inner lashes. even though it's cheap it doesn't fake or fall down throughout the day which is brilliant.
Last but not least, I love the price! Obviously with it being from the Highstreet it is cheaper than a lot of mascaras and is amazing quality, especially with this in mind.
On to the more expensive one:
Highend
Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara.
I think I have mentioned before, maybe in a favourites post, about how I happened upon this one but I run over it again quickly. I got given a tester sample of this with the concealer on the other end, unfortunately the concealer was a shade to dark however the mascara, as you can see, I liked a lot! I was pleasantly surprised as I don't tend to go for lengthening mascara, my aim from mascara is volume and blackness. So when the tester ran out I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about whether I should fork out the money for a full size tube, or stick with my cheapy highstreet ones. Well I blame my blog for this one! but I went ahead and treated myself, and haven't looked back since. Granted I'm still on the first tube but that's a good sign right?!
So what's great about this one? Well for a lengthening mascara it adds a good amount of curl and fullness too, as well as this it does it's job brilliantly, making my (naturally stubby) lashes look long and luscious all day long. It is also very black and doesn't flake either, which is great for long days! The brush on this one is slimmer and has shorter bristles but this helps it to get right to the root of the lashes and pull the curl and length right from the bottom, getting to each and every lash and fanning them out.
It's always nice to have a luxurious product in your make up bag right? and just being able to treat yourself on something you know is good quality and you will enjoy using is always a pleasurable way to hand over the cash, even if it is more than what you would usually/could spend. Plus with more expensive products you always get prettier packaging too, bonus!
So the verdict? Overall I think I would have to say that I love the highstreet one the best, I put it down to what I initially want from a mascara and which performs that the best, so yes the cheaper one is my favourite. But they go amazingly together! My everyday routine is to put on the Maybelline one first then layer the Estee Lauder on top just to give my lashes a boost in length and volume, perfect.
So there you go, my on the fence post on Highend vs. Highstreet mascaras.
I hope you enjoyed this and seeing my view on both the ends of the scale, sorry that it's late I'll be better next time, promise.
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