Bourjois Volume Glamour Mascara Reviews

It's finally time for me to search through my make up stash and actually get rid of some of the stuff that I've kept for too long. When I started this today I thought I should spread my views on the products that I have previously bought, so here are two reviews in one post :D 

Mascara is probably the first make up item I became obsessed with so of course I have quite an extensive collection when  it comes to naming mascaras I have tried. However lots of these mascaras have failed me, my straight lashes need the help of an eyelash curler to ensure they are slightly noticeable but many mascara formulas like to drop my curl in a matter of seconds. NOT FUN AND WHAT A WASTE OF EFFORT.

To this date I have only found four mascaras that will hold a curl, more on those later though : )

Back to the main topic (why do I always digress?), today I'm reviewing Bourjois Volume Glamour Ultra Care and Bourjois Volume Glamour Ultra Curl mascaras.

They're basically the same mascara with slight differences, the Ultra Curl appeared first with claims of curling your lashes and giving twice the volume. The Ultra Care claims to offer double the volume too but also contains cotton and sweet almond oils to condition lashes and is suitable for sensitive eyes and contact lenses wearers.

 Just the back of the tubes.

They both come with traditional bristle applicators but hold differences in their shapes. The Ultra Care mascara has a shorter, denser brush that tapers at the end, whereas the Ultra Curl brush is slightly curved, longer and the bristles take a spiral shape.

Upper :Ultra Curl   Lower: Ultra Care

Application wise, I  much prefer the Ultra Care brush. I felt it offered a softer application to my lashes, probably because the bristles are softer themselves although densely packed. Also due to its shorter shape it was also easier to use. The Ultra Curl brush shape offered a sort of 'perfect fit' to the curve of my eye so it can apply mascara to a lot of my lashes at once, but to be honest it didn't come in very useful as I have to use the brush at all sorts of angles anyway to coat my lashes without getting mascara on my skin.

Now to see what it actually looks like on the lashes! Bearing in mind that my lashes are naturally sparse, I reckon the mascaras did an okay job at making them more noticeable. I applied a couple of coats of each mascara on each eye. Note: Eye on your left (my right) is Ultra Care, and the eye on your right (my left) is Ultra Curl. Note 2: Let's not even bother commenting on my lower lashes XD

Straight on, the lashes are actually not very noticeable. Both of these mascaras dropped my curled lashes. I had to recurl them with an electric curler (which I don't like doing. It makes me think my lashes will get split ends?!) before reapplying the mascara and even then the mascara didn't want to hold a heat induced curl.

From below, the mascara separates my lashes very nicely (minus the two clumps on my right eye due to careless application). As for adding double the volume, I don't agree with this quite so much when viewed at this angle. However I do like how Bourjois didn't blow their claims out of proportion. Some mascaras claim to offer 10x the volume: a clear lie.

Ultra Curl

Ultra Care

From these side angles, the double volume claims seem a little more plausible. It does look as though I have more lashes! I have now realised this post would be more informative if I had included a shot of my naked lashes ^^" I will include one soon!

Obviously this mascara wasn't designed to lengthen which is why my lashes still look short. As for their longevity, I noticed some smearing underneath my eyes at the outer corner after around 6 hours of wear (That's just an estimate, as vain as I am I don't actually look in the mirror very often after I leave the house).

I can't really vouch for the Ultra Care mascara being suitable for sensitive eyes though as I don't have sensitive eyes myself, but I have worn it with lenses and it worked just fine. As for it's regenerating and nourishing claims, I don't think I used the mascara often enough to see any real effect.

Overall verdict: Both mascaras are nice but I wouldn't repurchase solely because they don't hold my curl when I use a traditional curler. I definitely wouldn't say these mascaras offer a glamorous level of volume but they do offer a nice and natural daytime look, so if you have naturally curly lashes or don't have a problem with mascaras dropping your curls, you could always check these out.

Hope you found this review useful!

Jia

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EXTRA GIANT SQUISHINESS!

Two posts in two days, I really am on a roll...even though none of them are make up related which is really the whole point of why I started this blog ^^" I do have some posts written up though, it's just the pictures that need to be taken now : )

Anyway! Not sure how much you lot love squishy things, but I have some strange sort of love for them..especially if its food related! Probably why I love mochi and pearl tea pearls so much...

The other day I found something which made me jump up and down with excitement...

If you're American, you won't be very impressed by this post, but us British peeps who have never set foot in the US will have never seen anything like this before!

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Rocky Mountain Mega Marshmallows!

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There are only a few left in the pack...I started eating them before

taking a picture :D

I swear it takes about 4 or 5 normal sized marshmallows to make one of these, and they actually taste really good! Just like the pink and white marshmallows we have here :D I was actually expecting these to have a really strong gelatine smell and not be very nice at all because normally things that have a novelty value don't taste very good, but I was wrong and I'm very glad ^^ They have a nice and soft texture and a good amount of stickiness, awesome to eat as a snack but I wouldn't suggest eating more than two in one sitting XD

These are just so soft and squishy I want to hollow one out and sleep in it!!!!!! ^^

Just a photo to show the size of the mallows.

It's a one pence piece next to them.

I haven't had a chance to roast these yet but I will at some point! Roasted marshmallows are soooo good, crispy on the outside and melty on the inside :D 

I did make my own version of a s'more though, I toasted some bread, spread it with nutella, cut the bread in half and sandwiched a slightly microwaved marshmallow in between the halves. Simply put, it was amazing ^^

I'll probably need to stop talking about these marshmallows now, it's too late to have another one and this post isn't exactly helping my craving lol

They sell these at ASDA for £2, very reasonable price IMO! If you want to try these out, hopefully they'll sell them at your ASDA too because I have realised that different ASDAs stock different things ^^"

Happy munching!

Jia

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Microwave chocolate cake?

On a random search on soompi I found I recipe for cake you can prepare and cook in five minutes, using a microwave! I'm a lover of all things sweet so naturally I was very excited when I found this. I decided to try it today for lunch and here are the results! I've also included the recipe and some pictures to accompany the steps. To be honest it doesn't look very appealing and the texture was a little inconsistent throughout with some parts being softer, some denser, some chewy...yeahh the cake can DEFINITELY be improved XD BUT! It did taste like chocolate cake ^^ I'm one of those people who will eat pretty much anything, even if it looks gross. As long as it tastes okay-ish, I will eat it :D

WHAT I USED

4 tablespoons self raising flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 egg

3 tablespoons semi skimmed milk

3 tablespoons coconut oil

WHAT I DID

First mix together all the dry ingredients in a mug.

I chose a larger sized mug.

The original soompi post showed a cake that was spilling out of the cup

(upwards though, might I add!)

So yeah I wanted to avoid a messy end, just in case XD

Crack in your egg and mix.

mmm...yummy XD

Yeahh the mixture is a little dry so it's time to add your milk and oil!

I didn't take a picture of this step, I'm very aware of how clumsy I am plus the oil was going all over the table and my hands so I didn't dare bring my phone near XD 

Words of warning, it's very disgusting when you try to incorporate the oil into the mix. There's a LOT of oil but keep mixing and eventually the batter will come together :3 I would suggest adding less oil but I'm not sure how it will affect the cake, trial and error eh? : )

Soooo mix it all up and you'll get this!

I switched to a bigger spoon. Using a teaspoon proved too difficult.

Now just bung it in the microwave, set it to high and blast it for about 3 to 4 minutes.

I actually left mine in for 4 minutes, stabbed it with a knife and found the batter 

around the edges of the cup still slimy so I cooked it for another 30 seconds.

And the results!

The upper surface actually looked quite nice, but turn it upside down..

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Why the hell is it so cratered?! XD

Last step, NOM ON IT :D

I actually enjoyed the whole process of making the cake, it's definitely a fun activity to do when you're bored or want something sweet to nom on but can't find anything suitable ^^ It does take a littlemore than five minutes to prepare and cook though considering you have to spoon everything into the cup and mix it all up. I made my life easier and used measuring spoons. Those things are amazing, you must get a set!

Also, I'm not sure if this cake will taste good when it's cold. I ate all of mine in one sitting :D

I actually think this cake MIGHT carry some health benefits too...cocoa powder contains antioxidants after all and I used coconut oil because of all its amazing health benefits (such as helping digestion and metabolism and maintaining cholesterol levels).

After a little further reading on the forum, someone suggested adding 3 tablespoons of nutella to the mix and cooking it for 1.5 minutes. Need to try this one out ^^

End of post! Hope you had fun reading it, and please let me know if you do try it! ^^

Here's the link to the original soompi forum if you want to check it out, click here : )

Jia

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