Beauty Review: Benefit - Roller Lash

I usually don't splurge on mascaras because lets be honest, you can get a mascara just as good from a cheaper brand. I had previously been using the Primark PS Beauty Mascara which I thought was really great considering it's tiny £1 price tag, I have very long lashes anyway so I am very lucky to be able to get away with this!

A lot of people rely on mascara to curl, lengthen, colour their lashes and those people with more demands of a mascara might need to spend a little more in my opinion. I have always thought those people with lashes such as mine wouldn't need this but Roller Lash is worth the money no matter what your natural lashes are like!

My lashes with Roller Lash applied.

I would never have tried this mascara if not for Elle magazine having a sample size as the freebie, I had never tried Benefit at all before now because although I find the marketing and packaging gorgeous, I have never found myself lusting after something from the brand enough to spend the money. I am so glad I got the chance to try Roller Lash! Without a doubt I will be purchasing a full size once my generous sample size runs out. 

Look at my lashes! They touch my eyebrows! NO JOKE!

The wand makes it so easy to roll your lashes through the plastic bristles which gently pulls the colour and length through my lashes. I can't see the curl because I have very curled lashes anyway and this mascara didn't curl them further...so I can't determined whether this feature works but in every other way I am in LOVE.

Something I do not like about cheaper mascara is the way they create a stiff feel to the lashes, Roller Lash doesn't do this at all. The lashes are bendable and fluttery, they feel almost natural but have the look of feathery fake lashes (not in a tacky way). It last all day and I feel that my whole face looks transformed by them, they make my eyes looks so open and amazing!

I think this is a great product, the packaging is beautiful and the product is insanely good. This may vary for different lash types but for me it is holy grail. I will be buying the full size! 

Purchase Here.

Movie Review: Get Hard 7/10

I will start by saying that I don't always find Will Ferrell funny, I love Elf and Step Brothers but other than those two I'm not a fan. I HATE Anchorman. HATE IT! So please bare this in mind while reading this review.

This movie is about Will Ferrell's character being framed for a crime he did not commit and enrolling a black man he assumed had been to prison to teach him how to survive prison. For a start this is exactly the same story as Rob Schneider's Bad Stan, I am a massssssive Rob Schneider fan and this annoyed me a little I must admit. But thankfully after watching the film, I realised that they are from from the same. Although, I still prefer Big Stan but this is down to which actor you find the funniest. 

Kevin Hart is a funny guy, I wasn't familiar with him before this film so this was a nice surprise. Hart and Ferrell have great chemistry, this really benefited the film, they work off each others very different comedic styles which is crucial to a film of this kind. I did find some of the jokes insulting, racist and simply just too far which was mostly down to Ferrell, this is partially why I am not a fan of his but i'll admit a lot of the other jokes had me laughing pretty damn hard. The rest of the people at the cinema were in stitches, including my boyfriend so this film must be doing something right!

I felt that the second half of the film was really good, I was laughing, the story was heartwarming to see two people become friends in a difficult situation, both learn to look at people different to themselves differently than they did. The first half was slow and clumsy but the second half definitely made up for that.

Ultimately, the story was weak and the comedy could be dodgy in places. It'll never be my favourite film but it might be one of my favourites of Will Ferrell's films.

It is worth of a watch but it won't change the world with it's deep message...

A few moments...

Click Here for trailer and other information.

Music Review: Hilary Duff - Sparks 10/10

I am a huge Hilary Duff fan, have been since she was a sweet disney kid. I have loved every song, album, film, everything. I just think she is such a lovable, talented and honestly genuine person which is hard to find in an artist these days so of course I have been waiting patiently for a new album since her last album "With Love" came out yonks ago. 

"Sparks" is the third single from the yet to be released album, first being "Chasing the Sun" a cheerful summer song and second being "All About You" a sassy love song. I very much enjoyed both those songs but "Sparks" has really got me excited! It reminds me of Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite album which I also loved! The song is smooth, sexy and mostly catchy! It has an infectious whistling bridge which I can't help singing since the moment I heard it, despite the fact I cannot whistle at all. 

"Sparks" really should have been the first single, if it had been there would be so much more hype for the album than there currently is. I do hope people think again after listening to this song, I know I will love the album and I think this song has secured Duff a fighting chance that the previous singles maybe didn't give her. I have faith the album will be beautiful!

Take a listen and decide for yourself. Here.

Movie Review: Cinderella 8.5/10

                                              

                                                        "Have Courage and be Kind" 

I am a huge Disney fan, I love the movies, merchandise, music, my whole house is completely over run with Disney Magic so when this film came out I was first at the cinema! 

We all know the story and the film is much the same as the original tale, usually this can make a film feel stale. Like you've seen it all before and it just doesn't impress but this film was very different.  It displayed something I feel live action Disney has been missing for a while, magic. The feeling of being a child again and watching Cinderella for the first time, feeling the magic of Disney in your heart. Something recent releases such as "Maleficent" desperately missed. It had everything, it creates laughter, happiness, sadness, it takes you through a range of emotions in such a delicate way.

 

As for the casting, it was really great. Lily James was a perfectly beautiful choice for Cinderella and in my opinion every character looked and acted like they had stepped straight out of the original story. Helena Bonham Carter was magnificent just like she is in every movie she is in and the scene where she as the fairy god mother appeared and made Cinderellas night at the ball a reality was absolutely perfectly animated. It looked magical in every sense of the word.

I shall head to the Disney store and purchase myself a mug just like I do with every Disney film I see. This film was definitely a step in the right direction for Disney and I sincerely hope they keep it up with the live action released to come.

Wishlist: Blusher Palettes

         

  

I have never been the biggest blusher fan, I wear it of course but i've never found it exciting to collect. I have always loved to collect eyeshadows the most because they come in endless colours and can be used in endless ways but what I didn't realise is that blusher is much the same. I've always just had one blusher that I uses everyday but recently I have had crazy blusher lust!

I think palettes are the best way to collect an assortment of colours without cluttering up your makeup collection and having the troubles of favouritism. Palettes mean that you see all the colours everyday and you are more likely to mix it up and try out new things, you also can't beat the feeling of opening up a brand new palette!

I have narrowed it down to three reasonably affordable options but honestly, I might just buy them all!

One   Two   Three

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Movie Review: CHAPPIE 2/10

     

My boyfriend and I have unlimited cards for our local cinema meaning we pretty much see every film that comes out, unless it looks absolutely terrible. I thought Chappie was one of those films but my boyfriends insisted that because it was directed my Neil Blomkamp the director of District 9 and Elysium, that it would be a good film. We now both agree that he was incorrect. 

Now, I have actually never seen any of Neil Blomkamps films so I based my hypothesis on that fact two of the main cast are the members of rap group Die Antwoord. I actually don't mind the band! I've know of them for a while and find their colourful music videos such as for 'Evil Boy' which for the most part is a series penises for the whole video, really awesome. This may be an interesting music video but I didn't see how this could qualify them to be actors. But then again, with other cast such as Hugh Jackman and Dev Patel of obvious fame, I thought maybe it would have some redeeming qualities. Again, I was wrong.

The basis of the film is that a group of drug dealers who steal a robot which has been programmed to feel human emotions and grow like a human child. The dealers want to teach the robot to kill their enemy and help them with criminal activity but they grow to care for the robot. The opposing dealers as well as Hugh Jackmans character attack the robot and have a ridiculous show down where the majority of the characters are killed. The robot finds a way to capture consciousness and makes robots out of his dead friends. I won't go into the details to much because it really is just too terrible to type too much about.

The characters are hollow and over exaggerated. The whole film is basically a crazy celebratation of a band no one cares about. The robot wears bling for christs sake. The acting is so awful and for the most part you can't even understand what they are saying. Its so baffling because although critics reviews haven't been great, viewer reviews are really good! It's not times like this i just loose faith in humanity. 

I walked out of the cinema feeling completely shocked and confused that the film had even been allowed on the big screen. Don't waste your time like I did.