Day 5 – I think I can see an improvement of my dark circles, however I think it might be making my wrinkles deeper!!!

Day 15 – The cream doesnt seem to sink in, literally I can put it on in the morning, rub it in as much as possible, not put any makeup on and then at bed time its still wet and I presume most of it comes off in my pillow whilst I sleep. This makes me wonder if any of it actually is going into my skin and doing anything?!

Mascara: So you will probably know by now that I LOVE mascara, so this is the hardest choice for me to make, but one really stands out and that is Maybelline’s Lash Stiletto.  I am in love with this product, it doesn’t totally give me the thickness that I want and it smells a bit funky, but the amount of length that it gives is amazing! That coupled with the fact that it doesn’t clump or give you spider eyes makes this my favourite mascara of all time! (Too see full review please go to the mascara section of prettyhead).

Foundation: I didn’t know how to choose between No 7 Stay Perfect foundation and Maybelline’s Dream Satin Liquid, but after a long hard think I am going to go with the Dream Satin. This provides amazing coverage and the reason that it is my favourite is because of the price, £7.00 in the shops (and a lot cheaper on eBay), means that you are getting a great quality product for an affordable price, which in this economic climate is very important! It provides great coverage, is quite moisturising and lasts for a long time, everything that a foundation should be!

Eyeliner:  Ok so my winner in this category hasn’t been reviewed yet on prettyhead but it will be soon, I think Elizabeth Arden’s eyeliner pot (half blue half black), is amazing. It comes in a little tub, rather like lip balm, and you use the eyeliner brush provided in the set to apply. I paid £6.50 for it on eBay and it costs about £14 new, but I believe that it is worth every penny!

Lips: I would not be without Rimmel’s Shock Gloss, it hasn’t yet been reviewed on here, but it is awesome! It comes in 5 shades but clear is the best and it is super shiny, makes your lips look amazing! I love the applicator as well, instead of a little sponge on the end of the stick, it is a brush, which feels really nice against your lips as you apply. At only £3.99 in Superdrug Rimmel’s shock gloss is a bargin!

Skin: As far a skin care goes there is a clear winner, No 7 protect and perfect beauty serum! It is quite pricey but hey if it works (and scientists say it does!) then I would pay anything!

Hair care: Now this is where I have to cheat and pick 2, anyone that has read my hair care reviews will know that I swear by Pantene conditioner for dry and damaged hair, however a few months ago I discovered a little miracle. Dove’s heat defence therapy spray, designed to protect hair during heat styling, however it made my normally curly/wavy hair rather straight with just hair drying alone! This meant that I had to spend less time straightening and therefore managed to save my hair a little from the damaging effects of straightners. Also my hair held its style all day and all night and then the next day too! I am a huge fan now and have been converted from TRESemme!

So there you have it, those are the products that I love and couldn’t live without, there are loads more, including Barry M dazzle dust, but with so many colours I wouldn’t be able to pick just one! If you have a list of fav products you would like to share, feel free to email me at Faye@prettyhead.co.uk and I will do my best to put yours up here asap!

When the product arrived I was quite shocked at how small and cheap it looked. I know that £18 isn’t that much to pay for an eye cream but I did expect more than the cheap plastic pot it came in and the small blobs of cream you get. If you look at the picture, which is the one that they use to advertise the product, it leads you to believe that you will be getting about 50 times the amount of cream than you actually do! The one pot is divided into two sections, one containing the orange upper eye gel and the other the beige under eye cream. Avon states that if used twice daily, “the upper eye gel boosts collagen. Tightens and lifts the look of skin on and around the eyelids, plus improves the brow bone area. Under eye cream helps diminish the look of under eye bags and puffiness, dark circles and crêpiness”. The under eye cream was very rich and moisturising, however after using the whole pot, which surprisingly took quite a long time, my dark circles are just the same. The upper eye gel however really seems to work; I noticed a visible difference to my upper eye lid / brow bone area and could feel the gel tightening the skin when I put it on. I think I am going to carry on using the upper eye gel, however I will try using a different under eye cream to try and improve my fine lines and wrinkles.

Pros: The upper eye gel seems to work and improves the look of the upper eye area. It actually lasts for quite a while despite there not looking like there is much to begin with. The under eye cream is very moisturising.

Cons:  The under eye cream does not give the results that it promises and the packaging is very cheap.