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!

The product comes in a black plastic tube, with a white lid that has a thin brush tip stuck to it. For £1.99 you get 8ml of eyeliner, which is fantastic value for money seen as most other and more expensive brands of eyeliner come in 3.5ml tubes. The brush tip made application of the eyeliner very quick and easy, although if it was your first time using liquid eyeliner I would recommend having a few trail runs before you attempt to do it for best! It was very easy to make both thick and thin lines with the eyeliner, which comes out very dark and so does not require multiple coats. The brush being thin makes it very easy to do the flick at the side of the eye; you have just got to make sure that you haven’t got a lot of it on the brush before you start doing that bit.

Once applied this took a while to dry, but once it had it stayed on all day with only slight cracking (only noticeable up close). It was easily removed with makeup removers and even water, which is good as no one wants to be scrubbing their eyes! This product lasted for ages even though I used it every day for both on top and under my eye. In the end I ended up throwing it away because I had had it for so long that it had started to dry up and not because it had ran out! I would recommend this product for anyone on a budget or wanting to try liquid eyeliner for the first time (as if you waste a load of it, it doesn’t really matter since you paid do little!) It give a great, long lasting, dramatic look to the eyes that can be built up to as thick and as dramatic as you like.

I would recommend this product to anyone, I have sensitive skin and this eyeliner didn’t sting or irritate me at all. There is literally no difference between the performance and look of this eyeliner compared to the more expensive brands, so if you’re on a budget you’re not missing out on quality. I think that I will be using this eyeliner from now on and I have to say that so far I have been very impressed with the quality of Boots Natural Collection products.

The picture is as best as I could get and does not show the eyeliner in it’s best light, it is a lot better in real life! I have applied it to my eyelid and under my eye, chosing to use quite thick lines.

Pros: It is cheap, handbag sized and gives a great effect that lasts a long time. You also get a lot of the product for your money and it comes off very easily at the end of the day.

Cons: Cracks after wearing it all day, however this is only noticeable close up and something that you would expect with all eyeliners after a days worth of  use!