J's thoughts

When Boots has a buy 2 get one free offer ; and you end up wondering what is the third product to buy to avail this offer, the sales assistant leads me to this liquid eyeliner. Now my favourite eyeliner is from Bourjois (click here to read review). I thought, why not! Let me try a new one.  The Maybelline master ink liquid eyeliner comes in a black and white packaging. The cap is long and slender and body is black. It is available in satin and matte finishes. I bought the satin one in luminous black.  The product does have a chemical smell.  The brush is sturdy and pointy. You can get a thin line close to the eyelashes with this brush (now that requires a bit of practice). The product is very pigmented and gives a satiny finish (a bit shiny;not too much). The eyeliner stays put on the eyes without smudging till I take it off.  I prefer a matte finish when it comes to eyeliner and a flexible brush rather than a sturdy one; that is just a personal...

I love lip balms...out of necessity :). I use lip balms to moisturize my lips when I am not wearing lipstick and also before applying lipstick. Not to mention those days when the temperatures go down and you have to deal with dry, chapped lips. The discussions on Maybelline baby lips was all over the net and so I grabbed it when I saw them on one of my shopping spree. The Maybelline website claims that it will moisturize the lips for a full 8 hours and that its like clinical care for baby soft lips. ( Link to website) I bought the shade called ' Cherry me' (there is something about red shades that attract me; maybe its my asian genes ...lol) The packaging is very cute.  Cherry me is a dark red tinted lip balm housed in a yellow tube and the outer cover is transparent. It is clearly printed on the tube that it is for adult use only.  The expiry date is 24 months from the date of opening. The ingredient list is not printed on the t...