I took these pictures towards the end of February, but on the last few days I did do a boots haul (there was a 3 for 2 offer I just could not resist). So I did technically buy a few more bits and bobs, but I will have to keep that for the next beauty haul post. As you can see this is just a small beauty haul, I've been trying to restrict myself from buying more products and use up ones I already have. 

So first you can see that I've got into the beauty blogger craze and went and purchased the Revlon colorburst balms. There was so much hype for this in January and I just wasn't sure whether I'd like it or not because of its jumbo pencil-like shape. But I swatched it on my hand in boots and I really liked the texture of it so I thought why not. Again, this was 3 for 2, and with each selling for £7.99 I had to get 3! I preferred the matte balms but the boots near my uni (where I got it from) isn't really big and they didn't have all the shades, so I ended up getting one of the lacquer balms too. I bought Audacious, Elusive and Vivacious (in the order of the pictures). I may do a post with swatches of these soon and I'll give a full review on it too. 

The rimmel 'I love lasting finish' nail polish was something I bought after purchasing the two from my previous beauty haul thinking that they're really great and good value at £2.99. But, I noticed that they don't actually last long, which is such a shame because this colour, fancy a dip? (yes the question mark is in the name..) is beautiful. A bit late on the pastel nail trend, but hey, better late than never. 

Another craze that hit the drugstores this year is the Maybelline baby skin instant pore eraser for £7.99. I haven't actually used this a lot, despite buying it towards the beginning of the month. I tested it on my hand and I really did see a great difference but I haven't really tried it properly on my face. It's kind of a forgotten product already but I will definitely give it a shot over the next few weeks and will let you know if it is as good as everyone says.

Last, but not least, is the MUA palette in undressed. I hear about the urban decay naked palette all the time on youtube and beauty blogs, and as beautiful as it looks, I cannot justify the price of it. So I searched for a good dupe and I saw countless blogs talking about the undressed palette. I reckon MUA may have purposely created this palette as a dupe, given by the name of it. But oh my, I love it! I am a huge fan of MUA's eyeshadows, I use their heaven and earth palette on a daily basis and knew that this would be £4 well spent! From pictures, the colours look identical to the naked palette and they're amazingly pigmented too so you really can't go wrong! There's a few colours in here which I wouldn't normally go for but I'm willing to experiment with them.. one day.

So that is all for this months beauty haul. Let me know what great new items you have bought this month, or even reviews on the products I got. Have a nice day!

Neelam xx

THE ROCKET VOLUM' EXPRESS MASCARA

I've left my favourite mascara till last. It's my most recent purchase from all of the mascaras and I looove it! In fact I would say that is an understatement. This lengthens, volumises and coats your lashes so damn well and for £7.99 you just can't go wrong with it! My best friend has really short lashes and she's constantly on the hunt for a mascara that lengthens and keeps it hold. When she finally listened to me and purchased this mascara she has said nothing but good things about it and now uses it on a daily basis! The bristles on this wand are unusually small and so you'd expect it to come out very clumpy and hard to flare out, but it is so easy to use and gives such a clean neat finish. The one (and only) downside to this mascara is that it isn't the easiest to remove. I find it's almost like removing waterproof mascara. Although saying that, I'm beginning to get the hang of it and it doesn't take me too long now, perhaps I was just using the wrong technique. Mine isn't the waterproof version, but it holds the curl of my lashes just like waterproof mascaras tend to do. If you're going to buy any mascara from the reviews I've done this month then I would 100% recommend you buy this one!

That is the end of my mascara review series. I hope you've enjoyed it and have found it helpful. I'm hoping to do a mini foundation review over the next few months so keep an eye out for that.

Have you tried the rocket mascaras? I would love to know which of the mascaras in this series is your favourite!

Neelam xx

THE MEGA PLUSH VOLUM' EXPRESS MASCARA

One of the main reasons why I was so drawn to this mascara when it was first released here in the UK, was the fact that it was Maybellines first get-mousse mascara and I thought it would be a great new thing to try! I have to say that I can't really tell the difference in the formula, it still feels and lasts just as long as their previous mascaras. But hey, that's not a bad thing! The want is an odd shape but actually makes it quite easy to apply mascara on. Because it has a sort of tapered end you can easily get the little lashes in the inner eye section and focus the main bulk of the wand on the rest of the lashes. I find this mascara is great to volumise your lashes, it does sometimes get quite clumpy and the more you try and seperate your lashes the worse it gets, but with practice you can achieve a really dramatic look. However, I have to say I do prefer the typical curved wand shape to this shape as I just find it so much easier to work with. For £7.99 I'd say it's worth the price, but possibly not my most recommended mascara.

Did the gel-mousse formula impress you? Let me know in the comments below..

Neelam xx

Neelam xx