With the eyes said to be the 'window to the soul', the beautydirectory team decide to get soulful with a trial of the latest eye products to hit the market.
Who hasn’t looked at an image of a celebrity or model rockin’ a smoky eye and thought boy, I’d love to be able to do that?” Yet, the realisation you’re not a make-up artist soon hits when your attempts with the liner results in more panda eye than sultry smoky eye. If this situation sounds like you, then say hello” to Maybelline New York’s Master Smoky. This liner comes with a thick pencil on one end and smudger on the other making perfecting the smoky eye a cinch. To use, line either your eyelids or under the water line with the pencil then smudge to your desired look. Easy hey? Other benefits include long-lasting colour and no sharpener needed. - Eliza
When Magnifibres first came into the office, I was so excited by the concept of magnifying lashes that I did a beautydirectory instagram video, purely for my own selfish gain. Eyes were widened and lashes were lengthened upon first use. Applied in between two layers of mascara, the brush-on fibres give an immediate false lash effect, achieving length and volume. Mascara was applied first, followed by the use of Magnifibres while the mascara was still wet. I waited sixty seconds so that the fibres could stick to my lashes, then applied a second coat of mascara to cover the white fibres. My lashes were lengthened while appearing natural and glamorous. I would definitely recommend this miraculous product! - Maddie
Being well-and-truly back into the working year, summer holidays seem like a faraway thought and the dark circles around my eyes are starting to creep back again. This is where Bourjois Correcting Cream came in to save the day; with a light, easy-blendable base, it naturally concealed any signs of fatigue while making my whole eye area feel more hydrated. This clever little cream has been designed to match any skin pigment, so the coverage is extremely natural. Unlike a lot of concealers that are quite heavy, this one has been created with the delicate eye area in mind. The effect is an invisible coverage, that gives you that I’ve-just-been-on-holidays face. - Nat
I continue to be impressed with Avon. Really impressed. And now I’m adding the Glimmersticks Brights to my must-have line-up of Avon products. My two favourite things about the Glimmersticks Brights eye liner is that it feels really soft on application - so easily glides into all the right places, plus has long-stay superpowers that sees it last for hours without sliding off. With a retractable and self-sharpening pencil and vitamin-enriched formula, there's nothing I can fault in the Glimmersticks Brights. - Yelena
Scandaleyes is a mascara that just keeps getting better because the formula we all love stays, while the brush design is updated to offer a new eye look. With four mascaras in the range, the newest addition is the Scandaleyes Rockin’ Curves mascara. Unlike the other mascaras in the Scandaleyes franchise, the Rockin’ Curves’ applicator brush looks like a winged eyeliner line with a thick base and thin tip. Its thin tip is great because it really elongates the small, hard-to-reach lashes in the corners of the eyes, while the thicker end of the brush really hugs the lashes to give them volume and curves. It’s the ultimate mascara with keratin and collagen, for volume in all the right places without the clumps. - Liz
