I was recently given one of these Bourjois 'Volumizer' mascaras as a gift. I sometimes use Bourjois products but because of the higher prices I have more recently opted for cheaper brands. However I have long thought of Bourjois as being very innovative in terms of packaging design. I was surprised, therefore, to see that the 'Volumizer' was virtually identical to a Rimmel mascara I already own - the Rimmel Glam Eyes 'Day 2 Night' mascara. The only difference is what the brands say the mascara does for your lashes. Whilst Rimmel say their product can be used in two or three different ways to lengthen or thicken Bourjois combine these into a two step system which ...  Read the complete review

A few months ago I started a new job in London, my first in the city. Of course by now I have a house and a life in the Midlands, so now having been lucky enough to land my dream job and by trying to "have it all", I find myself with a near three-hour commute to get to the office. I can't complain because I love what I do but every city girl can't truly have it all unless she looks the part too. And let me tell you, some mornings I've wondered whatever happened to my big green eyes I used to be so proud of as I struggle to learn how to sleep on the train with the frantic tapping of laptops around me. So it was time to move on to a new mascara, I ...  Read the complete review

A few weeks ago I went shopping with the intention of buying a new eye liner and possibly a new mascara. When I was in Boots I noticed that they had a promotion on where by if I bought the Bourjois volumizer mascara I would receive their eye pencil free so I opted to do this. The Bourjois volumizer mascara is an 11ml product and costs £9.99. Whilst this is probably more than I would pay for a mascara I wasn't overly bothered as I was receiving an eye pencil free (false economy really as the eye pencil turned out to be pretty rubbish!) The product is a black tube with metallic pink writing on the front so it does look very striking in my opinion ...  Read the complete review

I love mascara and I am always trying to find the perfect one. I normally buy L'oreal ones but this one caught my eye as it was on offer at Boot's at £7 down from the usual £10.49. I like a look that is quite dramatic with my mascara as I tend to look like a fish with lipstick on so I have to make the most of my eyes. The mascara's packaging is black and hot pink. It's OK, not hideous but not spectacular either. It has two brushes one inside the other. Brush one is for "for extremely defined lashes with 2 x more volume, perfect for the day or if you want to focus on your lips." And brush 2 is "for dramatic lashes with up to 11 x more volume ...  Read the complete review

I was looking at new mascaras in Superdrug a while ago and sought the opinion of the girl working in the make up aisle. She told me that it was one of their most popular mascaras at that point in time. As there was a 3 for 2 offer at the time that persuaded me to buy it. It costs roughly £10. First impressions were good, the pale and hot pink against the black of the tube looked eye catching and I thought the idea of a double brush intriguing. The idea was that you use Step 1 to define your lashes and then Step 2 to volumise them. So, I tried it and must say the results were a little disappointing especially for the price. ...  Read the complete review