Battle Of The Brows - Gimme Brow vs Archery Brow Gel

When I saw that Soap & Glory released a fibre brow gel I hoped that it could be a dupe for the beloved Gimme Brow by Benefit. To find a dupe at a whole £10 cheaper would be lovely (even if the new Benefit packaging is worth £18 even without the product) but I don't think they are even comparable.

Beauty Haul #2

Over the past couple of weeks I've slowly been ticking things off my list and accumulating products for upcoming posts. A few trips to Boots and a Feel Unique order later and here we are.

Soap & Glory Thick And Fast Collagen Coat Mascara

Soap & Glory Thick And Fast High Definition Collagen Coat Mascara £10.50 - link

Once upon a time this was one of my favourite mascaras along with the Thick & Fast Super Volume mascara also by Soap & Glory (which I do still like) but after a months and a new tube of this I'm finding it hard to see why I liked it so much.

It's nice for separating lashes and doesn't smudge throughout the day which is great especially considering it's not waterproof, but after using this for a couple of weeks that's really all I've found that I like about it. 

The formula is really wet which means that anything after one coat you're going to be left with spidery lashes that are all stuck together. Usually I'm a massive fan of bristle wands but this brush picks up a lot of product and the shape and size of it of it makes it hard to distribute evenly which just makes your lashes even more clumped together - it's really not a good look. It does add some volume to the lashes and is borderline okay at adding length but in comparison to other mascaras which are cheaper (and more expensive too) it doesn't come close at all and just seems like a complete waste of a tenner. 

I personally love a mascara to give me quite a dramatic look with a lot of thickness and definition which this, again, doesn't do. Because it's not buildable it makes it difficult to use no matter what look you're going for or what you want from a mascara.

I'm not sure if they've changed the formula or if this is just a completely different product from the one I loved a year ago but I was super disappointed with this.

Have you tried this mascara? What do you think?

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Soap & Glory Archery Brow Pencil And Tint

Soap and Glory Archery Brow Pencil and Tint (Brownie Points) £10 - link
(Swatches: Top - pencil end // Bottom - felt tip end)

I've always been terrified of eyebrow pencils as my hand eye coordination is 0 so the chance of me losing an eye was always enough to put me off, but I took a chance in Boots a couple of months ago when Soap & Glory products were 3 for 2 (doesn't that always get you?!) and this ended up coming home with me.

I have nothing bad to say about this product. I usually like to balance my reviews so you can make a good decision if you were to buy any of my recommendations but there is absolutely nothing wrong with this, in my opinion of course. One end of the product is a traditional pencil. The formula is quite dry which makes for less product transfer but that does mean that you can make mistakes that don't have horribly dark and overdrawn consequences. The colour match is great although there is wiggle room if you're a light or darker shade of brown, as like I said,  the fact that the product transfers lightly means that you can press harder or lighter to get a variation of the shade. All in all it comes in 2 shades for blondes and brunettes, I (obviously) have the brunette version which is adorably named 'Brownie Points'.

The other end is a felt tip which I thought was completely bizarre but I actually prefer it. It creates a really natural look when done with small, short strokes and fills in any sparse areas whilst just slightly enhancing the rest of my brows. I love it.

For my first brow pencil experience I couldn't be happier. I can't even imagine filling in my brows with an eyeshadow anymore but that was very 2012-esque so I was definitely due to move on. Next on my list is the Anastasia Brow Wiz and I'm really interested in trying the Dip Brow Pomade too.

If you have any recommendation for brow products I'd love to know!


Have you tried this? What's your favourite brow product?

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Soap & Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen

Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen (Carbon Black) £6 - link (currently on 3 for 2)

I'm not really a lover of liquid eyeliner purely because I find it impossible to get an even line and that's just on one eye, there is literally no hope in hell that I could get both eyes to match, but practice makes perfect I guess and I think this is without doubt one of the best products to practice with.

It's completely opaque which is always a good start with an eyeliner. It has a really fine nib that allows you to get as close to the lash line as possible or as much as your skill will permit, I'm still working on mine, and it has flatter edges to make thicker lines like most felt tip style eyeliners have. The formula is pretty wet so it's easy to apply and doesn't drag your eyelid unlike some eyeliner pens I've tried (Eyeko I'm looking at you). It doesn't transfer either when you blink or close your eyes which I was super pleased about because we all know how annoying that is. 

Once applied it doesn't take long to dry - around 10-20 seconds but that means that you still have time to correct any mistakes you've made before it dries completely. And when it is dry this bad boy isn't going anywhere. I have oily eyelids so wearing a kohl liner on my upper lash line is impossible and sometimes even gel eyeliners have failed me but this didn't budge after a whole day of wearing it - I'd say at least 7 hours. It hadn't faded, cracked or moved at all and was actually the only part of my make up that looked perfect after an entire day of wear. 

For £6 this product is amazing but there are very few products from Soap and Glory that I haven't liked. They are a really great drugstore brand and if you haven't, I'd really recommend trying their products and this one in particular.

Have you tried this eyeliner? What do you think of Soap and Glory products?

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Review: Soap & Glory Kickass Concealer Kit

- Soap & Glory Kickass Concealer Kit £10.00 -

After hearing a few people compare this to the Laura Mercier undercover pot I decided to try it as I'm always on the hunt for drugstore dupes so I was excited to see of I'd found a new one. Unfortunately my excitement was short lived. Usually with Soap and Glory products I'm nothing but the bearer of good news but this product failed to impress me. The kit comes with a pink toned and a yellow toned concealer, a pressed translucent powder and whole bunch of disappointment.

In theory I really like the idea of a two toned concealer kit, I often use two different toned concealers to cover different areas of my face so to have them in one compact set seemed perfect. The concealers themselves are incredibly greasy and for someone who has oily skin, the two don't mix well. On applying them under my eyes, I noticed that they creased easily, faded quickly and really didn't have the coverage I was hoping for and even more so on blemishes.

I can imagine this being more suitable for dryer skin types but I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone. I think there are much better concealers in the drugstore for a lot less than £10.

I hate to be so negative about a product but I was expecting much better things, sorry Soap and Glory!

What's your most disappointing drugstore product?


Lots of love.