eBay Eyeliners: Yay or Nay?

I recently purchased some eyeliners from eBay. I was just having a look at their selection/price range and because I'm on a tight budget (cheap cheap), but needed black eyeliner I decided to get 3. I tend to use pencil as this feels best on my skin. I need something that's going to come off pretty easily when I need it to, but doesn't smudge and make me look crazy when I need it to last!

1. KRAZY GIRL perfect eyeliner pencil in sparkly black

I must admit this is a really cute idea for eyeliner pencil - I definitely liked the idea of the sparkliness and the sharpener in the pencil lid. It's quite a tall pencil, so room for lots of use and when sharpened gave a nice line. The description says 'waterproof & longlasting'.

Unfortunately this wasn't as longlasting as it did smudge after about 4/5 hours but did stay on for about 6/7 hours. It's not waterproof as water did smudge it off once I had washed my face and makeup wipes had gotten rid of the rest. The sparkliness also couldn't be seen on the eyelid and was only visible on the actual pencil and as a swatch on my hand.

Not the best buy to be very honest - 5/10


2. KG Contour Ultra Black

A smaller pencil than the before described as khol eyeliner pencil. It claims it has 'intense colour in just 1 stroke and up to 16h wear'. A tall order for any eyeliner! It's a lovely pigmented black colour and is very smooth on the eye. This does smudge quite easily, however, but did last for 6 hours I wore it. It is not waterproof and does come off easier than the Krazy Girl eyeliner, but the pigment stayed for longer. Better than the previous eyeliner, but did not reach for my expectations of smudging so easily.

6/10


3. Avon always on point eyeliner.  

Avon's eyeliner that I accidentally got in the colour Emerald! I didn't realise when I bought it and got very confused when I saw it. This is a reflective eyeliner, made in Germany and has a sharpener in the lid so every time you use it has that cute little point as pictured above. It has the texture of a crayon matching Avon's Glimmersticks.

This is by far my most favourite out of 3 and has bumped into one of my favourite eyeliners. The application is smooth, and it is so much easier to get the 'perfect winged eyeliner' out of this than most other pencil eyeliners (and sometimes liquid!). This lasted for a total of 8/9 hours without smudging. It was the most 'waterproof' of all the eyeliners and can be removed easily with makeup wipes/oil, etc. I will say, however, that with certain eyeshadows the smudging then begins, but nowhere near as much as the other 2.

9/10


Overall, I would say these were as good as their price - which was cheap. I didn't set out to buy these thinking they would be very good - the best eyeliners you could ever find!!!!!! - I bought them because I'm cheap and I don't want to spend money.
I wasn't looking for especially longlasting - I was looking for part of the day/evening. For my wants and needs they're okay - in the case of the avon brand, very good.

I'm so basic when it comes to these things and I don't want to delve into the world of makeup (I'll never get back out of the hole otherwise). I'm good with the makeup I have and I look good in it. :)


What's your favourite makeup brands? Have you ever bought something for cheap and had been delightfully surprised by the results? What's the worst makeup you've bought?

Munchkin Hot Safety Duck Bath

This is the most silliest looking gimmick-y product I have come across. I'm shocked to say that it actually works and was 10 quid very well spent!

It is an inflatable duck that you can blow up with a balloon pump, or spend about 10-15mins sucking up all the oxygen you've ever had inside of you to blow it up. I did the second option. My balloon pump is nowhere to be found.

It didn't take as long as I thought it would and actually was quite surprised at how firm it seemed when I had blown it up. I was looking forward to putting it to the test.

The baby bath days were long gone as it was far too shallow, Baby splashed too much, and my knees and back were shot to pieces. I was welcoming anything but that Mothercare blue baby's first bath.

pictures courtesy of the husband

• The inside is spacious enough for my small Jumping Bean and can gladly stretch out to their highness' pleasure. 
• It has a plughole at the bottom to release the water once you're done (or when too full). 
• It has a circle disk at the bottom to tell you when the water may be too hot (blue/white). 
• The bottom is padded soft enough so Baby's small sensitive butt will be comfortable for the duration of the bath.
• It also has a textured surface so it easy for Baby to have a grip when she's sitting upright.
• The tail acts as a headrest so if Baby is tired Baby can lean back at ease
• Husband loves it so much he wants one for himself.

Baby loves bath time in here more than they ever did before and I can that growing hair much more easily - especially when they use the headrest as Baby hates water on their face. 

I can, alternatively, just push baby to the side of the tail and wash shampoo out this way and get all the excess water into the tub rather than in the Duck Bath which is useful!

And because Baby is so comfortable in their Duck Bath I barely have to bend over the bath, which makes bath time oh-so relaxing and kind to my aching back!


What bath do you use for your little one? Did you opt to get a bath seat? What made you choose?

Munchking Hot Safety Duck Bath now at ASDA for discounted price!

Chicco Hoopla Bouncer Review

This is the bouncer I decided to buy before my baby was born. I did plan on getting a different colour to the staple blue, but there wasn't any in stock (too popular!) and so it was settled on this one as second best. 

I liked this bouncer above and beyond all as it was quite important to have a few different toys and not the typical ones. I wanted something fairly inexpensive and not something that was going to move too much so when Baby got older they would just rock themselves into an upside-down position. 

My reasons to declare love on this baby item:

1. I like the fact that the material can all come off and be washed. 
2. I like the fact that it has handles on the side to carry it around everywhere - something that is exceptionally useful. 
3. I like the fact that it has feet that fold in so if you're not bothered to carry (like me) you can just drag Baby everywhere. 
4. I like that fact that it also has feet to stay in one position. 
5. I like the fact that it has 3 positions - lying down, slightly upright and completely upright. 
6. I like the toys they're soft and spongy and the extra holes allow for more toys to be squeezed into the slightly stiff holes (when you first get it - they loosen up as time goes on but don't get ruined!). 

I love this bouncer. It's ended up doubling as a high-chair for when I first started weaning and I didn't see the point of a high-chair (and still don't even though I've been gifted a hand-me-down from a cousin).

It has survived pools of dribble and blobs of carrot, sweetcorn and whatever other vegetable puree that missed Baby's mouth or was spat out).


For those mums already out there - what has been your favourite bouncer? What have you considered? And what was a complete dud?


So now that you've read all the reasons why I love the bouncer, maybe you should consider buying it for your little one. Here's the cheapest price I could find.