GEO Blue Twin Circle Lenses

About a month ago I received a pair of GEO Blue Twin circle lens from Lens Circle, and I'm so sorry to had them waiting for so long! Anyway I'm ready to review the lenses now! The lenses came in a very trashy leopard print pouch ;) not exactly my style but I'll find a use for it anyway. Lens Circle also included a lens care instruction card, which I think is very handy for people who are trying circle lenses for the first time! 

The diameter of the Blue Twin lenses is not huge, it's approximately as big as my iris; that makes it look more natural. These lenses would look very nice on me if they weren't so curved! The high base curve makes the obnoxious "frog eye" effect as many other lenses do on me, unfortunately. Maybe they would fit almond-shaped eyes better. Comfort wise, they're pretty average; the fact that they're not very big makes them easier to wear. Design-wise, they're nothing special; those who are not looking for eye enlargement in a lens could be ok with this lens.

Some Mail Love #6

After waiting so long -the Italian mail is so slow-, on Monday I finally got the two swaps I was waiting! One was from Rosie who lives in the US. I really can't thank her enough. She's so awesome! She contacted me about a month ago on MakeUpAlley for a lipstick I'd listed there and I picked a NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in San Paulo from her list (I'm going to review that in a different post!). In the package she also included a few samples that I'm really looking forward to try and two rings!! Isn't she amazing?

The other swap was from Adrienne from The Sunday Girl. I've been reading her blog for a while now and I was so happy to get the chance to do a swap with her :) She got me 4 Revlon Lip Butters, which I've been wanting to try for such a long time! Swapping for them or getting them online was the only way I could get them, because of course they're not sold here in Italy! I got Macaroon, Raspberry Pie, Berry Smoothie and Peach Parfait. I'm in love with them!

ELF Mineral Lipstick in Rich Raspberry

On March 23d I ordered a few things from ELF out of boredom and received them after about a week. It was my very first purchase from their website and I ordered just a few products to test it out. The one I've probably liked the most was the Mineral lipstick in Rich Raspberry. I wasn't expecting much from ELF since the prices are so low, but this lipstick definitely changed my opinion!

First of all, I paid €4 for it. The colour is a deep red and I like to pat it on my lips with my fingers rather than applying it straight from the bullet; I think it looks more natural. It's very buildable though, so you can choose how intense you want the colour to be by appling more than one layer. This lipstick gives a matte effect without being too stiff, in fact the application is very easy. It's actually a very pretty lipstick for its price. I'll definitely include another lipstick from this range in my next ELF haul!

Geo Princess Mimi WMM-305

After waiting more than a month (damn custom house!), I finally got my Geo Princess Mimi WMM-305 in Grey from GeoColouredLenses.com. They packed everything with utmost care and also included a free lens case. GeoColouredLenses offers free standard international shipping on all orders of 1-5 pairs of lenses, and free express international shipping on all orders of 6 pairs and above. Isn't that cool? The lenses that I've got were with no prescription power, but of course they sell lenses with grades.

I was very curious to try these lenses because I'd heard so many good things about them! The Princess Mimi series is pretty famous amongst bloggers and youtubers.

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

Liz Earle products are widely popular amongst make-up gurus, bloggers and youtubers. I was really happy to get the chance to try their famous Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser and I've been using it every day for the past 2 weeks. I was impressed with the chicness of the packaging - it definitely felt high end and expensive to me! Plus, that minty shade of green is probably the biggest trend for Spring and I just love it, haha! The Hot Cloth Cleanser comes in a handy mint green plastic pouch with two white muslin cloths as well.

You want to put the cloth in a basin filled with hot water; meanwhile you apply one or 2 pumps of the cleanser on your face. The cleanser is white, very dense and has a minty scent, in fact it reminds me of toothpaste haha ;) anyway once you've rubbed the product all over your face and eyelids too, you're supposed to wash it away using the cloth. It works really well and removes all the make-up and impurities. The only thing I'm not completely happy with are the cloths! Especially if you use a lot of make-up, they get very dirty. Since they're only 2, either you wash them every single day or you use them for 2 consecutive days. Which is not that hygienical. I don't think it's very practical, and that is probably the only con about this product. I've been loving it so far though and I'm very interested in trying other products from Liz Earle! Why they don't sell them here in Italy? (Why don't they ever sell anything slightly nice here??)

You can purchase the Hot Cloth Cleanser on Liz Earle website for £14.25.