Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Chanel Graphite vs. Eyecandy What A Steal

Hey ladies, shortly after buying my Chanel Graphite, I won an Eyecandy polish on a facebook competition which looked like a pretty good dupe. I thought I'd put them side by side and tell you what I think about them each.


They look amazingly similiar in the bottles, the Eyecandy containing the same subtle gold shimmer in Graphite. Even the cap and bottle shape are practically the same! I'd also like to add, the cap on the Eyecandy bottle is somewhat like the MUA one, where it doesn't always sit properly, which can annoy some people. Excited to see the bottles beside each other, I scramble to swatch both of them. 


Can you see a difference? No? middle and little finger are Graphite, Eyecandy is index and ring finger.

Now we have established they are very close dupes, and to the untrained eye (my dad, mother and sister) they could not tell a difference, and neither could I after a few hours wear. Pictures are shown with no top coat. 

Formula on both were fine, the Eyecandy being slightly thicker. I'd like to point out that the Eyecandy polish looks slightly darker when applying, but when it's dried it lightens up and matches Graphite entirely. 

Eyecandy = £8 I believe? (12ml) Eyecandy is found in large Sainsburys in the UK.
Chanel = £17.50 when it was released, but it's now discontinued and costs around £40 on ebay!

There is also the OPI dupe in the new spiderman collection which I do not own. I'm not entirely sure of how close it is. The OPI would be around £11 in the UK for 15ml. It really depends how much you think you will use, and availability in your areas. 

I hope this proves helpful.



Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Perfectil Skin, Hair & Nails review.


Hi everyone, I thought I'd make this my first review from haul, because I raved about how brilliant these have been working for me. Before I start I'd like to say that, everyone's experience with these will be unique, but I most certainly think they are worth trying.

Hair
My experience with this product so far has been great, my hair has practically doubled it's monthly growth and I've really noticed a difference. I cannot pinpoint anything other than this product doing that. My hair used to grow half an inch a month, and now it's a solid inch. I wouldn't say it's improved the condition of my hair but I use other products for that kind of thing anyway but it has definitely impacted the growth of it. I would buy this again just for the extra growth each month but it has succeeded even this expectation!

Nails
My nails have definitely been growing stronger and quicker on these vitamins, it's beginning to make me wonder  how much of a bad diet I must have! I must say though when I started, I had a broken nail and when it was growing back it was growing back kind of strangely like in layers if that makes sense, I cut it when it got to a cut-able length, and it's growing solid and strong now.

Skin
My skin, really hasn't changed all that much due to this vitamins, I have generally clear skin which may break out before the ladyflow but other than that I haven't really noticed a change and I've also been testing out skin products lately so I really can't say this has done anything for me.

These vitamins are £6.99 in Boots, and you get 30 in a packet. They look like this:


They look rather large but they're the same size as those cheap paracetamol capsules, you take one a day during your main meal preferably (I suppose to stop some kind of tummy ache if you have a sensitive stomach) though I've taken these whenever and I've been fine. 

I will definitely repurchase these over and over I've been that impressed, I'd also like to point out here, I would NOT recommend buying these online, I just don't trust that kind of thing at all, if you have a trusted pharmacy site online which is cheaper, you could opt for that but I would strongly recommend just going to Boots and getting them.

I hope this review proves helpful.