Helen E: Review

This is my first of a selection of product reviews. Because it has been over a week since my last post, I may end up doing a few in quick succession.

A short while ago, a representative from Helen E came into our college salon to do a few demos, let us try out their products, and buy some for ourselves.

I bought a set of products specific for creating a smokey eye look. It contained: white shimmer powder, silver shimmer powder, black shimmer powder, black glitter pot, clear fixing gel, black pencil eyeliner & smudger, black mascara and a tutorial DVD.

The three shimmer powders and the black mascara.

The mascara: One of the best mascaras I have ever owned. No lies. It makes your eyelashes very thick, long and dark without clumping or sticking your eyelashes together (too much. Every mascara does it to some extent, but this does it much less than any I have ever tried before.)

The glitter pot: Well it sure is glittery. Too much so for day-to-day wear, but as far as evening wear it's quite nice. My main issue is applying it though. When you put some on your brush and then attempt to apply it to the eyes, it tends to drop over the skin and, if your makeup has even a slight amount of dampness, will stick. 

The clear fixing gel: The only real use for this is to help to precisely apply the glitter. It does work, but if you get any on the brush then it can really muck up the application.

The shimmer powders: First, the pots. They look really nice and they are very secure when closed. The power itself is rather nice too. It applies well and has a nice amount of shimmer: enough to be seen, but subtle enough for everyday wear. The black is my absolute favourite, as it really is very black, unlike any other eyeshadow-type products which always go on the skin in more of a grey tone.

The black pencil eyeliner: The only product I have a real issue with. It isn't very black and instead goes on the skin in more of a dark grey colour. In terms of how use, I like it. The pencil material doesn't split when sharpened, like some, and the colour slides on smoothly. But if you want a very black colour, then this is definitely not the product for you.

The three shimmer powders. I think you can guess which colour is which.

To sum up:

PROS

Professional looking packaging

Good quality products

Best black eyeshadow product I've found

CONS

Not good colour on the black eyeliner

Fairly expensive

Not available on many high streets

Helen E's website can be seen here.

So that's my first ever review! If you have any comments/constructive critisism/etc, then go ahead and comment. If not then just look forward to more reviews over the coming weeks: Batiste, Beauty UK, Barry M, Lush and Nails Inc.

Love B xxx

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