W7 Absolute Lashes Mascara - A Dupe of Benefits They're Real Mascara?

Hello Beauties :) I hope you are all well :)

Well I am sure alot of you who have seen me post up a picture of Facebook about this have been dying to hear my thoughts and see pictures on this mascara :)  I know for a fact I was super excited to try this when I seen it for sale in a local pharmacy :) 

Tod do thing differently on this post I am going to show you a picture of my lashes one side has the benefit They're Real Mascara on the other has W7 Absolute Lashes Mascara on bother with only 2 coats and I want you to guess which eye has which :)  Of course at the end I will tell you if you are right or wrong but for a bit of fun I want you to comment below.  So eye number one which will be your left hand side and the 2nd eye which is your right :) :) 

So here it is :) 

The focus & lighting is a little off because the sun likes to play games popping in and out every 2 seconds but at least you can still see the lashes :) 

Well of course by now you can tell that W7 has been "cheeky" enough to copy the packaging that Benefit has for the They're real mascara so even my 5 year olds have noticed that both mascaras look very very alike on the outside from the mirrow image packaging to the black and orange writing as you can see below 

So now that we have cleared that the packaging is very alike.  We now have to investigate the wands in which I again was shocked with :) Take a look :) :) 

The top wand is W7 and the bottom of course is Benefit :) 
There is a little difference in the wands and in thickness but they both look very very alike let me show you a closer look 

They are both flexible which mean they both work with the lashes :)   
W7 have certainly ticked both boxes so far in achieving to creating a dupe but of course the real question is does it perform the same :) 

Well for all you Benebabes out there who love and adore They're Real Mascara I am with you as I absolutely adore it too.  I adore for for the fact that it makes my lashes super long, super full and makes them look evenly separated.  I also love how black it makes my lashes.  No flakiness no clumps no smudging and is 100% waterproof I mean Nothing is budging Benefits They're Real Mascara Some would even say that even some eye make-up removers wont budge it which is a dream to all of us ladies :) 

W7 has alot to live up to, match what Benefit has to offer to us in performance 

To be honest I wanted to test these against each other and really put them to the test last week with our horrible Irish winter weather.  I applied W7 on one eye and Benefit on the other used no curlers.  
I found applying W7 a dream The Formula was not too wet and not too dry.  There was a perfect amount of the formula on the brush to apply one coat to each lash.  I did have to comb through my lashes a little more than I did with the Benefit Mascara but that's nothing major.  There was no mess no smudging while applying the mascara which again is brilliant.  I found both mascara's dried the same time and I didn't feel like I needed to add another coat of W7 to match up with the pigmentation Benefit gave on the other eye.  Both lashes looked the same :) :) Happy Days :) 
Throughout the day I noticed No Flaking and nothing different from when I first applied the W7 mascara to be honest I felt like I was wearing Benefit They're Real on both eyes :)  
In total I wore these mascaras for 13 hours and there was no change even been caught in the rain a few times there was no movement or no panda eyes.    

The only difference I did notice was when I took my makeup off Its alot easier to take of the W7 mascara than the Benefits They're Real.  I could use a simple eye makeup remover to remove W7 but to remover the Benefit They're Real I had to use the Benefit Remover.  
Here is a before and after picture after 2 coats of each :)  Have you decided which eye has W7 and Which has Benefit yet?  ;) 

I have to admit I was very impressed with W7 Absolute Lashes and find its a good cheaper alternative.  
I still adore Benefit and to be honest its one of my top favourite Mascara's.  I just simply find I can only treat myself to They're Real occasionally because it costs €22.50.  Whereas W7 have made a very very good attempt of making a dupe of They're Real for only €3.50 per mascara.  If you are one who loves They're real but sometimes find it hard to part with the money to buy it well you can always go for the cheaper alternative and still have beautiful darker long full lashes :) and now for the big Real 
The left eye which is the first eye has the W7 Absolute Lashes Mascara on and the right eye which is the 2nd eye Has Benefit They're Real Mascara on.  Did you Guess Right?

Well that's it from me today everyone I really hope you Enjoyed this review :)  Incase you are wondering W7 Absolute Mascara is available from leading pharmacies in Ireland including Cara Pharmacy :) 

Until Next time 
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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W7 HD Foundation Review

Hello My beauties I hope you are all well and not missing me too much ;) hehe 

I will be back full time after tomorrow as I will finally have my new laptop back I cant frigging wait :) :) 

So today I bring to you a new foundation I have been trying out and its Called the W7 HD Foundation.  These bottles of foundation literally cost me €4 each and to be honest I was very sceptic about them.  I usually am when it comes to the more cheaper side of foundations.  I have never tried anything from W7 before and now that its available in my local pharmacy, I decided to put my doubts aside and try them out :) 

First of all let me share with you a little about the company and what they promise us :) 

W7 Make Up, the inspiration of two entrepreneurial young men from West London was created in 2002. Their aim – that every woman should have access to an extensive range of high quality cosmetics at an affordable price – is now well on the way to becoming a reality.The company has grown year on year and now W7 boasts a collection of over 500 products including: nail polish, lipsticks and glosses, eye shadows and more mascaras than you could dream off.

So I have purchased a few different items from this range but couldn't wait to try out the foundation first.  What I did notice first of all is that there is only 5 shades to choose from which can be a pain when trying to match up to your skin tone and judging by the bottles these are all either neutral or yellow toned shades.  I ended up choosing 2 shades just to be sure 

The shades available is Buff which is the lightest shade available and to be honest will actually suit someone with a very pale complexion as it looks very light in the bottle.  Then we have Natural Beige & Natural Tan which is the shades I chose.  Next there is Sand Beige which doesn't look too far off Natural Tan in the bottle only a tiny bit darker and lastly there is True Beige which is the last and most darkest shade.  

The foundation comes in a glass bottle much like the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation etc.  It also comes with a Pump dispenser which I always like to see for hygiene purposes.  But what I love more about this is that the pump unscrews open unlike the bourjois healthy mix so you can scoop out whatever product is left when your done.  

The shades are both off for me to be honest but I think I would get away with using the Natural Beige more in the winter.  I thought at first it was near perfect until I applied it to my face and found it was alot lighter than I am now.  Thanks to the great weather we have been having I have that to blame but come winter it will be a good match.  Plus I can warm it up using a bronzer.  The finish you get from this is more a a neutral finish.    Natural Tan is alot darker than my skin tone and I also found it to be a little on the orange side. 

You can mix both shades to made another shade win which i have done in my photo below and came up with a shade suitable for me to wear right now.  I used two pumps of the Natural Beige and a pump of the Natural tan The first swatch below is the finish shade 

So There isnt really any promises made about this foundation but judging by whats said on the bottle is that you are going to get 12 hours wear from this plus a flawless finish.  

Do We get that ?

My first impressions when swatching this foundation was that I was going to get at least a medium coverage finish from this due to how thick in consistency it is.  Then when I applied it I found a total different view of it.  I applied this with my Blank Canvas Cosmetics F20 brush in which I use most of the time with liquid foundations.  I found it applied evenly and easily.  The finish of course is light which I was surprised with.  When I applied another layer there was in fact a little more coverage but only reached light to medium coverage.  What I mean by that is I could still visibly see the pigmentation on my face which normally a medium coverage foundation would cover up and also I could see my freckles clearly.  

I actually really like the finish of this foundation as it gives a semi matte finish.  My cheeks were glowing yet I didnt look oily.  Lasting power is not as long as it says on the bottle for sure because even after setting this with a translucent powder I found it started to wear off in places after about 5 to 6 hours of wear.  Another thing I noticed as I have normal to combination skin (sometimes suffering with an oily t zone)  is that I looked very shiny on my t zone after about 6 hours so word of advice bring powder with you while wearing this.  Here is a before and after picture of me wearing the foundation :) 

Overall I think this foundation is best suited for people who have normal to combination skin anyone who is oily I feel this will only make you look too shiny.  I found for the first time in a long time a foundation this affordable has actually impressed me.  I mean yes It doesn't last as long as it says it does but with a little touch up you could actually get a 12 hour wear out of this.  Obviously I had to add extra coverage under my eyes and to cover up my pigmentation with concealer but if you do not have much to cover this is a perfect everyday foundation for you.  This would more or less put you in mind of a bb cream or tinted moisturiser only with a little more coverage.  

I really hope you enjoyed this review and if you have any questions on this post them below :)  If you are interested in trying this foundation out and dont know where to purchase it dont worry I have you covered :)  W7 website has a list of places where you can purchase their products from.  Here is another site who sell W7:  Cara Pharmacy Website  

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx