Maybelline Master Duo (thick to thin) Liner Review

So I picked up the new Maybelline Master Duo on a whim the other day when I was in Boots - I don't really need another liquid liner, but I've been so intrigued at how it changes from thick to thin I just had to see for myself. The advert makes it look so... Magic. In reality the brush is just oval shaped, so if you hold it one way it's thin; or just rotate it 90 degrees for a slightly thicker line.

The brush itself is a felt tip-type liner, which tend to be the type I prefer. However, I do feel like the 'thin' version of the brush isn't all that thin. It's ok for simply lining your eyes, but for any fancy flicks or cat eyes, this is not the liner I'd use. 

On to the actual product itself. It claims to give an ultra glossy finish, be waterproof and give 24 hour wear - all of which I agree with. I applied it in the morning and by the time I got back from work at 11pm it hadn't budged. I decided to leave it on while I slept to see if it still  held up - it did. It even stayed put when I was putting my contacts in the next morning (for anyone that doesn't wear contacts, putting them in tends to make your eyes water and mess up any eye make up you've already applied).

However, the actual product is very watery and, in my opinion, quite awkward to apply. It seeps down into your lashes and trying to draw any super thin precise lines is hard as you get a sort of 'water droplet' of product at the end of the line you've just draw, due to it being quite watery and needing a fair amount of product to get an intense black colour. 

Over all the product isn't terrible for £5.29. I will find a use for it as the lasting power on it is so good, but it definitely isn't a 'slap on and go' liner - you do have to spend a little more time and effort when applying it to make it look right. I don't see this being a product I will be repurchasing, and wouldn't recommend it for any liquid liner novices as it is quite awkward to use. 

All in all this is a 'so-so' product in my eyes.

Have any of you tried out this liner? If you have let me know what you think :)

Shannon xoxo

Depotting New MAC Quads - really quick and easy!

So if you're new to depotting, it's essentially just taking a product - eyeshadow, blusher, bronzer - out of its pakaging so you're left with it just in its pan and free to stick into other palettes to get all of you're things into one easy-to-reach place.

I've seen quite a few videos around about deppotting but most of them seem quite, harsh I suppose? And a lot of the time your products end up cracked or gouged or messed up in some way. I've been playing about with different methods and when I discovered this I just had to share. I haven't found this method being used online anywhere, although I'm sure I'm not the first person the work this out. Anyway, enough of the rambling and on with the show!

So for anyone that's wondering, this is the Temperature Rising quad from, you guessed it, the Temperature Rising collection from MAC. I might do a review on it soon, as I've seen quite a few negative reviews on it and I quite like it :)

Step 1; Slide a knife into the gap between the insert and the outside of the palette and gently prise the insert out.

Step two; If you turn over the insert it should look a little something like this, with about a third of each of the shadows pans showing through the plastic. Gently press of these with your thumb/finger and slowly work the shadows out.

Step Three; Voila! Your eyeshadow is free!

I like to write the names on a sticker to put on the back of the pan so I don't forget what they are, as well as sticking a little magnet to the back so that they are magnetised and will stay put in any other palette that you put them into afterwards. You can buy magnetic roll (like sellotape but a magnet) from places like Hobby Craft for next to nothing.

This works for the NEW quads. If you have an older one the back of the insert may not look like this and you'll have to use the regular depotting methods, sorry!

I hope this post was useful, have fun depotting!