Benefit BADgal Waterproof Eyeliner/Lancome Le Crayon Kohl

My mum first bought me an eyeliner for my 13th birthday after I came down for school one day with just the inside of my eyes rimmed in black eyeliner and looked ridiculous so she took me to the Dior counter where they showed me not to do that and bought me the Dior Waterproof eyeliner pencil.

Since then it's been sort of traditional for my mum to buy me high end eyeliners because an eyeliner lasts for honestly ages and it's one of the things I use pretty much everyday.

A few christmases ago I replaced it with Lancome Le Crayon Kohl which I have a love/hate relationship with right now. It gives a really soft look and it does fade throughout the day, however I've decided that I quite like the way it goes a really subtle black but it's not really suitable for an eyeliner that'll take you through the day till the evening.

Last christmas my sister got me a Benefit set with the BADgal Mascara and Waterproof Pencil and it was instant love for me! It's the creamiest formula and literally glides on so smooth and it really is 'extra black'. It's also got insane staying power...I mean you can shower with this on and have pretty much no movement of it which is so impressive.

Yesterday I had my prom and I got my makeup done at Benefit which I wasn't actually that impressed with but I repurchased this eyeliner even though I've still got quite a bit left because I love it that much! I thoroughly recommend this for anyone who's fed up of really hard pencil eyeliners that don't stay on and at £15.00 it is up the top end of eyeliner prices but it'll last for ages! The pencil also comes with a smudger on the other end which has proved really useful!

Just a side note - Benefit used to sell the BADgal Liner which was a thick eyeliner and it was an awful product for me personally so don't judge the waterproof one by the original which you may have had a sample of as I remember having loads and I hated it!

Lancome Le Crayon Kohl - £16.00 Crayon Khôl Eyeliner from Lancôme

Benefit BADgal Waterproof Liner - £15.00 BADgal liner waterproof from Benefit Cosmetics

Compare: Rodial Brazilian Tan in light/St Tropez Everyday Body Moisturiser in Medium Dark

Both these fake tans came free with Elle Magazine, the one with the free Rodial tan is on sale now and I got the St Tropez one last year but haven't  had a chance to use it till now.

I'll start off with the Rodial Brazilian Tan. 

As an Elle subscriber I was disappointed when the Light version came through my post as having quite tan skin I thought it wouldn't show up. How wrong was I...

I exfoliated beforehand and applied this with my hands. As a relatively unexperienced self tanner I wasn't 100% sure if I was doing it right but I seemed to have got an even spread of the gel and I was pleasantly surprised by the coconutty smell.

However when I woke up the next morning, I had a massive streaky line down one leg, a dark mark on one knee and streaks on my foot... Where the tan did work it was a lovely colour, however I definitely won't be using this again after this disaster. 

Not only was the coverage uneven but I couldn't stand the dreaded biscuity smell. 

On the plus side it does have good staying power as there's still a very faint line and I applied this on Saturday and have exfoliated and been swimming since. 

The full size retails for £35 which I can safely say I will not be purchasing, however for anyone who can perhaps apply their tan better than me and can bear the smell the next day, here's the link to the tan at the reduced price of £25.

Rodial Brazilian Tan

Onto the St Tropez Gradual Tan

I applied this again after exfoliating and although it didn't have to nice coconut smell the Rodial initially had, it applied nicely and sunk into the skin well. The next day I was pleasantly surprised, my legs were slightly more tan and more importantly, they didn't smell of biscuits!

The tan promises to reduce the 'tell tale self tan aroma by 70%' but I can assure you that I really couldn't smell it at all. I only applied this once as it hasn't been that sunny and I've been holed up inside revising but I will definitely be using this the week before I go away!

All in all I'd recommend this self tan, especially as it's 1/3 off at Boots at the moment and is only £9.59! If I wasn't so poor at the moment I'd definitely be repurchasing!

St.Tropez Everyday Gradual Tan Body Medium/Dark 200ml

Overall: St Tropez is the clear winner!

For a self tan newbie like me who's pretty satisfied with the their skin colour, the Everyday Body Moisturiser is a fail safe way of getting that extra colour!