W7 Cosmetics: Honolulu, Fluorescent Pink and Eyelust Review.

Recently, the lovely people at Aquapr sent me a few items to review, it is always so nice to come home to a little parcel you just happen to rip open like a little girl.

 I have always wanted to try W7 cosmetics, it was a brand that I was hearing quite a lot of on sites such as Amazon and Fragrance Direct and was completely sold when I saw how they had a vast range of products at affordable prices. In fact, some of their products are the exact dupe of Benefit without the hefty price tag, one of them being the Honolulu bronzer* which I received which could easily be mistaken for Benefit's Hoola bronzer. The lovely lady also sent me the Eyelust Mascara* in Black and a Go West Matte Lipstick in Fluorescent Pink*

 

Lately, I have mastered the art and importance of contouring and have been in the search of a perfect shade and texture and I think I have found the one. If I am honest, I do like the Sleek Contour Kit in medium as I love the fact that you get a little highlighter with it too but as of late, Sleek have decided to raise their prices it seems and well at nearly nine pounds, it does seem a lot to use on a daily or 'every other day' basis.

 

Now, I don't own the Benefit Hoola version so it wouldn't be fair to compare the two in great detail but from the picture I have taken from the official Benefit website, you can see for yourself Honolulu is a clear rip off for Hoola but for the price, you really cannot complain, in fact, I may definitely choose this over Hoola time and time again simply because it is an amazing dupe at a fraction of the price, why pay more?

 

 

The packaging is almost 100% identical and the powder has a warm tone medium brown colour. It does appear quite harsh for contouring as remember it is a bronzer, yet since it is matte, it works well as both.

I like to lightly dab at it with the little square bronzer brush already provided and just blend in with my angled contour brush and I find it works brilliantly. I know many moan about the tacky little brushes you get with makeup, yet this brush is oh so soft.

I have found Honolulu also works well as an eyeshadow base or if you want to highlight the crease around the eye. You gotta love a multi use product! I know I do!

The pigmentation is great given the price and stays put. You can build up the coverage if you want to go darker by picking up more of the product onto your brush. I believe this would suit most skin tones and works great as a contour powder. I am yet to try it as a all over bronzer and I know I will not be disappointed. If I was to nitpick, I would say that packaging looks a bit cheap, but who cares? Its an absolute bargain.

If you're after a bit of contouring and bronzing without breaking the bank then I strongly suggest you add this little baby in your life....

 

 

I seem to have completely gone over the word limit with the Honolulu so will keep the next two short but as you know by now, I do like a good rambling! Anyway, back to it, I also received a lipstick from their Go West Collection called Fluorescent pink.*The colour of it is exactly as the name states, a fluorescent baby pink that has a slight sheen to it. The formula is quite creamy and glides on easily leaving a matte finish, but If I am honest, I did find it dry out my lips slightly.

The colour pay off is amazing, with just one stroke, you do get a good amount of colour that does not rub off easily as I have found the case with other similar priced lipsticks.  

I find that the colour is really buildable, you can put a few layers on if you're after the bold look or just leave it subtle which I find goes great with a smokey eye.


 


The packaging is quite sleek, plain black with pink swirly typography with a clear swatch of the colour at the bottom end which may not always be a true reflection of the colour inside as I found.

 

At first, I wasn't too keen on the shade as I normally tend to steer clear of nude/baby pinks simply because they do not go well with my complexion, but this has seemed to have grown on me.

 

And lastly, they also kindly sent me their Eyelust Mascara in black*. Now I love a good mascara, they probably are my most favourite item in the makeup world. I am all for big, bold, voluminous lashes that really draw attention to your eyes and give you that wide awake look and so, a good mascara can make all the difference to your whole look.

W7 describe Eyelust as ' for bold and voluminous sexy eyes'. As you can see from the pictures, it comes in a brightly coloured  basic packaging, as the case with all their mascaras, so you can guarantee, this will definitely stand out in your collection! The applicator is a thick bristle style brush that thankfully isn't made of plastic. The smell isn't particularly overpowering as I have found with some of the more higher priced mascaras so the chances of eye irritation is potentially minimal.

 

Personally, I have never been a great fan of the thicker style applicators, I have always felt that you can easily get a more precise, defined application when the wand is smaller, however, this may simply be my personal preference.

I am not going to lie and tell you that its the best mascara I have tried, as unfortunately it isn't and as mentioned, I do not get on well with thicker wands, but considering this is a bargain mascara, it is certainly good enough for the price it is. I wouldn't go as far as saying it gave great volume, but it did fan out my lashes, gave me a natural look I may want for an everyday/barely there look and did not smudge or clump at all. It certainly deserves a bit of credit for that at least.

 

And there you have it, a brief review on all three items. I haven't noted the prices as they all retail at different prices depending on where you buy them from, however, W7 Cosmetics can be found at selected New Look stores, Fragrance Direct (Here), Amazon (Here), Xtras (Here), Love Cosmetics (Here) and many many more.

 

Have you tried any of their products? Any thoughts?

 

xxx

 

Disclosure: All Items marked with an (*) are PR sample(s) sent for review. All views are honest and factual and sincerely my own.