Nivea Visage Young Tinted Moisturiser & MUA Liquid Eyeliner

I've been in need of a new liquid eyeliner for a while - my signature makeup look is always winged eyeliner, so I tend to go through it quite quick. I went into Superdrug, intending on getting the Barry M liquid eyeliner; however, on browsing the shop, I spotted Superdrug's own brand MUA - never having purchased anything from the MUA range before, I thought I'd try their liquid eyeliner. For £1, it was super cheap!


I applied it today at around half 7 this morning and nearly eight hours later, it is still intact. The nib of the eyeliner brush is a little thinner than I'm used to, but it's not a huge deal. The consistency of the eyeliner isn't black black, but it's dark enough to satisfy. Overall, for £1, you really can't go wrong!

I also popped into Home Bargains; I tend to go into this shop to get cheap bottles of water and snacks for my lectures :)
Looking around, I noticed a tinted moisturiser aimed at young skin - by young, I'm pretty sure it means clear etc. Alhamdulillah, I've been blessed with clear skin so I haven't ever felt like I need to use foundation, but lately I've been craving a dewy look. This moisturiser seemed like it could do the job and again, for £1.99 - the price for this in other shops is around £6! - it was a bargain. It comes in one shade, natural, claiming that it adapts to any skin tone. However, it's a little dark so would probably truly suit medium skin tones. 


Also, Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. :) I tend to ignore the commercial holidays, finding them sooo overated. But a day that celebrates mothers is not one to be ignored - obviously, we should treat our mothers wonderfully all the time, but it's nice to have one day which recognises the efforts they make! Islam understands the sacrifices mothers make for their children, and shows just how important they are. Our beloved Rasool'Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم)  once said:

"Paradise lies at the feet of your mother."

We can never repay our parents for what they've done for us; especially our mothers. My own mum once told me a story of a man who lived with his elderly mother. He did everything for her. One day, he thought, 'I must have repaid my mum back for all the things she did to me when I was younger.' That night, he had a dream. Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala showed him something that had happened when this man was a baby. He had urinated on his side of the bed. His mother, without even thinking, had laid on the wet side of the bed herself and put her baby son on the dry side. In this dream, Allah SWT told the man that he had not even repaid that one night. We only have one mother; treat her right and enter the Garden of Paradise, inshallah :)

Until next time,

xoxo, Saima.