NOTD: Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish (430 Coralicious)

Hey guys, here is today's nail of the day. It is Rimmel's 60 Second nail polish in the colour Coralicious. It's quite a bright colour, maybe a bit too bright for me, but I've been getting used to it as the day has gone on. I put on two coats because I thought that it mightn't look as bright but it didn't really work haha. I will review the nail polish later in the week when I've had longer to see how well it lasts and everything. What do you guys think? Is it very bright? Would you wear it? Leave a comment down below :)

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Mascara Review

Hey guys, today I decided to review the Rimmel scandal eyes waterproof black mascara. Like most of Rimmel's other products, it is very affordable but I wanted to see how a mascara for €8 would compare against high end and other drugstore mascaras. It comes with a pretty big brush, which is something that I don't really like in a mascara. I find that when I'm applying mascara with a big brush, that it gets all over my eyelids and ruins my eye makeup- and this brush was no exception.

I didn't have any eye makeup on when I first tried it on and a lot of mascara went on my eyelids. With other mascaras this usually wouldn't really bother me, but this brush put quite a bit on my lid, and it was harder to get rid of than others because it is a waterproof mascara. I didn't need to use any eye makeup remover but I had to tug at my eyes a bit to get it off my lid. The next time I applied it I was careful not to get any of it on my lids but this meant that I didn't coat my entire lashes with mascara, just mainly the middle and the tips. I also found when I applied it that my lashes clumped together quite a bit. As you can see from the pictures below, there wasn't much difference between the before and after, and I actually thought that I had a bit more volume before and that this mascara's clumping made my lashes look quite sparse.

I wasn't very happy with the effect of the mascara but I kept it on all day anyway, and it didn't run down my face or anything. I even made sure to test out it's waterproof-ness at the end of the night when I threw water in my face but the mascara stayed put. It then came off very easily with some waterproof eye makeup remover.

Here are the results of Before and after applying the mascara:

BEFORE

AFTER

Overall, I wasn't very happy with this mascara. It is waterproof and doesn't run but I just don't think it makes my lashes look that good. I also didn't like the brush, and when you don't like a mascara's brush it's pretty much game over for that product. I'm sure that there must be better drugstore mascaras out there for me to find so I'll keep looking. If you are looking for a good mascara, the best I've found is Benefit's They're Real mascara but it's really expensive so I've been searching for a cheap drugstore alternative to it. Maybelline's The Falsies is the best drugstore one I've found so far but it doesn't in any way compare to They're Real for me. I hope you liked this post :) Do you own Rimmel's Scandal Eyes mascara? Let me know what you think of it in the comments below.

FOTD: Smokey Purple Makeup Look

Hey guys! I thought I would just share a quick face of the day with you. Here is a purple smokey eye done using the Naked 3 palette! This looks is really easy to create and it's lovely and natural looking for everyday wear. 

Products Used:

Face:

Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation

Essence Sun Club matte bronzing powder

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer 

Eyes:

Colours from the Naked 3 palette:

Dust (all across the lid)

Nooner (through the crease)

Darkside (in the outer corner and under the eye)

Limit (to fill in brows)

Strange (to highlight) 

Maybelline The Falsies mascara

Lips:

Soap & Glory's super colour fabu-lipstick (The Missing Pink)

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Friday Favourite #18: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

Hey Guys, today's Friday Favourite is something that's been a favourite of mine for quite a while now. It's my everyday foundation and I absolutely love it, the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation. I'm sure everyone already knows how good this foundation is and that's probably why I haven't done this post already, but I thought that it is such an integral part of my makeup collection, and my absolute favourite foundation, that I couldn't not mention it in a Friday Favourite at some point. I've used it non stop for a couple of months now and I definitely plan on repurchasing it when this one runs out (you might be able to tell from the picture that quite a lot is gone from it so I'll probably have to get a new one soon enough). 

I really love this foundation because it makes your skins look really natural and radiant while still covering up any imperfections or blemishes. It's quite a lightweight foundation so it doesn't feel too heavy or look cakey on your skin, but it's also very buildable so it gives a good amount of coverage. I'd say it gives a medium amount of coverage so I don't think I would recommend it for someone with very severe acne but if your skin is fairly okay I'd suggest you give this foundation a try if you haven't already. I have fairly dry skin and this foundation doesn't dry it out any more or look flaky when I wear it like some other foundations do. I'm not sure how well it would work for oily skin though because it's supposed to make your skin look radiant, which paired with oily skin might make it look quite shiny but I'm sure it with be okay if you made sure to powder your face after applying it and throughout the day.

One of the main reasons I'd say to definitely give this product a try is because of the price; it's so affordable.

It's only like €8, and given how good of a foundation it is, I think that it is well worth the money. Even if you find that you don't actually like it or it's not worth the hype, at least you didn't spend €35 on it like you might if you wanted to try a Mac foundation. This is my Ultimate favourite foundation and I have no plans to look for any sort of alternative to it any time soon, so I think that in itself really says it all :)

Me, wearing Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation in my Selena Gomez makeup tutorial

Hope you liked this post :) Do you have this foundation? What do you think of it? Please leave a comment below letting me know what you think :)