Rimmel London Apocalips in Across the Universe (402)

First things first, let me just apologize for being the world most rubbish blogger ever! I cant even say I have been too busy to blog because that is not the case, I have literally just had nothing to talk about? So here we are with my first Rimmel London Apocalips! I have heard mixed reviews about these but in the end I decided to bite the bullet & just purchased one of the reds - Across the Universe.

Rimmel describe the Apocalips as "The intense rich colour of a lipstick, enhanced by a satin smooth shine...
It's neither a lipstick nor a gloss..." Now, I would say it is definitely a lip gloss but with the intensity of a lipstick. The lasting time isn't amazing; its roughly about 2-3 hours before you have to re-apply. I also did find it was quite drying on the lips but nothing a slick of lip balm can't fix. I would say Across the Universe is one of the truer reds in the collection and I would definitely be interested in trying some other colours. Unfortunately for me, a pink lip does not suit me as much as a red lip does so I can't really try most of the other colours. I think one more little problem I found is that the wand applicator has a hole in it so excess product gets stuck in there and you find yourself with a lot of product on your lips. I found myself having to wipe off most of the product that came out of the tube so I wouldn't be making too much of a mess. 

Other than that, definitely a good little lip product and I will purchase more colours when I get a chance.

So again, sorry for the lack of postage in the last few weeks, I will definitely try and get back in the routine of posting a couple of times a week. I know it seems like I only just started a new job but I am actually leaving my current position to go on to bigger & better things; I will be working at a Bupa nursing home (eee) which is very exciting! So at the moment I have to wait for references to be done, I have also got a week and a half left of work at my current position so after that I can start training and hopefully get started :) so lots going on at the moment!

Hope you all have a great weekend, and let me know what you think of the Apocalips?

The Purple Smokey Eye

 

This was a look I sported on Sunday when I went Christmas shopping with my mum to Westfield. I wouldn't call it an inyourface purple smokey eye but I used my Rimmel London Scandaleyes Shadow Stick in Paranoid Purple and I looove it! I applied it to my eyelids and blended it out with my finger, I then applied it in my waterline and just along my lower lash line. As I have hazel eyes I find that wearing purple really brings them out. As for mascara, I am loving using Rimmel London Scandaleyes Lycra Flex Mascara on my top lashes and Maybelline Great Lash Mascara on my bottom lashes as the brush is quite a bit smaller than what I am used to. As for my face you can probably guess i am still using Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation in Ivory; I apply this with my Real Techniques Buffing Brush. I then go on to use the blush from my Look Beauty Cheeky Trio in Candy Floss and I apply this with just an unbranded blush brush I have. As always, my holy grail Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder in Peach Glow holds my make up in place and gets rid of any shine I have.

Rimmel London Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner in Red Diva (024)

Excuse my wonky lips but how lovely is this red lip liner. Its a proper cherry red & the picture above shows only the lip liner on my lips. Its so easy to apply with the lip liner being twisted out of the bullet as you go. It is quite matte so I think may be quite drying but nothing a slick of lip balm won't fix. I actually wore this under my lipstick on Saturday night and I didn't have to top up at any point... mainly because I was quite intoxicated so forgot but when I actually checked at the end of the night my lips were still perfectly red! I'm very satisfied with this & I think I may look to see if they have any other nice colours. 

I picked this up from Boots for £3.99.

REVIEW - Rimmel London's Scandaleyes 24h Waterproof Eye Shadow Stick in Bulletproof Beige (002)

I purchased this Scandaleyes eye shadow stick quite a few months back when they were all the hype. I bought it in Bulletproof beige which transfers onto the eyelid as a shimmery light brown colour. I haven't got round to posting this review for so long because its just not something that I want to wear on a daily basis because I don't think its an amazing product. It does have incredibly high pigment and there's no fallout whatsoever but the lasting time is very poor; no longer than 2 hours. It also creases on the lid which I hate. I love the colour & im thinking about purchasing the purple (Paranoid Purple) for my waterline. When I first purchased it I was wearing it quite often to see if I could get on with it but I just couldn't. I didn't actually try blending it out with a brush so maybe that could be done to see how it stays.

 

What are your views on the Scandaleyes Shadow Sticks? I purchased mine from Boots for £4.49 - bear in mind there is always some sort of 3for2 or BOGOHP offer.

xxx