REVIEW - Rimmel London's Scandaleyes Lycra Flex Mascara

 

  

 

Here we have Rimmel's newest mascara which I obviously couldn't wait to get my hands on being a massive Rimmel fan! The new Scandaleyes is enhanced with Lycra technology. This makes the lashes look full, lengthened and voluminous without the stiff and brittle feel, which I love!

I'm not the kind of gal who is blessed with long and curling lashes so any mascara I do wear I find it never really lives up to the good reviews. There is only so much mascara you can wear before it starts to make your eyes feel funny. With this new Scandaleyes though I think it may be my new holy grail (after Benefits they're real! mascara).

 

The brush as you can see in the picture is quite large - its actually Rimmel's biggest brush yet and I did find that it was a little tricky to use at first because I was just getting it all around my eyes instead of actually on my eyelashes! I must admit I do prefer a bigger brush like this one because I feel you can apply it as subtle as you want or build it up with a few layers for a more false lash effect.

 

 I absolutely love how this isn't a 'wet' mascara though, I hate it when you apply a mascara and you have to wait 10 minutes with your eyes forced open so that it doesn't go all over your eyelid! I've been wearing this everyday now for about 10 days and I definitely love it. One minor criticism though is that I would not recommend wearing it on your bottom lashes - I know some make up brands now do 'bottom lash mascara' but I am obviously a little behind on the bandwagon and I definitely need to purchase one. I found that after a couple of hours after application I had panda eyes so obviously it just doesn't sit well on bottom lashes and somehow rubs off. I do like defined bottom lashes - I know some people don't - so to still achieve that look without looking like a panda I have been using my Benefit mascara on my bottom lashes. The top lashes definitely stay volumised and curled pretty much all day. I wear mascara for about 9/10 hours out of the day and it still looks just as good when I take it off than it did when I first applied it. Overall, very impressed and I reckon I will definitely repurchase! Just for reference in the bottom picture I am wearing three coats.

 

You can pick this up from any Boots or Superdrug store for £6.99.

 

Have you tried this mascara? What are your thoughts?

xxx

REVIEW - Rimmel London BB Cream in Light (SPF 25)

 

Hello lovelies! Long time no see/speak again but I hope you've all been enjoying the sunshine; I definitely have! - I don't know what's wrong with me but like I said in my last post I'm just feeling uninspired at the moment. I have bought a few things lately though including this BB cream so a few more reviews to come!

 

You may or may not know but I am a massive fan of Rimmel London and I happened to pick this BB (blemish balm) cream up at Bovingdon Market last week I think? I really, really like BB creams because I feel they have a good consistency and the coverage is just as good as my foundation. I got this for £2 which is an absolute BAR-GAIN. This particular BB cream primes, moisturises, hides your pores, conceals, covers, smoothes, brightens, mattifies and protects! Amazing right? As it primes & moisturises and all that malarkey you could probably slap this on without priming or moisturising but me and my unbelievably dry skin I found that it clung to the dry spots and made my face look really streaky & somehow dirty? So if you have stupidly dry skin I would definitely recommend moisturising before just to make your skin that little bit softer. Also, SPF 25 - pretty handy for this lovely weather we've been having! Don't want to end up with a red face now do we? Now, I have been using this on days when I don't feel like making much effort but still want a blemish free face. I use my Rimmel Stay Matte powder over the top just to mattify my face a bit more because I do feel it can be a little shiny especially with a moisturiser underneath. I got this in colour Light because I am obviously quite a pasty person but I think the colour is spot on. Usually when the colour options are just Light, Medium or Dark I always think the colour just doesn't sit well with my skin tone but I have no complaints!

 

Have you tried Rimmel's BB cream? What are your thoughts?

Hope you all have a great week!

 

xxx