Showing posts with label glitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glitter. Show all posts

Monday, 9 December 2013

Rimmel Wake me up foundation review


Hi Guys!

My mum has become a youtube addict. Addicted to beauty gurus to be exact. I have no idea where this has come from - prior to this she only wore make up at my graduation. As a result of her new found hobby she has purchased a few make up bits and pieces but inevitably she gets bored of them (since she doesn't wear make up duh!!!) and I get the hand me downs - for which I am really grateful.

Ok that was a long spiel. Basically, my mum gave me this foundation - Rimmel's Wake Me Up (shade 201 classic beige). I won't talk about shade too much as obviously this was for my mum's skin tone but actually it's not too off from me, maybe one shade too light, but nothing a lot of bronzer and shizzle won't fix!

Ok - so what do I think of the foundation?

I don't like it for one main reason - it broke me out really bad within a week - left me with horrid red and painful (ooooowwwwwww) bumps all over my face. So yeah, that's a bit crap.

Aside from that, it was an ok foundation for the price point. Buildable to a good medium coverage, lasts the working day with touch ups, not a cakey finish. I didn't like the shimmer shimmer but I think for other people that's part of the selling point.

If this hadn't broke me out I wouldn't have repuchased anyway but I would have happily finished off the bottle. (And since we're on the subject - I love the bottle, pump and lid.)

Have any of you tried this? Anyone have a bad reaction?

Thursday, 19 May 2011

NOTD

Hi Guys!!

OMG I am in love with my nails!!! Tacky much!?

I have been on the search for a chunky glitter nail polish for a while and I have found one :)

The glitter polish is by L.A Colors color craze in 'sparkling diamonds' - 99p from a local random shop!!! I am so happy with this purchase because if I hadn't found this I would have ended up buying from the States for about £8 (including p+p) so I'm glad that didn't have to happen!

The nail polish colour is clear and the glitter is silver. There are small bits of glitter and then big chunks (1mm diameter - yes I measured the glitter!!).

On the NOTD image I am wearing two coats of Barry M's grey and then 2 coats of sparkling diamonds and then a top coat. Yes it is a lot but the effect in person is very.....bling? eye catching.

The only problem I have is that this colour way really doesn't suit my wardrobe so even though I love my nails I don't love them in context of my whole self.........OMG I am shallow. But I am speaking the truth. It's ok with an all black outfit but I've got a lot of 'gold' or brassy hardware on bags and shoes so thats a bit of a pain. But that's me being me.

Do you think glitter nails is age appropriate for a 26 year old?

Friday, 22 April 2011

NOTD x2

Hi Guys,

Just a quick post, two 'nail of the day' photo's.

[Above] Nude nails with one black glitter nail. Got a few comments - some people got it, some people didn't. I think that I might be partly to blame for doing nude and black. This 'look' might be more easier to 'get' if I used brights. But I do work in an office so I don't want to turn up with blue and green nails.......which leads on to my next NOTD

[Below] I just did my nails now. A bright orange. I was actually going to do orange and one mint green nail (I don't know what I was thinking) but I liked this colour so much I just stuck to the one collour. You like?


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