Rimmel London - First Impression

I recently came to a conclusion that I needed a waterproof mascara for work because of my mascara transferring to my brow bone throughout the day. I decided to pick up the Rimmel London Wonderfull Waterproof mascara because I was interested in the none waterproof formula. As many of you would be aware by now Rimmel has brought out a mascara with Argan oil in it. So far I haven't heard any raving reviews and there is kinda a reason why.

Here is an image of the wand. First off I don't have a problem with how big the brush is, but I DO have a problem with the fact that there is a little nob on the end. This makes getting to the smaller inner lashes almost impossible without hitting your nose (which I did).

I don't generally have a preference between plastic or 'normal' mascara wands. But for me, this brush reminds me of the Clump Crusher by Covergirl (again not a huge fan of that mascara). This brush doesn't clump lashes, which is something that I am very thankful for because I don't like clumpy lashes, so if that is something important to you, like for me then this mascara is great for that!

The reason I don't like this mascara is simple. It just coats my lashes and does nothing else. I didn't test the claim that this mascara makes my lashes softer or not, because as soon as I discovered this gave my lashes zero volume or length I went back to a favourite the Estee Lauder Sumptuous mascara (a sample size as I'm not paying the $44AUD price tag) just so that I had more length and volume for the day.


OVERALL:
This is a good mascara if you only want to use it for casual or 'no makeup' days as it coats all of the lashes nicely and wont clump your lashes together. But if you bought this for the volumizing effect then you will be disappointed. I plan to now use this as a top coat mascara so that I still have that waterproof layer.


RATING: 2/5

Let me know what you think about this mascara and also what I should try next!

See you next time xx

Priceline and Mecca Haul

As I have moved back to the country side so makeup shopping wont be on the cards as much as they used to be, so as a sort of last hurrah I went one a bit of a last minute shopping spree! I went to Priceline first and then bought some things online from Mecca because they were sold out in store. So here we go!

First off I went to Priceline and bought a couple things, one for work and one for just general use!

First I will talk about the product that I got for work!

This is the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in shade Fair #15. I got this because I chose to wear makeup everyday but didn't want to use my NARS one everyday purely because of the price. So I decided to pick this up because a friend uses it and says its pretty good. The amusing thing I found with this is that shade 10 is actually darker than 15, but oh well. This matches me pretty well and so I have so far had no problems with it.

Price: $14.95 (Priceline)

This is the last item from my Priceline haul, the Seven Deadly Skins Melon Body Scrub by Anatomicals. I have used this a few times now and I love it! It has a lovely smell which isn't overpowering which I am glad about. When I do use it, I use it in the shower in place of soap (where safe) so that way I can actually use a scrub once a week. This is an inexpensive scrub that is def worth checking out if you're interested in finding a nice body scrub!

Price: $8.99 (Priceline)

Next is onto my Mecca Haul! Here is an over haul of what I got.

As you can see I managed to get my hands on the ever popular Hourglass Lighting Blush Palatte, I also decided that I just had to try the Too Faced Melted lipsticks!

I decided that for my first Too Faced Melted lipstick, I would pick a colour that I would be able to wear all the time and a 90% chance that I would love it instantly. Which was exactly the case! I LOVE this shade! I am so glad that I got this and I will try this out at work tomorrow night!

This is a swatch on the back on my hand, this doesn't really give the colour justice, this is such a beautiful colour and I am so glad that I got it and will def be getting more in the future!

Price: $28 (Mecca)

Next up is the beautiful Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette.

Here is a look on the inside of the palette! It is just as beautiful as everyone said, I am so glad that I picked it up. I am sad that it is limited edition so that not everyone can get it now or in the future. I really hope they do make this again! If you see this in store I suggest picking it up because you wont regret it! I have a full size in Diffused Heat and I love it, so honestly get it if you can!

Here is a swatch of the blushes on the back of my hand, I swatched them in the same order that they appear in the palette, so they go Luminous Flush (a nice subtle and warm pink blush) Incandescent Electra (a peach colour) and Mood Exposure (a light mauve colour). Just like in the Ambient Lighting palette (which I do not own) the middle shade is limited to only the palettes, this palette is no different. I am sad that this is a limited edition colour because peach blushes are my favourite!

I will list the price of this but not a link because it is limited edition.

Price: $76


I am so glad that I picked up these items and I am sooooo excited to put these to good use! I do not regret buying these at all! If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask, also let me know what you have picked up recently and if I should get anything else.

See you next time! xx

M.A.C Brush Cleanser - Review

This is a product that I have used for a long time, recommended and repurchased. It's the M.A.C. brush cleanser, now I know this is something that a lot of people would think of as unnecessary but I honestly love this product.

Here is what the product looks like, the packaging in nice and simple with the brand and the product name easily found on the product. On the back (which isn't shown) displays, again, the name of the product and then Caution is 5 different languages followed by To Use in those same languages. Although this is a pink product, this doesn't affect your brushes, meaning if you have white haired brushes they wont turn pink from use.

 The only main design flaw in this product would be the lid, which is easily changed. The problem is that is a just a pop up lid with a small whole to let the product out. Personally I have never used this method to get the product out. I just take off the top and place a cotton pad on the end and then just quickly flip the bottle to get product out. My sister does use the lip properly but it does look awkward when she is trying to get the product out. I do understand that a lot of people just go out and buy a spritzer top or just wait for another product to empty and just switch the lid over.


REVIEW:
I am currently starting my third bottle of the M.A.C. Brush Cleanser, if that shows how much I love this product! I use this everyday to spot clean my foundation/ concealer brush and my eye shadow brushes. This does a great job in getting 80% - 95% of the makeup from the brush. With my foundation brush it always leaves the brush feel exactly like it did after I washed it, sometimes it even feels 'cleaner'. This product is great at getting eye shadow out of brushes but does at times struggle, there have been times when washing my brushes that I have seen dark shadows rinse out of the brush. So if you use dark colours all the time this is something to be aware of.

It is important to note that I DO NOT treat this product as a 'cleaner', I use this everyday to spot clean my brushes and then roughly once a month I will shampoo my brushes to give them the deep clean that they need (sometimes more regularly depends on how often I use the brushes). I would not suggest using this as a deep clean product, but I LOVE it as a spot cleaner.


RATING: 4/5

PRICE: $20 M.A.C.


Tell me what you think of this product, and also if you know of any cheaper spot cleaning products available in Australia!

See you next time! xx