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

MOTD

So yesterday I was pretty proud of how my makeup was looking! So I thought I would share, it's what I wore to work so there you go!

Products used:

EYES/BROWS:

Inglot 76 Eyeliner Gel (base)

Inglot 404 & 21 eyeshadow

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Line

Benefit They're Real Mascara (top lashes)

Rimmel Accelerator Endless Mascara 01 Black (bottom lashes) 

Benefit Gimme Brow Light/ Medium

FACE:

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Light 2 Mont Blanc 

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer Vanilla

Estée Lauder Double Wear Concealer  01 Light

Estée Lauder Double Wear Pressed Powder 1N1 Ecru

E.L.F. High Definition Undereye Setting Powder

Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Bronzer

Rimmel London Lasting Finidh Soft Colour Blush 120 Pink Rose 

M.A.C. Mineralise Skinfinish Soft & Gentle

LIPS: 

Australis Veloulips MI-A-MEE

These are most of my favourite products! They are super easy to work with and will last ages which I'm thankful for!

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October Favourites

M.A.C. Soft & Gentle - Review

M.A.C. and Hourglass Haul

What's some of your favourite products?

See you next time xx

October Bella Box

Octobers Bella Box came on time for me which I was really excited and thankful for! This months theme was Nicole X Missguided Born to be Wild! It is also the 3 year birthday anniversary for Bella Box, so there was an exclusive Bella Box colour in this months box.

As always there is a card that greets you when you open the box, and this was the beautiful card we got this month!

Again this is on the back, so if you read the card first its sort of a spoiler if you will, but it does inform you of where to buy the product and also the price!

This is what greeted me when I opened my box! First impressions where 'WOOOOOOW' because there is a beautiful red nail polish right on the top, plus a Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer was clearly seen. I wasn't too impressed to see so many sachets, but what can you do. Also I can't express how many sample shampoos and conditioners I have recieved so I wasn't too thrilled with that, but I plan to travel a bit more so we shall see how that goes!

Going in the order of the products on the card, we will start with the ModelCo Skincare sachets that I got. First thoughts were 'great, not again' I'm not a huge fan of ModelCo so I was not surprised nor thrilled to see them again, but ah well.

So this did come cutely packaged which I thought was nice, there are four different samples, which I am actually a little excited to try out. The different samples are an Exfoliating Cream scrub, Soothing Moisturiser day & night, Instant Miracle Booster Skin brightening & Firming cream and finally a Double Sided Facial Wipe. I am excited for the face wipe because I will be traveling internationally next year and this will be great while traveling!

CARD DESCRIPTION:

Everything you need for perfect skin from ModelCo's brand new skincare line! This amazing new range uses natural ingredients to cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize and boost your skin.

PRICE: RRP $8 - $ 35 AUD (ModelCo Website)

The next on the list is one of the products I was excited to see which is the Rimmel London Lip Lacquer in Phenomenon.

I have bought many of these in the past so I already know that I like this product heaps! I think I will love to wear this to work because it is a lovely nude looking colour, I think this must be a new shade because I don't have this in my collection and I am pretty sure I had near all of them at one point. I haven't yet swatched this or tried this on so I don't know if it will was me out and make me look funny.

By the looks of the card I could have recieved a number of different lip products, from the image I see another Lip Lacquer, a lip pencil and a lip gloss. I'm sooooo glad I got a Lip Lacquer as I'll most likely use this the most!

CARD DESCRIPTION:
Give your lips the attention they deserve with Rimmel! Get great colour that will take you from day to night

PRICE: $15.95 (Priceline)


Next is a product that you can never be too upset about getting because it's always useful to have a hand bag size, and that is the Nivea Stress Protect Deodorant.

I have nothing against getting a deodorant in my box, I'm pretty sure the deodorant that lives in my Uni bag came from Bella Box, so now I have another one I can put in my handbag/ back pack that I use.

CARD DESCRIPTION:
Be confident in stressful situations! NIVEA Stress Protect provides advanced antiperspirant protection in stressful situations leaving you feeling fresh.

PRICE: $6.59 for 250ml aerosol (available in major grocery and pharmacy retailers)


Next is an item I don't really care about to be brutely honest. I have a tub in my cupboard slowly filling with these samples, hopefully when I go on holiday I can empty it out a bit! This product is the Pantene Daily Moisture Renewal Shampoo and Conditioner samples.

I must admit even though I am not thrilled with this product, I do LOVE the smell, it made my feel like I was in the salon getting my hair done. It made the whole box smell lovely which I really liked!

CARD DESCRIPTION:
Pantene has changed! They've listened to the needs of Australian women, and their new formula addresses our number one concern: damage. Te optimal blend of Pro-V in new Pantene nourishes and protects your hair.

PRICE: $7.99 350ml (Priceline link provided takes you to Pantene search)

The last full size product that I received was one of the products I was most looking forward too, which is the nail polish by Kester Black in the colour Ruby Tuesday.

This looks like a beautiful colour, I'm so glad that this was the colour I was given, I don't know how many other colours were available. I will just have to wait and see what other people get. I have never heard of this brand, nor tried it. So it will be interesting to see how this lasts on my nails!

CARD DESCRIPTION:
Introducing our very own bellabox nail polish line! Designed especially for our members in collaboration with Kester Black, this polish is long-wearing, chip resistant and 100% vegan.

PRICE: $20 (Bella Box Website) again this takes you to the search results.

Lastly in my box was another sachet sample. This is by the company MOR and it is a hand cream sample.

I have always wanted to try something from this brand, as I have passed it many times on my shopping trips! Although a sample this small might not be enough to get an opinion on it, its still nice to try something new!!

PRICE: $14.95 (Myer) at the time of this post it is on sale for $11.21
              $14.95 (David Jones)


Well that comes to the end of what I got in the October Bella Box. I liked this box, which is a nice change as there have been products that I really wasn't impressed with. I am excited again too see what might be coming in next months box!

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed this post and in the comments let me know if you want reviews on anything also what you got in your boxes!

Bye xx

Work (Factory) Makeup Routine

As I have two jobs in two totally different fields, I have two different work routines. The one I will be talking about in this post is basic, easy to do everyday, in a rush or if you're just not in the mood to put on a full face of make-up. I use 7 make-up items in this look and it takes me less then 10 mins in the morning to do. In this post I won't be talking about skin care, but if you're curious about the primers I use in this make-up look, they are the Too Faced Shadow Insurence and the Rimmel London Stay Matte face primer.

I always start my routine with my eyes, this is just in case I get fall out. Granted I don't use shadow in this look, it is just my routine to do eyes first.

To start off with I use the M.A.C. Paint Pot in Groundwork.

As you can see mine is well loved!!

I use only this on my eyes, I work odd hours everyday so I never know how long my shadow needs to last. So to prevent horribly creased eye shadow I just wear this. This product just darkens my lids and makes them look put together. This does still crease on me, but you can't tell unless you get up close because it still covers all of my lids, not leaving a patchy look.

Next for me is eye liner! I am a liquid liner girl and my liquid liner of choice is the Maybelline New York Master Precise in Black.

I LOVE this product and have repurchased it a few times now. It is a brush tip applicator and I love it. It's super black and doesn't flake or smudge during the day. 

Next I move onto foundation. I like to do my make-up in a slightly different order so it gives my foundation as chance to set. At the moment my foundation of choice for work is the Revlon Colourstay in 110 Ivory. I have written a review on this which you can view here.

Once I have put my foundation on I go ahead and spot clean my brush. I won't be using it again but I personally can't stand using a brush again without it being spot cleaned. I also do this to give my foundation a chance to set on my skin. I personally don't use concealer everyday because I don't need to, also where I work has pretty poor lighting so you can't really tell anyway!

Now I move back to the eyes. I apply two coasts of mascara, currently I'm using the Maybelline New York Great Lash in Blackst Black.

I like this mascara because it's not over the top and great for daily use. It feels nice on the lashes and gives nice volume and length. The only problem I have with this product is that if I am constantly looking up it will transfer to my brow bone.

On the topic of brows, this is about the time that I do mine! I'm still new to the brow game but the product I use is the Benfit Gimme Brow in Light/Medium.

As I said I am new to the brow game,  mainly because I was having so much trouble trying to find something that suited my hair colour! But I found this and I honestly love it! It's easy to use and if you're like me who isn't used to seeing filled in brows everyday, this is a great product to start on. Another thing I love about this is how easy it is to clean up a mistake, you simply just wipe it away!

After that we move back to the face products and I set my foundation with powder. I have oily skin so this is a must for me. At the moment I am using the Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder in 003 Peach Glow.

I have had this powder for a while but it still looks good!

This is another product that I have repurchased many times in the past. This is a lovely powder that really does help keep you matte if that is the look you are going for!

Lastly we need to add some colour back to our skin and I love to use the Rimmel London Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush in 120 Pink Rose.

As you can see I give this blush a lot of love!

This is honestly one of my favourite blushes because it is super easy to apply and looks beautiful. I use this blush constantly (as you can tell) and will definitely always have this in my collection!

And here is an image of the final look! And yes I'm in my ever sexy work clothes.

Lastly I finish up with some form of setting spray just to help my makeup last even longer! I love wearing this to work as it makes me feel confident and that I'm protecting it from the environment that I work in.