Rimmel Scandaleyes eye shadow stick

The scandaleyes kohl has been raved about like crazy, but how about this little guy?

This waterproof eye shadow stick from Rimmel is incredibly smooth to apply. It gives a nice base for eyeshadow and this color, which by the way is Guilty Grey 004, makes a great base for a smokey eye.

To be honest, I don't think it's anything new, but I will say, that if you are in the market for these and you don't yet have any, this is a nice buy. Why? It's cheap, it's really really smooth and it applies beautifully.

On me (I have very oily lids) it lasts as a base for around 14 hours, maybe 16 on a good day (not the 24 hours it claims, but very few other than the maybeline color tatoos do stay on me at all!). Just give it a minute to dry and it'll stay in place for you. 

You can get them around 6-7 pounds in your local drugstore.


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Rimmel Apocalips lips lacquer !

I've read soooo many reviews about this product. Everybody is raving about it, telling me how good it is, how pigmented and how moisturizing it is.

I must admit, they're right! I swatched them in the store and oh my gosh they are the most pigmented lip gloss like products I've seen in a looong time. Acutally, they aren't they a lip gloss. They aren't sticky at all (I like sticky glosses though because of the moisture in them), but still super great at giving just the right amount of moisture in one single coat.

I chose the color 201 Solstice (kind of sounds like sofisticated). It is a lighter berry color with a shimmer too it. It looks super glamorous on the lips and when it's gone it still leaves a pretty sheen.

Packaging is great. It's black with a beautiful lid. It does look drugstore, but it looks like pretty drugstore. 

You can buy it for around 7-8£ in your local drugstore.

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NARS Lose yourself !

This is a wonderful little piece. The set contains a blush and bronzer duo in the color angelika - which is a bright pink blush with golden glitters - and a bronzer in the color laguna - which is a mid brown bronzer with a golden shimmer too it. With the kit came a mini lip gloss in the color angelika, which again is a bright pink with glitters. You get 4,8 g blusher and 4,7 g bronzer (a total of 9,5 g) in a cute compact along with 3,7 g lip gloss.

The packaging is really nice. It's black, sleek packaging in a matte finish with NARS written in white letters across. It has a huge mirror inside which is a nice feature.  It closes secure and doesn't feel like it's going to open in your purse.

All in all a cute set for summertime. The bronzer gives a slight tint to your skin and the blusher gives a really natural glow to your cheeks. It doesn't look like too much (which I had sort of expected). The same with the gloss, it gives a cute summer look to the lips, but if you don't slather it on, it won't look like too much and as a HUGE plus, it is super moisturizing.

It's on sale on strawberrynet for 29€ down with 59% from 70€. You can get it here.

Soap and Glory - Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stik in Nudist

When I read i few reviews off these online, I was kind of worried that nudist would be too orangy for me. Even so, I really wanted to try these (and honestly I don't use much color on the lips during the day) so a decided to just go ahead.

First off, packaging. It is sleek, black and the lid doesn't come off that easily (being my huge problem with the MUA's gloss sticks). It's a twist up kind a thing, which is nice.

The color range isn't great. Nudist is the only, well, nude color in the range and I really like it! It's a sort of 'your lips but better' look, slightly rosy color in my opinion not orangy at all (thank god - cause orange and me don't get along). It has a slight shimmer to it (for the 3D effect that it promises I gues) but nothing too much when it's on the lips. I don't notice it at all.



Moisture.. It has lots! I find myself reaching for this just to moisture my lips at home.

All in all I find that this product is brilliant! It's got lots of moisture, subtle color (not orange) payoff which is fine for everyday use and packaging is good too.

The price is 9,54 £ at stephensons on ebay - more expensive than the MUA but soo much more better packaging which is well worth it in my book (who need 3 that melt in your bag and loose the lid, when you can have one that doesn't?).

FYI the picture with the lid off is a tad more pink than the actual color. 

Enjoy! xoxo

Sleek Face Contour kit - light

I bought this little kit last week from ebay. Since I'm blonde and not very tan, I bought the light version (it comes in 3 - light, medium and dark).

I must admit I had no expectations to this kit, since I have never tried Sleek makeup before. But this is really really good. The bronzer is completely mat and the perfect color for contouring (not orangy). The highlight is very similar to Glow all out from soap and glory, only more cream toned than pink. But very fine milled, creamy and leaves you with a fine highlight.

The kit is smaller than I had expected, maybe the size off a credit card holder. Because it is so small, it's very compact. It's got a huge mirror (fills up the whole inside of the lid) and the bronzer and highlight really does use every milimeter available in the buttom.

All in all, a super great buy! Perfect for travel and summertime. It's so easy to fit into your purse, and looks super expensive for very little money. This is definately one to try. If the rest of their stuff is this good, then I shall have too try those as well.

Btw I bought this through Vanity Place on Ebay and they sent me this flyer, saying they offer a 15 % discount for new customers using the code: LOVEBEAUTY at cheekout. Thought you might like to know! 

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Soap and glory Glow all out !

The title says it all. This is a finely milled baby pink illuminating powder. When I say illuminating what I mean is, so fine sparkles that it looks like a candle is shining on your face. It ads a really natural glow.

For someone like me, it’s perfect as a highlight. I’m not much for glitters and sparkles in general, but this makes the cut by being as natural looking as something like this can.

I swipe it on the high point of my cheekbones and browbone for a more natural looking highlight during the daytime.

The packaging is a bit weird (the usual soap and glory vintage picture isn’t the weird part btw). It’s a paper packaging which is why I have my doubts on how it’s going to hold over time. But we’ll see.

You get 9 grams (0,31 oz) for about 11-13 £ depending on where you buy it. I live in DK and I bought mine here.The delivery was really fast and easy. I definately recommend that seller, Stephensonsonline I think it was.


 I tried to swatch it in the pic on the right, but that it one heavy load right there. On the skin it is much more suttle.












  

MUA Power pouts

I've bought 3 of these beauties. The darkest color - Crazy in love (on top in pics), a more pinkish color - Broken Hearted (middle in the pics) and the lightest shade supposedly a neautral - Rendezvous (in buttom in pics).

MUA have terrible online swatches of their colors. Rendezvous was the color that I find is the most 'unlike' the one online. Online it's supposed to be a neutral light brown color, in real life it's more of a peachy pink color.


Packaging: Terrible. The lid come off all the time, which is extremely annoying. It's plastic and feels really cheap.

The product: However is fantastic. It moisturizes really well and gives a natural wash of color. It has slights shimmers, but nothing overpowering.

The scent: It has a minty scent and feel to it. I like it, it's fresh and nice. 

All in all, for the price, this is a really good product! If you can manage bad packaging, then this will be a lovely product.