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Rimmel London’s 60 Second - Spring Shades - Blue My Mind, Grey Matter, Sky High

Left to Right: Blue My Mind, Grey Matter, Sky High

Popped into Boots in Nutgrove Shopping Centre on Saturday morning while waiting for the Crystals&Co girls to open up their nearby office and I got chatting to a lovely girl behind the counter. We were discussing the Revlon Spring Collection which is now in store, and 3 for 2 I may add I am looking forward to picking up Revlon Photo Ready in 004 Nude after pay day and she showed me the new Rimmel, Spring shades. I just had to purchase, would have been rude not too.

I couldn’t decide which shade to try first as my nails are in bits at the moment so please excuse the shoddy paint job, I didn’t have much to work with!

Grey Matter

Today I am wearing Grey Matter €5.25 in Boots. I love it, it looks exactly as it seems in the bottle. It is a perfect grey shade, completely matte. I think I would have worn this colour a lot during the Winter. I think Spring / Summer should be more about the bright colours however I do really like it. I was lusting after OPI My Private Jet but I’m pretty happy with this offering for half the price from Rimmel.

Sky High

Blue My Mind

While I am a huge fan of Rimmels polishes, I’m not a fan of their new Xpress Brush with 1 sec application. I find it harder to apply along the sides of my nail and I prefer the old style.  Could it be because of my short bitten nails? What do you guys think? Do you rate it?

I can’t wait to try out Sky High & Blue My Mind which I think will go with my outfit for the Irish Blog Awards on Sat in Galway!

Mwah

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Liquid Eyeliner & My First Giveaway!

You’ve all heard the question…. if stranded on a desert island & could bring one item of make up, what would it be?

My one item without a shadow of doubt would be…. Liquid Eyeliner. I NEVER leave my house without it.

Recently however I have decided to stray from my reliable Lancome Artliner and try and find alternatives. Recessionista!

Lancome Artliner

It’s not that I am on the breadline or anything however since buying our lovely house I seem to have less disposable income. Don’t get me wrong our mortgage is less than our rent used to be but the expenses that come with owning your own house mean my monthly “money to play with”, has been reduced. Anyway, back to the chosen subject…

Over the past few weeks I have bought the following eyeliners to give them a shot: Bourjois Glitter Fizz in Sparkling Green, Rimmel Glam Eyes in Noir Black, Suhada Eye Liner (Lidl brand) in Dark Brown & No. 7 Liquid Eyeliner also in Dark Brown.

Here are my reviews:

Bourjois Glitter Fizz

Bourjois Glitter Fizz in Sparkling Green: Fantastic, lasts from morning to evening. Funky colour, sparkle is nice not too much for daytime wear, definitely recommend. I was nervous wearing green but I found it very useful on its own or with eyeshadow. While my eyes are most brown there is a hazel tinge to them and I feel the green liner accentuates this & brings out the green in my eyes.

Rimmel Glam Eyes

Rimmel Glam Eyes in Noir Black: Good price, easy application, lasts well however pet hate…. I spend all day long scooping out what I refer to as “eye snotz”. The gunky bit that clumps together at the corner of your eye! Anyway, would not recommend due to this.

Suhada Eye Liner

Suhada Eye Liner 2

Suhada Eye Liner (Lidl brand): Having read the Beaut.ie review I decided to give it a whirl! Ok so it’s €2.99 what did I expect… Well, I expected it not to be completely dried up, tried to use it once and couldn’t get the product on the applicator so gave up. Maybe I got a dud but I wouldn’t be rushing to buy any of their make up products again in a hurry.

No.7 Liquid Eyeliner

No. 7 Liquid Eyeliner also in Dark Brown: I saved the best till last, I absolutely love this one, this is a repeat purchase item too. For €12 it is still half the price of Artliner and to me the application is easier. It last well and if I’m being lasy and just touching up my day makeup into night make up I alway re apply over the orginal line. I would love to see No.7 introduce new colours.

My First Giveaway!!!

I have a second Bourjois Glitter Fizz in Sparkling Green to give away.

All you have to do is comment below & if you can please post your eyeliner recommendations. Please enter by Monday 15th June at 11am. Winner will be picked using random.org. Can’t say fairer than that!

Good luck! PS I will post anywhere in the world!

Mwah

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Instant Tan

As a fully qualified tanning technician I still find it hard to do my own tan on my legs.

I usually use Garnier Ambre Solaire No Streaks Bronzer for my upper body (single girls tan ) however when I need to get the oul legs out for some odd reason I prefer to use instant tan.

I have been using Rimmel Sun Shimmer, light & matte for years. I find the application easy & although it ‘washes off’ I prefer using light gloves as it can leave a red tinge on your hands. It dries nice & quickly & doesn’t have any odour like the ones that need to develop.

Rimmel Sun Shimmer

However after using it this weekend for the first time in ages my legs are incredibly itchy & a few random hives, attractive!!!

Might give it one more go before I give up on it but would love to know what everybody else uses & recommends?

Mwah