Kate Moss Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick

The Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick in the shade 107 is hands down my favourite red shade of lipstick that I have ever come across in my life.

 

For me it is a perfect deep berry red and it has the bonus of being a matte shade, so it ticks all the boxes for me.

When applied, it is so pigmented that only a small amount is needed but I like to put a good coat or two of it on. It’s a matte lipstick but unlike other mattes like MAC they go on a bit more creamier and you can still rub your lips together without it feeling like you’re rubbing two pieces of dry wood together.

They're long lasting and leave a stain on your lips when it wears off so the colour lasts even longer.

Have you found a red that can rival 107? If so leave a comment down below.

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Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick Review

If you’re a reader of Beauty Blunders than you’ll know that I’m a matte lipstick junkie so when I picked 2 of the newly packaged Rimmel Moisture Renew lipsticks I was really stepping out of my comfort zone.

These lipsticks have been around for a while now and a few months ago they were redesigned and the formula was changed. As this is my first time to wear these lipsticks I can’t compare to the previous formula but from what I hear from other bloggers they do prefer it. They cost €7.79 each in Boots and should roughly be the same price in other pharmacies.

These lipsticks are highly pigmented, the tiniest amount on your lips give a full coverage. They are as the name suggests moisturising which I found a nice change to wearing matte lipsticks all the time. I can only compare it to Vaseline on the lips, especially when you rub your lips together.

The colours last a good while, and leave the lips feeling very nourished.

I bought two of the lipsticks, Amethyst Shimmer and As you like in Victoria, there are 19 shades available altogether. The Amethyst Shimmer is a shimmering pink, I didn’t love this and I probably wouldn’t have bought it if I tested it out on the back of my hand but the sticker on the tube looked like a nice colour. It’s a bit of retro colour so I probably won’t be wearing it too much after. The As you like it Victoria is a lovely dark hot pink. This is a lot more wearable than the other colour and can be worn day and night.

These are lovely lipsticks but I have one or two problems with them, firstly they have a perfume fragrance that I don’t like, it’s a really cheap and has an old smell that I remember my mother’s lipsticks used to smell like when I was a child. Secondly they are so pigmented and moisturising that if you hit off your lips there is a lot of transfer and can smudge really easily which can ruin your makeup. I found that if I only put the thinnest layer on this doesn’t happen as much.

I do like these but I probably won’t be buying too much, while a change is always good I think I’ll be sticking with my matte shades for another while.

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Inglot Masterclasses

On Sunday I went to the Inglot Pro Store on South Anne Street to a masterclass. They have regular free masterclasses showing how to do different looks you just have to ring them up and book your place. You also get 10% off in the store and if you spend over €30 you get a little gift bag.

It’s a great way of learning new looks without forking over a load of money. The look that we were shown was a winged liner with a twist with some contouring tips too.

Keep an eye on their Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up to date on all their class announcements.

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Love Sarah xoxo 

August Beauty Favourites

Not many favourites this month, I’ve been trying to hold back on spending the last few weeks to save for my holidays so it’s a short enough favourites this month, take a read and enjoy J

Bourjois Nude-ist

I bought the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Nude-ist in July and it hasn’t been off my lips since I’ve bought it. It’s a pinky brown that goes on like creamy silk and dries like to a matte. The colour is very similar to the one Kylie Jenner has been sporting so if you really want her colour I’d suggest this one. It doesn’t dry, and takes forever to come off which is a winner in my books!

Youtube

I love YouTube, I’m addicted to watching makeup tutorials. This month I’ve been watching way more than usual, I’m off to Florida next month and have been watching loads of USA/Sephora haul videos to get ideas of what to buy when I’m over there. I’ve also been looking for more channels to subscribe to, my latest has been Irish Blogger The Beautiful Truth and US vloggers Eleventh Gorgeous.

 

Benefit They’re Real Mascara

My usual mascara’s where put aside this month to make way for the They’re Real mascara. It lives up to the hype, it boosts the volume in your lashes, it’s the blackest black and it doesn’t smudge or budge throughout the day. It’s pretty amazing but it’s an absolute bitch to get off, none of my usual cleansers take it off and even the new They’re Real Remover just about takes it all off, but other than all that it’s a good mascara.

Batiste Dry Shampoo for Blonde Hair

I’ve been holding off getting my hair highlighted so I can get them done a bit closer to my holidays. As a result my roots are in a bit of a shambles at the moment. The only thing getting me through these few weeks is the blonde dry shampoo as it has a blonde colour in the spray and it’s been covering my roots up just enough that I can get another week or two before I have to go to the hairdressers. It’s also helping me get an extra day out of it!

Victoria's Secret Night Fragrance Spray

I picked this up in the airport in July completely forgot about it until I found it in the middle of August. Since finding it, it has been in my bag so I can grab it and spray it on the go. I love the VS sprays; they smell just like the perfumes and are so much cheaper. The mist is musky and probably more suited for night time but I spray it anytime. 

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle was in my July Chic Treat Box. I love the smell of it; it really makes me feel like I’m in a salon getting pampered. It would probably be all gone by now but my parents hated the smell and kept blowing it out but I love it, it really chills me out.

What have you been loving this month? Leave a comment below :)

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Fuschia Cosmetic Review

I recently received a box from Fuchsia Cosmetics to try out some of their goods. I hadn’t really heard of them too much other than seeing a stand in the salon I go to. They started out in 2005 opening their first store in Scotch Hall Drogheda and recently opening one up in The Pavilion in Swords. They have won awards in the past including the Image Beauty Award in 2010.

I’ve heard some mixed reviews about their stuff so was eager to test everything out to see for myself just how good they are.

In the box I received:

• Eggplant lip liner

• Vamp Lipstick

• 5 Colour build your own palette

• Dazzle dust

• Brow Duo

• Sample Highlighter

• Sample Primer

• 2 Mini Lip Lacquers

I’ve tried out everything I received, some stuff I loved and some not so much so I have decided to divide them into 3 sections of what I loved, liked and loathed.

Vamp on my lips & the 5 piece shadow palette on my eyes

Loved:

Face Canvas Face Primer

The primer I received was a teeny sample size. The primer is silicone based and reminds me a lot of the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer. I really wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this as the quality didn’t look great but I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that it kept my makeup in place all day and even kept me matte. I tried this out on 3 different foundations and on all 3 occasions gave me much better results than my usual primers. A full size bottle contains 25mls and will set you back €22. It seems a bit pricey but it gave great results for me so maybe it’s worth it.

Eye Dust Pigments

I got mine it the Full Moon, it’s a champagne sparkly loose pigment. I haven’t used it as a shadow but more of a highlighter on my brow bone, the tops of my cheeks and on my cupids bow. I don’t really love loose pigments like this but I do like it for highlighting. It cost’s €12.95 which is pricey for what I would be using it for, the colours come in 19 colours so if you do like lose pigments then you might be able to get one you like.

Liked:

Build your own palette

This palette is a build your own, you can choose from 60 pressed shadows to put into your palette. The colours I received where:

#UP17 Holly – a frosted cream colour

#108 Jane – Looks like a it has some shimmer but goes on like a matte in a plum colour

#18 Lucy – a matte chocolate brown

#17 Lara – another matte colour in a lighter shade of brown

Cream – This one has no name but it’s just a plain cream colour.

The palette itself is nice and compact, it’s magnetised so when you’re finished with the colours you can slot others into them. The lid is also magnetised, I had mine thrown in my back and with all the mess that’s in there, it didn’t open once or smash. It would be a great present idea, especially for younger girls. 

What I didn’t like about them though is that they were a bit chalky, when my brush tipped onto them you could see product flying everywhere. It was also a bit hard to blend seamlessly, I had to put a bit of extra work into them. The price works out as €8.00 each which I wouldn’t pay for even a single one of these shadows, you can get better quality in the likes of Boots and Penneys for a cheaper price. Even at €40.00 for a palette of 5 is pretty pricey when you think about it, I personally wouldn’t buy one of these as you can get some better palettes from the likes of Urban Decay and Two Faced for similar prices.

Classic Matte Lipstick 

In the box I got was this lovely matte lipstick in the colour Vamp, it’s a purple, plum colour which is an absolute favourite of mine. I tested this out drinking coffee and it didn’t wear off, I then had some breakfast and it didn’t fully wear off, just a little between the lips. It’s not as long lasting as other lipsticks I have that claim the same thing as it only lasted about 4 hours. The only problem I have with it is that it says it’s non-drying but I found my lips did dry out when wearing it. You also get better results when you don’t put too much on, if you pile it on it will come off a lot easier and will go all over your teeth and it’s a lot easier to smudge and ruin your makeup. This lipstick will set you back €13.50 which isn’t a terrible price but I have better Rimmel ones that are much cheaper.

 

Lip Liner

I got mine in the colour Eggplant; it’s a plum colour and goes well with the Vamp Lipstick. I didn’t love it as it was a bit too creamy for me. When putting it around your lips you would have to blend it in with your finger as it was very easy to get smudged outside of your lip liner. It costs €12.50 which just seem ridiculous for a pencil, especially one not from a big branded company. 

Lip Lacquers

These where lovely apart from the smell of them. They have a really strong waxy smell which makes them seem really cheap. They are highly pigmented and feel like butter on your lips. I really liked “love affair” it’s a mauve/pink and the very wearable, the other colour was “party girl” which is a bright hot pink, better suited for nights out. They cost €16.50 which I think you can get ones that are just as good but cheaper in the stores.

 

Loathed:

Highlighter

This was a sample size of the Candle Glow Highlighter. It went on pretty sheer and didn’t really highlight as much as I would have liked. It wouldn’t be as good as the MeMe Beat the Blues highlighter or the Benefit High Beam that I have. It costs €25.00 and I would be disappointed if I bought this for that price when there are much better quality versions out there.

Brow Duo 

This is a brow powder and wax duo, I received mine in Brown/Taupe. I really didn’t like this, like the eye shadows the power was a bit chalky and didn’t fill in my brows as much as my Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow duo does. I didn’t love the wax either it didn’t keep my any stray hairs down and made them a bit greasy. You also get a small brush with it that had really coarse bristles that I didn’t even attempt to put near my brows. You can get much better brow duos from Benefit and Sleek. Again I would be disappointed if I bought this, its €15.50 and really not worth it at all.

 

While I did like some of the products I really don’t think I’d be running out to buy them in the future. If the products where havlf the price I wouldn’t mind buying them but for what they are I don’t think I would buy anything from them at full price. The only exception might be the face primer.

As a blogger when you receive goods to test out from a company you feel that there is an obligation to love the product and rave about it and being relatively new to blogging I feel like if I don’t give a good review to a company it might have a negative effect in growing my blog to where I would like it to be, I would prefer to be truthful though to my readers and give an honest review to you all. I hope I’ve been as honest as I can.

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Love Sarah xoxo

Soap & Glory Cheekmate - Cheek and Lip Stain

I don’t have too much of the makeup products from the Soap and Glory range but I could open up my own shop with the amount of skin care I have from them. I had bought the Cheekmate cheek and lip stain months ago when my friend asked me to try it out for her but I misplaced it even before I had a chance to open it and found it a week or two ago, but I figured better late than never.

I’m a bit sceptical when it comes to these kinds of stains, none of them have ever looked good on me, and they’re usually sticky and ruin the foundation when you put it on your face. Even though it looks like it’s going to be a sticky mess the formula is actually very creamy. I put a drop on my finger, dab it onto my cheeks and then blend it in with my small stippling brush. I get quite scared with these types of stains, sometimes they don’t blend or you look like you’re having a hot flash but luckily this actually blended out well and gave subtle rouge to the cheeks. I didn’t put too much on; it was nice just with a small amount and made it look very natural. I usually go for pinks so having red on the cheeks was very different for me and I liked it a lot, it’s always nice to have a change from your everyday colours.

 

You can also use this on your lips but I didn't love it. It's a bit sticky when it's dried on the lips and doesn't really put much of a colour on, just makes you look like you've been sucking on a red lolly for too long.

I've been trying to think of what it reminds me of as I write this post and it's just come to me, it’s like the fake blood you get in the costume shop at Halloween but just not as sticky on your skin. There's no taste or smell on it either which I’m actually a little disappointed about, I think I would have liked it better if it had a berry taste to it, it would probably make me use it even more.

 

It costs €10.00, it’s probably one of the better cheek stains I’ve tried before but I don’t think it will be a repurchase. It’s nice but it’s not a Holy Grail product, more like one of those last resort type products when I have nothing else to hand. As usual these opinions are my own, you might find it amazing but I just don’t think its €10.00 amazing.

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Love Sarah xoxo