Makeup of the Day |26/10/13

Products used:

• Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Shade 100 Ivory
• Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Shade 1 Fair
• Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Powder in Shade 1 Fair
• Collection Shimmer Shades in Blushalicious
• Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze
• MUA Eyeshadow in Corrupt (as eyeliner)
• Revlon Lash Potion Mascara
• Kate Moss for Rimmel Matte Lipstick in 107

Makeup of the Day |13/10/13

Products used:

• Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Shade 100 Ivory
• Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Shade 2 Light
• Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Powder in Shade 1 Fair
• Collection Shimmer Shades in Way to Glow
• Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and On Bronze
• Rimmel Glam Eyes Professional Liquid Liner
• Revlon Lash Potion Mascara
• Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Stellar

Review: Revlon Lash Potion Mascara

Like a lot of other people, I bought this mascara mainly because of the very pretty packaging. However, the product itself left me feeling a little underwhelmed.

 

While the mascara itself gives decent length and volume, I had a couple of problems with it. The mascara has a traditional bristle wand, however I found it difficult to manoeuvre when trying to apply mascara to my inner eyelashes. When applying it to my bottom lashes, I would often end up with flecks of mascara underneath my eyelashes, which were difficult to remove.

 

The mascara could also be quite clumpy at times.

However, my main issue with it was that, not long after applying it, the mascara smudged, leaving me with two black rings underneath my eyes, panda-style. And I don't even have particularly oily skin.



One eye with mascara, one without



Both with mascara

Overall I was disappointed in this product, it was very average. If you still want to try it, I'd recommend getting the waterproof version; I've seen more positive reviews of it, and I imagine it probably stays on a bit better.

September Favourites

Hi everyone,

As the title suggests, this is post is going to be about my September Favourites, i.e. makeup products that I’ve liked and used a lot during the month of September.  In the last while, I’ve come to the realisation that I probably have a bit too much makeup, more than one person actually needs. So this month (or last month actually, because it’s the start of October now)instead of buying new things I’ve been trying to ‘shop my stash’ a bit; to go through my makeup collection and use things that I bought in the past, but have neglected recently.  It’s been going pretty well, and a lot of the things I’ve been using have made it into my favourites, along with some more recent discoveries.

So without further ado, here are my September favourites:

 

 

 

 

Rimmel Glam Eyes Professional Liquid Liner

 

For some reason I very rarely wear liquid eyeliner during the summer, I always think of it as more of a winter thing. Now that the weather is starting to get colder though, I’ve gone back to using it a lot more. For the past few months I’ve been using this Rimmel one, and I really like it. It’s very black, and stays on all day without fading or smudging. It does have a brush applicator though, so if you’ve just started getting into liquid liner, or don’t have a very steady hand, I’d recommend trying one with a sponge applicator, as it makes it much easier to get a straight line.

MUA Immaculate Collection Eye Shadow Palette

This was one of the very first makeup items that I bought myself on a trip to London almost two years ago. After neglecting it for the last while, I rooted it out this month and started using it again. The palette has a nice range of bright and neutral colours, and all the shadows are really pigmented and quite long-lasting.  I’ve particularly enjoyed using shade 9 (second row, first from left) a matte lavender colour, shade 11 (second row, third from left) a sparkly silver, shade 12 (second row, fourth from left) a glittery light brown colour that I’ve almost run out of, and shade 18 (third row, seond from the left) a shiny light gold.

Unfortunately this palette isn’t available anymore, but a lot of the current MUA palettes have similar shades in them.

Essence Me and My Ice Cream Eye Shadow in 03 ‘Always in my Mint’

In the pan, this eye shadow looks amazing, with bits of blue, pink and mint green running through it. Sadly, when applied the colour isn’t as fantastic (it’s a sort of shimmery silver/white) but still quite nice, and has very good lasting power.

The Me and My Ice Cream Collection came out over the summer, but as far as I know it is still available in certain shops (I feel like every shop I go into that stocks Essence has a different collection.)

By the Face Nail Varnish in No. 31 and 32

I picked these two nail varnishes up while in Mallorca over the summer, and was really impressed with the quality of them. As far as I remember they were very cheap, but have very good staying power. They last at least a week without chipping on me and I’m someone who constantly chips her nail varnish.

I had never heard of the brand By the Face before, but from their website I think they’re a Spanish brand. Unfortunately I can’t read Spanish, so I don’t know if they’re available in other countries, but if you’re going to be in Spain or Mallorca over the next while, I would recommend getting some.

 

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in 175 ‘Pink Punch’

 

Much like the MUA palette, this was one of the first lipsticks I ever bought (I think I may have bought them at the same time actually) but hadn’t really used it much for the last while. I went back to it at the beginning of the month, and literally wore it almost every day. What I really like about this lipstick is how versatile it is; you can just apply small amount and have a little bit of colour, or go all out and have a really bright pink lip.

It’s also very long-lasting, almost like a lip stain. After a couple of hours of wearing it, the glossiness of the lipstick fades, but it still leaves some colour. Some people might not like this, but it’s really useful if you don’t have time to constantly touch up your lipstick.

 

 

 

 

 

A little introduction...

Hi everyone,

My name is Ciara and I’m a student from Dublin, Ireland. After almost two years of reading blogs and watching YouTube videos, I’ve finally decided to start a blog of my own.

This blog will deal mostly with two of the great loves of my life, makeup and fashion, with other random bits and pieces every now and again.

My personal style is quite eclectic and has changed a lot over the years, but at the moment I’m very inspired by 1940s fashion and the Old Hollywood era. Some of my favourite places to shop are Penneys/Primark, H&M and Zara, and my favourite makeup brands include MAC, Rimmel, Revlon and MUA.