Rimmel Scandal Eyes Lycra Flex Mascara Review

Hellooo my lovelies,

As I am extremely lacking in the eyelash department (naturally) I am always on the hunt for new decent mascara's that do the job. It takes a lot for a mascara to impress me, it has to be voluminous, lengthening, last all day and not have the tendancy to smudge under my eyes or on my browbone (THE worst!!) Previously I have really struggled with this until I found Benefit's They're Real and it was perfect and it did the job so I spent the money (£19.50) because it was worth it to have long lashes! From then on I was convinced that no drugstore mascara would ever be good enough and I vowed never to buy one again after repeatedly buying new ones hoping they would work and them always being a resounding fail. Then one day I was in Boots buying lipsticks (which is actually much more regular an occurance than it should be haha!!) and when you bought two Rimmel products you got their new Scandal Eyes Flex mascara free, it normally costs £6.99. I had actually bought Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes mascara before and it was a pink colour?? and it was awful, I hated it and I only used it about three times. Everytime I used it, it made literally zero difference and I just looked like I didn't have mascara on! So I wasn't holding out much hope for this one but who would say no to a freebie?!

 Due to the fact that I did not think this product would be going anywhere other than the bin, it sat in my drawer not looked at for about a month until I decided to try it. I was truly astonished, it does almost as good a job as my Benefit one and I have already repurchased another one for when this one runs out because I was buying more lipsticks (quelle surprise!!) and it was on a deal again so I just picked it up! It even has a bristles wand which I usually don't go for, I usually go for the silicone applicators e.g. They're Real so I was truly stumped with this gem! I won't say that I prefer it to my benefit one but i find it does the job quicker than my Benefit one did because the brush is bigger and thicker so it can do more at once. This one doesn't last aswell as my Benefit one does as I could wear that days on end if I wanted too(which I never did) but it literally would not budge from my lashes without being scrubbed at. It also never smudged on me at all whereas the Rimmel one has a few times if I've been exceptionally hot, sleeping or have rubbed my eyes. All things which can mainly be avoided though but I won't completly replace it with my Benefit one. I now use this one for everyday where I don't really need my lashes to withstand high temperatures or heavy water but for nights out, holiday's and special occasions I will still reach for my Benefit They're Real.

 The amount of money I will be saving though on buying this mascara which is around a third of the price is ridiculously good! I may even do a blogpost on how much I hate the other mascara because it is truly appalling! So it looks like Rimmel may actually be getting there and producing better mascara's and now I feel that I'd be a bit more confident about picking up another drugstore mascara to try out!

What are your favourite mascara's? Have you tried out either of these and what did you think of them?
Shop the post:-
Rimmel Londons Lycra Flex Scandal Eyes mascara http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Scandaleyes-Lycra-Flex-mascara_1333697/
Benefit They're Real http://www.boots.com/en/benefit-theyre-real-mascara_1231677/

Lots of Love

A x x x

Rimmel London's Moisture Renew Lipsticks Review

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Hellooo my lovelies,

I thought I would do a review of Rimmel London's Moisture Renew Lipsticks as I have been loving them and I think you guys would really love them too! Lipstick is one of my favourite makeup items as I think that they can really change a look depending on what colour you use. My favourite brands of lipstick are YSL and MAC but they are extortionate for lipstick especially now that MAC have put their lipstick price up to £15. So I'm always keen to explore the drugstore world of lipsticks because if you can have two high street lipsticks for the price of one high end lipstick of a similar quality then it's got to be a good thing! Rimmel London probably are one of the best brands in a drug store for lipstick quality (Revlon are also quite good!) so I was very excited when I saw that they had revamped their Moisture Renew collection!

 There are 20 different shades in the collection, a variation of pinks, nudes, browns, reds, peaches and even a few purples!! It's actually really nice to see a high street brand providing colours like orange and purple as previously to get those shades it used to be pretty much high end or nothing. They also have SPF 20 in them so they'll be ideal in the Summer time meaning you can still look glam whilst you sunbathe and know your lips are protected! Apparently they're also infused with Vitamins A, C and E to help you maintain luscious lips.

The three shades i bought. Left to right:- 'As you want Victoria', 'Oxford Street Fuschia' and 'In love with ginger'

 The first two I bought were 'As you want Victoria' which I was drawn to because it's a shocking bright pink quite reminiscent of MAC'S 'Impassioned'  but it;s not an exact dupe so if you have your heart set on an exact match then don't go for this one! The second lipstick i chose was 'In love with ginger' which is a gorgeous orangey/red and I got this because I'd been lusting after MAC'S 'Morange' but I didn't want to spend £15 on a lipstick I wasn't sure I'd like or suit. So at less than half the price (£6.49) it was definitely worth trying out and Rimmel products are usually on 3 for 2 so you can try out more than one or get some other Rimmel products to try out! I'm still not entirely sure if I suit an Orange lipstick so I haven't bought 'Morange' (yet) so because I don't own it, I cannot say that it is an exact dupe but I can say that they are very similar although I've never swatched them side by side, there's not a lot of difference. I would say Morange is slightly more on the orange side but if you're on a budget who cares this is similar enough! I'm hoping when we get into Summer that I'll get more use out of 'In love with ginger'.

From left to right:- 'As you want Victoria','Oxford Street Fuschia' and 'In love with Ginger'.

 The lipsticks are very pigmented as you would expect as that was one of Rimmel's main focuses when revamping the collection and they're also super glossy (another one of their aims). I do really like the glossy texture of a lipstick as you all know I'm not the biggest fan of a matte finish on my lips but it does have a tendancy to make things a tad messy. A steady hand is needed to apply these as the textures so glossy and creamy it can easily end up all up your face and all over your teeth (not the look we're going for ladies!) and I would also recommend blotting your lips on a piece of tissue before reapplying. This will act like a bit of a lip liner preventing the lipstick from bleeding and will also make it last longer alongside avoiding the awkward lipstick on teeth situation! Anything you drink out of will also be coated in whatever shade you're wearing but the glossyness does look good whilst it's on your lips so we can look past the messy glass! They are quite long lasting, if you blot them first, you could probably get a good six hours plus out of it before having to re-apply which is quite handy. You can also apply them by dabbing them on to get a more sheer effect or apply straight from the bullet to get the full effect! Another thing I actually really like about Rimmel London lipsticks but I know many people would disagree with me here is the smell of them which is quite flowery/vanilla like and I think it smells (and tastes) really nice. If you're not the biggest fan of lipsticks having a scent you may not like this as much but for £6.49 you can't really complain! 

 After trying these two lipsticks out and loving them, I went back to Boots and bought another pink shade (no shocks there hmm) and this one is a gorgeous baby pink shade called 'Oxford Street Fuschia'. This is the perfect neutral shade for me which I have been loving wearing with Sleeks 'Pixie Pink' blusher (also a baby pink) with a browny/goldy eyeshadow look and it just looks really lovely for all seasons I think. 

I definitely will be branching out into more shades of this collection in the future. Have you tried anything from this collection? What's your favourite lipstick?

Boots actually have them discounted to £4.49 right now, bargain! :- http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Moisture-Renew-Lipstick_1388179/

P.S Top tip for you, you can visit Rimmel London's website and upload a picture of yourself to see a preview of what the colour will look like on your lips. I shall link it below. 

http://uk.rimmellondon.com/products/lips/moisture-renew-lipstick

Lots of love, 

A x x