Saturday, 20 September 2014

Review: L'Oreal False Lash Flutter Mascara

L'Oreal False Lash Flutter Mascara
I have been trying and testing this mascara for about the last two months and i am still undecided. With the majority of mascaras, i tend to lean towards the non-plastic type of brushes, where as this one does have a plastic brush. However, it has many sides with a different angles, to help build volume and length, which to be fair it does do.

Despite this, which i am not knocking at all, sometimes i find that it can be quite clumpy on application and other times it allows you lashes to be coated equally all over and look thick and full, that false lash look, which it describes on the packaging and in the name.

I am undecided whether i would choose to re-purchase this mascara again, mainly down the the type of applicator brush it has. But overall it does a good job as a mascara, and if your a fan of a plastic wand and big dark full lashes, this is your go to.

Monday, 8 September 2014

Rimmel - Brand Focus Nails

 There are a lot of high street makeup brands, and nail brands on the market today. A cult classic British brand, Rimmel, I have found to be one of the the strongest brands for well priced nail varnishes on the high street. They have a number of different formulas and variations of their varnishes, all of which enjoy using and have a few of each in my nail varnish collection. 

Rimmel 60 Seconds

These stay true to their name and do dry in 60 seconds, give or take a few more. But, this is 60 seconds of one coat, waiting for that to dry and then applying another if you choose to. I find that the consistency varies on colours, the rose gold colour is good to go with only one coat but i find that for the pink and the blue I need like to have at least three coats, not including a top coat. 

Rimmel I   Lasting Finish

These are similar to the 60 Second polishes, but lack the drying time, although they do not take forever to dry like some other varnish brands. These come in a wide variety of colours and effects, and with these I only need one coat. The only exception to this being the glitter where I like to really build it up so it almost has the effect of being a gel glitter polish, which is does well but with a fair few coats. They leave a good shine, but do tend to chip within a few days.

Rimmel Lycra Pro Professional Finish

 I only have two shades of this collection, and the two colours I have are actually only ones that  my mum uses. But despite that, I can say that they are really really good. They have a long lasting staying power and have a naturally good shine included in them, so good that when on occasions I have reached to these colours I do often then go for a top coat to layer over the one or two coats I have put on of either of these colours, just a side note however, the are quite thick in consistency especially the bronzed coloured one, I find this across all the Rimmel varnishes mainly in the metallic colours. Good work Rimmel.