Rimmel London Apocalips: Nude Eclipse

Hey, beauties!
I bought this quite a while ago but didn't get time to post about it as I was busy studying for my exams, but I'm back now, for the time being, and I have here the shade 600 Nude Eclipse. This is the nude-est  of them all (no surprise there, then). I love the packaging of the product. It just feels and looks very nice and luxurious, but not in the glamorous movie star way. It's more of a rebellious style. It's also very sturdy so, unlike with many others, the top part (?) of the gloss bottle does not crack or smash in my bag causing the gloss to leak all over my phone and other essentials.

The colour show is very great, though this particular colour only lasted about 4 hours on my lips if I applied around 2-3 layers and don't eat or drink anything. It comes out as very dark below, but on my lips it is very light and looks best teamed with a smokey eye.

My favourite part of this was probably the brush. I think I've finally found my dream brush as this one brushes on the colour in just one stroke and is so easy to control. Even around my cupid's bow!!!!

Overall, I would so purchase another colour (maybe a pink) as the darker colours are more pigmented.
Have you tried any of these colours? If so which one? Please comment below so I have an idea as to which one I should purchase next.
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xxx Vee xxx


Rimmel London Apocalips can be purchased at Superdrug or Boots for £5.99

Barry M Concrete Effects Kingsland Road : Review

Hey there beauty lovers, today I've got the (not so) new Barry M Concrete Effects in Kingsland Road all swatched up and reviewed for you.

 When the textured effect nail polishes began to surface, I sighed and glanced back at my mostly empty piggy-bank. I really didn't want to spend too much on nail effects unless I knew that they were 100% worth it. Then, all of a sudden (duh, duh, duh!), Barry M launched their £3.99 textured nail effect and I, after quickly pinching myself to make sure I wasn't imagining it, went and bought one of them. My chosen colour is a pale pastel pink that looks a lot like Barry M's Strawberry Ice Cream from their "normal" (?) nail paints range. The entire effect takes up to two thick coats or three mid-thick coats to show up appropriately. Since I haven't tried any of the other colours, I don't really know if it's just the colour I picked or if it's like this with the entire collection.

The first coat was rather transparent, so much so that I got away with is in school (hehehehe). My tips were very visible as you can see in this picture.

Tips less visible. Check. Teachers spotted my polish yet. No...(one more coat to go)

Finally, after all my hard (and patient) work not only did this look not pass for school, but it also looked good. When I went shopping the next day, a few strangers asked me where my nail polish was from. This included a women who worked in Superdrug and I just stared at her like o-O .

                                                                                                                                     

 

 

         So, overall I really liked the colour, loved the effect and for £3.99, I'm over-impressed, which is always a positive sign. The only down side to this polish was that I could not add a top coat as it spoils the effect so it wasn't the longest lasting (2 days and it began to chip :'(  ). Other than that, I think I shall go and buy more of these since I've got my eye on Ridley Street (mint green). I might even splurge in the new nail art pens that Barry M has launched.

Have you tried these yet? If so, what colour did you use? If you liked this post please follow my blog.

 

xxx Vee xxx

 

For those of you who didn't get the hint, Barry M is available as Superdrug. You can also purchase it in Boots or at www.barrym.com. Don't tell me you aren't spoiled for choice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barry M Nail Paint in Nude, The Body Shop Eyeshadow and Rimmel London 1000 Kisses Lip Tint

Hey, hope you're all OK. I've been busy checking out these new beauty buys:

Barry M Nail Paint in Nude

And since my school thinks it's compulsory to ban nail polish, I have to resort to wearing nude paint. This particular shade sits very well on my nails and has the slightest hint of pink. It lasted very well and did not chip for a whole week and that was only when I went swimming. The only negative thing about this was that it five coats to ger a fully opaque colour, but still, I'm very impressed.

 

 

The second thing I bought was The Body Shop Eye Colours in 38 (no name :-[ )

Now this is a great highlight colour that I would describe as a silvery blue. It is'nt the longest lasting eyeshadow that I have come across, but it is definately easy to blend and might last longer with the help of a primer or setting spary.

 

 





 

My most exciting purchase here was Rimmel's 1000 Kisses Lip Tint in Nothing But Nude

 

Now I have to admit that I was very disappointed in this product for two reasons. Firstly, it is supposed to be "transfer-proof" but ,in my case, is began to fade in less than two hours! That's before I even got to think about food or drink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 My second reason is that after my first use, the once soft tip applicator turned rough and hard and bits of it began to come off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, the one thing I did like was the colour and the balm. Many other bloggers complained that it was too drying, but for me it was quite moisturising. I even found myself using just the balm on my lips somedays.

 

Overall I enjoyed trying them all out. If you have, too, leave a comment and let me know.

Vee x