katinalindaa: Rimmel

My Favourite Winter Lip Products

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Lately Melbourne has been quite cold and I've noticed a few parts of my makeup routine shifting. Today, I'll be talking about my 6 favourite cooler weather lip products. Later on in the week, I'll be sharing my cooler weather nail polish faves & hair products to help dry winter hair.
For quite some time I have been a little scared to use darker lip colours. I just haven't been able to pull myself away from my lips but better shades. Infact, taking a peep back at old posts, I think the last time I rocked a darker lip was around June last year. But since having my hair cut much shorter and the weather becoming cooler, I've felt more confident rocking something a little more bold and edgy.

Favourite Winter Lip Products, Makeup for Winter

Left to right: L'Oreal Who's The Boss | Rimmel Cutting Edge | Burts Bees Juniper Water | Laura Mercier Merlot | Burts Bees Russet River | Maybelline Divine Wine
L'Oreal Infallible Long Wear Lipgloss in #107 Who's The Boss* is a gorgeous berry, grape shade. I love the formula of these L'oreal lipglosses because they fade quite gracefully on the lips throughout the day and aren't overly sticky. This shade in particular applies very evenly and I love putting it on top of any similar lipstick shade.
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in #120 Cutting Edge has been a favourite of mine for a very, very long time. To take a wild guess, maybe 2 and a half years. I'm not even quite sure if this is still available, but its great. It looks a bit lighter in the swatch but it can also appear a much darker purple in some light. The formula is super comfortable on my lips and it doesn't flake off during the day, making re-application smooth and easy.
Burts Bees Lipsticks in #531 Juniper Water* & #532 Russet River* are amazing. They're the newest lip products of this post but I'm absolutely loving them. They can be sheer or medium which is like what you see in the swatches, or you can really build them up in pigmentation. I've been especially loving Juniper Water on nights out and wearing a nice choker, feels like it makes me look pretty #badass if I do say myself.
Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lip Colour in Merlot* is not new to the blog. You all know I love it and I love other Creme Smooth Lip Colour shades too. This is probably the smoothest lipstick out of all of these and it just feels really luxurious on my lips. The colour of Merlot is also buildable and the more pigmented it becomes, it turns to a darker, brown toned red.
Last but not least, Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Matte in Divine Wine*. Divine Wine is a gorgeous dark... well.. red wine colour. It's more of a cool toned colour so it'll make your teeth look nice and white. I also think this colour suits most skin colours. But in all honesty, this is range is probably one of the only matte lipsticks I can wear. I'm a firm believer in price tags not determining the quality of a product and this range just proves that you can find amazing makeup in a 'drugstore'. To see eight of the shades swatched and reviewed more indepth, have a read of my post here.
What lip colours do you love wearing when the weather is cooler?
*Products marked with an asterisk have been provided for editorial consideration. For more information, please read my disclaimer.

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Top Five Eyelid Primers For Oily Skin

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Having oily skin is definitely no walk in the park. Even after using a 'matte' foundation I can look like a shiny disco ball hours later. One particular makeup 'struggle' that I go through is the creasing of eyeshadows because so many eye primers or bases just simply do not work for oily lids.
Around September last year, I put together a post of my then ultimate eyeshadow bases for oily lids which you can read here. This post is a bit of a continuation or update if you will, with my now five holy grail eyelid primers and bases.

Top Five Eyelid Primers For Oily Skin, Eyelid Primers For Oily Eyelids, Best Eyelid Primers

Starting off with the newest of the bunch, My absolutely beloved Rimmel Magnif'eyes Eyeshadow and Kohl Liners*. I recently did an entire review and swatch post, which you can see here. In summary, this product is dual ended. One side is an eyeshadow whilst the other is an eyeliner. But in reality, both sides are incredibly smooth and can be used as an eyeshadow base. These can be worn alone or with eyeshadows on top. I can get around 5 hours without my shadows creasing. Out of all the products in this post, I'd say that these are the best for a really pigmented start to the eyeshadow look you're trying to create.
The Body Shop Instablur Eye Primer*. It is a little bit on the pricier side at $23.95 AUD for a 10ml tube, but I think it's worth it. This isn't a miracle worker in terms of covering up redness or too many veins on the eyes for example, but it is a really great base for smoothing the eyelid for easy application. It also doesn't slide all over the place or get oily, which is a plus. The texture is also a little bit unique because it begins quite dry and then becomes smooth afterwards. Out of all of the primers in this post, I'd say it feels the most similar on the lids to an Urban Decay Primer Potion.
Benefit Cosmetics Air Patrol* is still a product I don't see much talk about here online and it's quite sad, because it's a great product! I received it around October last year and have used it very often since. It's a thin, light foundation colour formula that dries instantly. When I first swatched it for my post here, I had to redo the swatch because it honestly dried so quickly before I could take a photo and smudge it out. This stuff, does not budge. Out of all of the primers, I'd say this is the best for longevity.
Last up, two old favourites. The Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Sticks* and Maybelline Colour Tattoos. These two are more like creamy, pigmented eyeshadows which are great at not only increasing the impact of your eyeshadow, but also help with the longevity. Many types of coloured bases are problematic for my eyelids and create creasing, but not these two. They both go on the lids incredibly smooth and make a huge difference to my overall makeup look. For swatches of the LM Caviar Sticks click here and click here to see my colour tattoos swatched.
What eyelid primers do you love? What eyelid primers have you tried before that were absolutely horrible on your lids?
*Products marked with an asterisk have been provided for editorial consideration. For more information, please read my disclaimer.

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Rimmel Magnif'eyes Eyeshadow and Kohl Liner - Swatched and Reviewed

Sunday, April 10, 2016

By far the most impressive product that I have ever tried from Rimmel is their new Magnif'eyes Eyeshadow and Kohl Liner*. To say that I'm obsessed might even be an understatement. I can't stop using these products and after you read this post, don't blame me if you can't either!

Rimmel Magnif'eyes Eyeshadow and Kohl Liner Swatched and Reviewed, Rimmel Magnif'eyes Dual Sided Shadow and Liner Swatched and Reviewed, Rimmel Magnifeyes Eyeshadow and Eyeliner

Left to right: 001 Back to Blacks | 002 Kissed By A Rose Gold |

003 Queens of the Bronzed Age | 004 Dark Side of Blue

A lot of dual ended products are gimmicky and I'll have to admit I was a little sceptical when I received these, but as soon as I tried them, I understood. One side of the product is a cream eyeshadow, whilst the other is an eyeliner. Having said that, both sides are amazingly smooth and pigmented, so you could use both sides as an eyeshadow in my opinion.
As you can see, there's nothing too special about the packaging. It's mostly plastic but that doesn't offend me at all. There's also no smell to the formula so if you're scent sensitive, then you might also give these a tick of approval.
The way that I love to use this product is that I first apply the eyeshadow directly to my eyelid. Using my finger or a flat eyeshadow brush, I smudge it around trying to cover my entire eyelid. Because I am oily, I will set the cream shadow with a similar coloured eyeshadow and proceed doing my eye makeup as usually. Once all of my eyeshadow is done, I apply a thin line with eyeliner side close to my lash line and smudge it out to create more of a smokey effect, following up with my regular liquid eyeliner on top.
I definitely see a large difference in the pigmentation and longevity of my eyeshadow when I use this product. With my super oily eyelids, I can get a good 5 hours without creasing. After then, it's just a slight crease. But if you have dry or normal skin, I doubt that your lids would crease at all.
For this post, as you can see I had to do some swatches. To be entirely honest with you, I didn't want to. I didn't want to waste any product, because I love these babies so much. As a quick comparison I would say that these are as smooth, if not smoother than my beloved Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Sticks. If you're curious to see how they compare, check out the LM Caviar Eye Stick post here. One thing I'll quickly say is that in my arm swatch, Black to Blacks came up slightly more blue. It's true appearance is more of a very, very close black, with some slight blue or silver sparkle. Therefore, it's true swatch is definitely closer to the shade shown on the swatch card.
If there is one little bit of advice I could give you with these, be careful when you put the caps on because if you rush it, you might accidentally nick a little bit of the product off.
Priced around $16.95 and very accessible (Priceline, Big W, Coles, Woolworths, Chemist Warehouse, Target), I really do recommend each of them. But, if I had to pick two favourites, I'd pick 001 Back to Blacks & 003 Queens of the Bronzed Age.
Have you tried anything from the Rimmel Magnif'eyes Range? What's your current favourite eyeshadow?
*Products marked with an asterisk have been provided for editorial consideration. For more information, please read my disclaimer.

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The Amazing Rimmel The Only 1 Range Swatched and Reviewed

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Winter Lipstick Loves

Sunday, June 28, 2015

To be completely honest with you, most of the time I just go for a my lips but better lipstick. But, when I do feel like aligning my lipstick with a season, in particular winter, these are the babies that I reach for.

Winter Lipstick Loves, Top 5 Winter Lipsticks, Too Faced Sweet Maple, Shanghai Suzy Lipsticks, MAC Pure Heroine, Laura Mercier Merlot, Rimmel 120 Cutting Edge, Katinalindaa

Swatches Left to Right: Too Faced - Sweet Maple | Shanghai Suzy - Miss Nicole Burgundy Brown
| Laura Mercier - Merlot| Rimmel - 120 Cutting Edge | MAC - Pure Heroine
Too Faced Sweet Maple is definitely the most my lips but better of the bunch and therefore probably the one that I would reach for mostly on a day to day basis. This is the only Too Faced lipstick that I own but I tell you what, I definitely want more. It is so incredibly smooth, lasts quite a while and fades quite gracefully throughout the day.
Shanghai Suzy Miss Nicole in Burgundy Brown* is probably the most different shade out of all of these, or for me anyway. Probably because I don't usually reach for matte lipsticks because my lips are quite cracky and dry during the cooler seasons. But I do go for this one when I want to mix things up a little bit and get out of my comfort zone.
Laura Mercier Merlot* is one of the newest additions to this much. If you haven't tried the Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Lip Colours, you need to. I think that this range are probably the most buttery, silky smooth lipsticks that I own. This colour is soooo lovely and I love reaching for it during the night time instead of a traditional red.
Rimmel 120 Cutting Edge is one of the first lipsticks I ever bought. I can't remember which YouTuber it was, but someone suggested it and I was like YAS I WANT THAT. This was my most 'grungey' colour of the time but now looking at it, I don't really think it is. But, I do love these deep berry colours and I definitely rock this during autumn too, but real talk doe, most of the year.
Lastly, we have my baby MAC Cosmetics Pure Heroine. This was a limited collection with Lorde and I loved it so much, I've got a backup. It is such a crazy, stunning, beautiful purple. The formula however is Amplified and it doesn't go on too evenly so it isn't the type of lipstick you really want to reapply on the go because it takes a bit to get the application right. I know that this is limited edition and can't be purchased anymore, but hey this is a post of my Winter Lipstick Loves and I couldn't put up a post without one of my fave lipsticks of all time.
What lipsticks do you love reaching for in winter?
*Products marked with an asterisk have been provided for editorial consideration. For more information, please read my disclaimer.

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