Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Lacquer ♥

Hey guys!

I have been meaning to post this blog post for a while now but keep pushing it back for no known reason haha!

Today's post is going to be on the Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Lacquer!They retail for £6.49 at Boots and i have 3 of the 4 colours to show you today!
I know these have been out for some while now and I feel like everyone has already brought them or they have swatched them but I still wanted to make the post anyways to let you know my opinion on them!

The three colours I have from right to left are 

'Meteoric Matte' - 'Atomic Rose' - 'Burning Lava'

These beauties are wonderful!

They are soft, creamy and highly pigmented.

When I first brought these I literally wore nothing else on my lips for months.

Meteoric Matte is a pink/red/purple colour mix.

When applied several times the colour does deepen to the colour in the tube.

Atomic Rose is a little our of my comfort zone.
I never wear nudes and this to me is very very nude!
However i love the colour and have worn it on several occasions with a dark intense eye makeup.

Burning Lava is a lovely rich red colour.

I love wearing this with a brown neutral eye!

Like I said above I love these lip lacquers however they do not dry fully matte.

As you can see from the pictures they still have a slight shine to them in the center of the lips where the light naturally hits.

The fact that they do not dry fully matte to some people is a huge bonus because many don't like the super dry matte feeling on their lips which I do not mind.

I really want to pick up the other on which I haven't got which is 'ornahe-olog'.Have you guys tried these?

What do you think?

Take Care

Post Soon x 

MAC Ruby Woo Dupe?! ♥

Hey guys!

My last MAC lipstick dupe is one of my highest viewed posts so I thought if you guys enjoy them I would find another which is what I have done! WOO!

If you haven't seen my last dupe post it on was MAC Rebel you can read it here.

Okay, so the amazing thing about this dupe it that it's not a lipstick.

I needed a new red lip liner and to my surprise it was the same colour, texture and finish as MAC Ruby woo!

The lipliner is Rimmel 1000 kisses Lasting Finish lip liner pencil is 021 red dynamite!

This product retails for £2.99 at Superdrug and Boots!

This is MAC Ruby woo and retails for £15.50

I know MAC have recently brought out a lip liner matching this lipstick which costs £12.50 but that is still a £9.51 saving buying the Rimmel dupe!
This is the part you have all been wanting to see. The colour comparison!


Left - Rimmel lip liner pencil | Right - Mac Ruby Woo

Left - Rimmel lip liner pencil               Right - Mac Ruby Woo

As you can see from the swatches above they both look the same on the lips and in swatches!
Yes, Ruby woo is easier to apply and does show on the lips more red but with a couple of layers of the lip pencil you will get the same pigmentation.
The lip liner in my eyes is better for if you were going to go out and eat or drink with this product on due to it lasting and staining power on the lips.

If you have always wanted to try Ruby Woo but didn't want to spend the £15.50 for the lipstick then this is the perfect way to test it out and for £2.99 you're not breaking the bank on a lipstick that you may not like!

I hope you guys liked this post!
Let me know what you think!

Take Care

Post Soon x

Gradient Sunset Nail Tutorial ♥

Hey Guys! 
Many of you will not know this but i love doing my nails and experimenting with new designs and colours.

Recently i have been loving the gradient look and with it sort of being the summer time i thought it would be a great idea to do a little nail tutorial which you guys can do yourself or to your friends. There are many tutorials on YouTube which shows you how to add a palm tree or little birds onto this design but for me i just wanted it to be plain, simple and bright!

So i hope you enjoy my step by step picture tutorial to help you achieve this vibrant look!

I first started off with 3 beautiful colours. A red, yellow and bubblegum pink!
Now you can use any colours that your guys want but due to me watching the 'sunset' look i decided upon these.

The colours from left to right: ELF Smokin' Hot, NYC Lexington Yellow, ELF Gum Pink.
These colours really did blend well together creating the contract between the colours.
 The next thing you will be needing is a cosmetic make up wedge sponge, you can get these rather cheap if you get them from the right places. I got mine from ELF while on a little bit of a spending spree in the past and have never used them for makeup as ive always used a brush. You get 8 of them online for £1.50 from ELF which i feel is a bargain!
The next thing i did was apply these colours onto the sponge in stripes, starting with the yellow and then pink followed finally by the red it should look something like this 

Now you have your colours ready get your nail prepared for the colours with a base case! (For this mini tutorial im just going to used a fake nail so you can really see the end results) If you want to save some time paint the base before you start.
If your do end up using sheer colours i would add a base coat of white to enhance the colour. I however didn't do this as the colours i have very bold and do not need any help enhancing.
Time to apply the colours from the sponge into your nail! 

You're going to do this by placing the sponge on your nail directly and start to rock the sponge over your nail to allow the colour to transfer. Once you have done this it should look something like this! 

As you can see the colours have blended really well and you can fully see where one colour should start and end.

Next your going to allow this to full dry and then add a top coat to seal in the design! For this I used a matte topcoat.

or you could give the Sally Hansen super shine top coat if you're looking for that shiny nail look (or any other topcoat of your choice) ! 

Once applied it should look something like this (all adding a top coat will really do is hold your polish design for longer and blend the colours together more evenly! 

And that is it! 

Simple right? I told you but would be, even though the summer time isn't really the classic summer time here in England doesn't mean you nails can't be bright and colourful! 

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial I hope to do more in the future for you guys if you liked them! 

Have a good day/night

 Take care x