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Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder Review

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The Claim: "Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder controls shine for upto 12 hours. It minmises the appearance of pores with a natural, matte finish..."

Its job is to conceal imperfections while maintaining a “natural flawless finish”. As someone with acne scars, wearing this product on it’s own does not give me any coverage to feel confident. However, its great on top of a good foundation and helps reduce redness.

This compressed powder is light; you barely feel it on your skin. Although, this is available in 6 different tones, I always pickup the translucent as I find it transfers and matches my pale skin complexion evenly.

It claims to be suitable for all skin types and I would absolutely agree. Even for dry skin types, it does not cling around dry patches. Great for oily T-Zones to reduce shine leaving a matte finish as suggested.For best results, I found applying this with a kabuki brush in circular motions worked well and you do not need much to start with.

The packaging is very basic but simple and does the job. However, it would be more user friendly see it in a more compact fashion, for example, with a travel mirror and a clasp closing. Such a high quality product deserves to look more attractive.

A product that I will continue to use and recommend!

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Rimmel London SalonPro Nails

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Just checking out one of Rimmel London's SalonPro nail polishes. I purchased 307 Grape Sorbet. Loving it so far. What's your favourite shade?

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Rimmel Apocalips: Review & Swatches

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I've been trying these lip glosses since late January so I think it's fair to say they've been used throughly.

They are Rimmel's Apocalips Lip Laquer's .

There are 8 colours ranging from deep reds to fair nudes.

From left to right: Nude Eclipse, Stelle, Luna, Big Bang, Apocaliptic, Galaxy, Nova, and Celestial

Since Christmas I've been trying to cut back on the spending so I decided to choose only two from the range. At first and to be honest, I wasn't hugely impressed with their colour range. The colours are very "rich and intense" as suggested by the adverts provided by Rimmel but I was expecting more range. Some of the colours really put me off like 'Luna'. It looks so bright orange and not my type of colour. So I was very reluctant to try them all. However, I read some other reviews that say it's not as over powering and looks nice on.

I choose 'Nova' and 'Big Bang'.

They are a 'hybrid' between a lipstick and lipgloss. The main selling point is they have a thick consistency and intensive colour finish. They apply like a lipgloss and set like a satin lipstick. I am loving the texture and consistency of this product. I like that it's opaque and creamy. The colour is supposed to have a satin finish but over half an hour or so it dries to a matt finish so you will need to reapply.

'Nova'

Really enjoyed wearing 'Nova'. The pigments are fantastic. Very intense and bright.

'Big Bang'

When applied it leaves a satin finish without any stickiness. A key factor for me is it's staying power. These stay put for about 2/3 hours max before you find yourself topping up again. Saying that, I found that 'Big Bang' hardly budges and I find it can stain my lips. So be careful when applying not make any mistakes (easier said than done, I know).

I find the application of this product a-bit hit and miss. It's a longish, narrow foam applicator that is quite flexible that's supposed to contour the lip. Although you can gather a good amount of product on the applicator, the little dip in the middle can make it apply unevenly and abit, well, sloppy. So, I've use a normal lip brush to apply though this can be annoying when I'm in a rush. I'd say that would be my main disappointment (unless I'm applying it wrongly!)