Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation & Stay Matte Pressed Powder

Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation 

Hello :) So today is a talk about a foundation. When I talk about a foundation I'll talk about 5 categories, 1)What it promises/What colour I've got 2)Packaging, 3)Coverage 4)Bad things about it 5)Things that stand out. Also, at the end I'll tell you how I use it with Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder. So, enjoy! :)

Firstly, I got it in the palest, Ivory. This foundation has SPF 15. It promises a radiant glow and a flawless, illuminated, natural looking finish. It includes peptides and a Vitamin Moisturising Complex. Mind out, it does smell! But I personally have grown to like it.

So, on to the packaging. It comes in a glass bottle with an orange plastic lid. The glass has a curve in it which makes it look more elegant I find, and this is definitely a foundation you can display. I would display it, but I am not a fan of orange, at all. This isn't a problem, because I really like the idea of an orange lid, because it kind of adds a uniqueness to it, also it adds to the wake me up idea of this foundation. Its quite heavy which makes it a bit annoying for travelling, but all this really isn't a problem for me. The application is a pump, and I love pumps! It has Rimmel London kind of sticking out of the bottle, which I think is a nice finish. 

The coverage of this foundation really surprised me. I watched reviews on YouTube and because its a glowy foundation no one thought it would be good for oily skin, but just because I have oily skin, doesn't mean I should have matte skin! The coverage is really impressive and it gives your face a glow. When I first squirted it out on my hand I thought it looked way too orangey but that goes when you apply it.

The bad things about this foundation are hard to find. It does tend to slip off oily skin, but look down below for how I prevent this. It can look orange but if you blend and buff plenty it will look natural. The smell might put some people off, but its not a bad thing for me.

The good things are the coverage, the glowiness and the feeling of it on your skin.

 I apply this after foundation and blusher. Because its transparent it makes no difference to the colour of your face, which is great. It sets your make up, and mattifys your oil, without taking the glow from the foundation away. For £3.99, definitely worth it.

Rimmel London Wake Me Up foundation-£8.99 from Boots.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder-£3.99 from Boots.

Did you like these two products?

Ellie xoxox

Umberto Giannini Backcomb In a Bottle & Tousled Salt Spray

So I bought these two Umberto Giannini products quite a while ago, but they have quite a lot of interest, so I thought I would talk about them. :)

 

                  Umberto Giannini Grunge Glamour Tousled Salt Spray

 The first product is this salt spray. This product really appealed to me in a big way as I love the tousled waves you get when you get out of the sea, and I have natural waves so I thought this would really work for me, and I guess it did really. I was a bit dissapointed when it said you spray it on damp hair, as I really feel like see most change in my hair if I put a product in dry hair. But I think it does really work. Firstly, the packaging. Its plasticcy (unlike the next product) which is best, because it will be used around damp areas. The front has a drawing of a lady with gorgeous hair! As you can see, the logo and writing have rubbed off a bit but to be honest I really don't mind or notice. The smell hits you first, its definitely salty, although it doesn't really smell fresh, more perfumey, having said that I don't care if it is perfume, its an amazing smell! I don't like to spray too much in my hair, as it can start feeling sticky and heavy, and sometimes I spray it on to my hands, rub them together and work it through my hair, scrunching it up as I go. I don't use this every time I was my hair, but I think I can say I do see a difference when I do. But I think before I repurchase this again, I'm going to and buy one that I can spray on dry hair. I've got a long way till that though, I've got loads left!

This retails for £5.61 in Boots.

 Next is Backcomb in a Bottle. I am BIG on big hair! I can't stand having flat hair, so having backcomb in a bottle seemed perfect. The packaging is really nice, like tinny, with a silver lid. Its an aerosol type pump which mean you can go over your hair really easy. Make sure to spray it fairly far away from you hair (instructions on the bottle) and play with your hair loads to stop it going crispy. I find it does work and theres not much more to say apart from I strongly recommend it! :)

This retails for £5.61 in Boots.

Simple Spotless Skin Anti Blemish Moisturiser

Sorry this photo is the wrong way round!

I bought this moisturizer, along with two other Simple products (which will be reviewed soon!) because I needed a new one and it was in the three for two deal at Boots. The ingredients include Zin and Chamomile and it promises results from day one. About my skin type, I have oily.combination skin which gets dry and tight if i don't moisturize. I have blemishes on my t zone, and if i have a particularly bad skin day, they will spread to my hair line and cheeks. I wouldnt say they are bad enough to be acne, but its like typical teenage skin. As i was buying this to replace my moisturizer, i also needed it to leave my skin hydrated, as with some moisturizers that are more for blemishes, they can leave skin dry and tight. But this one actually doesn't! It leaves my skin feeling fresh and hydrated and smooth.I must admit, I do still use my old moisturizer in the morning, before I put my make up on, but when it finally runs out (its lasting for ages!) I will be using this morning and night. I think it is a bit too soon to say whether its helped my blemishes, but I'll keep you posted! I would say the results from day 1 promise is a little bit of an over exaggeration, but for some people it might work!

This retails for around £4.99 in Boots.

How did you find this product?

ellie xoxox

What this blogs about

hello :) i'm ellie. I'm 14 and i am in Year 10, as of tomorrow :) I love fashion, make up and beauty, although not in a girly way...another interest is photography so this blog will be all about make up and fashion, skincare etc along with photography. so i hope you enjoy! ellie xoxox