Review: Rimmel Matte BB Cream 9 in 1 Skin Perfecting Super Makeup

For anyone who lives in Australia with a skin tone that's anywhere near a MAC NC42, I'm sure you know how difficult it is to find a BB cream that's anywhere near dark enough, especially for a decent price.

Rimmel recently came out with a Matte version of their BB cream which claims to do 9 things.

1. Minimises the Appearance of Pores
2. Evens Skin Tine
3. Mattifies
4. Controls Shine All Day
5. Smoothes
6. Soothes
7. Conceals Dark Circles
8. Helps Prevent Blemishes
9. Gives all day coverage

(Facts copied from the back of the packaging)

This BB cream contains 30mls of product at the rrp price of $12.99

I purchased this BB cream in a Medium/Dark which worked pretty well for my NC42 skin.

I was hesitant to try this because of my past experiences with a now discontinued Rimmel foundation, though after seeing that the colour was dark enough for my skin, I decided to give it a go.

For a BB cream, it actually gave decent coverage and as it states, it is also Matte, but not so much that my skin looked dry. Now I have pretty oily skin, so Unfortunately this didn't "control shine all day".

I usually use the Covergirl 3 in 1 foundation but decided to wear this one day instead. I asked my co-worker what she thought about my makeup and if she liked it (without telling her what I was wearing). She said that the coverage was quite good and it looked more natural to what I usually wore, which is exactly what I thought.

What I like about it:

• Colour is dark enough for Anyone who's around an NC42
• Decent Coverage
• Matte Coverage without looking dry
• Doesn't start separating on face after a few hours
• Controls shine for most of the day
• Easy to apply
• Evens out skin tone 
• The consistency isn't too thick, but also isn't as runny as the Garnier bb cream

I can't really say much for if it really prevents blemishes or not, but that's what Rimmel claims.

Overall it is a pretty decent product especially for the price of. You can always fine it cheaper, I was lucky enough to get mine from a pharmacy for only $5.99.

Have you tried this yet? If so, what do you think about it?

E.L.F Cosmetics Haul - Now Available at Kmart!

Hi Everyone,

As you may or may not already heard, A couple of days ago, Kmart added something very exciting to their shelves!

It looks a little bit like this...

Yes! We now have (some) Eyes Lips Face products available to us in Australia! First NYX in Target now ELF in Kmart. Of course the prices are a lot higher but for easy access, they are still a good price.

I'm not too sure if they will bring in more products but it is definitely a good start! Prices range from $3 - $12.

I picked up a couple of items, of course.

Mechanical Eyelash Curler $3: One of my favourite Eye lash curlers. I'm so glad they brought this over.

Blending Brush $3: For the price, It's pretty decent! I used to have one before but I have lost it so I thought I'd pick up another.

All Over Stick In Golden Peach $3: I have always wanted to try these out but I could never decide which one to get. They also had pink lemonade, but with the darker skin tone I have, I thought this one would be better.

Studio Blush in Candid Coral $8: One of my Favourite blushes of the line. I've almost hit pan so I thought I'd pick up another one before they sell out. They sell about 6 different shades here.

Studio Matte Lip Color in Tea Rose $8: I have the red one and wanted to try this one out but at the time when I was buying it online it had sold out. They had about 5 different shades in this product!

Have you picked up anything from E.L.F in Kmart yet? It's definitely worth checking out to see what they have. I'm so glad they have it available in Australia now.

Good Work Kmart!

Priceline Haul: Maybelline 50% Sale

As some of you may have seen in Priceline's "Famous Brands" catalogue, Maybelline is having 50% their whole range.

I decided to pick up a few items since I was quite impressed with the ones I bought in my previous Maybelline hauls.

• I bought a back up of the Master Precise liquid liner - absolutely love this eyeliner!
• The Fit Me! range. I've heard good things about these so I thought I'd finally try it
• Superstay Foundation - I tried this years ago when it first came out, I liked it but didn't have the right shade. Loving  this one so far!
• Color Tattoo Metal in Inked Pink (You all know how much I like my colour tattoos)
• Eyestudio Quad in Copper Chic. Love the colours and pigmentation of this.

The sale is on until Monday 26th August if anyone wants to pick up a few items too! :)

Ebay 11 piece Synthetic Makeup Brush Set

Last month, I purchased a brush set from eBay. I was looking for some eyeshadow brushes, but I didn't want to spend a whole lot on them. I came across this set. They remind me of the Sigmax brushes & for 11 brushes, it only cost me $12.50. I wasn't expecting too much from them being so affordable.

I was so surprised when I received them, they are so soft! Comparable, or even softer then the Sigma & Real Techniques brushes.

They came in a calico bag

Each brush was individually wrapped in plastic

Eye Brushes:  Fair large dome brush.. which is kind of too big for your eyes & to small to use on your face. If anything, it would be good to use for undereye concealer, or to set it.

Blending brush

Angled Shadow Brush

Pencil Brush

Concealer Brush

Angled Liner Brush

You get 5 face brushes;

Short Handled Flat Top Kabuki

Short Handled Powder Brush

Blush Brush

Foundation Brush

Mini Handled Flat Top Kabuki Brush

Overall, I am very impressed with how soft these brushes are. Definitely a bargain, yet pretty decent quality!

The flat top brushes are a good dupe for the Sigma F80, What I also like is that the handles are short which make it easy to pop in your handbag.

If you are interested in purchasing these brushes, just type in "11 piece brush set" into the search bar on eBay. If you can't find them, let me know & I will give you the link :)

July Favourites ♥

I'm going to keep this months favourites fairly short as I've been using mainly the same items featured in my other monthly favourites. I have however, tried new things this month that I absolutely loved!

• Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation
  My favourite foundation at the moment! I won't say too much about it as I have a review here. It has basically been by go to foundation because I don't have to worry about it as the day goes on. It stays right in place!
  
• Lush Cupcake Mask
  I have been wanting to try this for the longest time. It's always sold out & this month I finally tried it. I love it more as a pampering mask then a treatment mask. It makes your skin feel amazing & smells delicious too!
  
• Rimmel Apocalips
  Nothing much to say but, yep, I love them! I love the colour pay off & staying power! I currently own 7 and I will be doing a review & swatch on these soon.
  
• Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal - Barely Branded
  This has been my go to base colour. I love the Color Tattoos & I'm glad they brought out a nude one that I can use at any time, by itself and as a base.
  
• Real Techniques Expert Face Brush
  I picked this one up after falling inlove with the other Real Techniques brushes. I like how this one is so dense but soft so it gives a flawless coverage while blending the foundation at the same time. I also like it's shape. Since it's kind of thin/flat, I'm able to get right under my eyes & beside my nose.

I'm always looking at trying new things, so if you have any recommendations, let me know :)

My Makeup Collection

This is where I store my makeup/hair/beauty items. The brown shelf is a 4 tier bookcase that I got from Sams Warehouse. I have black baskets in there to help hold and organize all my items. My acrylic makeup storage is from www.themakeupboxshop.com.au. I've always wanted to own one of these & this year I got one. I absolutely love it.

The top compartment actually has a flip top lid on it, I just can't close it because of my palettes.

In this section I have my 3 BH cosmetic eyeshadow palettes, primers, concealers & lash glue. Very easy to just grab and put back whenever I need them.

2nd Draw - MAC Powders, Blush & Bronzer, Napoleon Bronzer & Blush, ELF Blushes & also Milani.

3rd Draw - Maybelline Color Tattoos, Gel Liners, Essence stay all day cream eyeshadows & single shadows, MAC eyeshadows, Naked Palette, Nars "And God created the women" Palette.

4th Draw - Lip Products

Rimmel Apocalips, Revlon Lip Butters & Colorburst Lipsticks, Savvy Matte Lipsticks, Baby Lips etc.

I most likely have more hiding in my handbag... of course.

5th Draw - Single Shadows, Shadow Quads & ELF Compacts

6th Draw - Miscellaneous Products

Back Ups, Mineral Foundations, Eyebrow Products, Powders, Hand Sanitizers, Lip Products, Eyelashes, Too Faced Smokey Palette

On the side of my makeup container, I have my MAC lipsticks & also in the pencil holder I keep all my lip liners, eyeliners, mascaras, brow pencils & eyeshadow primers in there to keep them together & organized.

On the first shelf, I keep all my Foundations, Skin Care items, Makeup removers etc.

I hope you enjoyed this post, This wasn't to show off or anything. I know I have a lot but definitely not as much as a lot of people on YouTube etc. I have a comfortable & manageable amount that's not going to go to waste so I'm happy with that. I do definitely buy more then what I need, but what can you do when you've studied Beauty Therapy & become addicted to Makeup? Haha.

If you see anything you want me to do a post on, just let me know :)

Review: Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation - Golden Tan 857

I was so excited when I heard that the highly raved about, Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation, was available in Australia, and better yet, available in my shade! This never happens. I'm a MAC NC40-42 & I can never find a drugstore foundation in Australia that matches me. Not even Revlon Colorstay. So of course, even though I didn't really need it, I picked it up anyway.

What Covergirl describes it as: All-in-one foundation with a long-lasting formula that fuses primer, concealer, and foundation in one easy step! The 3-in-1 formula provides a flawless look that lasts all day long.

 Just like every other beauty product I'm looking at trying, I read and watch many reviews before I go ahead and buy it. The 2 things that really got me to decide that I wanted it was 1. The colour apparently matched my skin tone really well and 2. Everyone was saying how amazing it was.

Let me start by telling you how my skin usually is when I wear foundation in general.
I have very oily skin, particularly around the nose. I use an oil free mattifying primer before & a translucent powder after to set the foundation. Within 2 hours my T-zone will already start to get oily & by the afternoon when I look closely in the mirror, I can see that my foundation has kind of melted off.

The first time I used this, I applied this foundation without a primer & without a setting powder so I could really see how it held up. (I was going out to dinner later that evening so I brought a powder just in case).

Application: It was really easy to work with and blend. I didn't use any concealer cause I wanted to see the coverage. I have dark acne scars on my cheeks so I did 2 layers to get a fairly full coverage. Even though I applied 2 layers, it wasn't cakey at all!

Finish: I loved the finish of it. It was fairly matte, but not so matte that I looked dull and flat. It looked quite natural & the colour was really good. I find it really hard to find a foundation that isn't too yellow, too pink or too orange. Thumbs up to that.

How it held up: Remeber how I said I was going out to dinner that first time? This is where it really sold me - I went to a Korean BBQ for dinner so you know, it was quite hot & steamy & I was worried that my face had melted off. I got out of the restaurant & look in the mirror and the foundation had not budged at all. Wow! If it was my colorstay or sheer glow foundation it definitely would have happened. After wearing it for a good 6 hours, I got home looking just like I did when I left!

I'll have to see how this holds up when Summer comes though, but for now, I am loving it!

What I like about it:

• Easy to blend and apply
• Not cakey
• Great coverage
• Doesn't slide of my oily face
• Great price rrp $19.95, I got mine on sale for $15 from Priceline
• Great staying powder
• Nice, Matte finish
• The foundation has a pump!
• Yellow undertone that isn't too yellow like MAC
• You don't need to prime or set with a powder

What I don't like about it:

I can't really think about what I don't like really. The colour range is quite small. I believe we only have 6 shades available, Golden Tan being the darkest **thank you for bringing this shade to Australia** Anyone with really light skin or anyone with a deeper skin tone may have trouble finding a shade.

I'm not really a big fan of the packaging. Looks kind of cheap (not a big deal) but again, the pump really helps.

Would I recommend this: Of course! I am loving it so far & if you have oily skin like me, This may impress you too!

Well done Covergirl, I've never really been attracted to the brand in the past, the only other thing I've tried was a mascara, but you have definitely won me over with this foundation!

I hope this review was helpful. Let me know if you would like photo of it on, but I figured everyone has different skin tones & skin types so I wasn't too sure if it'd make it anymore helpful. I tried to do a comparison between my other foundation shades but the photos were just not working out.

I'm so happy that I have finally found the perfect everyday foundation!

Let me know of what you think about this foundation.