The Worst Rimmel Products

Fortunately for me there has only ever been a few products from Rimmel that I consider the 'worst' from the range, these being the Eye Mousse, The 1000 Kisses Lip Tint Pen and the oh-so hyped Apocalips, which I do have an individual review semi-drafted for you.

Starting with the eye mousse. This, thank goodness, was discontinued from Boots and Superdrug stores years ago and thank goodness however for hose that may be tempted to purchase it for 99p from the likes of Fragrance Direct, don't. Quite simply these burned my eyes when I patted it on. They didn't work well with shadows over the top of them yet looked hideous on their own.

The 1000 Kisses Lip Tint I have recently posted about and the reason I didn't like this, although the concept is brilliant, was the fact that the pigmentation was basically zero and if they aren't already dry or poorly pigmented when you buy them, you get no pay-off within a matter of days as they dry up. Definitely a no-no from me.

As for the Apocalips. Well. I managed to resist the hype of these for a while but having a £5 giftcard, I decided to use that to buy myself one of these infamous lip laquers. Not only is the colour far too pigmented for me and impossible to make wearable, the colour transfers everywhere and blleds like I don't know what. For me I cannot be bothered with all the faff it takes to wear this so I shall not be buying anymore. Moving swiftly on from the worst products from Rimmel are the so-so products, or in this case a so-so product. For me, products are so-so when they aren't terrible but aren't necessarily great either. This being the Hide the Blemish Concealer that was one of the first concealers I ever tried after stealing it from my mum(shhhhh).

Although it has been ages since trying the Hide the Blemish concealer I can remember using this on my blemishes and under-eyes as it provided great coverage and if I only used a small amount it didn't appear cakey however it was drying and could be difficult to blend.

The Best Rimmel Products

Saving the best products til last I have my favourite products. For me I find that Rimmels strengths definitely lie in the form of Lipsticks, Foundations and Face Powders with a few other gems elsewhere in their range. Starting with their Lipsticks; I have tried two from the Kate Moss Range, one in the black packaging and one from the red packaging, and have loved both of them. 107 was the first shade I tried ( a very berry red) and after loving the pigmentation, lasting power and the fact that a matte lipstick was smooth and not drying, I decided to purchase another lipstick from the Kate Moss range, this time in the shade 05 and I have been equally impressed. 

A long long time ago ( back in summer 2011) I started a series called Best and Worst - highlighting my favourites and not so favourites from particular brands. Today I thought I would do a similar styles post to share my hits and misses from the infamous MAC.

Loves

MAC Concealers (Studio Finish, MAC Moisture cover and Pro Longwear) - REVIEW HERE

I have tried 3 concealer from MAC over the past couple of years and have not been disappointed. Each works great for blemishes ( particularly the studio finish with my RT deluxe crease brush), blend easily and last well on the skin. At around £14.50 each these aren't cheap but I know that I owned the moisturecover for around 12 months and still own the studio finish 18 months later so there is no doubt that you get your moneys worth.

 MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

I haven't repurchased this product since I used it up over a year ago however that doesn't mean I didn't love it! I loved this light coverage and finish that this gave my skin. It also kept shine at bay throughout the day without being cakey on my face.

MAC 217 Eyeshadow Brush

I have owned this for a year now and ever since having this I don't think I have applied my eyeshadow without it. I use this for all over the lid colour and also blending. This washes eaily, doesn't shed and is generally a really useful and versatile brush.

MAC Bare Study Paint Pot

I again have owned this for a over a year and love this! Although I haven't, this could be used on its own or, as I use it, as a base for your eyeshadow. This doesn't crease and just makes your eyeshadows look so muh better

Despite loving these there are some products that I have tried that I love less so, nevertheless still use and don't completely hate them.

MAC Studio Sculpt and MAC Mineralize Creme Foundation

One thing that I like about these foundations is that they last all day and also match and cover well however I also find that foundations from Boots and Superdrug do the exact same job and are half of these price! MAC foundations unfortunately break me out and can look cakey which is annoying.

MAC Eyeshadows

I have tried these in Jest, All that Glitters, Naked Lunch, Brûlée and Kid. I like them, they last okay and are so so pigmented however I do not think they are worth the £10 price tag that each pan costs when I can get better eyeshadows from No7 for around a fiver.

MAC Soft and Gentle MSF

I must admit I was rather disappointed when I got this and tried this on my face. For me (and I have lighter than NW15 skin) this just does not show up on my face to give me the 'glowy look' that it seems to give everyone else. I much prefer my Accessorize highlighter. Despite this, I am loving it as an all over the lid eyeshadow where it doesn't crease and lasts all day. Thank goodness it was a shade I could use this way!

MAC Cream Colour Base - Pearl

I loved this, then I hated it, then I loved it again. Im still unsure whether I liked it or not. It was a lovely natural highlight, very dewy, however after an hour of so I saw that my foundation had come off everywhere where this had been applied as it had sort of melted it off -very strange!

Overall if you are going to MAC I would highly recommend you getting the 217 Brush, Bare Study Paint Pot and the concealers however I feel that their foundations and eyeshadows you can buy dupes for at much less of a price . As for the MSFs - make sure that you try them on in the store before buying and don't rely on a swatch like I did!

If I say “Boots Natural Collection” to you, what springs to mind?

What are the best makeup items from Natural Collection ?

These are great for a party or a fancy dress outfit but can be a faff for everyday wear as the product gets everywhere, worse than other pigments. Unfortunately not a product I would recommend or repurchase.

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