Rimmel's Brow Boutique #BrowLikeCara

Way back when I had over-plucked brows, don't judge it was fashionable, Rimmel gave me my first brow pencil, fast forward a few years and Rimmel are back in my stash with some new products which I have been getting to know. With a hashtag #BrowlikeCara Rimmel have launched a whole swathe of products to smooth, groom, sculpt and illuminate your brows!

Impressively they have quite a range of shades to choose from, so whether you have blonde hair or black there is something that should work for you.

Rimmel Brow This Way Styling Gel comes in three different shades - Blonde, mid Brown and dark plus a clear gel. They are designed to sculpt, define and smooth your brows. 

 The Long lasting formula is really lightweight and you don't know it is there. it is also smudge proof, fade proof and it literally lasts for most of the day! Priced at £3.99 each, you can find them right here.

Rimmel London Brow This Way Eyebrow Kit comes in two shades - middle brown and dark brown and is designed to shape fill and fix your brows. 

The little duo palette of wax also comes with its own little brush and spoolie which are incredibly handy to have. Priced at £3.99 each you can find them right here.

Rimmel London Brow This Way Professional Eye Brow Pencil comes in three different shades Hazel, Dark Brown and Black Brown. 

 You use these brow pencils to fill in gaps or lengthen the arc of the eyebrow for a natural look before grooming and shaping the brows with its built-in brush. Priced at just £2.99 you can find them here.

Rimmel London Brow This Way Brow Highlighter is available in one shade - gold shimmer and you use it to lift and illuminate your look. 

Perfect for applying under the brow arch. The formula is really soft so applying it is really easy and blending is an absolute breeze. Priced at £4.99 you can find it here.

I am really impressed with these products. They are easy to use whether you are a novice with your brows or an expert and they are more than definitely affordable.

Have you tried anything from this range yet?

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SkinFix Heathly Skin Face Range

Skinfix is perhaps a brand you might have seen in Boots, it is hard to miss with such bold packaging, the blue more than definitely catching you eye. Skinfix is described as being a brand which meets the need for today's ingredient conscious consumer, Skinfix Healthy Skin Face Range uses luxurious natural ingredients that are clinically proven to leave skin looking radiant, plump and healthy. 

There are five products within this range which I have been getting to know and this is essentially an entire skincare regime with just five products. With everything from cleansing to moisturising, there is something here that could slot into your existing regime or if you don't have a skincare regime, there is one waiting for you try.

The first step with these products is The Foaming Oil Cleanser and it is my favourite of all the products. At 97% natural it is made with natural coconut based cleansers that gently wash away dirt and make up, without stripping the skin’s essential moisture. Red Seaweed Extract also helps moisturise the skin leaving it feeling soft and smooth to the touch rather than dry and dehydrated. 

I love how creamy the foam becomes when using and as this is a pump action bottle, I have found just one pump creates enough lather to cleanse your entire face. Designed to be used on damp skin, it is a great product for using as a first cleanse, if like me, you double cleanse. Priced at £14.99 you can find it here from Boots.

Next comes the Moisture Boost Serum and this is perfect for when your skin needs that little bit of extra love. Using extracts of Peony Root and Red Seaweed which work together to enhance radiance, reduce pigmentation, repair collagen and enhance the skin’s elasticity, it is especially good if you have dry skin. 

One pump is again all you need to cover the entirety of your face. Priced at £29.99 you can find the product here from Boots.

The SkinFix Hydrating Lotion is the next step. I was surprised at how lightweight the formula for this is when I used it for the first time. With a formula which is clinically proven to increase skin’s moisture in just one use, leaving skin feeling soft, dewy and renewed. 

It uses a Healthy Lipid Complex which is designed to maintain glowing, plump, radiant skin, while powerful natural botanicals and Rice Protein peptides work to hydrate, soften and provide optimal benefits for healthy, happy skin. Priced at £19.99 you can find it here.

The SkinFix Nourishing Cream follows and this time it is in a pot rather than a bottle. Still mimicking that pump action, you press the top of the pot to release the cream and again no more than two pumps will be needed. I have alternated the use of this cream with the lotion depending on how my skin was feeling each day. Some days I felt my skin needed a bit more moisture, so I used the cream over the lotion. 

The Nourishing Cream works to boost moisture, elasticity and as well as delivering essential nutrition to deeper levels of the skin, this then helps to smooth and improve the complexion, making skin feel softer, smoother and more radiant. Again, this is not a thick textured cream that takes a while to sink in, once massaged into the skin, it leaves no trace behind and can be used both morning and evening. Priced at £24.99 you can find it here.

Then finally there is the Skinfix Brightening Eye Cream. With a lightweight formula which absorbs as soon as it comes into contact with your skin, it is designed to improve the health of the skin barrier and deliver intense nourishment to the delicate eye area. Using Alfalfa Seed Extract which helps to reduce puffiness and dark under eye shadows alongside the infusion of betacarotenes and essential vitamins to leave skin glowing, vibrant and smooth. It is rare I suffer from either dark circles or puffiness but what I did like about the cream is how it smoothed the skin under my eye. 

Every time I have my skin mapped, the one common occurrence is dehydration under the eye, so I am hoping next time there will have been some improvement! Priced at £19.99 you can find this eye cream right here.

I love the absolute simplicity of this range. It is a skincare regime in just a few products which are natural, free from synthetic chemicals, parabens, hydrocortisone, steroids, and fragrances and everything they do and do not use is listed clearly on the website for you to see, along with reasons as to why it was or was not included. 

Priced competitively and available from Boots, it is a brand worth investigating and trying out.

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Tropic Skincare Colour Click Lipstick

Tropic Skincare is a brand which has products which are Vegan and Cruelty free and within their range have everything from Skincare and Bodycare to Makeup. As Lipstick week continues on the blog today I am talking about Tropic Skincare Colour Click Lipsticks. 

Encased in some super sleek matte back casing with god lettering. These lipsticks are enriched with camellia, jojoba, avocado, Shea, Coconut and argan oils that work to nourish and condition your lips. Instead of using beeswax they instead use a vegan wax in its place and it makes no difference to the performance of that lipstick and how well it performs.

They have a super smooth and creamy formula which glides on to the lips adding colour with everything from muted nudes and striking red hues to beautiful berry bullets there is definitley something for everyone. I was given the task of choosing my favourite shades and it was quite a hard choice and in the end I opted for Jazzberry Jam and Rosehip. To remove the lipstick bullet from its casing, you simply click the end to release it and the click is really quite satisfying and my inner-child just loves it.

Starting with Jazzberry Jam which, I chose purely because of the name, it can best be described as a shimmering plum shade and it sits somewhere between plum and a berry red. On the lips it lasts for a good 2-3 hours before the need to re-apply.

Rosehip is a seductive red berry shade and it sits between a red and a berry shade without conforming to either. What I love about this lipstick is that it not a red and not a berry, it is simple as that. I don't fee comfortable wearing a red and a berry colour is usually my go to shade so I kind of feel I have tried something new.

What I love is that Tropic Skincare have managed to successfully combine the functionality of a lipstick with the added benefits of enriching and protecting skincare.  Available in 5 other shades which are:

• Poppy - A vibrant 1950’s Marilyn Monroe red
• Peach Perfect - A subtle peach to enhance your natural lip colour
• In Bloom - A sheer soft rose for a subtle spring blush
• Dragonfruit - A fresh pink coral for the young at heart
• Sweet Pea - A soft pink pastel to warm anyone’s heart

The Tropic Skin Care Colour Click Lipstick retail for £14 each.

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Benefit they're real! double the lip

If you have been reading my blog this week then you might have noticed that I have a lipstick things going on. I am obsessed with lipsticks right now - crayons, liquids, sticks, stains and so on and because there are so many amazing releases right now, it seemed like a great idea to have lip week on the blog!

The Benefit 'they're real' family is growing and moving on from the eyes where the family already has Mascara and eyeliner, we now have LIPS and more eyes which are coming in a separate post, but today we are doing they're real Double The Lip!

The description goes 'Get fuller-looking lips in one easy stroke with they’re real! double the lip'. So what you get is not just a lipstick, but a lipstick and lipliner in one, a total revelation for those like me who never ever remember the need for a lip liner and I can count on one hand how many I actually own!  The custom Teardrop tip is said to grab and define your lip line as well as filling the lips in with a complimenting colour for both the appearance of volume and dimension.  

There are eight double the lip products within the range and all of them are semi-matte with everything from your very nude neutral to the brighter more daring shades and here they are: 

• Nude Scandal, 
• Lusty Rose, 
• Juicy Berry 
• Pink Thrills

• Fuschia Forever
• Flame Game
• Criminally Coral
• Revved-Up Red

It did take a while for me to get the hand of how these lipsticks worked. With the liner being at the top of the tear drop, remembering to turn it upside down to do your bottom lip was something I forget all the time and getting it to sit right on the outline of my lips has been testing, but I have persevered and can now master it with no problem, the curse of having thin lips!

What I love is how the liner and the lipstick compliment one another and work so well together. They are also not only really pigmented but also really moisturising too which is an added bonus plus the formula is so lightweight that once applied to the lips you forget that it is there. The longevity is also really impressive, once applied you get a good 4-5 hours wear time and after lunch when I have re-applied it stays again for the same amount of time and impressively I have found very very little transfer onto glasses or mugs when I have had a drink.

I am finding it hard to pick a favourite shade, I can narrow it down to three - Lusty Rose, Juicy Berry and Nude Scandal and those are the three I have used the most. I am not brave enough to even attempt to pull off the coral but it is beautiful.  If you have been wanting to add to your lipstick stash then I would definitely recommend investing in one, of these. They are just a little bit different to anything else you will own and regardless of your skin colour or tone there is something for everyone. Priced at £16.50 each double the lip is widely available from the likes of Benefit, John Lewis, House of Fraser, Boots stores, Lookfantastic, and ASOS to name just a few!

What do you think to these? Do any of the shades catch your eye?

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