Review : Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquers

Hello everyone,

I have a confession to make.  I am feeling like I have a slight obsession with pink lips. 

I have never been a fan of pink before, I am a red girl through and through and so I am surprising myself more and more recently with my make-up picks.  Perhaps it is the nice(r) weather we have been seeing in England recently but I am find myself liking a lighter, brighter make-up look.

If you follow me on Instagram (link here if you currently don't but want to) then you will have seen I had a little splurge recently and whilst having a little stock up on some new items, I was browsing the Rimmel section (which I do find myself in very often) and I saw these two little beauties.  

I must admit I have never found myself drawn to the Apocalips lip lacquers in the past because I just have found that most of the shades are either too pink or too bright.  Perhaps I have been burying my head in the sand far too long but I just happened to see these two lovely neutral(ish) colours which I have never spotted before.  I knew I had to have them. 

On the left 301 Galaxy (plumb shade) and on the right is 101 Celestrial (dark pink shade)

These two shades look quite similar from the packaging but one is a plumby colour and the other is a dark pink.

First off, let me start by saying I adore the colour of both of these.  These shades I find I can easily wear throughout the day as they are both subtle, not too in your face, not too bright and natural enough but still gives a splash of colour to your lips.  'Celestrial' has made its way into my handbag and I would say is my favourite out of the two colours and I do tend to find myself wearing this shade most days.  

These are the other way round from the photographer above, sorry.

The formula is between a gloss and a lipstick; this trend seems be coming out a lot with various brands at the moment and I do I love this combination as you get the best of both worlds.  

Unlike a lipstick they have a nice shine but a creamy texture which does not dry on the lips.  And unlike a lipgloss they are not sticky, they just leave your lips feeling hydrated and the staying power is much better than a lip gloss.  

I like to apply this before leaving for work in the morning and it can survive the journey but it doesn't have as much strength as the Bourjois Velvet Lipsticks (link here if you want to read my full review) but they are definitely along the same lines formula wise.  I personally find that if I am going to work, I actually do not want my lipstick to stay in place the whole time because it can be a bit dramatic for the office walking around with red lipstick all day long!  Having said that, these have a nice fade on them and don't leave you with a chalky colour collecting at the corners of your lips (you know what I mean I am sure).

These are by far one of my most favourite and most used purchases recently and they will definitely be getting replaced once empty.  I may even branch out and get a nice red.

Here is a still from a video where I am wearing 'Celestrial'

Have you tried any of the Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers?  Let me know what you think in the comments or tweet me @emsylous

Video || Haul || Boots #1

Hello everyone

Welcome back to yet another haul video, this time it features all the goodies that I have collectively bought from Boots recently.

I have bought lots of goodies which I want to share with you and I will let you know when full posts go up so you can get my reaction to the products mentioned.



What I am wearing:

T-Shirt - Dorothy Perkins - £10.00 - link here

Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Ivory, Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in Ivory,  L'oreal Volume Million Lashes Noir Excess Mascara, Sleek Idivine Au Natural Palette, Collection Blush in Bashful, Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet lipstick in Peach Club

Products Mentioned:

Collection Long Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Foundation in 02 Ivory - £5.99 - link here

Collection Cream Puff Lip Cream in Cotton Candy and Fairy Cake - £2.99 each  - link here

L'Oreal Infalliable 24HR Foundation in 200 Golden Sand - £9.99 - link here

Avène Skin Recovery Cream - £12.50- link here

Avène Thermal Water Spray - £6.50 - link here

Bumble & Bumble - The Ultimate Blow Dry Travel Set -  £7.50 - link here

Benefit Happy Beauty Day Set - unfortunately I cannot find a link, I am really sorry.

VO5 Plump It Up Mousse - £3.89 - link here

VO5 Heat Protection Styling Spray - £3.69 - link here

L'Oréal Paris Studio Line #TXT Volume Supersizing Spray - £3.79 - link here

Vaseline Spray & Go Body Moisturiser -  £4.99 - link here
(You can usually find this cheaper in supermarkets though)

Hope you enjoyed my latest haul video :o)

Review : Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipsticks

Hello everyone,

I have absolutely loved using these two products and I thought I would share my thoughts with you guys.

I have seen these lipsticks featured in various favourites videos and there was a lot of advertising hype around them at the time when they come out.

When I went to pick myself up one of these little beauties I stuck with a predicament - which colour should I chose? So I got both. 

These were both under the 'everyday nudes' section and I must admit they are anything but 'nude'.  These were probably the two most subtle colours within the collection and hence my tentative choices.  Do not get my wrong, I am all for a bold lip but I find myself picking up so many bold colours and I wanted to have a go at these so called 'everyday nudes'.

I automatically reached for 04 Peach Club because I have been searching for a good coral, peachy colour and I thought this looked like a good choice. Then upon further inspection I saw the 02 Frambourjoise (still totally unsure how to pronounce this!) and at the time I was wearing a very similar colour on my nails and logic dictates that if you see a lip colour to match your nail varnish you got to buy it (just me? Okay then.) so I pushed the boat out and bought both.

I do not regret it for a moment.

The product itself is goes on so smooth (just like a silk) and like the name suggests, velvety, but dries completely matte. It's gorgeous.  It doesn't leave my lips quenching for some extra moisture. 

And the colour.

Both the colours are so beautiful and bright.  The Frambourjois is a cross between red and pink and it just a beautiful bright and the Peach Club is equally bright but a gorgeous spring summery peachy-coral.

These lipsticks will literally see me through from morning to night.  They are not so bright you can't get away with them during the day and I have put these on in the morning and they still don't budge by the time I get home in the evening.  Adding a little slick of  tinted Vaseline (either the rose or the limited edition 'paint town the town' red one both look awesome) just brings a lovely glossy look back to this lip product once it has been on for a few hours.  I have also worn both of these on nights out and they are ideal because there is no transfer and no need to worry about re-applying after a few glasses of vino.

These products are just beaut.  I really cannot rave about them enough; the colours are beautiful and bright and they stay on all day long with no touch ups.  I seriously cannot wait to get my hands on some lovely bright reds!

On my lips is 02 Frambourjoise which I wore for a recent video WIMB: Festival Edition

On my lips is 04 Peach Club which I wore for a recent video filming with a touch of Vaseline over the top

These are £8.99 and link is here.

Have you tried any other colours?  I would love to hear about what you think, tweet me @emsylous or comment below.

Review : The Body Shop Camomile Make-Up Remover

Hello everyone,

I recently mentioned this product in my May favourites video (if you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, link is here) and I didn't have a chance to pop up a post before filming the video. 

I thought as I had already mentioned this that I would post a little more information than I shared in my video.

I am a very simple person.  I like my make up routine to be simple and I like my skin care routine to be simple.  Therefore, I don't really like adding another product into the mix which I don't feel is necessary.  I usually rely on my cleanser to take off my eye make-up but unfortunately when I was using my Soap & Glory hot cloth cleanser (full review here) I found I could not take my eye make-up off with it because it just stung my eyes too much.  Therefore, I reluctantly purchased this eye & lip make-up remover from The Body Shop.

I have to admit, I didn't use it much at first but recently I have loved using it to take my eye make-up off.  Shortly after purchasing this, I stopped using the Soap & Glory Cleanser and changed to the La Roche-Posay effaclar foaming cleanser which is great for combating my combination skin and it did take me eye make-up gently however it was drying out underneath my eyes.  Hence why I turned to this product once again.

As you can hopefully see from this photo, this solution has two parts and you shake the bottle up to mix them together.  I cannot really be sure but I can only assume this is oil based (hence the product separation) and so I thought this would be a good thing to use around my eyes to try and hydrate them a bit more (as well as using under eye cream).

I can say with certainty that the cleanser was drying out my skin under my eyes because since I've switched to using The Body Shop eye & lip make-up remover I have noticed such a difference.  Not only has this helped my skin but this make-up remover is super gentle, no stinging whatsoever and removes all traces of make-up.  I just take a cotton pad for each eye, squirt a little product on and just sweep over the eyes and hey presto.

I have also noticed that my eye lashes are looking in super duper condition at the moment as well and my mascara just looks totally different whenever I apply it recently.  My eyelashes are definitely looking longer and just much healthier they almost look false lashes.

So not only is this product helping me alleviate the poor dried out skin under my eyes but its is also a very gentle, very effective remover of eye make-up and making my lashes look great.

I am getting through this product at rapid rate and I will make sure I pick up a new one before I run out.  If you fancy trying this product then it costs £8.00 and link can be found here.

Video || Haul : The Body Shop

Hello everybody!

One of my all time favourite places to pick up beauty bits is The Body Shop and I recently made a couple of orders so I thought I would share with you guys some of the products I picked up recently

Hope you enjoy xx



What I am wearing:

Blouse - Dorothy Perkins - £26.00 - link here

Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Ivory, Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in Ivory,  a la carte costmetics divine lash mascara, Rimmel London Scandal Eyes thick and thin eyeliner, Revlon Colourstay Ultimate Suede Lipstick in 095 Finale

Products Mentioned-

Strawberry Shower Gel - £4.00 - link here

Shea Shower Cream - £4.00 - link here

Vitamin E Cream Cleanser - £2.50 for 60ml (as shown) - link here

Vitamin E Eye Cream - £10.00 - link here

Vitamin E Moisture Cream - £10.00 - link here

Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream - £10.00 - link here

Vitamin E Nourishing Night Cream - £11.00 - link here

Vitamin E Face Mist - £8.00 - link here

Vitamin E Moisture Serum - £11.00 - link here

Ginger Anti Dandruff Shampoo - £6.50 for 400ml (as shown) - link here

Muslin Cloth - £2.50 - link here

Almond Hand & Nail Cream - £10.00 for 100ml (as shown) - link here

Loose Face Powder in 02 - £12.50 - link here

Extra Virgin Minerals in 205 Rose Vanilla - £16.00 - link here

Almond Body Butter - £13.00 - link here