Rimmel London ScandalEyes Eye Shadow Paint (Shade #011 Mercury Silver) REVIEW

Right, well, where do I start with this product. For a night out, it's an absolutely great shade. It stays on well; once it's set it doesn't really smudge; it's reliable; AND it'll make you stand out.

 

 

 

As far as eye shadows go, this is really silver. I don't know if I'd ever use this product on it's own because it's rather metallic-looking so I don't feel the need to repurchase. So you might ask, why did I buy it in the first place? Well, I needed a silver liquid eyeshadow that would combine well with the Maybelline Colour Tattoo (review soon) in a blue-y shade I'd bought previously. I asked one of the assistants in Superdrug to help me find what I was looking for and she suggested this.

 

So when I had a trial run of this product, I felt that it was really smothering on my eyes, because you have to apply lots to get the effect that you want. If you rub it in well you should be okay but it's rather hard to apply, and some areas will always end up more covered than others no matter how hard you try. It must be something to do with the way it dries. Anyway, I was able to disguise this problem well with the Colour Tattoo, which filled in any problem areas. On the night, my eyes looked really cool. I'd definitely recommend combining the two for parties and nights out.

 

 

You can buy this product online here for £4.99. It's also worth mentioning that throughout the night, the eye-paint stayed on perfectly and preserved the Colour Tattoo. No creases appeared in it, and it never cracked! Pretty good I'd say. Go and experiment!

 

 

I have not been sponsored by Rimmel London or Superdrug to make this post.

Dressed to Impress!

Today was my first ever college interview... and I was bricking it. Some would argue that what you're wearing won't matter when you're surrounded by thousands of people that are only worrying about their own interviews - not your clothes choice - but at least knowing I looked nice gave me one less thing to worry about.

So, what do you wear when you're dressing to impress a college? My first port of call was to buy a nice casual (feminine) suit-jacket. I finally found one I liked for a decent price at Primark. If I remember rightly, this one was going on towards £20. Seeing it on the hanger, I imagined wearing my pink polka-dot playsuit underneath - and that was the original plan. But I couldn't find it anywhere, so I settled for my long River Island skirt (£22) and peachy-pink collared shirt (also Primark - £8 on sale). I liked it so much that I was willing to compromise on size (mine's a size 6, I'm a size 8) just for the open front. I actually like that it doesn't do up... but pockets would have been nice.

 

 

I wore this shirt really just to inject a bit of colour into the outfit. At first I'd considered wearing a black shirt with the skirt (once I'd realised my playsuit was nowhere to be found) but I didn't want to give off a "morbid vibe". Also, the buttons down the centre of the shirt, combined with the buttons down the centre of the skirt, makes it look like I bought them as a pair. It all just works. On my lower half I wore black tights and some simple black shoes. I didn't wear heels because I didn't want to be conscious of the clack-clack-clacking. As far as I saw, noone else wore heels.

 

 

I like to think that my makeup was subtle, although thinking back... my lips probably did look a little too pink. That's probably me being too pedantic though, because I didn't get any funny looks while I was there. If you're wanting to go all out, I'd suggest that you put your hair up - in a messy bun or something. As you've seen, mine's down, just for comfort. Sadly, I didn't keep very calm and although I did very well in the screening test and got in, I was absolutely terrified. So it's true what they say: your best accessory is your smile!

 



 

Don't worry, I didn't have my button undone all day

 

 

On my face I wore slightly more foundation (by Collection) than I usually would, and generous amounts of concealer (also by Collection - read the review here). Also, I applied my (you guessed it) Collection powder, and quite a bit of my Rimmel London bronzing powder. On my eyes, I wore a tiny amount of red "Sunkissed" powder eyeshadow and applied a little bit of gold liquid eyeshadow over the top. Hopefully, I'm right in saying that the colours didn't clash and that it was a stroke of genius. I actually didn't wear any eyeliner, but I did wear my favourite mascara - Collection's Killer Curves mascara (hopefully a review'll be up soon) which you can buy for £4.99 on the Superdrug site. On my lips, I wore a coat of MaxFactor Angel Pink and a top coat of MUA Shade #11.

 

I made a big change to my life today and I'm really proud of myself.

 

 

 

 

Spring-Summer '13 Range at FashionUnion.com!

Although there aren't many glam pieces, you get what you pay for. The garments aren't extortionately priced and are in fact quite reasonable and affordable - the individual pieces usually cost between £5-£20 and barely ever extend the £30 mark. The range isn't exactly my personal Heaven (most aren't clothes that I would ordinarily wear) but there is something for everybody. Best of all, the website is updated every day at www.fashionunion.com. There's nothing that screamed out to me "GO GET IT!" but I'd keep an eye out for updates to the site.

The range includes a wide variety of thin collared-shirts, maxi skirts, skater dresses and even studded caps for the women, aswell as an accessories range for bags and shoes (sizes 3-8).  I feel that some of the clothes are pretty plain - even bland - and many aren't well decorated or made of the greatest material. Combined with a pair of your favourite coloured jeans for example, many of the shirts would look bland and washed-out. If Fashion Union was on the High Street, it would be the lovechild of New Look and Asda Clothing... if you can imagine those two mixed. For a Spring/Summer range, it's items definitely need a bit of colour injected.

Most disappointing was probably the knitwear range, which - despite using popular pastel colours - is simply not comparable with the likes of Republic or Jack Wills, who get it right every single time. It simply isn't up to that standard. But if you're still interested in purchasing, Fashion Union caters for sizes 3-16 and all the standard sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL etc. Although most of their stock doesn't sit well with me, they definitely know what they're doing in terms of crop tops. Every style is very "in" at the moment; with some of their models sporting grey comic-book style slogans and others showing off their Aztec prints.
Here are some of my favourite collabs/outfits:

Take a closer look

 

Buy this crop-top here

 

See what I mean? Pretty simplistic, but great if you know how to wear them. They'll ship to pretty much anywhere in the UK, Europe, USA or Canada. Read their delivery list to find out if they'll ship to you.

Does their name ring a bell? Fashion Union currently sponsor the popular TV show, Chasing The Saturdays.

All views expressed have been 100% mine and I have not been paid to review Fashion Union or any of their ranges. This is for my entertainment and to inform my readers. All links work as of 2013 and all delivery, size and price facts published are 100% true.