Rimmel Moisture Renew Bronze Lipstick in Rose Bikini

I'd already owned a few shades from Rimmel's Moisture Renew lipsticks, but during my recent trip to Superdrug I discovered some new shades from the Bronze summer range. These lipsticks have SPF20 to protect your lips from the sun and also collagen to hydrate and condition your lips (or something like that!). I picked up shade number 020 Rose Bikini which is a shimmery peachy pink shade with fine gold shimmer. It's great for summer especially if you only want a sheer wash of colour on your lips. It has a really nice texture, glides on easily and doesn't dry the lips. Not very long lasting, ordinary lipsticks don't last too long on me anyway, probably lasts for about 2 hours without eating. I really like this lipstick, it's a lovely summery shade and the quality is great. It costs £5.99 and there's a 3 for 2 offer at Boots right now, so it's an even better deal. See more photos and swatches after the jump.

Stereo Rose old versus new comparison pictures

There have been many people asking/wondering if the new version of Stereo Rose is the same as the old version (released in 2005 in the Gold Play collection). So since I own both versions, I thought I'd post some pictures and swatches in case you're interested. In my opinion the old and new versions are very similar, but not exactly the same. Although bear in mind that due to the nature of MSFs, every one of them are different. But from what I've seen on other blogs and also based on my own 2, the old version is pinker, the new version is a bit more coral-y. It's not a huge difference and if you only have the new version, don't worry about trying to track down the old one, it's close enough. But here they are anyway, so you can make your own mind up.

New (left), old (right) no flash

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Mac In The Groove + Superglass Look #6

Are you bored of me yet? Don't worry, this is going to be my last look for a while as I'm going to be very busy in the next few days. Anyway, I created a pink and purple look today, my two favourite colours. I used the pink shade from Fresh & Easy and the darker purple shade from Togetherness mineralize eyeshadow trios, and also the lovely purple shade from Hang Loose mineralize blush. I also used Hang Loose on my cheeks and Rose Maiden lipstick (not from this collection, came out in Spring Colour Forecast) with Cherry Electric superglass. I love this lip combo, Rose Maiden is one of my favourite lipsticks and Cherry Electric is a gorgeous shade too! I also used Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Ransom and Guerlain Le 2 mascara in Violet. Hope you like this look. See more pictures including products used after the jump.

Mac In The Groove Look #5

Today I tried out the lovely green trio called Calm, Cool & Collected. I don't often wear green eyeshadow because I tend to like matching eyeshadows with my clothes and I don't wear a lot of green clothes. I'm not actually wearing much green today, but really wanted to try out this trio anyway. This is definitely one of my favourite eyeshadows from this collection, the colours work well together and that middle green shade is just gorgeous! I also wanted to wear Stereo Rose as I haven't included it in any of my looks lately, even though it is one of my favourite blushes. For the rest of the look I used a new lipstick that I picked up from Boots last Thursday (when I went to my Mac counter for my mega haul), it's a beautiful coral shade from Prestige called Fever. I guess it is similar to Jazzed, but it is brighter and less pink. I also used GOSH eyeliner pencil in Alligator and Guerlain Le 2 mascara in black. Here are some pictures of the look I created and the products used. Sorry for the short post, but it's been a busy day, it's now very late and I'm mega tired. See more pictures after the jump.

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Mac In The Groove + Superglass Look #4

Here we go again. Today's look was created using Soften The Mood eyeshadow trio and Happy Together mineralize blush. I know I have used the blush already, but I was in a major hurry this morning, so just grabbed it. I do love it very much anyway, it is a gorgeous peachy nude blush. I didn't use any of the lipsticks or superglasses I got from these collections, because I don't think any of them would really suit this look, so I opted for Sequin lipstick from the permanent line. I also used Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Electric on the lower lashline, No 7 Stay Perfect liquid eyeliner in turquoise above the upper lashline, and Givenchy Phenomen'eyes waterproof mascara in Water Turquoise. And this is what I ended up with. I absolutely love the middle shade of the trio, it's described as pearly rose by Mac, but it's more beige (similar to the lighter half of Happy Together), but in any case it is a beautiful highlighter. I think this trio is my second favourite so far. See more photos after the jump.

Mac In The Groove + Superglass Look #3

As promised earlier, this week I'm working on looks using mainly products from In The Groove and Superglass, so here is another look I've created. Today's look was created by using Fresh & Easy mineralize eyeshadow trio, Band of Roses mineralize blush, By Candlelight mineralize skinfinish, Go For It lipstick and Superflash! superglass. I also used Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Gunmetal on my lower lashline and Guerlain Le 2 mascara in black on my lashes. So far Fresh & Easy has been my favourite of the mineralize eyeshadow trios from this collection (although I'm yet to try a few more of them). The colours are just lovely and work together really well, there's no too dark or too light shade, and the texture is just as smooth and buttery as the other eyeshadows in this collection. Unfortunately though I'm not loving Go For It. For a Creemsheen it doesn't go on very evenly at all, I really struggled with applying it. One coat was just too light and uneven, put more on and it's too dark. I used Superflash! superglass on top of it which did help to smooth it out and make the colour more wearable though. In this look I also used By Candlelight mineralize skinfinish that I'd already owned from Warm & Cosy collection. It is a lovely highlighter and I would recommend getting it if you don't have it. It's just gorgeous and would work well on all skintones. Without further ado, here's some pictures of the look I created. Enjoy!

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