Do brands make a difference?

This week I decided to do my own test on make up to see if labels really do mean anything and if it is worth paying that bit extra for our make-up. I decided to use 3 of my every day essentials which are…

• Rimmel scandal eyes show off mascara, 001 black
• Rimmel lasting finish 1000 kisses lip tint and balm, 130 don’t stop blushing
• Miss sporty studio lash eye liner,001 extra black
   
   
  I decided to swap them for cheap versions of their selves and see how different the result was…so this is what I swapped them for …
   

• Rimmel mascara >>> black mascara from a make-up set bought from BHS
• Rimmel lip balm and tint >>> lip stain pen freebie from a magazine
• Miss sporty eyeliner>>> black eye liner from a make-up set bought from BHS
   
  I then tested them for a week and decided which ones were my favourites out of each experiment, and if the labels and price does actually effect the quality of the makeup.
   
  So here are my results….

Test one - Mascara

So on this image above, I put the cheap mascara on my left eye and the Rimmel mascara on my right one. As you can probably see my left eye looks a bit clumped up.

My personal opinion on them - the Rimmel mascara separated my eyelashes more every time used it but it took a lot more coats to get it to the length and volume than the cheaper mascara did. However, the cheap mascara was lot more clumpy and smudged a lot more easily so for this experiment I would say the Rimmel mascara was my favourite option.

Test two - Lipstick

This photo is me with the Rimmel lip tint and balm on.

This photo is me with the cheap lipstain on.

My personal opinion - As you can see in the photos the colours are different and the Rimmel Liptint makes my lips look fuller and bright. However the balm that came with it was pretty useless as it was sticky and after the first couple of time it was stained by the lip tint that I put on my lips before hand. Also the liptint was quite dry and made my lips dry and cracked, I had to put Vaseline over the top to hydrate them. The cheap lipstain was also colourful and bright but it didn't last as long as the Rimmel one and also made my lips extremely dry. So the result of this one is the Rimmel was my favourate due to the colour and the amount of time it stayed on, however it needs a bit more moisture to it.

Test three - Eye-liner

 

On my left eye is my cheap eye liner and on the right is my Miss sporty eye liner.

My personal opinion - The miss sporty eye-liner came out a lot thinner and wetter than the cheap eye liner and therefore smudged a whole lot more. The cheap eye liner came out fuller and was easier for me to apply due to the brush being a little thicker and the liquid not being as wet or smudgy. Therefore overall my favourite eye liner for this test is the cheap eyeliner from a makeup set.

OVERALL - overall 2/3 of my make up tests came out that I preferred the Labelled items. The quality of the make-up is different to the cheaper ones but that doesn't always mean that in my opinion you get better results. 



Turquoise Love

I bought this outfit for my mum not long ago, and I just wanted to put it on my fashion blog as I love it.It is a turquoise/green sequined dress, with turquoise/green velvet shows. LOVE!

 Sequined Dress - New Look

 

Velvet Material Shoes - New Look

 



As an outfit! 

 

Holiday Fashion Day Seven

This is my last blog of my holiday fashion diary as I had to wear most of my clothes over again and mix and match in the second week, but hope you enjoyed my holiday outfits.

Daytime 

     Top, shorts and flip flops all primark 

     Crop top topman skirt lipsy flip flops Garage 

       

Holiday fashion day six

Today we went on a trip so I wore comfortable shoes and clothing and at night I had to dress up so I wore a dress. 

Daytime

    Dress and silver gladiators primark

Night time

     Dress matalan 

Holiday Fashion Day five

I met some friends my age in the hotel last night and they invited me out to a bar tonight in town so I had to wear something to go out in.

Daytime

Pink dress and flip flops primark 
Night time

Black crop top Topshop, black patterned skirt

with black belt and black Wedges

Primark.

 

Holiday fashion day four

Daytime

    Patterned top new look shorts and 

     Flipflops primark 

Night time 

     Clutch bag river island black wedges   

     And shorts primark crop top topshop 

I decided to wear heels tonight and a bit of a different outfit as we planned to go to a club tonight. 

 

New buys!

Today I bought a new bikini from the hotel shop. I wanted a strapless bikini as I have a pet-hate of tan lines. I also bought a new day bag as I didn't have anything to take down to the swimming pool to hold my towel, book, sun cream etc. Here they both are...

Holiday Fashion Day Two

It's day two of my holiday in Bulgaria and I have now got used to the type of clothes people wear around the hotel during the day compared to night. It appears that people wear very casual wear throughout the day such as shorts and t-shirts under a bikini as well as maybe a sarong/kaftan here and there, whereas at night the dress code is a bit more formal with maxi dresses and dresswear for the women and trousers/shirt for the men ( however some people seem to be still dressed casually)

Daytime

     Black boob tube and white flip flops

      Primark and black patterned shorts  

      Turkey

Night time

Black Patterned dress H&M, white flip flops,

Silver bracelet and a gold/white beaded clutch

River Island. 

Holiday Fashion Day One

DAY 1 

Daytime

Today was my first day at the hotel and as we got here in the middle of the night, our first meal of the day is breakfast. I decided to go casual to breakfast and around the pool today so I opted for this ( see pic below) 
I decided to opt for this as I was only lazing around the pool but I didn't know what the dress code was like around the pool and to breakfast , for example if people wore clothes or just sarongs/towels so I went for the safest option. I can clarify it was the best option as everyone was in clothes and not sarongs etc. PHEW!

         Black tank top Black and white            striped skirt and flipflops all primark 

Night time

Again, as it was the first day today, I still didn't know the dress code for dinner i.e. casual/smart. Due to this I just decided to go for one of my favourite outfits that I had brought on holiday with me. It is summery and can be seen as casual yet somewhat 

      Denim jacket, coral skirt, white boob  

      Tube orange skirt and white flip flops

       All primark 

Bag Love

I had to buy a bag for my holiday the other day and I found this beautiful coral coloured leather bag. Reduced in the sale. Score. Take a look.