Tasty Tuesday #12 Perry Street to Homemade Meal

Yesterday, I had the day off school and we decided to celebrate my day's birthday. I treated him to breakfast in this restaurant called Perry Street in Cork.

 Now I've only been there once for lunch and it was ok, nothing majorly fantastic, but we decided to go there for breakfast. Let me tell you, I wasn't very impressed.

Rimmel Apocolips Review

Today I will be reviewing the Rimmel Apocolips, which have caused quite a buzz in the beauty world. Although they have been out for a bit, the hype is still big. 

The shade that I have bought is Apocolipic, a bright hot pink with a slight blue-ish undertone. The formula of this product is like a liquid lipstick, it has the same pay-off as a good lipstick and great staying power. This product can both be worn as a glossy lip or a matte lip, if blotted with a tissue. 

The product comes out quite thick and only a small bit is needed to be applied. I like to dab a small bit onto the centre of my lips and blend it out. The slightly tapered brush also helps get around the cupid's bow. The staying power is pretty good, staying for most of day with a little bit of touch-up during the day. This product can be a little bit drying so I would suggest applying a lipbalm beforehead or giving your lips a good scrub. 

Overall I love this product and it is one of my go-to lip products. I used this plenty during the summer and I feel like it could still be used into autumn. I rate the Apocolips line a 4.5/5 as I love the other colours available too. The only (tiny) downside is it can wear off on the centre of my lips but it can be touched up easily. 

See you soon,

Nee x

bareMinerals Original Foundation Review

I have had this foundation for a few years years already now and I decided that this should be the product I review here. 

BareMinerals (or Bare Escentuals) is a mineral makeup brand which provides makeup made the minerals in rocks and in the earth. It is also a brand that suits most skin types, even sensitive skin. Being blessed with sensitive skin myself, I decided to try out the foundation, a few years back. 

My mum (who has sensitive skin aswell) has been using this product longer then me along with my sister. One day, my mum brought me into a Brown Thomas, department store with sells designer brands. she had booked a makeover session at the bareMinerals, which had been my first time properly using there products. Once the makeover was complete, the lady gave me a little sample of the mineral foundation in the shade 'Fairly Light'. I had begun using it on days when I felt like I wanted to wear foundation (being a teenager means you can get away with makeup-free days). That's were my love for the foundation began. I used it again and again. 

The foundation is in a loose powder form with a tint of colour and can be buildable. BareMinerals recommends that you should apply a primer on the skin to help the foundation stay on the skin longer, but I don't because I prefer to have light coverage of foundation on my face. I apply the foundation using an Ecotools Contour Brush, tapping the foundation onto the lid and swirling my brush around and tapping off the excess. If I have a few spots on my face I take some the foundation onto my ring finger and pat it out the spot. The heat from my fingers, warms the foundation making it cling to the spot better.

 Aswell as having something lighter on your skin, the minerals in the foundation are supposed helps to treat spots, and get rid of them. Sometimes this works, but I find a good cleanser works best to get rid of spots on my face. 

The price of this foundation is a little steep at €26 for 8g in Debenhams stores, however the starter set comes with two foundations (in shades closest to your own colouring), mineral veil, bronzer and brushes to get started. It is priced at €58 (again in Debenhams), but it is always best to get it at Christmas when it is on offer. 

The foundation is good for those who like a light coverage foundation and sensitive skin. I would give it a 3.5/5 as it clings to some of my dry skin (probably because I don't use a primer) and it's price tag is a little steep. It is great to start off as a teenager, even just getting the sample size because it's easy to bring around and it's shelf life lasts longer than a liquid foundations. 

See you soon in another post,

Nee x