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Kate Moss for Rimmel – #12

I haven’t bought anything from Rimmel in such a long time and as such it’s been a brand that I generally overlook while make up shopping. I didn’t like any of the Kate Moss campaigns but I found myself browsing her lipstick release on the stand recently, and as Boots were offering a 3 for 2 on self serve cosmetics, I thought it would be rude not to try them out!

I did pick up 3 in total but the first one I want to focus on is #12. A rich and vibrant corally red colour which is highly pigmented and quite matte and leans slightly towards the red side of coral. I found the lipstick slightly drying on my lipstick, making it hard to work with and also slightly too smudgey (first application I ended up with most of it on my chin after 5 minutes- I don’t know how!!). From the bullet, the lipstick has a very soft scent of Dandelion & Burdock which was a bit of a surprise! It’s not overpowering and doesn’t linger on the lips.

With a very careful application and a clear balm on the top, this lipstick gives a striking pop of colour for the impending grey merky days ahead. It looks fab with a tan and would be a knockout colour for a night out, without being too OTT.

The lipstick is both pigmented and long lasting, it last longer if you don’t add some kind of moisturising layer over the top, but I found it quite uncomfortable to have dry lips for that long, and of course, licking them only exasperates the dryness! Even with a balm or gloss over the top, I got a good 4-5hrs noticeable wear out of one application with no cup transfer once it was fully dry. It did however end up all over my Go Ahead yoghurt covered breakfast bar! HA!

For £5.49, I think the pigmentation and quality is comparable with some higher end lipsticks such as MAC. The packaging certainly doesn’t have a high street feel to it, being very classic and minimal with only a small red signature from Kate. It reminds me of the MAC Emanual Ungaro line.

I’d recommend these lipsticks, as there seemed to be a shade to match most skin tones. I will show you the other 2 that I bought in following posts very soon but I think I might pop back to Boots and buy another 3!

Of course… I am pretending that Kate’s signature actually says Katie and that it’s my own personal lipsticks….. *whistles* yeah, I’m crazy! The rimmel lipstick is priced at £5.49 and you can buy it from all Rimmel stockists

What do you think to the rest of the offerings from Kate Moss and Rimmel?

Katie Beauty

Geordie girls are worth it says L’Oreal

Slightly biased post title there isn’t it!

No matter what your thoughts are on my fellow geordie girl Cheryl Cole, you cannot possibly dispute she has had an excellent rise to fame, culminating with being the hair (and face) of L’Oreal hair care!

It is also a bit of a perk that on the adverts she hasn’t been overly vocal-trained and she does still have her good old northern lilt to the famous “Because we’re worth it!”

L’Oreal are currently on a search to find 3 lovely ladies to join wor Chezza in the next adverts, so if you are a racy redhead, brilliant brunette or buxom blonde then why not apply and be famous!

Cast Yourself alongside Cheryl in the next L’Oréal Paris Casting Crème Gloss advert

L’Oréal Paris is looking for three girls to star in the next Casting Crème Gloss advert alongside spokesmodel, Cheryl Cole. From 31 October to 27th November, fans of Casting Crème Gloss will be able to cast themselves in the role of either: deep brunette, fiery redhead or honey blonde.

To enter visit http://www.facebook.com/LOrealParisUK and click on the application button which appears on the left hand side of the page, follow the steps to enter and upload a picture of yourself then ask friends and family to cast their vote from the 28^thNovember to 4^th December 2011.

The most popular brunettes, redheads and blondes will be shortlisted for a L’Oréal Paris Casting Day where you will receive a makeover by our hair & makeup artists in preparation for a live audition, in front of a panel of judges. This will be your chance to go in front of the camera and tell us why you love Casting Crème Gloss. And yes, you can even utter those famous words, “Because you’re worth it!’

The winners will then be chosen to appear in an exclusive new L’Oréal Paris advert alongside Cheryl. Who knows, you could be the next colour crush!

Will you be entering?

Katie Beauty

Follow Me, everything is alright!

To steal lyrics from the Uncle Kracker song, did you know there’s lots of ways to follow me, my ramblings and my blog?

Not only can you follow me via GFC, but you can also use Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin or RSS feed too.

In fact, there’s a Follow Me tab at the top of every page so that you can find all the tools you need.

As a treat to my lovely loyal followers, I have 2 upcoming give aways! A Philip Kingsley goody pack and a tube of the much talked about Nanoblur!!

Make sure you’re following to be in with a chance once they go live!!

Katie Beauty

Happy Halloween! In honour of Halloween Hotties!

I love Halloween, it’s a perfect excuse to let the inner child AND inner goth out to play once a year… as opposed to my early twenties when I was a goth 24/7!

As I’m working a super super long day today I don’t get a chance to play dress up so it seems a bit of waste to dress up the house too.

We did settle on a little pumpkin that Mr Tramp took over with man duties and carved. He then unleashed the inner David Bailey in him to take some snaps!

When you think of Halloween figures, all the “good” characters are all men. In horror or spooky films, there’s a definite lack of iconic female roles! After spending a week thinking long and hard and grilling everyone I know, we have come up with a list of iconic Halloween hotties.. whether its from a scary horror film, a popular costume choice or just something spooky… here’s in the Ladyfromatramp Halloween Hotlist…

And finally, the most bad ass female icon I could remember growing up… the fearsome Sarah Connor from Terminator (which I was a little bit frightened of!)

Do you have a favourite iconic Halloween female?

Katie Beauty

Elizabeth Arden 8hr Cream

As I sit and write this review, I have a huge burn on my right forearm that is smothered in a nice layer of 8hr cream. I never thought I’d see the day that I actually bought this wonder product!

After the recommendations of so many of you, I toddled off to the Elizabeth Arden counter to try the 8hr cream with a view to buy it there and then. On taking a first sniff of the product it set me off dry wretching. The smell was intolerable. I had to go outside and get air as I was gagging. I resigned myself that it wasn’t for me.

A few tweets and weeks later, I understood that the product doesn’t smell quite so strongly once applied and that it was actually a nice medicinal smell to most folk. I still wasn’t convinced.

Whilst sitting on the airplane in a huff that the Duty Free had no Chanel Bronze Universal in stock, I thought stuff it, I’m having some Elizabeth Arden.. I’ll learn to like it!

I picked up the 8hr Cream in the tub rather than the tube, with the pretty Parisian design on the box and the frosted glass tub inside. I have to say the smell is actually a lot less over powering in the tub than it is in the tube… I don’t know why but it is!

I thought the 8hr cream would be a fad with me but in 1 week alone it proved worth it’s weight in gold. I burnt my nose chin and forehead on holiday and whilst I was using the Proactiv moisturiser to keep it soft, it wasn’t really helping with the healing and peeling. That’s where the E.A came in! Due to the heat I couldn’t wear it all day but I gave my skin a healthy dose every night before bed and it really did keep that horrible sore tight feeling you get with facial sunburn. It really tamed the flaking skin on my nose too – pretty image huh!

Since I got back I have been using it sparingly on my dry elbows and lips but when I burnt my arm, after the skin cooled down the 8hr cream was the first thing I reached for and it is keeping it supple and pain free!

So, I’m now a convert to Elizabeth Arden and wish I’d bought the lip protectant too!

Have you ever hated a product in one form but loved it in another?