Recover Rimmel

Advantages: handy size packaging, affordable, easy to blend
Disadvantages: runny, hard to remove any excess, hard to match colour

...Not my usual choice of foundation, this was on a special offer in Boots and I wasintrigued by the 'illumination' that it was offering so I decided to give this a try. The price was pretty good, as foundations go, and I have tried other Rimmel products in the past and had found them to be of good quality. Firstly, I found that the colour advertised on the packaging did not quite reflect the colour when applied, it was easy enough to blend but a little seemed to go a long way and I found it hard to remove any excess once applied, without starting again from scratch. I also felt the the foundation was overly runny in texture and did not last very well throughout the day. The 'illumination' was achieved by some kind of sparkle in the foundation - if you applied this with your fingers it was very noticeable on your hands...

katherineh123 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Volume Flash Mascara

Advantages: Easy to apply, Long Lasting and Waterproof.
Disadvantages: None..

...I found that Rimmel Mascara was very easy to apply with the brush. I found that the mascara lasted all day, without the need for reapplication although i did apply two coats in the morning. I thought it was reasonably priced compared to some of the other mascaras available in the shops, very good value for money. I thought that the product made my eyes look larger and my eyelashes look fuller. The product does claim to be waterproof although i personally thought that it had smudged a little after an hour in the gym. The jet black mascara did not feel to heavy on my eyes. I would recommend this product to my friends. The choice of colours was limited to black although i would have bought the mascara in brown and blue also had it been available....

Leanne_Harrison 24.10.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Recover Foundation

Advantages: Nice consistency, gives even coverage
Disadvantages: A little sticky when worn alone, doesn't last 12 hours

...Rimmel is a well-established, respected brand, especially within the UK. It's fairly expensive, but with products like makeup, most girls (maybe some men too!) find that the more you spend, the more beautiful you look. This foundation is part of Rimmel's cosmetics, and found easily within supermarkets, drug stores, and beauty stores in the makeup sections. It's on sale for around £5.60-£5.80, fairly expensive for not a particularly big bottle, but when you take a look at Maybelline and Bourjois foundations, this is generally cheaper. I use this foundation daily. I have very light skin, and have always had a bit of trouble finding a light enough foundation to match. There have been a few foundation incidents where I have looked a bit orangey! I tried and tested many different foundatons on my vanity-driven quest to find the perfect...

Stephoohla 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Recover Foundation

Advantages: Rimmel Recover Foundation
Disadvantages: Rimmel Recover Foundation

...Rimmel Recover Foundation Finally at the grand old age of 24 and having been using make up I suppose for nearly 10 years now I have found the perfect foundation for not only my skin type but also for durability, cost and sheer brilliance of use. Rimmel Recover Foundation has been out now for probably about a year and I have used nothing since I tried it when it was new out onto the shop floor. The adverts were what first attracted me to buy this as Kate Moss who advertises it surely needs this sort of foundation which is said to help you recover from whatever stress you have been putting your face through. This foundation cost me just over £6 at £6.25p from Boots and I have bought it for about the same price from Superdrug. The bottle is a beige and pink design which is not the prettiest bottle I have seen but that is...

newby2 01.05.2007 · Read review
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Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner

Advantages: Easy to Apply with Great Results
Disadvantages: None for Me

...Rimmel are, along with Maybelline, one of the few brands I tend to trust from the get go and as such, if any products are less than satisfactory, it's always an added blow, but Rimmel have far from disappointed here with the exaggerate liquid eyeliner. From the age of about 12 I knew my makeup choices were different from the other girls at school. I have always been happy with my big blue eyes, and for some, heavy black makeup seems a bit much considering I am also blonde and pale but hell, I like it and that's all that matters to me. After all, isn't the purpose of makeup to add that little extra confidence? I have, for years, used a lot of eye makeup, I never really get overly excited about eye shadows, but eyeliner has been a companion of mine since I knew it existed. For most of my teenage life, I used the normal Kohl pencil...

chugglebunny 23.02.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel made me cry!

Advantages: Cheap, cheerful, easy enough to apply and nice for a daytime look
Disadvantages: Irritates my sensitive eyes

...Last week I stocked up on a few new eyeliners. I like lots of different types to choose from in different colours and looking through my collection I noticed I didn't own a dark blue one and I'd seen a look in a magazine I wanted to recreate so off I popped to Boots! I hadn't tried a Rimmel eyeliner before and I actually picked one up and then put it back remembering a horrific experience involving a Rimmel mascara a while ago that gave me such a bad eye infection after I couldn't remove it properly so I was seriously in two minds as to whether to take the risk again but at the price of £2.93 for a large size and the colour being exactly what I had in mind I decided to risk it. The Packaging: Long pencil design and the colour of the outer pencil is the same colour as you chose (I saw 5 colours in the range on display...

xxfoxyredxx 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Wins Again

Advantages: Please see review
Disadvantages: Please see review

...As any of you may know if you have read some of my other reviews recently, I have a habit of trying new makeup products in an attempt to find one perfect for me, ie: doesn't go clumpy, isn't too dark etc, especially at the moment with my ever changing pregnancy skin! So my hunt came down to Rimmel's Lasting Finish foundation. Through previous experience, Rimmel's products are generally really good, although as with most products, there are some shoddy items, so was this foundation going to be one of the shoddy ones or the shining ones? ******The Product****** Some people believe that Rimmel's products are for teenagers only due to both the great price and the immense popularity among younger teens, though I can assure you now that this is not the case at all, and why worry about these things if you are getting a good product...

elfbwillow 14.09.2007 · Read review
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To Rimmel or not to Rimmel that is the question!

Advantages: Nice choice of colours
Disadvantages: Read review, there are a few lol

...Like most of us ladies although I have my favourite brands of cosmetics I occasionally break loose out of my comfort zone and try something new, especially if it's on special offer or if in Boots and they're giving away a free gift for spending so much money or off another item or extra points awarded or something like that. Don't you just love points and free shopping? lol However this time I never bought this in Boots?! I know shocking but we have a market here in Coventry and on that market we have two very good and very cheap make up counters. The one I like in the week sells top brands so cheap you wonder how she can do it. I found myself perusing the little wicker baskets hunting down something that appealed to me when I found these Rimmel Lasting Finish colour lipsticks. Now I'm not a fan of Rimmel at all. To me it...

xxfoxyredxx 26.09.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Lasting finish nail varnish

Advantages: Black Cherries is a stunning colour
Disadvantages: more chips than a chippy

...Rimmel London's I love lasting finish nail varnish comes in 13 shades and is touted as a long lasting hard wearing chip resistant varnish. Wellll not quite....! The colour range is decent enough, not spectactular but there are a few cool colours in there - I bought Black Cherries which is a cross between a burgundy and purple colour. The actual shade itself is awesome and although I usually wear two coats, one is actually enough for a rich colour. The finish is really glossy and the drying time is superquick even though it not spefically sold as a quick drying polish. Its cheap enough to buy, under £3 and seeing as I base my choices on price and colour it fits both criteria. My issue is that they say its chip resistant. What a crock! Ladies, we all know that nail polish chips - fact of life. The person that invents...

ciaomiaow 11.09.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner

Advantages: see summary
Disadvantages: see summary

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I purchased my Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner for £4.49 from my local Tescos. My reasons for choosing this brand was simply that it was the only black liquid eyeliner that Tescos stocked at the time. There seemed to be only three shades available, which were black, brown and a navy blue colour. I wanted a bold black so went with the black shade and hoped that it would be what I wanted. The eye liner comes in a small black bottle (as shown in the ciao picture.) The lid of the bottle is the handle for the brush and is quite long which helps give good control when using the eyeliner. The brush end is more of a small cone shaped sponge which I have found is much better than the brush applicators that many eyeliners come with as it allows more...

ilusvm 18.10.2007 · Read review
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