A Review: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation!

Last weekend I was at my local drugstore and all Rimmel cosmetics were on sale so I decided to pick up the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation! I heard loads of bloggers talking about this foundation and not long ago Alix from icovetthee (one of my favorite beauty blogger) mentionned how much of a great combination Benefit High Beam and this foundation make! And as addicted to High Beam as I am, I knew I had to try this! Let's get to the review...

First of all, I got the shade Ivory, which unfortunately is a bit too dark for my NC15 complexion. I am not sure if there is a shade lighter than this one, and if there is one, it wasn't available where I bought it. It doesn't really bother me that much since I'm sure this will make a great summer foundation when I will get a bit tanner. For the moment, I just mix it with a bit of MAC Studio Sculpt to make it a bit paler. Rimmel Wake Me Up retails for about 13$CAD (which is a bit pricey for a drugstore foundation from Rimmel especially!) but I got it for 8$CAD on sale. It comes in a glass packaging with a bright orange cap (kinda cute) and I was actually surprised that it has a pump, which is a nice plus! The pump doesn't feel cheap at all amd you do have a great control over it. It is described as an illuminating, radiant glow and natural-looking finish foundation. It also has peptides and a vitamin moisturising complex. What they say on the bottle is definetly true, this has a really dewy medium buildable coverage, it hides my rednesses and scars really well and makes my skin glow! It has a very thick gel like consistency and when you look closely at this foundation, it has tiny shimmer particles in it but once applied to the skin, they are undetectable. It also has a very faint smell, not unpleasant at all, very fresh. I have very dry skin and it doesn't dry me out during the day. Weird fact: at the end of the day my t-zone looks a bit oily, which rarely ever happens to me. If you have oily skin, I wouldn't recommend it unless you are ready to do a lot of powder touch-ups during the day. If you have normal to very dry skin, you would probably love this! As far as the wearing time goes, I had no problems. It doesn't fade, smudge or get weird until I remove it at night. Rimmel Wake Me Up is definetly a keeper! I love love love it!

Have you tried it? If so what do you think about it?

Glowy Products Wishlist!

Hi beauties! Excuse the lack of posts lately, I've been really sick and a bit depressed for the last week, let's not talk about that too much anyway! Because I've been sick, my skin is looking a bit dull, so I've been obsessed with makeup products that give a glow from within look. I found that mixing Benefit High Beam with the Rimmel Wale Me Up foundation is a beautiful combination so it made me want to try out new ''glowy'' products. These are the ones I am currently drooling over:

1. Dior Diorskin Shimmer Star in Rose Diamond
2. Lancôme Éclat Miracle Complexion Illuminator
3. Laura Mercier Radiance Primer
4. Yves Saint-Laurent Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation


Have you tried any of these products? What are your favorite glowy/dewy products? I'd like to hear! xx

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Review!

Hello ladies! Right now, I am having a bit of a La Roche-Posay moment, I just seem to love everything from this French brand! Last week, I bought La Roche-Posay Cicaplast and it has been standing on my nightstand since then. I'll tell you why!

What it is:
First of all, Cicaplast is described as an ''Epidermal Recovery Accelerator'', it has a gel-cream texture and is for irritated, distressed and post-procedure skin. It forms a protective shield on your skin and has an ''anti bacterial-adhesion texture''. It contains a mineral complex of copper, zinc and magnanese to promote epidermal barrier recovery and they say on the bottle that this hydrating and soothing fluid instantly relieves tightness. It is fragrance free and paraben free and I got this at my local drugstore for around 18$ CAD.  

What it is supposed to be used for:
-Burns, scratches, bruises. It will help to heal them much more quickly.
-If you have really bad dry patches on your face or body.
-Scars, acne scars for example, it will fade them overtime.
-Eczema (especially if you have some on your hands, my sister uses this and it has helped her so much!)


What I use it for: 
To be honest, you can do anything with this product. 

-First of all, I suffer from psoriasis, which basically are dry patches of skin that flake, burn and are super irritated, it can even sometimes bleed (yuck). I don't usually get a lot of psoriasis patches but right now because of stress and lack of sleep, I have one on my leg. I use Cicaplast on it and it instantly does relieve the burn and makes a great barrier to protect it against rubbing on my pants all day. It feels so soothing and my dry patch feels less dryer than before.
-I use this all over my face as a night cream, I wake up the next morning with baby smooth skin and I swear I have skin as dry as sandpaper! 
-I use it as a lip balm aswell at night, it protects and hydrates my lips for hours without feeling the need to reapply lip balm over and over again.
-The most amazing thing about Cicaplast is that it's an amazing foundation primer! Yes, you heard that right. There is a video where the amazing Lisa Eldrige uses this on a model and it does really make an gorgeous base for makeup!

What I think about it:
This is probably my favorite discovery since the beggining of 2013. I won't hesitate to buy this when I run out! The fact that it is not overpriced at all makes it even more appealing, it is great for sensitive skin like mine and does what it's supposed to do and beyond! I keep it next to my bed because it is great for any little skin problem, such a great multitasking product! The texture is lovely aswell and doesn't have sny fragrance to it, which is a nice plus. I definetly recommend it if you can get it where you live, for the price and the quality, you can't really go wrong!