Rimmel London Sun Shimmer Instant Tan & Self Tan Mousse Review

Hi guys,

 

Happy Australia Day! I hope you all had a lovely day celebrating.

 

Over the last couple of weeks I have been trying out the recently released Sun Shimmer self tanners from Rimmel London and I am really impressed with how they performed!

Scroll down for a review, and before and after photos!

 

 

Rimmel Sun Shimmer Wash Off Instant Tan  

 

I decided to try out the Sun Shimmer Instant Tan first. There are two shades available, I used medium.
It's always a good idea to exfoliate before applying any sort of fake tan so I used Anatomicals Melon body scrub which works great.

The Rimmel Sun Shimmer instant tan 9 in 1 BB skin perfector acts as a BB cream for your face so it does multiple jobs.
It claims to soften, smooth, moisturise, give an instant tan, create a healthy looking glow, even out skin tone, cover, perfect and last up to 24 hours.

I just decided to apply this with my hands because I needed to go buy a new tanning mitt. It washed of my hands easily with soap, but I would suggest using a mitt just to be safe!
The consistency is really nice, it just felt like putting on a moisturiser. It was really quick to apply as it blended in really easily. It has a nice fragrance with no funny fake tan smell.
As you can see in the photos below, it gave a really natural, even looking tan. My legs felt really soft and silky afterwards and the tan dried in a couple of minutes and didn't transfer onto my clothes even in the hot and humid Queensland weather!

I wore it all day and went swimming with it on in the evening. I thought it might run everywhere and be really messy, but it just came off mostly in the water without going patchy or running and left my skin feeling super smooth afterwards.
This product is ideal as a starting point for someone wanting to try fake tanning
 as it's so easy to apply, washes off easily and gives a nice bronzy glow.



Left- Before
Right- After applying Sun Shimmer Instant Tan

Rimmel Sun Shimmer Self Tan Mousse



There are three shades available in the mousse. Light, medium and dark all are matte colours. I used medium and it gave a perfect natural looking tan. 

Like Rimmel's instant tan, it has no bad fake tan smell and is fragranced. It is also green based so it won't make you go orange ( so you won't look like Ross from Friends, if you're a fan you'll know which episode I mean. ) 

Anyway... to prep my skin I used an exfoliator and also moisturised, make sure you pay special attention to your ankles, knees, wrists, elbows, hands and feet where you tend to get extra dry skin, as fake tan tends to go quite patchy if you haven't exfoliated. I do this at least a few hours before tanning as it gives the moisturiser a chance to sink in properly and I always shave the day before so I don't irritate my skin.

When applying the tan I used a Le Tan tanning mitt and a while ago I saw Jaclyn Hill use a really cool trick where she used a foundation brush to buff the tan into to her face and neck, which is an awesome idea and works a treat! I also did this on my neck and hands to make sure they where even and streak free.

I really like the formula and consistency of the mousse, it's really lightweight and easy to apply. Because it  has a instant colour you don't go over where you have already been and it dries within a couple of minutes and doesn't feel sticky and once it dried it didn't transfer onto my clothes at all. The tan develops in one hour so it's great if you have an event or something last minute that you want to look nice and bronzed for. I left mine on over night just to see if it would crease or transfer onto my sheets and it didn't which is awesome, it also did get a bit darker over night as well. My skin generally gets pretty dry, especially if I have fake tan on but the formula of the mousse is oil enriched so it made my skin feel nice and soft and I only felt like I needed to moisturise a few days out of the week.

When you wash it off in the shower the excess tan comes off and leaves a really nice natural colour that didn't go patchy and lasted 5 days before starting to fade slowly. There is photo below of what the tan looked like after the week was up, it lasted really well and this is now a new favourite!

 
 
 
 




What I use to prep my skin and apply the tan.
Models Prefer Airbrush foundation brush, Anatomicals melon body scrub and Le Tan tanning mitt.



 

Left- Before tan
Right- After washing off tanning mousse.

 



Left- Instant tan
Right- Mousse.



After 1 week of applying

That's it for this Tuesday, thanks so much for reading my post! I hope you enjoyed it.
If you haven't already, feel free to check out my last post on one of A'kin's amazing moisturisers.
Or come say hi on Instagram or Bloglovin' :)
Mary
XO










Disclaimer- These products where sent to me for consideration, but all opinions are my own.

 

A'kin Rosehip & Shea Intensive Moisture Creme For Dry & Sensitive Skin

A'kin Rosehip & Shea Intensive moisture Antioxidant Crème

 

Hi guys!

 

This week I'm writing a review on the Akin intensive moisturiser for dry and sensitive skin. When I received this in the mail I was really excited to try it as I have only tried one other thing from A'kin, their rosehip oil which was in my skincare empties post if you want to check out my review on that you can by clicking here.

 

 

 

A'kin by Purist is an Australian made and owned company that does not test on animals and is also paraben and sulfate free using loads of active natural ingredients that are amazing for your skin.
 

Even though I have dehydrated/dry skin I hate the feeling of thick creams that just feel like they are sitting on top of my skin, so when I opened up the jar and saw how thick it looked I wasn't sure if I would like it, but, I was very pleasantly surprised. It feels thick but then when you apply it, it just melts into your skin and is really easy to massage in leaving no greasy feeling just really soft and hydrated. It smells like roses and feels really luxurious to apply.
 

A few of the great ingredients in this moisturiser are Shea butter, Rosehip oil, Jojoba, Avocado oil and Aloe barbadensis leaf juice which all help reduce redness and irritation and intensively hydrate your skin which it definitely does all these things.
 

I used it every morning and evening for 8-9 weeks until it was finished and I saw a massive difference in my skin. My breakouts and redness lessened, my skin didn't feel dry anymore and my scars from breaking out and picking at my skin faded a lot and this was the only thing I changed in my skincare routine!

I would definitely recommend this moisturiser for anyone with dry/ dehydrated/ sensitive skin. I will be purchasing some more for myself very soon!
 

The RRP is $39.95 and you can find a list of stockists on The Purist Company website.

 

 

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and found it helpful. Let me know if you have tried the Intensive moisture creme from A'kin before or what your favourite moisturiser is in the comments below.

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Thanks for reading, see you next week!

 

Mary XO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer- This product was sent to me for consideration but all opinions are my own.

 

 

Rimmel London Nude Lipstick Collection by Kate

 

 

 

 

Lasting Finish Nude Lipstick Collection by Kate Moss

 

Welcome,

 

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely time over the Christmas holidays and are enjoying 2016 so far. For me this year, it's time to really get into blogging. I have been busy organizing lots of posts for you guys over the past couple of weeks. I will be posting every Tuesday night now so if you have any requests for upcoming posts please feel free to leave me some suggestions in the comments! Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading this weeks post on these lovely lipsticks...

 

 

 

In Rimmel's latest Nude lipstick collection by Kate Moss there are 5 shades to choose from. They have something to suit most skin tones, from cool to warm complexions and also light to deeper ones. Of course you can just wear which ever colour you want to and that you like the look of though haha.

Rimmel say they last up to 8 hours, although I find it's about 4-5 hours on me, which is still a good amount of time and they are super easy to apply on the go.

The formula is creamy and opaque and smells like vanilla. I personally love the scent, but if you're not too keen on sweet scents you might not like it so much. The light pink and silver packaging is also really nice!
My go to colours for the 'perfect nude lip' out of this collection are 43 & 45.

Keep reading for more details about each colour and some lip swatches.

 

 

 

 

The packaging is so pretty!

                                         Swatches from left to right. 40, 42, 43, 45 & 48.

No.40.

This first swatch is of the colour no. 40. A cool toned, very pale apricot colour. Number 40 is the lightest of the 5 lipsticks in the collection. This colour is the least flattering on my skin tone, but looks really nice on very light complexions. My sister borrows this colour and it looks lovely with her light/cool toned skin.

No. 42.
This colour is darker than 40 and is a more cool/neutral toned nude. Because it is a neutral tone it would suit most light-medium complexions.

No. 43.

I really like this colour, it suits me the most out of all 5 lipsticks. It is a warm apricot colour and really suits light to medium, yellow under toned skin.

No. 45.

This colour is probably the most popular out of the collection that I have seen. It is a nice medium, neutral nude with mauve undertones (It shows up a bit pinker than what it is in this photo because of the lighting.) This colour is virtually the same as my lips, so it's perfect for those days you just want a bit of lipstick on but not something super obvious.

 

 

 No. 48.

Last but not least is number 48 which is a really pretty brown, cool toned nude. A perfect nude for people with darker skin tones which are on the cool side.


Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this post. Feel free to comment and tell me what your favourite nude lipsticks are so I can check them out! Come be friends and keep up with my posts on Bloglovin' & Instagram @glossysituations.

Have a great week guys!

Mary XO

*This product was sent to me for consideration but all opinions are my own.