I suppose every first blog must start with an introduction, but I wouldn't really know where to begin, seeing as it usually goes one or two ways on how I introduce myself to you. I can either be this crazy bubble of energy that comes rushing forward talking a mile a minute regardless of the fact you're obviously standing there with a deer caught in headlights facial expression (this happens more often then naught with me!) Or once in a blue moon, I can be the mother of all awkward turtles, complete with the backstroke and all!
So in this case I think it's safe to say it's not the latter you're experiencing, but the former. Considering I'm sitting here babbling on absolute nonsense, that would probably be no use to you at all. I'll get around to properly talking about myself I swear!
ON TO THE NEXT OBJECTIVE!!
So the main reason I started this blog, other than some whimsical idea of mine, was actually to write reviews and such for make up items and thingamabobs I have come across. More than likely this'll end up as nonsensical ramblings of a mad woman! But again, I've been distracted.... ANYWAYS! Today's blog shall be on Rimmel London's Scandeleyes thick and thin eyeliner I had purchased the other day in Boots.
To begin, like most people I do love the occasional cat-eye retro flick that sport most pin up gals peepers (well in my case this is my idea of an every day look.) However, trying to perfect this look on each eye is the equivalent of trying to bathe a cat, frustrating and a possibility of ending up with black panda eyes. In the cat's case, more from battling the creature into the bath and some how end up whacking your snozzle off something. Thus the unfortunate reality of black eyes. At least when it's with eyeliner, there is the ever present knowledge of having eye make up remover to save the day! (If it's from the cat fiasco... I highly suggest you skulk at home with tea and biscuits until panda eye syndrome is gone!)
But for the people who are blissfully unaware of my pin up predicament, I top my hat to you!
Ok back to the original rambling. So I had bought this 'scandaleyes' with what you could call a child's excitement because Christmas had come early. I mean who wouldn't love the idea of getting the striking results of using liquid eyeliner, WITHOUT the annoyance of trying to get everything perfecto?? This was all to be possible with scandaleyes! All because this came in a neat little package with a pen nib for a brush!
So with tears streaming down my face at the possibility of finding Nirvana, I bought this beauty and went home to give it a lash as they say!
Now down to the nitty gritty stuff. On application, the sole thing I was actually happy about with this was ability to create the actual outline for the whole cat eye with more ease than I was used to! (And no need for millions of cotton buds to be sacrificed in order to rescue any mistake that had been made!) Other than that aspect, I was generally disappointed with this item. It seemed to struggle to block up the outline I had made with more eyeliner, and came out rather patchy. Now when I want black, I mean I want it as black as Captain Jack Sparrow's soul. (I kid, we all love that swashbuckling god!) So first bad mark for me was the patchiness, the second one would have been that there is no way of increasing the amount of liquid to be used in the application, no matter how much I have tried. So it was immediate game over for this little thing!
So if I were to mark this out of 10? I'd give it 3 stars out of 10, merely because I do love the idea of a pen styled liquid eyeliner. Until the day where I find one which is successful... I shall live in hope!
May the Force be with you!
Cheers,
Gen xx :)
