Rimmel London Scandaleyes | Rose Gold

I bought this pencil a few days ago mostly because I adore rosy gold shades as eye shadows and liners. I have the most perfect rose gold eyeliner from Dior that was limited edition, and will absolutely break my heart when it finally dies on me. There were no testers in the shop so I just decided to go for it.

When I opened it up, I have to say I was a little disappointed; it's very bronze and the colour payoff on skin, whilst very pigmented, is almost orange. I was expecting pink/gold, as the name would suggest, but sadly no such thing. It would seem, the pencil was named 'on trend'...

I would definitely buy the Scandaleyes pencils in another colour; the formula is gorgeous and creamy, but stays put forever! Easy to smudge out, but then it's immovable! As I just mentioned, the colour payoff is great, and creates a lovely gradient if you smudge with your fingers. The pencil is pretty handy too - no brushes required, although I fear sharpening my be a bit of a pain. The point means that you can easily draw into the crease of your eyelid to define it, and underneath the eyes too.

The only thing I dislike about this is the colour, which sadly is the only real important factor. It just doesn't suit me, I've tried a few different ways and combining it with other colours but I just don't think it will work for me. My boyfriend hates it too, and he's fairly ambivalent about most things, so it must be bad!

Not for me, but that beige colour on the other hand...

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...Diorshow Waterproof Liner - Rosy Gold

I've seen Michelle Phan using a rose gold eyeliner in many of her recent videos on YouTube and I completely fell in love with the way that it brightened and opened up her eyes! I looked all over Boots for a similar one but I couldn't find anything in the cheaper makeup sections...

So I took a deep breath and headed to the Dior counter (oh dear, oh dear, oh dear).

 "Wow... That's really pretty..."

 "£18?! No, I couldn't possibly spend that much on an eyeliner..."

"Limited edition, you say? And it comes with a little built-in sharpener?..."

*sigh* "...I'll pay by card."

And God it's so pretty! I could just sit and look at it! The colour pay off is amazing and it stays put for hours without smudging or moving around. And the tiny sharpener is such a cute little detail, not that it's really needed since the nib is so thin anyway.

I've already had compliments on my makeup and I really am so glad I caved, it was the last one in stock! BOOM!

As usual the picture quality isn't great, but I still think the liner looks lovely. This is the only makeup I'm wearing on my eyes, it's such an easy way to make your eyes look bright and awake. I've never owned anything limited edition before, mostly because it takes me so long to decide to buy something. I have to ponder a product for a good few weeks and read lots of reviews before I'll buy it. But now I own limited edition Dior I feel like part of an exclusive, fancy club! Woo!

It also makes a great highlighter for the cupids bow and the brow bone. The multitasking makes me feel a lot better about the price.

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