From super high-end luxe to very affordable drugstore beauty, today I bring you Rimmel’s Fix and Perfect Primer because that’s just how I roll. I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews about this primer. Some people like it, some don’t. This primer has been out in the market for a while now but I’ve never swatched it in store because, well, do I really need another primer? Wait … forget I just said that.

When I finally saw this used by a couple of YouTubers (one hated it with a vengeance, the other absolutely loved it), it got me interested enough to finally swatch it in store. When I squeezed the primer out of the tube, the strong peachy shade shocked me. How the heck are you supposed to apply all that colour onto the face? It’s a primer, not orange foundation! Still, my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to pop this into my shopping basket.

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I was originally going to publish this post a lot earlier than today because I’ve been trying these La Mer products out for the past couple of months and it’s high time I told you about it. On the other hand, I felt conflicted to share with you, not because they’re not good (they’re fantastic products) but because, truth be told, these are beauty products that I would never have purchased for myself.

See, thanks to blogging, I’m very lucky to be able try a lot of new beauty products so that I may share my thoughts about them, good or bad, with you. With the opportunity to try out new products also comes the chance to try out very expensive products that I will probably never, ever buy. La Mer skincare is one of them.

I won’t lie, for the serum and mask that I’m going to talk about, their combined price would be able to get me a Sophie Hulme mini leather tote that I’m currently lusting after. Or a pair and a half of Christian Louboutin pumps. Or an entire season and a half’s worth of ZARA outfits.

If I’m not actually going to buy La Mer products (at least, not at the moment), should I be telling you about them? Does my sharing my thoughts about them with you mean that I’m telling you to rush out and buy them but I personally won’t be making any purchases soon?

Sigh. Tough decisions for a beauty blogger to make, isn’t it?

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I’ve heard a great deal about Ellis Faas makeup on the blogosphere and YouTube-land. I’ve read about how some people found the packaging crummy but the makeup is good. I’ve also heard people raving about how high-tech and awesome the packaging is, plus the makeup is good. Wayne Goss from Gossmakeupartist highly recommends the Eliis Faas foundation (which I’m now so tempted to try). However the reviews go on the packaging, the consensus is that the makeup is still fantastic.

When a couple of the Ellis Faas Hot Lips landed on my desk for review, I thought “cool bananas, time for me to finally try out stuff from Ellis Faas!“. And then I remembered the long bullet packaging, which to be honest, I’m not a fan of. Bugger. Gingerly, I took them out of the box and decided to give them a go.

Oh boy. I am in love. And this love also means “screw the packaging, gimme more!“.

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