5 cult beauty products - worth the hype?

On YouTube there are a few certain products that everyone really raves about and as time has passed they've become 'cult' products that seem to be staples in a lot of peoples make up bags. I like to try many different products and if these were as good as I was hearing them to be then it was definitely something I didn't want to miss out on. I chose 5 products to review that I think are the most talked about make up items under £10 at the moment. So, are they worth the hype?

First up is the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation. I bought this foundation a while ago after people on youtube such as Pixi2woo and Fleurdeforce were raving about it, I'd never used a Rimmel foundation before but I ended up really liking it! I have used better foundations before but this is definitely worth the £8.99 you pay for it! 

It has a really nice scent which is unusual for foundations and has good staying power. One thing I dislike about this foundation is that it doesn't blend very well into the skin. I use the Real Techniques expert face brush to buff this into my skin and it does take a while working it in to really make it look natural, especially when the colour is a little off your skin tone, which this one is for me. When you've buffed it in though it does give a really nice coverage and it's not one of those foundations that you rub in and it's too light like there's nothing there or worse, it's not too thick and heavy on the skin. Most people I know have tried this foundation due to the amazing reviews it's had online but if you haven't I highly recommend it, especially for younger girls. 

So worth the hype!

The next product is another face product and again it's by Rimmel. This is the Rimmel Clear Complexion Clarifying Powder, I originally wanted to buy the cult Stay Matte powder but at the time I had bad skin and this looked promising, I'm convinced it's a part of the Stay Matte range but it's translucent and obviously made to improve your complexion. 

For the past year I have used a MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural every day without fail and it was because of this blog post that I bought the Rimmel powder, pricewise the Rimmel one is much better at £3.99 than the MAC one at a whopping £22! As results go I am sad to say, as a loyal MAC customer, that I much prefer the Rimmel powder! Good for my bank balance but not good for my love of MAC products. 

The Rimmel powder is a true tanslucent powder, I love the way it doesn't leave a dry film over your foundation. I only use this where I need it as I have real combination skin, very dry in places and very shiny in others. When swiping a brush across the powder you don't pick up much product and with most things this would be a bad trait but it works with this one because it makes it buildable and there's no way you can overdo it! I highly recommend this product and will definitely be repurchasing when I run out. 

So worth the hype!

Next up is yet another Rimmel product. Hats off to Rimmel for creating so many talked about products in such a short amount of time. Unfortunately I do not agree with the good reviews this particular product has got. 

It's the Apocolips, half lipstick, half lip gloss. I have this in two shades as I didn't know whether it was the colour I didn't like but it's not, I just hate the formula. I bought these because I saw Zoella on youtube wearing one in a video and thought it looked really pretty however I now wish I'd seen them on someone in person before purchasing because I majorly regret it. 

I am very picky with lip products because I like my lips to look natural and I hate products that just sit on them instead of sinking in. 

I have reluctantly added a photo for you to see what I mean, and this will be the last time I ever wear one on my lips, they smell and taste really nasty and the product just sits on top of your lips, which is so annoying! I haven't tried but I'm pretty sure it would be impossible to eat or drink anything without having to redo your lips straight afterwards. There are a lot of products out there that are way better and way more worth the money, I will stick to wearing either a lipstick or a lip gloss or a combo of the both, none of this in between business!

Sorry Rimmel the Apocolips are so NOT worth the hype!

 The next product has probably had the most people rave about it, it's the Collection (formerly known as Collection 2000) Lasting Perfection Concealer. I'm a big under-eye concealer fan and have luckily never really had problems with blemishes or acne so the concealers I buy are all liquid, brightening ones. 

This concealer really reminds me of the Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer which is £16 (but worth it) compared to this which is £4.19. They're similar in that they're thick in consistency, really great for brightening the under-eye areas and have really good coverage. 

The only problem I had with the Collection one was that it takes time to blend in, being so thick it tends to go a bit streaky, which is fine if you have time to blend it in but not so good if you're looking for a quick fix. I also find trying to blend this in with a brush is near impossible, it's like it needs the heat from your fingers to help it melt into the skin. I do really like this concealer it has a lot of great qualities and at the price you pay it's easy to look over the minor disadvantages of choosing this over a more high end concealer. 

Worth the hype!

Last but most definitely not least is the Maybelline The Falsies Mascara, I left this one till last so that I could end the blog post on a high with me gushing about how much I adore this mascara. I have, for a very long time, been loyal to the L'Oreal False Lash Telescopic and I still am but my make up bag will never be found without The Falsies in it again. This mascara is £7.99 compared to the Telescopic which is £10.99.

I put off buying this mascara for so long after hearing Tanya Burr (pixi2woo on YouTube) rave about it in the majority of her videos because I have previously tried Maybelline mascaras and not rated them but I finally bit the bullet and bought it and I can safely say I am never looking back. This is the most perfect every day mascara. 

I bought the colour blackest black because I have quite fair eyelashes and they need the colour, I apply it after curling my lashes and it thickens, elongates and defines each lash all at once. It does the job of 3 mascaras rolled into one. 

I have also tried doubling up this mascara with my L'Oreal Telescopic by using this as a base then the Telescopic to give them extra definition, the two mascaras combined really do look like you're wearing falsies they're incredible.

SO worth the hype, thank you Maybelline!

The worth the hype products I've mentioned here are really good for people just getting into make up and trying to build up a collection, they're essentials in my make up bag, the make up bags of make up artists and the make up bags of beginners, so perfect for everyone!