A NEW WAY TO COOL, REFRESH, SOOTHE, & HYDRATE SKIN || Hydromerse Skin Recovery System || #RivetReview

Sometimes, skin just gets so irritated from environmental stressors, or after an intensive skin treatment, that you feel like you need to throw a bucket of ice cold water over it in the hope it calms down.

Image description: Retail packaging for Hydromerse. 3 containers; a large white tube, a clear spray bottle with a white lid, and a lip balm tube laid out on a white and pink watercolour background.

Don't worry, Hydromerse is here to give you a better way to cool, refresh, soothe, and hydrate your skin without having to hose yourself down!

BATTLE OF THE PINK HAIR DYES || #RivetReview

They say "beauty is pain", and I can tell you, keeping bright hair is a pain unlike any other. After having the same shade of turquoise blue hair for 6 whole years, I jumped onto the pastel unicorn hair train, but I found that 2020 was the year I had to go bright pink.

Image description: Four different pink hair colours in various packaging arranged on a white with pink/blue/black watercolour splatter background.

In this post, we are going to be trial four different NEON PINK semi permanent, direct dye hair colours and seeing which ones do the job right. Be warned, a lot of pictures ahead of my head!

Dashing Diva Magic Press Instant Manicure - MOTHER & DAUGHTER EDITION || #RivetReview

Apologies for my absence! I've just had my head in music making recently, which means I've had to neglect this poor platform since the beginning of the year, but now I return with some fun, featuring my mum, Regina!

Image description: Flatlay of products from Dashing Diva; three sets of false nails and gel sticker retail packaging in a presentation box on a pastel pink faux-fur background.

This product review is something a little bit different for me, as I'm not a nail person, but my mum is! I have collaborated with Dashing Diva to trial and review some of their Magic Press nails with her.

I BOUGHT A PORE VACUUM TOOL || 'SUCK THE YUCK OUT OF YOUR PORES' || #RivetReview

If professional beauty tools get into untrained hands, bad things can happen. One tool I've never come across in a professional setting was a vacuum that was not part of a microdermabrasion machine.

Image description: Stylized image with pictures of the pore vacuum packaging, Rivet holding the device, the head of the device after use with a confused emoji over the top and text reading 'Yikes!', and a close up picture of  the packaging with text 'RIVET TRIES A PORE VACUUM!'

Well, the vacuum pore cleaner tool now exists, and has dupes all over the place. I picked one up on a recent shopping trip to give it a whirl, and here's the verdict!

WARNING: This post contains some gross themes and images, including blood. Do not continue past this point should you be uncomfortable with such themes.

8 TIPS FOR GOING CRUELTY FREE WITH YOUR COSMETICS || Rivet Licker

I chose to go Cruelty Free with my cosmetics back in 2012, and it has been a world of discovery of interesting brands and products, it was very hard to start out, but I eventually built my entire beauty blog around it. Now I want to give back to people outside of my niche audience.

Here are my tips and some resources to help you make the change!