A Drugstore Red Lip for Everyone

If you can't wear a red lip at Christmas time then when can you?

With hundreds at the drugstore it's difficult to know which one to get that you will feel comfortable in. 

I've picked four from my collection, all a little different, and I think that there is one for everybody. 

Rimmel Moisture Renew - In Love with Ginger

For the girl who likes to be different

The most beautiful orangey red shade, if you want a bold but different red which wont dry out your lips, this is the one for you. It really is beautiful.

Rimmel - 111 Kiss of Life

The classic

A real red. Quite a dark one but gorgeous on. I also think this colour would suit every single skin tone, it's such a classic red, if you're comfortable wearing it, you definitely should get this one. It's popular for a reason.

Maybelline Baby Lips - Cherry Me

The everyday red

If you're not as brave as some, this one is perfect for you. It's a sheer red that is so easy to wear but still adds a little extra to any look. It's less than £5 too!

Revlon Lip Butter - Candy Apple 

The glossy one

This one is one that I love wearing all through December, it's so easy to wear, it's quite a bright red but the formula is so moisturising and glossy that it makes it so comfortable to wear. Definitely a favourite.

From left to right - In Love with Ginger/ Kiss of Life/ Cherry Me / Candy Apple

The Lip Product Addict Tag!

1. Favourite balm/treatment

Blistex Intensive Moisturiser, it's my go to product when things get kinda bad, you can really feel it working, it has SPF and it's super affordable too!

2. Best eye-catching red?

Defo the Rimmel, Lasting Finish by Kate Moss in 111 - Kiss of Life.

It's the perfect go-to red for any occasion, it also has a great lasting power for a drugstore lipstick.

3. Best luxury and best drugstore?

Eek, best luxury is difficult, I love MAC lipsticks and also the Clinique Long Last Lipsticks are great!

As for drugstore, I love anything by Revlon and as for single lipstick it would have to be the Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in Vintage Pink.

4. Best MAC lipstick?

Syrup. Definitely.

5. The most dissapointing?

I'm not sure if I've touched on this in a post yet, but the Maybelline, Colour Sensational Popsticks. They resemble something you used to get free in a magazine of a child. Awful products.

6. Liner - yes or no?

I love liner on other people (if they wear it right), I just haven't personally experimented enough with it to make it work for me.

7. Best gloss?

I can't choose a specific colour, but my favourite line of glosses is the Revlon Super Lustrous Lip glosses, the formula, the colours, the price, they're great!

8. Something extra?

I can't do a lip product post without mentioning my favourite products of all, the Revlon Lip Butters, I've raved about them for a long time now, but they're still great. A lot of bigger brands keep bringing out similar products but I can't find any that compare. The colour range, the pigmentation and the formula are brilliant! My favourite being Berry Smoothie.

Mini 'Boots Points' Haul

Am I the only one who spends my Boots points as soon as I accumulate them?

For some reason I just can't seem to save them!

I recently had around £20 on my card and as I was trying to limit myself buying make up I kind of justified it as 'free make up'... but really it's just a problem and I always need new lipstick!

I only picked up a few things and some extras (cotton pads ect.) in the trip but I thought I'd show you anyway.

 I picked up two lipsticks, 111 in the Rimmel Kate Moss collection, which I'm sure everybody already owns but I was slightly late on the bandwagon. It's beautiful. 

I also picked up a random purchase, the only other product I've tried from Collection (since being an adult) is the Lasting Perfection concealer, which I'm afraid to say, I didn't like. But they had recently launched a new 'deluxe' lipstick collection which I'd heard good things about. I picked up the shade 'Charleston' and I absolutely love it, it's kind of a browny nude but the formula is so creamy and nice to wear it feels like a balm!

I also picked up the Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeliner in Bronze after hearing great things and loving the black one so much.... I was slightly disappointed, I've tried wearing this on both my waterline and my upper lash line, but it just doesn't seem to look nice on either! It's a little too shimmery for my liking.

And that is all.... are you a Boots card spender or saver?

Natural Collection Lipsticks

After recently trying (and loving) the Natural Collection Peach Melba blush, I thought I'd give a couple of there other products a chance, seeing as most of the Natural Collection range is £1.99 I thought I might as well give the brand a chance, if I don't like it, it's not like I splashed out.

I opted to try two of their lipsticks (of course), I picked up Cranberry and Crimson, both really lovely shades.

The first thing I noticed was how bad the packaging was, I know I shouldn't have expected more for £1.99 but still... 

However, when trying these out a couple of times I came to discover they are not actually bad products. The pigmentation is great! (Especially on Crimson), they are easy to build and are quite long lasting. The formula can be quite drying on the lips so I'd recommend a good lip balm underneath or lip gloss on top.

Crimson is a very vibrant red, I'd say more of an evening red than a day time red, but the colour is very beautiful.

Cranberry is one of my favourite kinds of lip colours, very natural looking but it still looks like you've made an effort. The colour isn't as pigmented as Crimson but it's buildable and I think it would suit a lot of skin tones.

I think that for the price these are definitely worth looking in to, they don't have a huge selection of colours but they are all wearable colours and the colour pay off is pretty good.

Have you tried these lipsticks?

December Favourites

Hello everybody!

It's that time of month again, favourites time!

I haven't really tried too many new products this month, a couple are old and a couple are new as I haven't spent too much money on myself in December. But I have really been liking a few things lately. 

Passion Fruit Body Butter

I was in The Body Shop a few weeks ago and I picked up the Cranberry body butter and I loved it! Then... I walked past a few days ago and spotted the passionately one!! I didn't see this the first time round and once I gave it a smell it had to be mine! 

Natural Collection Blush - Peach Melba

I only recently bought this and I'm glad I did! It's a very natural looking shade and very easy to wear, I've found myself reaching for this a lot lately. 

Bourjois Blush - 34 Golden Rose

I've had this for a while now but recently I've been using it a lot more! There's something very festive and pretty about it, it's the perfect pretty pink shade with a hint of shimmer. Perfect.

Revlon Blushed Lipstick and Revlon Super Natural Lipgloss

I'm including these together because they're probably my most worn lip combo of the month. I'm not a huge nude lips wearer, but I have been loving these two lately! 

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

Another oldie that I've recently started using again a lot more. It's great for foundation and I also like to use it for blush, they're so easy to use.

E45

A very old product that has recently became a staple for my handbag, I literally don't know where I have been without this my whole adult life. I recently had some skin issues and purchased this on a whim, not only did it majority help my skin but it's been my best friend ever since. Got a burn? E45. Got dry skin? E45. Fell over? E45.

I love it.

And that's all for December, not too many but all things I've loved, what have you been loving? 

Boots Make up Haul

Hello everybody!

Hope you all had the best Christmas and got spoilt rotten! 

Today I'm back with a mini Boots make up haul, I've done so much shopping the past week the muscles in my arm actually ached! I tried to buy mostly clothes as its fair to say I have enough make up to last me a lift time. However I did pick up a few things and thought I'd share them with you.

I got a Revlon eyeshadow quad in 510 Precocious I'm loving the purple-cranberry type eyeshadow shades a lot lately and I'm excited to start experimenting with this.

I picked up a Natural Collection blush in Peach Melba, Natural Collection is a brand I got most of my make up from when I was a teenager and since I've actually taken a real interest in make up I haven't really been back to try out more. But since hearing Pixiwoo talk about this blush I thought I'd give it a try.

I also got this beautiful Revlon lipstick in 450 Gentlemen Prefer Pink I firstly fell in love with the name then noticed the colour, how could I not buy it.

I also picked up a Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer in 400 Big Bang.

I then found this Rimmel Eyeshadow stick in 06 Rich Russet, it's my first of the Rimmel eyeshadow sticks and I intend to try out more.

Lastly I picked up the most beautiful lip gloss (to accompany my new lipstick of course) in 235 Pink Pop! 

If you'd like reviews of any of these products, let me know.

And if you have tried any of these let me know your thoughts.

Have a great day :)

Superdrug Haul

 It's difficult living in London and being faced with a Boots or a Superdrug with every corner that you turn! You pop in for a 'look' or to buy 'one thing' and come out with unnecessary purchases such as a nude lipgloss and more new lipsticks. This is a regular occurrence for me and as I did this on Sunday I thought I'd show you what I picked up when I just popped in for a look. 

Firstly, I did need a new Shampoo and I am running low on moisturiser so I kinda needed to pick those up. I opted for this OIay Essentials Day Cream with SPF 15 as it was half price. I hadn't tried this before and I'm always on the hunt for a new holy grail moisturiser! For Shampoo I spotted the Fat Hair "0" Calories range, I see this every time I'm shopping in Superdrug and I always eye it up due to the vibrant packaging but I've never given it a chance, and as it was half price I picked up the conditioner too!

Then on to things I definitely don't need but wanted. Everything was 3 for 2 on Revlon so I kinda had to! Right?!

I picked up two lipsticks in Berry Couture and Blushed! Then a lipgloss in Super Natural. 

Reviews on everything coming soon :) 

Mac Creme Cup

Firstly let me just say, I don't know why it's took me this long to jump on the bandwagon with this! I've been looking for the perfect nude lip for what feels like forever! I've seen swatch after swatch and review after review of Creme Cup and I finally took the plunge and added it to my ever growing lipstick collection and I can safely say, I'm in love.

I feel like it's the perfect pink nude that looks great on everyone (so I've seen). The consistency and pigmentation is lovely just like all MAC lipsticks, this colour is great for day and night and very wearable. I think everybody needs this shade in their collection and I will definitley be re-purchasing!

Bourjois Colour Boost Lip Crayon

After hearing everybody in the blogging world gushing about these products, on the way home from work a couple of weeks ago I snuck into Superdrug and finally purchased them. I actually haven't tried many products from Bourjois, it's not a brand I tend to lean to, I much prefer Revlon and Rimmel for lip products, but after hearing all the hype, I caved and purchased two of the Bourjois Colour Boost Lip Crayons.

I opted for Peach on the Beach, which in particular I've heard a lot about and is perfect for summer and Red Sunrise which is perfect for all year round.

The colour pay off on these products is great and I love the glossy finish! They don't last 10 hours like the packaging claims but that's a given I guess. SPF 15 is another thing I love about these, I'm going on holiday next week and these are definitley going to be accompanying me! 

Overall they are great products and very reasonably priced! I'm not sure how many other shades there are but I will definitley be purchasing more in the distant  or near future :)

£7.99 each and buy one get one half price currently at Superdrug! 

Current Lip Favourites!

As a girl I believe you can never have enough lipstick! 

If ever I need to pop to Boots for anything I will always leave with a lipstick or two.

Here are my current favourites that I've been wearing on a daily basis!

(LEFT TO RIGHT)

Rimmel - Lasting Finish by Kate - Shade 101

Revlon - Colourburst Lip Butter - Shade 090 / Sweet Tart

Rimmel - Moisture Renew Lipstick - Shade 180 / Vintage Pink

MAC - Cremesheen - Hot Gossip