Let me introduce you to my favourite lipstick ever. Not only is it a beautiful shade, texture and in a beautiful casing but it also has incredible sentimental value.
When the Marilyn Monroe collection was released I was a full time college student and working on the weekends only - there was no way I would ever of even considered spending £15 on a lipstick. I plonked this on my Christmas wish list and thought nothing of it. Then it sold out - I think I actually cried. On Christmas day my boyfriend gave me a little lipstick shaped box - and this baby was inside of it. He had bought the lipstick for 3x retail because that's how much I wanted it. Because of this I only ever wear it on very very very special occasions.#
This colour for me is the perfect orange-red. I have not been able to find another quite like it! It is a matte lipstick however it is not too drying on the lips, applies like a dream and only needs an occasional top up on a night out (I smoke, unfortunately - I am working on giving up I promise!)
Hands up who needs to get their weave did *waves hands frantically in the air*
This is just a little face of the day from my birthday (before I got deliciously drunk and the rest is a blur)
Face:
Revlon Colourstay for oily/combo skin in Buff
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent
MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel
Sleek contour and highlight from the blush and contour palette
Eyes:
Sleek brow stylist wax in 01 light
Loreal super fine liner in black
Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara
Benefit Eye Bright in waterline and brow bone
gold and champagne eyeshadows from Coastal Scent's 26 colour palette
Lips:
MAC lipstick in Dubonnet
And that's all she wrote. xo
Firstly, may I apologise for being incredibly slack with my blogging lately. I have been incredibly busy, with several birthdays deadlines and a new job to attend too!
I have decided to ease myself back in, and I thought what better way to do that then to ease myself into Spring and all of her beautiful offerings?!
Today I am covering my springy lip haul - I can't be the only one that gets a slight hint of sunshine, goes all giddy and decides that everything about my appearance needs an overhaul?
Firstly I bought three Maybelline popsticks in Orange Crush, Pink Crystal and Cherry Pop. I bought these from fragrance direct in amongst a nail varnish haul. Don't get me wrong, I love these handy little lipsticks but being a clear, gel like balm the colour pay off is very minimal. The smell is very sweet and reminds me of summer and these do actually feel very conditioning on the lips. I think the candy pink packaging won me over more than anything else!
Secondly, I picked up three of the Revlon Colourburst Lacquer Balms in Demure, Tease and Enticing. Hey, they were 3 for 2 at boots - what can I say! They look very similar to Mac frosts if you ask me, however the product is a lot softer and although the colour pay off is good you definitely need to keep these handy bullets in your purse because as soon as you sit down for a fruit cooler at Starbucks, these babies will need reapplying.
Finally I added two new shades to my Mac collection. I have been dying to get my hands on the original Viva Glam lipstick for I don't even know how long, but for some reason it always had the heartbreaking "sold out" sticker on it every time I picked it up in my local Mac store. Viva Glam I is the perfect matte red for me - I have always disliked bright reds on me as I feel they look childish and too barbie like on me - this perfect burgundy has a slight brown hue that I love and I feel is slightly less drying than other mattes that I have tried.
Peach Blossom is my newest purchase and I am head over heels! It is a Cremesheen with a medium colour pay off making this little baby very buildable and very versatile indeed. It is my go to shade, it is a "my lips but better... and slightly more peachy and shiny and perfect" don't let the name mislead you - the colour is actually slightly cooler than you'd imagine. I originally bought Creme Cup but thought it was far too frosty for me, this is all I hoped Creme Cup would be.
