In The Nude

 As my lipstick collection has been growing I've been finding myself becoming more fond of nude lipsticks. They are great for work and the times when you want to wear something on your lips without attracting too much attention to them.

These are the nude lipsticks I've found myself reaching for the most:

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Barely There £3.99

 

Avon Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick in Pout £3.00

17 Mirror Shine Lipstick in Beehive £4.59

They do all look quite similar in the tubes but once they have been applied you can notice the differences straight away. Sleek 'Barely There' is the darkest of the three, Avon 'Pout' edges more towards a pinkish hue and 17 'Beehive' is the sheerest hint of colour. 

All three are incredibly creamy and moisturising and last me from breakfast till lunch without needing another application.

None of these lipsticks give the dreaded 'concealer lips' effect and they are all under a fiver!

What do you think of nude lipsticks?

Do you use any of these? 

Can you recommend me any other good ones?

MAC Hot Gossip

MAC Cremesheen in Hot Gossip

I bought this for £12.15 when Debenhams were having their 10% off sale. 

This is my first Mac lipstick and it took a lot of agonizing, a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between the Debenhams and Mac sites and a whole lot of swatch searching before I settled on Hot Gossip.

Am I happy with my choice?

If my lips could be this colour permanently I would be a very happy bunny!

What do you think of Hot Gossip? Do you own it? What's your favourite lip colour right now?

Everything's Peachy Keen

Collection 2000 Volume Sensation Lipstick in Peachy Keen £2.99

Has anyone seen the film Jawbreaker? As soon as I saw the name of this lipstick it reminded me of Rose McGowan's character and after seeing what a lovely colour it is I quickly snapped it up! I've been buying a lot of pink lipsticks recently so this is a nice change. 

It's a lovely nude/peach colour which I find very wearable for the daytime. This lipstick is supposed to contain "up to 40% volumising ingredients to pump your pout in a flash!"

There is a definite tingling sensation when you apply this lipstick but I can't say I noticed any plumping action; I didn't really expect any to be honest, it wasn't my reason for buying it.



Overall this is a gorgeous, affordable lipstick with a very creamy and moisturising application.

What do you think of Collection 2000 lipsticks?

Colour Pop Lips!

17 Lasting Fix Lipstick £4.29 from Boots

Six months ago I wasn't a lipstick girl at all!

My collection has been steadily growing though and I've become a bit braver with bright colours - these two are definitely going to become my Spring/Summer staples.

Hot Chilli looks scarily orange in the tube but once applied it is a gorgeous bright coral and once blotted it is a lot less scary and very wearable.

Hawaii Pink is just beautiful - very bright but still suitable for everyday office wear.

The packaging is very sleek, and both lipsticks are creamy, moisturising and incredibly pigmented.

I'm very impressed and pleased with my new additions!

What colours will you be wearing on your lips this Summer?

Bubblegum Pink

Collection 2000 Lasting Colour Lipstick in Bubblegum 

£2.99

I don't think I've bought anything from Collection 2000 since I was in secondary school and I used their liquid liners to paint tattoo's on myself...yeah, I was cool! Their packaging seems to have been greatly improved since I was fourteen though and it looks so much more pretty and appealing.

I nipped into Boots on my lunch hour to check out some lippies. I've always been a sheer or toned down lipstick kinda gal, but I want to be a bit more daring! I'm going out tomorrow night so I wanted something bright to wear on my lips. It's a week before pay day so I also wanted something fairly cheap. I browsed reds, corals and pinks and finally settled for a very full on pink! It certainly wasn't the brightest pink they had, but it was definitely one of the top three - pink shock and sweet tart were the other contenders but I will save them for a later date.

Eager as always, I rushed straight back to work and applied it right away.

I do remember owing some of their lipsticks as a young teenager and I remember it being quite dry, so I was really pleasantly surprised to discover how lush and creamy this is! It applies like a dream and the colour is so pigmented - it's fair to say I am in love with this lipstick and I'm looking forward to wearing it out tomorrow night!

What do you think of Bubblegum Pink?

My Friday Night Face

Good morning lovelies, how was everyone's Friday night?

I haven't been out for ages now, but last night me and the boy went round to his brothers house for drinks with friends which was nice - a bit headachy this morning but a lovely Costa Coffee will sort that out later!

Anyway, for now, while I'm still tucked up in my jammies I thought I'd post a quick photo of my makeup. I love going out makeup so much more than everyday makeup!

I did keep it quite understated as we weren't going 'out out', but this is what I used:

Face:

MAC Prep & Prime

No7 Quick Cover Concealer in Medium

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in Vanilla

Avon True Colour Blush in Russet

Bourjois Blusher in Lune Dor

Eyes:

Bourjois Felt Tip Eyeliner in Noir

False Eyelashes snipped in half and just used on my outer eye

Stila Eyeshadow in Batura

Avon Glimmerstick Brow Definer in Dark Brown

Lips:

Stila Lipstick in Pam

I hope you all have a lovely day, the sun has made an appearance here for a change!

Superdrug MUA Lipstick - My Perfect Pink

I never thought my perfect lipstick would be cheaper than Heat magazine!

Superdrug MUA Lipstick 3.8g in Shade 12

£1.00

I bought this sooo long ago and just sort of forgot about it! But yesterday morning I was rooting around my make-up while I was putting my 'work face' on and I found this!

I've never been great at wearing lipstick, I always prefer a gloss or plain old Vaseline. I do tend to wear quite a bit of make-up to work these days but I always keep my eyes quite neutral so I decided to try this lippy out - and I love it!

The cute pink colour is so wearable for everyday; it's not so bright that I get self conscious, but it's just the right amount to be noticed and if you look closely there are tiny little flecks of sparkle that make it lovely and shimmery.

I find it goes well with my Bourjois blush in Rose D'or - they are quite a similar shade.

I applied this at 8:30am yesterday morning and it lasted up until lunch, around 1.30pm before I felt the need to reapply. It's very easy to apply and not drying at all.

I think I could wear this day and night and I can see it fast becoming part of my daily make-up routine.

The only bad thing I can say is that the actual lipstick is a little wobbly inside the tube but as long as you're careful with it, this shouldn't be a problem!

Next time I'm near a Superdrug I think it's only fair that I try out some of their other colours - there are 13 shades in total - £13 for 13 lipsticks - can't get much better than that!

4 and a half out of 5 monkeys easy!

Thanks Superdrug!

P.S.

My giveaway ends on Monday - stop by and enter if you haven't already!

Last Day Of Work + Stila Haul

Today was my last day of work!

I've learnt a lot from working in an office - there are good days, bad days, and days when you just come home and have a cry. But as much as I grumbled about things, I was working with a lovely team - we had a laugh together through the bad times and they made it worth coming into work everyday. I got spoiled with an ASOS gift voucher which will definitely be spent before I go to bed!

I'm taking a lot of new found confidence and knowledge to my new job and I'm glad I got the spend the last two and a half years learning everything that I know now.

I think every job comes with a perk, and this is mine:

Staff discount is a wonderful thing!

This what I treated myself to - lots of photos, be warned!

Stila Eyeshadow in Champara 2.6g

Stila Eyeshadow in Sajama 2.6g

Stila Eyeshadow in Batura 2.6g

Stila Eyeshadow in Shore 2.6g

I managed to get these for a stupidly low price, mainly because they are refills, but the little cardboard boxes they come in are quite pretty so I don't mind just stacking them up on my dressing table until I can get a compact to keep them in.

All except Sajama are really pigmented and apply smoothly - with Sajama I had to keep applying layers just to get that little swatch. Champara and Shore have quite soft textures and you can see the colour shows up well on the skin. I have a feeling Champara will become my day colour as it's very neutral, and I will probably use Batura and Shore together for an evening look. Shore is really lovely and shimmery, it's definitely going to be well used!

Stila Shine Lip Colour in Pam 3g

Stila Shine Lip Colour in Chelsea 3g

Both of these lipsticks are gorgeous colours, and I love them because they are so petite! They have a lovely scent to them - I not really sure what it is, but they don't have that 'lipstick smell' to them; it's a tad more floral. I chose a dark colour and a light colour because like they eyeshadows, I like to differenciate my day looks and my evening looks.

'Pam' is quite a dark colour, not quite berry red, but it gives a lovely hint of colour, so it wouldn't be too much to pair it with a dark, smokey eye.

'Chelsea' is a lot more sheer and gives a nice hint of pink which is ideal for the daytime and could easily be worn for work. The photo shows little flecks of glitter, but once it's applied to the lips it's more shimmery than glittery. They are both very moisturising so dry lips needn't worry!

Have a lovely evening everyone

xxx