New Lip Products!

 

 

Hi everyone!

 

I'm sure, like many of you, I love lip products! Obsessed really! I picked up a couple of new products when I was out shopping in Manchester last week and thought that I would share them with you.

Charlotte Tilbury Golden Goddess Lip Kit - Review & Swatches

Hi everyone!

I love Charlotte Tilbury! The products, the packaging, the lady herself, maybe not the price, but you get my drift! I have a few of her eye palettes but I decided I wanted to give one of the lipsticks a go! I'd had my eye on Stoned Rose for a while now and got suckered in to buying the 'Golden Goddess' Lip Kit by the lovely artist at the Trafford Centre! All three products are available to purchase separately, however Charlotte herself recommends that the three are worn together! Who am I to argue with that?!

The kit contains the following:

Stoned Rose Lipstick: A warm, nude rose colour. This lipstick is beautiful. It applied smoothly and evenly and has a slightly glossy finish. The colour is really flattering and would suit a range of skin tones. The packaging is stunning too! The lipstick costs £23 when purchased alone.

 

Pillow Talk Lip Cheat Lip Pencil: This is a pinky-nude lip liner and I love it! It is close to the natural lip colour so would suit a lot of different lipsticks. It applies smoothly and evenly and isn't too drying. The pencil is priced at £16.

 

Ibiza Nights Lip Lustre: This is a sheer, sparkly champagne colour. I'm not a massive fan of lip gloss if I'm honest but this is really nice! It's a pretty universal shade and would look nice paired with a wide range of lipsticks. Its priced at £16.50 which is expensive!

(L to R) Pillow Talk, Stoned Rose, Ibiza Nights, Ibiza Nights over Stoned Rose

(Swatched on MAC NW20 skin for reference).

This set is gorgeous and there is no doubt that the three products work beautifully together. However, I would probably give the lip gloss a miss, it is nice but there are other glosses on the market which are more affordable and would give a similar effect! The lip pencil and lipstick do get a big thumbs up from me though!

You can purchase this set for £49 and the each of the products individually from Charlotte Tilbury

Maz x

Lip Product Tag!

Hi Everyone!

I have recently read a few bloggers post's on their favourite lip products and decided to join in!

NYX Luscious Lip Gloss Pallette - 02 The Naturals - Review & Swatches

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I recently purchased one of NYX's Luscious Lip Palettes in the colour 02 The Naturals for my make up kit. When working on clients I prefer to use palettes as it makes it easier to find and select a suitable colour. I really like NYX products as they are great quality for the money and these lip palettes are really affordable and come in a nice range of colours. This palette contains 5 really nice shades including some brown, pink and red tones neutrals.

SWATCHES SHOWN ON NW20 SKIN:

These colours are not super pigmented but a nice enough. They are great if a client wants a natural lip and they aren't too sticky or shiny but provide a nice amount of gloss to the lip. They apply pretty smoothly and evenly too. My favourite colour from the palette has to be the fourth one, it is the most pigmented of the 5 shades and it really wearable on most age ranges and skin tones.

I purchased my palette from Cocktail Cosmetics for £8

Maz x

NYX Mega Shine Lip Glosses - Review & Swatches - Part 2

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This is the second post containing my NYX Mgea Shine Lipgloss collection! As I mentioned in part one, I really love these glosses! They come in a great varitey of colours and are really reasonably priced.

(Top to Bottom) Golden Pink, Nude Peach, Tea Rose, Ice Princess

(Top to Bottom) Pink Rose, African Queen, Gold

Golden Pink: Rosy pink with shimmer

Nude Peach: True peach

Tea Rose: Medium pink

Ice Princess: Nude pink

Pink Rose: Coral pink

African Queen: Purple tinted bright pink

Gold: Shinmmery gold

(L to R) Golden Pink, Nude Peach, Tea Rose, Ice Princess, Pink Rose, African Queen, Gold

I hope that you have enjoyed sharing my NYX lipgloss collection with me! Please check out part 1 of my collection for information about NYX retailers here in the UK by clicking here

Please feel free to share any NYX product recommendations with me in the comments section below.

Maz x

NYX Mega Shine Lip Glosses - Review & Swatches - Part 1

Hi Everyone!

I thought that it would be fun to share my (embarrassingly) large collection of NYX Mega Shine lipglosses with you all! As you can see I am a huge fan of these glosses! They all smell and look great on the lips and are not sticky. I use some of them alone and some over lipsticks!

(Top to Bottom) Baby Rose, Sugar Pie, Crystal Soda, Sweet Heart

(Top to Bottom) Candy Shop, French Kiss, Nude Pink

Baby Rose: Pale, milky-rose

Sugar Pie: Peachy nude

Crystal Soda: Pale peachy-nude.

Sweet Heart: Frosty pinky-peach

Candy Shop: Coral pink

French Kiss: Pink with gold undertones

Nude Pink: Nude pink!

(L to R) Baby Rose, Sugar Pie, Crystal Soda, Sweet Heart, Candy Shop, French Kiss, Nude Pink

I purchase my NYX lipglosses from the following retailers for around £7 each:

NYX UK

Love Make-up

Cocktail Cosmetics

As my collection is quite large I decided to split it into two posts so look out for part 2 coming soon!

Maz x

Top 10 Lipglosses

Hi Everyone!

I love to compile top 10 lists for you and here is my list of favourite lipglosses. As many of you know I am a massive fan of MAC Cosmetics so most of my list of glosses are from MAC! Here are the descriptions of the glosses followed by swatches.

10. MAC Lipgloss in C-thru
C-thru is a classic, subtle lipgloss that perks up any lipstick. It is described as a peachy-beige colour with shimmer and it a gloss that I repurchase over and over again! You can get it from MAC  for £12.50 or from Amazon here: MAC Lip Gloss Lipglass C-Thru

9. NARS Lipgloss in Orgasm

I love the NARS Orgasm range and especially the gloss. It is a gorgeous peachy-pink with a golden shimmer. I love to wear it with the blush on my cheeks. If you love the blush then give the gloss a go! It is quite expensive (£17.50 in the UK) but I feel it is worth it for this iconic colour. You can get it from NARS or from Amazon here: NARS Orgasm Lip Gloss

8. OCC Lip Tar in Momento
OCC Lip Tar's are amazing. They are packaged as a gloss but have the longevity and coverage of a lipstick. They can be mixed together to create unique shades or worn alone. A little goes a very long way with these so I would advise applying them using your finger or a brush rather than straight from the tube and they also have a minty scent. Momento is a nude-rosy pink shade. I purchase mine from Cocktail Cosmetics for £8.95.

7. MAC Lipgloss in Strange Potion
This was a limited edition gloss from MAC's Venomous Villains collection last year and is a pretty unique colour. It is a gorgeous shimmery pink-coral colour with semi opaque coverage that I love to wear on it's own. Look out for it in CCO stores or in upcoming collections as a re promote.

6. MAC Lustreglass in Love Nectar
Love nectar is a stunning apricot gloss which I think looks great with a bronze smokey eye for summer. This is the only Lustregloss that I own and I love it! You can buy it from MAC for £12.50.

5. Chanel Lipgloss (Levres Scintillantes) in 19 Blizzard

I first purchased this lipgloss during a holiday in Southern France and have repurchased it several times, partly because of the memories of my holiday attached to it and also because I love the colour and finish of the gloss. It is a rosy-pink colour with golden shimmer and looks great when worn alone. This gloss is very expensive but is great quality and a good way to treat yourself! You can purchase it from Debenhams for £20 or from Amazon here: Levres Scintillantes - No. 19 Blizzard - Chanel - Lip Color - Levres Scintillantes - 6ml/0.2oz

4. MAC Lipgloss in Underage

Underage is a soft pink lipgloss that has a subtle shimmer. This gloss looks great worn alone or over a pink lipstick such as MAC's Angel or Creme Cup. I also love to put it over nude lipsticks such as Myth. You can purchase it from MAC for £12.50.

3. NARS Lipgloss in Turkish Delight

NARS describe this gloss as a 'Pink Sorbet'. It is a girlie, bubblegum pink that looks great on it's own but I also love to put it over MAC's Angel or Creme Cup lipsticks. This is also one of Kim Kardashian's favourite/ most worn lipglosses. You can purchase it from NARS for £17.50 or from Amazon here: NARS Lip Gloss, Turkish Delight .28 oz (8 g).

2. MAC Dazzleglass in Date Night
Surprisingly this is the only Dazzleglass to make my top 10 list but Date Night certainly deserves its place at number 2. Dazzleglasses are amazing lipglosses, they are ultra sparkly but don't have any chunky glitter that can be uncomfortable to wear. Date Night is a stunning 'Soft blue purple with pearl'. I love to wear it over MAC's Plumful Lipstick on a night out. You can purchase it from MAC for £16 or from Amazon: MAC Dazzleglass - Date Night. (Dazzleglasses are slightly more expensive than MAC's regular glosses but they are larger).

1. NYX Megashine Lipgloss in Sweetheart

The fact that my favourite lipgloss is not from MAC may come as a surprise to those of you who regularly read my blog (it surprised me a little if I'm honest!) but I have really fallen in love with this gloss! It is the only gloss that I currently own from NYX and I will definitely be repurchasing it. I was prompted to buy it when watching my favourite YouTube beauty guru ( Elle Fowler/ allthatglitters21 ) who used it during a Lauren Conrad inspired makeup tutorial. It is a beautiful nude-pink colour that is super shiny but not too gloopy. It also smells really nice too! You can get it from NYX for £6.95 or from Amazon here: NYX Goddess of the Night Lip Gloss with Mega Shine, Sweetheart, 104

Here are the swatches shown on NW20 skin:

(L to R) C Thru, Underage, Turkish Delight, Love Nectar, Sweetheart

(L to R) Strange Potion, Orgasm, Blizzard, Momento, Date Night

So they are my top 10 lipglosses! Please feel free to share yours below!

Maz x