First day of February today and I believe that that I speak on behalf of everyone when I say that January has been long, cold and we’re so glad it’s over. We’re still mid-winter however and a few days ago my lips started chaffing thanks to the weather. I rarely reach out to lip balms but when I do one of my go to products is Royal Apothic Tinties Lip Butter. I have it in Coral but their range includes Berry, Kissed, Nude and Pink. They look adorable but also nourish and condi

Lipstick Tuesdays continues with another matte lipstick in a cherry red shade. I believe that once you tried matte lipsticks you can’t really go back to glosses especially if the lipstick is as creamy and long lasting as Elizabeth Arden’s. The formula is exceptional as it provides long term moisture on the lips while ensuring long wear that lasts up to twelve hours. These creamy matte lipsticks are intensely pigmented, silky smooth on the lips and definitely fade-resistant.

A couple of weeks ago there was an offer on the Estee Lauder site that I couldn’t resist and one of the things I purchased was The Estee Edit Mattified Lipstick in Sunday Vibe, a lovely bare, beige nude. The Mattified range includes 12 shades plus combining it with The Estee Edit's Lip Flip Shade Transformers you can use Turn Up (yellow) to brighten the shade of your lipstick or Turn Down (black) to deepen it. It provides full coverage, and your lips stay soft and lush thanks

Rouge Allure Ink is Chanel’s take on Matte Liquid Lipsticks. I must say it’s a visual masterpiece, the mini tube with the doe-foot applicator in the gorgeous frosted glass that allows you to see the shade inside and the classic Chanel black and gold lid is just plain gorgeous. There are 8 shades to choose from and most of them have been sold out since their release. Chanel introduced them as “Matte liquid lip colours. An intense and luminous ink. With its fine and dense pigme

The liquid lipstick trend has known unprecedented success and all brands including YSL & Chanel are launching their own versions and shades. The last few months I’ve purchased quite a few and although I started reviewing them individually, I thought it’d be a good idea to put them all together in one post and do a quick comparison / review and grade them according From top to bottom: SMASHBOX Exceptional shades, long lasting without drying the lips, very easy to apply: 10/10

Everyone loves a little sparkle and shine especially now with Christmas around the corner. The new L’Oreal Gold Obsession lipsticks certainly live up to their name and started gaining a lot of followers months ahead of their launch. There was a sneak peek during the Cannes Festival and the full reveal came at Paris Fashion Week where the Gold shade made a statement as it was used not only as a lipstick, but as an eyeshadow and a highlighter on the models. Since launching over

L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Extraordinaire is the lip lacquer that introduced me to the liquid lipstick trend and I haven’t looked back since. Although their formula is creamy and are described occasionally as lip glosses, in reality they are lip creams that provide high impact colour and a glossy finish. They aren’t the matte liquid formulas that we’re so used to now but a smooth, creamy balm with strong colour pigment that doesn’t seal my lips together like lip glosses do. T

I hope everyone enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend and you’re back at work a little bit more relaxed and rested! The weather has been really good and made me opt in for bright lipsticks in red and coral shades. The one I specifically went for yesterday was Palladio’s Matte Lip Color in Jacquard, a deep coral shade. This is a very easy to apply liquid lipstick with a rich and buttery feel that glides smoothly across the lips. It has great pigmentation and full coverage with a ma

One of my favourite make up brands is Guerlain. All their makeup products are of excellent quality and most important their scent is by far the best on the market. Even the mascara has a delicious rosy scent that wafts around your face when you flutter your eyelashes. As you can guess by the name, the new La Petite Robe Noire Lipsticks are delicately scented and flavoured with the popular Guerlain floral fruity fragrance. Their texture is light and thin, with luminous and shi

As the days get sunnier, I choose brighter shades of lipstick. This week my go to shades are Rhubarb & Custard and Puppy Paws from Tanya Burr’s Soft Luxe Collection which also includes some excellent eyeshadow palettes and nail polishes. Both of them are great choices, Rhubarb & Custard is a dark pink shade while Puppy Paws is a light pink one. Highly pigmented, you get great coverage with just one swipe of the doe foot applicator and they really last all day. Upon applicatio

“Shape, sculpt and magnify every curve of your lips”. That’s how Estee Lauder introduces the new Pure Color Envy range lip glosses. I don’t really wear a lot of lip glosses anymore, I do prefer steadier lipsticks and the more matte the better but a very dear friend of mine gifted those two to me and I gave them a go; I’m really glad I did! The 2 shades I have are: Jealous Blush, a really bright pink Berry Provocative, a juicy berry shade. Both of them are sheer that can be a

Lipstick Tuesdays continues with yet another matte liquid lipstick, this time from Revlon. Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor is a matte liquid lipstick range with 7 shades ranging from nude to deep red and the one I bought was Devotion, a dark pink shade very flattering to my complexion. These liquid lipsticks are creamier and don’t dry as quickly as the others upon application. They have high definition pigment and are very moisturizing with a delicate fruity vanilla scent that

Lipstick Tuesdays continues and I thought it’d be a good idea to repeat the matte liquid lipstick theme as the warm weather doesn’t really allow anything less stable if you don’t want to re-apply your lipstick / lip gloss every half an hour. One of the everyday cheap options I picked up lately is Make Up Revolution’s Salvation Velvet Lacquer in What I believe. The shade is a light nude pink with a slight peachy undertone that is perfect for everyday wear. This is a highly pig

I love lipsticks, I have lost count of how many I have and my latest obsession is liquid lipsticks. One of the first ones I bought were Sleek’s Matte Me liquid lipsticks. I opted for the more neutral shades like Birthday Suit and Shabby Chic as they are excellent for daywear, balancing between neutral but not boring for the office. Shabby Chic is a muted dark pink with a slight mauve tone Birthday Suit is a classic dark nude with a peachy tone, very flattering They start a