Huda Beauty Liquid Lipsticks - Review and Swatches

Huda Beauty Liquid Lipsticks

I've wrote a blog post on Huda Beauty before (their textured shadow rose gold edition) so I thought it was only fair I would show you their liquid lipsticks as they are just as popular as their eye shadow palette. Number 6 on Cult Beautys' Top 10 list it is interesting to see how they compare to other brands I own. As they are very resonably priced at $18 I ordered three shades Bombshell, Trophy Wife and Famous as they are light, medium and dark shades so I can see how the formula does with the usual streakiness towards darker shades. I have obsessed with Huda Beautys' liquid lipsticks since I started following them on Instagram almost half a year ago, I love the variety of shades and how the lipstick looks on people (they share a lot of people using their lipsticks and videos to give you tips on using it) which is nice as I got to see what the shades will look like on my pale skin.

The packaging to start off with is really unique and cute, the lipstick in between the lips is something I've seen loads of people copy when they have their Huda Beauty lipsticks on. You get quite a lot in the tube which is nice considering how inexpensive it is compared to other brands I usually buy. The formula is really easy to apply and doesn't dry too quickly so you can get even coverage over the whole of your lips without having to layer it.

Trophy Wife (top shade), Bombshell (middle shade)
 and Famous (bottom shade) 

Not only is the smell really nice (like a chocolate scent) but I do find that if it hasn't fully dried down you can easily smudge it bi-accident. After wanting to buy these for so long and actually having them I can really tell what the hype is with them, not only is there 16 shades ranging from Video Star (a hot pink) to Venus (a almost light brown shade). Compared to other liquid lipsticks I own I find this one you can barely tell you're wearing, it feels comfortable on the lips and light, but passes the drinks and food test. To removed I used my Lush Sugar Plum Fairy lip scrub as it doesn't come off easily with a baby wipe as other liquid lipsticks.

I will definitely be buying more as I can tell they're already having a place in my make up collection. I'll keep you updated if I buy anymore shades on my Instagram and Twitter with swatches.

If you'd like to try them out then you can get them at Cult Beauty in the UK or the offical Huda Beauty website in America

http://www.shophudabeauty.com/?v=79cba1185463

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/top-10.html?ref=mm

Kiko Summer 2.0 Baked Bronzer and Blush - Review and Swatches

Kiko Summer 2.0 Baked Bronzer and Blush

Kiko recently had an amazing sale on, not only did I pick up the 30 day lash treatment but I also brought the Summer 2.0 collection Baked Bronzer and Blush to try out for summer as I don't really have any bronzers or blushes and I really want to experiment with them.
 The packaging is beautiful with the almost pearl like pink and a good size mirror! Opening it up you can see just how pretty they have made it, the baked bronzer almost looking like mars with the swirls of paler bronzer mixed in, the smell hits you instantly almost like a coffee scent and is buttery to touch. The baked blusher has the almost dull pink taking up a little over half the pan which is a very matte after finish with a high pigmented and the other side of the pan is taken over by a high pigment shimmering pink shade. The shimmering pink is perfect for an eyeshadow, that was the first thought I had when I was swatching but I thought I have to give it a go on my face to see how it looks, it might look too pigmented for my face but it is too beautiful to not try!.

 The baked bronzer is so buttery to touch, the shade is more of a yellow toned cool toned which I wasn't sure would suit my skin tone as I thought it would make me look slightly orange. There is quite a lot of fall out when using a fluffy angled cheek brush but the shape of the case seemed to make sure it didn't go everywhere which is really good. The formula is really nice, doesn't sit on the skin but blends really nicely making me look instantly more defined and my face looking warmer.

The baked blusher I wasn't sure on to start as I don't really use blusher but I thought I would give it a go as summer is half way through and I wanted to experiment. The more matte cool side of the baked blusher was more like a bronzer to my skin tone, but the super pigmented shimmer shade really made my face pop, I barely brushed the pan before I applied a little on each cheek then blended out which showed a healthy looking glow with a little blush there. I was surprised at how much I actually love this shade, it looked so pigmented that I thought it would make me have serious clown make up but it is really easy to blend out and if you really want you can layer to build up definition which is good for nights out.
Overall I actually love these bronzers and blushers, I defiantly use the bronzer a lot more than the blush as I'm still getting used to it but for summer nights out it is perfect! The bronzer gives me light definition but doesn't look heavy, the blush is highly pigmented but easily blendable and I have had a lot of compliments wearing it! They are defiantly worth the money and I will be buying more from Kiko!

To shop the whole Summer 2.0 collection use the link down below:

http://www.kikocosmetics.com/en-gb/new/summer-2017-collection.html

Gosh Lumi Drops

Gosh Lumi Drops

Per Cheek Bone

On The Face

Since I have heard about Gosh releasing this highlighting liquid I have been dying to get my hands on it and I've finally plucked up the courage to buy it! As I always use powdered highlighter I thought I would change it up for summer to give myself more of a natural looking glow which I can build on without having to wet a brush or layer making it look like chalk. I really like the idea of being able to blend this with my beauty blender into my foundation or even mix with my foundation to give my whole face a refreshed look. It is a sparkling highlighter which I was worried about to start off with when I swatched on my hands but adding the drops to a beauty blender seems to mute the sparkles to a normal glowing look instead of as glowing as the swatch on my hand. Deciding i couldn't wait I applied my make up then added a few drops onto my damp beauty blender then started dabbing into my face lightly following my cheekbone up then adding to the tip of my nose and cupid bow. I tried to get a photo of it in the light but if you can't see it that well it is because between the light and my phone I couldn't get it to gleam at the same time! Over all it was a nice change using this instead of the powder. I think if I was going out then I would use this then add some regular powder highlighter over the top for a more shocking effect or add more on to the beauty blender before dabbing it onto the face.

You can find this at any Superdrug or at:
http://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Face/Face-Highlighter/Gosh-Lumi-Drops-Vanilla-002-15Ml/p/631800

Gosh Lumi Drop

Gosh Lumi Drop Swatch

Too Faced 'Love Lights' Prismatic Highlighters - Review and Swatches

Too Faced 'Love Lights' Prismatic Highlighters

Since I did my blog post on Too Faced Melted Matte Lipsticks I have been dying to try their highlighters, seeing how beautiful the packaging and the actual highlighter is has made me lust after them for quite some time. Deciding to bite the bullet and buy all three shades of the 'Love Lights' Prismatic Highlighters while there was 10% off at Debenhams as this will be the cheapest they'll ever be at $22.50 each and no delivery charge as I spent over $40.

The packaging is the cutest highlighter packaging I have got before, the heart shape with metallic sheen to it, the weight of the packaging/product and the mirror inside (perfect for getting small details like applying mascara). This is just the outside of the package as well, the inside is even more beautiful than the outside as well! I like the raised Too Faced curved writing on top and the large print on the back saying shades as when all of them are out it is difficult to get them in the right boxes again unless you check the sides and match the metallic colours up.

It almost seems a shame to touch the perfect heart of highlighter inside the packaging, all of them with the raised 'TF', there is a lot of product inside the pan as well, looking around the edges I was expecting to see the pan close but you can't see it at all. I don't think I have seen such a photogenic highlighter either (I took about 50 before I decided to cut it down for the sake of my phone storage).

The formula is very rich and creamy, it feels almost velvety to touch and very very pigmented. I did one swipe around the edges of the heart to start the swatch then went back in just to help it pick up on camera but even then it wasn't fully showing up so I had to do a close up of it to really show it off. From left to right the shades go; Blinded By The Light, You Light Up My Life then Ray Of Light last. Blinded By The Light is an almost white gold shimmer shade, You Light Up My Life is a gold shade then Ray Of Light (my favourite) is a very pigmented almost rose gold shade.

The swatches aren't that wowing apart from Blinded By The Light what really pops compared to the others but all have a really nice shimmer to them which you can definitely build upon. I'm not sure if they are really worth $22.50 each as there isn't anything special about the shades, I think you mostly pay for packaging but if you like to add to your collection like I do then they are really pretty.


http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123614908999_-1

MUA Luxe Shimmer Sheets - Review and Swatches

MUA Luxe Shimmer Sheets

Since I've been adding to my make up collection my make up bag has been getting bigger and bigger with more products I want to try out through every day use making my bag bulky and heavy. Surprisingly the biggest out of all of them in my highlighter which is normally is four pan palette size or a larger compact on its own so seeing these shimmer sheets I have been excited to try them out to see if I can slim down my make up bag for every day use or on the go use. So far they only have two shades; rose gold and white gold but hopefully they will bring out more ready for summer to test out.

To start off with I tried the rose gold shimmer sheets as this is the one I was most looking forward to using as I love rose gold highlighters. It is really weird to open the book and tear a page out to rub it on my hand for a swatch, the paper itself is like blotting paper with a almost silky texture. I rubbed it for about a minute to get maximum pigmentation and it really paid off, they are like a glitter glow than a pearl look but I expected that from the name of it. It is a really pretty shade but I will have to use a lot less when I actually use it on my face as it is highly pigmented and as I have such pale skin it will really stick out but will look really good with a bronzer in summer.

The white gold is completely different from the rose gold, not only did I rub for the same amount of time for a swatch but I used it in the exact same way. Unfortunately I didn't get any pigmentation, it did get some glitter but more like a little bit of glitter spilt on my hand. I was really looking forward to this as the other shade was a little too dark for me, but I could still use it for below the brow when I am going for a more natural look.

Overall I love the idea of these, the rose gold one is high in pigment and as there is 30 sheets this would be really good for going away on holiday to save on weight in the make up bag area or for on the go in general use. I would definitely recommend the rose gold but I wouldn't personally recommend the white gold as the pay off isn't as good but for $3 per booklet it is worth trying it out!.

http://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Face/Concealer/MUA-Luxe-Shimmer-Sheet-Rose-Gold/p/727450

http://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Face/Concealer/MUA-Luxe-Shimmer-Sheet-White-Gold/p/727452

MUA Pro-Base Prime & Conceal

Colour Correcting

Since I have started blogging I've slowly been getting used to trying new things and since I started using make up all I have been doing is putting my foundation on without correcting the redness or covering the dark circles I always have under my eyes, normally using concealer as my go to. Doing some research I found the colour are used for different things like:

The green and yellow corrects redness, the purple corrects yellow, orange corrects blue and the middle is a perfect concealer colour. Picking MUA as I have used and liked their products before I chose the Pro-Base Prime & Conceal palette as it has the colours I need to hide the redness and the blue tinge to the circles under my eyes and it was only $4 so is a good starting kit to try colour correcting. It is buttery to the touch and easily melts away any colour on the face and stays there. I went over it with a damp beauty blender just to make sure it has gone into the skin properly before using my L'Oreal Infallible foundation in the shade Porcelain as it is the perfect shade for my skin. I have never seen my skin look so flawless before and I love using this! It does take a bit of time but it is worth it especially for a night out!. If you have any tips for using colour correcting then please let me know in the comments down below! I am going to find some other colour correcting palettes with more of a range when I get the hang of using colour correctors. 

You can find this palette at any Superdrug store or on:

http://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up-Offers/MUA-Pro-Base-Prime-%26-Conceal-Palette/p/245503

Revolution Retro Luxe Lip Kit Reviews & Swatches

Revolution Retro Luxe Lip Kits

These were very an impulse buy when I was in Superdrug getting hair dye, but the packaging just drew me in and I couldn't help myself. Pricing at $6 each I bit the bullet and brought two matte and two metallic which looked more suited to my style (most were browns or reds which I have tons of!) then instantly swatched them when I got home. All come with the liquid lipstick and liner to match which is a godsend!

Grandee

Grandee

The first shade I used was 'Grandee' which they didn't have a tester for in store but the lips on the box reminded me of Koko K from Kylies Cosmetics so I thought I would try it out and if I don't get along with it then I can always save for summer. The formula is almost velvety when you put it on but soon dries down to a really nice matte colour, the pencil is obviously a perfect match and helps keep in in place without any leaks or smudging. The wand it a simple douffer but comfortable for applying the lipstick and I find this is a really nice summer shade for every day use, almost reminding me of the pink cotton candy colour. I love the rose gold lid and lettering on the pencil making it look luxurious. Trying it on my lips I found it to dry really quickly, within the 2 minute mark, so if you do go wrong you have a very short amount of time to fix it! The more I use this shade the more I actually start to like it, it really is a very nice summer pink for every day look or splash some gloss or metallic pink over the top to make it into an evening look.

Reign

Reign

Since I am trying to find some really nice summer shades I picked out another nude pink shade called 'Reign' which there wasn't a tester for either so I took a chance on it and I'm really glad I did! The formula like the previous shade is comfortable applying and on the lips while it's drying quickly. I have done the eating and drinking test with no fall out! I have to say the more I use these the more I fall in love with the formula, it stays in place all day and would be perfect for a night out! At $6 per kit they are definitely worth it! I can already tell these two shades are going to be my every day summer lipsticks for on the go and adding a little sparkle over the top for a night out!

We Rule

We Rule

Next of course is the first of the metal lip kits that I brought, 'We Rule'! This one I swatched in store before purchasing as I found it to be such a nice shade to add to my collection! I love how much it lights up when the light hits in and they really went out on the pigmentation of this shade as it holds the colour really well in just one swipe. The only thing I am going to say is that they are very sticky on the lips, I get that it is a metal and it doesn't say it will dry down what so ever on the box but as I always use matte liquid lipsticks it is hard to get used to. If you press your lips together then part them again you can see the product moving on the lips and becoming more sticky but if you bare with it then you do get used to it pretty quickly. I love that the liner is as metallic as the actual lipstick as well as I am used to them just coming on their own or with a matte pencil which is roughly the same shade so well done Revolution for upping the game on metallic lip liners!

Sovereign 

Sovereign

The last out of the lip kits I brought is the metallic shade 'Sovereign' which is almost a cammo green metallic shade with gold like flakes in it. This is my least favourite out of all the lip kits I brought as it isn't as pigmented at all! I get that it is hard to get the consistency right but with the other metallic shade being so pigmented and beautiful I do feel slightly disappointed in this shade. In the photo I have 3 layers on and you can still clearly see my natural lip colour under neath. For the swatch I had to go over it for the colour to come up in the photograph. It is a nice grunge looking shade, I am saving it for Download Festival! but I don't think I would be able to pull it off on an every day basis like the other shades either! It is sticky like the other but as you have to add so much it does almost drown your lips unfortunately.

You can find them in any Superdrug store or at:
http://www.superdrug.com/Makeup-Revolution/Makeup-Revolution-Retro-Luxe-Kits-Metallic-We-Rule/p/716627

Smashbox Light It Up - Review, Products and Discount Code

Smashbox Light It Up

If you're like me and you don't like spending a lot of money on make up you're not sure you'll like then you probably go for the gift boxes to give everything a try before you purchase the larger version of it. Since I've heard such amazing things about the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer and their glosses I decided to buy the Smashbox Light It Up gloss to go set and the face, eyes and lips set as the gloss to go set offers five different colour glosses and the face, eyes and lip set has the primer I have been dying to try in it with a creme highlighter, mascara and lipstick. The face, eyes and lips set cost £25 reduced to £16.67 and the gloss to go set cost £25 as well reduced to £15.78 (out of stock now) making them a steal considering how much you get in both the sets. Looking through the website they have amazing offers on their sets including a Primer Authority set I will be buying as I've fell in love with their primers!.

Gloss To Go Set

Since I haven't used glosses since I was in primary school it was weird at first to put the almost sticky liquid on my lips after wearing matte lipsticks for so long now. I found them refreshingly moisturising considering the fact that I've been using matte lipsticks for so long and how drying of the lips they are. They lasted about 3 hours with the first coat, having to top it up after eating and drinking as it sits on top of the lips not sinking in. They have high pigmentation, for a gloss, leaving your lips looking almost the same colour as it looks in the tubes. Overall for all of them together in the set with how cheap they are I find it a really valuable kit for your collection weather you like
glosses or not as for a few natural looking make up days and over matte lipsticks for a more dramatic look these are perfect!.

Face, Eyes and Lips

If you've heard of Smashbox before you've probably heard about their primers! and boy do they have a lot of them! with prices ranging from £12.50 for a travel size and £32 for a jumbo size. In the face, eyes and lips set you get a travel size of their most popular primer, the photo finish foundation primer, which leaves your face feeling as soft as a baby and your make up can last all night without anything apart from proper make up remover. This oil-free gel primer only needs a small amount and it goes a long way, I only use around a pea size amount for my whole face focusing the most of my t zone. I've not had any break outs from having this under my make up where others I've used have clogged my pours making a few break outs happen even when I exfoliate when I come back in for the day. This is 100% one I would buy again! 

The L.A. Lights Blendable Lip & Cheek Colour (Hollywood and Highlight) in the set is small enough to carry around in your clutch on a night out and packs a glowing punch! If you're more
into light reflecting dazzling highlighter then this is perfect for you! Overall I'm not keen on creme highlighters so I've gave it to my sister as she hasn't really tried highlighter before and you can blend it out really well into your make up. This one isn't something I would purchase again but if you do then it costs £25 on their website.

The Be Legendary Cream Lipstick (in the shade Legendary) is a bright festive red perfect for the Holiday season, however I don't find that it lasts as long as other brands I've tried before and smudges quite easily. I always look for long wearing, almost smudge proof lipsticks and I know this isn't a liquid so won't last as long as one and I know every regular lipstick does smudge slightly and wears off over time but I only had this on for about an hour maybe two and it was gone only leaving a smudge where my lip has touched my chin while eating. It does leave a slight stain on the lips turning them slightly pinker which is a bonus. These cost £17.50 for the full size and do have a lot of nicer shades. 

The Full Exposure Mascara has got to be one of the nicest volume building mascaras I own now, the small size from the set makes it hard to use sometimes as its big, thick brush takes up most of the wand and I don't really like holding it so close to the actual wand. Over all it is nice but with the travel size of it from the kit and the face the wand is so big compared to where you hold it's not my most favourite but with the volume building it keeps a place in my make up collection. The full size version costs £19.50 

Discount Code

Get $10 off when you spend £40 on your order with discount code LIGHTITUP on www.smashbox.co.uk

Too Faced Melted Matte - Swatches and Review

 Too Faced Melted Matte

 To do a review of this product I ordered 12 colours from them ranging from a nice set of nearly 6 nudes (with different undertones) and another 6 of various shades I wouldn't usually use but I want to try something new. This is a brand that I haven't tried before so I was really excited to see the parcel from Debenhams arrive knowing what it was. I've seen high reviews on YouTubers channels and I couldn't wait to get my hands on them to see how they compare to my other lipsticks (being a fan of liquid lipsticks). I really like that it says on the side of the packaging that the 'formula glides over lips like a gloss but dries to an ultra-matte opaque finish' and is 'infused with a no-sting plumping filler' and can't wait to see if it is true! I love the packaging with this product as the shape of the tube makes it easy to stand up on its own in my make up organiser on my dresser and with the lid having the 'tf' shown on the top it makes it easy to pick out from the other lipsticks. So onto reviewing the actual product...

For the first set I tried I used the nude colours to swatch together before the more adventurous shades. These are much more every day shades you can use for a more natural look or a little adventurous with the dark nude (the brown). As you can see from the swatch they are all very nice nudes with different undertones. From the top swatch down it goes; Queen B, Child Star, Sell Out, Bend & Snap!, Miso Pretty and last of all Naughty By Night. 

Queen B

The first shade I used on my lips from the collection was Queen B, this is one of my favourite nudes out of the collection as it matches my lips perfectly for a pink undertone shade when it normally looks too strong. This looks a lot different on the lips compared to on your arm (looks streaky on my arm but all one nice shade on my lips). Putting it on is easy, it's not as fast drying as other brands I own making it easy to adjust and get even coverage without having to layer up. I only had to use one dip of the lipstick to get full even coverage for my lips. The colour is very pigmented and doesn't have a need for a liner underneath as it goes on smoothly by itself. I love the formula of this, it's a little drying however that's expected from a liquid lipstick in general anyway. After wearing it for 20 minutes and deciding I liked it I used a make up wipe to take it off which was pretty easy. It doesn't sit in the lines of your lips even when dry like some other brands and I could barely tell it was on. When I had a sip of drink there wasn't any smudging or trace I was wearing lipstick which is a huge bonus.

Child Star

The second shade I used was Child Star, this one I find not to be the right shade for my lips as you can see in the photograph it almost blends in with my skin tone making it look more like I was wearing concealer on my lips rather than a lipstick on. It wasn't streaky and the colour was even with only one dip of the liquid lipstick. I did find it made my lips look a little smaller with the colour but I think if I didn't have such pale skin it would suit me a lot better. The formula is still really nice and there wasn't any residue of me wearing lipstick while I was having a drink. After wearing for 20 minutes like the other one I took it off using a make up wipe which was easy and let no mark of the lipstick being on. 

Sell Out

Next I used Sell Out which has a really nice peachy undertone. This one is much better than the last one, Child Star, as the undertone made it a lot more suited to my skin tone. It made my lips look a lot more fuller than the last shade as well because the peachy undertone gave it a lot more of a healthy look. This is definitely one I will be using on my casual days as it is a lot more natural and perfect for the days where you want a 'no make up' day. Just like the others I have managed to get full coverage and colour with only one dip of the product. The wand is a good fit for my lips as well and is a little thin so it was easy to get into the corner of my lips. As I was taking this one off after 20 minutes I did notice my lips started to look slightly fuller than before I started to swatch the lipsticks. Maybe they actually do what it says on the side of the box it comes in or doing lip swatches not that far apart with taking it off with make up wipes. When I use one of these lipsticks for a full day I will write at the bottom if it was just swatching my lips so much or if it actually is the formula. 

Bend & Snap!

The Bend & Snap! shade is a little brighter than what I would usually wear but is still is a nice shade. Buying these shades has already made me realise that I need to get more shades I wouldn't normally buy as they actually look really nice! The bright pink isn't as full on as It's Happening! but not as much of a nude as the other shades I've swatched. This is like a Barbie style shade so if you're struggling to find a pink colour similar to Barbie shade then this is the perfect one! This is only one dip of the colour as well and look how bright it has gone! It makes your teeth really white as well which is a good bonus. After being four colours in to swatching on my lips they're starting to feel a bit dry so I applied a bit of Vaseline to make sure they don't dry out too much. This would been a really nice summer shade and once it's on it's not going to flake or smudge or move yet is easy to take off with a baby wipe. As I carry on swatching my lips do start to carry on getting fuller the more I carried on and keep getting drier. 

Miso Pretty

The Miso Pretty shade is a lot like Kylie Cosmetics Exposed shade with less of a orange undertone. This makes my lips literally blend right into the rest of my skin only showing because my lips have become more fuller with all the swatching. I don't think I'd buy it again but I would like to try it again to see if it would like nicer with a lip liner underneath it to give it an actual undertone. The formula is still really nice compared to other brands I've used and it does seem to be giving my lips a more fuller look even when I've used my baby wipe to take it off but I still have to add a thin layer of Vaseline in between coats of  lipstick. As this was second to last in the nudes I started with I took a small break inbetween switching shades so my lips had a little time to feel moisturised again as I'm finding them quite drying. They are still consistently pigmented and whatever the formula is it is one of my favourites for liquid lipsticks as it doesn't budge at all compared to others I have used. 

Naughty By Night

The last shade in the nude collection of these lipsticks I have the Naughty By Night shade which is much more of a striking brown than I first thought. Swatching it on my arm I thought it was just a brown like True Brown K (Kylie Cosmetics) but it is much more of a redder brown and less of just a pure brown that I prefer more. I haven't really tried a brown before but I do actually like it, I'll have to try it over again to see if it does actually suit me but it is looking promising with the Too Faced 'Chocolate Bar' eyeshadow palette. I did have to find that I had to put on a little more product with this shade as it is slightly darker and was slightly streaky but apart from that it was just like the others. Even as this is a little darker I did expect it to have a little fall out or smudging but I still didn't get any! I'm hoping the darker shades will be like this as well!. 

Moving onto the last six shades I found myself 

liking the different shades I've got to try when I brought these lipsticks. The formula is nice (but I wouldn't recommend swatching twelve in one day like I have!) and provides even coverage even with the darker and lighter tones! From the top swatch the shades are; Mrs. Roper, 1998, It's Happening, Feelin' Myself, Lady Balls then Unicorn last. 

Mrs. Roper

 For the first shade I tried the Mrs. Roper, this is much more of an orange undertone red than what I first thought it was going to be like. It looks almost like a summer red compared to the striking reds or dark reds I usually go for. This would look good in summer time but at the moment it is way too bright for this time of year, maybe would of been a good Christmas day shade. I have found with these lipsticks they do look a lot different from the arm swatch then they do on the lips and they were a lot harder to get off from the arm swatch than the lips! They do leave you a little bit dry but the liquid doesn't go into the lines of your lips which is nice compared to other brands like I've said when it came to the nudes. The formula is consistent considering the variety of shades and there still isn't any smudging or flaking or look of it disappearing when eating or drinking.

1998

The next shade is 1998, now with this one it isn't my type of shade at all, I'm definitely not a pink kind of lady however this shade is quite nice. I mean I wouldn't wear it every day, it's more of a every once in a while kind of lipstick to go with minimal make up. This would look nice for Valentines day if you want a bold pink instead of a red to wear. It is obviously the same formula as the other lipsticks so it has a nice finish to it and doesn't sink into the lips. It does take a little longer to get off of the lips than the other ones I've tried as it slightly stains the lips but not noticeable. 

It's Happening!

The next shade was the It's Happening! which is quite similar to the last shade (1998) in it is a quite bright pink. It does have a slightly darker undertone however but is still quite a strong bold colour. It passed the eating test as it was lunch time and held up against soup with no smudging on the spoon like I have had with other brands before. This one did fade slightly in the middle from eating as you can see in the photograph but that was the only part which faded at all. I used two dips of the lipstick for this one as it was starting to become a little less even compared to the others but it didn't effect how it dried or how it looked at the end.

Feelin' Myself

 The next shade is slightly a nude however is did look a lot more like a darker shade when it was in the tube, Feelin' Myself is a very peachy shade. I like this one as it does make my lips look really healthy but I did find that the corners of my lips went slightly orange compared to the rest of the lip colour. It is much like an every day lipstick that I found a little disappointing compared to the rest of the shades but I will still use it. Since I am on my tenth shade my lips have got a lot bigger! I'm still not sure if it is to do with the lipstick or all the swatches on my lips but I like it!.

Lady Balls

The second to last shade is Lady Balls, a really nice red quite similar to Kylie Cosmetics Holiday 'Merry' lip kit. If you're looking for a cheaper dupe of the Kylie Cosmetics lip kits then I have found they are quite similar shades! I'll do a blog post with dupes for the Kylie Cosmetics. This one I had to use two dips of the lipstick as the first dip was still quite light and not the complete shade it was meant to be. I did find this a little harder to use the applicator maybe because of the shade? but I would recommend using a liner for this one just to make sure it doesn't bleed outside of the lips. It did stay in place for the whole 20 minutes and it did slightly leave a stain on the lips from it.

Unicorn

This last shade has to be the boldest lipstick I now own, I've never used a purple before so I am pleasantly surprised by how nice it looks on my lips! It makes them look a lot bigger than they are naturally and I have to say that I didn't take it off for a good 3 hours before I wanted to take it off to put Vaseline on. I had a lot of control with this considering how dark it is and it did actually make my lips a bit bigger than they are naturally which is really nice. I have to say that I have been impressed with most of the shades that I brought and there are a few I will definitely be buying again when this tube runs out.






My favourite out of all of the shades have to be Queen B as it is a perfect nude colour for my skin tone that I normally struggle with, Naughty By Night was a nice change and it was the most surprising out of all of them with it having red mixed in! then of course Unicorn as I haven't tried purple before and I am really surprised with how much it actually suits me. Over all I think these are definitely worth a buy, they are a little bit expensive but they really are worth it, the formula is amazing and the bonus of it slightly plumping your lips as you're wearing it makes it 100% worth every penny. Hopefully now you've seen the shades swatched on my arm and my lips you'll be able to find your perfect shade! Each lipstick costs $19.00 from Debenhams.

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