Make Up Revolution Lipstick | Scandalous Shades

Make Up Revolution 'Scandalous Shades' 

[Top Swatch] 'Crime' | [Bottom Swatch] 'Depraved'

On my recent trip to London I had a wee trip into Superdrug and picked up two 'Scandalous Shades' of the £1 lipstick collection from Make Up Revolution. The two shades that caught my eye were 'Crime' & 'Depraved'. 

Although I loved the shade 'deprived', The colour pay off wasn't quite as amazing as hoped, and it was all wrong for my skin tone, but still pretty good for £1. The winner for me was defiantly the pinker shade 'Crime'. Colour pay off was vibrant, and it lasted well on the lip!

I would say these lipsticks, and the range in general are very similar to MUA, but i've not been quite won over yet. I would love to try a few more products from the range so I hope we get a stand in Scotland soon! 

Whats your favourite bargain make-up products?

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FOTD | Mexican Wave

FOTD | 28/6/14

Mexican Wave | Topshop

Swatch | Mexican Wave | Topshop

Still keeping my face nice and fresh, The sun was out so I decided to add a burst of colour with one of my all time favourite summer lipsticks, 'Mexican Wave' (limited addition) from Top Shop. This Orange/Red shade has slight hints of peachy corals and POPS with pale skin in the summer... perfect for a bright look on no make-up days!

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Maybelline Colour Sensational lipstick | 'Hot Plum' | 906

"WHY AM I NOT CARRIE BRADSHAW!?"

'Hot Plum' | 906 | Maybelline New York

Swatch | 'Hot Plum' lipstick

Bad light | Good lipstick :)

My Carrie inspired look

So in between vast amounts of uni work, i have been filling any spare minutes addicted to 'The Carrie Diaries".  I didn't think it would be all that good until I caught the young Miss Bradshaw wearing a jumper I own that!! It made me look at my current uni ensemble (leggings, baggy jumper, no make-up and scraped up hair) and think....what happened?! I LOVE dressing up, but over the past month I have had to make school my priority.....but with my thesis almost done and my last presentation a matter of days away... I can taste the freedom (and lipstick)!

I jumped into my make-up bag this morning and slapped on this colour sensation lipstick my Maybelline in shade 'Hot Plum' (No. 906). I bought it a few months back and still haven't had a chance to wear it out so what better day than today! 

During A/W I always head for reds, but hey, I've lost an hour of sleep so that mean S/S14 and pink lips right?!

The colour pay off was awesome and although it transferred off quite a bit, I just love the colour so much! perfect if you are feeling a little but 80's

What is your favourite Spring/Summer lip colour?

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B. Vibrant | Lip & Cheek Colour 099 'Alecia'

B. Vibrant Lip & Cheek Colour | 099 Alecia

B. Vibrant | 099 | £7.99

A wee beauty review for you today since my blog posts haven't been all that great recently due to the vast amount of Uni work I've had to do!

Being so Busy with school right now my make-up has been super simple, a dab of powder, blush, mascara and out the door but one full proof way to jazz up a simple days make up is defiantly a bright lip. It's simple, eye catching, and in my personal opinion looks awesome with just Mascara! 

So while in Superdrug, I was perusing the B. Cosmetics. I have used their skincare products in the past and been very impressed with the quality and the price so thought I would give their lipsticks a go. At the B. Cosmetics make-up stand I fell in love instantly with shade 099 'Alecia' a coral/pink/orange shade of the B.Vibrant Lip & Cheek Colour, not quite anything like I have already in my make-up collection. The application is smooth and very nourishing on the lips (so perfect for these chilly winter months) but needs blotting and quite a lot of touching up throughout the day. This stick doubles up as a cheek tint, it bends relatively well but, for me, this will be a lipstick product only.

This lip & Cheek colour is available from Superdrug at £7.99

Have you tried any other B. Cosmetic products??

What did you think of them?

That's All for now

Sxx

One Direction for MUA | 'Rock Me' Lipstick

'Rock Me' 1D for MUA

Well I would never call myself a 'Directioner' but I was quite intrigued when the boy wonders teamed up with the bargain make-up brand MUA to create a small range of lipsticks,nail polishes and tints. Most  things in the collection didn't really take my fancy, but I feel this collection was produced with a much younger target market in mind! I was however drawn to one shade of the 'Kiss You xx' lipsticks so thought I would pick it up and give it a try. At three times the price of the other lipsticks that MUA offers, I was expecting the quality to be a little bit better. This shade however was relatively glossy and took quite a few layers for the desired colour so that was a little disappointing as I'm usually a massive fan of this brand but oh well, can't win them all!

Have any of you tried any of the One Direction MUA range?
Do you have a winner?
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Sxx

Neon Summer Lips | The Body Shop 'Neon Pink'

Neon Pink Colourglide Lipstick

Shade: 59

'Neon Pink' (59) | £10 | The Body Shop

During the summer I really see no point on mounting on the slap, especially with extravagant eyes if its just going to slide off! My summer staple when it comes to summer is just a hint of mascara and a bright lip, Simple but effective! After wearing my fuchsia pink lipsticks to death last summer I was on the hunt for a pink with a little difference so I picked up 'Neon Pink' in the Body Shop's 'Colourglide' range. When I saw it  in the tube I was a little skeptical, but on the lips, it contrasts perfectly with my skin tone and has enough depth in the colour that it doesn't bridge the gap into 'tacky pink lips'. For £10, its not the most lasting lipstick and I do find myself having to reapply a few times during the day, but it is pretty moisturising so perfect for lips in need of a little TLC! Over the past few months I have turned to this lipstick again and again and has become a bit of a staple in my make-up bag. It is surprisingly versatile with outfits and looks amazing not only to brighten up a dark outfit, but also seems to work with pastels! I can't say The Body Shop is one of my favourite brands for make-up but this is defiantly a colour I can see myself re-purchasing in the future so brighten up those sometimes grey summer days!

Whats your favourite summer bright lipstick??

Sxx

Review | Bite Beauty 'Colour + Shine to go'

Bite Lipsticks (L-R) | Tannin, Cin Cin

Swatches (L-R) | Cin Cin, Tannin, Champaign Pearl (gloss)

Ever on the hunt to find some more local beauty treats over here in Canada, on a recent trip to Sephora I can across the brand Bite Beauty. A Toronto based cosmetics company that a pretty decent selections of lipsticks that are of great quality... and even healthy enough for you to eat!!! A rather edgy brand and I love how they are binding fashion and lips sticks together! For me, as you may know if you have checked out my 'Lipstickoration' posts, Lipstick is one of THE most expressive cosmetic and can make a dull dreary day into something a little different!

I was keen to try out a few products from this all-lipstick brand and fortunately I came across this little on-the-go bag of goodies! for $15 there was two min lip sticks and a lip gloss

On swatching the testers in store I fell in love with both colours, and the lipsticks are perfect for even the tiniest handbag!! The pigment in both lipsticks is pretty decent and the smell is temptingly delicious... it does not surprise me that these were made safe to eat as i'll be licking my lips all day when wearing these! I can't wait to be get some creative outfits that have been inspired by these shades too!!!

Keep your eyes peeled for this brand some more... 

Sxx

Haul | e.l.f

Hey guys!!! I have another e.l.f. Haul for you guys today!!!! 

Stalked up on some brushes, that are great for beauty lovers on a budget as most of them are $1 or $3!! 

L-R: Small Tapered Brush, Flawless Concealer Brush, Blending Eye Brush, Pointed Foundation Brush

Not Impressed with the primer, left a horrid stain on my lipstick to!

From top: liner and shadow in plum and purple, Kohl eyeliner (smudged and normal), lip primer, lipstick in 'fearless', Jumbo lig gloss stick in 'Movie Star'

The winner of this Haul was the lipstick in 'fearless' only $1 and it went on creamy and had great colour pay off (I'm wearing it in the picture)

The worst product I got was the 'lip primer and plumper' I think the pictures explain all! 

Check out my video to see everything I got! 

Thats all for now 

Sxx

Lipstickoration | Rebel mac

The one thing I love about make up and clothes is how one simple flick of that mascara and dash of lipstick and you can turn yourself into anything or anyone you want! It can make you fierce, girly and even sometimes a little flirty! Make- up inspires me and my favourite product by far is lipstick!! So here starts one of (hopefully) many 'Lipstickorations' or Lip stick that inspires a whole look!

For my first I have chosen an Fall must for your lips the sexy 'Rebel' by mac.. a plumy pink that brings out your inner Bad Gal!!

"I’m a twit, degenerate young rebel and I’m proud of it"

Lipstickoration | Rebel

Lipstickoration | Rebel

Face: L'Oreal Lumi magic in 'rose pearl', Honolulu Bronzer (by B7)

Eyes: Urban Decay 'pistol' as highlight, Urban Decay Blackout across lid and in crease

L'Oreal super liner 'Black Vinyl', L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes in 'Black'

Start of the Show Lips.... Rebel mac

This has been one of my most fun posts so please feel free to join in and play around with your make-up!! Show me Your 'Lipstickoration'

Thats all for now

Sxx

Review | MUA Make-up Range Pt. 2

Hey Guys!!

Time for part 2 of my MUA range Make- up review!!

For thoughts on Eyeshadows and Pressed powder check out Pt. 1

Like the Eye Shadows, another consistent favourite of mine is the MUA lipsticks! The Colour range covers the basics (from deep red, Bright pinks and nudes-a-plenty!!) and the staying power and opacity is commendable... who knew that £1 Lipstick would be so good that I have found myself repurchasing several colours from the range! MUA should be very proud of this product and it does make you think the profit margin on some other lipsticks that are of similar quality and charge 5x as much?! This product gets a well deserved 4.5/5!!

The Next three Products I have tried from the range were a Blush, Mascara and Eyeliner.

The colour range for blushes I found a little childish, with lots of bright and baby pinks with heavy glitter content. One colour I did love was this Peachy pink colour. This is certainly a usable product but has to be blended well and you need to build up the product quite substantially to see it on the face! I also found the (compared to other products) the amount of product was less than hoped, especially when you need to use so much this product get a 2/5!!

The most disappointing product had to be the mascara, the wand was rather scratchy, my eyes often hurt a little at the lash line after application and the lashes had very little, to no curl to them. This Mascara does give them a decent amount of volume and MUA do have some fun colours to play with in the range that might be perfect for a fancy dress night out! This product gets 1/5!! 

And last but not least is the range of Intense colour liner pencils!! Good colour range, and a lovely creamy consistency when applied! The Pencil also comes with a sharpener in the lid...something that I LOVE!! This product is pretty much useless on the lower lash line as is melted away within an hour but lasted around 3hours on my upper lash line! This product is defiantly worth the £1... even if it it juts for emergencies in you bag or the sharpener that comes with it!! I would rate this product a 3/5!!

I Hope you enjoyed this review.... If any of you have tried some of the New MUA products I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions!!! 

Thats all for now

Sxx