Of Love and Lipstick

Shortly before the Christmas season, my local Superdrug received a major upgrade on their beauty aisle. What used to just stock the standard groups such as Rimmel and Maybelline, now stocked the likes of TheBalm and Makeup Revolution. I was so excited to see TheBalm display. It had been sold on the Debenhams website for a while, and I couldn't find it in Florida, so to hold a product in my hands was amazing. There was so many things that I wanted to try, but I had to reign myself in.

Hi guys! New glitter lips to share! I had a bot of a 'Frozen' movie marathon over the past three days while I finished some more University work. You could say that it was was made me reach for the light iridescent blue glitter. I was inspired by Elsa's dazzling transformation scene during 'Let it go' where she forms herself a new dress with her icy powers. The scene is packed full of shimmer and glitter, which is perfect inspiration. Instead of using a lipstick as my base I used The Body Shop's Born Lippy Balm Stick in Plum. I applied the fine loose glitter with a cotton bud, using small dabbing motions and pressing my lips together. The finished look ended up resulting in glitter lips that moved a bit compared to before. The balm made the glitter spread out from my lips a bit, so I'll probably go back to using lipstick again. Louise x  x

Gold! Gold! GOLD! This is  such a pretty colour. I received this for my birthday, from an old friend, many years ago. I feel like

 Up next is a staple that everyone needs in their handbag. It the Clinique Chubby Sticks! I've been hearing a lot about these in recent months. I almost  bought a set aboard the return flight from Florida, but Stila held my interest more. Now I finally have one!! Behold! The shade I picked was #04 Mega Melon. I was looking for a more subtle shade due to the more vibrant colors I've bought recently.  This is a deep coral tone with copper shimmers (if held in the light). The moisturizing power in this little stick is phenomenal...

One of my newer purchases has been the Barry M Lip Paint. When I bought some for my cosuins birthday in September I noticed one in very different packaging. When I opened the tester tube, imagine my surprise when the product was GREEN! I immediately put it back and walked away;  green was a bit too outside my comfort-zone. A few days later, while surfing youtube (as you do), an advert for the very same product popped up; imagine my surprise when the color actually turned PINK!!!