Lipstick Alert!

I paid a visit to a lovely little shop named Cosmetique today!

This gem of a shop sells good quality make up at discounted prices and is located in the Georges St Arcade.

I decided to have a gander to look for my foundation in there and unfortunately they didn't have my shade. However, my trip was not a complete waste as I came across the lipstick shelf :)

I looked at a few trends from London Fashion Week and noticed that the natural, light, neutral look matched with a strong brow seemed to be present in a lot of the designer looks.

I introduce you to Calvin Klein shade #123 Henna.

I was going to put up a picture my lips are not at their best at the moment! I have tested out this lipstick and there are a few pros and cons.

Pros:
Beautiful nude pink colour
Creamy
Slight pearly sheen
Blends well with my lip liner

Cons
Not for long wear one would have to keep applying

I would give this lipstick a 6/10
I think while I love its formulation and texture, the lack of longevity of the lipstick would probably irritate me.


Great little buy though as it was only €6.99! You can't really go wrong can you!

Seriously check out this little shop!!

X

P.S. The lady behind the counter, i'm just going to assume she was the manager, told my friend and I that the shop would be moving to the Ilac centre on Henry St in around a month!

Natural Pink Lip using Kiko

Another great brand out there is Kiko.

Kiko is a beautiful, Italian brand which produces cheap, affordable products. However the price of these make up products does not mean Kiko compromise the quality of their make up.

Today, I used my Inglot lip liner to line my lips. This liner is a soft pink which can subtly line to the lips without being too harsh. I lined the outside of the lips and slightly lined the corners of the mouth. Then, I used a Kiko lip gloss, which I think is in the shade Guava Pink.

As you can see this light pink shade blends in perfectly with the Inglot lip liner. This gives a beautiful natural pink lip which one can wear for a daytime look.

I absolutely love Kiko products. They last for ever and they do not hurt the bank balance either. I have tried eye shadows, primers, lip glosses, eye liners and a mascara. I have not been let down by a single product.

Do you guys like the natural pink lip?

X

Hi guys!

I became vegetarian yesterday. Now I on't know how long this will actually last because:

A) I have no will power

B) I do happen to like meat

I am really excited to try out new recipes and feel good about eating good food.
There's going to be loads of new colours and a lovely variety of textures & tastes
Oh i'm just so excited :)

I had a falafel burger yesterday in Gourmet Burger and it was absolutely DELISHHH!
I should have taken a picture for you lovelies.

Next time!

Is anyone out there vegetarian ?

How do you find it?

X

Inglot palette

So my friend came over for a bit of a girly day the other day and she brought along her new toy….


An Inglot mix and match pallete!


The minute she took it out of her bag, I was instantly jealous. It had beautiful shades of browns and burnt coppers. However it also included a subtle pink, white and murky purple. She was helped by the kind staff of Inglot to pick out these colours to suit her skin tone. She has a striking olive skin tone which means she can pretty much experiment with a wide variety of colours and shades.

The palette costs €55 and it contains ten different eye shadows, which you can pick at random if you wish. The quality of the eye shadows blew me away! The texture of each shadow is soft and powdery making them easy to blend. You do not need to waste your time hacking away at these shadows as they come off onto the brush with ease, his means the shadow will last for longer as you do not have to scrape and damage it when using a brush to apply onto the lid.

In my personal opinion, I think €55 is a great price for this palette. That works out at a mere €5.50 for each shadow. The shadows do not disappoint in size or application quality!



It was a great purchase and to be honest has left me feeling quite jealous!

Has anyone tried any Inglot eyeshadows? What did you think?

X

Surprise, suprise !

So I had the awkward, horrible moment of running out of foundation today !

So I crawled from my bed and had a lovely trip to Boots. I use Revlon Colourstay Foundation (absolutely brilliant by the way) and as I picked it up I noticed that with every Revlon foundation they were offering a lip product free! This is a brilliant offer as most Revlon lip products are in and around a tenner! So I picked up the lipstains as i've heard people giving them good reviews and tried it out for my self. I am very impressed with this lipstain. It comes with a lip balm and one thing I loved was, when you applied it to your lips it dried almost instantly. Even when you apply the lip balm over it the colour does not transfer when eating, drinking or even doing a bit of smooching ! Really impressed with this one!

Have you guys tried any lipstains? X