My Winter Lipstick Favourite!

I was very disappointed to not be able to get my hands on MAC's RiRi Talk That Talk Lipstick or MACs Fixed on Drama Lipstick. Both are gorgeous, deep red, berry lipstick colours - perfect for Winter. I already have Cyber. But I was looking for a Winter red. After researching for a dupe I settled on Revlon's Black Cherry. I swatched it at Boots and I fell in love! It was £7.49 but is sooo pigmented and is half the price of a MAC lipstick (I can't believe they are £15 now!). Here it is below:

On my lips:

I'm in love with it!

My Favourite Concealer and Foundations for WoC (Women of Colour)

I know this is a completely different, non-hair related post but if you remember this post on most frequently worn lip combinations. Therefore I am going to post the odd make up post aimed at WoC (Women of Colour). Today I am continuing with my most frequently worn concealer and foundations.

1. Collection 2000 Colour Match Foundation

This used to be (*cries at used to be*) available in Superdrug until they discontinued it :(. This foundation matches my skin quite well, but definitely more during Summer when my skin tone is a bit darker. It is a lightweight foundation which also makes it perfect for Summer. Another strength is that you can build it up to your coverage as light or as heavy as you would like. I think this foundation is still available on Amazon and maybe Ebay!

2. MAC Pro Longwear Concealer (depotted)

This retails for £15.50 which is quite pricey but to be fair it does last me a long time (typically 4-5 months). I use this daily when I am going to work and it does last alll day even without a primer. I like it because it offers full coverage for any dark spots I do have. The description below is from MAC and I'd say it is 100% accurate:

"A lightweight fluid concealer that provides medium to full coverage with a comfortable, natural matte finish. Colour-true formula lasts up to 15 hours. Helps conceal and correct the look of under-eye circles, and discolorations. Comes in a clear glass vial with a matte black pump."

3. MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation

This retails for £21.50 , again quite pricey but can you believe this foundation is only half full and I purchased it in March 2012?! I use this for nights out and in the recent hot weather I have been mixing it with the Collection 2000 Colour Match Foundation to get a lighter coverage and to match my skin tone as it is a bit darker. 

You can purchase MAC from Debenhams, Selfridges, the MAC shop and of course their website.

MAC descriptions from http://www.debenhams.com

Sleek Lip 4 Lipstick Palette- Showgirl

Description:
"Put your dancing shoes on and don’t forget to coat lips with Lip⁴ in Show Girl! It’s the ultimate party girl palette with pout popping hues of pink in Lola, Vegas, Jewel and Dancer in matte, gloss and satin finishes for a pout performance no one will forget"

I know a post about make-up *shock horror*. But lately I've developed a thing for lipsticks- I have 3 MAC lipsticks, 2 Sleek ones and 3 by MUA. I really wanted to purchase this palette - so I did, it did help that Superdrug were having a 3 for 2 offer on all make up and cosmetics. On to the pictures:

It was £8.99 from Superdrug or you can buy from sleekmakeup.com. I do find the matte colours (there are two) a little bit drying so I would combine them with a lipgloss. I can't see myself purchasing any more because I want to purchase 2 MAC lipsticks in July...only so many lipsticks I need!

Description from http://www.sleekmakeup.com/lips/lip4/lip4showgirl

Two New Sleek Lipsticks

I think I'm getting a new thing for lipsticks- I will stop if when I get it to 10 for sure! I have 2 by MUA, 1 by Wet n wild and 2 by MAC. I now have 2 by Sleek! I bought Loved Up and Tangerine Scream (apparently a dupe for MAC's Morange) at Superdrug in store they were £4.99 each. Pictures and swatches are below:

Loved Up:

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Tangerine Scream:

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MAC Lipstick Swatches

Cyber Lipstick:

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Ruby Woo lipstick:

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Video for real live swatches:

What was in my Make Up Bag

I know the title is a bit strange? But I actually don't carry a make up bag but I thought I'd show what I carried with me for a 2 day trip to Brighton (a seaside resort) last month. The make up bag was a Christmas gift, I actually didn't own one prior to this.

1. FCUK Body Spray- this smells sooo good!
2. Sanctuary Body Lotion, £5.50, Boots- the smell of this product omg it is divine! I actually got it for free on a 3 for 2 offer at Boots. I really need a big version of this. What you are looking at is what I used in 3 weeks
3. This is my NYX Lipgloss in Plush Red, from Ebay. This was about £3, I got 3 for around £10. I didn't actually use this- it is a really vibrant red! This is what the lipgloss and the lipstick look like together:

4. Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof Mascara, £4.99, Superdrug.
5. MUA Lipstick, #13, £1, Superdrug- this is a bargain for £1 it is quite pigmented
6. FCUK Lipgloss, I used this is all the time the colour doesn't really come out but it's a nice non-sticky lipgloss

I also took this along with me (I did not take the primer as I didn't think it was neccessary), I used it on the 2nd night, the colours are very pigmented I am pleased.

Finally, I took my Shea Moisture restorative conditioner to use the last of it to moisturise my hair at night. I can officially say, this has finished now :(

Review of this conditioner is here

Make Up Buys

If you're a long time reader of my blog you may be confused. I purchased three products from MAC *shock horror*. The only two MAC products I own are the studiofinish concealer and the foundation. However I received vouchers for House of Fraser and knew I would spend it at MAC. I bought two lipsticks, were £14 each which is quite expensive.

These were Ruby Woo - the best selling lipstick, it is rumoured to be worn by Gwen Stefani. It is a red matte lipstick.

I also purchased Cyber- a deep vampy purple which is perfect for Winter. I will be doing swatches, mainly because there are a lack of lip swatches on dark skin available.

 

I also purchased an eyebrow pencil in Spiked for £12.50, I will use this to fill in my eyebrows (after a bit of practice).

It feels so odd to own 5 MAC products, that's a lot to me especially since they total about £70! It makes me wonder how much are other people's MAC make up collections worth lol.

Make-Up Buys!

Yes here's a topic I don't usually blog about, but I recently bought make-up. If you know me - you know that this is a rare thing! My current make-up collection consists of Mac foundation, 1 Sleek eyeshadow palette, several old eyeshadows that were bought for me and some random brushes. So recently I have decided to get into make-up a bit more. I had no lipsticks so I purchased two MUA lipsticks (£1 each) the pigmentation is excellent! I also purchased a pair of eyelashes from  Superdrug for £4.49. The glue that it comes with is really great and it lasted all night. I have worn this lashes twice. I plan to buy some Red Cherry or Ardell lashes off Ebay in a couple of months. Anyway here's the pics and swatches:

Colour 5

Colour 13 (bear in mind I had to go to 2 Superdrugs to find this)

 The lipsticks look even better when combined with a lipgloss. I also bought 3 NYX lipglosses this month. For more information/swatches, see the video below: