REVIEW - Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick - 02 Beige Trench

Hullo Ladies,

I've been looking for a great highstreet nude lipstick for some time now, all my favourite nudes are by MAC and I just can't keep excusing that £14 price mark. 

 I picked up the Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Lemonade hoping that it would be a lovely pinky nude but it was way too sheer for my pigmented lips. 

So my quest brought me to the Bourjois counter a few weeks ago and I found this gorgeous dark nude. It's called Beige Trench and it's from the "Preppy" category. 

You can see in the picture how creamy it is, the colour is gorgeous too. It's going to look stunning paired with a dark smokey eye look. 

In the lip swatch it's coming out a lot lighter than what it really looks like, It's actually quite a neutral beige with warm undertones, darker than your typical nude lipstick.  Think 90's nude lippy.  Which isn't a bad thing! Not to me anyway :-)  

A nice neutral lipstick that isn't so pale it makes me look dead ! Yay !

I'm loving these bourjois lipsticks, they're really good quality and definitely worth the price. 

Very hydrating and super pigmentation. 

I've found the lipstick I was looking for and I'm very pleased with it! 

Have you tried any of the Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipsticks? 

I'd love to get more from the collection :-)

Linzi xxx

Eau My Giddy God - Diesel - Loverdose EDP

Hey Ladies! 

I bought this lovely fragrance in the Christmas sales and I have to be honest before I bought it I wasn't that fussed. I think It was probably because I'd only tested it on paper and not skin. On the skin the fragrance warms up beautifully and lingers seductively. 

Loverdose By Diesel

. Top Notes – Mandarin Orange, Star Anise

Middle Notes – Jasmine, Gardenia and Liquorice

Base Notes – Amber, Vanilla and Woodsy Notes

It's sweet but unique and I can understand why It's popular! 

The bottle is stunning, you can stand it up on it's side but I prefer to stand it upside down like this. 

It's one of my favourite perfumes at the moment and it sits proudly on my perfume stand.

The lasting power is good, I'd say it lasts around 4 hours on me before I feel the need to re-apply. 

I've had a look online for some deals and both Superdrug and Boots have the 50ml on offer at the moment! Superdrug being the cheapest! 

Have you tried this perfume? 

Linzi xxx

REVIEW - Sleek Blush By 3 - Lace Palette

Hiya Ladies!

I'm reviewing a Sleek product today! 

One of their Blush By 3 palettes that I've wanted for ages :-) 

The palette I picked was Lace! 

The palette comes boxed in this gorgeous packaging that shows a image of what the blushes inside look like.

The palette is smaller than what I thought It would be but you is packed full of product (20g Worth!) so I'm not upset and it's quite handy for when travelling!  

These blushes are so richly pigmented that I just have to touch my blush brush to them and that's enough, because of this my favourite brush to use with this palette is the ELF Studio Blush Brush as it's very soft and blends the product nicely. 

From Left to Right : Chantilly, Guipure and Crochet.

Chantilly and Crochet are both matte shades whilst Guipure is a gorgeous shimmer shade on the verge of being a highlighter. 

You can wear each shade on its own or layer to make a totally different look.

I love how natural the matte colours can look on the skin, when blended well they give a gorgeous pop of colour to the cheeks. 

Guipure is a beautiful shimmer blush that looks stunning on the cheekbone. 

I find that my favourite way to use this palette is to take one of the matte shades, I switch between them regularly, and place them on the apples of my cheeks and then run Guipure on the cheek bone as a highlight. 

These blushes have great lasting power, just as good as any high end  blushes I've ever used. 

I'm in love with the palette and I would definitely be buying more blushes from Sleek in the future. 

I really want to pick up the Pumpkin palette from Sleek next as the colours look amazing! 

Have you tried any Sleek blushes? 

I'd love to have some suggestions! 

Linzi xxx

Review - Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick - 11 Fraise Remix

Hullo Ladies!

Another Lipstick review today, anyone recognising a pattern here? I seem to be slightly obsessed. It's not my fault though... I blame those drugstore brands bringing out all these gorgeous collections! 

So today I'm going to talk about one of the Bourjois lipsticks I bought last week from the Rouge Edition collection.

Fraise Remix.

It's a gorgeous coral colour that bright but just short of being neon, which I kind of like as it means it's easier to wear day to day.

The Bourjois Rouge Edition lipstick collection is set up in three categories. Fraise Remix sits in the "Colour Block" set.  

I love this colour as it's pretty unique. Although I have many coral lipsticks this is different from all of them. 

I'm loving the formula of these lipsticks, they're creamy, pigmented, long lasting and moisturising. 

One thing I noticed is that unlike most lipsticks the moisturizing aspect sticks around for as long as the lipstick is on your lips. 

I'm really enjoying this lipstick at the moment and would definitely be on the lookout for some more in the future. 

Price wise I think they're a good deal but like always I suggest looking around for the best offer. You can buy this lipstick  here for £7.99

Have you tried this range?

What is your favourite drugstore lipstick at the moment?

Linzi xxx

Superdrug Haul

Hey Ladies!

Superdrug had a 3 for 2 offer on all makeup this week and I obviously had to take advantage of it :-) 

I know I said 3 for 2 and someone may be saying to themselves "hang on there is 7 products!" well that's because I bought one the day before the offer started. Bad Timing I guess :-(

So the first 3 products I picked up was the Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipsticks. I remember seeing these everywhere when they came out and I've wanted to try them ever since. There's so many to choose from!  I must have ended up with twenty swatches on my hand before I left the store with these three. 

Apparently the collection has three different categories - Preppy, Colour Block and Night Out. Without even realising I was lucky enough to pick up one from each! 

The colours I chose  - 02 - Beige Trench, 11 - Fraise Remix and 13 - Rouge Jet Set. 

Next I picked up the Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and On Bronze. Which is a gorgeous cream eye shadow that can act as a base or just be worn on its own. 

I also picked up the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in Bulletproof Beige. I heard about this on Dailymix Tv the other day so decided to pick it up. I wore it in my inner corner today and really liked it. 

I've always wanted to try the Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Blackest Black as it seems to be a cult product, loved by some and hated by others, so I thought I'd give it a go. 

Also the one product I bought the day before the offer started *sigh* was the Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Smokey Eyes Mascara. I'm real low on Mascara so I'm slowly starting to build up my collection again. Even though I didn't get this in the 3 for 2 I still got it on offer as Superdrug had a £3 off Maybelline Mascaras. Mwhahahah! 

So that's pretty much everything I got this week. Have you taken advantage of the Superdrug 3 for 2 offer on at the moment? I love it! 

Hope you all had a great weekend :-)

Linzi xxx

My Favourite Spring Nail Polishes

Hullo Ladies

I haven't talked about nail polish in ages so I thought I'd do a post on my favourites for Spring, these are polishes that I've been loving in the last few weeks.

Even though this is a "Favourites" post, these are in no particular order. 

Leighton Denny - Plush Pink. I'm wearing it now and it's my favourite pink polish. It's gorgeous and goes on really nice and smooth. Usually I get fed up quickly with a nail colour and change them day to day but I just love the way this looks that, shockingly, I keep it on for days at a time! 

 Nails Inc Sprinkles - Pudding Lane. I love Nails Inc but this must be the most interesting one out my (rather large) collection. It's so amazing and I love it for when the suns out and I can show it off at its best. 

GOSH Special Edition - Lavender Love. I don't know if you can still get this but If you can find it in your local Superdrug I suggest picking it up. It's a gorgeous lavender blue. It's beautiful on the nails.

Ciate - Bon Bon - I don't know if this is in the actual range as this came free with a magazine about a year ago (sorry!) It's a gorgeous nude though and I believe Ciate have a few of those in their line. It's a very warm toned nude which I seem to prefer. 

 

Maybelline SuperStay - Mint For Life. I decided to buy a mint polish a few weeks ago for Spring and picked up this. I really like the Maybelline Nail polishes and will be picking up some more in the future. I love this colour and will probably be wearing it throughout Spring and Summer. 

So those are my favourite Spring Nail Polishes. 

I'm off to go paint my nails with Pink Plush!

Hope You Are All Having A Great Weekend :-)

Linzi xxx

REVIEW - New Revlon Lip Butter - Juicy Papaya

Hullo Lovely Ladies :-)

I'm reviewing one of the new Lip Butters that Revlon released recently. This one is Juicy Papaya. 

It's a sheer orange toned coral. 

I have to say I love the texture of the Lip Butters and also how great they can look on the lips.

To be honest though,  I was pretty disappointed with myself for picking up the sheerest two lip butters from the new collection.  Due to having very pigmented lips I've always been a fan of bright opaque colours so I don't really know where my head was going when I decided to pick up Pink Lemonade and Juicy Papaya.

Out of them both I much prefer Juicy Papaya, It at least has some pigmentation.

Sorry about the dry skin on my lips, I seem to be constantly having trouble with them lately. I'll have to start carrying around my Burts Bees lip balm again. That always sorts it :-) 

 I've found with all the Lip Butters I own, they look best when your lips are in good condition.

I actually like this for days when I have a strong smokey eye as it's subtle with a hint of coral. I will use it up but I know for future reference to pick up the more brighter colours from the line. 

I really like the look of Wild Watermelon and Sorbet. 

Have you tried the Revlon Lip Butters? Which ones are your favourite?

Linzi xxx