Review – Liquid to Matte Lipstick

So ever since the release of Kylie LipKits, lots of makeup brands are now releasing their own liquid to matte lipsticks. As a student, I can’t afford a Kylie LipKit so I went scouring drugstore brands to try and find ones that might match up.

So far, I haven’t been able to find a wide range of colours, most of them have kept within the nude range of colours. So I grabbed a dark brown colour I’ve been after for ages from NYX Lip Lingerie collection, but because I like a pop of colour, I also bought a bright purple for Makeup Revolution Salvation Lip Lacquer range. The former cost me just over £6 from Boots – I’ll leave a link below – and the latter and mere £3 from Superdrug.

Each of them have their plus points. Both of these lipsticks do exactly what they say on the tin. Though I will say that the Makeup Revolution lipstick looks much better after two coats rather than one. Both of them stay put for a good number of hours and don’t come off after eating, drinking or having a smooch.

However, with both, after a while my lips became very dry. It was a longer time with NYX and after a reapplication my lips felt moisturised again, but with the Makeup Revolution, I found my self wanting to bit my lips because the skin was so dry.

The formulas however are pretty nice. NYX’s is quite thick but it’s not gloopy and goes on really smooth. The way they’ve used a flat brush on the end really helps for lining lips first before you fill them him. Makeup Revolution’s formula was a little sticky while it dried, but after that all was well and it went on smoothly.

All things considered, they do the exact same job as Kylie’s LipKits for a much cheaper price. They’re much more accessible and in both collections, there are very close matches for the colours Kylie has released. I think they’re a worthwhile investment, especially if you can’t afford to break the bank with the more expensive versions.

Links to buy each of them are below.

Sparkle on! – Ellie .xx

NYX Lip Lingerie Collection
Makeup Revolution Salvation Lip Lacquer Collection

Try It Out Tuesday – Halsey Billboard Look!

I am a massive fan of Halsey, and not just her music, but also how she is as a person. She’s accepting and unashamedly herself and I think we could all learn a thing or two from her. She has great style and a lot of uniqueness which I admire and I also love how natural her makeup always looks. So for this week’s Try It Out Tuesday, I went trawling through her Instagram and decided to recreate her billboard magazine look.

Firstly, Halsey always looks natural, so instead of using my foundation to its full coverage, I mixed just the tiniest bit of foundation in with moisturiser. It still gave me enough coverage that my skin tone was even, but I was still left with a natural and glowing finish.

I did the lightest of contouring, just using a bit of bronzer to sculpt some cheekbones, but I left out my forehead and the sides of my nose as I would usually do. Then, what seems to be a staple of her looks is that you can always see her freckles. Naturally, I do have quite a lot of freckles in the same areas she does, so I didn’t have to do too much except extenuating a few of them with a brown kohl pencil and tapping my finger on the dot to blend it into my skin a little better. A pinky orange blush completes the face.

For the eyes, a thin line of eyeliner – without any fancy wing business – and a coat of mascara on the lashes is all that’s needed. Her eyebrows are quite thick like mine, so I filled them in as I normally would, but if you have thinner or lighter eyebrows, I’d suggest doing them a bit thicker with a darker powder or pencil.

On the lips I did a mixture of things. In the reference picture it’s a mixture between of pink and red and I didn’t have that exact colour lipstick, so I mixed together some red with a mauve-pink lipgloss and managed a colour as close as I could.

I really enjoyed doing this look and the simplicity of it. Even though she wore it for the cover of a magazine, it comes across as an everyday look. It’s very wearable and doesn’t take that long to do!

If there are any celebrity looks you’d like me to try, or tutorials you’ve seen online that you’d like to see, please let me know in the comments.

Sparkle on! – Ellie .xx

Makeup Products:

Barry M Flawless Original Primer
Astral Moisturiser
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation in Shade 03
Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit
The Colour Experts Blush Palette in Pink Moods
Primark Take a Brow Kit
Maybe line master precise Black Eyeliner
Lacura Beauty Doll Eyes Mascara
One Direction Lipstick in Kiss You
Soap&Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Charm Offensive

#MOTN – Double Date!

So my significant other and I went on a double date last night with one of our best friends and her boyfriend to an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet and I decided it was the perfect time to try out some of my new makeup.

On my eyes I’ve gone for a traditional wing but in bright pink (LOVE!!!) and lined my lashes with some black glitter liner (because I always need a bit of sparkle). And to complete the look, on my lips I went for a dark brown matte liquid lipstick.

I’m going to do in depth reviews of each of the new products I’ve used, which are all from NYX so that’s something else you can look forward to!

All of my makeup products are listed below.

Sparkle on! – Ellie .xx

Barry M Flawless Original Primer
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation in Shade 03
Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Light-Warm
Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit
The Colour Experts Blush Palette in Pink Moods
Primark Take a Brow Kit
NYX Vivid Brights Liquid Eyeliner in Petal – REVIEW COMING SOON
Matalan G Black Glitter Liquid Eyeliner
MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner in Snow White
Lacura Beauty Doll Eyes Mascara
NYX Lip Lingerie Liquid Lipstick in Beauty Mark – REVIEW COMING SOON