Top 5 Drugstore Lip Colours for Spring

Following my recent blog post on my top 5 drugstore nail polishes for Spring, I thought it would only be right to dedicate a post all about my favourite lip colours. During the next couple of months, I like to wear a more natural look during the day. However, depending on my mood and outfit I always like to switch up my lip colour.

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter – Tutti Frutti

A different twist on the usual pink shades of Spring has to be this orangey red shade by Revlon. If you aren’t familiar with these lip butters you definitely should be. Due to the formula of these products the colour intensity is very sheer. This is great for an orange shade in the Spring, as it is different but isn’t too intense and bold. At £7.99 these are a great product for keep your lips beautifully hydrated.

Buy it here: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter

 

L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Exclusive Nudes - Barely Peach by Julianne Moore

This lip colour is absolutely beautiful. For me I love wearing it as a pinky nude shade, for those days where my skin is a little bit lighter. For all the beauties out there with pale skin, this would be the perfect pink that would enhance your lighter complexion. At £6.99 and a variety of different nudish pink shades, there is one to suit every skin colour and tone.

Buy it here: L'Oreal Paris Color Riche

 

No 7 Moisture Drench Lipstick – Rose Blush

During my time working in Boots as a No7 consultant I got very familiar with the brands own products. These lipsticks that No7 have created are absolutely amazing!! During a 9 hour shift I found myself only reapplying this lipstick 2/3 to maintain the vibrancy of the colour. At £9.99 these lipsticks in my opinion are a steal. Unlike many other lipsticks these add moisture into your lips similar to a lip balm. In particular I loved this bold pink colour for days where I wanted more of a statement lip.

Buy it here: No 7 Moisture Drench

 

Revlon Colorburst Matte Lip Balm – Elusive

A big trend last season that will for sure role onto Spring, is matte lips. I love the look of matte lips however I hate how drying matte lip products can be. However, with these matte lip balms that problem is solved. I absolutely LOVE these and cannot say enough good things about them. They are by far the most moisturising matte lip products I have ever tried and are worth every penny if you love matte lips just like I do. Elusive is a beautiful mid tone pink that will suit lighter to medium tone skins. At £7.99 I would definitely recommend trying these velvety matte lip balms for yourself.

Buy it here: Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm

 

Maybelline Colorsensational Elixir Lip

Last but certainly not least are the Colorsensational Elixir Lip products by Maybelline. Whether you are wearing these products on their own or over a lipstick or lip liner these are absolutely incredible and smell so good too! I could not pick just one colour for these lip products as each of them are absolutely beautiful in their own respect, however my most used colours have to be Blush Essence and Captivating Carnation. Individually these products cost £6.99, however currently at Boots they are on offer, at 3 for 2.

Buy it here: Maybelline Colorsensational Elixir Lip

 

Leave a comment below on your favourite lip colours for the Spring time. Until next time,

 

 

 

Kylie Jenner Inspired Make-up Look

Hello my lovelies! Today I am coming to youse with an inspired make-up look from one of the hottest young females in Hollywood right now- Kylie Jenner. Just like her sisters, Kylie Jenner is an absolute beauty and her make-up is to die for. In these pictures above, Kylie is sporting a "natural" glam make-up look and I thought this would be quite easy to re-create. Although the lip colours are different, the over-all makeup in each appears very similar. With my help, I am going to show youse how to re-create this look for yourself, and of course, on a budget!

Steps:

1. Starting off, we first have to prepare the base. Moisturising and priming is key to help the make-up stay in place and create a nice smooth canvas. Applying the moisturiser you currently use, I would recommend waiting around 5 minutes just to let that sink into your skin. For primer I would use the Rimmel Stay Matte Primer. Like myself, Kylie always seems to have a very matte complexion, which is great if you are oily like myself and like being matte.

2. Now that we have our base ready, onto foundation! Since we have a matte foundation, I am going to recommend using a foundation that is not specifically tailored to the oiler skin types. To create the full coverage effect such as Kylie, the L'Oreal true match foundation is perfect! Using a Real Techniques beauty sponge with this foundation will give a flawless coverage. Remember when using this sponge to ensure its damp before use.

3. Onto concealer! A drugstore fave of mine is the collection lasting perfection concealer. Applying this under the eyes and onto any pimples will help ensure that full coverage. To set all this we must of course use the Ben Nye setting powder. This product is absolutely amazing, and I would 100% recommend this for all your make-up looks.

4. Made popular by her famous Kardashian sisters, contouring is key for this make-up look. I have linked a blog post all about highlighting and contouring which hopefully is useful for this part of the tutorial. The sleek palette is ideal for this as it has both the darker shade for chiselling out those cheeks and a lighter colour for making those cheek bones pop! http://beauty-and-thebudget.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/how-to-contour-and-highlight.html

5. Although Kylie's brows aren't strong, they are very perfect and filled in. To recreate this I would use your natural eye brow shape and fill in sparse areas in your eyebrows with the Rimmel eyebrow pencil. Using a pencil will help mimic the hairs in the eyebrow and create a natural look similar to Kylie's.

6. Kylie's eye look in the pictures above looks very natural, however the eyelashes are very long, wispy and doll like. Using a black liquid liner, I would draw a thin line across the top eyelash line with the Miss Sporty Liquid Liner. For lashes I would generously apply a couple of coats of the Maybelline Volume Express mascara to both top and bottom sets. To achieve Kylie's exact look, applying a pair of the Eylure lashes in 141 will really finish the eye look off. 

7. In the above photo's of Kylie two different lips can be worn with this look. The Revlon Colorburst Matte Balms, would be ideal for recreating the look on the left hand side. The two shades I would recommend would be 'fierce' and 'standout'.  On the right hand side photo, the lip colour that Kylie appears to be wearing is very similar to her natural tone, but with a pink gloss over the top. A fave of mine would be the Natural Collection lip gloss in Turkish Delight.

Products Mentioned

Rimmel London Stay Matte Primer £5.99 http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Stay-Matte-Primer_1427455/

L'Oreal True Match £9.99 http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Paris-True-Match-Foundation_16049/

Real Techniques Mircale Complexion Sponge £5.99 http://www.boots.com/en/Real-Techniques-Miracle-Complexion-Sponge_1389470/

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer £4.19 http://www.boots.com/en/Collection-Lasting-Perfection-Concealer_1693350/

Ben Nye Setting Powder £6.50 http://www.gurumakeupemporium.com/Ben-Nye-Neutral-Set-Translucent-Face-Powder

Sleek Contour Kit £6.49 http://www.boots.com/en/Sleek-MakeUp-Face-Contour-Kit_1395740/

Rimmel London Eyebrow Pencil £2.99 http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Professional-Eye-Brow-Pencil_6946/

Miss Sporty Studio Lash Liquid Liner £2.49 http://www.boots.com/en/Miss-Sporty-Studio-Lash-Liquid-Liner_1237956/

Maybelline Mascara £5.99 http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Mascara-Volum-Express-Lift-Black-10ml_1416727/

Eylure Lashes £5.45 http://www.boots.com/en/Eylure-Exaggerate-141-Lashes_1457852/

Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm £7.99 http://www.boots.com/en/Revlon-ColorBurst-8482-Matte-Balm_1416281/

Natural Collection Juicy Lips Lip Gloss£1.99 http://www.boots.com/en/Natural-Collection-Juicy-Lips-Gloss_24284/

and ta-dah! You should be looking just as beautiful as Kylie Jenner! Feel free to use alternative products you have in your own make-up kit to re-create this look. If you have any suggestions on what other celebrity make-up looks you would like to see feel free to leave a comment below. Thank you for reading and until next time,

My Holy Grail Products of February

Today I come to youse with a slightly different blog post. Personally, one of my favourite types of blog posts that I like to read is monthly favourites. These posts give me an idea of different products to try out and may also love.

Although some of these products I have been using and loving longer than just this month, I thought I would include them since this is my first monthly favourites. As always I will split these products into categories, letting you know if they are budget friendly or more of a "spoil yourself" product.

Stashing the Cash

Ben Nye Neutral Set Colourless Powder

By far this is my number 1 must have product that I refuse to change in my makeup routine. I am a girl that suffers from a super oily face, so powders are my saviour in life. Although I find myself reapplying every 3/4 hours, this powder makes your foundation look FLAWLESS. Suitable for any skin type or shade, this translucent powder will blow out anything you've used before. When I worked as a make-up artist in Boots, so many people would compliment and ask me what they secret was to a flawless base; and this is it!! I seriously cannot say enough good things about this powder, and what is even better for an 8oz tub it only costs £12.50! What a bargain.

http://www.gurumakeupemporium.com/epages/BT4080.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT4080/Products/308%5B7%5D

 

L'Oreal True Match Foundation

My next favourite for sure has to be the L'Oreal true match foundation. At £9.99, this foundation comes in a range of cool, neutral and warm shades that will suit any skin tone. This foundation is medium coverage but can be built up to give a flawless full coverage finish without looking cakey. For my oily skin, this product lasts pretty well but I would definitely recommend a powder of some sort.

http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Paris-True-Match-Foundation_16049/

 

Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Mascara

Similar to the Benefit Gimme Brow mascara, this product is fantastic and better than the expensive alternative in my opinion. At a fraction of the price, you can grab this at Boots for £4.99 and set those brows in place. Unlike the rival, this product doesn't dry out as fast, and really coats each individual brow hair. A must for your makeup bag!

http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Brow-Drama-Sculpting-Mascara_1365297/

Eylure False Eyelashes

An absolute must for my makeup collection is having a stash of false eyelashes. By far my favourites have to be by the brand eylure which you can find at Boots, varying around the £6 mark. My favourite styles a the moment have to be the 143 for everyday use and the 141 for night time. Both of these eyelashes exaggerate the eyes and gives the most beautiful look. I would definitely try these lashes out if you are falsies lover like myself!

http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SolrSearchLister?storeId=10052&langId=-1&catalogId=11051&stReq=1&searchTerm=eyelure+lashes#container

Splashing the Cash

Hoola Matte Bronzer

Seen in my contour and highlighting blog post, a favourite of mine has to be the Hoola bronzer by Benefit. This ashy tone contour shade is perfect for my skin shade and gives me the most beautiful sun kissed glow. However, what is not so pretty is the price of this product. At £23.50, this item is definitely a splurge item for me, although the actual product itself is beautifully packaged and lasts a long time.

https://www.benefitcosmetics.com/uk/en-gb/product/hoola-matte-bronzer

Versace Eros Pour Femme Perfume

Of course I had to include my favourite fragrance of the month! Recently I have been reaching for this perfume, and at the higher end of the price scale, I am not too generous when I spray this on myself. Ranging between £50 to £95, this product smells absolutely beautiful: mixing both sexy and classy. On the website, the scent is described as "An alchemy of tempting, bright and feminine notes. A refined accord of lemon and jasmine, exalted by sensual and smooth woods."

http://www.boots.com/en/Versace/Ladies-Fragrances/Eros-Pour-Femme/

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

When I can be bothered applying eye shadow, this month the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette has been a winner for me. With more cooler tones feature in this palette, both matte and sparkly, this product has created the most gorgeous smoky eye looks I have sported on many nights out this month. My favourite shades of this palette have to be Pistol (light gray-brown with shimmering finish) and Verve (oyster with shimmering finish). This palette retails online for £38.50 but is worth every penny!

http://www.feelunique.com/p/Urban-Decay-Naked-2-Palette?curr=GBP&aff=mrn&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=naked%202%20palette&utm_campaign=Urban+Decay&mkwid=x54yrd9P_dc&pcrid=4201370470&pkw=naked%202%20palette&pmt=e&utm_content=x54yrd9P_dc|pcrid|4201370470|pkw|naked%202%20palette|pmt|be

Benefit The POREfessional Primer

Finally my last favourite has to be a long time goodie. Although pricey, for long lasting makeup that isn't going to sink into my pores, I have to recommend the POREfessional primer by Benefit. Costing £24.50, this is a brilliant product, that smooths pores before the application of makeup, and helps control oil and keep makeup in place. With a silicon base, this is perfect for my greasy skin, and gives me a nice finish even on it's own! Furthermore, this can be used for any skin tone or type out there and will leave your skin feeling silky soft.

http://www.feelunique.com/p/Benefit-The-POREfessional-PRO-Balm-22ml

And that's a wrap! Let me know if any of youse have tried any of these products before and what your thoughts were on them. If you have any recommendations of what I should try out, please feel free to leave a comment. Until next time,