Revlon Mauve it Over Matte Lipstick

Hope you've all had a great bank holiday weekend! L and I have had a great one and were suffering yesterday so forgot to write a post.

Today is my newest lipstick to add to my now ridiculously large collection *cough* over 50 *cough*. In boots a few weeks ago they had some of the Revlon line on 2 for £10 including the new lash potion mascara which retails for £9.99. As I hadn't tried it before I decided to pick up a new lipstick as well.  

I've been wanting a more matte nude lipstick for a while. I love my Mac Fanfare lipstick (review here) but sometimes find it is too shiny for some looks. I remember seeing good things about the Revlon matte range on YouTube so decided to give it a go.

After swatching all the matte shades in Boots I settled on Mauve it over. It looked like a great neutral lipstick and felt soft on the hand.

The packaging is simple and classic in black and gold but what I really like it that the top of the lid is see through so you can easily tell the colour. This works great for me for the way I store my lipsticks.

On the hand the lipstick looks slightly more orange toned than it does on the lips. I find it to be very similar to my natural lip shade. It is a almost rose toned lipstick.

Even though it has yellow tones I don't find it makes my teeth look yellow which is always a good thing. I find blue toned neutral shades just look strange on my skin tone. I love the way the lipstick applies. It glides onto the lips and is opaque in one swipe. I find it doesn't really dry my lips out either which is always a bonus.

I love how natural the colour is and find this so easy to wear for everyday and going out. I wore it when I was a bridesmaid a few weeks ago. I love it for a night out as I find it just completes the look without taking anything away from a dramatic eye look. This lipstick has stayed in my handbag since I got it as I find it just easy to wear.

I'm loving this formulation and now want more of the shades.

It's still on offer for 2 for £10 in boots so technically free if you want to try the new Lash Potion. A great choice if you want a new everyday lip colour.

Love M

xxx

The Lipstick Tag

Hi all!

I saw this tag the other day on The Lipstick Blog and fancied filling it in as it seemed fun and a bit different to other ones I've done before. Her blog is great and makes my lipstick wishlist sooooooooo long! So check it out and complete this tag too!

How many lipsticks do you own?

I just had a quick count and came to 39, so I'm gonna say probably 45 as there must be a few lurking around. This includes glosses and lip butter type products too.

What was your first ever lipstick?

I'm not really sure to be honest. In my view as I only started collecting them just over a year ago I'm going to  go with my first MAC one as that's really where the obsession began! I bought both Russian Red and Creme Cup at the same time.

What is your most worn lipstick?

I can't even fathom the answer to this. It really depends on what I'm doing! I tend to wear 17's Beehive during the day for work, pinks such as MAC's Insanely It and my favourite red is MAC's Russian Red for going out.

What is your favourite brand for lipstick?

MAC would probably be my impulse answer, but Revlon lip butters feature quite often in my handbags too.

What is your favourite finish?

I tend to like hydrating lipsticks, so MAC's Creme Sheen probably fits the bill or Sheen Supreme! 

What was the last lip product you bought?

I think it was Maybelline's Shockingly Coral or it could be MAC's Sunny Seoul, they were bought too close together...

How many lip products do you currently have in your handbag? (Including balms and glosses)

Haaaa, currently 2, but only because I swapped bags! Before I had 9...oops! Me and M both love doing 'Lipstick Lucky Dip' and picking a colour by rummaging around in your handbag without looking!

What lipstick do you use to rock a red lip?

My all time fave is MAC's Russian Red. One of my firsts which I'll never forget! ;)

How do you store your lipsticks?

I have them in a box with drawers, they currently fill the bottom drawer with some room, which will obviously be filled soon!

What lip products are you currently lusting after?

I always lust after MAC lipsticks but I'd love to own a Chanel or YSL one too, maybe in the future! I've also got my eye on a Laura Mercier one too!

Hope you enjoyed this tag, I had fun filling it out and realising I need to use what I've got more!!

Let me know if you do the tag as well and link it in the comments :)


L xxx

Lipstick Lucky Dip

Today is a bit of a random post! This is how I pick a lipstick when I'm in a rush.

Lipstick Lucky Dip started pretty soon after L and I got addictions to lipstick. We were both finding pretty quickly our handbags became lipstick storage, is that just us? It's not unusual for my handbag to have between 5-10 lipsticks!!

Whenever I pick a lipstick from my storage it gets thrown in the handbag where it seems to stay! The lazy person in me doesn't sort my bag out very often and lipsticks accumulate quickly! This does come in handy though.

Most mornings I end up being short on time ( I'm a fan of the snooze button and my bed!!) lipstick I've usually forgotten about until I'm on the bus!! Here is where me and L regularly do our lipstick lucky dip. Most days my lipstick is chosen by whichever shade I pick out of my handbag first!!

This is the simple way! No hard decisions! I always have a range of colours! In the picture is a small over the shoulder bag. In work I was grabbing a lipstick! To my surprise a small bag (which is filled by my purse basically) contained 8 different lip colours, not including the two lip balms!

Does your bag seem to accumulate lipsticks?

Love M

xxx