The Mauvey-Pink Spring Lip Edit

If you've been reading the blog for a while, you'll know there are basically two lip colours that I wear: nude and DARK red. But recently, I've been reaching for lip colours with a little more, well, colour. Specifically that of the pinky mauve variety (and a few that lean a bit more nude sorry about it). So here are my top picks for mauvey lips.

NARS Rikugien Satin Lip Pencil

ColourPop Lumiere Lippie Stix

Revlon Color Stay Just Bitten Kissable Lipstain in Honey

MAC Angel Lipstick

Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in East End Snob

Tanya Burr Cosmetics Lip Gloss in Chic

ColourPop Skimpy Lippie Stix

What are your favourite lip products at the moment?

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Liz Earle Skin Care Obsessions

So I'm really really bad at skincare. Like I take my makeup of at night and every now and then I'll use my Lush mask but other than that I'm rubbish. My grandparents always send us Liz Earle stuff over for Christmas and I adore the Hot Cloth Cleanser so I decided I would attempt a skincare routine now that school is finished. Also, my skin is being a little biotch so I need to treat it well.

I've been using the Hot Cloth Cleanser on and off for years and honestly I have no idea why I don't use it frequently because it is lovely. You're supposed to put it on and then 'polish' off with the muslin cloth and warm water but that's such a process for me so I just use my Clarisonic. It leaves my skin baby soft and radiant and also does definitely remove my makeup. I use a separate remover for eyes because Clarisonic on your eyelids? Ouch. I've also been using the Skin Repair Moisturizer for quite some time and it really is wonderful. It's probably better for daytime but I use my Too Faced Hangover Rx, so I use the Liz Earle at night. It's very hydrating and doesn't leave your skin feeling greasy (why it's good for daytime).

So, products I haven't used beforehand but have been sitting on my shelf.... I used the Instant Boost Skin Tonic Spritzer randomly the other day because I was SO hot while studying. Um, this is some kind of miracle because it refreshes my skin and makes my foundation look glowy again. Love. The Instant Boost Skin Tonic is PERFECT to use first thing in the morning to get that extra grime off your face. It's so hot where I live, so I wake up all sticky and disgusting but this gets my poor skin back to normal.

So basically I'm obsessed with Liz Earle at the moment. Are there any products from the line that you can't live without?
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Today's Look 05

So exam week is kicking me in the butt, but I had final crit in Graphic Design today so I needed to look decent. Here's what on my face:

Face

Too Faced Hangover Rx

Laura Mercier Silk Creme (old formula) in Rose Ivory

Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless in Porcelain

Kimmel Match Perfection Concealer in Light

Kimmel Stay Matte Powder

Too Faced Velvet Revolver Eyeshadow (contour)

elf Gotta Glow Blush

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow in Chocolate

elf Clear Mascara

Eyes

MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot

Tartelette Palette

Lorac PRO Palette

MAC Nylon Eyeshadow

Revlon Lash Potion Mascara

Clinique High Impact Mascara

Lips

Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Eastend Snob

Two days of testing left and I am so excited for summer! What are you wearing today?

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April Favourites

This month has been all about fresh, glowing skin and a somewhat colorful lip (for me). These are the products I've been loving in April! By the way, please bear with me this week my loves, it's finals time and I am drowning in final projects. Posting may be a bit sparse/sporadic especially next week!

Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless Foundation in 110 Porcelain I spotted this in the drugstore and snatched it up because how freaking pale is this?! And in a yellow undertone, the heavens opened and angels were signing. I love the original Fit Me but the lightest colour is so dark I always have to mix it. Anywho, during the summer I'm all about glowy skin, but my poor skin doesn't hold onto my dewy foundations in this nasty humid weather so I have to stick with matte formulas. The thing I love about this is that it looks SO natural. It blends seamlessly (I use my beauty blender) and covers just enough to let my skin look like skin. It's pretty build able but doesn't cover huge breakouts so keep that in mind. There's been a few complaints about longevity, but I set mine with a powder and I like the way it wears throughout the day, it doesn't go cake but instead kind of 'fades' a bit. That sounds terrible but it's a nice thing. I think if you have rather oily skin, you may actually not like this. That was really long and not very informative, but I think I'll give it it's own post coming up this week.

elf Gotta Glow Highlighter I recently found this at Marshall's and I was SO pumped because they never ever have it in my Targets. It's legitimately the perfect highlighter and only $3, I really don't know where you can go wrong. I would say it's like an icy gold colour, so super flattering on all skin tones. LOVE.

Benefit High Beam On days where I want to be SUPER glowy, I'll add some of this baby underneath Gotta Glow and it looks like my cheekbones have been kissed my an angel. Okay, dramatic but really I am so into highlighting at the moment. Sorry.

NYX Bare My Soul Nude Matte Eyeshadow I have basically been wearing Shannon's Beyonce look every single day this month and this grayish-taupe is perfect for the crease colour. For whatever reason it makes my eyes look super super green which is a major plus in my book. The texture is also beautiful, I definitely want to get some more of these shadows.

Colourpop Lumiere Lippie Stix So this is probably technically in the nude category, but as someone who pretty much solely wears super-nudes and dark red lips, this is pretty colourful. It's a gorgeous dusty mauvey pink (good description there) and just looks so beautiful on. It's a perfect Kylie Jenner colour, ugh I cringe as I type this, and really looks good on everyone. Also it's $5 and I adore Colourpop. So buy it.

Rimmel London Exaggerate Lip Liner in East End Snob  A while back everyone was raving about how this was just like Charlotte Tilbury's Pillow Talk liner. I finally picked it up because for me it looks a liiiiittle too pink, but I LOVE it. I don't know what magic is in this pencil but it makes your lips look full and luscious and perfect. Trust me.

Essie Millionails Treatment If you read my blog regularly you'll have heard me complaining about a terrible manicure experience that left my nails really weak. I've had to keep them short while the get stronger and if they grow out even a little bit, they snap off. This has definitely improved them a tiiiiiiny bit, but I know it's going to me a long process so here's to healthy nails next month!

What products have you been loving? Anything I need in my life?
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