New Lippy In My Life!

Theres a new lipstick and lipgloss in my life and for once it didnt cost a days wages!

Introducing  'Nevada', from Topshop, £8.

This nude lipstick feels luxurious with a velvet finish that leaves your lips feeling moisturised- almost like a lipbalm feel! Topshops makeup range has grown so quickly and they do quite a few lippy shades now and at £8 I can afford one for every weekend! 

' Nevada- Topshop'

Although 'Nevada' is nourishing to the lips, I would suggest prepping the lips with an exfoliater and primer as due to the shade, it can gather in any dry areas and look a bit splinted.

 Unusually it has a matte finish which you dont normally associate with a moisturising lipstick, so to glam it up a bit and to reflect away from my dry splinted areas- I wear my new lipgloss 'Nookie Nookie' from Benefit, £14, over the top.

' Nookie Nookie-Benefit'

Benefits ultra shine lipglosses have a high shine with a subtle shimmer, are very reasonably priced and come in cute tubes so they look nice in your bag! The wand is a little brush which gives the gloss a great application and the smell is pretty pleasant too- kinda cupcakey!

Mix It Up With Mixology

You all know how in love I am with my new chubby stick in 'Voluptuous Violet', So now... Im gunna mix it up with mixology at Clinique!!

 'Mix it Up With 16 Shades'

After another training seminar today, I came home with another three chubby sticks, meaning more combinations for me! With mixology, you take your favorite shades then mix and match to create your own shades. My fave mix? 'Voluptuous Violet' and 'Woppin Watermelon'!

You can have a play and mix your own at  Clinique online.

 I will be posting my chubby cocktails soon!

Cliniques High Impact Mascara

So, going back a few weeks to my 'Product Junkie' post, I am using cosmetics I dont normally use. Starting with High Impact Mascara by Clinique. Im using black but it also comes in brown/ black and a limited edition brightening black. The specially developed formula and brush are designed to work together to thicken the lashes whilst seperating them as you comb through.

 

 'High Impact Mascara in Black'

 One coat gives quite a natural, seperated look but as I love my lashes bold, I layered up the coats. Normally too much mascara results in clumpy, flakey lashes but this lasted all day with no panda eyes and it removed easily at the end of the day! I used Take The Day Off (remover for lids, lashes and lips) but it can also be removed with warm water.

Clinique are also bringing out a new High Impact EXTREME VOLUME Mascara in August which i cant wait to try. Its going to be available in black or extreme black with an oversized brush and a domed top brush to reach the smaller lashes. More info when it arrives- cant wait to get it on my lashes!

 High Impact Mascara is available on counter or online at www.clinique.co.uk for £16, as is Take the day off, also £16.

Clinique Goodies For Me!

Best perk of my job? The free products!! 

I attended the new season strategy seminar on Thursday and came away with the latest must have lip balm- Cliniques chubby stick moisturising lip colour balm, The new stay-matte, oil-free foundation and the new superbalanced powder bronzer, Aswell as a cute, exclusive, London 2012 Olympics makeup bag! I also had lots of sneak previews of the upcoming products for the season ahead.

Clinique goodies

Im yet to try out the bronzer and foundation properly but I LOVE my chubby stick! Theres a huge hype on them at the moment, they're in all the magazines and theres a tv advert just for chubby sticks on the telly so im totally on the chubby stick band wagon now. I chose voluptuous violet which looks bold and quite dark but when its on its pretty natural and quite enhancing to my lip colour- its definately worth visiting your local Clinique counter and spending some time trying the colours on- youll be surprised by how different the colours can look when they are on the lips- your natural lip colour can make a massive difference to the tone and shade of the colour.

My Chubby Stick- Voluptuous Violet

Chubby sticks are exactly what they say they are- a moisturising lip colour balm. The balmy texture isnt tacky or too glossy and it really keeps your lips feeling comfortable and soft. The product is so popularand has had great reviews online with 5/5 star rating and 95% of customers recommending them to a friend.

Chubby sticks come in 16 shades in a range of colours from reds and purples to pinks and nudes and whats even better with new shades is that you can mix and match to create your own shade! Ill be mixing mine with pudgy peony, a deep pink, to create a more magenta lip colour!

 

Get your own chubby stick for £16.00 at your Clinique counter or online at www.clinique.co.uk

Posie Tint+ California Kissin'= Match Made In Heaven

So my latest product purchase is....Posie Pal! Its a match made in heaven duo from Benefit. One end you have Posie Pal, a pink lip stain that you can also use as a cheek stain, and the other end is California Kissin' a smile brightening gloss. The blue pigments in California Kissin' make your smile look brighter and whiter and it has an amazing, fresh, minty smell to it too!

Just a light stain of Posie Tint and plenty of California Kissin'

Posie Pal is limited edition and only £15.50! Although i already have the full sizes of both products, its a handy lil duo for the handbag for touch ups on the go. I find that the stain does need a few coats to build up a shade that shows on me. It stays quite a while but being a lip biter, i need to touch up throughout the day. The gloss stays put and feeling fresh for ages though!

 

Id give Posie Pal a strong 8/10!