My favourite lippies

Hello all! I hope you’re all doing well and are having a lovely week so far.
Today, I wanted to tell you all about my favourite lip products that I’ve been wearing non-stop over the past few months. I do love my lippies, as all my friends know, so I thought I’d collate all my must-haves into a little blog post for you all.

Mac Lipstick in ‘Kinda Sexy’ - £17.50

This Mac lipstick is such a gorgeous, peachy colour that I love to wear when I have more of a fresh faced look going on or if I want something a little bit different to my regular, skin toned nude. Again, it’s a lovely peachy pink that I find really flattering on me and it’s a more of creamier, sheeny finish which is a nice change from my usual mattes but does make it a little less long-wearing.

MUA Matte Lipstick in ‘Fawn Fancy’ - £1

This lipstick is definitely one of my all-time favourites. It’s got such a nice, soft matte finish and the colour is something along the lines of a warm browney nude (if that makes any sense!). The fact that it’s only £1 too pleases me a lot, BUTTTTTT when I went into Superdrug to pick this up again recently, I couldn’t find it and one of the employees said that they’re discontinuing this shade. I’m not sure how I’m going to recover from this loss, to be quite honest, but I’m just planning on making the most of the time that we have left together.

NYX Butter Gloss in ‘Madeline’ - £6

This is another one of my ride of die lippies that I’ve been wearing pretty much every time I wear makeup. It’s a gorgeous warm muted pink colour that is great for everyday and the formula of this gloss is so good. It’s really moisturising and non-sticky, very comparable to the Kylie Jenner’s glosses that I’ve tried, and it gives such a high shine/wet look finish that everyone is obsessed with at the moment, including me. Oh, and it smells like vanilla too!

Revlon Colorstay Ultra HD Matte Lip Colour in 'Forever' - £6.99

This shade is a gorgeous 'your lips but better' colour that I bought to wear as a natural, every day liquid lipstick. It's a really moisturising formula and it applies well, but my only hang up with this liquid lipstick is that it doesn't completely dry down and isn't very long lasting which defeats the purpose of a matte lipstick for me. However, it has an absolutely divine scent, something along the lines of cupcake or sweets, and it is a really gorgeous and natural looking colour on me. Plus, it's on sale from £8.99 at the moment on the Superdrug website!

Make Up Forever Aqua Lip Liner in 5C - £14

This liner is a little more pricey and was definitely an impulse purchase that I questioned myself about later, but, it’s a lovely long-wearing darker brown colour that I wear really frequently. It lasts really well and the shade is great for when I want something a little bit darker and bolder. I really like pairing it with the NYX gloss, too; I line my lips then blend the liner out then apply the gloss on top. It gives me cool 90s vibes and I was definitely inspired by Alice T on who wears a similar look a lot on her Instagram.

MUA Lip Liner in ‘Red Drama’ - £1

Another MUA lippie that I cannot get enough of is this true red liner. I bought it as the one I was already wearing that day was way too pink and smudgy so this liner was a great alternative. Liners are a great option for longer lasting colour and a truly matte finish that doesn’t budge. This one is my go-to red at the moment as it’s really vibrant and classic looking, it lasts so so well and I feel really confident any time I wear it. And again, £1?! 

Finally, I thought I'd mention my favourite lip balm too which is this vanilla and macadamia lip butter from Nivea. It’s super thick and moisturising, and I wear it day and night to help keep my lips super soft. Before I start my makeup, I gently exfoliate my lips with a towel or washcloth then apply this lip butter on top so my lips are smooth and ready for whatever colour I’m wearing that day. It’s a great product and it smells divine too!

I hope you liked this post, please let me know what else you’d like to see from me and I hope you all have a great day!

The Ordinary Coverage Foundation Review

Hello all!

I hope you're all doing amazingly and welcome back to my blog, today I'm going to be writing a review on The Ordinary's Coverage Foundation. A lot of people have been raving about this product, with one of the main selling points being the affordable price of £5.95! I bloody love a bargain myself, so I felt the need to get my hands on it and long story short; I have a lot of feelings about this foundation, so I thought I'd share them all with you in a long overdue blog post.

So, just for reference, I have a combination skin type as I get quite oily throughout the day but I'm also prone to dry patches, I struggle with a fair bit of acne and acne scarring so I like to have that covered up as much as I can and I have a light to medium skin tone, so roughly an NC35 in Mac. This is why I felt that this foundation might be a good one for me as it's supposed to be full coverage, it's made by a skincare brand which I assumed means it won't badly affect my skin and they have a pretty decent shade range too. I picked up shade 2.0YG, which is defined as a light medium with yellow-gold undertones and again, I had high hopes for the shade, but I do feel like it's a little off. When I first apply it, it looks like a good match apart from it being somewhat light for me but when it dries down, I feel like it becomes a lot more neutral toned which results in ash city for me.

Excuse my fluffy cheetah pjyamas, he he

Unblended, more yellow

Blended, much more neutral

In regards to the finish, I'd say it's skin-like, semi matte and a medium coverage. It is definitely buildable but it can tend to become a bit cakey when I do so, so I definitely have to use concealer and powder when I wear this foundation. It also clinfgs to my drier areas around mouth and any spots I've got straightaway, which ain't a good look because I hate attention being drawn to those areas.

Prepped skin - one layer - two layers

The way this foundation wears throughout the day is the main problem I have with it. On most of my face, it actually wears quite nicely (not anything to write home about, though) but around my mouth, it separates and cakes up significantly along with clinging to dry patches I've got. This becomes especially noticeable when I wear it for around 6 hours, which I feel is an average time to be wearing a foundation in reality, and the finish became so messed up that even other people began to notice..... I know.
I'll still wear it because I don't terribly mind the foundation and I do want to use it up, but not for more than a couple of hours, but prior to this it is a nice foundation. And before you ask, I've tried to bake and set this and it still ends up separating. It's just strange as I've never had a foundation do that before, you may not be able to notice what I mean as well on the picture I've taken but overall, it just ain't a great look for me especially because I have problematic skin anyway.

So overall, this foundation is nice for a few hours wear as it has a skin-like finish and decent coverage but I feel that it would probably work well for those with skin in better condition than mine. So at the moment, it's a no from me. 6/10. Try again next time.

Thank you for reading, I hope you liked this review or found it somewhat helpful and have an amazing February! 

Kylie Jenner Lip Gloss

 I recently lucked out and was able to get my hands on Kylie Jenner's new lipgloss in the shade Literally and it's safe to say that I am very pleased! Kylie's products are so hyped up and sought after, so I decided to write a post to tell you about my experience with purchasing one of her lippies and also tell you my thoughts on the product.
First off, the price of the lipglosses are $15 each which converts to exactly £10.56 and I don't find the price alone too bad as you do get what you pay for. When purchasing, it didn't convert the price to pounds so it made it a little difficult to see exactly how much I was spending, which ended up being £21.09 ($29.96) exactly. Although I'm really happy with the product I bought, the international shipping is a little too pricey in my opinion as £10.53 for shipping, resulting in just over £20 altogether, is a little steep. Also, I didn't get a customs charge thank God! I think it's quite hit and miss, some people get a charge and others don't, I was one of the luckier ones which I'm quite happy with!
Now, I placed my order on the 1st of April and received it on the 11th, so it took 9 days. I was expecting it to take way longer to come seeing as it came all the way from LA to a little town in England, so I was super pleased! It came in the signature white box with the drip pattern on with lots of foam inside to keep the product safe.

I've got to say that I'm super pleased that I got one of the little notes from Kylie, I've heard that some people don't get them so again, it's quite hit and miss but I think it's such a sweet little idea.

On to the packaging, I love it! It's so cute with the drip design and minimal colours used, it makes the product really recognisable and it feels really expensive too. When I first got it, I was unsure whether the gloss packaging was made of plastic or glass cause of how high quality it feels but I'm pretty sure it is actually plastic. I love carrying it around in it's box too (I know I'm sad) just because of how cute and pretty it is!

Now, on to the actual gloss. I find it to be such a nice formula; it's really pigmented and moisturising and it is such a gorgeous shade! The website says it's a 'warm toned peachy nude' which I agree with, it is really opaque like a liquid lipstick and it is not sticky at all! I was expecting it to be, but on the lips it feels a lot like a lip balm which I really like. I love the colour on me and I think it would be a great glossy nude for South Asian skintones like mine. I can't rave about it enough, I love it!



What's your favourite Kylie product?