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MAC lip pencil in Boldly Bare is a must-have

July 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

There are too many reasons why I am a big fan of lip pencils. They are much longer lasting and you can be very precise with the application as well as define and shape your lip with it more effectively than with regular lipsticks. I tend to gravitate more towards lip pencils especially on days when I know I’m going to be out and about the whole day and won’t have time to keep reapplying lipstick.

Last week I finally managed to pick up MAC lip pencil in Boldly Bare. I’ve been lusting after this since March when I first saw it on Sammi from Beauty Crush in her March Favourites video. But of course whenever I badly want something it is almost always sold out, which effectively makes me want it even more and an obsessive hunt for it inevitably ensued. Finally four months later, and after trolling every MAC counters I came across, it became available again on MAC’s website and I couldn’t have been more thrilled when it finally arrived at my doorstep. I knew I would love it but I didn’t know I would love it ‘this’ much.

Boldly Bare is a peachy-pink YLBB nude shade although the pink tone shows up more on my lip than the peachy tone. Now I’ve never been a fan of any pink shades, I always find them not very well suited to my complexion, but Boldly Bare, despite showing more pink tone on me, is ‘incredibly’ pretty and flattering. It is similar to the famous Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk but it’s peachier, it’s perkier, it’s more brightening and the lasting power is immense. The only downside is the texture, which is not creamy so it can drag a bit on your lip and it’s not the easiest to blend. But adding a gloss or lip balm on top normally solves the problem for me and the colour is so gorgeous and lasts so well that I am wiling to overlook some minor issues.

A final word of warning; I think Boldly Bare is a limited edition so if you think you want to give it a try then better hurry up and get hold of one before it’s sold out again. I know I will be getting another back-up soon :)

Favourite Lip Pencils; High-end and Budget

April 29, 2015 3 Comments

I’ve been obsessed with lip pencils of late. The reason being I’m just too lazy and can’t be bothered to keep reapplying lipstick throughout the day. The perk of lip pencils, as we all know, is that they just last much much longer and these days they come in all kinds of shades and colours and can easily become a substitute for lipsticks.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while you will also know that I don’t really experiment that much with lip colours and tend to stick with the neutral shades. So it will come as no surprise that my current favourite lip pencils are nothing far from my comfort zone. Although the somewhat exciting part is that I managed to find two favourites from a complete different end of the price spectrum; one high-end and one budget, that I equally love.

1. Chartlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Iconic Nude (picture left). I feel like giving myself a pad on the back when I purchased this lip liner. Just because there’s been such a major hype on Charlotte Tiibury lip liner in ‘Pilliow Talk‘ but I’ve never heard anyone mentioned Iconic Nude. I know I didn’t get along with Pillow Talk’s drugstore dupe; Rimmel lip pencil in East End Snob (it’s just too pink for me), so I thought I would try a different shade that’s abit closer to heart. Iconic Nude is a gorgeous nude shade with a soft brown and slight pink undertone. For me personally this is much more wearable than Pillow Talk and you can totally rock a Kylie Jenner look with this one.

2. Max Factor Colour Elixir Lip Liner in Brown N Nude (picture right). I stumbled across this on one of my trips to Boots. The packaging just caught my eyes because it’s very similar to the Charlotte Tilbury’s one. I swatched a few colours but Brown N Nude really grabbed my attention because although it’s supposed to be a brown nude shade (as the name aptly suggests!), it has a lot of coral undertone that I thought would go quite well with my complexion. Well I wasn’t wrong there, it is a beautiful corally nude shade that really suits and brightens my face and will be great to wear this spring and summer.

“What is your favourite lip pencil, high-end or drugstore?”

This Week’s MOTD

April 16, 2015 Leave a Comment

This week I feel we have already fast-forward to summer; it has been incredibly sunny and warm. Not that I’m complaining, but when the weather gets this warm any kind of liquid foundations are out the door for me. I just can’t stand the tacky feeling on my face. So this week I’ve gone back to my beloved BareMinerals Original SPF15 foundation, which is perfect for giving a ‘barely there’ feeling that is much needed in the warming temperature. I’ve also eased myself back into using bronzer again after abandoning it for most of the winter. I know this may be the opposite of what most people do but I feel like wearing bronzer in the winter can look a bit unnatural and I don’t quite mind that my skin goes slightly paler to suit the cold winter climate. Anyway the bronzer I’ve been reaching for the most these days is the Body Shop Honey Bronzer just because it’s very very natural. It gives just enough warmth to your complexion without being too orange or too brown and I just dust it around the edge of my face in a C shape motion to warm up my skin. And since spring is all about the healthy glow I’ve been loving the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Dim Infusion for my cheek. It’s such a star product that serves so many purposes; a blusher, highlighter and skin enhancer all in one.

Pink seems to be a makeup trend this spring and this week I’ve dug out my MAC eyeshadow in Pink Venus that I bought whilst on a holiday last summer. It’s a gorgeous champagney pink with some specks of glitter that once applied just gives the loveliest pink shade that brightens up your eyes but very wearable at the same time. Unfortunately my camera is not fancy enough for the colour to show up properly (sorry!) but if you’re ever around a MAC counter it might be worth going in for a quick swatch.

Anastasia Brow Wiz has recently been my go to brow product just because it is so quick and easy to use and the very thin fine nib means you can really mimic each strand of hair to achieve a very natural look in no time at all. For mascara I’ve gone back YEARS to Maybelline Falsies Waterproof mascara. I don’t know why I ever stopped using this amazing product. It does everything to your lashes, it separates your lashes like no other mascaras, it gives amazing volume, it defines your lash line (something that not many mascaras do) and it adds reasonable length to your lashes. There’s a good reason why this mascara was unbeatable for years and I’m so glad I’ve rediscovered it again.

And quickly for lip I’ve been keeping it simple and just go for No.7 Precision Lips Pencil in Nude to both line and fill my lip. This is one of Lisa Eldridge‘s staple lip product and let me tell you, forget about Charlotte Tilbury’s Pillow Talk, or Rimmel’s East End Snob, or MAC Sublime Culture, at £6.75 and readily available in Boots, this gorgeous lip liner is as compatible to any of its hyped up counterparts (if not better!).