Sleek Matte Me Lip Creams | Fandango Purple & Birthday Suit

Sleek Matte Me Lip Creams in Fandango Purple and Birthday Suit: £4.99 each - 

These Matte Me Lip Cream's are one of the latest releases from Sleek Make Up, so I picked up two shades that really caught my eye. Fandango Purple is a magenta purple with an almost raspberry undertone. It's a cross between MAC's Rebel and Heroine, with some hot pink thrown in to make it a bit more wearable. I really really love it. Birthday Suit is the perfect nude shade with peachy undertones that doesn't totally wash me out. I normally look terrible with nude lips but Birthday Suit looks fab, especially with a smoky eye look. 

As for the formula, these really are matte! If you have any dryness in your lips whatsoever, you definitely need to exfoliate and moisturise before wearing these. They go on really creamy (not unlike the Rimmel Apocalips) but dry to a totally matte finish. Once they've set they really don't move, as with everything they won't last through a full night of eating and drinking, but otherwise they stay well! Fandango Purple also leaves a nice stain on the lips. If you want lasting power but don't like the dryness of a matte lip, once these have set you can pop a gloss over the top and it doesn't all smush together! 

Overall I really really like these. There are 3 more shades in the range as well as 5 Gloss Me lip products. As far as I'm aware these are limited edition (don't quote me on that!) so I will be repurchasing these two shades as back ups since they are a bargainous £4.99! 

Fiona xox

YSL Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain | #9 Rouge Laque

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain in #9 Rouge Laque: £23.50 (£14.10) from Debenhams -

My second YSL Glossy Stain purchase was not pre-planned, I spotted this for £14.10 in the Debenhams sale and snapped it up! #9 Rouge Laque is a true red shade, which on first application verges on 'tomato' but after a second coat turns into the perfect bright red.

I absolutely love these stains. They take two coats for totally opaque coverage, but the pigmentation and wear time are incredible, and they aren't at all sticky. It won't last through a whole night of eating and drinking, but the point of these is that they leave a gorgeous stain on the lips! I'm not a gloss fan at all but these have to be my all time favourite. You get quite a precise application from the pointed wand and it doesn't distribute too much product. You might have to dip into the tube a couple of times to coat the lips twice, but I'd rather that than an overload. 

I would never have picked #9 Rouge Laque unless it was in the sale, but I'm glad I did, it's gorgeous! I'd highly recommend these to anyone and they're definitely worth the hefty price tag of £23.50 if you're looking for a little luxury. I can't wait to try the new Rebel Nudes collection and also compare these to the L'oreal dupe which I haven't tried yet! 

Fiona xox

MAC Lipstick in Mehr

MAC Lipstick in Mehr: £15.00 from maccosmetics.co.uk -

I was lucky enough to win another MAC lipstick giveaway (I am so so lucky and grateful!), this time from the lovely Becky over at Beckawoo! I only had one lipstick I really wanted on my wishlist: Mehr.

Mehr is a medium neutral pink and is a matte finish, my favourite! It looks a little lighter in the photo above than in real life, but as you'll see it really is the perfect neutral pink. It's creamy and not too drying, the usual story with MAC matte lipsticks. 

I've really struggled with light pink lipsticks over the years, anything too baby pink totally washes me out. On me, Mehr is a complete MLBB (my lips but better) shade. I'll include a FOTD with it on soon. 

I absolutely adore this colour, it's the perfect everyday shade and I can see myself buying this again and again! Definitely check Mehr out if you're looking for pink lips that aren't too pale!

Fiona xox

Illamasqua Haul | Eurydice & Atomic Lipsticks

I decided to indulge in two lipsticks during the Illamasqua Easter Hunt sale, and I don't regret it one bit!

Illamasqua Lipsticks in Eurydice & Atomic: £16.00 each - Atomic looks a bit weird but all those bubbles are gone now. The only lipstick I've had from Illamasqua before was Fetish, and it was absolutely rubbish. But its a totally different story with these two. 

Eurydice is an insanely bright fuschia pink. It's matte and is quite a dry formula, but it lasts for ages on the lips! Thumbs up!

Atomic is probably now my favourite lipstick ever. Again, a bright fuschia pink, this has a touch more red to it and a beautiful purple/blue duochrome running through it. Despite the shimmer, the formula is again matte and the lasting power is outstanding! 

(P.S sorry for the rubbish lip shots, I didn't have time to make sure my lips were lined perfectly!)

Fiona xox 

NYX | Lip Pencil Haul & Swatches

I'd heard so many good things about NYX's lip liners I couldn't resist picking some up when they were on 3 for 2 on their website. I'm so glad we can get NYX easily in the UK now, as its shaping up to be a brilliant brand, and really popular!

I choses 7 shades of liner (from top) Cabaret, Deep Purple, Hot Red, Purple Rain, Fuchsia, Mauve and Nude Pink, at £3.00 each. They were on 3 for 2 and delivery was £4.50 so all in all I paid about £20.00, not too bad! 

The liners aren't the longest pencils, they're about 3/4 the size of regular eye/lip liners but they are really cheap. 

They're creamy and pigmented. I can't comment on how long they all last, but I wore Deep Purple yesterday along with MAC's Rebel and it lasted a good few hours, but it comes off when eating and drinking. 

I think these are a great wee addition to my collection, I needed more liners to keep my lipstick in place and these fit the bill nicely! NYX have an amazing colour range so definitely check them out! 

Fiona xox

NYC | Applelicious Glossy Lip Balms

Hello all, sorry for the long gap between posts, yet again! I've been so busy with Bailey and Uni stuff I've barely had time to sit down and think, never mind write anything! But I've got a few things lined up, and today I'm going to show y'all the new Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm's from NYC:

They come in these simple but cute red shimmery tubes, with a clear lid, so you can see whats inside. Theres a definite 'Revlon lip butter' influence going on, but its really a different animal.

I got two shades, Blushing Golden and Caramel Apple:

Blushing Golden, Caramel Apple.

They have a really lovely balm centre shaped like an apple! So cute. They have a mouthwatering fresh apple scent, and 'd say they're also quite moisturising.

Caramel Apple is a lovely nude shimmer, it really just comes off on the lips as shimmer. Blushing Golden isn't as nice, it gives your lips that horrible frosted look if you over apply, so beware! I wish I had bought one of the pink or red shades instead.

These retail at £2.49 each, bargain! They're available from Superdrug and are currently on 3for2! I definitely think I'll be going back for some of the other shades.