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

YSL Glossy Stain | No.30

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope you all have a lovely day if you have someone to share it with, and if not, enjoy yourselves anyway! I finally dipped my toe into the YSL pool, and here's what I came out with: 

YSL Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain in No.30 Mauve Fusain: £22.50 via Debenhams - 

Shade 30 is one of the newest additions to the Glossy Stain family, a gorgeous bright mauve pinky purple! 

It does look scary in the tube. Really really purple! But once on the lips its a bit more wearable, and I love it. I can't pull off a full on purple, but this I can get away with! 

The formula of these glosses is unlike any product I've seen before, they're almost jelly like in texture. You apply several layers, letting each one dry before applying the next one. You can build up the colour and intensity to a pretty opaque colour. 

They apply really easily and the staying power is incredible! The gloss lasts through quite a lot, and although it disappears when eating and drinking, the stain remains long after. 

These glosses come in a wide range of colours, and I think I'll be trying more of these in the future! Well done YSL! 

Fiona xox

Wednesday Wishlist | #1

Heres another hopefully regular feature - Wednesday wishlists! Here are a few products I've been lusting after recently:

Urban Decay 'The Great and Powerful Oz' Glinda Palette: £35.00 from Debenhams - This limited edition corker is due to be released at the end of the month! There are two palettes, the light Glinda palette and the darker Theodora palette. I have loads of dark neutral palettes so I fancy something different and have my eye on the Glinda palette!

Yves Saint Laurent Glossy Stains: £23.50 from Debenhams, Boots, House Of Fraser - I don't own any YSL  products but I've had my eye on these glossy stains for a while. Some of the shades are absolutely stunning, particularly the darker more purply shades.


Inglot Freedom System Eyeshadows: £4.50 each from Inglot - I bought my first Inglot palette earlier this month and I absolutely love it. If I could afford it I would buy another one in a minute. The quality of the shadows are just fantastic.

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers: £5.99 from Boots and Superdrug - These are the newest product from Rimmel, and I've already ordered two from their Facebook shop (now sold out). I suppose they're a cheap version of the YSL glossy stains, and I can't wait for mine to arrive! They should start appearing in shops soon.

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade: £21.50 from MAC and House Of Fraser - Sadly, this beautiful skin finish is in the Goodbyes section of the MAC website - but don't worry! - if you miss out like I will be this time, Lightscapade will be returning later in the year as part of the Hayley Williams collection! Hooray!

NARS Blushers in Mata Hari and Douceur: £21 each from NARS and House of Fraser - NARS blushes are on my radar, big time thanks to Laurzrah's NARS blush collection! I already own Sin but Douceur and Mata Hari are now on my wishlist.

Fiona xox

Birthday Post!

Hello lovelies! It was my birthday yesterday and I turned the grand old age of twenty! I had a wonderful day, seen lots of family and went out for a lovely dinner! I have plans to go out with friends next week. I just wanted to show you the beauty related presents I got, although I know these birthday posts can be controverisial!

Disclaimer: I'm extremely grateful for everything I was given, and I'm in no way showing off. Some people enjoy seeing what others get for their birthdays, others don't. I'm just going to show you beauty related stuff as it makes an interesting post for this blog!

The Body Shop Hemp Gift Set
The Body Shop Body Mist in Japanese Cherry Blossom
These were gifts from my parents, who know how Body Shop obsessed I am. I actually picked these out for myself, I didn't get many surprises from my Mum and Dad this year (apart from the massive surprise when they helped my Grandpa secretly get me an Ipad! He's 82 and has one of his own so he can keep up to date and in touch with everyone! They even wrapped it up in an old Katy Perry perfume set to fool me even more!).

Beyonce Pulse Eau Du Parfum 100ml
Yves Saint Laurent Elle Eau Du Toilette 30ml
The Beyonce perfume was a gift from my older cousin. I would never have picked this out myself, just because I'm not a Beyonce fan, but the scent is lovely! I really like it. The YSL perfume, I again picked for myself from the sale in Boots, its a really nice evening perfume and I wore it out for dinner! I haven't really posted much about perfume on this blog, but I'm a perfume fiend as well as a beauty fiend!

The Body Shop White Musk Gift Set
This was another gift from my big cousin, and its a gorgeous wee Body Shop gift set! It has a mini shower gel, body lotion, a 30ml eau du toilette, and a loofah.

Victorias Secret Make Up Bag
Victorias Secret Luscious Kisses Fragrance Mist
Victorias Secret Luscious Kisses Body Lotion
Victorias Secret Be Seduced Eau Du Toilette 30ml

My Auntie, Uncle and little cousins gave me these Victorias Secret goodies, which they brought back from America with them! I can't believe my luck, they're amazing. I don't think I'll ever use the make up bag incase the little jewels fall off, think I'll keep it for ornamental purposes!

Incase you're wondering "Why no make up?", well, no one got me any! My family are a clever bunch, they know I'm a beauty junkie, so rather than buying me something I might not like, they're kind enough to give me gift vouchers or money which I can spend on make-up if I want to!

I'm really grateful for everything I was given for my birthday, my family are the best, and everything is amazing! I can't wait to hit the town with my friends on Saturday! :) xx