The Lip Product Addict Tag

I’ve watched so many of these videos on YouTube and decided I needed to join in the fun! It originally started with this video and just kept on rolling through my favourite YouTubers (check Jessica’s here, my favourite!) I couldn’t stick to just single product answers though, so settle in for some lip product musing!

 

Favourite balm/treatment?
I didn’t think I had this many favourites, you’d think having this many I’d have softer lips than I do! Before bed I like to use my Korres Jasmine Lip Butter which smells amazing and is thick and nourishing. During the day at home I’ll often use one of my Jack Black lip balms, right now my scent of choice is Black Tea + Blackberry but the Lavender is #1 in my books. I keep my Maybelline Baby Lips Energizing Orange in my handbag (cute packaging is a win!) and the one I couldn’t leave out was Carmex Moisture Plus – pictured is Sheer Pink Tint* but any of the varieties are loves of mine, even the original clear one.

Best eye-catching red?

Natural Compatibles ‘Berry’* really knocks it out of the park for me, it’s deep and bold and makes me feel like I can do anything when I wear it.

 

Best luxury& best drugstore?
Lately I’ve dipped my toe into some luxury lip products that I hadn’t tried before, but the luxury line I know best is from YSL and their Rouge Pur Couture in Rose Bergamasque is an incredible lipstick. For drugstore, the first line that came to mind was the Covergirl Jumbo Gloss Balms – they are pigmented, give a great satin sheen and are comfortable on the lips. Haute Pink Twist* is probably my favourite shade from the line so far!

Best MAC lipstick?
MAC Girl About Town is my favourite show stopping pink and I love to whip it out in the dead of winter with a cute beanie – I have a photo on my fridge of Mister and I and I have Girl About Town on, makes me smile every time. Viva Glam Cyndi is another amazing lipstick from MAC that is one of my favourite lipsticks – what can I say, the brand is good when it comes to lippies!

The most disappointing?
Illamasqua Maiden* is so opaque, it felt like I was applying acrylic paint to my lips. The colour in the tube looks really nice but the intense formula is just not for me with Illamasqua, sheer glosses and opaque lipsticks are definitely the way to go with this brand. The Rimmel Vinyl glosses are my sisters favourite but are disappointing to me because they go off so quickly! It isn’t a problem for her though because she always loses them before they turn…

Liner - yes or no?
Far too lazy to use lipliner – I think I only own a red and nude toned one, but I don’t remember ever using them.

Best gloss?
Dior makes the prettiest glosses, though I often wish they had more crème options as a lot of the shades I love have quite a bit of shimmer in them, which makes them a bit harder to wear. I also adore the Nars gloss formulation, though I’ve only tried the old version and not the revamped one so I can’t speak much about that. I bought a mini gloss pack from Mecca Maxima a few years ago and have loved it hard!

Something extra!

The lip products I’ve used lately! These are the tubes that have been kicking around in my Muji or in my handbag for the past little while – a beautiful Sisley Phyto Lip-Twist crayon in a gorgeous pink shade, a sheer red essence gloss and two of the new Maybelline Colour Elixir’s!

I hope you enjoyed my lip product addict tag, I would love to see your answers so feel free to copy + paste and link me up to your posts if you don't feel like writing it into the comments.

Emma x

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Favourite balm/treatment?

Best eye-catching red?

Best luxury and best drugstore?

Best MAC lipstick?

The most disappointing?

Liner- yes or no?

Best gloss?

Something extra!

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June Favourites

A few products really stood out to me this month, and I ended up using them over and over as the weeks went by. I also took these along with me for my anniversary weekend away and they served me well.

 

Samantha Chapman for Real Techniques Stippling Brush

This is brilliant for pigmented cream and powder blushes, and since this month was all about bright cheeks it was in constant use. It buffs out strong pigments so nicely and I’ve also found it great to use with shimmery or sparkly blushes (Milani blushes, I’m looking at you) I am contemplating buying another one of these so I don’t have to wash them as frequently…

BYS Blush Trio in On The Brightside + Coral Me In

I used the first two shades of each palette alternately throughout the month, and these two palettes were the only cheek products I took away with me for the long weekend. I love how the shimmer in some of the shades gives a great glow to the cheeks, and how the lasting power of every shade is just phenomenal!

iPhone quality and not the clearest representation of colour, sorry!

 

Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask

This smells edible and I adore the concept of an overnight mask, as I often dread washing off clay masks etc as they can be quite messy. This gives a really good dose of moisture to my skin, and I’m kinda crushing on the brand at the moment so I’ve been using this each weekend to keep the flakies at bay.

MAC lipstick in Girl About Town

I traded in some empty eyeshadow pots after a big depotting session to get my hands on this bright pop of happiness! I often swatched the shade on counter when browsing but never thought too much about it, until I saw the beautiful Ling of Six Inch Heel wearing it to one of our shopping sessions. It looks seriously HOT on her, and if I do say so myself, looks pretty damn good on me as well! I think the fact that I paid $0 for it makes it even prettier!

Clinique Chubby Stick in Whole Lotta Honey*

This is one of my very favourite nude lip colours, and I can see myself easily reaching the end of the crayon in this lifetime -quite an achievement with a collection the size of mine! The formula of these is ace, and I can’t wait to try out the new Intense colours they have just launched as I do like pigmented products for zee lips.

Whole Lotta Honey, Girl About Town, first two shade of On The Brightside, first two shades of Coral Me In

What were your favourite products in June?

Do you like the idea of blush palettes like these ones?

*I won this Chubby Stick in a Clinique Twitter competition. Honesty, always.