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So, we all know I love a good lipstick. I've become quite the lipstick hoarder these past couple of months. (Prepare for my top 5 MAC lipsticks post after Christmas by the way.) Work are holding a fundraiser next weekend, an incredibly formal Christmas ball, the theme of my outfit and make up is 50's. (See picture on left) I was just desperate to find a perfect red lipstick. Something that isn't too orangey and but not too dark as I wanted to find a brightish red.

Vivianna Does Makeup filmed a video called Winter Edit, and this lipstick featured, swatched next to Ruby Woo by MAC, they were basically identical. So of course, I ran over to Superdrug as soon as I could. As I'd spent this month's pay on Christmas presents, I really couldn't afford to pay £15 for a lipstick I probably wouldn't wear that often, so £6.99 for a very close dupe is fantastic.

This lipstick is a lovely blue toned red, definitely a matte finish, not quite as matte as Ruby Woo though (which is probably a good thing, I hear it's awfully drying.) 

It's incredibly pigmented and ever so opaque. Ain't no natural lip colour is gonna show through this lipstick. I've been wearing it since I bought it at 3:30pm, and it's left a lovely stain, so nearly 5 hours wear and it hasn't gone patchy or anything, which is pretty long lasting in my books.


I've always liked L'Oreal's lipstick packaging, it always looks a lot more expensive than it actually is, it's not too plasticky looking either. I also like how the lid actually clicks into place, that lid is not falling off in your handbag any time soon, my friend.

The Christmas ball is only for 5 hours-ish, so let's hope this lipstick serves me well. I may well become a regular red lipstick wearer now. I already own one too many red lipstick, although they're either dark reds or none of the true reds really suit me (far too orange toned).

Let me know if you've found any blue-toned drugstore red lipsticks, it would be much appreciated. Girl's on a budget, y'know.

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo




20:18 2 comments

1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive item?
My most inexpensive beauty item is probably this gorgeous pink lipstick I bought from Savers for 75p. It's unbranded but it's so pigmented and moisturising. My most expensive is probably my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation. (I'm not usually one for splashing out on high end beauty products)

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with?
I'd actually go with the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer, oooh controversial. Well when I have a break out, I find that that concealer just doesn't do that and kind of makes my spots really hurt. I might have an allergic reaction, I don't know. But other times, I absolutely adore that c0ncealer.

3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products?
My most delicious beauty products? Well, I'm going to assume that means scents and I'm gonna go with my Sugar Crush body wash and Sugar Crush body scrub. I'll just repurchase and repurchase them products. If Soap & Glory ever discontinue them I may just cry. Also, I really like the scent of my Bourjois Healthy Mix Gel Foundation, it just doesn't smell like normal foundations. It's so nice.

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect due to laziness?
So, I'm actually going to say eyeliner. It's rare that I wear eyeliner anyway, it's just not a part of my daily make up routine but even when I do want to wear eyeliner I just go 'lol naaaah'. From the ages of 12-14 eyeliner is all I wore (but that could be due to my baby goth phase hahaha.)

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence?
I'd probably say my Phwoarr Paint concealer by Seventeen, it just hides everything, hahah. Also, my Falsies mascara by Maybelline, one of the only things I genuinely like about myself are my eyes and eyelashes (I have super long eyelashes) so loads of mascara just makes me feel confident.

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive about the opposite sex?
Eyes, hair and personality. 

7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift?
I'd say, either the Soap & Glory Loved & Glossed gift set or the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. These are two things that have been on my list of things to buy for so long but I just never have the money. :-(

I hope you enjoyed that tag! I tag all of you reading this right now.
I had super bad writer's block today also, I didn't have access to a camera so was unable to do a review. :-(

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo


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Today I'm going to be reviewing the Collection lipstick in 'Perrie' from the Little Mix collection. It retails for £2.99 and is available in Superdrug.
Perrie Edwards is known for her lavendar hair and her great lipstick colours. Purple being one her more statement lipstick choices.
You probably can't tell in the picture as it looks really pink (I took about 25 pictures of the lipstick and I don't know if it was due to the lighting but it just kept coming up pink. You can google the lipstick though and there's pictures that are closer to the actual colour.) This is a true pinky lavendar colour. You may look at it and think 'oh god how can I pull off lavendar lipstick?!', it's completely wearable due to the pink tones in the lipstick. It's not a super daring lipstick but if you're one for nudes and light pinks, you may be out of your comfort zone wearing this lipstick.


The packaging of this lipstick is very cute. At the top of the lid is a love heart with 'LM' written inside it in a cursive font. The finish of the packaging is a glossy black with metallic blue detailing. Each of the girls in Little Mix have their own little symbol so you can tell what product in this collection is who's.


As you can tell by the swatch it is a matte lavendar lipstick. It's not drying on the lips at all like some matte colours can be, infact this is quite creamy and moisturising. I absolutely adore the shade, which is probably why I've been wearing it nearly everyday since I bought it. The staying power is incredible for such a cheap lipstick, if you wear it for half an hour and wipe it off with your sleeve or whatever, you're left with a very nice faint lavendar stain on the lips (obviously if you wipe it off with make up wipes it will come off.) The longest I've worn it for is 8 hours and then had to touch up, not bad! If you're drinking or eating, it does come off your lips but it's not super noticeable as you're left with that stain.

This is my favourite lipstick at the moment and I absolutely adore it, it's great for these autumn months and is on-trend with the purple lipstick trend people are loving at the moment.

Overall, I highly recommend this person to anyone who has been wanting to try a purple lipstick and doesn't want to buy one that's bright purple or one that's too vampy.
Well done, Collection, you've got a winner here. I've already gone back to Superdrug to buy 3 more of these are the Little Mix collection is only limited edition.
I definitely think Collection should bring this colour out into their normal lipstick ranges as it seems to be quite a popular lipstick.

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo


15:45 2 comments
Hi guys!
So this is another wishlist but first I'd like to do a quick life update section. So it's currently 1:38am here and I'm not able to sleep. Admittedly I haven't been able to get to sleep 'til about 6:30am, it's ridiculous. Like my brain is just filled with worry and anxiety constantly. I actually want to sleep and my eyes want to close but my brain's like 'lol no'. This has been going on for maybe 5 nights in a row now, my mum's put it down to my anxiety so I'm not sure how I feel about that. I went to Boots today and me and mum bought some natural sleeping tablets that claim they take effect within 30 minutes. Well, I took the tablet at 10pm and here I am, awake at 1:44am. I highly doubt I'll be in college tomorrow either which sucks because I was off last week and my attendance is just constantly going down and ugh. ANYWAY, wishlist time!

This isn't even going to be specific wishlist, it's going to have a bit of everything in there ok.


1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

I'm sorry this is a short post, I'm going to try and get some sleep now, night!
Rachel. xo

02:35 2 comments
Hey!
I really do apologise for the out of focus photos, my camera was almost about dead when I was taking these so I had to rush them, sorry!


This is my make up bag (okay, I say make up bag, it was on the back to school sale with the pencil cases in WHSmith for 75p, 75p for a Hello Kitty x Liberty product though. Bargain!)

So what actually is in my everyday make up bag?



Natural Collection lipstick from Boots in the shade 'Pink Mallow'.
Brow Bar Kit by W7 Makeup.
Double Wear Foundation by Estée Lauder in shade '1C1: Cool Bone'.
Undress Me Too eyeshadow palette by MUA (Make Up Academy.)
Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline.


Lasting Perfection Concealer by Collection 2000 in shade 'fair'.
Healthy Mix Serum Foundation by Bourjois Paris in shade '51'.
Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter by MUA (Make Up Academy).
True Colour Lipstick by Sleek in shade 'Mulberry'.
Carmex Cherry flavour.
MUA Lipstick (not sure what the shade is but it's a shimmery pink colour.)
MUA One Direction Lipstick in shade 'I Want'.
Revlon Flair Perfume.

I also have a much larger make up which has a lot more in, but these are just the things I use the most. :-) Tell me below, what's your favourite thing in your make up bag?
That's all for now,
Rachel xo


21:56 2 comments
Hello again,
2nd blog in a day, I'm feeling motivated, haha. I picked up this lipstick last week, the same time I bought my Undress Me Too palette (see review here). So, it takes me quite a while to fall in love with a lipstick, but this had me from the moment I swatched it in store. Might I add, I'm not really a fan of One Direction, it wasn't until I opened the lipstick up at home that I realised it had '1D' engraved into the top of the lipstick, but that didn't make me love it any less.


As you can see, the packaging is lovely and resembles somewhat of a MAC lipstick (obviously if the bottom of it wasn't red.) On the top half of it, the word 'Kiss' is written in silver and on the bottom, 'you' is written in black. Good use of contrast, well done MUA. The kisses and star is a cute addition to it also.


Do ignore how dirty the packaging has got, I've been wearing this everyday this week. So, the colour is the most perfect orange toned red, it also has a tiny bit of a gold shimmer when under light. It's not as bright as it looks in the packaging but it's definitely buildable, it's not drying on the lips at all but it also doesn't slide off during the day. This lipstick has lasted me 5 hours at the most and then I'd have to top up my lipstick, which isn't too bad since this lipstick cost me £3. It definitely has the potential to be as good as a higher end lipstick, but take with that what you will, that's just my opinion.

It's highly pigmented which is expected as it's an MUA lipstick, they usually are. It's such a lovely orange toned red and could be compared closely to Lady Danger by MAC, if you like the colour of Lady Danger but would prefer it to have a bit of shimmer to it, this is the lipstick for you.

This lipstick comes in a collection of 4 others and are available from Superdrug for £3 each, it's definitely worth trying.

So to conclude this blog post, MUA have got a winner here and this will be something I will repurchase about 3 or 4 times next week as the entire One Direction collection is limited edition sadly enough and they should maybe consider releasing a lipstick like this in their normal range. *hint hint*

Thanks so much for reading, that's all for now.
Rachel. xo
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