Wednesday Beauty Buys
A quick slick of lipstick can make you look like you have put effort into the most simple of outfits. After I had my children I used to keep a lippy by the front door and one in the car so if all else failed I could slap some on last minute with some oversized shades and look half decent! Not that I fooled anyone if they looked closely I'm sure......
Staying power is a mum's best friend when it comes to make up and Lipstick is no different. I'm afraid that lipgloss, that needs to be reapplied at regular intervals is not a great idea for me. I find that I am conscious of it on my lips and with one puff of wind my hair whips across my face and glues itself to my lips. Not a great sight.
So in my quest for the perfect pout I have tried two products:
1.Too faced Lip insurance - smoothing anti feathering Lip Primer.
You apply this to your lips ( bit obvious that!) before your lip colour. It claims to be a full coverage insurance policy against fading,messing and lifeless lip colour .
What it says "on the tin" :
Lipsticks and lipglosses bond to Lip Insurance to lock down and intensify colour for longer lasting wearability. It's weightless formula creates a creamy yet velvety finish that smoothes over lines to perfectly prep lips for lipstick and gloss. A powerful dose of antiageing ceramides and peptides increase lip fullness and help restore natural collagen.
These are some pretty heavy claims, ( do you think some products actually over claim?) , but I did find that it improves how my lip colour went on and prevented it from feathering. It maintains the colour of the lips quite well, so I would say a pretty good product if stayability is high on your priority list. I will certainly repurchase.
What it says "on the tin" :
Lipsticks and lipglosses bond to Lip Insurance to lock down and intensify colour for longer lasting wearability. It's weightless formula creates a creamy yet velvety finish that smoothes over lines to perfectly prep lips for lipstick and gloss. A powerful dose of antiageing ceramides and peptides increase lip fullness and help restore natural collagen.
These are some pretty heavy claims, ( do you think some products actually over claim?) , but I did find that it improves how my lip colour went on and prevented it from feathering. It maintains the colour of the lips quite well, so I would say a pretty good product if stayability is high on your priority list. I will certainly repurchase.
This product is meant to do what it says "on the tin" :
Plumping Gloss.
Nice and simple!
I did find it did something to my lips . A couple of seconds after applying your lips start to tingle and feel a bit uncomfortable. That'll be why it's call venom then? However, I don't think it made my lips look plumper at all. It just seemed to be a shiny, slightly glittery lip gloss that stings slightly. It is a tiny weeny little tube for £14 so I won't buy this again . Not my cup of tea.
My favourite simple lip product for moisturising lips is still my pot of Carmex. It only cost me £1.50. See my review here.
What is your favourite lip treatment or colour at this time of year?
I have a friend who layers her lipstick by blotting with a tissue then dabbing with face powder about three times - its too time consuming for me but it sure as hell works!
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting!
DeleteCarmex rocks! Haha. Clinique has a two step lip-paint/gloss that I love. Not too sticky and it stays all day. Pretty great stuff. Only problem is, if you reapply it at night, it starts to peel off. Kind of a once a day product...
ReplyDeleteIt sure does! X
DeleteAs you know I am a 'gloss girl' but really want to get back into the 'lippie thing'! Would love to do a red lip one day - but one step at a time! The Lip Insurance sounds like a lovely product, I really need to invest in something like this (as does Carmex - am I the only person to have not tried it?) xx
ReplyDeleteHaving said that I do have a great subtle red gloss that I wear - Im the same not done a big bold red lipstick yet. Maybe with the biker chick look eh?
DeleteI love lip venom!!!!
ReplyDeleteCarly
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I think maybe I'm a lippy girl! X
Delete£1.50 for Carmex .. compared to €4 here?? Somebody is doing very well with that exchange rate!! But agree it's one of the best lip moisturisers on the market. I'm neither a lippie nor gloss girl .. find that none of them stay on me very long, so tend to focus on eyes rather than lips.
ReplyDeleteIt was on offer when I got it so don't panic!! Not sure how much I got off though......!!!!! Love dramatic eyes too. XX
DeleteNewest follower here! I found you through the Sunday link up! Cute blog, I can’t wait to read more!
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Thank you. X
Deletei found the same results from the venom, and i even took pics. once, i put on every lip plumper i owned. bad idea :/
ReplyDeleteThat made me laugh out loud! x
DeleteI'm tempted to try some of that lip venom type product, but I think I'd probably end up looking silly!
ReplyDeleteGive it a go - it is a very good lip gloss at least ! I'm just not convinced it plumps lips!!! X
DeleteI don't think I'll try the lip venom! No, thanks! As far as lipstick duration is concerned, if you colour your lips with a lipstick pencil, (you know, the kind you can sharpen) and then apply lipstick, it does help.
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