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?
