Chanel Rouge Coco Chintz

Before caving in and buying this Chanel Rouge Coco lipstick, I had been recommended it a fair few times from fellow lipstick lovers that knew of my ever-growing passion for a pretty Nude. Why I didn't purchase this before is absolutely beyond me, because since adding it into my collection I have not stopped wearing it.

Chanel Chintz is an extremely wearable Nude with a very pretty Rose Peach tone running through it which I love. With one sweep it isn't the most opaque of shades in my collection, but it applies beautifully to the lips and is actually quite buildable making it suitable for whichever look you're going for. 

As well as not being as opaque as I normally like, as I find myself saying so often, because it's quite moisturising on the lips, I don't find it sticks around for as long as I would like. However, the colour pay off this has on the lips along with the classy Black and Gold Chanel packaging makes this an incredible product in my opinion and with it being so wearable and soft looking on the lips, it is a go-to for me no matter how often I find myself needing to re-apply it.

Chanel Rouge Coco lipsticks cost £24 and are available at Chanel counters in House of Fraser, Selfridges, Debenhams and Boots.

  

Do you like this shade? Do you have any Chanel Coco Rouge lipsticks?

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Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Peach Passion

Over the past couple weeks I have introduced a fair few lipsticks into my collection, but one I have lusted after for quite a while is this Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté in Peach Passion, which I am so pleased to have finally purchased.

 Rouge Volupté lipsticks offer incredible pigmentation and apply to the lips like a dream. They are super creamy and just one sweep of colour gives amazing results. The finish is so soft on the lips and although the colour doesn't stick around for as long as I wish it would, that is the only problem I have with it, though the intense Peach shade completely makes up for this and I have no problem reapplying it throughout the day.

Both the smell and the taste of the lipstick are quite prominent and sweet but it's again, something I really love about this product. 

The formula isn't at all drying and even when the shade had faded, my lips still feel super soft and moisturised.

Something I have to touch on, is the absolutely beautiful packaging. I own a couple of other YSL Rouge Volupté lipsticks and I think the tubes are just so stunning. The mirrored Gold casing with the YSL detail looks so luxurious and I love taking this eye-catching beauty out of my make up bag to apply. 

YSL Rouge Volupté Lipsticks cost £23.50 and are available on Yves Saint Laurent Beauty and all YSL counters in Boots, Debenhams, House of Fraser, John Lewis and Selfridges.

My only problem is the short length of time the colour stays on the lips, I would love to know your thoughts on this, what I think is such an amazing lipstick.

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Pixi Beauty Lip & Line- Pale Petal

 I know I have been all about dark Red lips recently and I'll be honest, I didn't think this one would be making a real appearance until Spring was at least in sight, but I just love this Pixi Lip & Line in Pale Petal* so much and just had to share it with you. 

It pretty much hasn't left my lips since receiving it and it's definitely one of my favourite lip products, combining both the lipstick and the lip liner in one, it's super convenient and the colour is just wonderful. It's pretty similar to so many lip colours I already own, but it fits in perfectly and I love the pretty Pink Peach tone it gives my lips.

The consistency is really nice to work with and it doesn't leave my lips feeling super dry either which is great. It's pretty long lasting and on the lips it has a slight unintended scent and taste that I really like, it kind of reminds me of Coconut, delicious. 

This is such a pretty product that at the Pixi Beauty event had so many of us falling for it. 

These Pixi Lip & Line products cost £12 which seeing as it is two products in one I think is super reasonable. If you fancy one yourself, they are available in Pixi stores and online, Boots and asos.  

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Barry M 54 Peach

Yes, it's clear I have an on-going obsession with lipsticks. Not that this is a bad thing, as for me, someone that wears pretty simple make up day to day, I find lipstick really finishes my look and adds that little bit of something. 

Depending on my mood, I can currently be seen wearing a spectrum of different shades. Long gone are the days when I would only be seen in a Nude. 

Here I have another pretty Summer shade, Barry M in No.54 Peach. I got this at the same time as Sunset and I love it. It is still quite an out there colour, but it's also extremely wearable. I find it very similar when swatched to MAC Reel Sexy, though definitely a lot more muted and not as bright.

Again, like I said in my Sunset post, Barry M lip paints are extremely drying on the lips and Peach is unfortunately no exception to this. All of their shades take a lot of TLC if you're planning on wearing them a while, and so to keep it looking lovely on your lips you'll need to give your lips a little love in terms of moisturising.

Having said that, it's weird that on application these feel very much the opposite- creamy and smooth. There's no drag or hard work involved when applying these and the only downfall of these super pigmented, affordable lipsticks is the drying quality.

I hope that one day, Barry M find a way to tackle this without compromising on the shades and price. 

What do you think of this shade? Is it something you would wear?

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MAC Vegas Volt

This little baby is the second lipstick that I purchased in Duty free, along with Morange which I blogged about here. 

 I was being indecisive about whether to get this or Morange and I'm glad that I opted with both. As you do.

Vegas Volt is an in-between Orange Coral shade, making it a lot easier to wear than Watch Me Simmer or Morange. When I was at the counter, I asked the make up artist what she preferred out of the two and she replied Vegas Volt, because of the peachy tones it carries, it's not as in your face.

 It definitely isn't as daring as others I have recently purchased and is the perfect colour if you're on the hunt for a Coral or an Orange that isn't so bright, but still very pigmented and a beautiful shade.

Once I got this home and started swatching, I became aware that it is very similar to Costa Chic, without the frost finish, which personally I hate. I've never been able to part with Costa Chic because I do love the shade, but the finish always unfortunately let me down and because of that I have hardly worn it. With that in mind, it's another reason why I'm glad that Vegas Volt is now in my collection.

It is another Amplified finish, which means it is super creamy and pigmented on the lips and sticks around for a very long while before becoming drying or needing topping up which is fabulous. Amplified is easily one of my favourite finishes, which probably comes as no surprise to you as the last four lipsticks I have purchased and blogged about are, have been Amplified. 

I haven't yet worn this at work, but I can already tell that it's going to be a work favourite of mine.

It really is that perfect in-between that will work for both day and night- especially in the Summer!

What do you think of Vegas Volt? 

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MAC Reel Sexy

Yesterday I received an email from MAC telling me of their new collection- Reel Sexy. As much as I love MAC I seem to have fallen out of love with there collections over the past few months but when I saw a couple of the lipsticks in this one, I felt terribly excited again and I just knew I needed them in my life.

I would have ordered online, but the collection named lipstick, Reel Sexy was unfortunately sold out and so this morning I woke up super early before work to go to MAC and pick one up, and I am so glad I did.

This lipstick is AMAZING! I love it and I can see myself wearing it over and over again.

The colour is very much a bright Coral that falls on the lighter side of the spectrum, when I say bright, I really can't emphasise quite how bright this lipstick is. It's an amplified finish, which means it's super bright and pigmented anyway and so I was expecting that it would be this kind of shade. These pictures seem to have slightly muted the colour, because in real life it's definitely a lot more out there so to speak.

I love the feel of it on my lips, Amplified lipsticks are one of my favourites in terms of colour pay of and texture, they're super creamy and highly pigmented which I love. 

Whilst in MAC I also picked up Watch Me Simmer, which is also apart of the collection. I've already photographed it and so will upload a post very soon. I was going to upload them together, but I thought you may need time to lust over this one first!

What do you think of Reel Sexy? Will this beautiful Coral be on your lips this summer?

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My perfect lip combination.

I mentioned before in this MUA post that I really wanted to get my hands on the MUA Love Hearts lip balm in Sweet Kiss and fortunately enough, I did. 

When I first saw this lip balm, I thought it was such a beautiful colour, and definitely the sort of shade I love and I am in no way disappointed. It's the most beautiful Coral Peach shade and like the other lip balms from the collection, smells like a vanilla sweet dream! 

The colour pay off on the lips isn't the most pigmented, but it is just a lip balm and doesn't claim to add a huge amount of colour. Used on its own or on top of another lip product it literally is wonderful and works delightfully well paired up with Topshop Coy- so much so that it is my new favourite lip combo.

MUA Lip Balms are available along with the rest of the collection from Superdrug and cost just £2

Topshop Coy is very possibly my dream lip colour. It's a brightened combination of a Coral, a Pink and a Peach which all together could only create a beautiful shade.  

If this was in a satin lipstick formula it would probably be my favourite ever, however what it actually is, is a lip colour stick which is unfortunately incredibly drying- boo!

It's super pigmented but with it being so drying, you couldn't possibly wear it alone and personally, I wouldn't ever want to.

I've been wearing it with my MUA gloss in Candy Pink up until now, but since getting Sweet Kiss, that has now been replaced. 

Topshop Coy is available from Topshop and costs £7 

These two products compliment each other so well. The shades and the formulations work together like a match made in heaven.

The moisturising lip balm takes away the dryness of how Coy feels on the lips and completes the look with a slight sheer/glossed finish which I think Coy lacks.

Sweet Kiss keeps your lips soft and adds a little confidence when wearing Coy, I know when I'm wearing a drying lipstick I'm constantly checking in the mirror that it doesn't look as bad as how it feels.

Although it's slightly annoying having to wear two products to get the look you long for, it can't be helped if your perfect shade and your perfect finish haven't yet been invented in one tube. Anyway, mixing it up a little bit is always fun!

 Costing only £9 together, this is my latest perfect lip combo and I would highly recommend it and both of the products. 

Have you tried Coy? Have you tried Sweet Kiss? Whats your favourite lip combo?

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Nars Barbarella

I got Nars Barbarella at Christmas after putting on my list when I swatched it at Dubai airport.

It's my first Nars lipstick so I was super excited about it, after hearing such great things.

Barbarella is a Peachy Coral coloured lipstick, which is a shade that always goes down a treat with me. I have so many lipsticks in very similar shades to this.

It's slightly different to what I was expecting as I seem to remember it being slightly more matte (it was probably a completely different product).

 The finish of this lipstick is sheer (I wish so much that it was slightly more matte), and the colour application on the lips for me is a little disappointing. 

It doesn't give your lips as much colour as it looks like it would in the tube. In the tube, as you can see it looks very pigmented but that doesn't translate on the lips at all. 

This is definitely a shade that I will get more wear out of in the Summer, as throughout the Winter I'm finding myself reach for either Pinky nudes or Reds. 

When I do start to wear it more, I am hoping I will be able to double it up with another shade to get the perfect finish.

I love the packaging more than anything, Nars packaging cannot be faulted in my opinion, from the logo down to the slightly rubberised finish it is a dream.

Overall, I am slightly disappointed with the finish but I think I can learn from this that sheer just doesn't really work well for me.  

I will definitely give a little update on this once the sunshine and floral dresses come back out. 

Whats your favourite Nars lipsticks and can you recommend any combinations using this that will create a dream?

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