MY E.L.F LIPSTICK COLLECTION | SWATCHES, LIP DEMO & REVIEW

Bonjour my little petit pois (idk) today I will show you my entire ELF (Eyes Lips Face) lipstick collection. Hopefully this helps you out if you're considering purchasing ELF lipsticks, I will take shots of the packaging, lipstick bullet, swatches on my arm and a demonstration on how it looks actually on the lips.

Essential Lipsticks - £1.95

Seductive - Peachy nude, on the darker side of nude, would look amazing on darker skin but still wearable for all skintones.

Excuse the presentation of Socialite in the image of the lipstick bullet - I pretty much never wear this lipstick and actually used it for a Uni project that involved writing with lipstick.. art college 'nuff said lol. The reason I don't really wear Socialite is because it's full of glitter - the lipstick isn't showing up as glittery in the swatches as it is in real life - I personally just dislike shimmer or glitter on the lips, but if thats your thing then go for it!

Classy - light muted pink. One of my favourites, a very daytime, natural pink that you could also wear at night with a dramatic or heavy eye look if you don't want to settle for a plain nude.

Gypsy - Dark pink with purple undertone, almost plum but lighter and more pink - a great colour to start out with if you want to venture into plums and purples. Also I've discovered this lipstick really doesn't budge! This is my favourite one out of the Essential lipsticks.

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Mineral Lipstick - £5.00

 Natural Nymph - a straight up NUDE. No pink or peach undertones, just simple nude. Great for fair skin, and an amazing colour to wear with very dramatic and dark make up, I personally wouldn't wear this for daytime as without dramatic make up elsewhere I look very washed out.

 Nicely Nude - The name suggests nude, but in my opinion its a light, natural pink. Especially in comparison to Pouty Pink - at first I thought I got the names the wrong way round but nope! I feel this shade should be called Pouty Pink instead. It has slight gold iridescents but is very subtle, you can only really notice it in the tube.

Nicely Nude Pouty Pink - A nude with a subtle peachy/pink undertone. Great for that little extra something and a "go to" shade if you can't decide what lipstick to go for as I think it goes with any eye look.

*UPDATE* Sorry guys! I've had a serious blonde moment, Pouty Pink is actually called Runway Pink, I think I've confused this with another lipstick in my collection woops! Regardless I still think it should be called Nicely Nude lol.

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Moisturising Lipstick - £3.95 

Coral Cutie - Very vibrant, bright coral. Great for spring and summer, however not at moisturising as I'd hoped and is slightly chalky feeling, but I think I just got a bad batch as Flirty & Fabulous is very moisturising and exactly how I expected.

Flirtly & Fabulous - Vibrant orchid shade, this shade has become a staple lip colour for Spring 2014. I love how moisturising yet pigmented it is, and is also long lasting as I find it stains my lips.

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Matte Lip Colour - £3.95

 Tea Rose - A dusty, antique rosy pink. I think this would look amazing on darker skintones, I personally love it on my fair skin but I think if you are fair then you will either love it or hate it. I find this doesn't go as matte as Rich Red, I would consider this a satin finish rather than matte.

Rich Red - Bright red with blue undertones - staple red that brightens your complexion - see how much more pale my skin looks in comparison to the swatch with Tea Rose!? It applies as a satin finish but becomes matte quickly. It feels dry but not unbearabe, however I haven't experienced any flaking or cracking even when eating. I highly recommend this if you love a red lip as it lasts a very long time and stains the lips so the colour remains long after the product has worn off. I went for a meal wearing this and was constantly checking thinking "it must need a touch up now" but I didn't need to touch up at all!

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- Hayley xo

REVIEW & SWATCHES: MAYBELLINE BABY LIPS MOISTURISING LIP BALM!

Here are my thoughts on the Maybelline Baby Lips tinted lip balms and a few swatches.. It probably seems very late to be reviewing these products but they've not long been launched in the UK haha
I have the three shades available in the UK, but I really wish I could try the Dr. Rescue and Electro line *sad face* So please take note that I'm only reviewing the original Baby Lips line and in 3 shades, so my opinions don't count for the whole range :)

So I was impressed by the size, you probably get the same amount as a normal lipstick which I like, I can tell these will last a while. I think they're very inexpensive I believe I got all 3 for £2.99 in Boots :D The three shades available in UK are Peach Kiss, Pink Punch and Cherry Me, but you can probably find more shades on the internet. I don't know why Grape Vine hasn't been launched here!? Firstly, they have a very glossy texture and finish which I personally like, it's definitely not sticky either and is very smooth to apply. They do not last as long on the lips as a lip balm by, for example, Vaseline or Nivea but they're easy to carry around and its quick and easy to reapply.

Cherry Me - I was surprised with the pigmentation of this one, I like that it is very natural so if you're having a lazy make up day you can still wear this. I find that as a lip balm it doesn't moisturise my lips as long as the other two do, but it still lasts about 1-2 hours but with eating I would say 1/2 hour to and hour until the lip balm texture completely gone. On the other hand I feel the red tint does stain my lips slightly so even when the texture has gone the colour remains.

Pink Punch - this shade I've discovered is very buildable so you could make it very pigmented and will look as if you're wearing a pink gloss. I find this one lasts longer on my lips - I don't know why lol - this again stains my lips like Cherry Me.

Peach Kiss - *prepare for slight rant* I was disappointed yet I expected this as it is a lip balm - there is next to no tint, I can't say its peachy but if you look VERY close you can see a nude tint. I wish this was more peachy like the packaging suggests however it does come out how the actual lip bullet suggests. It's just not peachy lol they should have called it Nude Kiss or something.
Another thing I personally dislike however some may like this - its very shimmery, there's a lot of sparkles in this however it still has a great texture like the others. I would not get this if you're looking for an actual peachy tint - if you're interested in these for the moisturising side of it then I would suggest the Peppermint, Quenched or Dr. Rescue lip balms instead of this shade.

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Overall I think they're great for if you're in a rush or want very natural make up as they have enough tint to make you look much more awake and less washed out. When I've been in a rush and forgotten to add lipstick I've just quickly grabbed one of these to add a little something to my make up.