Pink or pink purple is my must have lipstick color. The other week when I was shopping I decided to get some new products to add to my collection. I stopped at NARS, NYX and Urban Decay and found some colors that I just loved. Here is what I bought.
My first stop was Urban Decay and I noticed that they still had a lipstick from last year's Jean Michel Basquiat collection. I loved this collection when I saw it as the packaging was super creative and the colors on offer were just amazing. From that collection I bought the two eyeshadow palettes, but didn't get any lipsticks.
The color I got is called Exhibition is is this awesome medium pink purple color and has a comfort matte finish. I love how they packaging is themed to the collection too. The pigment is just insane and glides on easily. It may be a matte but doesn't actually feel like a matte. I do like the Urban Decay Comfort Matte finish.
NYX Super Cliquey Lipstick
At NYX I decided to get one of their Super Cliquey Lipsticks. I've seen these every time I have gone past the NYX counter and have always wanted to try them. They have a matte finish to them and come in a range of colors. They actually look like a marker pen and instead of twisting them like regular lipsticks, you press the bottom and the color comes up. The color I got is called Chain Reaction and is a bright berry color.
They have a good amount of pigment in them but can be drying and a bit uncomfortable to wear. The dryness can be avoided if you put a lip balm on first, but even then they can still feel a bit dry. They do manage to stay on for most of the day.
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil
At John Lewis, I stopped by the NARS counter and got one of their Velvet Matte Lip Pencils in the color Pussy Control which is a lilac shade. I tried these lip pencils some time ago and thought they were very good. They are more like a lip crayon and are very pigmented. Even though they are a matte they glide on very smoothly to your lips and stay on for most of the day too.
I've really liked wearing these colors as they look great on. If you love these sorts of shades, then you should get them too.
I love lip crayons, so when I was browsing the Rodial stand at IMATS in London, these awesome looking lip crayons caught my eye. I've never tried Rodial before so I was really interested to see what their products would be like.
The lip crayons come in a range of different colors and are called Suede Lips. Described as an intense matte lip color with vitamin E, the color I really liked was called Rodeo Drive and is an orange red color.
It glided on nicely to my lips and the color payoff was amazing. The pigment was intense and I didn't have to keep building the color up to get it to show. It felt really creamy to apply and didn't dry my lips out.
The color looked amazing on and stayed on for most of the day too, without the need to keep reapplying. I'm really glad I tried this one as I want to try more products from Rodial.
I'm a big fan of lip crayons. I've been using them for years and many different brands - drugstore and high end offer them. Very recently Chanel have released their version of the lip crayon, it's called Le Rouge Crayon De Couleur and comes in a good choice of colors. The color I really liked was called Cassis and is this really awesome dark berry color. I got this one for £28.00.
Some lip crayons, to sharpen them you have to use an actual sharpener. With this one, no sharpener is needed as you just twist the bottom when you need to get more color. It's got a really nice creamy feel to it and is very well pigmented. I didn't need to use a lot to get the color to show up as the pigment was so strong.
I really don't like lip crayons that feel dry and this one was the complete opposite. The color stayed on all day too and didn't need reapplying.
This is a fab product from Chanel and I will be getting more of these.
