primark velvet matte lipstick crayon collection

Nude 1, red 3, wine 4, purple 6, nude 6, pink 7, d purple 7, natural 9, fuchsia 10, l brown 11 and blush 12. 

I think it's fair to say I have too many of these. They're a perfect example of my problem with make up buying. I have 11 of these, some in colours I'll never wear, others shockingly similar and 2 actually the same shade. But I got a couple to try when they first came out, they were cheap and cheerful and right up my street. And then I loved them  (along with the lip liners, my word those are lovely) so whenever I called into Primark for anything I'd have a look and see if there where any new colours. I call it the Pokemon effect.

These are the nude shades I have;

 nude 1, nude 6, natural 9, l brown 11 and blush 11

I accidentally bought 2 of the shade nude and although they have different numbers the colour is the same. It was actually 1 of the first shades I bought (if not the first) and I really like it so I'm happy to have a spare. I like all of them and while they are similar I've managed to convince myself that there are enough differences to justify all of them. 

My favourites of these would be nude, which puts me in mind of the Bourjois lip velvet in nude-ist on me, l brown, which is very 90's and has a slightly grey-is tone to it (makes me look like a corpse but I love it), natural and blush. The last 2 are nice but just a wee but lighter than suits me. Blush is quite pastel and 60's so I may try it with a heavy eye look

Onto the not so nude, 

03 red, 04 wine, 06 purple, 07 pink, 07 d purple and 10 fuchsia 

As you can see these all fall into the red/pink/purple category. My favourites are wine, it just looks so rich on and lasts so well, purple, I'm a total suckered for a purple lip, and pink, a gorgeous easy to wear hot pink. D purple leans a little brown on me for some reason, it's a lovely shade but probably the trickiest to pull off due the intensity. Red and fuchsia apply well but are just the wrong tone for my skin unfortunately. I may try them over a dark lip liner like cappuccino by Rimmel and see how it looks.  

I find that these last well but I snack and drink tea all day so I have to be realistic about lasting power. With the nude shades it's less obvious that they're wearing away but the more vibrant colours it can be noticeable. I tend to bring a lipstick in a complimentary colour with me when I wear any long lasting lip colour, in crayon or liquid lipstick form, and top up from that as need be.

All in all I really like these. I think they're pretty similar to the Maybelline Colour Drama lip pencils but much cheaper. The only downside is that being Primark they may not stick around for long so if you see something you like you should grab it straight away. 

Small Primark haul

Foundation, lip primer, lip oil, velvet matte lip crayons, nail varnish, matte liquid lipstick 

Called into primark to see if they had the new ps pro line in, though I only ended up getting a couple of pieces from it as you can see. I picked up the foundation in the lightest shade (porcelain) which I'll stick a review up for soon but first impressions are good. It's a good colour match for me with decent coverage and it doesn't stick to dry patches.
I'm not 100% sold on the lip primer yet. I usually line and fill my lips in with lipliner before I put on any colour and when I tried to apply 1 over this it didn't really work. Made the lip liner stick and clump quite badly, I'll have to play around with it a little more.
The lip oil I got out of curiosity, I'm not really a 1 for glosses or anything on my lips but it looked interesting and I figured it couldn't hurt. The glitter isn't too obvious once applied and while it is thick it doesn't feel unpleasant on the lips. Unfortunately the stopper at the top of the container came loose and it's a bit gloopy. I'll use it but I wouldn't get it again.
The velvet matte lip crayons are an old favourite, I've quite the collection now and I'm in the middle of an overview of the range so I'll cover these in that. What I will sat is that I'm actually doubling up on these as I already have 1 in the shade nude and I wanted a back up so that should give you an idea about how much I like them.
The nail varnish is just a gorgeous colour and the bottle is so dinky. It goes on nicely, dries quickly and lasts about 3 days without chipping, not bad for 30p is it?

Last but not least is the matte liquid lipstick in red. I'm really enjoying liquid lipsticks at the moment and this has been getting some really good reviews so I thought I'd give it a go. I'll stick up a review after I've given it a proper trial run.
So that's that, as I mentioned I'll post reviews and swatches of the different bits as appropriate.
Cheers

Payday haul

Hey guys,

So I did a bunch of overtime a little while ago and to celebrate when it came through I went a little bit mad on Superdrug's website. There were a few bits and pieces I'd been looking at but could never seem to find in store. I was able to order before 6 and get it delivered to my local branch the next day which I was fairly impressed with as some companies don't offer this service to Northern Ireland. And then I also picked up a few bits in store and in boots, it was mostly stuff I've been really wanting to try and was waiting until I was a bit flush with cash to pick up so I don't feel too bad about my indulgence. (Full disclosure, I rarely feel bad about indulgence. Life is short and should be enjoyed)
Moving on, here's  what I actually got. This is just a run through as there's loads so reviews will follow after I've used everything for a while.

http://www.superdrug.com/Real-Techniques/Real-Techniques-Ultimate-Gift-Set/p/590400

The item I was most excited to get was the Real Techniques Ultimate Gift Set, this is a set of 10 Real Techniques brushes and a really spacious train case. If I remember correctly this was £99.00 before  Christmas and went down to £49.99 in the black Friday sales. When I looked online there was £5 off in the superdrug sale and members got a further 10% discount meaning I paid £34.99 for the lot. Talk about a bargain!


I've used Real Techniques brushes before so I know the quality will be good and the bag has a huge compartment to hold makeup. I'm reorganising my makeup storage at the moment so really happy with this.
As for the rest of my haul

MUA Luxe velvet lip lacquer in Unity and Tranquillity £3 each
MUA lip scrub £3
MUA clear lip liner £1
MUA eyeshadow palette Undress Me Too free gift with purchase usually £4
Makeup Revolution Ultra Aqua Brow Tint medium £3
Makeup Revolution Go Pro mini brush set £4.95
Palmers Cocoa Butter formula concentrated cream £1.99 (not pictured)
That was everything I ordered from them online, we're not done yet! I then picked up in store and in Boots (bit hazy about what I got where if I'm honest. Bad Rosa, naughty)
MUA Luxe mettalic liquid lipstick glint
Rimmel exaggerate lip liner addiction
Rimmel exaggerate lip liner under my spell
Rimmel 1000 Kisses lip liner cappuccino
Collection lip liner clover pink
Collection lip definer natural pink
Barry M lip liner 16
Barry M lip liner 17
Vichy lip balm

Wow. That was a lot to get through, go you if you stuck with it.