Christmas Lips: Rimmel & Kate Moss

Hello! Last year I had my eye on Rimmel and Kate Moss's collaboration but I never had an excuse to buy it for myself but after my first pay day I decided to treat myself to a little number from Kate's matte collection: the blogger-famous shade 107.

The hype is officially understood. This shade is amazing - a dark pinky-purple-reddy shade that is ideal for all the Christmas parties you may have coming up. The application is smooth and the matte appearance that is promised comes almost immediately although it's not drying or powdery. If you're wanting to know about lasting power it can exceed 3 hours with light eating and drinking but you will definitely need to top up after a dinner so if you're heading out pop it in your bag. If you're just popping out for a few hours you probably won't need to top up. If this isn't in your make up bag I suggest you pop to Boots at the next opportunity and pick it up just in time for Christmas!]

Have you tried any other colours from this range?

Nude Lip

Hello! I am not one to wear something on my lips every day except a little bit of Nuxe Reve de Miel or Carmex but I discovered something recently that I've put alongside an old product and I think I found a day-to-day winner.

This lip liner is my new favourite product. Rimmel's lip liners are incredibly well priced and this is my favourite colour in Eastend Snob. Not my favourite name, but I really am in love with the colour. It's the perfect my-lips-but-pinker-and-better shade and I just think slapping this all over my lips is the perfect quick and easy way to get some colour on my lips without going over the top or having to worry about reapplying. This colour was named a dupe for Charlotte Tilbury's lip liner in Pillow Talk by Amelia Liana.. Thank you Amelia, Thank you very very much.

It fades really evenly on the lips after about 3-5 and obviously a lot quicker when you're eating or drinking but I don't mind this with a nude, even if it is on the pink side, as it is barely noticeable and super easy to apply. It isn't drying on the lips but still gives a lasting matte look straightaway, part of the reason that it lasts a fairly long time. You can draw just round your lip line and use a lipstick on the rest of your lips or it looks amazing alone for a bit more of a pink tone to the lips (or both and do a Kylie Jenner-style lip!)

I found that my Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Notthinghill Nude (and the old packaging) works really nicely over the top as normally this lipstick is almost unnoticeable on the lips due to it's complete match to my original lip colour. Over the lip liner it adds a slightly pinker tone and a glossier finish than the lip liner alone.

I do really think that I love the lip liner alone the most, but it does mean that I can now make a customized nude with the two products combined. At £3.99, the lip liners are amazing products from Boots or Superdrug and the Moisture Renew lip sticks are beautifully glossy and undrying when they are being worn and also fairly inexpensive. I'm going to be repurchasing these lip liners for a very long time to come!

Do you have a favourite 'drugstore' lip liner I should try?

Creme de la Creme

Hello! In this blogpost I wanted to introduce the new love of my life... Nuxe Reve de Miel. Well, that and American Horror Story on Netflix... or just Netflix. Honestly though, when shopping for Mother's Day presents on Saturday with my dad, we swung past Spack NK which neither of us can leave without that little black bag...

Nuxe - Reve de Miel

Reve de Miel is nothing new in the blogging world and ever since I started I have heard only good things about it's ever so matte but moisturizing texture and I knew I needed to leave with it. I'm not one to leave everything untouched until I have time to photograph it so I opened it as soon as I got home and I have never fallen for a product so fast.

I couldn't help noticing the smell which was a mixture of honey and orange which comes from the honey and precious plant oils in it's formula. It smells so gooood! It melted to my lips and was matte within seconds but I could also feel how smooth and hydrating it was. 2 hours (and a lot of Brighton wind) later, my lips already felt so much better than they had before.

 The packaging is also gorgeous with it's glass pot and plastic lid which is satisfyingly secure, meaning it won't get too horrible in the bottom of my handbag. While I'm not the biggest fan of putting my fingers in it again and again, I'm not exactly the dirtiest person in the world(it is just not something for the underground!) so I can live with it. I've been applying it morning and night and during the day if I need it. It's brilliant to apply under or over lipsticks, especially if you don't want too much of a glossy texture. I can totally see why there is such a hype around this product, it's too perfect! I will definitely be repurchasing before I run out as I really don't think I could now be without it.

Have you tried Reve de Miel? Or have you tried any other products from Nuxe?

Tanya Burr Lips and Nails | Chic & Bright and Early

Hello! Like everyone else, I'm over the moon that Tanya Burr has had the opportunity to create her own range of products and it shows with dedication and perseverance, you are able to make the most of blogging. I ordered her products the day they were released but didn't actually get them until at least 10 days after purchase and I have been putting them to the test over the past month so that I can give you the complete lowdown.

The Lipgloss:

The colour I chose is a slightly dusty pale rosy colour with a hint of brown, making it the perfect colour to add shine to the lips on the go without a colour overload. No mirrors needed here. I find the formula incredibly moisturizing and I feel like I'm wearing a balm rather than a lipgloss as it's not sticky at all, which I'm really impressed with. Also, the smell is so so lovely, reminding me of strawberry and cream lollies, although not overpowering so that you can feel a little ill. Considering I'm not a lipgloss girl, I'd say I've fallen pretty hard for these lipglosses and I have my eyes on Picnic in the Park and Afternoon Tea for a bit more colour! If all lipglosses were like this, I'd definitely be a lipgloss hoarder, something I'm quite the opposite of at the moment.

The Nail Varnish:

Despite having at least 7 shades of pink in my nail polish collection, I opted for Bright and Early, although I wish I had gone for the blue colour, 'Little Duck.' I was a little disappointed that it took 3 coats in order for it to be completely opaque, but it was smooth and not streaky to apply. Once dry, it was beautifully shiny and a gorgeous bright pink, similar to Barry M's Gelly Hi Shine in Grapefruit which I was obsessed with last summer. Not neon, but almost. I wore this for 3 days before there was noticeable chipping and had to take it off which I think is fairly standard for a drugstore product. Beautiful application, but not blown away!

I would definitely repurchase Tanya's lipglosses but found that the nail polishes were a bit average when it came to the wear time, so I wouldn't repurchase them as fast. I'm really impressed with the products though as I was sort of expecting them to both be less impressive than they were but you can tell that Tanya has been picky with formulas to get them to the right consistency and has excelled my expectations, especially with her lipglosses!