Spring Fling; The Best Bits

With the first of March come and gone already, there is definitely a hint of Spring in the air and these handy bits are ideal to shake off the Winter blues and get you feeling ready to bare.

NEW Charlotte Tilbury Lip Magic Launch

I recently picked up a few items from the new lip line from Charlotte Tilbury. Now, if you follow my blog you will know that I am a little bit in love with her make-up range. To say it has literally revolutionised my look is a drastic understatement, and I just couldn't resist these new perfect pout products. 

Sexy Sienna by Charlotte Tilbury

Sexy Sienna

One of Charlotte Tilbury's latest lipstick creations - Sexy Sienna is just the perfect crisp Coral. If you
fancy a change from festive reds, this is a gorgeous day-to-night colour which looks fresh and young.

Benefit Christmas Special - Sweet Tinations

Benefit Sweet Tinations

Tints and the matching balms in one set? Yup. This is one of the Christmassy creations launched for the festive season by one of my all time fave beauty brands- Benefit. It includes the classic Benetint, and the cute candy-coloured Lollitint, as well as the wonderful tinted balms.

Matte Revolution in Glastonberry

Matte Revolution in Glastonberry

It could be said that I am a bit of a Charlotte Tilbury fan...but that would be a fantastically large understatement. I am obsessed, obsessed and in love. Her new collection of 'Matte Revolution' Lipsticks are the perfect balance of moisturising and matte, leaving you with a plump, perfect pout, with no cracking in sight. Ideal.

Charlotte Tilbury Portobello Girl Lip Lustre

Portobello Girl Lip Lustre

Yes… this is another Charlotte Tilbury review, but what can I say? It is a seriously incredible line, and this gloss is no different. Portobello Girl is a gorgeous and pretty perfect pink that looks great over a pink or nude lipstick, or equally amazing over a natural pout, to give you lust-worthy lips.

On the Lips

Above the lip lustre is applied to my natural lips, and you can get an idea of how pigmented and gorgeous this gloss really is. It gives you a 3D punch of sexiness, that I haven't found with any other gloss, what a lip-smacking sensation. I'm in love.

You can pick up this pout-worthy present for your lips from here, or pop into Selfridges and browse the brand for yourself.

Lots of Love,

Charlotte Tilbury \\ Bitch Perfect Lipstick

Charlotte Tilbury Bitch Perfect

This is the first (of I fear many), of Charlotte Tilbury's Lipsticks that I have tried. I know there is a lot of hype around her makeup range, and sometimes a hype balloon can pop and leave you severely deflated. But not this. This will be the helium to your squeaky voice; the lift you need to perk up your makeup regime.

Spring Fever Look ft. Jess

Jess Rocking Spring Look Vibes

I recently gave my sister Jess a little Spring makeup refresh featuring some amazing products that I am loving at the moment. As you can see, it's a dewy, glossy day-look which is perfect for hot sunny days. See below for a before and after, plus products!

Lip Edit|| Moisture Renew Lipstick in Coral Britannia

630 Coral Britannia

Rihanna for Viva Glam

Viva Glam Packaging

With all of the selling price going towards helping Men, Women and Children who are suffering with HIV/AIDS, this concept by MAC not only looks good, but it does a lot of good too. This time, (no doubt influenced by her extremely popular sell-out collaborations with MAC just recently), the Viva Glam campaign is fronted by the effervescent sensation that is Rihanna.

NEW| Topshop Lipstick in Mink

Topshop Lips in Mink

I have said it before, and I will say it again. Right now in fact… I am a huge Topshop Lipstick Lover. My name is Lauren, and I am an addict. This is one of the latest colour contributions by the brand giant, and I adore it! Having never bought into Browns before, for lips, I was totally converted by Rihanna's collab with MAC, and her Bad Girl RiRi Lip creation. See that (and a fantastic dupe here).

NEW| Apocalips Shades

These area four of the newest colours from the Rimmel Apocalips range. I have been a big fan of this highly pigmented glosses since their release, and I was super excited when I realised there were a few shades I hadn't tried. The four I have are; Eclipse (deep red), Auroura (pink/coral red), Out of this World (sparkly pink) and Shooting Star (nude).

The application and consistency is exactly the same as the initial batch (for my review on those see here and here…), and these babies are just as lust-worthy as their slightly older sisters.

Shooting Star

Aurora

Out of this World

Eclipse

As you can see, they are all seriously glossy and rich in colour. They are just so beautiful to apply and wear, finding these has definitely reminded me of my long-time love for these glosses. They are so wearable, non-sticky and relatively long-lasting. 

Euston we have lips off (ah sorry…),

Lots of Love,

NEW| Bad Girl RiRi Lipstick PLUS Dupe

'Bad Girl RiRi' is one of the three shades of lipstick Rihanna created for her latest holiday collaboration with M.A.C. I luckily managed to pick up one of this shade, which is unlike any other colour in my lipstick collection; a dark rose gold/brown/nude with a matte finish.

As you can see the packaging is superb, almost reason enough to buy one (okay probably my main reason), but the colour, texture and quality of the product itself was very pleasantly surprising.

On the Lips

As you can see on the lips, is it a mix of browns and deep rose gold, which turns out, is bloody flattering, especially with a tan or darker skin tones.

I love this, I hear you say…but it is sold out EVERYWHERE, so why are you teasing me?

Well girls, I have found the most incredible dupe for this colour, with the same matte finish and everything. Total excitement. I also love having a dupe of limited edition colours, for when I go out and don't want to end up losing it (extreme possibility).

Twig. Twig by M.A.C. That is the secret answer, despite flash making it look slightly glossy in the pics below (it's not), it is almost a double take, and I just couldn't be happier to have found it.

As you can see it's a pretty damn close match, and the texture (gorgeous creamy matte), is spot on too. So if you didn't managed to get your paws on Miss.Fenty's colab action with M.A.C, then definitely give this a go, because it's beautiful.

Side by Side

They look slighty different shades above (due to extra usage of Twig), but had I waited and shown you them both unused, they would be pretty much twins. I can never wait…

This colour is perfect for a sexy new look this January!!

Lots of Love,

Topshop 'Straight Ace' Lipstick

Straight Ace

Straight Ace by Topshop, is a bold and beautiful violet shade. It's perfect as a statement lip, a change from a festive cherry red or a pretty pink. It is an easy to apply, creamy Lipstick, which glides on and is neither highly matte or glossy.

On the Lip

As with all Topshop lipsticks, this is great quality for the £8 price tag, and you can get yours here. Pick one up and try Purple this christmas!

Lots of Love,

RiRi for M.A.C Fall '13

RiRi for MAC Fall '13

I was a huge fan of the RiRi for M.A.C collection prior to this, so I couldn't resist picking up a few bits (mainly because of the AMAZING packaging). I decided on another RiRi Woo, (I adore this retro matte shade, a favourite from her first collection), Who's that Chick Lipstick and RiRi Woo Lip Liner.

RiRi Woo Lip Liner

Woo for the Win, a Liner of Gods

I adore this liner, it is so creamy and easy to apply, as well as being the perfect blue red shade of RiRi Woo, which is extremely wearable and very flattering.

RiRi Woo Liner on the Lips

Liner Prior to Adding the Lipstick

The above looks demonstrate the easiness of application, making sure that your lipstick not only doesn't bleed and lasts longer, but that it looks flawless too.

The Lipstick Pagaing

The Bullet - Rose Gold Beauty

RiRi Woo

RiRi's Signature on the Product

On the Lip (with RiRi Woo Liner too)

Close Up - On the Lip

As you can see, the combo of the RiRi Woo liner and lipstick, create a flawless beautiful, blue-red lip. Perfect for chilly Autumn days and Fiery Christmas nights.

Who's that Chick is a frosty Orange. It just sizzles and shimmers in a flattering red-orange, which compliments a tan and darker skin tones beautifully. For a really dramatic look, you can actually do as Rihanna herself and line your lips with RiRi Woo before application, for a modern and bold lip. Gorgeous.

Who's that Chick

On the Lip

With Flash

The above application is a pretty light one, and with no liner. If you would like to see it heavily applied or as I said above, with the RiRi Woo liner, just pop me a comment and i'll be happy to oblige.

This Autumn (Fall for you American Types...) collection by Rihanna for MAC, is yet another stand out triumph. I don't think this will be the last you hear of this pairing either, so watch this space.

Lots of Love,

A/W Pink Lips with Chanel

Chanel Rouge Allure Lip Colour in 93 'Exaltee'

This is such a perfect lip to work the A/W obsession with Pink. If you don't fancy covering yourself in a pastel Pink oversize cocoon coat, perk up your pout with Pink instead. This gorgeous, cream lip by Chanel Rouge Allure glides on like a dream. It is such an easy pink to wear for most skin tones, and for any occasion. Its sophisticated, yet sexy. I have fallen hard.

You can pick one up yourself from all good Chanel counters, for around £24. It may sound pricey, but it's an undeniable luxury, and the packaging is just irresistible.

Lovely Packaging

On the Lips 

On the Lips w/ Strong Flash

This is already an invaluable asset to my Lip collection, and I have a feeling it's going to be my favourite way to warm up my face in the chilly months ahead,

Pink Lip Love,