LA Girl Glazed Lip paint review

This post is all about my venture into the field of liquid lipstick. Eeeek. If you know me you will know that I am afraid of excessive shine and colour- a nude gloss is about as far as I am willing to go. I have seen so many reviews of the Too Faced Melted liquified lipsticks and really wanted to be brave and try them out, however at £19 that was never going to happen. Many reviews I read mentioned that the L.A.Girl Glazed Lip Paints are very similar to the Melted range and let's face it, when presented with a choice of £19 and £3.99 I obviously chose the latter. 

I found these at Beauty Base and I spent a very long time deciding on which colours to buy. I decided on four to begin with and figured I would go back for more colours if I liked them.

I have to say, firstly, that the pigment in these lip paints is phenomenal. Extremely vibrant and bold- if you are big on vibrant, opaque colour then I would say these are definitely worth a try! They have a minty scent which is not overpowering and the gloss really packs a punch. Unfortunately, regardless of these good points, I found them quite difficult to work with for one reason. The formula. I found the product very runny. As the tube has a large hole in the top, you get far too much product from even a gentle squeeze. I tried applying it directly from the tube to my lips- big mistake! I would definitely recommend a lip brush for a precise application. I would also strongly recommend a lip liner with the nude colours. Whisper, in particular, looks utterly ridiculous on me without a liner. Although I think the colours are really nice, I unfortunately don't think I will be going back for more.

 [Bombshell - lined with MAC Nightmoth]

[Pin Up - lined with MAC Chesnut]

    [Elude- lined with NYX Espresso]

[Whisper - lined with MAC Chesnut]

You can purchase these Lip paints online here  or on Ebay. Alternatively, if you are near a Beauty Base they should be available in there. 

L.A. Girl were definitely spot on with the vibrancy and boldness of the range. With an improved formula I think this could be a really good product.  Are these really similar to the £19 Too Faced lipsticks?  I would love to try them out to see how the formula differs. Have you tried both these products? What do you think?

'Be your own kind of beautiful'

Yve's Child

Valentine's Day Makeup

It's been a while since I have done a beauty post! I thought I'd do a post on the makeup I wore to a Valentine’s Day Charity event. I also wanted to show you two new products that I decided to try out! I had every intention of trying out a new foundation when my Teint Idole Ultra 24H ran out. No...I really did! I went to the shops in the hope of trying out the Chanel Perfection Lumière. Only to find they had, in fact, discontinued all the shades suitable for darker skin tones (I'll leave that rant for another day). Anyway I just went straight over to Lancôme and to my dismay my go to was sold out! The lady at Lancôme was uber nice and convinced me to get the Teint Miracle instead. 

I have to say I was a little bit sceptical because I really love a matte finish to my makeup, however I decided to go ahead and get it and I am really impressed! The semi matte finish is much more flattering and the foundation glides on much smoother than the Idole Ultra. It has a scent to it so if you have sensitive skin it's probably worth getting a sample to try out first. 

I also decided to get The Porefessional from Benefit as I have heard so much about it and the lady at Benefit did such a good job of convincing me (this is why I shop online... I can't say no!). The Porefessional is supposed to limit the appearance of pores. I can't confirm that it does that exactly because I don't really have large pores. It does however make your skin incredibly soft and the satin finish is an ideal base for your makeup. I'm really keen on trying out other primers so if you have any suggestions let me know!! 

What's on my face +links

Lancôme Teint Miracle (No 13)

Benefit the Porefessional 

Rimmel Professional eyebrow pencil (Black Brown)

Nars Blush (Taj Mahal)

MAC fluidline Gel Liner (Blacktrack)

Burberry Lipgloss (Nutmeg No 10) 

'Be your own kind of beautiful'

Yve's Child