#28kisses and counting | Day 2 : Forbidden Kisses

Sorry for the late update with day2 of the #28kisses tag but losing your laptop charge can do that to a blogger. Quick recap in case you missed out on my intro to the challenge on Friday, the #28kisses challenge has been set up by Nykki for the 28 days of February and you show a different lipstick every day.

Today's kiss is brought to you by YSL/ Saint Laurent and it's a lipstick butter wrapped up in an iconic gold metal packaging. YSL Rouge Volupte in 12 "Forbidden Burgundy" is a beautiful wine, purple lipstick; very similar in shade to MAC Rebel, but a lot more moisturising and creamy on the lips.

I've had this shade for a while now but it really doesn't get as much love when compared to my other nude Rouge Volupte shades and as its a bold shade I want it to stay on my lips a bit longer than the 3 hour wear time I get with the Rouge Voluptes.

Have you tried any of the bold colours in the YSL/Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte line? How do you get on with it?? 

Miss out on MAC Stereo Rose Mineralize Skinfinish?? Well even though it's sold out in all the stores, here is your chance to WIN one!!!! Enter my February give-away!

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Christmas Challenge | Day 2 - YSL Rouge Volupte in Soft Beige 25

I know I wore a nude lipstick just yesterday so it might seem a bit redundant to be post about another nude lipstick but I was wearing YSL Rouge Volupte in 25 – Soft Beige, for my haul video which I filmed today despite being very sick and it’s the only shade I wore.

The YSL Rouge Volupte range is the luxurious version on the Revlon lip butters and comes in a beautiful metallic gold tub with a handy little mirror at the bottom *All the better to see you my dear*

I love that the lipstick shade is just so pink and soft, so I find myself regularly reaching for this (hence why this now has a lips-shaped imprint) as it is very low effort for me once I pop on my favourite nude lipliner MAC Cork underneath it.

The YSL Rouge Volupte range is very moisturizing (Winter Friendly) but the wear time is ridiculously short. I don’t think you could get more than 3 hours out of this lipstick if you are lucky so you have to reply but that’s not really an issue for me because as long as my lips are feeling soft rather than dry and flaky . . . then I’m one happy blogger.

Here's the video where I'm wearing Soft Beige

Have you tried any of the YSL Rouge Volupte Lipsticks before? How did you get on with them? Don’t forget you can keep up to track with both Ysis’ 30 lipstick in 30 days – Christmas challenge over at Le Beauty Girl or click my header to  keep track of my version of the Lipstick Challenge

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September Favourites . . . and onscreen hyperactivity

First off can I just apologise for my hyper activeness in this video lool I ate a packet of skittles (and maybe a snickers bar too) just before doing this video so I was right in the middle of a sugar rush and I could have edited out some of the video to make myself appear much more calm but watching myself on a sugar rush is actually hilarious!

I don't think I really did these products justice in describing how great they are but I have already done some reviews for them so check out the reviews to get a better idea of what is in them apart from 'good stuff'.

Product Mentioned In This Video

Duo Darktone Lash Adhesive

Nip+Fab Pistachio Sundae Body Butter (Review)

NYX 'The Curve' Eyeliner

Etat Pur Biomimetic Radiant Complexion Skincare in B37 (Review)

YSL Touche Eclat in No. 5 

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Review: YSL Rouge Voluptè Lipstick in Vibrant Brown 21

It seems that I am in a big violation of the unspoken (but tweeted) blogger rule of ”never use a product before you've taken pictures of it”. In the case of my YSL Rouge Voluptè lipstick in Vibrant Brown 21, not only have a used it without taking pictures of it . . I've actually been using it regularly for the last couple of months thinking that I've already done a blog post on it when it turns out I really didn't.

So all in all, I’m starting this post with a bit of an apology but seeing as it is one of my favourite and most reached for lippie shades, I thought it was worth doing a blog post review on.

YSL Rouge Voluptè lipsticks are the original and luxury version of the Revlon Lip Butter Lipsticks. They are extremely moisturizing, smooth and creamy, are very pigmented and come in a luxurious shiny, gold packaging topped with a small mirror at the top. As great as YSL rouge voluptè lipsticks are , they really are not longwearing so please take note of that before you shell your money on this.

Vibrant Brown 21 is a warm brown-pink shade that I always seem to go for when choosing nudes are they are the closest to my natural lip colour. As this as a very creamy formula it comes off very pigmented on the lips when swatched but can be easily blended into you lips or lip pencils (depending on how use choose to wear your lipstick).

I love this shade something fierce because it is one of the few lipsticks that I can get away with applying straight onto my lips without a lip pencil or precision. It’s a slap – bang job.

Have you ever tried out any of the YSL lipsticks? I’m thinking of getting the beautiful grape shade in the range to go with this seasons trend.

Don’t forget, I’m holding a giveaway right now so if you want to get your hands on Love Goddess from the Limited Edition MAC Marilyn Monroe Collection , then best get clicking!!!!

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May Haul (Part One) - It's all about the Makeup

Some people like to haul clothes . . and I think it has become obvious that I like to haul makeup.

This is not really a haul video for all the makeup I have bought in May . . it's more like a haul video for the makeup I've bought in the last two weeks of May. 

What can I say?? I love makeup??

List of Haul Products as they appear:-

MAC Fix+ (Mini)

MAC Oil Control Lotion (Mini)

MAC Brush Cleaner 

MAC Eyeshadow in Rule (Palette form)

MAC 224 Tapered Blending Brush

MAC 187 Stippling Brush

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Deep Dark

MAC Powder Blush in Raisin

Benefit They're Real Mascara

YSL Touche Eclat in Shade 5

YSL Rouge Volupte in Shade 21

L'oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara

Maybelline Falsies Volume Mascara

L'oreal Paris Mega volume Collagen 24hr Mascara

No. 7 Smooth and Imprive Cellulite treatment

Sleek Eau La La Liner in DragonFruit

Sleek Eau La La Liner in DragonFruit

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Vamp

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Stiletto

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Cherry

 I also got the MAC Face and Body Foundation but I couldn't remember which of my makeup bags I left it in at the time looool 

I will post the 2nd part of my haul tomorrow so please check back and leave me as much feedback as possible so my videos get better (and I don't waffle on as much)

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Review: YSL Rouge Volupte in shade 25 - Soft Beige

I have this weird unwritten and mental beauty rule when it comes to trying experimenting with new brands.

Always buy the nude lipsticks!!!!

For this reason I seem to have a very large (and widely unused) collection on nude lipsticks, but out of those lipsticks there are a few that I always use and repurchase when I hit the bottom of the lipstick barrel.

 Gold Stemmed with an embellished circular ring depicting the lipstick shade inside, The packaging for  the YSL Rouge Volupte  Lipsticks are visually breathtaking and for £23.50 a pop, they damn well should be. The best way to describe its lipstick formula is creamy sssmmmmmooooottttthhhh. The first thing you notice when you try on the rouge volupte lipsticks is just how hydrating they feel on the lips.

 The only negative thing I can say about this lipstick is that it really is not the longest wearing lipstick out there and I find that it only last a few hours at a time but those few hours feel like a pigmented and hydrated Caribbean holiday, so I'm still happy.

YSL’s Rouge Volupte Lipstick in shade 25 has got to be one of the most perfect nude pinky brown lipstick shades for ladies with darker skin and I thought it was about time it received some blog love from me because 1) I just repurchased it so it looks all nice and shiny rather than scratched from too much love and 2) It’s one of the prizes up for grabs in my May Giveaway so I thought you have entered the competition and were thinking of a shade to get, then here’s one of my recommendations.

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