A Kissable Pout

Hey Everyone! Here is a little photo-tutorial on how to get a kissable pout for either every day wear or even that first date! He won't be able to resist. Enjoy!

1 - Start off with exfoliating your lips. You can either make a lip scrub at home with sugar and honey or simply head over to your local drugstore and purchase one. This will leave your lips free from any dry skin.

2 - After exfoliating, just like your face, moisterize. Any old lip chap will do, I am using eos' sweet mint that I got at Walmart for $4.

3 - Take your highlighter or even your concealer and trace around your lips. This will highlight the area and make your lips look fuller. Remember to blend it in well so it looks natural. I am using the highlighter end of my Soap & Glory Arch de Triumph brow shaper which I got for £8 at Boots.

4 - Use either your favourite lip stick or lip stain to add colour to your lips. I chose a stain because it lasts longer and won't come off onto your date. I am using Revlon Just Bitten in the colour Victorian which I got at Walmart for $6.

5 - This is optional, I just finished the look with a light gloss that isn't sticky to add a nice natural shine to the lips. I am using No7 Nourishing Lip Shine which I got at Boots for £5.50 (with £5 voucher).

6- Voila! You're finished!

Happy Kissing!

-xx

Kelsey

Product Review: No7 Nourishing Lip Shine

Hey Everyone! So I am back with another lovely product review. I should have a video up by this weekend for you, so stay tuned for that. Today I am reviewing the No7 Nourishing Lip Shine that I picked up while I was in the UK. 

I have read a few reviews on this product and of course each person's opinion is their own, but I was contemplating on picking this up, and thanks to a £5 voucher, I finally justified it to myself.

Price:  £10.50 at Boots, but with the voucher I only paid £5.50 ($8.50 Canadian)

Pros: I am in love with the packaging. As a graphic designer I appreciate when something has a pretty package. It's very girly and simplistic which I love! Now about the actual gloss, I am not a huge fan of lip gloss, I find it sticky and unpleasant, however, this isn't like that at all. It  stays smooth and doesn't get that gross sticky lip gloss feel. It also adds a nice hint of colour without being too over powerful, which makes it perfect for every day use.

Cons: It is a major pain in the butt to get out of the tube! I have to use every ounce of my strength to get it out. The price is a little steep for a lip gloss for me, I am okay when I have the £5 off but the full price is a little much, but I definitely like it enough to pay full for it again.

Final Verdict: I am a huge fan of these nourishing lip glosses and I will definitely purchase one again. The only problem is getting ahold of one now that I am back in Canada, since No7 is Boots' brand. I will find a way though HAHA. Anyway, if you have been debating on this little beauty I would definitely recommend picking it up and giving it a go yourself!

What's your favourite No7 product? Any other lip glosses you'd like to recommend that I should try?

-xx

Kelsey

Product Review: Soap & Glory Marvelips

Hey Everyone! As I said in my previous blog post I have been going on a Soap & Glory rampage lately and being in London, UK really assisted in that fact. The products were less expensive and I always feel when I buy a Soap & Glory product I get a good quality product. I decided I'd pick up the Marvelips Lip Pencil to make my lips look "full and fabulous".

The pencil has two ends. A coloured end, that is in a beautiful red pink colour as you can see in the swatch, and a white highlighter end. Now as you can see from the back of the box you line your lips with the coloured end and then highlight the top centre of your lips. 

Now that I have explained a little about the product and how it works lets get into the review part of the post.

Price:  £8 at Boots ($13 Canadian)

Pros: I have finally found a nude lip pencil for myself. I have been searching high and wide for a lip pencil that matches my lips. I find that naturally my lips are a darker red than most people's which I think is amazing, but it makes finding a nude lip pencil very difficult. This pencil is slightly darker than my natural shade but not by much so it adds that little extra colour and I think it looks fabulous. So you can check fabulous off of the back of the box. It is also a nice consistency, very smooth and doesn't dry out my lips. Which is a huge plus for me.

Cons: Now as for full. I don't think it delivers that promise. I don't think my lips look any more full than they would normally. Which is not Angelina Jolie lips by any stretch. So it doesn't really deliver on that plumping promise, but it makes up for it in the colour.

Final Verdict: I love this product and would absolutely purchase it again. The only bummer is Shoppers sells it for $25... ouch. Luckily I will have this one for a while so I am not too worried about having to purchase another one any time soon. But if you do have access to a Boots, definitely stop by and pick one up! You won't regret it.

Have you tried Marvelips? If not do you think you would? Let me know in the comments!

-xx

Kelsey

Product Review: Revlon Lip Butters

 
I am back with another product review! Yay! I am sure you have heard of these before and if not this is the perfect time for me to share my views on the product. We are going to do this one a little different than normal. I am going to do the normal pro con format but then I am going to go into detail with the four colours that I currently own, that way you can give them a go! So here we go...

Price:  $6 (Canadian) they are universally the same price everywhere I go.

Pros: I love that it gives you amazing colour to your lips without drying out your lips. It really makes you feel as though you are actually helping them. I also love the selection of colours they have. Literally everything from nudes to the deepest of reds. Plus the price isn't too shabby.

Cons: I find that occasionally, depending on the condition of my lips one application is good, but it doesn't last too too long, maybe 2 hours then it still has a hint of colour but it isn't as vibrant and when I go to put more applications on, often its better to wipe it off completely and start again because it doesn't go on even for me the second or third time. 

Final Verdict: I would definitely buy these again. I plan on expanding my little collection soon, but I am trying to curb my spending for a wee while. I would definitely suggest going and picking one up if you haven't already!

Now let's get colourful!!

Now this is one of my more nude colours. It is Creme Brulee (095), I wanted this so if I had a more casual look or even wanted to tone down my lips a little (I have very red lips naturally) I could use this. It looks very brown in the tube but when applied it just dulls down the red in your lips and adds a slight shimmer, which I find to be really stunning.

My second colour is Sugar Frosting (005) which is a really soft pink colour. I find this is one of the ones I have application troubles with. It is a really nice pink on and I really like the colour on me, again like Creme Brulee if I want to tone down my lips and go for a softer look.

I picked up this colour recently and it has to be my favourite. It is Sweet Tart (090) which is almost a hot pink colour and I am in love with it. It's application is always smooth and the colour stays vibrant the longest for me. I usually wear it with a really subtle eye, usually I mix sin from the naked palette into my eyes so I keep with a pink theme. By far though if you are looking for a pink colour you have to add this to your collection.

Lastly is Tutti Frutti (015) which I mentioned in my April favourites video. I picked this one up early on in April and it took me FOREVER to find. It is worn by Emma Stone in the ads (it says so on the ad above the display) so I figure many people picked it over because of that. This is an amazing orange colour, that I am loving for the summer. It isn't the brightest of orange but if you don't want to go too bold with your lip, this is perfect. Again like Sugar Frosting, it doesn't apply well the second or third time, but that I can pardon.

I hope you enjoyed this little review. Let me know, have you ever tried Revlon Lip Butters? What are your thoughts? Leave me a comment!

-xx
Kelsey