Lipsticks I Cannot Wait To Start Wearing

It's that time of the year again, where our surroundings change hue and colour. The best time of the year in my opinion. I love to draw inspiration for the changing of the season, and reflect this in my lipstick choices. Here are my fav lip colours for the Autumnal months.

Mac Viva Glam 3
This gorgeous plum toned lipstick looks incredible on the lips when wearing camel. I love to pair it with my lovely camel zara coat. A dream match made in heaven. Definitely one that's on the bolder side of lipsticks, but if that's your thing, you'll adore this shade. It being a matte too, makes it so easy to wear.

Mac Retro
A shade that I chose to wear with my sixth form prom dress, but one that I still love to this day. It's a brown toned red, in my opinion. Very warm in colour. Again, a matte, that lasts all day and night!

Top to Bottom - Taupe, Viva Glam 3, Heartbreaker, Perfect Red, Retro. Diva. 

Mac Diva

One I'll always love. A very deep, berry red. Beautiful with a smokey eyeshadow look. For some reason one that I used to always choose to wear on New Years Eve?? No idea why.. Smudges VERY easily, so definitely bring some makeup wipes with you to tidy it up. Or it could just be me haha.

Mac Taupe
The newest of Mac lipsticks in my collection. I wrote >this< post on it in more depth, if you're interested. One that I haven't warn enough, and one that I definitely want to be wearing - perfect for this time of year, so I'll make it my mission. One that you're more than likely to see in a favourites post.

Huda Beauty Liquid Lipstick in Heartbreaker
Another one that has already had a feature >here< on the blog. The perfect true red shade, that looks incredible with whatever you pair it with. It looks nice with a darker red lip liner, and a lighter red lip liner. The formula of these liquid lipsticks is insane. They last FOREVER!

NYX Matte Lipstick in Perfect Red
This is one that I have loved for years. Whenever I wear it I always receive copious amounts of compliments on the colour. It's just the ultimate red shade. It's so comfortable on the lips. It doesn't feel drying or go drying which is amazing considering it's a matte shade. And it's the cheapest lipstick of all those mentioned on my list! You must try this range - you will never be disappointed.

What is your go to autumnal lipstick?

Amber X

Italy Sephora Buys

Of course there was going to be a Sephora trip whilst we were away in Italy. In fact, I think we ended up going into three, haha. Due to the lack of Sephora's in the UK, I just had to make the most of it whilst I could.. It would have been rude not too. Here are the bits that I treated myself too.

Mac 'Yash' and 'Whirl' 
Technically, Sephora don't sell Mac, but I brought these two whilst we were away, and I couldn't not include them. As after all, who doesn't love a new Mac lipstick?? Yash has been one of my firm favourites of their matte lipsticks, since first trying it in first year of university. I had been missing it dearly since I had used each last bit of it - I had even been using a lip brush to not waste the product at the bottom of the bullet.. So you could say it was well loved, and that it was overdue that I picked up a new one. It goes perfectly with Mac Whirl lip liner. Again, I had sharpened the pencil until it was miniscule and thought it be best if I replaced it. Both are lip products I love to use on the daily, or with a blown out brown smokey eye, for an evening look.

Nars Climax Mascara
There isn't a mascara that has such an impact on my lashes as this one. Only one dunk in the tube is needed to coat the entirety of my lashes, top and bottom. It adds volume, without making clumps as well as separating the lashes, fanning them out. It's one of my all time top favourite mascaras - the wand and formula is just amazing!

Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in 'Good Times' 
I was yet to try any of the Nars lipstick range, and this one caught my eye after swatching half of the whole lipstick collection. The shade Good Times is a nude brown shade I would say, and goes really well also, with Mac Whirl lipliner. It's the perfect handbag size and feels super comfortable on the lips. It's a very similar colour to Mac's Yash, but looks darker when it has been applied.

Nars Orgasm Afterglow Lip Balm
After falling in love with this in the Sephora in Rome and it being out of stock, I was gutted. Especially as I knew it was a product that was a part of the infamous Orgasm range. Having stumbled across a second Sephora in Nice, there was one left. I knew it was meant to be. This has been an everyday staple for my routine since buying it. It's super lightweight and gives the lips a lovely sheen, whilst moisturising at the same time. Of course, it would be cheaper to buy a tub of Vaseline, but this lip balm is bloody beautiful.

Here are some terrible swatches of all of the lip products mentioned in this post. As you can see both of the lipsticks are very similar! I didn't actually notice this until they were side by side, but they're both beautiful. If you're a lover of a good nude lipstick, you'd be a fan of either of these. From the bottom: Mac Yash, Nars Good Times, Nars Orgasm Afterglow Lip Balm, and lastly, Mac Whirl Lipliner.

Have you tried any of these make up bits? Do you wish Sephora was in the UK?

Amber X 

Another Mac Addition

This lipstick now marks the 12th in my ever growing collection. Taupe was kindly gifted to me for my birthday, thank-you Rachel! You can never have too many Mac lipsticks, and they genuinely make sure a lovely gift for anyone. Taupe is described by Mac as being a "muted reddish-taupe brown", a perfect autumnal shade. Mac's matte range is definitely my favourite that they do. They're creamy, and not drying on the lips at all. They sit super comfortably for long periods of time, and don't smudge when eating. What more could you want from a matte lipstick?! 

I cannot wait to wear this lipstick with every jumper I own, and throughout the colder months. 

What's your favourite Mac lipstick?

Amber X

Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Lipsticks

Ever since I having received the Huda Beauty Desert Dusk eyeshadow palette for my 21st birthday, I have been dying to try some more of Huda Beauty's products. I know her cosmetics line is well known for her gorgeous eyelashes, but I'm not one for wearing false eyelashes all the time anymore. Don't get me wrong, when I'm going out I love to finish my makeup with a pair, but I don't wear them enough to be able to justify splashing out on them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing so, personally, I don't think it's worthy. That left trying her liquid matte lipsticks! My Mum kindly sent me these shades from the bunch that she ordered herself, and I have been wearing nothing else on my lips since receiving them. 

Top - Heartbreaker, Middle - Bombshell, Bottom - Icon

The shades that I picked were:

Heartbreaker - It's described as a 'Pinkish Red' but I would describe it as a true red shade. 

Bombshell - Described as a 'Subtle Pinkish Nude'. I would say that's exactly what it is. I have been wearing this one as my everyday nude shade and it's perfect. 

Icon - Described as a 'Peachy Pink'. This shade is more out of my comfort zone but I love it for that reason. It's not the usual shade I would gravitate towards, but with bronzy skin I think it would look beautiful on the lips. 

Pictured left - Heartbreaker, Middle - Icon, Right - Bombshell

The formula of these lipsticks is one of the best that I have tried. I would definitely compare them to the Anastasia Beverly Hills ones, so if you like those, you're going to equally like these just as much! They dry down quickly, and the colour doesn't change at all. Sometimes the shades can look different in the tube to what they end up looking like on the lips, but not with these! They're really long lasting - although after eating or drinking, they do need a little top up, but that's usually the case with any kind of lipstick. I'd definitely recommend giving the Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Lipsticks a try if you are in the market for trying out some new liquid lipsticks.

Have you tried anything from Huda Beauty? What's your favourite?
Amber X

My New Love

Who doesn't love a brand new Mac lipstick? Whether it be the packaging, the vanilla kind of smell, or the excitement of trying and wearing a new lip shade, Mac lipsticks are just great. We'd all by lying if we said that we didn't have a list of shades that we want to eventually add to our collection, whether it be hidden away on the notes in your phone, or written down in a pad somewhere. The newest shade to my ever growing collection is 'Honeylove'.

Definitely one of Mac's cult shades, as I'm sure we have all heard of this lipstick at some point. I was wary at first, thinking that it would be 'too nude' for me, but to my surprise, it's perfect. The Mac website describes the shade as being 'light toned beige toned with rose'. I am a massive fan of a brown toned nude shade, and this is exactly that. If I had to compare it to any others in my collection, it would be the love child of 'Yash' and 'Velvet Teddy'. It's a matte formula - my favourite of the Mac lipsticks, and I love it paired with 'Whirl' lip liner. It's definitely going to be a shade that is worn to death. 

Right - Velvet Teddy, Centre - Honeylove, Left - Yash

What's your favourite Mac lipstick? 

Amber X

An Everyday Spring Look

My everyday makeup as of late has been very simple - bronzy, but subtle at the same time. My eyeshadow remains fairly neutral, I throw on a nude lip and that's it. As Spring is now upon us (or so I think so) I wanted to add a pop of colour into my makeup, but have it still be completely wearable for everyday. 

Whenever I choose to wear a bold, red lip (usually no other time than Christmas), I tend to keep my eyes fairly simple. I used my trusty Morphe 305M palette and ran a light, transition brown shade into the crease of my eyelid, and my lower lash line. Added my current favourite mascara, the Scandal Eyes mascara from Rimmel, and stuck on a pair of 'Harley' Red Cherry lashes. I used to wear eyelashes on the everyday basis, but it is a habit I soon grew out of, purely to save time in the mornings (more time in bed I mean..). This gorgeous lip combo is 'Chicory' lip liner from Mac, and a matte lipstick from NYX in the shade 'Perfect Red'. They are the perfect pair. 

What are your favourite products to use everyday?

Amber X