NYX LINGERIE LIQUID LIPSTICKS | First Impressions & Swatches

After seeing these being teased about on Instagram I couldn't wait to get my hands on them. They came to the UK around a week ago and I thought I would film for you a first impressions to let you know if they were worth the purchase! Its fair to say I absolutely love them!!

Paige, x

NYX Blush - Taupe

I'm so obsessed with YouTube right now and some of my favourites, Emily & Nikki have recently been using the NYX blusher in Taupe to contour. I'd seen this blush doing its rounds and always wanted to try it so here we go!

This is my first NYX blusher and obviously as you can see this definitely isn't a blusher colour on my skin tone therefore I'm going to use it for contouring and sculpting the face. This cost me around £5 so its very affordable and drugstore price!

I like the packaging with it being clear on the top to see the shade, black and sleek looking. I also like the shape of this and how its very different to say MAC or NARS. 

This is the shade Taupe and its a very cool toned brown. It has just the right amount of brown to grey ratio to create that natural shadow effect. Its a powder blush but I don't feel like its very powdery or even chalky for that matter. It also applies evenly which is a godsend for a contour as I was slightly apprehensive as some reviews said it was patchy. It builds up really easily too as I always tend to go in with a light hand just incase I apply way too much!

This is also incredibly pigmented- I use my Real Techniques Blusher brush and oh wow a little goes a long way. I try to delicately 'tap' the brush into the blusher and then get rid of the excess. This gives a very natural finish and is also perfect to set a cream contour.

I would really recommend this especially for the paler skin tone! Its gorgeous! 

Paige, x

Freedom Pro Melts D-ream

While browsing my local Freedom stand in Superdrug I came across these Pro Melts lipsticks/ lipgloss! I was immediately drawn to the colour and when I swatched it I knew I had to have it.

Firstly these lip products are described as a "melted lipstick formula lip gloss" which really confused me at first. When applied they go on like a thick unshiny lipgloss however they settle down a bit to look like a creamy lipstick. Just when I thought they couldn't get any better it dried matte! So essentially we have a liquid lipstick!

I absolutely love the formula of this too. Its a very thick consistency but I liked that- it left me feeling like I was getting my moneys worth and the product wasn't 'cheap' especially with the amount of pigmentation it gave. It only needed one layer of application too which shows how pigmented they are! Seeing as its described as a lip gloss and a lipstick its not sticky in the slightest which is a bonus. When its dried down to its matte finish it doesn't go patchy and doesn't rub off in pieces like I've seen other matte lippies do.

However what I love about this the most is the colour! This is in the shade D-ream and is a lovely nudey pink colour. I think this would suit so many skintones and you could always pair it with a brown lipliner to tone it down a little if its not your thing! 

I can't wait to see if there are any more shades like this from the range as they'll be added to my cart straight away! 

Paige, x

MAC Emphasise & Sculpt powders

I'd been eyeing up these products for a while and seeing as they're on the PRO line it would never let me add them to my basket; until now. I literally screamed with joy - I've been waiting so long to get my hands on these and now I can't wait to show you them and discuss just how much they lived up to my expectations.

So firstly these products are essentially to highlight and contour your face; the lighter being to set the highlighted parts and the darker to contour and sculpt the face as its name suggests! As you can see they both come in pan form which might be a bother to some people but if you have a Z Palette they can just be slotted in there as thats what I've done! I find this such an easy way to store them because the packaging of the palette isn't that bulky and it can fit straight in my makeup bag when I'm heading off to my boyfriends. 

Emphasise:

This is a lovely creamy white coloured powder which doesn't have any yellow in which I actually prefer! This does have some shimmer in it but none that you could really pick up on which is great as it adds a little something extra under the eyes to make them look bright and awake without being too glittery. I think this is the best shade for lighter skintones as the other appear either too yellow or pink  toned. I use this to set anywhere that I've highlighted/ concealed just to set it in place as well as also acting as a highlighter in itself. No matter what concealer I use this always prevents it creasing! As the powder is very subtle its very natural looking and you wouldn't ever be able to achieve the whole white under-eye look. 

Sculpt:

This was the product I was most excited to try as I love finding new products to bronze/ contour with.  This is definitely a contour shade as it has more of that grey undertone throughout it, which is perfect for my skintone! I find the powder has just the right amount of pigmentation too so you don't accidentally go overboard. This again was my favourite shade from the range as its not too warm nor ashy. Overall I think this is my favourite powder to contour with out of everything I own and I can't wait to show you it on a GRWM or tutorial! 

Paige, x