Series Post: Lips the Favourites

My Series Posts: Lips the Favourites

I thought I would do a series post so I wouldn't run out of things to blog about and I like organisation so this helps keeps things in order haha!

For my first series I thought I would choose lips as I was looking through my make up and there were a few items that fell under certain categories.

First up - my favourite lip products.

These are just a few of my favourite lip products at the moment starting with lip balms, through to lip gloss.

Lip Balms

  

I am a sucker for lip balms and I own a lot of them.  However I am often disappointed with them due to their lack of moisture of the tacky texture.

This however is my favourite one for moisturising - Palmers (either plain or dark chocolate and mint).  I apply these at the start of doing my make up and they really soften up my lips in time for my lip products.

Lip Liners

I was never really into lip liners for a long time until Youtube twisted my arm!  I am still in search of the perfect nude but I have found my two favourite pinks (for the mean time).

The first is by Rimmel and is in shade 063 Eastend Snob.  This is a twist up design and is a very soft crayon type product.  It goes on the lips beautifully and doesn't snag or drag your lips.

Next is by Maybelline and is in the shade 132 Sweet Pink.  This is a more traditional pencil but I still find it to be soft and easy to apply, unlike some MAC lip liners I am sad to say.

Both of these apply well and are easy to work with colours.

Lipsticks

This is by far the hardest category to whittle down!  I have chosen three of my favourites and although the colour scheme doesn't have much range I tend to stick to nudes and pinks.

This is by far my most worn lipstick MAC Creme Cup and it was my first MAC purchase.  This is an easy to wear pink with a slight blue tone to it.  It goes on like a dream and doesn't take too much effort to get it looking good.

Next is a Barry M lip paint in 147 which is a nice coral shade.  Sometimes I find the lip paints to be very dry and hard to work with but Palmers lip balm sorts that out!

This Summer I have fallen head over heels with a statement lip and this is one of my favourite shades - Rimmel 004 Indulgence.  It works great with a natural look or a dark smokey eye for  a night out.

Lip Crayon

I don't have many of this type of product because I don't usually like them however these two I love.

Bourjois 04 Peach on the Beach really caught my eye in the shops and after reading up on them I knew I would have to give in.  I only went with one to start with as I was unsure how good the colour pay off would really be.  It isn't a strong colour but it gives a nice touch of colour and gloss to the lips.  They are also so easy to carry and touch up with.

Revlon Crush caught my eye last year and I really liked wearing it in Autumn.  It is has a stronger colour pay off than the Bourjois versions which make up not as 'throw on and go" - I do tend to worry about bleeding with this one.

Lip Gloss

This is probably my least favourite category.  I am not a huge lip gloss lover because I am very picky with them.  There are many, many colours that I swoon over yet when I test them the formulation just doesn't tickle my fancy.

This one I do like - MAC Fashion Whim (cremesheen glass).  This was bought as Christmas gift from a collection but I think it is a permanent colour?  I could be wrong there.  It is a great nude colour with no shimmer and although it may be a little too sticky for me, if I apply a little bit it works well.

Next is Revlon 04 Nude Lustre.  It is a slightly darker nude but is less sticky - a definite favourite for me.

This is a LONG post but I hope you enjoy this type of post.  I will do the counter part to this post next - it may take even longer to whittle down what to include haha.

Any other good lip products I should look at?

Nic xx