Lately I've wanted to 'spread my wings' as it were. I haven't ever been that into colour, well apart for one stage during secondary school where I wore a bright green eyeshadow as a liner. However since then I have avoided colour at almost all costs when it came to makeup(expect the occasional blue/turquoise eyeliner pencil).
That is up until now! Lipsticks have always been a problem for me, of some reason my lips are super sensitive to any change in temperature and that makes wearing lipstick almost 100% a NO GO area. However I've come across a little treasure by The Body Shop that has been a game changer, The Body Shop's Wild Argan Oil Solid Oil Lip Balm has been amazing for helping my lips stay soft, you can read a more in depth personal view of the lip balm here. Whilst I'm fair new to the wonderful world of lipsticks one of my favourite lipstick formulations has been from the L'oreal Color Riche formula, this particular shade was one my mom actually tried and didn't get on with, so it's become part of my collection.
302 Bois De Rose might be a bit to autumnal for April, the colour is absolutely gorgeous and its made me realise that plum undertones are totally my thing! To begin with the lipstick was slightly drying but as soon as you get rid of the top driest layer the texture is lovely and so easy to wear without the worry of cracked lips.
Continuing with the plummy colours, the Maybelline 24 hour colour tattoo in 70 - Metallic Pomegranate is also stunning! Now you might be thinking 'that's so red it will make me look tired or worse, like I've been in a fist fight!' Well you could be right, but used lightly over the eyelid with some
Finally lets discuss the most expensive things in that picture, Chanel Vitalumère Aqua and Perfrection Lumère Velvet. Well 1) Ok the ones in the pictures are only samples 2) the actual bottle of foundation is expensive and final, 3) I need your help.
Theres been a lot of reviews on both the Chanel foundations,
The Perfections Lumere Velvet - suitable for combination to oily skin, it gives a matte yet natural finish to the complexion and is very popular on the Youtube community.
The Vitalumere Aqua - suitable for dry, normal and combination skin (consensus for combination skin is that it works well for evening out skin tone rather than helping to conceal imperfections) it gives a fresh look to the complexion and also very popular on the Youtube community.
Please Let me know if you've tried this and would you recommend it?
Hope You Have a Lovely Weekend!
Charlie xo
Hi Ana, the sample has been really useful for trying it out! However I think I need to get another sample to really get a good idea about it. There's so many great reviews all over the place but somethings you have to try for yourself :-) I'd recommend popping to a counter and grabbing a sample!
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