NYX LIQUID SUEDE MATTE LIPSTICKS REVIEW! (WITH SWATCHES)

Hi lovelies!
I recently purchased another shade of the NYX liquid suede lipsticks- I purchase mine from BOOTS for £6.50 where there are 12 shades available - so far, I own the shades "Vintage", "Soft Spoken" and "Kitten Heels".
These liquid lipsticks contain avocado oil and vitamin E so I find them a lot less drying than most liquid lipsticks. When they are applied I find that I only need one coat for a completely opaque look mostly (as I'll explain later on) and they dry down to look matte whilst being slightly sticky - this means they don't feel as drying on your lips and they stay on longer than other liquid lipsticks. However, because they dry to a slightly sticky finish they do transfer onto things if you eat/drink etc.
I can definitely vouch for their long-lasting power - I wore "Kitten Heels" from 7pm till 3:30am the other night, only having to reapply once just in the middle of my lips. I find that these lipsticks layer perfectly so theres no worry with this anyway. 

I love the shade "Kitten Heels" the most - I have found it to apply the best and sit the nicest on my lips. It is completely opaque with just one coat and isn't too hard to apply - a true red, I'm in love and think every single person should buy it.

The next shade is "Soft Spoken" which looks like a pink-nude in the tube. However, on the lips I find it to be darker than it looks. This one is mostly opaque with one coat but may need a little more in the middle of the lips. I recommend using a lip liner with these lipsticks as they are quite liquidy.

The last shade I own, "Vintage", I couldn't even get a decent swatch of. This is the darkest colour - a reddish-purple - and I couldn't get a an even coat of it on my lips. Without a lip liner this shade is near impossible to apply. It slips everywhere and seems so much thinner in consistency than the others. I find the darker the shade, the more patchy these lipsticks are and its shocking how much I love "Kitten heels" and how much I dislike this one. 

If I had to complain about anything with these lipsticks in general it would be that I wish there were more nude-toned shades or just more shades altogether! Some of the 12 shades aren't as wearable for myself - such as "Stone Fox" which is a very dark grey or the purple shades "Sway" and "Amethyst" and I can imagine them to present the same problems as I have with "Vintage". However, if you enjoy more outgoing and fun shades such as bright purples, bright pinks and oranges, I'd suggest trying them out.

Thank you for reading as always,

Holly Amber X

WHAT I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY - MAKEUP PRODUCT REVIEWS!

Hi everybody! Im now officially 19 - my last teenage year which is a scary thought. Usually, I can't justify spending £30/40.00 on one makeup product so I thought my birthday would be a perfect time to receive things I've been wanting for a while.

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS
Contour Kit.

Top Left to bottom right:
Vanilla, Banana, Sand,
Java, Fawn and Havana.

The first thing I received (I know I'm very late jumping onto this bandwagon) was the ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS Powder Contour Kit which is £39.00 on the CULTBEAUTY website. I got mine in light/medium as I'm really pale right now and I like my counter to look quite natural. You get six different shades (3 are bronzier shades, 3 are lighter shades) which are all removable. I think I'll get a lot of use out of most of these! However, the highlighting shade "sand" isn't as good as some of my other highlighters so I probably won't use this one as much. I'm really impressed with the other shades though, they're all lovely colours for contouring with and are very pigmented - a little goes a long way with the bronzier shades! You can also purchase individual shades from the website now if you were to run out of one.

MAKEUP REVOLUTION
blush palette.

The second thing I received was the MAKEUP REVOLUTION Blush Palette in "Golden Sugar" which is £6.00 on the SUPERDRUG website.

Shades from bottom left to bottom
right, then top left to top right.

I am so impressed with this! For starters though, most of the shades in this palette are, in my opinion, much more like highlighters rather than blushers which is completely fine for me - I get much more excited about highlighters than blushers.

The pigmentation of these shades is amazing, especially for the price you pay! I absolutely love the first shade which is a very white, champagne shade but be very careful with how much of this you use - I dipped my brush in this twice yesterday and I looked like I'd be dipped in a bath of it. 

A couple of the shades have a little bit of glitter in which some people may not like in a highlighter but I can look past that for these shades with how beautiful they are!

BENEFIT Roller Lash.

The next product I received was the BENEFIT Roller Lash Mascara which can be purchased for £19.50 - bloody expensive for a mascara if you ask me (hence why I didn't purchase it myself). However, I do understand why so many people love this mascara. It gives your lashes so much length and curl and the packaging is absolutely beautiful (I'm a big fan of BENEFIT makeup packaging). 

I don't usually like rubber brushes like this one but its quite easy to use - it claims to "hook and roll" meaning it separates, lifts and curls each individual eyelash and I can see the difference from my usual Fairy Lashes mascara by JELLY PONG PONG (which is also a very good mascara, just less volumising).

Im not sure if I will re-purchase this when I run out of the product because of the price but we'll see how much my love grows for it until that time comes.

Natural Matte palette by TOO FACED.

The next palette I received I am so in love with - the TOO FACED Natural Matte palette which can be purchased for £27.00 from the TOO FACED website (or £32.00 from the DEBENHAMS website).

Top to bottom: Heaven, Cashmere Bunny,
Sexspresso, Lace Teddy, Strapless, Risque,
 Nude, Honey Butter and Chocolate Cookie

The palette comes with a "how-to-glamour-guide" which contains instructions for three different looks the palette is made for creating (a 'day' look, a 'classic' look and a 'fashion' look). This would be really good for someone wanting to buy a palette which they can achieve different looks from - the shades can be combined in so many different ways for both day and night. 

The shades themselves are beautiful - my personal favourites are "honey butter", "chocolate cookie" and "strapless" and all of the shades are so easy to blend. I definitely think this palette is worth the money as I'll be getting so much use of out it. I will admit it was slightly smaller than I had expected but the packaging and product is beautiful nonetheless. 

MORPHE Palette - 35W.

Another palette I received was the MORPHE 35W palette which contains 35 shades and can be purchased for £15.95 on the BEAUTYBAY website. 

All of these shades are quite warm colours - there is a combination of matte, satin and shimmery shades which are all really pretty and pigmented. In the picture to the right I picked out a couple of my favourite colours to swatch but they are all really impressive and the palette as a whole is a great price considering how many shades you get. There are many more MOPRHE palettes I'd suggest you look through before choosing one to buy as it was a very hard choice for me!

NYX Liquid Suede
Lipsticks.

The last makeup product I received was the NYX Liquid Suede Lipsticks (which are essentially matte liquid lipsticks). I got mine in the shades "Soft Spoken" and "Vintage" and these can be purchased on the BOOTS website for £6.50 each. 

The packaging of these is very pretty! I also love the applicator which is slightly slanted, making the product easier to apply. I am extremely surprised and impressed with the formula of these - they dry down to matte quite quickly and I wore "Soft Spoken" yesterday for about 7 hours and it wore really well (considering I was eating and drinking a lot, I only reapplied twice). With any matte lipstick I'd advise you to exfoliate and moisturise your lips beforehand as they can be quite drying but these lipsticks didn't dry out my lips too much and didn't sink into every tiny line on my lips as I find most matte lipsticks do. I'd suggest using a lip liner with the darker colours as they are slightly harder to apply - I'm definitely going to purchase some of the lighter shades!

 Thank you very much for reading! I was so excited to try these out to review and share with you all as I know spending money on makeup is risky business when you're not sure if its worth it! I hope this was helpful and a big thank you to my parents, boyfriend and friends for buying me such lovely presents and giving me a lovely birthday as always.

Holly Amber X