Revlon super lustrous lipstick | Review

 

My collection of red lipsticks is growing, but honestly I don't really think I could ever love another lip colour as much as I love red.

 

Last week I had the ultimate panic attack when my favourite Superdry Lip Paint in Rebel Red vanished into thin air, the colour is one of the best I've found in a while. So, in a last ditch attempt after finding they'd sold out in store, I of course raided Superdrug for a purse friendly alternative.

 

Revlon is one of my - kind of - fail safe brands. They're products tend to be pretty decent, good value for money, good quality & lasting. But I haven't actually bought any of the lipsticks for years. What attracted me to the Revlon super lustrous lipstick was in fact the colours, all the reds and deep pinks were lovely pigmented shades & after a quick few swatch tests, I was pretty smitten with the colour Cherry Blossom.

 

Firstly, the colour is striking, I like that this particular one balances precariously in between a red and pink. I do have too many ruby reds.. Not that this stopped me buying Mac Ruby Woo last week though, whoops. Secondly, the formula is lovely and creamy. There is nothing I dislike more than when a lipstick is sticky or too dry. But the Revlon super lustrous lipsticks are really smooth and easy to apply.

 

I also like my lipstick to be lasting, on most days I will be commuting to uni as well as covering a late shift at work, so it's pretty important that my lipstick will stand the test of time. I found that I had to reapply twice throughout the day, once after 4 hours of wear and again half way through a shift. But considering I had been drinking coffee all day, I was pretty impressed.

 

Overall I'm pretty happy with the Revlon super lustrous lipstick. It's a good alternative to my Mac collection and even to my favourite Superdry lip paint. I think I would buy this lipstick again, but I would like to try a lighter shade before I decide if I'm ready to leave my favourite lipstick bubble.

 

Are you a fan of Revlon lipsticks?

 

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No7 beautiful eyebrow pencil | Review

 Can you believe that up until 2 years ago, I never pencilled in my eyebrows.. And what's even more shocking is that my eyebrows are naturally white! Yep, I looked like I had no brows at all!
Since then I've tried various pallets & eventually stuck with the MUA pro-brow kit, opting however to use my own brow sculpting brush rather than the small one provided.

After misplacing my brow brush last week, I decided to branch out to a brow pencil instead. I have used them before, but mostly cheaper options, and the majority didn't impress me. However my Mama is an avid No7 user so whilst in the small Boots at Leeds train station , I decided to give the No7 beautiful eyebrow pencil a whirl.

So first off, the pencil is double ended. One side has the pencil, and the other a brush which is great for shaping your eyebrows pre-pencil. Previously I've been a squared 'scouse brow' fan but with the pencil I find it easier to achieve a rounded more natural eyebrow shape.
The pencil is a happy medium between soft and hard in texture. this means it's great for scultping and shaping, but it's also super pigmented too, so you can build up from a medium brown to a dark. - Personally I like mine darker despite my strawberry blonde locks.

I must say, I love the colour, it's a very natural shade of brown and blends beautifully with my eyebrows. And to be honest I think I may have found my new favourite brow product. I'm definitely a rounded convert, since swapping to the natural round shape, I feel it's framed my face far better than my previous scouse brow look.

So, overall I rate this product 5/5. It's practical, easy to use, great pigmentation, lovely colour & the shaping brush really comes in handy if you have stray hairs. No7 I salute you for creating such a fabulous pencil!
 

Are you a pallet or brow pencil fan?

 

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The Body Shop Make Over Event

 

Last week myself & Sammie from Little Blonde Life were invited along to a private seated makeup master class with the award winning Lan Nguyen-Grealis, The Body Shop head makeup artist at LFW Fashion scout!
I'm actually a self confessed body shop junkie, every month without fail you'll find me in there stocking up on my favourite body lotions, shower gels & body sprays. So when I received the invite you wouldn't believe how excited I was.

So, on the night after checking in & helping ourselves to a glass of bubbly & a little cake, we settled down at tables which were covered in pots of makeup samples we would later get to play with. I must say, like the makeup magpie I am, instantly I was routing through the pots to see what goodies we were about to sample - well, after taking some pretty pictures first of course!

We were then treated to an amazing smoky eye tutorial by Lan which was surprisingly easy to follow. I'm terrible at smoky eyes, mine always come away looking like a sad panda.. But I do think if I follow a few of the handy tips she gave us, it might be a more achievable look next time!
I also loved the how Lan was so enthusiastic about The Body Shop & you could tell he was really bought in by the products which made it all that more better when I sampled them myself & found them to be fantastic! - I've never bought the make up range before, I'm more of a soap & spray buyer, but I was blown away by how fantastic the BB cream was. So much so in fact, that I actually went back the following day & bought it for my holiday!

The rest of the night was spent drinking more champers & playing with all the cosmetics on the tables, I re-applied my foundation with the fantastic BB Cream, re-flicked my eyeliner & also experimented with two tones of lipstick.
I must say, their cheek & lip tints are fab too! - Sammie applied this to her cheeks & it gave a lovely rosy glow. & then teamed with the highlighter pen, I could see why Lan was so excited about the products!

All in all the night was a very enjoyable experience & I'm so grateful to The Body Shop for welcoming us & putting on such a lovely event. & even more thankful for the goody bag jam packed with things to play with too, reviews will be coming soon, so thanks again for being so generous & accommodating Body Shop Leeds!

What is your favourite Body Shop product?
Have you tried their cosmetics range?
 

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Guest Post! | Mac Lipstick Collection

 

Today will be a little different on Bo Blab, the lovely lady Naomii from GlitterBomb Makeup has kindly wrote a lovely post for me whilst I'm doing overtime with the Mango sale!

 

So, she has put together a great post about her go-to MAC lipstick summer shades.

- Thanks Naomii!

 

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MAC and lip products are two of my most-loved things in the make-up world. MAC have never failed for me on a product and I have more lip products out of any type of cosmetic item in my collection. I'm always drawn to a pretty lipstick or gloss.What with us being in the throes of Summer (the weather here seems to think otherwise), I've had a rummage through my MAC collection and have picked out five very different shades, all perfect for Summer days. When I think of Summer, I think of bright, electric shades mixed in with soft, girly colours.

 

L-R:

 | MAC Orange Tempera Lipglass | MAC Girl About Town Lipstick | MAC Full Fuchsia Lipstick | 

MAC Neon Orange Lipstick | MAC Extra Amps Dazzleglass |

Orange Tempera Lipglass is a peachy-coral shade, which was part of the Hey, Sailor! collection. It's quite a milky colour, so it may come off quite stark on certain people. Nevertheless, it screams Summer to me and I don't have any other shade like it in my whole lip product collection.

 

 Girl About Town Lipstick is a bright, blue-toned fuchsia with an Amplified finish. This means that the colour pay-off packs an extra punch, which you can see from the picture above. It's super bold and fabulous for statement lips. 

 

Full Fuchsia Lipstick is a bright, fuchsia pink. Compared to the swatch of Girl About Town, it looks like more of a reddy pink. This formula is creamy and also gives a nice shine. Combine this with a neutral eye look and you're ready to go! 

 

Neon Orange Lipstick is a wonderful bright, bright, bright orange. Trust me, it's more wearable than you think. This is another super unique shade from my collection, and I love wearing it for maximum colour impact. You'll turn heads with this one.

 

& Finally;

 

Extra Amps Dazzleglass is a colour for those of you who want simple but absolutely beautiful at the same time. MAC describes this as a "sheer bright blue pink with blue and pink pearl", which to me is pretty accurate. The gorgeous sparkle in this gloss with catch the sunlight and will last for ages with it's great staying power.

I hope you've enjoyed reading my little guest post for Kerys, and that you'll check out my beauty blog for more make-up goodness. 

 

Thanks for reading!

 

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I really hope you've enjoyed reading Naomii' guest post, I know I certainly did & I'm in LOVE with her Neon Orange lipstick! - Such a gorgeous shade.

 

I'd love to make guest posting a regular thing on Bo Blab to give other bloggers a platform to get published and direct traffic to their own blogs. So if you're interested please check out this post for all the information you will need, or alternatively just email me with any questions at kerysdumigan@hotmail.co.uk

 

What did you think of Naomiis' guest post?
& which was your favourite shade?
 

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Extracts lip balm review

I happened across these cute little balms after a routine trip to Tesco the other day

- I only really went for sweets (Bad Kerys!)

 but considering how much I love lip balms and scrubs, I just couldn't leave them!

 Many of you know, I'm a sucker for a bargain or two and these were an absolute steal reduced to £2.30 from £4 (They are full price on the Tesco website - However still reduced in store)

They weren't the only Extracts products reduced either but I couldn't bring myself to spend any more pennies on things like body butters, especially since I'm still loving my Body Shop coconut butter (Read that review here)

 

Now, I've never actually tried Extracts products before, so I had no idea what to expect, but looking at the cute, expensive looking packaging I thought they would be worth the pennies even at full price.

However, I'm not entirely happy with them.

 

 

They smell amazing, that's always a plus, but the actual balm is quite greasy and doesn't sink into your lips very fast at all. So far I have only tried the Mango & nectarine and Pomegranate rosehip pots & have found that oddly, the Mango leaves your lips tinted like you've smeared foundation over your lips (a massive pet hate of mine btw - foundation lips are not attractive!) but on the brighter side, the pomegranate is a little better giving you a subtle pink tint to your lips

I dread to think what the lime green will do..

 

The other thing I was a little disappointed in, is the fact that they taste of nothing, its like licking Vaseline! - I mean c'monnn even 60p strawberry chapsticks taste of at least something!

They do make your lips feel soft, but at the cost of poor colouring, no taste and value for money I'm not sure it's entirely justifiable to keep using them over my usual lip balm.

 

I have took photos of my lips but the combination of bad lighting & lack of decent camera doesn't really show you much difference between my normal colour and the effects of the balms..

But to cut a whinging review short, these balms didn't blow me away!

 

 

Have you ever tried any extracts prooducts?

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Kerys tries retro

 

I promised last month that I would begin to experiment with vintage styles and although I love them, I'm not having much luck trying to re-create them for myself. - Shameful for a beauty blogger I know.

But recently I've been making small changes to my makeup routine and although subtle, I think my transformation into vintage style is gradually coming together.

 

 Only since my photoshoot with Boudoir Superstar have I really fell in love with red lipstick.

I requested a very classic vintage sort of look when I arrived into hair and makeup, and the makeup artist gave me creamy skin tones like porceline, golden eyes and pillar box red lips.

This picture is very much my usual day to day makeup, foundation, a small amount of blush and rather than eyeliner, I line my top lid with brown eyeshadow for a softer look.

& of course, the new addition of red lippy!

 

Taking the makeup artists tips on board with using golden tones, last week I bought this pallet from Superdrug.
Metallic colours are bang on trend right now, and although this is damaged, I thought £2 was more than reasonable! - And to be fair only one colour is smashed.. I can certainly deal with that.

Rather than rolling with the fake tan, I've stuck to the au natural look and turned back to the pale side.

Mama is thrilled, she loves my porcelain skin (peaches & cream she used to call me), although I think the Creature isn't amused, he's definitely more of a fan of the tan. But this is me, in all my white glory.
Personally I love the contrast of my skin against the red lipstick and the subtle golden tones on my eyes. This time however I've used my black eyeliner to create a flicked look on the top lids.

 

My next challenge will be to experiment with my hair, attempting some 40's & 50's styles.. But with me being a serial hair extensions wearer, I find it really stressful doing anything remotely complicated with my hair. Wavy or straight - That's what I can deal with.

But I will try, and hopefully I'll discover a new and exciting style that'll convince me faffing with my hair is worth while :)

 

What do you think - Shall I boycott the fake tan from now on? or are you a lover of the tan?