My Top 5 Lipsticks

As you may or may not know I am a massive lipstick geek. I have waaaay too many lipsticks, so when it came to narrowing them down to my top 5 it was a massive struggle!! The reason I have so many lipsticks is not only because I'm obsessed by them, but I feel when you are in a massive can't be bothered mood or you may be running late, putting some lipstick on just makes you feel so much better. It makes me feel better anyway, so much more alive, my makeup look isn't complete without lipstick.. usually one of these 5...

(**left to right** Rimmel London Kate Moss - 08, M.A.C - Patisserie, No7 Stay Perfect - Loganberry, Rimmel London Kate Moss - 107 and finally M.A.C - Ruby Woo) 

These 5 lipsticks are my most worn and favourite ones, hense writing this blog post about them.. obviously, Helen haha. 

Rimmel London Kate Moss - 08.

When I first bought this lipstick, I will be honest I hated it. I was always into the more berry shades, and I really do not have a clue why I brought it. However now I am so glad I did, because it is probably my most worn out of them all. The reason I hated it so much was because of the colour, I just thought it would wash me out, when in fact it goes perfectly with any makeup look, especially a smokey eye. 

It has such a lovely creamy formula, its now my perfect browny/pinky nude shade, I adore it! Rimmel London Kate Moss lipsticks are by far my favourite from the drugstore/highstreet. They are such good quality lipsticks, for a good price. They retail for £5.49, which I think is great! 

M.A.C - Patisserie 

I know M.A.C can be a daunting place to shop, just because there is so much choice in shade, finish and just product! If you are knew to M.A.C in itself and you are wanting to try a new lipstick, Patisserie is a great one to start with! I rate M.A.C lipsticks so much, they are amazing quality and I've never had a bad one. They do come with a rather large price tag.. £15.50. I don't even want to attempt to add up how much I've spent there.. It scares me too much. However, this shade is a lustre finish, there are lots of different finishes of lipstick within M.A.C (if you want me to go in further detail - comment below and I will make a separate blog). Lustre finish is basically a glossy/sheer finish. It isn't reasonably long lasting, maybe around 1-2 hours. But they are so glossy and gorgeous. I personally love the finish of a lustre, and patisserie is my favourite lustre of the ones I've tired. 

No7 Stay Perfect - Loganberry

Want a gorgeous berry shade that stays in place for hours? Loganberry is your best friend! I love the shade of this one, its just such a wearable berry colour. The formula of this one, is a velvety, sightly matte finish/formula. It's so long wearing, I put it on before I leave the house in the morning and it's still there when I get home. This one is £9.95 - however Boots (No7 - Boots own brand, only available at Boots) give out £3 off No7 makeup and £5 off No7 skincare vouchers. If you go to the till in Boots and ask if they are giving out the vouchers, then you might be able to get some mooolar off! You have to spend £4 to receive the voucher - I'm sure you could spend £4 in Boots.. I certainly do! The shade selection of the Stay Perfect range isn't too great however, they only seem to do pinky shades, no neutrals. 

Rimmel London Kate Moss - 107

This lipstick is a different formula to the previous Rimmel London Kate Moss lipstick I have wrote about in this blog. 107 is a matte finish. The staying power is amazing as well - £5.49 is the price, the same as the other Rimmel lipstick. For me I do find it hard to wear a bold red lipstick, so 107 is a deep red almost berry shade. I just feel it goes with my skin tone, it's perfect for nights out and I tend to wear it more around the Christmas period. 

                                             M.A.C - Ruby Woo

I know you are probably reading this blog, thinking you just said you can't wear a bold red lipstick????? Well, Ruby Woo is my exception. I do rarely wear this shade, but it's too beautiful not to include it in my favourite 5 lipsticks! Ruby Woo is a retro matte lipstick from M.A.C. Therefore there is no shine, retro matte is EVEN more matter (matter, is that a word??) than the matte formula! It can be a bit drying on the lips, however I tend to apply some lip balm to my lips as my first step of my makeup.. so by the time I put my lipstick on at the end its all soaked it and makes my lips smoother. If you are looking for a lovely red lipstick, Ruby Woo is perfect. It's gorgeous, the pigmentation is amazing, and it's defiantly my favourite all time red shade.

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