Revlon Lip Butters - Review

I got really excited a little while ago when I walked into Boots on my lunch break and spotted an offer on the Revlon stand! I've wanted to try the lip butters for a long time now as the blogging scene went a little bit crazy on them when they first came out. I picked up five shades (Red Velvet, Peach Parfait, Candy Apple, Provocative and Macaroon) and I'm actually really impressed!

The consistency is that of a lip balm. They're so moisturising, I've even used them at night when I can't find my favourite Burt's Bees balm! They come out as a sort of sheer gloss lip stick, but they're quite buildable and the shades are really wearable. I usually stick to matte shades when it comes to my lips, but these have almost converted me to the glossier territory.

 Candy Apple

Red Velvet

The first two shades, Candy Apple and Red Velvet are super buildable, and both have a real glossy sheen to them. I initially bought Candy Apple as it seems to be the one everyone raves about but although the colour is beautiful, sometimes it's difficult to make it look even even if it does feel super moisturising. Red Velvet is a gorgeous, vampy shade and will be perfect for Autum/ Winter with a low impact eye.

 Macaroon

Peach Parfait

On to the glittery shades! Mararoon and Peach Parfait both have a bit of sparkle to them. Macaroon is the perfect "your lips but better" shade with added shimmer, and Peach Parfait adds a beautiful peachy (as the name says) tint with a gold glitter. Definitely my favourite out of the bunch!

Provocative

Finally, Provocative is a little bit different. It looks scary, a bright purple colour in the stick, but comes out really sheer, with a hint of purple shimmer. I think it's great for when you can't really be bothered to have a full face of make up day but want that extra "something". I bought it as an impulse experiment really as I hadn't actually seen the pay off and wondered if purple lips were the way to go! I'm really glad it isn't actually bright purple and I've been wearing this one daily for work.

All in all, I'd recommend these lip butters to anyone, and I might even buy a few more. They'll be even better as the weather gets cooler and the heating get's switched on and our lips all need that extra moisture boost, whilst still looking great!

Kate A x

Lust List: Illamasqua Sacred Hour

I need to start this post by saying that I think this may be my all time favourite Illamasqua collection. I need it all! I'm a massive fan of the colours Illamasqua use for their products. They're all so unusual and absolutely stunning. I've picked out my three favourite products and put them at the very top of my lust list.

Firstly, the Reflection eye palette is without a doubt at the top of my list. The four colours, Precipice (Soft Lemon), Acute (Ash Taupe), Graphica (Graphite Grey) or Dart (Toasted Bronze) are all beautiful and I think Precipice would look perfect for a natural eye or a bold fifties and sixties look with Graphica or Acute lining the socket. As I'm a blue-eyed girl I always go for bronzes around my eyes on a night out  and Dart looks like none of my several bronze eye shadows. At £34.50, it's a definite treat!

Just look at that lipstick. Shard is an absolutely gorgeous red violet colour with a matt finish. Always a plus in my book. I just know it'll look great with Autumn/Winters new dark and embellished trends and I have an outfit planned around it already! At £16.50, Illamasqua lipsticks don't come cheap, but I don't mind investing in good make up if I know I'll use it over and over. 

The third one was tough to pick, but Velvet blusher in Sleek came out top. I've been looking for a coral blush that won't look strange on my super pale complexion and I think this colour is just right. It's a cream- to- powder blush which I often find to have the best results (plus I can be lazy and apply it with my fingers when I'm in a rush). It retails at £18.

Anybody have their eye on anything else in the collection? Who's brave enough to try the eyelashes?

Kate A x

Images obtained from Illamasqua.com