Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede Lipstick

Ok, so this week I'm having a look at Revlon's new ColorStay ultimate suede lipstick. I have it in two colours, Designer (097) a kind of orangey red, and Front Row (020) a light peachy pink.

First of all, they both have a wonderful scent! I'm not qute sure how to describe it... kind of vanilla-esque? The packaging feels kinda cheap though, not something I was really expecting as it is Revlon's most expensive lipstick they had at my boots at £8.99. In fact, the outside has already cracked on one of mine! And I've only had them about a week... They do have quite a cool clicky thing when you wind the bullet up, it clicks about 3 times (which brings up enough to apply) and then is smooth the rest of the way up.

They apply quite nicely... It seems to glide on my lips!

I absolutely love the colour Designer! I wish it was as orange as it appears in the bullet though, as it looks more of a red on my lips... still a lovely colour, but not what I though it would look like when I bought it! the colour pay off is really good, with just one layer it's opaque, and it lasts for ages! After wearing it for 6 hours plus and after a subway it was still as pigmented as it was when I put it on. It had come off a little on the inside of my lips (well... not the inside inside, but that bit where your lip joins the inside of your mouth..?) but only very slightly and not noticeably so.
The Front Row colour  on the other hand, I have to say is rather disappointing. I have had this with the lip butters and other Revlon lipsticks that the bold colours are wonderful while the pale colours leave much to be desired. This is no exception. I have been looking for a nice summery pale pink lipstick for a while so was quite happy when I found this lovely looking pale and slightly peachy/corally coloured pink which looked so wonderful! As soon as I put it on though, I realised I had made a mistake buying it :( It just seems to sit in the lines of my lips... My lips aren't even that dry at the moment, but this just seemed to make them appear dry and horrible. This also had the effect of making my lips look rather strange. As the coverage wasn't good the natural darker pink of my lips showed through patchily ... Not really something I am looking for when wanting lighter lips! It also left my lips feeling sticky, even after it had dried. The colour also wasn't what I thought it would look like... it applied on my lips as a very pale pinky pink, with none of the peachy/coral tones. *sigh* I guess my quest for a light pink shade continues!

On to the pictures! (Sorry the background for most of these is red... This is just what colour my bedsheet happens to be at the moment! I'm sorry if this has messed up the colour accuracy of the lipsticks in anyway...)

Swatch with flash.  Front Row on the left, Designer on the right. 

Swatch without flash. Front Row on the left, Designer on the right.

Both together. Front Row at the back (lol) and Designer at the front.

Designer

Designer on me! Really loving the colour and the colour pay-off. Just wish it was as orange as the packaging makes it seem!

6+ Hours later, after eating a subway!

Front Row

On me... Not so great :/

You can't really tell here, but it just sits in the lines looking all patchy... Not a good look!

Also, as a side note - New glasses! So much better than my old ones... These actually fit my face lol

Lily Lolo Corrector in Blush Away

So this week I'm reviewing Lily Lolo's Corrector in Blush Away. Now, for all those rosy cheeked ladies out there, you will know that finding a way to cover our red cheeks is a continuing struggle, with lots of products, green or otherwise, which promise to get rid of that pesky redness. If you're like me, none of them have worked very well... Until now!

This particular corrector is a green mineral powder. Once you get the hang of putting it on without the powder going EVERYWHERE it actually works! It feels lovely and light on the skin, and makes your skin feel so soft :D
I've been using after my moisturiser once it has completely sunk in, and powdered it using my EcoTools kabuki brush where I need it. I then put the mineral foundation (also by Lily Lolo) on top.

The pot

Side showing the green powder

The inside, with a plastic covering so the powder stays in the pot, and those annoying little holes...

Ingredients

Here is me in all my wonderful, unflattering, pink naturalness.

And me with one side of my face with the powder on! I wonder if you can guess which side ;)

Whole face with the powder. The right side of my face it being a bit annoying and still red, but can definitely see a difference! I could have put more powder on as well to over it up a bit more.... But I didn't.

With their foundation Porcelain on. I think this is a little light on me, but it is their lightest shade! (I usually go for the lightest and it is still usually too light lol)

Left side

Right Side

So as you can see - this powder is clearly making a huge difference! I absolutely love it :D Although, of course, it is a powder so it is best used underneath a powder foundation. I used it the other day on top of a cream foundation after it had completely dried, but I think it changed the colour ever so slightly... not really enough to see :) You could wear this by itself as it doesn't really give much of a green tint, if it does it's not very noticeable!

The only thing I don't like about it is pot it comes in... It has little holes the powder comes out of, but I think the powder clumps together a little too much in the pot, so it doesn't come out very well... Hopefully this will get better the more I use it so there's less in the pot! We shall see... This certainly isn't enough of a problem for me to not repurchase when it runs out though :D