MAC // Rebel Lipstick Review

MAC | Rebel | £15.00 | Buy Here

Rebel is my absolute favourite lipstick ever, I literally can't go a few days without wearing it. I first saw this colour on Sammi from Beauty Crush and it was love at first sight ;) Normally I wouldn't be able to bring myself to spend £14 on a lipstick, but once I'd tried it on I knew I wouldn't be able to leave the store without it.. and so my MAC lipstick collection had begun!

It's a gorgeous deep pinky plum colour which goes on quite dark but fades to give a beautiful bright berry pink. It's so pigmented that it lasts on your lips for ages and it only take one swipe for me to get opaque colour, even though my lips are quite pigmented. I usually line my lips with a Natural Collection lip liner in Mulberry because it helps me to define the edges of my lips, which is pretty hard to do with the bullet unless you have a super steady hand! Since it's Satin finish it applies really smoothly and has a slight shimmer to it. It also smells like vanilla - this lipstick really can do no wrong!?

I tried to capture the colour as accurately as I could but honestly the swatches don't do Rebel much justice :(

Top: Rebel | Bottom: Mulberry Lip Liner | With Flash

Top: Rebel | Bottom: Mulberry Lip Liner | Without Flash

NATURAL COLLECTION // Moisture Shine Lipstick In Rose Bud

I love affordable make up.. being a poor student and all - one of my favourite brands for cheaper make up is the Natural Collection line from Boots. Everything in their collection is under £2 - amazing or what?! Plus it's not all terrible quality either which makes it even better!

Natural Collection | Moisture Shine Lipstick | Rose Bud | £1.99

I don't even remember buying this lipstick so was surprised to find it in the bottom of my make up case. It's a moisture shine lipstick in the shade Rose Bud, which is a dusky rose pink colour - perfect for everyday wear. It applies so smoothly and has a really creamy formula that I do find nourishes and moisturises my lips. Its finish is more matte than it is glossy, it's kind of in between the two so it's quite hard to describe! I would say it lasts a good three to four hours - even longer when I use a bit of concealer on my lips as a base, plus it makes the colour more intense :)

Swatch Without Flash

Woahh.. so I just checked the Boots website and all Natural Collection products are 3 for £5! Sadly though, for some strange reason I can't find a link to their lipsticks online :(

SOAP & GLORY // Butter Yourself Body Cream Review

Hands up if you're dying in the Great British heatwave ;) It's not as bad as yesterday but I was pretty much melting in bed last night, even with the fan on full blast!

Today I'm going to review Soap & Glory's relatively new body cream; Butter Yourself. I actually got this free in Boots a couple of months ago but put it aside and forgot about it for a while. Luckily I rediscovered it a few weeks ago and have been using it non stop ever since.

Soap & Glory | Butter Yourself | £10.50 | Buy Here

The best thing about this cream is that it smells absolutely DIVINE [it's so good it has to be capitalised.. guys trust me on this one!] It's got S&G's 'Fruitigo Fragrance' - a very fresh fruity scent with a slight hint of citrus which is also in products like Pulp Friction, Foam Call and Endless Glove. They describe the scent as having 'notes of frozen yuzu, orange oil, green fig and jungle pomelo essence'. Not going to lie.. I have no idea what frozen yuzu is or if it's even a real thing so I can't say if it smells like one or not! [Update: yuzu is a citrus fruit apparently.. who knew?]

You get loads of product in this tub - you only need to use a tiny bit since it's so thick so I can be sure it will last me ages. I've been using it every other day for two weeks and I've still barely made a dent in it. I choose to apply it to damp skin after showers and it leaves my skin so smooth and silky it's unbelievable. I love how it sinks straight in so you don't get that horrible sticky feeling and can get changed straight away without fuss.

Although I love this cream, I'd think twice about buying it again since it costs £10.50, which is a little too pricey for me! I would definitely rather get it as part of a deal again and save my pennies in the process. Luckily at the moment all Soap & Glory products are 3 for 2 at Boots so grab it while you can here.

SEVENTEEN // Lipsticks And Shimmer Brick

This is my first post, so I thought I'd dive straight in by sharing a few products I bought from Boots a couple of weeks ago. Now as you probably know, Boots always has some kind of deal on and this time it happened to be three for two on all make up - one of my favourites! Sadly I didn't have very much money to spend, otherwise I probably would have gone wild. After much umming and aahing I decided to try out some products from Boots' brand Seventeen. I ended up choosing two lipsticks and a shimmer brick highlighter, here's what I thought of them.. :)

Left: Toffee Waffle, Right: Hot Chilli

Top: Toffee Waffle, Bottom: Hot Chilli

17 Lasting Fix Lipstick

Price: £4.29

Toffee Waffle has become my favourite go to lipstick at the moment. It's a lovely warm orangey brown that just matches with absolutely everything! I haven't worn Hot Chilli as much, but it's a gorgeous coral colour - perfect for summer. I think these two are great; they're super pigmented, last for hours and they're also matte lipsticks which are my fave type. 

 17 Instant Glow Pink Bronze Shimmer Brick

Price: £4.99

This also caught my eye so I decided to go for it - I've been searching for a good highlighter lately. The colours in it are beautiful, but I have to say I was a bit disappointed with its pigmentation. It's quite a subtle highlight, which is okay for everyday wear but not really what I was looking for.

All in all though pretty good for under a tenner, I wouldn't mind trying some of their products again soon :)

Wearing Hot Chilli ;)