Summer Love: Lips - 3 Picks

Happy September 1st, everyone! I'm here, casually blogging from the Hogwarts train. ;) Let me present to you the last three items I've been loving this summer!

KIKO Kiss Balm - 07 "Strawberry"

When I first got an e-mail from KIKO talking about their new Kiss Balms (because I'm a KIKO geek and I'm suscribed, duh), I just knew I had to get one. It's a tinted lip balm and it feels really nourishing on the lips as it's got repairing properties as well as SPF. The website claims they've got "vibrant colors" and I have to disagree on that one because as you can see in the picture above that's not the case and I picked up the brightest shade I could find. Also, it should smell like strawberry, but I think it's more of a red licorice smell - not complaining though!

Kate Moss Rimmel London - 110

I should probably just buy the whole Kate Moss collection because I seem to love them all! This one's a very bright pink-toned coral and I think it's the perfect shade for summer that would fit all skin tones. It does dry out your lips after a while but as a matte lipstick it's a bit glossier than I believed it would be. It's also highly pigmented, so it goes opaque in a swipe.

Rimmel London Apocalips - 501 "Stellar"

I have finally jumped on the Apocalips bandwagon! *applause* I really didn't know which shade to pick as they all looked amazing but in the end I went for Stellar and I love it. When you first put it on it's a bright hot pink (so bright, in fact, that's almost neon!) but as the hours pass by it fades into a softer, darker pink. A swipe is more than enough to make it opaque and it lasts a long time without having to re-apply. 

So that's it for my summer picks.

What have been your favourite lip products this summer? 

Have you tried any of the above? Let me know!

Summer Love: REBELS by Essence

(Barely blended in)

Another week is coming to an end which means I'm here with my second Summer Love post whilst listening to The Wanted's newly premiered single We Own The Night - serious summer party song right there! If you haven't listened to it yet, check it out here and if you like it you can now purchase it on iTunes. (This post is not sponsored by The Wanted, I promise haha!)

Today's post features an Essence product I found by chance while desperately searching for their waterproof gel eyeliner Midnight in Paris 01 (does anyone know if it's being discontinued, by the way? I can't seem to find it anywhere and it's driving me nuts!). I've been looking for a peach blusher ever since we started having warmer weather back in Spring but I just couldn't find the right shade, so you can imagine how happy I was to find this lip and cheek pot in one of their Sales boxes!

To be honest I'd never seen it in stores but according to the Essence website, REBELS is a collection that was launched over a year ago. It consisted of blusher, nail polish, mascara and lipgloss and it is described as "demure, subtle nude shades meet upon bright, cheeky neon colors to rebel against boredom for trendsetters, individualists or those who normally wouldn't dare to be loud and outrageous." And oh boy do I wish I'd found it about it sooner so I could have purchased their Rock Coat nail polish.

Anyway, jumping into the important stuff. This REBELS lip and cheek pot is all I have ever wanted a blusher to be! I haven't really used it on my lips as it's very similar to MUA's Nectar but I have been using it on my cheeks for the past few weeks and I absolutely love it. I'm always wary of creamy blushers because in this extremely hot weather I feel like it could melt into your face and just ruin foundation, but dab it on your cheekbones then carefully blend it in and... tada! It stays in place. It kind of reminds me of MUA's Cream Blush Perfection, but as much as I love that one, I would say this one's a bit more pigmented and longlasting.

In a nutshell, it's a lovely shade for summer and its creamy formula won't ruin your makeup/fade into your foundation. Even when you've had it on for a while and it's started to fade a little bit, it leaves a nice subtle peachy shade behind. Even if it is quite old, hopefully it will be available in a few stores and websites!

What about you? Are you a fan of creamy blushers? 

What's your favourite summer blush? :)

Summer Love: KIKO's Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow

As I mentioned in my lifestyle-ish kind of post yesterday I want to get a bit more serious with my posts, meaning I want to start posting more regularly and stop being a lazy arse, so a few days ago I found myself thinking of ways that could help me stick to blogging. What could that be... Yes, that's right! I'm starting a summer series to talk about all the products I have been/am loving at the moment. Basically those products that don't make me feel like my face is melting in the sun.  

I'm not following any specifical order since I might find new products I want to talk about along the way, so I'm starting this series with something that has quickly become one of my favourite eye products ever: KIKO's Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadows.

The first stick eyeshadow I bought (back in early 2012 I believe!) was a silver shade with blue undertones and it's something I've used quite a lot over the past year on nights out since it looks great both as an eyeshadow base, for smokey eyes and such, as well as on its own. It's not really a versatile shade though as I don't really like to use it in the daytime because I feel like it's definitely too much but since its formula seemed to work so well and it's a product I find myself reaching out for whenever I'm going out, why not pick a shade that I knew I'd use more?

I'm totally a neutrals girl when it comes to my eyes so I went back and picked it up in Shade 7 Golden Beige, which has ended up becoming my favourite eyeshadow. It claims to remain "uniform and and radiant for up to 8 hours, without streaking or smudging", quite a big statement to make, but it is absolutely true. One would think that being outside in the summer when it's like 35ºC your eyeshadow could end up all over your face, but this one doesn't even crease unless you've had it on forever, then you might start seeing signs of creasing or a bit of shimmer underneath your eyes. 

As I said about the other stick eyeshadow, it can be used either on its own or you can mix and match as you please with other eye products. My favourite combos at the moment are with Sleek's Mineral Earth or Moss, both from their Au Naturel palette, depending on how dramatic you want your look to be. I must say it looks amazing when applied on your inner corner - it really does make your eyes pop! If you're not that into shimmery eye products, you can always use a mate eyeshadow to make it a bit more wearable for you.

So what do think? Have you tried any creamy eye products? Did you like it or do you prefer regular eyeshadows?

Have a nice day :)

Tania

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