Red Lips.

By now most of us have put our corals and pinks to the back of our make up drawers and have been favouring those berry tones for Autumn/Winter. I know I have been wearing Mac's Rebel pretty much constantly this month and loving that plummy wine colour; however I have noticed a certain colour going unworn that I have so many beautiful variations of and I couldnt think of a reason as to why I have been neglecting it. 

Red is most definitely a bold statement and for those that are shy of bright make up, red lips can often be really intimidating. Personally I love a red lip and think it can really brighten up your complexion and even when you're not wearing much else it can give you a very polished look. 

L-R: Revlon 'Candy Apple'... Bourjois 'Red Island'...Mac 'True Loves Kiss'...L'Oreal 'Juliannes Red'... Rimmel 'Red Diva'

So I'll start off with the two most sheer and buildable shades in the collection, Revlon's Candy Apple and Bourjois' Red Island. Both of these shades start with a sheer wash of red which is great for anyone that  wants to try a red lip but doesn't want to go too full on straight away. These are also very moisturising and wear off evenly, I find Candy Apple to be more orange-red which I do prefer but Red Island is also really pretty. 

Now for the two lipsticks. Yes I know the Maleficent shade is LE but there are many mac reds that are just beautiful like Ruby Woo and Russian Red, I've included True Loves Kiss to represent the brand just as much as the actual shade as it is just a clean bright red that wouldn't be hard to dupe. Secondly my new absolute love! I fell for the L'Oreal Nudes collection when they came out and now the reds have just stolen my heart. The formula is incredible, the colour is beautiful and the packaging is sleek and compact which basically ticks all my boxes. 

Lastly is a liner, Rimmel's Red Diva is part of their Exaggerate range, it's a blue toned red but blends really nicely with any of the shades previously mentioned. It has a creamy formula and even with just this on my lips they dont feel dry or go patchy which is a huge plus for me! 

Let me know any of your favourite red shades below, I read and reply to everyone 

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My Mac Lipstick Collection

Hey Guys!

Today I'm doing a post on my (extensive)  mac liptick collection. I have 19 lipticks currently and still have many that I am still waiting to get, I've done lip swatches for every shade, leaving my lips quite sore after! I am going to put the image of the lip swatch with name and finish underneath each one. This will be a fairly long post but basically all images to have a look through, I hope you enjoy my collection!

True Loves Kiss (Maleficent) - Amplified, clean bright red

Red Balloon (Playland) - Amplified, deep bright pink... Mystical (Alluring Aquatics) - Cremesheen, muted rose

Rebel - Satin, deep plum purple... Mehr - Matte, dirty pink nude

Full Fuchsia - Amplified, bright fuchsia... New York Apple - Frost, dark metallic red

Snapdragon (Fantasy of Flowers) - Lustre, lilac pink... Pervette - Glaze, duochrome lilac

Pink Pearl Pop - Cremesheen, sheer barbie pink... CB96 - Frost, golden burnt orange

Milan Mode - Lustre, glossy purple pink... Odyssey - Frost, dark golden purple

Jubilee - Lustre, peach beige nude... Coral Bliss - Cremesheen, light orange coral.

Ramblin' Rose - Frost, nude pink with gold... Bombshell - Frost, deep pink

Chatterbox - Amplified, blue toned pink... Costa Chic - Lustre, neon golden orange

Will read all comments and reply to all comments, thanks for reading! 

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Maleficent Mac.

My two obsessions in life, make-up and Disney! So when Mac launched this new range I had to get my hands on it. Based upon the new film release, Maleficent is make-up all based upon one of the most notorious Disney villains and now with Angelina Jolie's face behind it, who wouldn't want to try this look out? 

Although if I had endless money I could've quite happily bought the whole collection I settled on the lipstick and sculpting powder. The packaging for me is where the love begins, the shiny black with white/silver writing really suits the collection and definitely goes with the theme, I would've been that little bit happier if the powder had a mirror but it certainly wasn't a deal breaker. 

The sculpting powder is something that I have been looking for, for a long time and have tried and tested many bronzers and contouring sets and haven't really found anything that either doesn't contain sparkle, isn't orange or way too dark for my skin tone; so when I opened this one I was very happy! The colour is buildable and because of this it will suit most skin tones including porcelain without looking orange or too dark, its shade is a taupe rather than golden so really suits contouring and gives a natural yet flattering finish. 

The lipstick, oh the lipstick! I'm normally a pink/nude lipstick girl but when I saw this red I knew I needed it. When applied it comes out a raspberry red and has no blue or orange tones to it, it's a very 'pretty' red shade and looks great with black winged eyeliner. 

This is one of my all time favourite Mac collections and I am really happy with my purchase, the only downfall of course is by being limited edition, these colours wont be easy to find again, so i'll have to use them sparingly! 

Let me know if you've tried any of the Maleficent collection. 

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