November Favourites

By Terry Aqualip tint in Dancefloor flirt: I love lipsticks, the brighter the better but the problem I have with lipsticks, bright ones especially is that they’re just so fussy, all that reapplying not to mention all that smudging on your teeth coffee cup, boyfriend etc. This lip tint, however, gives you a sufficiently bright lip without all that hassle. I’ve been wearing this pretty much everyday since I bought it about 3 weeks ago. I also previously did a swatch post on this product if you want more info. 

Origins Super Spot remover: My previous experience with spot removers has led me to believe that they are essentially expensive tubes of uselessness. However, after seeing this on various blogs and whatnot I went out and purchased it and was not disappointed. This one pretty much does what is says on the bottle. I had exams recently which resulted in a couple of spots here and there and this definitely helped clear them up. It is pretty drying so be aware of that and it’s not exactly a miracle worker, it won’t always make spots vanish overnight. But it certainly helps them heal faster with less irritation. I will definitely repurchase this although it seems to be lasting ages!

Lanolips Lemonaid Lip Aid: I have really really really dry lips. I pretty much have to apply some sort of balm every couple of hours just to stop them drying out. The worst part is though I often have to switch up what balm/treatment I’m using because after awhile my lips get used to it and my previously championed product becomes useless. Lanolips Lemonaid came in handy when even my trusty Paw Paw treatment didn’t work, it left my lips feeling soft and moisturised. It has a very fresh and distinct lemon scent and taste. It does have a lot of glitter in it which is fine enough so you don’t really notice it but a bit weird considering it’s an ointment.

Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Ecolosion: I bought this when I got sucked into going to a Chanel launch event thing (I think they were launching Perfection Lumber foundation). Anyway, MUA used this quad on me and I really like the Chanel quads so I bought it. I really like the colours for a subtle eye especially the brown and the pink colours and the purple colour is great to bring out the green in my eyes. The only disappointment was the lightest colour, it has massive chunks of glitter in it but no real pigmentation in the shadow, it is kind of bizarre.  These eyeshadows are reasonably pigmented, blendable and last forever. They are totally worth the $$ if you’re a fan of Chanel make up like I am. 

Nylon Magazine, October US edition: I’ve only just gotten into reading magazines as I never read them as a teenager. I picked this one up after exams to de-stress and I really liked it despite the fact that it’s a month old. I’m probably going to do a post a review on a few magazines I’ve been reading lately and this will definitely feature in it. 

I hope you enjoyed this favourites post and it wasn't too long. Let me know what you have been liking this month or if you have tried any of my November favourites!

Swatched: By Terry Aqualip Jelly Tint in Dancefloor Flirt

Here's my first swatch post! I bought the By Terry Aqualip Jelly Tint in Dancefloor Flirt as a sort of end-of-semester present for myself. I was in the market for a day-time bright but not too fussy lip product and when I saw this on Vivianna Does Makeup I knew that this was it.

I was initially attracted to the orange colour of the packaging because I quite like a good coral/orange tone for a bright lip but I as you can see by the swatch above it's not really orange at all, more like a fuchsia-esque pink.

This is a limited edition product and it only comes in one colour, which is a shame because I would definitely be prepared to invest in another one. It's such a great lip product for day time.

What's your favourite day time lip product?

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butter LONDON Macbeth

Now I'm no manicure expert, in fact I've only started wearing nail polish on a sort-of-regular basis recently. We weren't allowed to wear it at school and I was too lazy on the weekends to bother with it. This coupled with the fact that my fine motor skills are a bit average means that I am basically hopeless at applying it. Despite this, I thought I'd do a quick and probably a tad uninformed review of a fairly recent purchase: Butter London's Macbeth nail polish.

This nail polish appears to be a lovely dark pink when you look at it in the bottle but I was a little disappointed to find that it appears much redder when applied on the nails. In fact you can really only tell that it is actually pink not red on very close inspection. It's still a pretty colour though and I love wearing it.

The brush is fairly large and the formula is good making it quick drying and easy to apply. This lasts a few days on me without any major chipping. It took me two coats to make it opaque on my nails although you could almost get away with one if you're clever.

Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lipgloss - 07 Peach Absolut

About 3 is months ago I purchased this, the Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Peach Absolut. For any of you who have been exposed to the Tom Ford make up range you will know that this was not a budget buy, as the Tom Ford make up range is one of the most expensive out there. I had previously bought a Tom Ford lipstick one day when I was feeling sorry for myself and figured that spending an extortionate amount of money on something pretty would make me feel better. It did, so when I was over east in July I splurged again not because I was wallowing in self pity but because the lipstick was excellent and I had heard similarly great things about the lip gloss. I bought this product for $60 with high hopes.

And what can I say? The quality, colour, lastability of this gloss are all fantastic. It's an adorable pinky peach colour with a glossy sheen but no glitter, it's not too sticky but typically lasts most of the day until you eat or drink something. The packaging is pretty and sophisticated.

But it has one fatal and unforgivable flaw. The super-chic packaging LEAKS, leaving all the adorably peachy pink gloss everywhere except for inside its super-chic packaging. If you look at my top photo closely, you'll see a slight pink smudge on the right hand side over the 'R' and the 'D' which is evidence of what happens when you accidentally leave it lying on its side. It just goes everywhere. God forbid the mess you'd be in if you tried to travel with it anywhere.

Ok, I know mine could just be faulty and all the others could be perfectly fine but unfortunately these aren't actually sold anywhere near where I live so I can't really return it or check if others are the same. I'm just bitterly disappointed that the one that I got has such an issue because as I said it wasn't cheap.

Has anyone had a similar problem with this lip gloss or any other high end product?

What is a review?

I created this blog to review stuff and by stuff I mean everything and anything. To help to communicate what I mean by 'review stuff' I will copy and paste the Wikipedia article that describes/defines 'Review':

A review is an evaluation of a publication, a product, a service or a company such as a movie (amovie review), video game, musical composition (music review of a composition or recording), book(book review); a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theater show or dance show. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit. More loosely, an author may review current events, trends, or items in the news.

From the definition you can see that I will be reviewing lots of different things from products to events and everything in between. I will be 'critically evaluating' stuff as I see fit.

For the purposes of easy comprehension I will also assign a numerical grade (from 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, one the lowest) to everything in order to easily indicate my level of satisfaction with the product. Although as I am not an expert on all things I cannot claim that my review/rating has any value in determining the usefulness or actual value of any of the things I review and my opinion may change at anytime and without notice.

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