Swatcharama - NYX Round Lipsticks

Doesn't look like Blogger is ever going to regurgitate those comments it ate so I'm really sorry if yours disappeared!

Hmm this might not be the most timely of posts because of the all to recent NYX sale debacle (how do all these companies keep getting it so wrong??) but I had this post all ready to go and even though it sounds like the customer service is appalling I still think the products are good and worth sharing.

I have a tonne of these lovely little things. They're so so cheap (especially if you buy them from Cherry Culture during a sale.) and pretty good! They're really pigmented and creamy, not at all drying, and while they aren't super long lasting they don't fade away instantly, I need to reapply after a few hours or after eating. A couple of the paler shades go a bit patchy on me, but not terribly. The only thing I don't really like is the scent, they're sort of flowery or perfumey and I don't like that on my mouth. You can't smell it at all once it's on though, just while applying. They're definately worth the price! The swatches on Cherry Culture are appalling though, so I've ended up with some I probably won't wear and will stick on my blog sale when I finally get it up.

Orange Soda - Very unusual pastel orange with a tiny hint of peach.

 

Lots more after the jump

Stupid blogger!

Just thought I'd post quickly while Blogger is behaving. A few of the comments on recent posts appear to have been eaten, hopefully they'll appear at some point but if they don't I'm very sorry! I never delete comments unless they are spam (or very offensive, but I haven't had any of those yet!) so if yours ever disappears I can assure you it isn't my doing (unless of course you are posting spam or offensive comments).

Swatcharama - MAC Lipsticks

I've just finished replying to all comments since my hiatus (well apart from the post where I asked what I should post next :P) Sorry for the delay!

Mac Ruby Woo was the first lipstick I ever bought for myself and while I now hate that particular one I still really like Mac lippies. There are some Mac Products I won't buy anymore because I don't think they're as high quality as I can get from other brands or I think they're good but overpriced. But I still love the lipsticks, particularly the amplified cream and matte finishes. I do wish they'd make some more exciting colours though.

Aranged by finish :)

(I don't actually know what finish this is, it doesn't say on it and I've googled but can't find it anywhere! I don't know what collection it's from either. Sorry! If anyone knows I'll add it in :) )

Blue Eve - sheer and shimmery greeney blue with the tiniest hint of gold shimmer.

 

Tonnes more under the cut :)

Miracles Happen

This was from a David Devant gig about 2 months ago. I tried to do a Veronica Lake-ish thing with my hair, it looked nice but as soon as I left the house it got destroyed :P

  

More under the cut :)

High Voltage Cosmetics haul, swatches and review

I made my first High Voltage purchase during a 50% off sale (I'm going to review them as if they were the full price though because the sale is no longer on). Stupidly I forgot to put in the sale code in the paypal coupon note thing so I emailed immediately panicking and begging for my discount. but I needn't have, as soon as my order went through Jasmine refunded me the extra money I paid before I could even ask. She's one of the sweetest, friendliest people I've met through beauty blogging. She's always happy to chat on twitter about anything and seems genuinely interested in what I have to say. It's always a bit awkward reviewing things made by people you like because obviously I have to be honest about everything so I did worry a little when ordering. But I really needn't have. The items I got are overwhelmingly awesome! There's a couple of things I didn't really like, but it's not even because I think the product is bad, they just doesn't suit me or weren't as goodin comparison with the other products! This was one of the most positive expeiences I've ever had with an Indie makeup company. Usually there's one or two bits I have slight issues with, but with this order I really had to nitpick to find negatives to bring up!

I ordered:

2 Lip Candies in Beth and Just A Girl

1 Amplified lipstick in Alter Ego (Amplified lipsticks are now discontinued)

4 Lip Whips in Iron Butterfly, Spellbound, Lady Like and Midnight Desire

1 Eyebrow powder in Redhead

1 Mineral Mini blush in Hooking Up (called 'Hookin' Up' on the website)

 

Review after the jump :)

Swatcharama - Revlon Lipsticks

I really really love Revlon lipsticks and would buy a tonne more if I didn't already own basically every colour of lipstick available (and if I had any income boo hoo) . As it is I only have 5. They all apply smoothly and easily, are really pigmented, last a super long time and not even the matte shades are in the least bit drying.

Matte 006 Really Red - a lovely matte 'true' red that hints slightly towards the blue side of the spectrum.

  

More after the cut :)

Brazen Cosmetics Haul, swatches and review

...Finally. God I suck :P

Brazen were on my 'to try' list for a while, and while they did not win my little indie brand poll, I decided to ignore your wishes and order from them first because they had a sale on :P

I ordered:

4 3gram Lip gloss pots in La Femme, Make Out, Pixie and Burlesque

Good glitter gone bad in Naughty Gold

Yummy Gummies lip scrub

The beauty guru sample set

Brazen is available on both Etsy and Artfire, but I found out a special sale through their facebook page (4 3 gram pots for $10 ) so I made my order by just emailing my list of wants to them. There was a little delay because they didn't have the ingredients for something I ordered, but it was only a few days and communication was great, I was kept well informed throughout. Sandi, who I spoke with, was really friendly and very helpful. One of the colours of lipgloss I wanted was sold out (it was the limited edition Blaze, which is now back for a small time) but she suggested La Femme, which is in a similar colour family and she had seen from my wishlist on my blog, the fact that she'd taken the time to look seemed really great to me, it showed she really cared about giving me what I would like best. The package was sent on the 4th of march (I got a shipping confirmation email, which I appreciated) and arrived on the 11th of march which is really quick for a parcel from the US (and yes, this should have been written 2 months ago, I know, I suck).

So here's everything I recieved:

Review and swatches under the cut :)

All Filler No Killer

Happy Easter! I hope you had either a fulfilling spiritual experience, a happy secular celebration of chocolate and bunnies or indeed just a nice relaxing saturday :)
This is another filler post I'm afraid. Basically I want you to do all the hard work for me!
I have a tonne of things to swatch or review that have been waiting for over a month now.  I can't decide what to work on first!

So help me out, tell me what you are most interested in seeing out of:
a review of Illamasqua Cream pigment
Shiro swatches and review
Hi Voltage cosmetics swatches and review
A new Evil Shades haul
Blog sale/CP/ various bits haul
A trip to Brighton

Or none of the above :P

Oh and by the way, thank you all for voting in my last poll. The winner was Morgana Minerals new lipsticks with Shiro coming a close second. I bought from Shiro first as I hadn't tried anything of theirs before, whereas I already have quite a bit from Morgana. I was planning on getting a sample set of all the new lipsticks to try but unfortunately soon after I made that poll a lot of bad stuff has happened financially and I can't afford to buy that (or indeed any makeup) anytime soon :( I'm sorry to anyone who is disappointed and I will get them as soon as I have any sort of income again!

Sorry again for the delay in 'proper' posts, my cold is finally leaving and i'm not too busy in the coming week so a review of Brazen cosmetics and a new swatcharama should be up in the next couple of days as well as lots more of my big ol' face :)

Lillian Low and her big stupid lipstick wearing face

I have tonnes of proper reviews and swatches and hauls to post. But they'll have to wait for another day, today I was too busy stuffing my face with orange Lindor and watching episode after episode of Come Dine with Me. So all you get is my big ol' face.

I'm wearing High Voltage eyebrow powder in Redhead, some black mascara and Illamasqua Atomic lipstick, but other than that your guess is as good as mine!
Sorry for the boring post. Hopefully I'll have a review up tomorrow but I still have a terrible cold and it's making me want to just lie around the house whinging and avoiding anything that could be even the slightest bit productive. If worst comes to the worst I've got more pictures of my face to post!

..Whoa

Ok. Really sorry, I never meant to go this long without posting! Not going to go into the whys and wherefores, so instead I'm going to post some amusing pictures (well they're amusing to me anyway!)

Sometime before Christmas I bought a size playsuit on ebay, when it arrived it didn't fit. I could have sent it back as the auction had called it a 16 and it was actually a 14 but I liked it so much I decided to keep it and try and slim into it. And somehow miraculously I now fit it! Do I look good in it? Well... see for yourself:

...So that's a no :P Ok I look like a black glittery bean desperately trying to burst from it's skin. But it fits! And I can pretend I'm now a size 14 (I know I'm not really, the playsuit is either mislabelled or just runs really large but I can still wear it and claim I'm a 14!). And yes it's in the beautiful setting of right next to the bin.

Here's Claire and I on the tube a while later. We went to see my friend Mikey playing at a Glam Rock club, which was fun but I ended up having some panic attacks which sucked. We looked good though! You can't see my makeup properly though, I had a red lightning bolt on my cheek. I stole the look shamelessly from my mate Liselotte (only I couldn't do it as well).

Claire decided I needed a pompadour to tr and make me look like La Roux. Unfortunately I look a lot more like a fat, ugly boy :P

And finally here I am making the most beautiful face in the world:

I have a cold and am grumpy! But at least I've dragged my lazy bum back to my blog! Sorry for the disappearance everyone! What's been going on?