7 Lips in 7 Days: Calvin Klein "Dangerous Red"

Day 7
Let me start off by saying, don't be freaked out by the CK bit. These lipsticks are pretty damn affordable from the right place, namely fragrance direct. I haven't checked if they are still available but i picked this one up for peanuts last year and i went through a phase of wearing it everyday for weeks i loved it so much. And it was under £2.00 which for the big brand name i was super shocked by.  
I think the thing that i love most about this lip product is the colour. It's a beautiful deep red with a slight sheen to it, not glitter, but a slight iridescence to it. When applied it goes on slightly sheer, enough colour to recognise it, but not enough for it to be too bold for an everyday lip. It's also not bold enough for a matte lip girl like me to not want to wear, it's just enough to add a little colour to my lips without it being super over the top. This colour is a really nice one for this time of year and i love that it can be worn sheer or built up to a richer colour. I can see myself reaching for this a lot this time of year.

The formula is creamy which actually makes it really comfortable to wear and it leaves a stain on the lips afterwards which definitely means that it carries it's colour for longer then the wear time of the actual creamy layer. The creamy layer however is really lovely and moisturising and it means that the lipstick applies smoothly and evenly but it's not too creamy which would mean that it smears and bleeds. It's just dry enough for it to be practical but creamy enough for it to be comfortable. 

The wear time is pretty good on this, as the stain lasts for quite a while after the initial creaminess has worn off. This leaves almost a matte lip with just a tint of colour which is evenly distributed and although this can be quite drying, once reapplied, the lips do not flake or dry up, like some lipsticks like that do. 

Although the lipstick product itself seems pretty good, the issue i have that completely disappoints me about this product is the packaging. It just feels so plastic and without the CK label on it, you would assume this was from a very low cost brand. The lipstick in the packaging doesn't seem very secure either and i have to use it with such caution to ensure the lipstick doesn't snap or break off. It's not a deal breaker, but the packaging of this, especially if you were paying the full price, lets it down hugely.

In all, this is a nice product, but i feel like if you were having to pay full price for it, i'd look elsewhere for cheaper brands, as although the colour is beautiful and different to most i've seen before, i'm certain it could be duped for a lower price, and i genuinely think, according to the packaging, that you are 100% paying for better quality. If you can get it at the bargain basement price like i did, it's worth a try but i haven't tried any other of these lipsticks so this review may not be consistent throughout the line. I believe they have repackaged and re-branded these and they do look nicer now, but i am yet to swatch or try one and i am reluctant to pick up another unless they are significantly different. 

Thankyou for reading this series guys and i'll be back in another couple of months with another of these lip series's or maybe something different if there is any series you would like to see. 
 Jo x

7 Lips in 7 Days: Kiko Velvet Mat Satin Lipstick "612 Strawberry Pink"

Day 6
Today i'm going to be reviewing something that i picked up whilst i was in Germany over the summer and up until recently i was sure we didn't get in the UK. But since then, i have seen a store opening up in the Trafford Centre which suggests to me that it is coming to the UK or i've just missed it and it't been here the whole time. However, i was so impressed by the store in Germany and the products that i picked up there for the money that i am super excited to get my hands on some more bits and pieces. 
Regarding this lipstick, i love it. I love the formula and the finish but i especially love the packaging. Okay that's a bit shallow and materialistic but it's just so cool. I'll try and insert some pictures in to show you what it's like. I love the colour of the packaging, it feels really weighty, like a much more expensive product and the way the opens is pretty cool. I could go on all day about this, but really these little things just get me, it makes it feel much more luxurious and eyecatching and really is a super little touch from Kiko. 

The formula of the lipstick is supposed to be satin, as the name suggests, and i would agree with that. It's a pretty subtle sheen and it's lovely for everyday wear as a slightly deeper nude lip. It's kind of sophisticated which i love and although the name suggests that it is a pink, which i would disagree with, i'd say this colour leans more towards a brown, mauve colour, which i find really flattering on my skin tone and i think it would on different tones also. It's just a really easy to wear nude shade.

For a satin formula, this lipstick is really creamy, which makes it really nice to apply and really comfortable to wear. However, this of course means that the wear time isn't forever, but i have found with this, that as it wears, it leaves almost a tint to the lips under the creamy colour. This is lovely as it means that your lipstick wears off evenly and you don't have to worry about reapplying every half an hour. And when you do reapply, i haven't found that dries your lips out at all, and i feel like it doesn't cling to any dry patches or imperfections on the lips like other products do. 

In all, this is a really well rounded product and i would definitely pick some more up given half a chance. I must admit however, that there is just something that i can't put my finger on that really doesn't





do it for me. There is just something different about it that i don't like. But hey, i don't know, it might just be me being used to other lipsticks and not being obsessed with this one on me. Who knows?

Anyway Thankyou for reading guys and i hope you all had a really good Halloween night and I'll see you tomorrow for my last lip post of this series. 

Jo x  

7 Lips in 7 Days: Maybelline Creamy Mattes "Divine Wine"

Day 5
Happy Halloween!
I'm sorry i've fallen a little behind with my posts, i had my assessment appointment with my doctor for my surgery yesterday and it all meant that everything got a bit late. But hey, I'm back and i'm going to get two posts up today so we're back on track. 

This lipstick is one that i picked up out of interest of the hype from America, of course with their twenty shades available there, they are raved of and several bloggers i have read really rate them. So when they arrived here, i was really excited to give them a try and i picked up this one thinking i can't really go wrong with the colour as it's exactly up my street. I realised afterwards that it is a really great dupe (although it initially doesn't look like it in the bullet) for my all time favourite lipstick, Mac Diva. So if your looking for that shade and don't want to splash out on Mac, then there is a really nice dupe for the colour and the finish. 
Since then, i got one of these bad boys for my birthday in the lighter red colour and i really like that one as well, so i can say with a bit of a pinch of salt, that they have definitely been pretty consistent so far.  And my first impressions are great.

The formula of these lipsticks is comparable to the Revlon Matte Balms in my opinion, although i think these might even be a tad creamier in consistency, and i would say that they don't last as long in my opinion. However, they are super comfortable for a matte lip and i would go as far to say that for me, they are even creamier then just an average normal lipstick. They apply really well and evenly and the colour is reasonably opaque, although i would say if you want a really striking deep colour that they do need building up a little. But i quite like this, as it means that you have a little bit of variation in the colour, depending on the day, the place and the occasion. 

They do wear really evenly too, and don't deteriorate in any specific areas first. This of course means that even if you don't reapply, you don't have to worry too much about the lipstick leaving a horrible stain on the lips and looking messy. Like i said before, these aren't too long wearing and will need touching up, but wearing a liner does improve wear time, and i can live with this, especially if my lips are feeling particularly dry, like they are at the moment  and they can't quite cope with the Mac alternative.
I would say however for the record, that due to the super creamy nature of the lipsticks, they can  be a bit messy and do not set at all, meaning that they can be a bit smeary and on my lips, i can't say they actually bleed, but i could see the potentially to, so i would use a liner if you are using a darker shade such as this one.



I must say that this is one of my favourite lips for this time of year and i really enjoy darker shades and this one is definitely up there. I am really exited for more of the range to come over so i can try some more shades as there are definitely some nudes that i have been eyeing up that are available in America currently. I would recommend you try these out if you are after a matte formula that isn't going to dry your lips out, which is the struggle we all face at this time of year. They are priced at £6.99 which doesn't break the bank for a lip product like this and i think they are worth trying if you are in the market.

Thankyou for reading guys! 
Jo x 

7 Lips in 7 Days: Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in '30'

Day 4
This lipstick is potentially one of my favourites ever. It was the first one i ever bought and i wore it to my prom two years ago. Since then, it's been a staple in my collection and i wear it so often as it's just a really gorgeous and flattering but somewhat unusual colour. 
30 is a really pretty berry shade, that has a pink undertone to it, that means that although i reach for it more in autumn- winter, i can work it all year round. It's quite girly for those people who may not be fully comfortable going with a super vampy berry look for autumn. 
The pigmentation with this lipstick is great and this holds true throughout the whole of the Kate collection. They all apply smoothly and evenly and i really like the feel of them on my lips. They don't slide around or dry my lips out and although there is a whole separate matte range, i'd say these as a range generally are semi-matte anyway, and as someone who has pretty much all of the Kate lipsticks, i think i am able to talk about the whole range pretty well. 
I wouldn't say they last 8 hours how they say they do, but they definitely last well and when they do start to fade, it is very even and doesn't look messy. When you touch up, they don't go cakey and don't cling to dry patches on the lips as some lipsticks do. I also haven't found that they bleed at all, with or without a liner, and i can apply them very evenly round my lips quickly and easily.

For me, these lipsticks, especially this one, are like the baseline for comparison of other lipsticks so i see this as like a 'normal' lipstick, so i find it kind of hard to talk about. The line itself is huge with so many colours and it's still expanding. I've got around 24 of these and i know i still haven't got the full range, which i intend to over time.
The smell is something that is argued about a lot and is a bit like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it. I actually adore it, and it's probably one of my favourite scents in makeup that i have found. It's really hard to explain so i do recommend that you have a swatch and a sniff if you see them on your travels. Each to their own, but i do really love it! 
My only only criticism, is that i WISH they had proper names, the numbers are okay, but i'd love them to have names to refer to properly. But it's such a tiny picky comment that has no impact on the quality of the product, i don't mind that much.

In all, these are really affordable, good quality lipsticks, that i can comfortably wear for long periods of time without bleeding or any sort of smudging. These are potentially one of my favourite lipstick lines from the drugstore and they are just consistently good. So if you are after a specific everyday colour for not that much money, i'd have a look at these as they are well worth a try at £5.49 each.



Thankyou for reading guys and I'll see you tomorrow with another lipstick post and maybe later on with a post on something a little different! 

Jo x

7 Lips in 7 Days: Rimmel Provocalips in 'Kiss Fatal'

Day 3

Good Morning lads and lasses, how are we all on this wet morning (or at least where i am)?

I realised after having the pictures taken of this lipstick for maybe about 3 months that they were all super blurry and a bit crap quality, but i didn't have time to retake them this morning after having a very busy day yesterday and not getting round to pre-blogging, although i'm probably going to write a couple now to get myself back into the rhythm of it all. So i'm sorry about that and although i debated leaving them out, i thought that they are better then nothing but i wouldn't take just these as law, definitely Google some better swatches then mine to get a better idea of the proper colour. 

Okay so, this product is one of those that promises huge things and at '16 hour wear' claims, i was less then convinced to be honest. But i picked it up in Boots a while back after seeing and absolutely loving the colour thinking it was something that fitted into a gap in my collection colour wise. It's a beautiful grungy plum colour that applies really intensely and evenly and can be built up to a deeper plum if that is what the desired look is going for. 

The formula is kind of strange, as it's in two sections. The colour is applied with the colour stick and this goes kind of tacky when first applied. When it does go tacky, you pop the 'lock and shine' step on top of the colour and it sets it to a subtle shiny lip in a bold colour. This then lasts for a really long time without need to top it up, i tend to reapply a little of the second step throughout the day as the lipstick itself does tend to dry out my lips a little and the lock and shine does tend to add some well needed moisture, so if you do try these, i'd keep that in mind. 

The colour itself lasts a really long time, i can eat and drink and it still lasts pretty much all day, and looks just as fresh as it did when i first applied. If the colour does start to wear off, it can be reapplied in the areas that need it without looking at all cakey or flaky. However, the downside of these doing lasting so long of course, is that they are a real bitch to remove. It takes quite a lot of scrubbing which, depending on your lips can dry them out something chronic. But i actually find in a really weird sort of way, this seems to exfoliate my lips slightly and leave them soft and smooth, mad i know, but it's doing something that i like which lends in it's favour. 

In all, i love these. They truly do last as well as they say they do, and they are actually pretty decent to wear, although you could argue them being a bit too dry. But as long-wearing liquid lipsticks go, i'm really happy with these and i do wear this one on a regular basis, if i want something to last all day. Writing this blog post has made me rediscover these little beauties and i'm pretty sure i'll be picking some more up next time i see a colour that takes my fancy. 

These are available from anywhere that stocks Rimmel, which is Boots, Superdrug and most supermarkets etc etc, and they are priced at £6.99 which is a little more pricey for a Rimmel lipstick, but i think they are definitely worth the money if you are in the market for a product like this.

Thankyou for reading guys!

Jo x

7 Lips in 7 Days: Makeup Revolution Salvation Lip Velvet in Rebel

Day 2

So you've probably heard me raving on about Makeup Revolution for such a long time now. And i do still love it, but as with any brand there are definitely hits and misses, and this one, unfortunately is a miss. I now have two of these and i speak for both in this post somewhat, so it's not just a one colour problem.

Both have the same downfalls and it's so disappointing as they are just such lovely colours and have so much potential to be great.

Let me start off with a positive. The colour is so beautiful, like a rich red, pink in a matte formula. But that's where the problem lies somewhat. It's kind of too matte. The formula is really dry and when you first apply it's really sticky, which makes it quite patchy to apply. The stickiness then dries very solidly to a matte finish, It's almost crusty. This then takes little to no time to start deteriorating starting in the middle of the lips and wearing outwards until you get that ugly lip- line thing left on your lips. 

I feel i'm a pretty good judge of lipstick formula's as i have tried a lot, and i haven't actually found any lipsticks that are as drying and deteriorate as quickly as these. And my lips are in pretty good condition meaning that i've pretty much given them the best chance possible to perform. 

Another thing i can't stand about these lipsticks is the smell. They smell pretty grim, and it's not the sort of scent you want to put all over your lips. Like if it was a really good product, i'd say i could deal with the scent for the product but i can't even say that about it. 

It's a shame because when i picked them up i was expecting them to be very much like the other makeup revolution lip products in the similar packaging, the name escapes me, but i've got a couple of those that i really like and although they aren't a matte finish they are not exactly totally shiny. I thought these would just be the matte versions, which i guess they are, but they are not what i expected at all.

In all, i wouldn't recommend you pick these up unless your looking for a specific colour and don't mind the wear time being short, because they look great in the very short term, (look not feel) and the colour selection is appealing to me being dark, vampy colours. They are quite inexpensive too but for the same price you can pick up the other type of liquid lipstick from makeup revolution which i much prefer and would recommend over. 

Thanks for reading guys and I'll be back tomorrow with day 3! 

Jo x 

7 Lips in 7 Days: Mac Twig...

Day 1
It's the return of 7 lips in 7 days and this time there is a bit of pre-planning and scheduling getting done. Last time i did this, i had intended to do them the day before each post was going up but i soon realised that that was not working and some days i just wasn't getting it done for whatever reason. So this time, i'm breaking it down and doing it in advance to get some decent quality posts that i think are actually worth reading, so hopefully these will get a bit better attention then they did last time.

Anyhow, onto the actual lipstick. This is probably one of the most worn ones in my collection as i absolutely adore it for an everyday nude. It is quite a deep nude, but this is what i generally prefer as i do have relatively dark pink lips, to the point of being red, so lighter nudes just look wrong and messy on me. This is, dare i say it a real 'Kylie Jenner' lip, with the purple and brown undertones but it is very flattering on lighter skins as well as the slightly darker toned skin as i have found.

The finish of Twig is a satin and this usually means that the lipstick is quite drying and uncomfortable to wear, not usually as bad as mattes, but still. But this one isn't too bad, like it isn't the best but it certainly isn't the worst. Satin's as well also tend to have a slight sheen to them, but not enough for me not to like them, but enough not to totally dry the lips out. It applies really evenly and is super opaque and does last on the lips for a pretty good length of time, but then when it does eventually start coming off, it does fade really nicely and isn't patchy and doesn't cling to dry patches.

Mac packaging is nothing new, so i won't bang on about that too much, but needless to say, i love it. There is something super satisfying seeing them all lined up in a stand, and i think they are definitely a luxury product. Of course, saying this, they do come with a luxury price and i wouldn't normally dream about paying that much for a lipstick, but the collector in me just longs for Mac and i would say that despite them being extortionate, i do get a lot of use out of the ones i do pick up. I wouldn't buy them if i didn't love them, lets just leave it at that. 

Overall, i do love this lipstick, it is without a doubt one of my favourites and one of the few that if i lost, i'd repurchase. I know it's an expensive product and definitely not a budget buy but i do enjoy a splurge from time to time and if your going to buy an expensive product, i do think it should be something you can't get quite the same elsewhere, which this one is for me. 

Thankyou so much guys, i'll be back tomorrow with some more lipstick posts and i'm also going to plan to get a few others up alongside so it's not too lipstick heavy, but lets not make any promises. 

Jo x 

P.s. excuse the awkward selfie

7 Lips in 7 Days: Freedom Pro Lipstick "Juicy Lips"

Day 5:

So, we're up to Day 5 and this is kind of a weird one for me. I really like the colour, i really like the formula but i really, really dislike this colour on me. 

I picked this up a while ago when Freedom first launched in a really great deal for 6 for £5 or something like that, i forget. Anyway, it was actually one of the ones in the set i wasn't hugely excited about from the image online but when i got it, i instantly fell in love with it. It's a vibrant coral/pinky/orangey colour that is such a lovely colour for summer but something about it, just is not flattering with my skin tone. I've mentioned before but i have very pink lips which makes buying nudes or lighter lipsticks a bit of an issue and this is one of them. On me, it looks kind of wrong as because it is reasonably sheer, you can still see my natural lip colour underneath. This really emphasises every imperfection on my lips and somehow makes my lip line stand out very brightly so there is absolutely no room for error. It makes me look like i have food round my mouth which is never ever a good look. 

But putting that to one side. It's a beautiful colour, that is a really nice formula, super creamy and not super glossy or too sheer (although it is for me, but I'm just a bit odd) to be unwearable unflattering. It's a lovely summer colour and i think it's really worth the building up to get an opaque effect once in a while to really show off the colour.

Okay, so it's not going to last all day, it does need topping up every so often, perhaps more then normal, but in it's defence it does wear off really evenly so its not messy. I'd recommend a liner to make it last longer, as this does work. 

SO basically, if this colour suits you, it's an amazing colour for the summer. The packaging is sleek and simple but practical and feels sturdy and they are almost identical to the MUA and Makeup revolution lipsticks. 

And the best part is that these lipsticks are available for £1! Or like me you can get a set for £4-5. SO if one takes your fancy, I'd definitely recommend giving these a try or anything from the Freedom range so far as I've been super impressed with everything I've tried as of yet. 

Thanks for reading guys and I'll see you tomorrow!

Jo x 

7 Lips in 7 Days: L'Oreal Caresse "Hypnotic Red"

Day 4:

Back again with more lipsticks! And this was is a definite favourite if I'm going for something a little different.

 I haven't tried any other L'Oreal lipsticks apart from this one but i have heard many great things about them and judging by this lipstick, i could definitely believe them.

I heard about this from a couple of reviews I've read from numerous people, but to be honest, I wasn't that fussed about picking one up. L'Oreal products are at the higher end of the drugstore and I didn't really want to spent more money then I normally would on a product that I might not like. As people who read me more often will know, I'm more of a matte lip kind of girl. So a creamy, sheer, glossy lip product wasn't really up my street. But when I saw this on my favourite discount site, Fragrance Direct, for only £1.99, I thought i might as well give it a shot. Especially as it is such a amazing colour. 

Now I must admit, although I absolutely love the actual product, I haven't been reaching for it that often. But this isn't down to the product, it's ultimately down to me being more likely to wear bright lips when I can. But that will most probably all change when I head back to school next week and will be reaching for sheerer moisturising 'no fuss' colours more often. *sigh* But that being said, this is a really lovely everyday colour with just a subtle pop of colour to add a little something to perhaps a nude or super natural look. 

I absolutely adore the formula. It feels really light and comfortable, just like a lip balm and although it inevitably doesn't last that long on the lips, It wears away super evenly and doesn't go patchy or need too much touching up during the day in order for it to keep looking half decent.

The packaging itself is stunning. I honestly think it looks so much more expensive and high end then it is and I would happily compare it to the packaging of their sister company YSL in terms of quality of the packaging. It feels really substantial and weighty and is just so pretty. I know different lines have slightly different tints to the metal- esque tube, for example the ones with the glitter have a pink tinge, but my favourite is definitely the original.

This was the first Caresse I bought and I know have another that is just as good which suggests to me that this is a pretty consistent line of lip products which is always preferable. If you were thinking of picking one of these up, I'd be sure to check out fragrance direct first and I've even seen them in TJ Hughes, at about the same discounted price. 

Overall, I'd definitely recommend them if your looking for almost tinted balm type of lip product because i feel like if you were looking for a proper lipstick, you'd be disappointed. But for £1.99, they are so worth a look and adding to the basket if you are putting in an order at Fragrance Direct. 

Thanks so much for reading guys and I'm sorry this is up slightly late today as I've had a super busy day today and this was the first from the series that I realised I hadn't written in advance. Whoops.

Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow with the 5th day of my mini series! 

Jo x 

7 Lips in Days: Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter "Raspberry Pie"

Day 3:

I'm back! This an all time favorite of mine and i really feel like it's the only pink lipstick that actually suits my skin colour, so i can easily say it's my favourite pink i own. 

I'm sure everyone has heard of the Lip butters by now, the lipsticks from Revlon that are super creamy, super sheer but super buildable. They come in a huge range of colours but i picked out three that i really thought looked lovely. This one is perhaps my second favorite of the lot but it was already at  disadvantage being pink.


But this lipstick is really, really gorgeous. It applies really evenly, which many people whinge about with the lip butter range saying that some colours are patchy but then, i haven't tried them all. But with the ones i have tried including this one, i can definitely say they are really great applicating products.
The pigmentation isn't the best, they are quite sheer. But as you can see with the swatches, they can be built up to a really nice opaque colour. And i can't really complain, the name 'Lip Butter' doesn't really give itself to an opaque lip and i do feel like this lives up to my expectations mostly.

The formula is definitely creamy and i think moisturizing and the finish, although not my normal favorite, being quite glossy and having a pretty decent sheen to it, i do really enjoy it in these colours and that's saying something. This lipstick is pretty much everything i shy away from in a lip product but i was so pleasantly surprised. They are creamy when you rub your lips together and so so comfortable, they feel like you have a really nice lip balm on. I also was expecting them to bleed like crazy following my initial swatch in the store but seriously they really don't. They don't last forever but they do touch up nicely and  fade really evenly and even when they initial gloss is gone from the top layer, which takes a bit of time already surprisingly, the underneath tint is lovely by itself.


I bought this on the recommendation from my favorite beauty blogger/ youtuber, who pretty much swears by this lipstick around christmas time as she called it her christmas holy grail lipstick. I think of it totally as that but then, i also think due to the lovely bright but muted colour it gives, i would definitely wear it all year round. The swatch does look super bright but i can promise you that it is a little more muted in person and i would be happy to wear it on an everyday basis.

Now onto my slight issues. I really, really, really don't like the applicator. What is with these flat circular lip products now? I really don't understand how this can apply neatly onto the lips, it definitely takes a little touching up afterwards to get it to a wearable quality. It just isn't small enough to get a really nice solid outer line and not even a lip liner will help with this problem. It's not that it moves, it's that i can't get it in the right place in the first place. It does annoy me a lot as it makes touching up on the go a huge pain. But then it's all down to personal preferance, some people won't mind the applicator, but it's not for me. It wouldn't stop me buying the product as it's nothing a lip brush can't fix, it's just a bit of an annoyance.


And can we just talk about the damn packaging. Oh my god. It's just amazing. I don't get how people don't like the packaging of these, i think they are so pretty and so compact and look much more expensive then they are. The packaging is pretty heavy and feels substantial. I could go on forever about them but honestly, the collector in me really loves seeing them all lined up in their cute little square packaging. I just love them, they make me happy.

They are by Revlon so not the cheapest brand at the drugstore but then they are really a nice product but i could see a love them or hate them sort of thing here so maybe give them a little swatch before buying. They are available for £7.99 from Boots but there is pretty much always a 3 for 2 offer on at the very least, so have a look before you take the plunge but i personally really reccomend them in this colour particularly, but like i said, if it's not for you, they have a massive variety.

Thanks Guys x

7 Lips in 7 Days:Essence Longlasting Lipstick "Adorable Matte!"

Day 2:

This is one of my newest lipsticks but it's not a new line and brand to me at all. I know that i completely love pretty much all the lip products from essence that i've tried. This line of the 'longlasting lipsticks' is super creamy and comfortable to wear and i've only actually two nudes of this line before this one. This is my brightest essence lipstick to date and i can honestly say it's my favourite. I have an awful lot of red lipsticks as you could probably imagine and i really enjoy wearing them on a pretty much daily basis so i like trying different formulations and finishes. 

This one is supposed to be matte and to be completely honest, this was a very quick swatch and at the time, the chance of it entering into an actual post was pretty unlikely so it's very messy and really doesn't show the lipstick at it's best, i can promise you it does set matte but is still really comfortable on the lips, not drying at all. The lighting also makes the colour look really fuschia but again it was super difficult to photograph so it looked anything like real life. It is definitely red. 

This lipstick is super affordable and is a really nice quality for the money, i'd definitely recommend them. So far, i only have three of this line but they seem pretty consistent in terms of formula and even with this completely different finish, the colour is still really comfortable and nice to wear without drying the lips out.

Okay so, the wear time isn't the best, it does need touching up every couple of hours of so but it does fade really evenly and nicely and it reapplies well too because there is nothing worse then reapplying lipstick over dried flaky lipstick stains.

I really like the packaging of this product too. It's nice and sleek but feels substantial. Okay, it's plasticy but it feels sort of nice plastic almost silky if that makes sense? It's really smooth and kind of matte but kind of shiny. It's hard to explain but i like it and hopefully you can tell from the picture kind of what i'm trying to explain. But for such a cheap brand, what i'm saying is the packaging is good.


The colour is beautiful; a really satin- matte classic red which really is a lovely all year round colour as it's bright enough for summer and plummy enough for autumn. 

Overall, i'd really recommend picking up one or two of these if you have a supplier of essence nearby. As far as i'm aware it's only available at Wilko's in the UK which is a bit of a bummer as all mine are quite out of the way. However, if you can get hold of them i'd recommend pretty much the whole line as i've found it all to be consistently good and great value for money, not just the lip products.

If you'd like me to do a few more posts of any essence products let me know as i definitely have a few favourites but i don't want to overdo it with one brand. 

Thanks Guys! x

7 Lips in 7 Days:Rimmel Apocalips "Light Year"

Day 1:

So i decided that in order to get through the many many lip products that i'd like to review, this month i'd do a little 7 Lips in 7 Days series alongside my other posts so i get those done but also don't bore the people who aren't as fond as lipstick as i am to death. I might continue with these as maybe a once a month/ Once every few months type thing? I'm not sure as of yet but we'll see.
None of these are going to be particularly long posts (she says now) but i'm hoping that i'll be able to write a lot of these in advance so i can just put them up on busy days.
I've also got a few other posts in draft form at the moment and i'll put those up throughout the few days as well so hopefully i won't bore anyone.

ANYWAY, i tried these lipsticks really recently actually which to be fair was a bit slow of me as it seemed really late to the party on these. I actually ended up picking quite a number of these up in the end because i got them for a really good price, but i'll get onto that later. 
I must admit, the Apocalips are not my favourite lipstick formula but that's just personal preference as i'm definitely more of a matte lip kind of girl (and yes, i know there is a matte formula but i'll review that at a later date). 
But overall, the thing i love is the colour, and it lasts such a long time! For a glossy nude, creamy formula, the staying power on this lipstick is something else. And when it does wear away, it does so really evenly and is not drying. It's almost like a liquid lipstick with stain properties. 
But then they've got that right too in that it isn't completely impossible to remove. 

The colour itself, 'Light Year' is a really pretty pink nude. The lip swatch is probably not the best representation of the true colour as i do have really naturally red lips so most colours show up a little more pink on me. However, this shows it versatility and it's ability to adapt and look great on more then just one particular skin tone. But for me, i love it. It's a really easy to wear, everyday nude that could be paired with pretty natural skin and eyes or a really bold vampy look. I do get a lot of wear out of this lip and as it is so moisturizing, i cannot complain about wearing it most days at the moment. 
Normally, the Apocalips range is really quite expensive for a rimmel lipstick, like £6-7 maybe. But i discovered on a recommendation a while ago an amazing little website called 'Fragrance Direct' that i know a lot of you will have heard of already, where i found these available for £1.99! I believe they tend to stock mostly discontinued products and even a quick google shows that most places don't have this particular colour anymore. But honestly, the quality is still really excellent and i've made so many orders from there now and never had a problem with anything so i'd definitely recommend a look. It stocks a whole range of makeup and skincare products from Miss Sporty to Calvin Klein and Mac at reduced prices so if you're after anything specific or just want a quick splurge but not a splurge, then check it out! 

Thankyou guys for reading and i'll try and keep these coming and if you like this style of series i'll try and come up with more of them in the future! 

Jo x