Colourpop 'foxy' ultra matte lip review

Hi all!,

This week I am writing about my recent purchase of the Colourpop foxy collection of 5 stunning mini ultra matte liquid lipsticks. 

First up as always a bit about the brand!

ColourPop was born, raised and made with love in the City of Angels. Founded in 2014 by Seed Beauty, they pride themselves on being wallet friendly and bunny approved.

Colourpop's products are tested in the nicest way possible, leaving fur babies to be fur babies and experimenting on people instead (the people at ColourPop HQ to be exact!). 

Beeper- warm mid-tone taupe
Clueless- dusty mauve pink
Tulle- dusty mauve burgundy
Creeper- true classic blue red
More Better- deep violet wine

If you would love to check out the colourpop website click here. They have amazing swatches of this collection on different skin tones, they are all so flattering!

Application tips

Make sure your lips are bare, dry, and exfoliated for the smoothest finish. Apply a matching lip pencil for a precise and perfected application. Next, apply Ultra Matte Lip with the applicator or your favorite lip brush. It's suggested to store these babies upright and shake before application!

This thin and lightweight formula glides onto the lips leaving SUPER intense colour with a bold, ultra matte finish. It's very long wearing and completely kiss proof!

So these are they first lip products/any products I have purchased from Colourpop. I have very much enjoyed them so far but for sure have to be in the right mood. I find that if my lips are even a tad dry that I cannot handle having these on, but that goes for any matte lip product. 

These I purchased without any lip liners (I have since purchased matching lip liners) and I can apply them reasonably ok without lip liner's but it is difficult and is not overly neat, it would be better with lip liners!. Since purchasing a few liners I have not actually applied these again ( But I will). To be honest everyone, I have purchased so so many lip products lately that I am struggling to go through them all on rotation to try....that sounds just awful! Do you have that problem to??!?

They do dry to a complete matte and are transfer proof, they will last all day through food and drink if you want them to . I personally cannot wear matte lipsticks for a 8 hour work day because I am talking so so much in my job it just starts to get uncomfortable for me. 

I love the intense pigment of the colour of these and cannot wait to try out the rest of the range of satin lips, glossy lips, and more matte lips plus all of the liners that I have recently purchased. 

Have you got this collection or other colourpop products? Let me know down below if you have or anything else you might suggest! I would so love to hear from you and get some response of your thoughts, also like this post if you would love to see more Colourpop!

xo

Felicity

Nyx butter gloss review

Happy weekend everyone!

Today I wanted to spread my love on the nyx butter gloss! As you all know I am a giant fan of the nyx cosmetics line and these are my most beloved product so far out of there range.

These are so easy to wear, and very nourishing on the lips. If I do not take care this does end up on my teeth which is a bit of a pain but its a simple fix as just being careful with application and also taking the time to do the few tricks I know to avoid this getting on my teeth.

This will last all day if left alone, which of course is really impossible because we need to eat and drink! While eating and drinking it 100% will transfer onto your food & cups, but that is ok!

There are so far 34 shades in the range but I am sure so many more are coming out! The shades available are:

Angel food cake - Mauve

Apple Strudel - Peach

Blackberry Pie - Black

Cherry cheese cake - Orange

Cherry Pie - Red

Cotton candy - Pink with a blue undertone

Cranberry Biscotti - Deep berry

Creme Brulee - Natural

Cupcake - Hot pink

Devils food cake - Deep plum

Eclair - Pink

Fortune cookie - Nude

Gelato - Purple

Ginger snap - Chocolate brown

Madeleine - Mid tone nude

Maple blondie - Deep peach

Merengue - Pink lilac

Peach cobbler - Red-orange

Peach crisp - Peach

Peaches and cream - Pink coral

Pink buttercream - Coral with a pink undertone

Praline - Deep nude

Raspberry pavlova - Red brown

Raspberry tart - Violet

Red velvet - Deep red

Red wine truffle - Burgundy

Strawberry cheesecake - Warm pink

Strawberry jam - Strawberry red

Strawberry parfait - Fuchsia

Sugar cookie - Bright fuchsia

Sugar plum - Lavender

Sunday Mimosa - Light peach

Tiramisu - Brown

Vanilla cream pie - Mauve

To visit the nyx website click here

Eclair

This is a stunning pink. It is wonderful and more of a natural tone pink and would look stunning on every skin shade. This is another gloss that looks great with or without makeup and doesn't look out of place either way.

Angle food cake

This is my favorite shade that I own out of this range and my favorite general nyx lip product. It is a mauve color and I wear this one most days and am going through this one fast! This shade is very close to my own lip color so I find it looks really nice and evens out the color of my lips and actually makes them look bigger!

Apple strudel

This is a stunning peach gloss! I love the way this looks with a summer dress and simple makeup. 

Cherry pie

This is a wonderful true red. I have not been able to fit this into my normal day to day makeup as I do not feel I suit red lips! It is so so stunning!

Creme Brulee

This is a wonderful natural color on the lips and goes with majority of makeup looks. I find this is a great shade for my skin tone when I am not tanned or even if I have no makeup on. It doesn't wash me out a lot which is a big problem I normally have with light pink lip products.

Make sure to check out the website as they show all of the colors and they are so so beautiful. I cannot wait to get more of these but I have such a nyx obsession I think I may have to wait a bit longer, my makeup collection is growing a lot!

So as you would have gathered these are a gloss finish on the lips which looks great and is very flattering on most lip shapes. The colors come off as very sheer with a small amount of pigment to them. So if you are wanting a full look these wont work for you but I find these are the best product for my lips on a day to day basis because they are so easy to remove without a mirror and if you are a busy person like me that will really sell you on a product!

Well that is it for this week! I really hope you have enjoyed this weeks post and come back next week for more!

xo

Felicity

Goodness chia seed grab and go kit review

Hi everyone!

So today I am so excited to bring to my blog a few items from the goodness range!

I am new to this brand so decided to purchase the grab and go kit which is a great idea to let someone really give the products a go before investing in full sizes. I purchased my set for NZ $24.99.

A bit about the goodness brand if you are not familiar . They are natural & vegan-friendly. Something I love is that they do no animal testing on there products and also made in New Zealand. And they use certified organic chia seed oil which has so many great quality's for your skin! 

Goodness products are available in Australia and New Zealand and I hope eventually they will be available world wide. The people that made this wonderful brand also made the trilogy natural skincare and the Ecoya range. I have never tried the trilogy range but I just adore the Ecoya range, I actually didn't know that they were behind all these different products!

Another thing that really sold me on the goodness range in that they have the NZ best in beauty award. So if all the above things didn't pull you to love them that really should, its a big achievement to have that! 

Below is what I got and how I am finding them so far.

Every Day Cream Cleanser (20ml) 

With all the goodness of apple extract, chia seed, avocado and coconut oils. I really enjoy this as an everyday gentle face wash. I have sensitive skin and have had no issues at all with this.

Every Week Face Scrub (10ml) 

With all the goodness of powdered pumice, chia seed, avocado and coconut oils. I have only tried this twice since purchasing and while its not my favorite product out of the range it is a more gentle exfoliating type face wash I own which is nice for the times when I am having a bad skin flare up and cannot take the more intense products. 

Certified Organic Chia Seed Oil (5ml)

I’ve got the balance of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids just right. I love this! This is really one of my favorite products I own. I can apply this on its own to hydrate my skin or add it to any moisturiser for that little bit extra I might need.

Every Morning Moisturiser (20ml)

With all the nourishing goodness of bilberry and hibiscus extracts, chia seed, avocado and coconut oils. This is a wonderful moisturiser and I very much enjoy using. It is thin and lightweight so is completely fine to use under makeup and is hydrating enough that it gives me enough to last all day without my skin getting dry and sore.

Every Evening Cream (25ml)

With all the goodness of honeysuckle flower extract, chia seed, avocado and coconut oils. I use this most out of all of the products in this kit. I like to use an oil twice a week on my skin at night time then the rest of the time this is what I use. I find this gives me a lot of hydration to my skin and is great for sensitive skin. 

Visit the goodness natural beauty lab here.

Have you tried this brand or similar products? let me know!

Well that is it for this week!

Have a wonderful week everyone.

xo

Felicity

Nyx BB cream swatches and review

Hi all,

Happy Sunday! Would you believe I went out this morning to look at makeup and came back home with none!?!? What the heck! 

So I had a giant splurge at the NYX stand last week , it was the official launch at a few Farmers stores in New Zealand  . So along I went to the late night launch! I even managed to get a spot prize whoohoo! So be prepared for a few posts of the makeup I collected!

I have been eyeing up NYX for quite a while but no store in my city stocked it and I really wanted to see it face to face to really see what it was like. And boy was I impressed. Something I picked up was there wonderful BB cream. Something I wasn't honestly intending on getting that night as I tend to research into things a lot before purchasing to make sure it's right for me. 

What originally caught my eye was the packaging. Nice and simple and to the point. Just what I like. I have been wanting a BB cream for quite a while and have purchased a few with a lot of promises to then get disappointed with them . 

This just felt right. I befriended a stranger at the stand that is just as addicted to makeup and just as excited for NYX and we both found the BB cream at the same time and compared with each other which shade out the three choices would work for each other. She was just lovely! 

So upon trying all three, this one matched me very well. I was surprised when trying the tester out how great it felt on my hand. And it really made my skin look so much better -without looking fake if you know what I mean. 

I got home late that night and tucked all my purchases away until the weekend when my mind is away from work and up for total makeup play time! 

I chose the shade natural and its perfect for my skin tone, I hope you can see that in the pictures above!

I found this cream to be very lightweight. You can barely feel it when applying it to the skin and once it is massaged into your face you cannot feel it at all. Your face just feels hydrated and happy. Also , it doesn't rub off so you do not need to worry about that!

I found that the formulation is not heavily pigmented. To me, this magic in a tube is the complete ideal for a BB cream. Its not heavy, it gives you the kind of skin perfecting coverage you need and it also hydrates your skin while its there. 

I have tried this multiple times without moisteriser underneath also and this really is fine without it. I have combination skin and I do not find that my dry patches hurt using this as my moisteriser. 

Also, another benefit is this can be worn under makeup and also doubles up as your primer! I cant believe how multipurpose this cream is!

As you can see in the above pictures my skin after I applied the cream looked smoother and also I feel it brightened it up with evening out my skin tone. And is slightly tinted.

Also for anyone out there that wants to know what this is like for oily skin, this is perfect. Its oil free which for me having a very oily t-zone is something that is a must. Compared to anything else that I have tried this doesn't make me oily any sooner or later.

I also have issues normally with my foundation separating towards the end of the day after a good few hours wear. I have found with this BB cream on underneath my foundation I have not had that issue so far.

So for me this is perfect, I would totally recommend it to anyone that asks. 

If you are out and about and are in search of a moisturiser or a BB cream that has that little bit extra I would really pick this up. Its not to expensive at NZ $21 for what it is but I know its so scary to spend even that much on a product you do not know. I would encourage going to your NYX stand if you can and trying out the testers on your skin. I tend to do that when I can and go away and come back and let it sit on my skin for a bit to make sure I do not have a reaction to it. 

Have you tried this? Do you have a favourite BB cream? Let me know!

Have you seen my Instagram? Check it out here!

Happy week everyone

xo

Felicity