Sugarpill x Edward Scissorhands Palette

My fast fingers managed to snatch me something exciting. Something limited edition. Something pretty damn cool. I got myself the Sugarpill x Edward Scissorhands Eyeshadow Palette.    -internal screaming-

'Twenty-five years after the world fell in love with Edward Scissorhands, Sugarpill presents a limited edition palette that combines dark romantic shades with sweet suburban pastels inspired by the modern fairytale. These six cutting edge new eyeshadows allow you to create countless inventive looks ranging from metallic smoky eyes to retro housewife chic.'

Never judge a Sugarpill eyeshadow by it's swatch. Their shadows can be dry and patchy when swatched on bare skin (above) but on the eye over a primer they transform into the most amazing, pigmented and smooth shades.

I got mine from Cocktail Cosmetics for £26.

Were you fast enough to snag this limited edition badboy? Are you still trying to control your tears after missed out? Leave me a comment! 

Thanks for stopping by :D 

Eve 

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Top 10 Bright Lipsticks

Hello!

I'm here today with a selection of my top 10 bright lipsticks. I would say these are for summer, but I'm that girl that wears neon pink all year round, so...

I'm going to start with one of my long term favourites, Tangerine Scream from Sleek.

This orange is briiiiiiiiiiight. Not one for the shrinking violets amongst you, this lipstick is a very yellow toned bright orange. Be wary, this will make your teeth look yellow. 

Now we've got another of my favourite liquid lipsticks from Jeffree Star Cosmetics in the shade Queen Supreme.

Queen Supreme is a sort of pastel neon powder pink? Is that a thing? It's very blue toned and is teetering on the edge of being lilac. This is another shade from Jeffree Star that I thought might not suit me, but I'm glad I got it because I'm obsesssssed!

Next we have two Rouge Edition Velvets from Bourjois in Pink Pong and Olé Flamingo.

The swatches never really do the Rouge Edition Velvets justice, they dry down very matte but it does take some time for them to do so. I'm sure these two pinks dry down to become even brighter. One is blue toned and the other is a raspberry-ish shade.

Next is another Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick in Prom Night. Tell I'm obsessed yet?

Prom Night is suuuuuuper bright hot pink. Like look at it for too long it'll burn your eyes hot pink. I've worn this a few times and can confirm that this doesn't budge. I overlined my lips with it and still had a pink stain around them the next day. Insane.

Candy Yum Yum from MAC is next.

Candy Yum Yum again is briiiiiiiiiiight! It's a blue toned pink and would flatter all skin tones. I bought mine from the Cosmetics Company Outlet in York for anyone keen to snag this in the UK. It was £11, so not much of a discount but I couldn't pass it up.

Onto purples now! Mystic from Sleek is one of my all time faves. 

Mystic is what you might call a wearable purple. On different skin tones it would look almost pink, and others it would glow with a blue hue. I've also thrown in an honourable mention of MAC's Magenta lip liner, which is virtually the same colour. 

Next up is... have you guessed yet? Yes it's Heroine from MAC.

I was soooooooo excited when this was made permanent! It's a perfect middle of the road purple that doesn't lean too blue or pink. I just want to roll in it, ahhhh.

Another Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick. Be still my beating heart.

I'm Royalty is a blue toned royal purple and is utterly gorgeous. I haven't had the guts to wear this in public yet but I reaaaally want to. Once the sun's out and I've stopped caring this may be my summer lip of choice. 

Finally we've reached the last lipstick! And it's another from Sleek.

Smother is such a strange colour. Swatched it looks quite reddy pinky purple, but on the lips it becomes an intense deep purple colour. This is one of my all time favourite lipsticks and it's just a bonus that it only costs £5. I may need to start a backup collection of this lipstick.

Here's a full photo of all the swatches :)

Is this the end? Nah, I've got some more honourable mentions for you ;)

These are the Maybelline ColorSensational Vivids lipsticks for all you brights lovers. I know I'll be putting these aaaaallover my mouth this summer.

And Fuchsia Flash is a pretty close dupe for Candy Yum Yum ;) 

What are you going to be wearing on your lips this summer? Let me know in the comments, follow me on Instagram @littleever1 and subscribe to my blog! 

Thanks for stopping by :D

Eve xoxo

Top 10 Nude Lipsticks

Hello!

I thought it was about time I shared some of my top 10 products, starting today with nude lipsticks. I never realised how many nude-ish lipsticks I owned, maybe I should stop buying them now? No? Okay then if you say so ;)

I couldn't put these in order of favourites so these are coming at'cha in colour order of a fashion. 

The observant amongst you will notice that there are 11 lipsticks in this photo.. I've included a bonus Jonas pairing that I'm undecided about.

First on my arm of swatches is MAC's Velvet Teddy.

Velvet Teddy is a warm brown nude, and pretty much my go-to when I don't know what to wear on my lips. It's a matte formula which is usually what I go for, staying power is number one on my list of requirements.

Next is 1995 from Gérard Cosmetics. This is definitely in the same vein as Velvet Teddy, it screams 90's brown nude which seems to be the big thing right now.

These two are really similar. 1995 is a tad darker and slightly more brown. 

Next is the bonus pairing. I bought these two years apart but they work pretty well together.

This is Wet 'n' Wild lip pencil in Chestnut on its own. Again that 90's nude thing goin' on.

And here it is with Sleek Naked lipstick over the top. The Sleek lipstick looks AWFUL on me alone, but over Chestnut it creates a really nice orangey brown. 

Next are some of my FAVOURITE liquid lipsticks from Jeffree Star Cosmetics. 

Celebrity Skin is another brown nude and perfect in every single way. The colour is great and the formula is even better. These last and last and last, I can't sing their praises enough. If you're after liquid lipstick that could stay on for days, this is for you.

Another from Jeffree Star. I was worried this colour would look terrible on me when I ordered it, but luckily it's just the right amount of pale.

I'm Nude is just perfection. It's a true nude but not at all 'concealer lips'. One for the pale girls, I say.

Another true nude now, and at the other end of the price range. This is shade 14 from MUA.

This is quite peachy and normally not at all what I would go for, but on the lips it looks pretty damn good. I've been wearing this over a purple-grey lip liner to make it cooler toned, but it is just as good alone. The formula of this leaves something to be desired but can you complain for a pound? 

Here is the second lipstick from Gérard Cosmetics, and one that I was really excited about, Underground.

Underground is supposedly a good dupe for a 'greige' liquid lipstick from a brand that I don't care to mention *cough* boycott lime crime *cough*. This lipstick is a perfect shade of grey without making you look too living dead. I like to wear this with a cool toned eye and plenty of contour/bronzer to warm my face back up and avoid looking top much like a corpse.

Next is MAC's Twig. We're moving over to the pinky nude spectrum now. 

Twig is quite an ashy, dusty pink colour. It doesn't look like it next to Underground though. It still has a brown tone in there somewhere. This is a shade I think would be universally flattering on all skin tones.

Next is a nude offering from Revlon in the form of Colorburst Matte Balm in Sultry.

This might not be what everyone would call a nude, and probably is more of a neutral than nude, but for the sake of this blog post it's a nude. This is a pretty deep raspberry-ish pink and another go-to when I don't know what to wear on my lips. And it smells minty! Mmm...

This is another of my faaaaaavourite liquid lipsticks, the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvets. I've bough all 8 of them. That's the sign of a serious problem.

The swatch doesn't do this lipstick justice. The first layer can be washy, but when it's dried down and you put on a second layer, err ma gerd, there is no budging it. I've worn these lipsticks and still had them on the next day because they just don't move. Nude-ist is another lovely pinky colour and again something I think would be universally flattering.

The last lipstick! We made it! Finally I have an Illamasqua lipstick in Climax.

Another very pink colour, and probably the most vibrant of the bunch. This is another great nude colour that doesn't get enough use sat in my stash. Illamasqua lipsticks are verrrrry matte, so I wear this over a lip balm to make it feel less drying. 

If you've stayed with me to the end, thank you so much <3 

Here's a final lineup of all the swatches..

I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of my favourite nude(ish) lipsticks. If you're into matte lips definitely check out Jeffree Star Cosmetics, I buy mine from Cocktail Cosmetics here in the UK.

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Eve xoxo