31 Days of Lipstick: Week 3

Three weeks into the challenge and my selfie taking prowess has dropped to an all time low. My most spoken sentence this week – “Does my face really look like that?!”. It’s been a traumatic week. I almost resent Tami for putting me through it. Almost.

This challenge has made me realise that I really need to try and wear brighter lipsticks a bit more, I seem to be something of a nude-lip-lover. 

I started the week with the easy to wear Max Factor Colour Elixir Giant Pen Stick in Subtle Coral, which is kinda like a gloss in stick form. A pretty peachy nude, nothing exciting, but it looks pretty and it wears nice, even on chapped lips. 

Day 16 I went for my new favourite gloss, the Nyx Butter Gloss in Peaches and Cream. A beautiful creamy peach gloss (did you guess that buy the name?), it’s pretty balmy and hydrating, but still offers a beautiful colour & glossy finish.

Day 17 was my second attempt at trying to pull off the Revlon Colourstay Moisture Stain in LA Exclusive, and I’m pleased to report it went much better. This is too light a shade for me to wear on my natural skin tone, but since I’m a shade darker than usual (could you even tell?) it worked! This is a really pretty gloss which wears down to a pretty pink stain. I sported this down the beach, and it looked pretty, well, pretty. 

For day 18 I returned to a trusty favourite, rather than a new pick, the Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Streak a gorgeous coral shade that perks up my day quite nicely. I’ve spoken about this a thousand times, it’s a good’un.

Another trusty favourite, the next day I went with the amazing Dior Lip Glow. Is it true this is being discontinued? If so that’s a real shame, it’s a beautiful product. This just gives my lips a little something something, it adds a little pinkness and a little glossiness. Much love for this one.

Day 20 and my lips were feeling a little chapped, so I opted for the L’Oreal L’Extraordinaire Liquid Lipstick – thing. Who knows what the name of that product is. I have the shade Rose Melody, a pretty nude pink (shocker, I know) which has the hydration of a balm, the finish of a gloss and the colour of a lipstick (my brain is now singing that Hannah Montana song, YOU GET THE BEEEEESSSSSST OF BOTH WORLDS…).

I don’t normally go for a lipstick AND a gloss in one sitting, but on Day 22 I applied the Lipstick Queen Lipstick in Pink Sinner and it just felt a little matte, so I added a little of the Maybelline Coloursensational The Elixir in Petal Plush, which added gloss, shine, and lifted my lips a little. I actually really like the combination of these products, my lips but pinker!

Ten days left! Don’t forget to check out Tami’s post here.

What lipsticks have you been wearing this week?