I am quite a recent convert to lipstick, before I just put on a bit of gloss or lip balm
and I was good to go. However, over the last 5 months or so I have become addicted to lipstick.
I love discovering new brands, and as I live somewhere which only has small shops,
I miss out on a lot of products.
I went to Cardiff recently and came across “Natural Collection” in Boots. The first thing I noticed was
the prices. £1.99 for a lipstick?! It had me wondering whether the price was so low for a reason.
I picked up a pink colour and a red colour to try out.
I love the simplicity of the packaging, although I know that this may put some people off as it does
not look as crisp and sophisticated as some other brands. I find that this stands out in my collection
though as most other packaging is black.
“Pink Orchid” is this lovely pink shade which has some shimmer to it. This is perfect for summer, as
although I love matte colours, it is nice to have some shimmery shades for the nice weather. The
lipstick is also extremely moisturising, and I found that my lips felt amazing whilst wearing it, and
also after the colour had worn off.
For such a cheap product, I expected the colour to rub off quickly and not last very well.
However, this lasted a good 4 hours and that included eating and drinking.
It did lose a bit of shine, but for £1.99 I couldn't fault it.
Indoors and under flash conditions, the colour is a nice deep pink colour, and you can really notice
the amount of moisture it gives to the lips. I think it must have some blue undertones too as it
makes your teeth look extremely white…which is always good!
Thank you Sarah for the great post…what a bargain for such a wonderful colour!
Thanks so much for featuring my post :)
ReplyDeleteThis was a cute color but I don't like lipsticks with shimmer on my lips.
ReplyDeleteIt looked great on you though :)
Thanks so much. I do prefer matte lipsticks, but this is such a nice shade I don't mind the shimmer :)
DeleteIt actually looks like a really great quality lipstick. wouldn't wear it though, shimmery lips look awful on me!
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I will be reserving this for nights out, as during the day I think Matte lipsticks are better. This is completely different to products that I would usually use :)
DeleteI love natural collection makeup, especially the lipsticks and concealers for a quick touch up xx
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried the concealers, but I do plan on trying some more of their products as I was so impressed with the lipsticks. :)
DeleteI find I tend to prefer the cheaper lipsticks.. don't know why they just feel better on :)
ReplyDeleteDaniella x
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I've found that so far too. Although saying that I don't have many expensive ones. I just sometimes think the expensive ones are over rated and people forget about the cheaper ones. I've ordered some ELF ones to try too. :)
DeleteI love to try natural brands, they normally are less intense and less pigmented that the regular ones, but sometimes it´s worth it, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI get what you mean about the pigmentation, but I feel like cheaper brands are improving their formulas constantly and I'm becoming more and more impressed. I love MUA ones! If it means having to apply it more often then so be it but I prefer £1 instead of £13! :)
DeleteI was exactly the same, I used to think balm and gloss would beat lipstick any day, but now I think I'll have to get my hands on this, it looks lovely on you! xx
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I love natural collection makeup :) This is a lovely colour xx
ReplyDeleteI love Natural Collection lipsticks but every one I've had has broken/melted/the bullet has fallen out of the packaging! It's a shame but I guess at that price they are easily replaceable x
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