QVC's Top Tips for 'Puckering Up' on National Kissing Day, Thursday 20th June 2013.

Pucker up my lovelies!! It's National Kissing Day tomorrow, and QVC have enlisted the help of some 'Pouting Professionals' (love that term) to give you some fabulous hints and tips to get your lips luscious and ready for action!

All products recommended are available from the QVC Website, or on Sky channel 640, Freeview channel 16, Freesat channel 800 or virgin TV channel 740.

Now all I have to do is find somebody to smooch... ;-)

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

The Hunt For The Perfect Nude Lipstick!

Ever since my love for lipstick came back in a big way just before I started this blog, I've favoured the brighter shades - pinks, reds, corals and more. I couldn't get enough of them, and I've loved every minute.

However, I have been completely avoiding nude shades as I've loved the bright, bold shades so much that nudes never really called to me when browsing for lipstick... that, and also because I've never found one that doesn't make me look dead.

These look quite nice?!

I don't know if is my inexperience in the nude department (oo-err), or if it's simply that I just don't suit them and am destined never to wear one whilst still looking like I'm in the land of the living.

So, I have decided that it is now my life's quest to find my perfect nude shade and this is where you come in, I'd love for you to suggest your favourite nude shades to me so that I can check them out.

I'm thinking that I might need something with a pink or peach undertone, rather than out and out beige as I'm pretty sure that pure beige would give me that dreaded look of death. I don't care which brand make the lippy, although it needs to have some staying power as I hate to have to reapply every 5 minutes whilst I should be having fun.

What do you think my dears? x

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

Max Factor Lipfinity Lasting Lip Tint Pen - 03 Pink Princess!

I bought this from Superdrug on Sunday as I had wanted to try these since I first saw them advertised, anything that is meant to be long lasting is always good in my book so when I noticed they were just £5.99 on offer I thought it would be rude not to buy one, really.

I went for shade 03 (Pink Princess) and it hasn’t disappointed me; it is quite a strong pink when used heavily, but still perfectly wearable as you can build the colour up (as you can see on my hand swatches below) as much as you feel comfortable with. 

Another thing I’ve been really impressed with is the staying power of this product. It has survived drinking very comfortably; even eating doesn’t do much, if any damage and I do tend to use it a lot as a base for a lipstick or gloss for this very reason! The lip swatches below are with a bit of lip balm on, the shine isn't really from the pen, although it's not completely matte either.

A light usage:

 Slightly heavier:

 Heavier still:

Apologies for my dodgy lips, I rushed with the application and then was trying to hold them fairly neutrally but I failed, badly... this is still all new to me and I'm not entirely comfortable in front of a camera or with my looks in general!

I quite like that I can use this to make my lips look fuller by tracing ever so slightly over the outer lip-line, and as the stain really does stay put I feel confident that I’m not going to end up with dodgy looking lips later on in the day/evening when doing so!

Close ups:

This is still on offer at Superdrug for a limited time for those of you who are interested in buying it!

MAC Viva Glam Gaga II Spring 2011!

The upcoming MAC/Lady Gaga lip colours may not be to your taste - they're not really calling to me if I am honest, and I don't think the colours would suit me either; but there’s no doubting (in my opinion) how lovely Lady G looks in the promotional photo above. What do you think?

Lipstick (Nude)

Lipglass (Nude)

Pictures from Tempalia.com