Revlon Lip Butter V L'Oreal Caresse

So I’m sure most of you have heard of the Revlon Lip Butters. They have been pretty hard to miss, very popular with US beauty bloggers and much anticipated here when it was announced they were to be released in the UK in March!

I was one of the many people eagerly awaiting their arrival to our shores!! However a very similar product seemed to slip the Beauty Bloggers radar until fairly recently, and that’s the L’Oreal Caresse Sheer Lipsticks. Maybe they weren’t advertised as well, I don’t know, but they certainly didn’t have the hype surrounding them like the Lip Butters did!

I have finally got my hands on both and thought I’d compare and give you my opinion on both.

L’Oreal Caresse Sheer Lipstick

I initially picked up the L’Oreal Caresse, purely because it was released first. I love the packaging of these, it’s sleek and stylish, I love the metallic colour on the top of the lid indicating the colour chosen. It’s also transparent, which I think reflects the sheerness of the product itself.
I have the colour ‘Cheeky Magenta’, it’s a beautiful bubblegum, Barbie pink. Although being so sheer it’s not as in your face and over the top as it sounds! These are very moisturising and feel very light on the lips, however being so sheer, a few coats are needed for decent colour pay off! I also found that they don’t have great staying power and easily come off when eating or drinking.

Pros – Packaging, Beautiful Colour, Very Moisturising

Cons – Very Sheer, Couple of coats needed, Easily rubbed off.

Revlon Lip Butter

For something advertised as a ‘lip balm’, these have amazing pigmentation and staying power, lasting on the lips around 4 hours. I have the colour Lollipop which is a hot fuchsia, in certain lights the tiniest flecks of violet glitter can be seen in the bullet but not so much on the lips. This colour would be great for someone who wants to be a bit more adventurous with bright colours without being too over the top! To me this is a muted down, slightly more subtle ‘Girl About Town’ by MAC. It’s not so intense a colour but enough to make a statement.......Can you tell I love it yet??

The packaging on these are quite nice, although not as stylish as the Caresse’s. They have the Revlon quilted effect on the lid which I like but the lid takes up about 90% of the outer packaging, leaving the base of the lipstick very small and hard to get a grip on when trying to take the lid off.

Pros – Beautiful Colour, Great staying power, great pigmentation, Quite moisturising

Cons – Awkward packaging, Not as moisturising as the Caresse

So I love both products, both have pros and cons. However I would say my favourite product are the Revlon Lip Butters, due to the pigmentation, colour and staying power.....I intend on getting more!!

Both are priced at £7.99 and are often 3 for 2 in Boots and Superdrug!!

Happy Mothers Day Ladies!!

Today we celebrated our wonderful Mums for Mothering Sunday! I tell my Mum everyday I love her, but Mothers Day is just another chance to show how much I appreciate her!!

My Mum is my best friend, my rock, she has been there through every step of my life, at the birth of my babies alongside my wonderful husband, she pretty much single handedly organised my wedding, and I had the most amazing childhood with some very special memories thanks to both my wonderful parents.

So to treat my Mum this year I bought her some yummy luxury products, I knew she'd love!! Mum just loves a good pamper, so on Thursday I saw this Champneys Spa Indulgence Mothers Day Collection! Inside there was a Watermint Shower Gel, Watermint Lotion Spritz, Hand and Nail Cream, Gentle Facial Polish and a Replenishing Moisture Mask!
As predicted she loved it all!!

I'm a Mummy too, so I got a lovely card and a beautiful bunch of pink roses, my absolute favourite flowers, they're very similar to my wedding bouquet! I've also got some money to spend at the Vitality Show next Sunday which I'm going to with Mum!

What did you guys to celebrate Mothers Day?

Boots & Superdrug Haul.....Bargain Style!!

I’ve been feeling a bit fugly lately, my hair has felt dry, my skin hasn’t been looking too good and my teeth aren’t as pearly white as I wish! So what was needed?? A trip to Boots and Superdrug of course!!

The first thing on my list was the new Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation. It’s had rave reviews and claims to illuminate and brighten the skin, I’m a sucker for anything that promises to give me a ‘radiant glow’! I love the healthy dewy look, so I had to have it!

I knew I had around £10 of points on my Boots card and with it being only £8.99, I snapped it up absolutely free!!

The bargains don’t stop there! While picking up my foundation, I remembered I was almost out of mascara. For me it’s gotta be thick and volumising and being the makeup junkie I am, I’ve tried a lot! So when I saw Bourjois’ new Volume Max Definition Mascara, I was excited to try it!! Just as exciting was that was that at the moment it has an introductory price of £5.49 down from £9.49!

I’ve been using both VO5’s Give Me Moisture and Cylnol’s Colour Care Shampoo and Conditioner for around 2 months, both brands I loved initially, although I think my hair has got used to the formulas lately as my hair has started to feel a little dry and dull looking. So I fancied a change, when I saw Dove Intensive Repair on offer of BOGOF. I’ve used (and loved) the Intensive conditioner so I thought I’d give it a whirl these a go, and both for only £2.65! Result!

So as I spent over £5 in Boots, I was given a £5 off No7 voucher. It’d be rude not to use it, right?
Right, so I picked up this concealer for only £3! I’ve used this before, it’s a fantastic concealer, which turns to a powdery texture and gives great coverage! Result!

Then I wandered into Superdrug, where I saw that the new Colgate Max White One whitening toothpaste was half price, so only £1.95. When I got to the till, the assistant said I could take £1 off my purchase with my Beauty card points! 95p would hardly get you Tescos value toothpaste!!!
This claims to make my teeth one shade whiter after a week! Review to come!!! 

So I have the products to make me feel glamorous. Glossy hair, fresh healthy looking skin, luscious lashes and bright white teeth......Hopefully!!

Best of all though is that this little lot cost only £12.09, with a huge saving of £21.64! Result!!

17 Cosmetics Twitter Party

Back in November last year 17 Cosmetics held  Twitter Party celebrating the launch of their Magnetic Nail Polishes.
Due to its huge success another party will be held this Sunday to celebrate the launch of their new  mascara - PeepShow!

The fabulous Ree & May will be hosting the event. It’s a great chance to talk all things girly, make new friends and wait for it.......

....the lovely people at 17 Cosmetics will be giving away goodies bags for some of you lucky party goers!!

How do you get involved?

On Sunday 11^th March between 7-8pm get a cuppa and get comfy with your laptop, log onto Twitter and get chatting with other makeup addicts and beauty junkies.

@ReallyRee, @MaySmooch , 17s makeup artist @VanesaGuallar and of  course @17Official will be happy to chat to you about the cosmetics, their new products and all things fun!

Ree & May

The theme is makeup and music so make sure you follow Musician Beca (@BecaDreams) and chat with her, also head over to 17 Cosmetics Facebook page to listen to Beca’s song she wrote especially for 17!

Make sure with every Tweet you include the #17Cosmetics hashtag!

Of course I’ll be joining in, so hopefully I'll chat to you all too. Tweet me @FlossieBeautyL.

xxx