Kevyn Aucoin blush & highlight haul

Kevyn Aucoin is one of my all time favourite high end luxury makeup brands. I just can never go wrong with them (minus the neo setting powder which in all honest was a fail and a half), as the products are pigmented, creamy and the packaging is to die for - as expected from the king of makeup.  I picked up two blushers in Fira (a beautiful red), and Pravela (a sweet warm toned pink). Two of their celestial skin liquid lightenings in starlight and candlelight. As well as their highlighting powder in star light. Reviews will be coming soon, as I'm curios to see whether the £42 liquid highlighters are worth the money when theres so many affordable liquid highlighters on the market now.
Honestly did I need to splash out? no I was a sucker for the packaging and whilst I was supposed to be on a no spending spree. I'm ashamed to say I did purchase this mainly for the aesthetic value and cuteness.

Chanel rouge coco shine - Liberte review

Chanel lipsticks are one of the most iconic chic lipsticks out there, however they're not something I can ever just go out and buy. I was thrilled a few weeks ago when my mum kindly surprised me with a few high end beauty products, which included the Chanel rouge coco shine lipstick in liberté.

The consistency of the lipstick is lovely, it applies so smooth and is glossy, hydrating and even which is pretty much expected of the lipstick. The colour is quite unique, the bullet is a light peach/orange with specks of shimmer - which may seem off-putting - but when on the lips the shimmer is not at all obvious. The shade itself also differs from person to person, it can look like a peach shade when used lightly or a brown toned orange when applied more heavily. I think this shade will definitely compliment all shades and cannot recommend it enough! I might be getting ahead of myself when I say this but it is approaching christmas kiiiiind of soon, so you know...add this to your list ladies.

Dior serum de rouge 455 Tea Rose Crystal review

 

Dior serum de rouge 455 tea rose crystal - £26.50

The serum de rouge lipstick is quite unlike anything I own, packaging wise it's very sleek and chic, it's quite long and skinny with a geometric looking design and silver dior engraved rings contrasting with the black. Ah onto the price, this is well..quite a lot ..Ok it is a lot

So you see a silver seal, on the seal it tells you that to get product you need to twist the bottom bit twice, twisting it twice gives about 1-2 mm of product - not only is this tiresome but you can't twist all the product back down like you would with a normal lipstick so if you twist up too much well you're stuck.

Also the colour isn't at all like the bullet, the bullet shows a deep rose kind of pink, but it comes out like a creamy nude pale pink and not quite the rose colour that I expect with a touch of gold shimmer that I also did not expect. The colour is pretty but just not on me (sigh) I think this would suit pale skin tones beautifully.

Oh and other thing, on the little leaflet that comes in the box which I randomly decided to read, the serum de rouge claims that texture of the lipstick "melts over your lips for absolute comfort and unique pleasure" - which it does
And the integral care is that it's "unparalleled formula, highly concentrated with lip sticks (ten times more then our classic lip stick) illuminates your lips with youthful beauty and after 1 month of daily use, they are deeply moisturised, smoothed and redefined." - I haven't tried this daily for over a month so I can't comment on it, however I'm interested to look into this claim as baby lips claimed something similar about lip lines and in no way did that happen.

So to sum it up, the creamy texture and over all luxury of this product cannot be denied so if you want this in your collection, or are looking for something a bit better or like the upgraded version of the lip butters then try this (but I'd recommend going in store and trying it on before purchasing).
But if this is out of your budget, don't worry as this isn't a to die for product in my experience, and you can get like two drug store lip butters for the same price.
Also if you're looking for something similar to this product but not a lip butter, then I would recommend looking into the missha deep moisture lip essence which feels very similar on the lips to the Dior one, although the colour is more of a deeper pink - this also has spf and is just around the £5 mark.

YSL volupte sheer candy 4 Succulent pomegranate

YSL volupte sheer candy -   £23.50

You cannot deny that ysl have one of the most luxurious looking designs, especially for their lipsticks. It does seem catch people's attention when you pull it out of your purse! however the price does seem a little harsh when in essence it's a sheer tinted glossy balm.

I do love this product, and I'm hoping to purchase another one - there's a decent shade range, it gives such a nice rosy pomegranate colour to your lips in 1 coat and layering it can give more of a pink colour. As it's a glossy balm, it hydrates your lips and it's quite long lasting on the lips (it claims to be up to 8 hours).

The only down side is the price, as it seems absurd to be paying £23.50 for in reality - a tinted balm, when you can get similar results from cheaper drug store brands like the maybelline baby lips, revlon lip butters, etc although these aren't as luxurious. 

Also, please comment below if you'd like to see swatches of lip products in future, whether these be arm swatches or lip swatches.