Lip Lust: Gorgeous Cosmetics Lipstick in Inspiration
Sunday, 29 September 2013, Sunday, September 29, 2013 | 0 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

Hi Angels! Boy have I got something special for you today :)
One of the best home grown makeup brands in Australia; Gorgeous Cosmetics is having a super sale on their lipstick range, all discontinued shades are now on sale for $12.95 reduced from $35, these lipsticks are of the most decadent quality, and since I have one of them allow me to convince you to purchase before they run out!

Sale on HUB Make Up and Gorgeous Cosmetics

I bought two lipsticks from Gorgeous Cosmetics earlier in the year at the Salon Melbourne expo, it's a hair, beauty and spa expo held each year at the Exhibition Centre and it's incredible! Highly recommended :)
I bought Buff and Inspiration whilst there, but since Buff is melted down into my lipstick palette now, I'll show you Inspiration!




It looks a little more mauve in person, but I do find lipsticks a bit difficult to photograph!
Inspiration is extremely creamy and buttery, super comfortable to wear, opaque, juicy and longlasting (4-5 hours given they aren't claiming to be longlasting) . Gorgeous Cosmetics lipsticks are packaged in an elegant rounded/rectangle black tube with the brand name written on the side, and the lipstick name is printed clearly on the bottom. The range of lipsticks is absolutely enormous it was so hard to pick!

These lipsticks feel ultra luxurious to wear, and the price (especially on sale) is very reasonable when you compare it to other higher end brands such as M.A.C, Lancôme and Chanel, which cost in excess of $50+ in Australia. These lipsticks have a non-sticky glossiness that I don't feel would even require lip gloss on top, but that is open to personal preference. They're also very moisturising, 

Gorgeous Cosmetics products can be purchased in store in locations in the city, as well as online, and at Hub Makeup stores and their website, I highly recommend them!



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Lip Lust!: Revlon Moon Drops Lipstick in Persian Melon
Thursday, 4 October 2012, Thursday, October 04, 2012 | 2 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

It is proper sweltering outside today! Don't know how I'm going to handle summer when I begin to melt at 31 degrees, goodness me. Onwards my beautiful sunshine babies, I have a fantastic product I am dying to tell you all about, never thought I would have any luck finding it over here but alas, discount beauty stalls strike again with great success. A Revlon classic, the Revlon Moon Drops Lipstick in (such a beautiful name;) Persian Melon.

Moon Drops is a cult classic at Revlon and when it was released it was a huge deal in the beauty industry. When it was released in the 60's it was marketed as the first "wet" lipstick, that moisturised and conditioned the lips unlike any other lip colour out there!

Ad from 1965 for Moon Drops Lipstick

Moon Drops is still as creamy and moisturising now as it was back in the day, keeping my lips smooth and soft, without worrying about my lips getting dry or flaky, plus the colour lasts for a long time too! I had Persian Melon on my lips for about two hours before it faded once I ate, very impressive for a cream lipstick that doesn't make claims about long wear. 


Excuse the slightly dodgy skin! I took all my makeup off before I went to work out and it was a waste putting it back on. Persian Melon is this super bright, neutral almost hot pink (the colour looks much more hot pink in person) that is unmistakably stand out as well as flattering. I love the name of the lipstick too! Persian Melon... it sounds so exotic and Middle Eastern! As I said before the colour is really long lasting and even as it fades it leaves a really beautiful pink tint on the lips, Moon Drops favours very bright bold hues, so if you like strong colours or especially orange lipsticks then Moon Drops is for you! The only qualm most people have with Moon Drops is the scent, I personally don't find it an offensive smell in any way, it's got that older women's lipstick smell a bit, but it's not overwhelming and doesn't stop me from loving it.

The iconic bright green bullet! At least it's easy to find in your makeup bag :)


I have never, ever seen the Moon Drops lipstick at Revlon counters or stands in any Australian store before, so imagine my surprise at seeing about 6 of them at a good old discount beauty stand. The specific name was "Discount Beauty Warehouse", it's not actually a warehouse. Basically it's one of those stands that carries discontinued items or shades, as well as the odd product from lesser known brands, as well as cheap versions of products that are readily available, they have them in most shopping centres over here but obviously this would vary from place to place. I believe these cost about $8 USD and generally a Revlon lipstick in Australia costs around $18 - $25 (ridiculous right?!), so to see these, as well as a fair few shades of the incredible Super Lustrous lipsticks for only $10 was a sure sight for sore eyes. I couldn't resist a bargain!

If you are not sensitive to smells in cosmetics, love bright opaque lipsticks and are a great beauty bargain hunter I can highly recommend the Revlon Moon Drops lipsticks, if you can't find them locally you could always grab one on eBay, best of luck girls! XO

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Lip Lust: Maybelline Color Sensational Créme Lip Gloss in Born With It
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | 0 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

Maybe I was born with it? Sorry I can't help it! It's just Maybelline, and an amazing product at that, everyone knows that the Color Sensation Lipsticks are some of the best of the best at the drugstore, and their lip glosses follow suit. Allow me to rave to you about the Maybelline Color Sensation Créme Lip Gloss in Born With It. I don't actually own many, or any lip glosses at all (how embarrassing...) because I've never really liked them, I always found they left a film on my lips that would turn white; yucky! Or my boyfriend would object to them, they do add a strange layer for kisses after all, but this is a great first one for me.




I found it a little disappointing that the Color Sensation Créme Lip Glosses didn't have any writing or details on the packaging aside from the tiny (almost illegible) sticker on the bottom indicating the shade. It means that the packaging isn't distinguishable from any other regular lip gloss and considering it truly is a stellar product that's a bit of a shame to me, I guess you could say the packaging is an understatement. Regardless Color Sensation Créme Lip Glosses are packaged in a sturdy plastic tube with a twist up doe foot sponge applicator that applies cleanly without pulling out excess product from the tube, receding the chance of wasting the product. I also found that the applicator never deposits too much product, rather just right or a little bit under. 

The texture has almost zero stickiness and doesn't grab onto my hair when it's windy (definitely a plus!) and feels luxuriously smooth and soft. It leaves my lips hydrated and moisturised which is another key point for me, anything that dries out my lips even remotely is a no-go for me. Color Sensation Créme Lip Glosses, depending on which shade you choose impart fairly strong colour across the whole range, though some such as the reds are more pigmented than others. I'd say I had to reapply after about every 2 to 3 hours to maintain maximum glossy effect and that's perfectly fine by me, especially considering Maybelline don't advertise this as a long wear gloss.




Born With It is listed in the pink range of Color Sensation Créme Lip Glosses, it's not as strong pink as the other pinks in the range (Pink Perfection, Hooked on Pink and Raspberry Sorbet) and I'd call it the nude pink of the range. I was tossing up between Pink Perfection and Born With It but I've really been wanting a great pink nude that doesn't make my lips look dead, looks great as a stand alone colour (which is does because it's got great colour deposit) and that I can layer over a nude lipstick; hence my choice was Born With It. It gives amazing gloss and shine without looking overdone or heavy, rather it highlights the lips in a beautiful and youthful way, making your complexion look that touch healthier. 

Like most products in Australia it doesn't come supremely cheap (at $14.99 from Coles and almost all drugstore and pharmacy outlets, as well as supermarkets) but it's a cheap option when you compare prices as opposed to most products over here, and this would show up as about average. I highly recommend them especially for young girls who are just starting to wear and experiment with makeup.

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Lip Lust: L'Oreal Paris Rouge Caresse Lipstick in Aphrodite Scarlet
Monday, 2 July 2012, Monday, July 02, 2012 | 0 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

I've got quite the affinity for lip products and that has been so for a while now, ever since I bought 9 Revlon Super Lustrous Lipsticks in the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Cube while I was on the plane to Singapore (it's only available on in-flight shopping) for $65, considering a single Super Lustrous lipstick retails for $21.95 in Australia, having 9 for that price was totally unmissable. Onwards! I first heard of the L'Oreal Rouge Caresse (otherwise known as the L'Oreal Color Riche Caresse Lipsticks in the US) on FleurDeForce and when I was in Boots (they were £7.99 each) in the UK they still hadn't released the Revlon Lip Butters so I figured this was like L'Oreal's answer, not quite!





The packaging is quite sturdy see through plastic which is great so you can clearly see the product inside. The formula isn't actually like the Revlon Lip Butters at all, Lip Butters are more like a lipstick, very creamy and opaque, but Rouge Caresse is like a lightweight sturdy gel stick, with a thin but highly pigmented and long lasting formula. Aphrodite Scarlet is actually more of a shimmery pink colour rather than a red, and has beautiful colour payoff while being light and moisturising at the same time. It's not like any other colour or product I own or have seen before!




Though I'm not fully aware of their availability internationally, I believe they're available at most drugstores in the US and UK. I highly recommend them :)

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Lip Lust - M.A.C Lovelorn
Friday, 1 June 2012, Friday, June 01, 2012 | 0 comments, Leave a comment? ^^,

So ! For my very first post on this blog of mine, hopefully the first of many :) I have a lipstick that I have been absolutely loving lately, and wearing it daily, M.A.C's Lovelorn. I bought this around 6 or 7 months ago for $36 at Myer, not exactly cheap. I was actually searching for a pink that would match a dress I bought for my birthday, I wanted Milan Mode first and then Lickable, but they sold out of both, so the salesman recommended Lovelorn instead. 

It's a lustre finish, meaning its the sheerest of the main M.A.C lipstick finishes, but very glossy. I wouldn't call Lovelorn one of the most sheer and I actually find it fairly opaque, especially for my lips which naturally have a pigmented colour. The website describes it as an "emotive blue pink" (not so sure about the emotive part, but it's fairly true!), I actually find it really difficult to find a nice pink lipstick since the majority of them make my teeth look very yellow ! (i.e. Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake!). I hadn't really touched Lovelorn in a while and it just sat in my collection because I assumed I just didn't have a pink that suited me, but I noticed it the other day before school and it's my absolute favourite right now. 

(above) A swatch on bare lips, you can see it's quite glossy, and it's actually very moisturising and long-lasting too!

All in all I really do recommend this lipstick for people who have a neutral to yellow skin tone like mine, are looking for a colour that isn't too bright but still stands out in a flattering way, and are looking for a first M.A.C lipstick that they'll get plenty of wear out of! My only issue is the price, if only it was more reasonable :(



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