Dark Red/Plum Lips - Topshop & Maybelline.

(before I start I just wanna say this lip combo in real life is actually a lot darker, silly camera!)

(just the lipliner)

 (lipliner & lipstick)

(Topshop Lipstick - Beguiled £8 - Maybelline Lipliner - 338 Midnight Plum)

(Sorry for the up close & personal pictures, i'm conscious of my wonky lips so shhh!)

For a while now I've been obsessed with dark red/plum lips (who hasn't?!) so I thought i'd share with you in particular two products i've been pairing up and wearing a hell of a lot recently! It might be because I'm so pale and it's such a contrast and instantly dramatic or maybe because if you pick the right one it makes your teeth look lovely and pearly white, either way I can't get enough.

From what i've tried, like most beauty bloggers, I really love the Topshop make up range. Especially their lipsticks and nail polishes! I find this lipstick to be very moisturising and easy to wear and absolutely adore it paired with this lipliner, which is also lovely by it's self but for me a little too drying. This is 9 times out of 10 my go to lip combination, especially when I've been lazy doing my eye make up. It's dramatic yet wearable and I feel like it makes me look a lot more put together with minimal effort, which is always a winner in my books.

What are some of your favourite lip combinations?

Thanks for reading.

Alexandra 

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Sophisticated Sparkles - Barry M & Topshop.

(Topshop - Dust Storm  & Barry M - Pink Sapphire Glitter )

I've been wearing this combination quite a lot over the last few weeks and I'm really enjoying it. I feel because of the beige/nude base it makes the pretty pink party sparkleyness a bit more sophisticated, if that's even possible? I'm also liking wearing glitter top coats over all my nails rather than just an accent nail, you could of course just wear this on one nail but I just like the glitteryness too much! I am truly head over heels in love with the chunky pieces of glitter in this polish, it's a perfect combination of colour and different size glitter that really catches your eye and I think is SO beautiful!


I was wondering if any of you could recommend any other similar polishes as I feel the need for more glittery wonderfulness in my life!

Thanks for reading.

Alexandra 

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