It's All About the Lips

Yesterday I had my make up done at Yves Saint Laurent in House of Fraser, this was due to the fact my lovely mother had got me a gift voucher to go purchase some make-up that wasn't your average Rimmel or Loreal, skint student problems, so being a total lippy fanatic, I was beyond excited to get all over the shades. 

The girl that did my make-up was lovely, she was from Hong Kong and told me of how she is a regular in Tokyo, so this led to some fab conversation, due to my new annual visits to the amazing place! When I told her I was studying fashion, she responded like a kid in a candy shop and started getting hyped up expressing her love for all different patterns and where they originate, her main infatuation appearing to be with Korea. So watch this space, after I have all these reports done I shall be doing some intense research into Korean Fashion, so keep your eyes peeled for upcoming posts! Anyway, back to the lippy...

So I'm usually always about the reds and the darks, for those who don't know me I have one simple rule in life; I never leave the house without my lipstick on! So once she applied my base make-up and worked wonders with my eyes, god I wish I had the patience to do beyond the basics, she came back with five different lippys to experiment with. Now the first one was completely outwith my usual comfort zone, it was a very bright pinky-purple, definitely an eye-opener. I was very apprehensive at first, however she told me to have faith and I'm glad I did. Whilst this lipstick isn't your most 'natural' looking shade, it most definitely has summer written ALL OVER IT. I'm now feeling like a true pink lady for this summer and I am beyond thrilled to start baring this shade! For those ladies brave enough to try it, it's shade 19 of the 'Rouge Volupte Shine' range and it's called 'Fuchsia in Rage', I seriously advise you give it a go. I also stuck to my comfort zone and got a deep reddy-brown which is absolutely gorge, it's shade 206 'Grenat Satisfaction' of 'Rouge pur Couture The Mats' range, definitely one for you if you like all thinks dark and mysterious. 

Now I understand that the price isn't ideal for us students, so for those of you with more of a budget, take a trip into boots and see what you can find. My personal favourites are those within the Kate Moss Collection for Rimmel. I've got a fab red and a purple lippy from there and they certainly do the trick! It has to be said, but this summer; It's all about the lips. 

19 - Fuchsia in Rage, Rouge Volupte Shine Collection