Blogmas Day 7 - Top 5 Winter Lips

{left to right - Outlaw, Missy Fierce, Chai, 107, 111}

Good morning loves.

I'm not doing very well at this Blogmas thing am I?

Blogmas day 7 is my top five loved lips for Winter.

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lip in Outlaw - I've spoken about this a thousand times over on this blog. It's the most perfect red although when wearing it winter make sure to use a balm!

Wet N Wild Liquid Lip in Missy Fierce - A newer addition and extremely comparable to Outlaw although maybe just a shade darker. This is my first venture into Wet N Wild's lip collection and I have to say for six dollars you won't be disappointed.

Bite Amuse Bouche Lip in Chai - A perfect dark mauve with a hint of berry. This lipstick is perfect for almost any look and is easy to just throw on and go.

Rimmel's Kate Moss Lipstick in 107 - The most gorgeous dark berry colour. This one is extremely popular within the blogosphere so I won't say too much.

Rimmel's Kate Moss Lipstick in 111 - Another stunning matte red.

Can you see a theme here? I really love reds and berries during winter. I don't know why but they match so well with the cold weather and the gold eyes we tend to see over the holidays.

What's your favourite winter lip?

Bri

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A/W - Top 5 Lipsticks

 

Hello loves!

I adore fall and winter. The season where dark vampy lips are always an acceptable choice.

Of course looking at the above photos it's obvious I'm all about my reds opposed to the ever popular berry shades. 

These are my most worn lipsticks this time of year although it doesn't really look like it, I promise you they are. I just own a ridiculous amount of lip products.

Three of them happen to be from the Rimmel Kate Moss range of lipsticks, two of which are in the matte formula. 

 

{left to right: Kate Moss Shade 10, Kate Moss Matte 107, Kate Moss Matte 111, MAC Russian Red, Lancome Red Stiletto}

Kate Moss Shade 10 -  A perfect red. While not completely matte I wouldn't say it's creamy either. I'd call this more of a semi matte finish. I've been wearing this one quite a lot in the past couple of weeks. The great thing about the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks is how extremely affordable they are, retailing at about $6.99 CAD.

107 - If you haven't seen this particular color splashed across various beauty blogs, where have you been? Of course once I saw Zoella in this I had to have it, I adore her! 107 is a stunning dark berry color that is perfect for the fall. 

111 - Okay, I know this looks almost identical to shade 10 but this formula is matte and quite honestly I really don't need both but I love them both and will continue to use each of them.

MAC Russian Red - I've talked about this particular lipstick more than enough on my blog. I love it, it's by far one of my favorites in my collection.

Lancome Red Stiletto - This is the creamiest one in the bunch and again is just that perfect holiday red. I'll be honest and say this is the bottom of my top 5 mostly because I prefer a matte finish.

What's your favorite color to sport during Fall and Winter?

♥

Bri

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Lancome's Pretty Burgundy

Hello again.

This post was originally planned to be my top 5 Fall & Winter lipsticks but as I wore this today I noticed a lot of things I wanted to mention about it leading to a full blown review.

This is Lancome's Color Design in the shade "Pretty Burgundy" which is a cream finish. Dark colors in cream finishes often lead to a slippery finish that slides out of the lip lines throughout wear, this was no exception. I wish it were as it's an absolutely gorgeous plum toned berry shade.

The swatch is two layers as this is quite sheer for how dark it is when first applied but beware, when you try to layer it on the lips it turns into a disaster.

The formula gets insanely patchy when attempting to make it more opaque leading to splotchy lips and areas where parts of the lipstick start to ball up and flake off, not a flattering look.

Without a lip liner whether it be nude or a berry toned liner this slides everywhere making it look like a clown put your face on for the day. Even with a lip liner, I just used a nude one I noticed slight movement outside my lip lines which wasn't quite too noticeable up close but still bothered me.

If only this was a better formulated lipstick I would be all over it as the color is perfection I just can't be bothered to put that much effort into my lips for the day when I know there are very similar shades on the market with 100 times better formula.

Perfect winter berry? 

Maybe not so much.

♥

Bri

What's your perfect winter lipstick?

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OOTD - Wine & Camel

Scarf - Call It Spring - Similar

Blazer - ASOS

Dress: Thrifted from my mother

Boots: Call It Spring

I think wine and camel has grown to be one of my favorite color combinations.

Living in Alberta the winter tends to make an early appearance and this year was no exception. Colder weather means more layers, and who doesn't love layering? I know I do.

I didn't have to wear too many layers as it isn't quite cold enough for that yet but I still loved how this simple look for work turned out. I even had to take my blazer off at work as it is quite hot in the building.

What are your favorite color combinations for winter?

Winter and Dry Skin

 

Hello everyone! My skin is dry naturally and gets about a thousand times more dry during the winter season. I've never for the life of me been able to find any body cream, lotion butter or any moisturizing product to keep the dryness at bay. It's horrible and really unpleasant for me. Recently I hit up Bath and Body Works and picked up two of their holiday creams. The Winter Candy Apple and Vanilla Bean. I'll be honest I mostly bought these for the smells, they smell LOVELY. Do any of you have dry skin and find it difficult to find products to quench your skins thirst?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

 

 

 

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The photo above is just some of MANY huge snow drifts that have been created from the YYC blizzard. For those of you who don't know what YYC is, it's Calgary. The snow has stopped finally! But it has not got any warmer it's currently -32 degrees Celsius with the wind chill. BRRRRR On another note all the malls now have their Christmas Décor ready. I am so excited for Christmas. What does everyone hope they get?