Bourjois rouge edition velvet's new shades

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of my bourjois rouge edition velvet lipstick in 'frambourjoise', whilst browsing the boots website to order a new shade and expand my collection I noticed that bourjois have recently launched two new shades in the UK called 'nude-ist' and 'grand cru' so they went straight into my online basket, I also picked up the shade 'personne ne rouge' which is a vibrant true red as boots had a three for two offer on as well as getting a free pair of bourjois sunglasses! these can be seen in my haul (link).

Nude-ist is as the name suggests a nude but verging on more of a pinky brown, it's the only nude in the collection so of course I had to pick it up. I love matte formulas but don't own any matte nude shades so I figured that this would be the perfect new addition to my lipstick family. As soon as I applied this I fell in love - it's the perfect nude for my complexion!

Grand cru is a deep burgundy and the darkest shade in the rouge edition velvet line which is why it appealed to me so much, I love a dark lip and I'm looking forward to wearing this in the colder months. I noticed that this shade isn't opaque with one coat but the lipsticks layer easily and two coats is enough to make it completely opaque.

Nude-ist and Grand cru have to be my two favourite colours from the entire range, there are a lot of reds in the collection so I was surprised to see that they had released yet another red but then that could be seen as a good thing as there's a red shade for everyone because they all have different undertones and are varying shades of red - it's all down to personal preference. The formula is creamy and opaque but then dries down to a velvet-y matte formula that doesn't sink into the fine lines of my lips and doesn't feel heavy or uncomfortable at all. I have worn the shade 'frambourjois' through a 9.5 hour shift and and only reapplying it once and it didn't even need touching up, these are the longest lasting lipsticks I have come across and are perfect for lazy girls like me that can't be dealing with constant touch ups!

Have you tried any of the rouge edition velvets - what's your favourite shade? 

5 lip products in 2 days | Haul

I think it's time to admit that I have a problem, I'm a lip product addict. I was having a rather emotional week as I passed my second year or uni with a 2:1 hoorah! and I was going through phases of feeling high and low, and what's the best way to conquer a low? retail therapy!

I was looking at the boots website and noticed that the bourjois rouge edition velvet line had been extended and two new shades were added and they looked gorgeous and considering it was 3 for 2 I just couldn't refuse, right? the two new shades are nude-ist which is a pinky nude shade that I couldn't refuse as it's the only nude in the line and grand cru which is a deep burgundy which I'm looking forward to wearing during autumn and on nights out. I also picked up personne ne rouge which is a glamorous true red which I have had my eye on for a while. I also managed to buy these products during the offer where you get a free pair of sunglasses which are actually really lovely, so I only paid for two products and got a lipstick and a pair of sunglasses free!

I was guildford which is the closest mac store to where I live and I don't get to go there too often, so I popped in and picked up the lipstick in 'please me' which has been on my wish list forever and it's a beautiful mid toned pink. I also found a shop that stocked korres in guildford and i've been in love with my jasmine lip butter recently so I got the shade 'quince' which is also a mid-tone sheer pink.

Have you picked up any new lip products recently?

Bourjois rouge edition velvet lipstick 'frambourjois'

there has been an increase in the amount of liquid lipsticks popping up on the market recently and there has been a lot of hype in the beauty community surrounding the bourjois rouge edition velvet which are bourjois's take on the liquid lipstick trend. The formula is matte and opaque in one coat but you can intensify the colour even more if you build it up it in layers, I normally apply around two coats which you can see with the shade 'frambourjois' above. Frambourjois is a pink toned red, it's a good middle ground for anyone that's scared that they can't pull off a bright red lipstick as it's bright but not too 'wow that's red', I don't really have a colour like this in my collection. With the doe foot applicator it makes the product really easy to apply and get nice neat lines, I'm all about fuss free application and this one makes the cut. 

do you know what I hate the most about lipsticks? when they get on your teeth, which is something I haven't experienced once with this product which is mainly down to the kick-ass matte finish which isn't too drying on the lips, the matte finish also makes the product stick around for an extremely long time because it isn't going to smudge off too easily. I wore this lipstick all the way through a 9.5 hour shift and only had to reapply it once, and I had been chatting away, eating and drinking, it's simply amazing. I've named this product my 'going out' lipstick choice as I know I won't have to reapply it through the night, when the product had faded slightly I wasn't left with that odd looking coloured rim around your lips that looks like you went a bit heavy handed with the lip liner, the downside to it's amazing lasting power is how hard it is to get off at the end of the day... it literally stains your lips. For those of you with sensitive noses this product doesn't smell offensive in the slightest, I personally don't really notice a scent with it.

This is by far my favourite drug store release this year and I can't wait to get my hands on some more shades, they're available from the boots website for £8.99.