Savvy Perfect Pout Lipstick swatches/review

back with swatches of the Savvy Perfect Pout set!

it comes with 10 colours:

Icon, Riot, Bonfire and Flirty Flamingo

Red Velvet, Petulant Plum, Berry Appealing, Nudie Run, Platform

as well as Scared Scarlet which I forgot in this photo.

They are only small minis as can be seen in this picture:

However the net weight of these is 3.2g - which is, if you think about it, quite a bit considering my Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick's Net Weight is 4g. (not sure if this is a good basis of comparison, but still! Value for money both ways.)

Here are the lip swatches:

The Verdict:

I honestly really like the value and the quality of these lipsticks for the price. They are super bright and opaque after 3 coats, especially for the lighter ones such as icon and flirty flamingo. I found that the wear time of Icon was 3ish hours, including eating and drinking, and it set to a satin finish. I didn't notice there was much transfer particularly until I wiped my mouth with a tissue. It was also very comfortable to wear and didn't feel sticky at all - although there was a waxy smell upon application, which disappears after a few minutes.

I found that the lipstick tended to ball up a little when I tried to reapply, resulting in a weird patchy application. I think you'd definitely need to either touch up throughout the day or just be careful when reapplying not to coat it too thick.

I can't wait to try out the rest of these!

Priceline 40% off Sale haul!

If you live in Australia you'd know that Priceline is currently (yesterday and today) having a massive 40% off all cosmetics! I used this opportunity to do some more pointless spending (lol).

Here's what I picked up yesterday:

I bought:

• Savvy Perfect Pout 10 lipsticks set
• Face of Australia Lip Paint in Pretty in Pink
• Australis Velourlips in TO-KI-O
• Essence cream to powder highlighter
• Models Prefer Party Glam palette
• Essence Waterproof retractable liner

Will update with more posts of swatches!

Melli Cosmetics Review!

So my boyfriend's mum went to a high-tea over in the heart of Perth city a while back and came back with some goodies for me from Melli cosmetics!

These are what I received:

1. Melli Cosmetics VELVET silk perfection mousse primer (RRP $49.00 AUD)

2. Melli cosmetics Beauty Pod "airbrush" fx sponge (RRP $17.50)

She also gave me a Melli voucher which I haven't used, not sure if it still works but if it does and you'd like to purchase any Melli products, the code is PROMO20 for 20% any full priced item :)

I love the packaging, it's so cute.

Anyway I thought it was super interesting seeing as I've been on the lookout for a new primer as well as looking to try the beauty blender - but this will do just fine. The primer aims to smooth out the skin as well as provide a nice smooth base for makeup to adhere to.

Apply a small (pea sized) amount of primer onto face, spreading using fingers

Before primer

After primer

4. Using the pod, dab into L'oreal True Match foundation and dab onto face with patting motions, using the smaller end to dab concealer into problem areas.

Finished look!

Sorry, I know its a little rushed and my skin isn't the best in these photos!

Overall I would have to say both the primer and the pod applies my L'oreal True Match extremely naturally, and makes my face look almost "airbrushed" as claimed. However as the pod is a little moist, it tends to soak up a bit more foundation and apply quite sheerly. I would stick to using my stippling brush and fingers over this since I have problem skin and prefer a more medium coverage. Not so sure about the primer still, I feel like it does slightly improve my skin but not so sure about how it works to keep my foundation on my skin - I guess it does extend the life of it slightly but as every other primer so far it does end up rubbing off eventually.

If you have any questions about these products, please feel free to ask me!