According to Burlesque Beauty Dita Von Teese ' Red lips are the height of glamour, the most chic beauty statement a woman can make'
And I've got to agree with her there! When ever I think of red lipstick my brain instantly conjures up images of movie stars from years gone by, beautiful, elegant and sophisticated.
Red lipstick is something I've always admired on others but never something that I thought would suit me, but while browsing one day I found a guide on the Boots website advising the best colours for certain skin types (http://www.boots.com/en/How-to-wear-red-lipstick_1039756/)
Apparently with my fair skin I should opt for a red lipstick with a 'blue or brown undertone' I'll be the first to admit I had absolutely no idea what this was supposed to mean!!
A few weeks ago I found time to look around my local Boots store and spent probably a good 20-25 minutes trying on all sorts of different testers on my hand (by the time I left the store I probably looked like I'd had an accident!)
I fell a little bit in love with a Soap and Glory Gloss Stick (a clever combination of gloss and lipstick) but at £8.00 I was in too minds, if I hated the product I'd wasted £8! So in the end I plumped for a moisturising lip stick from Boots own brand Natural Collection.
If I'm being perfectly honest, I've never been a fan of lipstick, I always find it quite dry and it can be quite unforgiving (not a good look for dry, flaky lips!) now maybe its because this particular item is a moisturising lipstick but it has a nice glossy finish, just like my beloved lip glosses!!!
To say its not a 'big brand' there was quite a few different reds to choose from ranging from raspberry to wine colours.
Remembering the advice of blue or brown undertones I attempted to look for this, although after a while all the colour variations start to look the same!
In the end I chose 'Cherry Red' I couldn't say for definite whether this has the blue or brown undertones but the tester I put on my hand seemed to suit my skin better than the others I tried.
The packaging is pretty basic, a white tube with the company name in black, the only colour on the packaging comes in the form of the colour swatch label stuck on the bottom of the tube, but for £1.99 I suppose you can't expect high end packaging.
While I'm not entirely bowled over by the packaging, the lipstick itself is a pleasant surprise!
It applies smoothly, doesn't run or bleed and actually makes my lips feel nice and soft.
(sorry that the picture's the wrong way round, I've been trying for ages to rotate it and I can't seem to do it!!!)
As you can see, the lipstick does provide a nice glossy finish on its own so I'm definitely impressed with this, I also really like the colour!
I doubt I'll wear this on a daily basis as it's probably a bit much for the office but I'll certainly be wearing it for nights out or special occasions.
Has anyone else used a red lipstick recently? If so I'd love to hear your thoughts/recommendations!
Kimberley x
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