Pixi Pretties Review 2018 - Chloe Morello, Dulce and Weylie

Pixi Pretties Review

This year saw the launch of the 2nd Pixi Pretties collabs with three well know Influencers, Chloe Morello, Dulce Candy and Weylie. Pixi is well known for creating and collaborating with some of Youtube's Top Beauty creator's and this year is no exception. So here's everything you need to know about each of the Pixi Pretties kits for 2018. Also be sure to check out my Instagram Video where I demo all of the products here.

Pixi Chloe Morello

Pixi Lip Icing Review

PIXI + CHLOE MORELLO - Chloe created a multi-use palette and Lip Icing that is inspired by romance and love.

PRICE - Palette Chloette retails for £28 and the Lip Icing is £16 for 3.5g of product.

WHAT'S INSIDE -  The palette includes six eyeshadows, three brow/liner shadows and three blushes. The Lip Icing comes in the one shade called Cake.

APPLICATION -
PALETTE CHLOETTE* 
All of the eyeshadows are beautifully pigmented shimmery shades. I'm obsessed with Passion as it's a stunning rose gold shade that looks gorgeous teamed with a brown liner. You can also use the two lighter shades (Veil and Honeymoon) as highlighters too.

I love using the two light brown matte shades (Knot & Unity in the trio pan) mixed together to fill in my brows and the black (Tux) as a liner along the lash line.

The three blushers have a delicate shimmer to them and all are pigmented, soft to the touch and blendable. I love these as you still get a full-sized pan within the palette and both Promise and Bouquet can be worn as shadows aswell.

LIP ICING IN CAKE* 
The Pixi Lip Icing is the first of its kind within Pixi's Lip Collection. This beautiful iridescent gloss looks lovely worn alone or on top of a lipstick, this also smells so much like Chocolate Orange!

LONGEVITY - Both the shadows, blush shades and brow colours stay put throughout the whole day. The Lip Icing does wear well but I would advise popping this in your bag for on the go touch-ups.

Pixi Dulce Candy

Cafe con Dulce

Dulce's Lip Candy

PIXI + DULCE CANDY - Dulce has created two versatile eye and lip palettes. Café con Dulce can be worn as either eyeshadow, highlighter or blush. And Dulce's Lip Palette can be used for both the lips and cheeks.

PRICE - Café con Dulce retails for £28 and Dulce's Lip Palette is £28.

WHAT'S INSIDE - Both products come boxed and contain nine generous pans of colours in each palette.

APPLICATION - 
CAFÉ CON DULCE*
As I mentioned above this is a wonderfully versatile palette with a wide selection of nine highly pigmented shimmer shades. I personally love using the top row as highlighters, the middle row as blushers and the bottom row as eyeshadows, but anything goes where this palette is concerned. All of the shadows are buttery soft to the touch, blendable and easy to work with.

DULCE'S LIP CANDY*
This lip palette is not only amazingly pigmented but each colour glides on so easily and effortlessly. There really is something for everyone in here whether your a nude, pink or peach kind of girl. I actually love applying these directly onto my lips with my fingers if I need a quick swipe of the colour and of course you can use any of these to add a pretty pop of colour to the cheeks. All of the shades are matte bar Sirena (Top, Middle) which has a subtle sparkle to it.

LONGEVITY
The shadows last really well and the lip pans last up until you eat, so you may want to re-apply as and when is needed.

Pixi Weylie

PIXIE + WEYLIE HOANG* - Exclusively created for the eyes, both the palette and liner are designed to add dimension and definition.

PRICE - The Dimensional Eye Creator Kit Retails for £22 and includes both the eyeshadow palette and double ended black eyeliner.

WHAT'S INSIDE - As I mentioned above inside the box you get one eyeshadow palette that contains three mattes and three shimmer shadows. The Black Liner Duo is dual ended and includes a fine black felt tip liner on one end and a retractable kohl liner on the other.

APPLICATION - 
LET'S TALK EYES EYESHADOW PALETTE
First of all, I love how compact this palette is and the fact you get a nice mix of both matte and shimmers. On the back of the Eye Creator Kit box, you'll find some tips and tricks on how to use each of the shades if you're unsure on where to start, either way, any of the colours can be worn alone or all together to add definition to any eye shape. It's worth noting Gurl! has a slightly chunkier texture to it.

Overall you get a decent amount of product and all of the shades are buildable, blendable and pigmented.

BLACK LINER DUO
The felt tip liner is lovely and pigmented and has a small but precise tip to create the perfect winged liner. On the other end, you have a soft black kohl liner that works well both for the waterline or to line the lash line.

LONGEVITY - 
The shadows last really well throughout the day and the liner duo is especially budge-proof if worn along the lash line.

Overall whatever palette you decide then you can be sure there is something for everyone!

*These products where sent to me but as always all opinions are my own.

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Maybelline Color Drama Intense Lip Paint Review & Photos

Maybelline Color Drama Intense Lip Paint

Lip products are defiantly one of my most loved when it comes to make-up and whenever there is a new lip launch I can't help but get excited! Maybelline are the latest brand to launch a lip paint which is essentially a super pigmented gloss, these little paints claim to give an intense shot of colour to the lips, so here's my thoughts.

Price

The Maybelline Color Drama Intense Lip Paints retail for an affordable £4.99 for 6.4ml of product and come in five shades including,

610 Stripped Down - a medium taupe/nude

110 Never Bare - a pinky nude

120 Fight Me Fuchsia - a bright neon pink

520 Red-dy or Not - a true pillar box red

370 Vamped Up - a deep vampy purple

Packaging

I love these as not only are they visually appealing, they're compact and ideal to keep in your handbag too. The glosses also come with a small, slanted sponge applicator that helps apply the lip paint really easily and efficiently.

Application

Upon application the glosses glide on smoothly and easily and they also smell delicious too. (a bit like a watermelon sour!) The overall finish is super pigmented, intense and glossy. The only colour I did have problems with was the deep vampy purple as I do find these sort of shades are a lot harder to work with, with regards to even distribution of the colour. So if you love these dark purple shades then this may be better as a gloss topper on top of a lipstick.

From L-R, Stripped Down, Never Bare, Fight Me Fuchsia, Red-dy or Not & Vamped Up

Longevity

As with all glosses these do come off after eating, so just remember to pop it in your bag for on the go touch ups throughout the day.

Maybelline Lip Paint in Stripped Down

Maybelline Lip Paint in Never Bare

Maybelline Lip Paint in Fight Me Fuchsia

Maybelline Lip Paint in Red-dy or Not

Maybelline Lip Paint in Vamped Up

Overall Thoughts

Although I'm more of a matte lip fan these days, I actually really like these as they are a nice affordable alternative to a liquid lipstick. The size of the gloss is also perfect if you want to carry a couple in your handbag to change up your look from day to night, plus you can wear these on their own or on top of a regular lipstick as a gloss topper.

 

The longevity isn't the best but honestly the pigmentation, colour pay off and easy sponge applicators make these a great lip gloss choice if your bored of a matte lip and after something different, furthermore they smell delicious too!

 

I award the Maybelline Color Drama Intense Lip Paint 4.6 put of 5

 

*Four of the lip paints were sent to me, but as always all opinions are my own.

Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Gloss Review & Photos

Maybelline Baby Lips Moisturising Lip Gloss

Now I'm already an avid fan of the original Maybelline Baby Lips and if you'd watched my latest video, you would have seen my rather large collection of them! Last year while I was in the US I managed to get my hands on the Baby Lips Lip Gloss which I reviewed here. This year a smaller condensed collection of the gloss's finally arrived here in the UK and thanks to Maybelline, I got to try out the whole seven shades! Having already reviewed these, I will just give you a brief overview of the UK collection with regards, to price, shades and names.

These retail for £4.99 each for 5ml of gloss, which is a little more expensive compared to the US versions, but they are still are a nice affordable price point for a drugstore lip gloss.

The collection consists of 7 wearable shades including,
Taupe with Me - A nude cream based gloss with a slight peachy undertone.
Life's a Peach - A light peachy coral, cream based gloss.
Pink-a-Boo - A subtle light pink cream formula.
Pink Pizzaz - A clear gloss with a slight pink undertone.
Fuchsia Flicker - A very subtle shimmery pink gloss.
Fab & Fuchsia - A clear based gloss with a subtle hint of pink.
Wink of Pink - A clear gloss with a pink shimmer shot through it.

The packaging is, of course, adorable and right up my street and I think I actually prefer the white tops with a pop of colour compared to the contrasting coloured wands on the US versions.

Left to Right - Taupe With Me, Life's a Peach, Pink-a-Boo, Pink Pizzaz, Fuchsia Flicker, Fab & Fuchsia & Wink of Pink

These apply smoothly and don't feel sticky on the lips at all, they also smell delicious too! Each shade gives you a subtle pop of colour, which can be worn alone or on top of the original Baby Lips Lip Balms, which I personally like.

As I mentioned in my original review, I'm not much of a lip gloss lover anymore and I tend to lean more towards a lip balm or liquid lipstick nowadays. But I do love the concept of these and the fact they are non-sticky and moisturising on the lips. I also think these are great for a more younger audience, as well as anyone who is not into lipstick but still likes to wear a subtle pop of colour on the lips. I also think these look great on top of the baby lips lip balms, which would be my personal preference. So if your a total lip gloss junkie, who loves cute packaging, as well as sweet smelling, tinted glosses, then I think these are defiantly worth a peak!