First Impressions: Savvy by DB Ultra Matte Lip Colour

Hey Lovelies!

So I purchased the Savvy by DB Ultra Matte Lip Colour in shade Lights... Camera, after a recommendation on Instagram by the lovely @brittney_saunders who compared this lip shade to Mac Velvet Teddy, which is of course a similar shade to the one sported by Kylie Jenner. I think everyone is a tad obsessed with Kylie Jenner and her wonderful lips at the moment, with reason to! She has been looking stunning lately. I am definitely full on the kylie lip bandwagon and have been buying up some purchases (not Mac unfortunately though :( ), hopefully I can do a post on my picks for you soon! 

On to the Ultra Matte Lip Colour, the shade is a dusty pink but bordering on a netural brown, it is a bit darker on my lips than I expected but I actually quite like the colour. The formula is matte which typically means drying and this is no exception to the rule. Oh my gosh! This made my lips feel so tight and dry, however I did not prep my lips beforehand so I definitely need to try that before I put this on again. It was still bearable however there is just no way that I would of been able to smack my lips together as they were just so dry. The product did crease a fair bit on my lips as well which made it look a little unnatural however I am sure if I had prepped beforehand this would have been avoided. As a matte formula this definitely does not budge once set. I drank a tea around 5 minutes after applying and was amazed to see that it was still on. It actually took a lot of effort to remove as well, a simple makeup wipe did not do the job and I had to thoroughly cleanse and partially scrub it off! 

The packaging is quite nice, it is contained in a frosted glass (plastic?) tube and has a doe foot applicator which makes application easy. This retails for $7.99 AU and there is also a range of High Shine Lip Colours with obviously a different formula than the matte version. 

*UPDATE*  This has a tendency to crack and crease on my lips as it is just so drying. I will  need to try different methods of wearing it to see if I can get away with it outside of the house. 

Love Liz xx

Essence New In Town

I picked up two products a week or so ago from the limited essence range New In Town which is exclusive to Target. I really liked the look of quite a few things in this range, but I only picked up two items, one on a whim and one I was dying to get. 

I picked up the new blush, Blush Up! in shade 10 heat wave which is a striking mixture of orange and bright pink. This was the whole reason for my trip to Target, I have really been liking Essence products lately and I couldn't pass adding this baby to my collection for the mere price of $6.45 AU. This is really pigmented so I have to use a light hand and a big fluffy blush with this to avoid looking like a clown. Technically you could get three colours out of this blush, the orange, the pink and a mixture of the two however I prefer just to mix them. This is very pigmented and lasts for 4-5 hours on my oily skin which I think is great for the price! I would definitely recommend picking this up from Target while you can.

I also grabbed the XXXL Longlasting Lipgloss Matt Effect in shade 05 velvet rose which is a lovely muted pink colour. I don't own any other colours like this but I do really like it, matt lip products are not the best for my dry lips but it helps if I use a lip scrub beforehand and make sure my lips are moisturised. This is still moisturising but not as much as a non matt product. I don't consider this to be extremely long lasting, more an hour or two on my lips, without food or drinks. However for the price, $4.10 AU I think this is good quality, just make sure to have it on hand for touch ups. 

I did really want to pick up one of the eye palettes as well, all about nude, however they only had the candy coloured one which I would unfortunately never touch! If I see it I will probably grab it, after all it is only 6.45 AU, and really how many nude palettes can you have?!

Have you tried any of Essence's limited edition ranges?

Love Liz xx