eBay Matte Liquid Lipgloss Lipstick MeNow - Swatch & Review ♥

Hey guys!
So today I am going to be doing a small swatch and review on these eBay Matte Liquid Lipgloss Lipstick. There are 36 in the pack I brought and at the time I picked them all up for £28 but I have has seen a few seller sell them for anything from £18-£36 for the set.

These are them anyways in my lipstick holder. They look super cute like little mini test tubes! The name that is written on the product is MeNow and they are classed as a Long Lasting Lip Gloss.

First of all these lipsticks don't have names at all they just have numbers which in a way is a shame as im a sucker for a good product name but I personally think these are better off with just numbers since there are so many!
They are advertised on eBay as lipgloss and they couldn't be further away from the truth haha!
They dry fully matte and some are very drying which I don't mind but with those certain ones you have to be careful not to rub your lips together else they flack and become patchy.

Its difficult for me to say which one of mine are patchy and not as good quality as other reviews I have looked at have said their shade in that colour is fine and works a dream. I guess like with ever batch produced product there are always a few duds.
If i'm being honest I wouldn't rush and purchase all of these. I would have looked more at swatches online and ordered a few to try first.

Its also a shame that there are no unusual colours in this bunch and they are all mainly a variation of pink, red or purple.

Anyways the real reason you're all ready this is for the swatches so here you go!

L2R - 01. 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08

L2R - 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

L2R - 17, 18. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

L2R - 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

L2R - 33, 34, 35, 36

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MAC Ruby Woo Dupe?! ♥

Hey guys!

My last MAC lipstick dupe is one of my highest viewed posts so I thought if you guys enjoy them I would find another which is what I have done! WOO!

If you haven't seen my last dupe post it on was MAC Rebel you can read it here.

Okay, so the amazing thing about this dupe it that it's not a lipstick.

I needed a new red lip liner and to my surprise it was the same colour, texture and finish as MAC Ruby woo!

The lipliner is Rimmel 1000 kisses Lasting Finish lip liner pencil is 021 red dynamite!

This product retails for £2.99 at Superdrug and Boots!

This is MAC Ruby woo and retails for £15.50

I know MAC have recently brought out a lip liner matching this lipstick which costs £12.50 but that is still a £9.51 saving buying the Rimmel dupe!
This is the part you have all been wanting to see. The colour comparison!


Left - Rimmel lip liner pencil | Right - Mac Ruby Woo

Left - Rimmel lip liner pencil               Right - Mac Ruby Woo

As you can see from the swatches above they both look the same on the lips and in swatches!
Yes, Ruby woo is easier to apply and does show on the lips more red but with a couple of layers of the lip pencil you will get the same pigmentation.
The lip liner in my eyes is better for if you were going to go out and eat or drink with this product on due to it lasting and staining power on the lips.

If you have always wanted to try Ruby Woo but didn't want to spend the £15.50 for the lipstick then this is the perfect way to test it out and for £2.99 you're not breaking the bank on a lipstick that you may not like!

I hope you guys liked this post!
Let me know what you think!

Take Care

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How to turn a shiny/glossy lipstick to a wonderful matte texture! ♥

Hey guys! 

Over the past couple of months I've been trying to find a matte (red) lipstick that is not high end and doesn't break the bank for a drugstore lipstick! 

The one I've been looking at now for a while is the sleek; stiletto lipstick which is the perfect red cheap matte I've been looking for... Now the only problem is, is that every single time I have gone into my local Superdrug they are ALWAYS sold out! So while I'm waiting for it to come back into stock and for me to finally get my hand on it, I have been doing some research as to how you can turn a normal shiny/glossy lipstick into a matte texture!

I've tried many different things out and none of them have given me the effect as to what this one technique has done and it's face powder... Strange right? But it works! 

If your looking to do this you don't want to use many random type of face power because different ones can change the colour of your lipstick depending on your skin colour and what you use.

I'm going to show you what I mean by showing you a before picture of my lips really shiny and the after effect of the powder!

The lipstick I'm going to be using is MUA; Shade 3. It's a very bright hot pink colour  which I think is stunning up against a tanned skin tone. I'm not very tanned but then again I'm not really pale!

Here is the before picture;

Sorry for the bad quality and how the texture looks on this photo as i started to take pictures the skies turned grey and the rain started pouring :(

Once you have applied your chosen lipstick you need to take a fine translucent powder which you can then dab onto your lips. For this I'm using the ELF; high definition powder which is a fine white dusty powder which you can see from the picture before!

Once you have your powder ready it time for you to dab it all on your lips! For this I'm going to be using my finger to apply to save getting lipstick on a brush which I would then have to wash for the next time I wanted to change the colour up. (I'm lazy like that and it saves the brush from getting too damaged from over washing)

Take small amounts and gently tap on the lips, you don't want to rub on the lips because depending on the formulation of the lipstick it could cause little bumps to form and make your lipstick look awful.

Once you feel like you have applied a generous amount onto your lips it should start to look a little less glossy and it should look something like this!

again not another great picture but you can get the overall idea of what it should look like and what it does!

This little technique is just for the time being i am looking to get the matte lipstick from Superdrug but for now this will do as a little trick to get me by!

Thank you for looking and i hope this little tip will help you!

Don't forget to check back soon for some reviews!

Take Care x