Everyday lipsticks for fall

Hello dears,

almost every woman loves lipsticks but sometimes you get overwhelmed by the variety of colours and different formulations so i choose my five most recent played lipsticks for fall. 

Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick "745 Burnt Caramel" is a medium brown with rosy undertones. It has a pretty good pigmentation and the finish is in between satin and opaque. It has a very moisturising creamy formula, it feels very lightweight and confortable on the lips. It's a perfect every day color that last on me around 4 hours then it needs a touch up.

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick "642 Latte Beige" is a brown with some red in it. It's similar to "Burnt Caramel" but darker. I really love Maybelline lipsticks, all of the Color Sensational range have an amazing staying power and feel so confortable on the lips that you don't have to worry about any smearing at all: you put them on and they grab onto the lips without being dry. Every time i know that i will be out for the whole day and i need a discrete colour but still visible i always reach for it. I think that's the perfect colour for autumn.

Left: Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick "745 Burnt Caramel"
Right: Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick "642 Latte Beige"

Kiko Gossamer Emotion Creamy Lipstick n.104 it's a peachy nude, a hint too light for my skin and that's a shame because i really loved the colour when i first swatched it on the store. It's extremely creamy so it's better to wear a lipliner to avoid smearing. This Kiko Gossamer line has a huge variety of colours (darks, nudes, reds and pinks) and it's almost impossible not to find the right shade for everyone, i suggest you to give them a chance and take a look on Kiko website or in the actual stores.

Kiko Unlimited Stylo n.13 Cocoa it's a very longlasting matte lipstick. This colour is so particular that it's hard to describe. I wondered why it was named "Cocoa" but then i get it: from the swatch on my arm and when i firstly apply it on my lips it's rosy mauve while when it dries becomes a mauvy brown. I don't know why but every time i have this lipstick on i feel fabulous :P It's the Kylie Jenner kind of lipstick. The application is very easy because it's creamy and glides perfectly on the lips but after 3 minutes it dries out to a matte finish...i assure you it's super matte. I don't recommend it for those who have dry lips because after few hours makes your lips feel soooo dry. Anyway it's a stunning colour and i suggest you to give it a try since it's a super cheap and affordable lipstick.

Left: Kiko Gossamer Emotion Creamy Lipstick n.104
Right: Kiko Unlimited Stylo n.13

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick "602 Irresistible Espresso" it's a coffee brown red. It's in between a gloss and a lipstick with a sheer finish. You can build up the colour: with one swipe you have a slight hint of colour but it looks better when swiped three or four times. It's very creamy and confortable but the problem is the staying power, it stays on me four hours (without eating or drinking) and then needs a touch up. I reach for this every time i feel like wearing a dark elegant lipstick but my lips are too dry and need more hydration.

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick "602 Irresistible Espresso"

Besides those lipsticks i have some other most played colors for autumn, i'm talking about liquid lipsticks and glosses...so if you are curious i will make a review in my next post. 

Kisses :*

Nyx Intense Butter glosses (Chocolate Crepe, Toasted Marshmallow)

Hello my dears,

i love autumn, but i hate cold days, does it make any sense? Yes it does! The cold makes my lips become sooo dry that any kind of scrub or lip balm is almost useless and i have to give up on matte lipsticks for a while :(  So i started to wear glosses.

In particular i'm loving Nyx glosses, both Butter glosses and Intense Butter glosses.

For this season i prefer darker mauvy, nude, brownish colors so Nyx Intense Butter glosses in Chocolate Crepe and in Toasted Marshmallow are my favourite.

Unfortunately the Italian website of Nyx is still not active so i bought them on the website Maquillalia. I was so happy when last month they introduced Nyx to their wide range of products. I also found out that the first Nyx Store will open in Milan on December...I'm planning a huge Nyx Haul and my wallet is already crying :-P

But let's talk about these two babies i'm in love with.

Mr. Bunny loves makeup!

Nyx claims that Intense Butter glosses are a most saturated version of the original Butter glosses. I agree 100%, in one swipe you reach immediatly full coverage and color intensity. The smell is a treat, both Toasted Marshmallow and Chocolate Crepe have a chocolaty scent that made my boyfriend say "mmmm chocolate!!" ... i let him smell it from the applicator to see what scent he was able to recognize :).

Colors:

Toasted Marshmallow is a mauvy plum

Chocolate Crepe is a medium brown with a hint of red.

Sometimes i use them over matte lipsticks or lip liners to lighten or darken the color and to let my lips look plumper.

Nyx Intense Butter glosses. Left: Chocolate Crepe; Right: Toasted Marshmallow

Application: They have the same sponge tipped wand applicator of the original Nyx Butter glosses. It's flexible, very precise and soft on the lips. The consistency of the gloss is thick and a bit sticky but not to a way that bothers me, actually it's confortable and smooth.

When i first applied this gloss i put too much and in 30 second it melted outside the lines of my lips making me look like a clown. I suggest you to apply a little amount on your lips with the applicator and then blend it with your fingers to spread the color homogeneusly.

I love to wear a lip liner below to let the gloss adhere better to the lips and let the color stand out more.

They don't emphasize any dry patches but actually make my lips look perfect and polished.

Toasted Marshmallow with Kiko Intensely Lavish Lip pencil 02 Pretty Mauve (direct light)

Chocolate Crepe (no light)

Staying power: they are quite long wearing for beeing glosses. The colour is shiny and full for almost 3 hours (without eating or drinking) and then it gradually disappear leaving a hint of color on the lips. In the picture below i removed the gloss with a wet napkin and you can still see the stain.

Nyx Intense Butter glosses stain

Will I repurchase? Of course i will!!! I love the formulation, they make my lips look plumper and they smell like sweets, chocolate and candy. I can't wait to go to the actual store to buy more colors.

I'm so curious to try Nyx Suede Cream Lipstick in Soft Spoken.