First of all, there was the Maybelline Colour Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil in the shade '310 Berry Much'. I'm in love with the Nars Lip Pencils, but a) don't have anywhere nearby where I can go swatch them, and b) at £18 a pop they're a bit painful for my budget running up to christmas! These have been hailed as an awesome drugstore alternative, and although at the time I was looking for the 'Red Essential' this shade caught my eye as it's the perfect plummy, vampy lip.
Continuing on with the bold lip theme, whilst I was picking up decorations in Wilko I spotted that the Essence counter had a bunch of their lip liners in stock. At only £1 each and having seen fab reviews of them, I grabbed a couple and chucked them in my basket without a second thought! The shades I picked were '14 Femme Fatale' (a true red) and '15 Honey Berry' (a lovely dark berry) which I thought would be great for layering up under bold lips these holidays.
The final lip product I picked up was the Maybelline Colour Elixir in 'Caramel Infused', which I ran out to get after hearing Anna from ViviannaDoesMakeup say it was like the gloss equivalent of Mac Patisserie (my favourite MLBB lipstick!) I've been wearing it every day for the last week, and am in love. Although the scent is a little more floral than I'd like, the formula is amazing and the colour really sticks around - there'll be a full review to come soon I'm sure!
And last (and priciest) of all is a tube of Nars Pro Prime Eyeshadow Base. I ummed-and-ahhed over this and the Urban Decay Primer Potion a while back, but settled on the UD as it was a smidgeon cheaper. Recently though, it just hadn't been working for me - and with party season around the corner (jks, homebody granny here :P) I thought I'd take the plunge and replace it with something new. I'd been really impressed with the longevity of Nars' Creamy Concealer on my oily skin, so had high hopes for this :) I've used it for the last few days though, and so far am super impressed!
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