My Lipstick Collection

With an interest in lipsticks popping up over the last few months, I've managed to gather a small collection so I thought it'd be a good idea to devote a post on my growing lipstick collection. 

I used to only wear lip balms but after the red lips trend, I wanted to try it. So I bought my first ever lipstick, the Wet n' Wild lipstick in Hot Red to start experimentation. With that, my confidence wearing lipsticks grew as did my collection. 

This shade is a gorgeous red-orange shade. It's a little shiny but also a little matte. It has great pigmentation and is fantastic to wear on casual nights out. 

This is a lip crayon that I got in my November ipsy bag and I haven't gotten the chance to wear it out yet but I love the shade. It's red but muted enough that you can wear it on any normal day. It's not very overbearing on the lips either so I love it.  

I love the formulation of this lipstick. Kate Moss by Rimmel lipsticks are great drugstore lipsticks and there are so many great shades in the collection. This is from the Lasting Finish collection (not the LF Matte) so it has a bit of shine to it. I'm not the biggest fan of the matte lipsticks but I really like the reddish-orange shade. It glides on smooth and lasts forever.

This shade. For the longest time, this has been my holy grail lipstick. I finally bought it a couple of weeks ago after having it on my wishlist for ages and I haven't looked back. It's the kind of a deep-red color that is perfect for date nights or going out for drinks with your besties. It glides on super smooth, has great pigmentation, and is absolutely perfect. This is also the perfect shade for that Christmas dinner/party you'll be heading to this year. 

I got this as a sample in my first ipsy bag. This is a great shade and the first time I had ever used a lipstick that deviated from a red color. I really loved this color. Like MAC's Russian Red, this glides on great and has good pigmentation. It's part of Urban Decay's Revolution lipstick collection and I cannot wait to try some of the other colors. 

I got this as part of my November ipsy bag. It's part of Michelle Phan's new 'em' make-up brand. I haven't worn it out yet but I love how it applied when I swatched it. It's a really nice pretty pink color that I cannot wait to wear!

I bought this shade and is the only color I have that has more of a peachy/nude tone. That being said, it applied very matte on my lipstick so I don't like to wear it on its own. If I ever wear it, I pair it up with a lip balm or gloss to give it some shine. I also love pairing it with L'Oreal's Color Riche Lip Balm in Tender Mauve (left it at home so couldn't include it in this post!).

This is a great nude lip gloss shade. I'd never tried the Buxom brand before so when I got this in one of my ipsy bags, I was pretty excited. I really like the subtle sparkliness that shows when you apply it. The shade itself is a lovely nude color that is great for everyday use. 

What are some of your favorite lipsticks?

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