Review: Clarins Joli Rouge Moisturizing Long-Wearing Lipstick

I have always loved Clarins lipsticks as they have such a smooth texture, never dry out my lips and always smell delicious. I was therefore excited to hear that the Joli Rouge* range has been revamped with a new moisture-enriched formula that comes in a beautiful new spectrum of shades!

It was difficult to choose as the new colours are all super flattering, so I went for some wearable shades of pink, nude and peach.

left to right and top to bottom: 715 candy rose, 745 pink praline, 707 petal pink

I had high expectations and these lipsticks did not disappoint! They are super creamy and smooth to apply giving just enough colour to leave your lips looking plump and glossy without feeling sticky. They have a lovely scent and last a decent amount of time given their hydrating formulation. They are perfect to pop into your handbag and reapply on the go as they are not too intense, but add just the right amount of colour and moisturise to keep your lips looking youthful.

Candy Rose is a blue toned pink with shimmer that adds a wearable pop of colour.

Pink Praline is a wearable pink toned nude that looks perfect when paired with a strong eye look.

Petal Pink is a mid toned, creamy pink that's perfect for every day wear. For me this is a your lips, but better colour!

The Joli Rouse lipsticks can be found here for £19.50.

Moi Minerals

Moi Minerals is a natural, vegan makeup company that can be found here. Holly, the creator kindly sent me some samples to try out. The Pot of Gold creator kit (pictured above) contains 13 rainbow colours for $25.00.
Swatches from L to R: shimmers and pearls, banana bright, orange juice, tang marang (matte),
merry barry, tuity fruity, plum fun, blossoms and violets,
moon (matte), very berry blue, lean green, saga
black, (extras:) soft lips, buffy, antique red,
Black amethyst

These shadows are very soft and finely milled. I would not say that they were the most pigmented minerals I have ever tried, but the colours are really gorgeous and they are very reasonably priced. With a good base they adhere to the skin and remain vibrant throughout the day. I also like that there are matte colours included in the set, which is often hard to find among pigments, though these require a little more effort when blending.

Please watch my video to see how I create a look using these minerals:


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As I have been in a very neutral eyeshadow phase recently I was excited to play with these minerals and created a bright and colourful springtime look using the minerals moon, blossoms and violets, plum fun, lean green and shimmers and pearls.Happy Spring my lovelies!
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Glitterati

With my love of anything sparkly I was excited to try out Sleek's (available in Superdrug) newest product- Glitter Dip It liners, please check out their website here.

These come in 5 different shades and at £3.42 each are quite the bargain! The brush applicator is thin enough to draw a precise line, which is important as it gives you enough control. The formulation itself is clear and is infused with small glitter particles with light-reflective pigments. Once these babies dry they do not smear or transfer, which is very good news!

I find these very similar to Urban Decay's heavy metal liners, but these are of course a fraction of the price and have smaller glitter particles (UD always lets us down with the chunky monkey glitter, especially in their e/s, but that is another story!).

Swatches without and with flash (note: these are very generous!).
From Left to Right:
Ice (Silver), Steel (Charcoal), Caribbean (Blue), Gem (Purple) and Diablo (Pink).

My favourite way to wear these to brighten up a look is just along the upper or lowerlashline to add subtle sparkle :).