Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede Lipstick Review

Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede Lipstick, £8.99 each

As you may all know, I bloody love a good lippy. No handbag of mine is complete without at least several dozen rolling around, a shade for every occasion on stand-by. Revlon have released a new range of long-lasting, moisturising lip colours. The 'Ultimate Suede' range has 20 different shades in total, and I sampled the 13 shown below:

Left to right: 010 Womenswear, 015 Runway, 020 Front Row, 025 Socialite, 030 High Heels, 035 Backstage, 050 Couture, 065 Catwalk, 070 Preview, 085 Trendsetter, 060 It Girl, 095 Finale, 097 Designer

I was really, really impressed with Revlon's colour palette on this lipwear range. It really does cover all bases - soft pinky nudes, warm browns, tangy corals and rich berry shades. Bravo Revlon!

It applies quite sheer, so you need to apply a good few layers for a colour-popping pout. It feels like you're using a lip balm thanks to the added shea butter, so lovely and soft on the lip, but still with the colour intensity of a normal lippy.  I found that the colour generally stayed put for at least 2-3 hours when eating/drinking was involved, so rather good going, but it did make my lips feel a bit tacky after a while, quite dry - a top-up slick seemed to give the necessary moisture boost required to banish that sticky feel.

Here's a swatch of my favourite colours from the range. Which do you like the most? 097 Designer and 095 Finale look quite similar on this swatch, but 097 has a stronger golden-orange tone while 095 is more vibrant reddy-orange (see the below individual images) 

Top to bottom: 097 Designer, 095 Finale, 035 Backstage, 050 Couture, 010 Womenswear, 060 It Girl

My hot-picks 

050 - Couture

A great berry shade, 050 Couture has just enough glossy pinky undertones shimmering through to keep it flattering to my light skin tone. It's a great one for making green eyes pop too.

095 - Finale 

Excuse the mildly 'emo' pose... someone get me a snapback already. This reddy-orange shade has a unrivalled brightness, so fresh and funky, I love it! Now don't mind me, I need to go twiddle with my fringe.

097 - Designer

The orangey tang of 097 Designer is bang on trend for a fierce lip this summer, and although it's a great shade for darker skin tones, the golden shimmer means pale skinned folk (like me) can work it too. Hurrah! 

Left to right: 025 Socialite, 030 High Heels, 035 Backstage, 050 Couture, 065 Catwalk, 070 Preview, 085 Trendsetter, 060 It Girl, 095 Finale, 097 Designer

Which is your favourite shade? Leave me a comment below or tweet @poutoutproud on twitter xx

Glam Glow Super Mud Clearing Treatment: Review

The ultimate swoony-crooner, Mr Bublé, shared his metrosexual side with the world earlier this month (via twitter, naturally) as he donned a face full of mud. Show me a guy who doesn't love a face mask, and I'll show you a fibber.

The legendary Bublé was in fact lathered in GlamGlow Super Mud Clearing Treatment, £44.99 for 30ml, which claims to detoxify, de-clog, smooth, plump and fight breakouts, discolouration, black and white heads, razor bumps and in-grown hairs... A miracle worker, no less? So I ordered a few samples - try before you buy is quite handy when you're shelling out to the tune of 45 pounds - to see if the product matched the hype. 

The mask is really runny in consistency, more of a watery than a traditional clay mask. and contains the odd little bit of sediment. It dries really fast on the skin, approx 5 mins, and as it dries it pulls out 'congestion' (read: hideous blackheads) from pores. As you can see in the below image, the dark little circles which are populated across the bridge of my nose are where the mask worked its magic on my problem zone. 

After removing the mask, my skin did feel amazing and the dreaded blackheads looked less noticeable than before. Overall my skin felt nourished and soft, with a glowing finish as claimed. I've only used two samples, so I can't say how this product works over long term, but the instant results were really good. A hefty price tag, but a great treatment for troubled skin. 

What's your favourite skin care treatment? Let me know by commenting below, tweeting @PoutOutProud or commenting on the Pout Out Proud Facebook page. xx

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Pop it while it's hot: Clinique Runway Coral Long Last Lipstick

Oh yes, I have finally found my lip shade of choice for summer 2013, and it's Runway Coral Long Last Lipstick by Clinique, £16.50.  So fruity and fresh, I love the soft brightness of a good coral lippy.

It's the perfect colour for sunny festivals (see my recent venture to Parklife in Manchester below) as it's really vibrant yet moisturising and long-lasting on the lip. I cannot get enough of this one! 

To complete the festival look, I liberally spritzed TIGI salt spray in the locks, used Laura Mercier Illuminating tinted moisturizer on my skin for a brightening glow, with an added touch of bronze thanks to He-Shi Express Liquid Tan on the pins!

What's your favourite festival look? Let me know by commenting below or tweeting @PoutOutProud xx

New fringe, new make-up look!

 New bangs! As you may know, I change my hair almost as often as my bed linen, and I've just had a new blunt fringe put in for summer (it sits well with the 'Bans, my dears) 

I've got rather small eyes, so I have to ramp up the eye make-up so my little peepers can compete with my new mahoosive fringe. Here's a look I went for when I first had it cut in:

I mainly used the Urban Decay Naked Palette, £36 (such a good investment!) using the deep brown of Darkhorse on the outer edge of the eye, the golden shade of Halfbaked across the lid, with the smouldering black of Creep for extra depth along the lash line and outer edge. I used MAC Cosmetics shadow in Nylon around the tear duct area as a highlight. 

Want to see a particular make-up look? Tweet @poutoutproud and let me know, I'd love to hear your suggestions xxx

Smouldering Dusky Pink Shadow (Urban Decay Naked Palette)

Always a shadow fiend, I bought the Urban Decay Naked Palette, £36 recently, and it is amazing. The colour palette amazingly versatile, a collection of staple shadows which should be in every make-up bag.

Here's a look I created using Sin (a light shimmery pink), Toasted (satin pink) and Hustle (deep purple)

Such a good colour combination for green eyes!

To create a subtle smouldering look applied Hustle on the outer edge of the eyelid and below the lower lash line using a narrow shadow brush. I used a Toasted on the mid section of the eyelid, with Sin acting as a highligher in the inner corner and below the brow.

I used a clean, soft shadow brush in circular motions to create a gorgeous smokey finish. 

Want to see a particular make-up look? Tweet @poutoutproud and let me know, I'd love to hear your suggestions xxx