Hello, everyone. Welcome back.
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So today I wanted to do a
video of my must have lip colors.
Now, for some reason, I've only done nine and
not ten, but I didn't want to stretch it to
ten and just choose some random color.
These are colors that I really like, colors that I would
usually have in a kit ready to go, and from brands
that I really like and formulas that I really like.
So I didn't want to just choose a random ten.
You know what? We'll say ten is a lip balm.
So that is what we are doing today.
Just before we get into that, if
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So our first lip product is the NYX.
This Is Milky Gloss, and this is
the shade Mint Choc Chip Shake.
And it's green, basically.
Does have a slight smell of mint chocolate.
But what I really like about a green
gloss is one, they're quite transformative.
Green cancels out redness.
As we know, we use it on
the skin to cancel out redness.
So on a lip like mine, which is quite naturally red,
this is really nice just to put on top, just to
calm down the tone a little bit, smooth it out.
It's really great on a red lipstick.
It transforms the color in a way that makes it almost
more orangey, and it can change up any kind of red
lipstick tone and, like, berry tones and things like that.
It's nice if you just want something a little bit different
to whack a green gloss on top of a red.
I really like them.
A green gloss or balm is kind of like a staple for me.
I just find them incredibly useful.
I think people look at them and they're like, green? Ew.
But it's good, like a tint of green.
It's not pure green.
It's just a slight tint.
Okay, next up is the Lunar Beauty Lip Gloss,
and I think this is a limited edition.
This is Bitchcraft, and it's
this really nice deep berry tone.
If this one is out of stock, you can
find glosses in a similar kind of tone.
I just love the formula of these.
It's that berry tone without being too dark purple.
So it's perfect coming into more of the Autumn months,
going towards the end of the year, where we tend
to go for more of those deep berries.
You know, everyone dyes their hair brown, and we
look for those comforting kind of colors
that provide us with some warmth.
If you don't typically like those deep burgundies
or those kind of fall/Autumn colors, it's
a suggestion of that kind of color story.
So that's a really, really nice one to go for
coming towards the end of the year, if you
don't want to go too crazy, you're kind of, like, still
in the Summer mood, but it's happening.
Autumn/fall is happening, so.
Okay, next up is the Nimya Are You Sitting Down? Gloss.
Now, this, for me, is more like a topper to a lipstick.
I am wearing it now with a lipstick that
I'm going to show you a bit later on.
The Nimya glosses are beautiful anyway.
This gold, however, I like how intensely shiny
and shimmery it makes an already existing gloss.
So a gloss is already quite shiny, but the way
it's reflecting off all that gold looks stunning.
It looks glossy. It looks wet.
This on top of red, this on top of
burgundy, gold on top of nude is absolutely stunning.
It has that slight difference, that slight kind
of luxe feeling to a lip, not just
because it's gold, but because it's ultra reflective.
My lips are a little bit red because I've just gone
through and tried every single product on. But it just adds that
something extra to a lip gloss and a lipstick.
It's almost like just a clear gloss but
with that touch of something else, which I
really, really like about this shade in particular.
So another more kind of a
transformative product in that one.
Next up is one of my actual favorite formula's.
This is the Etude House Syrup Glossy Balms.
This is the shade Rosy Lavender. Now, you know me,
I don't like color on my lips.
However, on other people, I like color
when I'm putting products on clients.
For those people who don't want... one, the formula, for those
people who don't want something heavy, this is really nice.
For me, this color and this range of colors,
but this one in particular looks
like it could be jelly.
It looks soft to the touch.
It looks bouncy.
It looks rich in color without
being overwhelming and too much color.
It looks soft at the same time, like a pinch of color.
This color, as well, despite being actually quite
pink, could go with a lot of neutral
eyeshadow colors. And this kind of tone,
if you want to get into wearing, like, a colorful lipstick,
but you don't want to go full in, this kind of
formula and this kind of texture and this kind of color
is almost a stepping stone into bright colors.
I do get a lot of people asking me, saying, I want
to wear bright red, I want to wear bright pink, but I
don't have the confidence to go full on with it.
And I know exactly what you mean.
And I always say it's like when you
get a new haircut and a new style.
And you go out in the street
and you feel like everyone's watching you.
Even though these people don't know you.
And they're looking at your hair.
Even though they've never seen your hair before.
And they don't know you've just had a haircut or a new hairstyle.
But, so that's why I like this
as a good stepping stone into color.
Looks like a balm, looks like a gloss and feels
like a balm, but has the slightest color to it.
Okay, next up is the Rare Beauty Lip
Souffle, this is the shade Brave.
I really like this shade.
This is very much a burnt orange.
Like a chili kind of shade.
Formula's completely comfortable,
glides on incredibly smoothly.
But one thing I really like about these kind of burnt
oranges, it's always my answer to, if I'm doing someone's makeup
and they're like, I want to go bold with the lip,
but I don't want to be too much.
And I'm always like, what's your version of too much?
Because everyone's interpretation of what too much
is or what's out there is different.
So I would always introduce... if red is too
much for that person, but nude is too nude.
I always introduce a burnt orange because
it's a bold color, brought down a
few levels, but still makes a statement.
It looks beautiful on every skin tone.
You can team it up with a good lip liner
to blend it and fade it into the skin.
It looks good as a bleed, like,
as a bleeding kind of lip.
And it's just that thing,
like, nobody would look at it and be like,
oh, that's like an inappropriate...
You know some people are like, oh, yeah, red isn't
appropriate for this situation.
It's kind of like that, you know?
And people have said that before, which a
red you can wear whenever you want.
But I used to think, oh, no, red is only for
certain situations, but of course you can wear whatever, whenever you want.
So a burnt orange is a good like, you
know what, red might be too much. You know, a funeral...
I don't know.
You still want to look good
at a funeral wherever you're going.
So a burnt orange is a good stepping stone for that.
Okay, so next up, going in the other
direction is Strawberry Shock from Lisa Eldridge.
Now, these formulas are beautiful
anyway, from Lisa Eldridge.
This color in particular, though, is a very summery.
Kind of makes your mouth water,
like a light berry smoothie.
Like, it's a hydrating feeling, you know? Not as in on the lip.
It's just like, oh I could drink...
If that was the shade of a drink, you would drink
that right up and be like, oh, my God, that's amazing.
It's not too red, it's not too orange.
It's somewhere in between.
It can be tapped on the lip for a bit
of a stain. But this is another color as well.
I do quite like this shade, not only, but for
mature people who feel like they can't wear red or
can't wear bold color, a color like this is a
bold statement, but it's so brightening and light, and it
brings light to the face that isn't overwhelming.
It's not too over the top.
If you're having a dull day, a
color like that... not, like, emotionally.
Yeah, maybe emotionally too.
But if you're having quite a dull
day, you feel like, quite physically dull.
I do sometimes I'm like, oh,
my skin looks really dull today.
A color like that just with some mascara
and maybe a tap of, like, a shimmery eyeshadow
on the lid will look beautiful. It's just bright.
It's a happy color to an overall look. Love, love, love.
Let's stick with Lisa Eldridge and go to
my absolute favorite nude at the moment.
This is Le Mepris from Lisa Eldridge.
And it's just stunning.
This is quite a nice, like,
hydrating feeling on the lip.
It's not glossy.
It's not sticky.
I think I called it balmy once, but it's not
balmy because it doesn't have that waxy feel to it.
Just incredibly comfortable.
It just looks like, you know some people, they're like,
oh, if this is my color, I just grab it
and walk out the door and put it on.
It's just like that. Has a shine to it.
It doesn't wash you out because it still has
that kind of, there's a peachy somewhere in there
without being too pink, it is a stunning color.
This will be a go to nude.
We will look incredible on deeper skin tones with
a really nice liner to go with it.
Just as a pop of shine on
the lips will look absolutely stunning.
Sticking with a neutral.
This is Worthy from Rare Beauty from their new line.
Now, this is quite a cold...
I call this, like, a 90s nude, where it's
kind of like that colder, 90s supermodel nude lipstick.
And that's the one I have on now underneath the gloss.
So it's not as cold as it looks with the gloss on top.
But initially on, it does have
almost that grayer tone to it.
Now, this is one which I call like a lip muting
shade, where I would wear it by itself, but I know
a lot of people would prefer something on top of it.
So if it's a case of like, you know what?
I don't want my lip color to show through.
I'm just going to wack this on and put
the gloss on top or a topper on top.
And I want that gloss or that
topper to be the main focus
of this lip look, then this is a
really great one to go for.
You can wack foundation, sure, concealer on your lips,
but it does just look like foundation, concealer.
Sometimes you do need a lipstick to
kind of block out that shade.
And moving on to our last one.
This is from Fenty, and this is Board Memb'r.
And this is this beautiful, deep, rich purple.
You know, I like purple anyway.
Smells incredible.
This, I just think this tone looks good on everyone.
I absolutely love it.
The deepest of skin tones,
stunning, with this on top.
Oh, my God, that will look beautiful.
The fairest of skin tones.
If you're going for something quite statement, that
will look stunning as well, somewhere in between,
because it's a bit red, it's a bit
blue, it's a bit of everything, you know?
And I just think if you want to make a statement
then this is a really good lip color to go for.
And the good thing about bold, dark lip
colors is you can just whack on a
liquid liner and mascara and be like, done.
Because then you have this focus here.
Not even liquid liner.
It looks good with just mascara.
Brows. Done.
Your lip is your focus.
I think it's nice to have a bold, deep color
like that, but also to mix in with other colors.
You'll be surprised when you take your favorite lip
color, mix it in with a deeper purple, what
kind of concoctions you can come up with.
So those are my must have lip colors.
Well, so far, and probably of this year.
Thank you so much for joining me.
I would love to know what
your favorite colors are down below.
Lip brands, lip colors, exact brands, or just, you
know, exact colors or just a brand in general.
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