Beauty : Primark Lip Kits!

I haven't been this excited to share a makeup product find since I purchased my Tarte palette last year! If your on the hunt for the perfect matte liquid lipstick then this post might just be for you...

As soon as I saw these little beauties on the Primark snapchat I knew I had to head straight to my local store in the hunt of them. My local Primark has recently changed its beauty section and has a lot more to offer than it has ever before, so I was really happy to see the Lip Kits there for sale. As far as I could see, Primark currently only have four Lip Kits on offer, 2 Matte's and 2 metal's. Although I reckon they will be extending this range with different colours soon, at least I hope they do! Since trying my first ever Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit my obsession with matte lipsticks has been unreal, and I prefer to wear them than a glossier finish on an everyday basis. Incase you hadn't read my previous Kylie Cosmetics post (check that out here!), the cost of purchasing the products from the UK can end up being really expensive, so finding this in Primark for £3 is amazing. With it being £3 I kind of imagined that it wouldn't be as amazing as I would have hoped it to be, but I have been pleasantly surprised. 

Now I know what we're all thinking, are they any good to be a dupe of Kylie Cosmetic lip kits? In my honest opinion, yes! I've been wearing the shade 'Cookie Dough' for the past two weeks and have been preferring it over the shade 'Candy K' from Kylie's range. Likewise to Kylie's Lip Kits, Primark's products come in a cute little white box with the shade name on the top in a corresponding colour to the product. There is also a image of lips wearing the lipstick shade on the front as well. Inside, the products are secure in plastic packaging which helps everything look really presentable. 

The two shades I went for were 'Cookie Dough' and 'Molten Lava'. 'Cookie Dough' is a really pretty everyday nude colour in a matte finish. The finish is really comfortable when being worn and the liner applies smooth without needing much effort in application. The pencil and lipstick are perfectly matched which is always a good thing. The only thing I was worried about with the product being so cheap is how long it would last. Not wanting to be too controversial, but I find that it lasted a lot longer than 'Candy K' which came at a big surprise to me! 

I also wanted to get a Metallic Lip Kit as that is the only thing from Kylie's lip range that I am yet to try. Out of two colours, I chose 'Molten Lava' which is more of a nude/pink metallic shade. I have worn this both on its own and on top of other lipsticks to try it out! Personally I don't think I would be brave enough to wear this on its own to somewhere other than a festival. But on holiday I think it would look really pretty smudged out on the lips. Another place it looks pretty is dabbed onto the centre of the lips as it adds a little bit of highlight and definition. 

So my final thoughts are that these Lip Kits are a must have for your make up collection! I am really hoping that Primark decide to add more shades to the range, as I imagine they will also be a best seller! 

Have you tried any of the Primark beauty products? What do you think of these Lip Kits, will you be trying them? Let me know! 

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NEW IN: KIKO and Sleek lipsticks

Like many of you, I have recently become obsessed with Matte lip products! I think my obsession started when I received my Kylie Lip Kits! I just really love how easy they are to apply, the colour pigmentation you get from them and the fact you don't have to top them up as frequently. I have loved my Kylie Lip Kit in Candy and wanted to try and find a cheaper alternative in the UK which is much easier to get my hands on. I believe these products are new in but they are certainly much easier to get than ordering online from Kylie Cosmetics. Which I am currently in a email battle with for custom charges, but I am sure I will update you more on that soon!

I first heard of these Sleek Matte Me lip-creams from a fellow blogger who I can't for the life of me find the post of now. She had basically got all of the colours and done a really pretty review which to me seemed to good to be true. Now I don't know if I had just got my hopes up for these lip creams but they weren't as amazing as I had imagined! To start with there wasn't that much of a colour range that would be wearable as everyday. I went for a safe option of Shabby Chic which is a lilac/pink shade. It came out really dark on me and not as nude as I was hoping. But the formula is lovely and it sets really quickly. I will probably use this on days when I am not using Candy. Then I got Fired Up, which is in a red tone. This was always going to be a risky version for me, but it just doesn't apply well. I have applied this with both a liner and on its own and I have the same problem of it being too dark and then light in one section. The formula is just not the same to Shabby Chic which is where I feel it has let them down. I am going to give it another attempt soon, so hopefully I get a better outcome!

 Then I made a quick stop into KIKO and ended up swatching all of their new products. Firstly I saw the smart lipsticks on display. I fell in love with this shade 913 Rosewood. It is a gorgeous deep rose colour and it smells lovely as well. For the cheap price of £3.90 I wanted to see whether it was just 'cheap' or if it works well. I am in love with it and have worn it lots since! I was then drawn in by the velvet passion collection on display. I got shade 319 which is a purple/brown shade. This is very different to anything I have ever tried before but loved the idea of having a matte lipstick as this is something I haven't tried before. I really love this lipstick also. Although it is dark the purple hint to it makes it not as harsh against my skin. The couple of times I have worn this shade I have been given compliments on it which makes it that much better!

Swatches L-R: (Fired Up, Shabby Chic, 913, 319)

Hope you enjoyed this post and loved my little finds on the matte lipstick front. Although I am still on the search for the perfect matte I have started it off well with these little goodies!

Thanks for reading!

Lots of love,