Cruelty-free beauty
The Pocket Candy palettes from Lime Crime have a mixed reputation. It’s one of the reasons I put off purchasing them for so long. In this post, I am going to list them from best to worst.
As part of their 10th Birthday collection, Lime Crime released several unicorn lipsticks, some of which were new shades. They cost $18 each and are Vegan and Cruelty-Free. They have of 3.5g product and a 12-month self-life on opening.
Revolutions Skin Kiss in Ice Kiss costs £5 from Revolution Beauty or from your local stockists. It’s Vegan and gluten free.
The packaging has changed from the original reviews, there’s now no longer a mirror just a clear top. The rose gold base is still there. I am a little sad that you can’t get hold of that compact now. This version feels a lot cheaper.
It’s a golden highlighter that slight particles of glitter in it. When you first use this it has a layer on the top and can be quite hard to get a good glow. However once this is gone you can glow greater than the gods to your hearts content.
You can of course make this a more natural glow by being lighter handed as you place it. The only barrier to a lit from within glow can be the glitter contained within. It’s not a huge problem but this one is better saved for your glows days.
I like it inspite of it being more yellow toned (as yellow toned highlighters don’t tend to suit me). It is however huge (130g), so while it’s great value, if you get bored easily this one might not be for you.
If you’d like on you can get it at Revolution Beauty for £5.
The Unicorn Dream Lip Kit costs £6 from Revolution Beauty. This is one of thier many Unicorn themed items. It has a lip pencil and a ‘matching’ lip gloss.
I’m going to show you a couple of swatches. One of just the liner and the other with the gloss on top.
The liner is a soft pruple with golden shimmer. You can not wear this on it’s own sadly, it’s actually quite sticky. It is however a beautiful colour.
The glossis a white based pink shifting gloss. Let’s say this together it’s not holographic. It’s pretty and over the lip liner it looks amazing. I also don’t find it super sticky, which is how I like my glosses.
Overall despite the fact I am not a gloss person I like this lip kit a lot. It’s obviously not going to last all day, although it’s fairly good at that due to the liner. I might even have considered purchasing it again had it been vegan.
If you’d like one you can get it from Revolution Beauty for £6.
Let’s say hello to the Violet Chocolate Palette from I Heart Revolution. It costs £8.99 from Revolution Beauty online or instore at your local Superdrug.
I bought this palette back when it was first released, so I’ve had a little time to play with it and really work out if I like it or not.
As you can see it swatches beautifully as Revolution always does. Good swatches though is not always an indication of a good palette however in this case it is. The shades are nicely pigmented and blend well.
There’s a nice even spread of colours in this palette to create an almost unlimited variation of looks. While perhaps personally I’d like to have seen a couple of contrasting colours, this palette is great if you’re unsure of purples. It’s great even if you are a lover of purples too! You can do a neutral eye with a pop of purple or a full on purple eye should you chose to.
It’s also pretty good for both the warm and cooler skinned toned amongst us, having both of those tones in here. It’s a very versatile palette and I really like it.
Get yours at Revolution Beauty for only £8.99.
The Conceal and Define range of concealers from Revolution Beauty recently expanded to include colour correctors. They launched 3 colours, Orange, Banana and Green for the 3 most common issues. They cost exactly the same as the original line £3 and contain the same amount of product (4ml).
It’s exactly the same formula as the Conceal and Define, so it therefore sets. You do need to blend this out fairly fast. It’s also very pigmented so you might need to mix this with a skin toned concealer if the green is showing through. However, because it is so pigmented it does its job brilliantly.
It’s also really useful for mixing with the neutral shades if you’re olive. Mix it with a deeper shade should you need to for the perfect colour match. It is white based so may not suit all depths.
I would like to see further releases in this line, specifically purple and blue. Purple for brightening and blue for correcting yellow/creating olive tones.
Other than that I really like this.
Also if you really love this formula Revolution has now announced that there will be larger sizes of the Conceal and Define range available soon, including a foundation. How exciting is that?
Check out Revolution Beauty and Superdrug for yours now.
Lime Crime does liquid lipsticks very well and the metallic versions are no exception. They cost £16 each from UK Suppliers or $20 USD from Lime Crime. If you’re in the UK, I’d definitely skip the Lime Crime website. Shipping now varies from $10.95 to $44.95 depending on what you buy.
Blonde is described as a Rose Gold Metallic. It’s slightly pinker and lighter than what I’d consider rose gold. It has no coverage or smudging issues.
Seashell Bra was part of the Mermaids collection release and is unfortunately no longer on the Lime Crime website but you might be able to find it on UK suppliers. It’s a metallic lavender finish with microfine blue glitter. Again no coverage or transfer issues.
Mercury is described as metallic mauve and I’d say it’s pretty true to that on me. Again no coverage or smudging issues.
I love the formula of the metallic liquid lipsticks, they are long wearing but not as much as the regular formula. They aren’t drying at all and fairly easy to remove.
They cost £16 each from UK Suppliers or $20 USD from Lime Crime. If you’re in the UK, I’d definitely skip the Lime Crime website. Shipping is now $20.95.
Illamasqua has become an iconic British brand. Their lipsticks cost £20 each and can be purchased on their online store or at the Selfridges counter.
Atomic is described as a Fushia Violet. it’s a matte lipstick with a slight sheen of violet in it. It’s really dry and hard to apply. You can’t really apply it straight from the bullet and expect to get a clean edge. It really needs warming up on the back of your hand and is best applied with a lip brush. The fact it’s drier than most does mean it lasts longer and while it might be dry to apply it does not cause your lips to feel dry during its wear.
I do like this lipstick. The violet shift isn’t particularly obvious on the lips and the wear time is good. I am just not fond of the application issues. I much prefer to be able to apply my lipstick from the bullet.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
I love the formula of Jeffree Star’s Velour liquid lipsticks. I still feel they’re some of the best formulas on the market. They cost £16 from UK Suppliers or $18 from Jeffree’s website.
I find all of these long-lasting, very comfortable to wear and they don’t overemphasise my lip texture. I do think these are well worth the cost. Today we’re looking at 5 of the more nude shades, Celebrity skin, Posh Spice, Androgyny, Scorpio and Dominatrix.
Celebrity Skin is a pinky nude on me. He calls it a soft brown with a peach undertone and I can totally see it. I like this as a nude on me.
Next up os Posh Spice. This is your griege shade with a hint of taupe. I like it but the grey bit seems to get lost on me. I like this for when I want a lipstick that makes me look dead on the outside too.
Androgyny is the shade of my dreams. Slightly grey, slightly plum and suits me so well. I adore this colour.
Scorpio is a grey-toned purple that I love. I have a few issues with coverage with this colour as you can see but I do love it. A second layer clears that up but does make it a little bit drying.
Dominatrix is a deep chocolate brown. It’s a stunning colour on the lips. Dark but warm for when you need a dark colour that isn’t black. I found this one to be a little dryer in the formula but not on the lips.
They cost £16 from UK Suppliers or $18 from Jeffree’s website. Shipping costs from $8 and increases with the package size. It does not include customs charges so expect an extra £8 and 20% on top of the cost.
Part of the 2018 Haunted Halloween range from Revolution Beauty is a set of 4 liquid highlighters in skull-shaped bottles. They cost £5 each and have 13ml with a 12-month shelf life.
Quite frankly I bought these for the bottle because LOOK AT IT. OMG, it’s so cute!
Okay so you and I might have different ideas of cute but I think it’s awesome. I might not be a fan of liquid highlighters but I had to get all of these.
There’s 4 of them. Before we get started there’s a little dropper to get the liquid out. It’s not my favourite but you don’t need much to get a good splash of highlighter.
Blood of my Enemies is described as a red shimmer and that’s very accurate.
Envy is described as a white highlight with a green shift. That’s very accurate.
Lover’s Wrath is described as an icy white with a purple-pink undertone. In real life, you can see the pink more than the purple in it.
Paranormal is described as an icy white, even though it has more of a slight golden tint.
They’re all very pretty. These are quite glittery, so if you’re not into that these might not be for you. My favourite is, of course, the green.
Now if you’re into liquid highlighters and ones with fine glitter you’re going to love these. However, I’m not and I don’t love them. Yes, I’ll use them but you might just want to pick your favourite colour.
One last thing to note is that Blood of my Enemies does stain the skin. Now that’s not 
really an issue unless you’re going bare-faced the next day. It’s worth being aware of though. It was only on my arm to take the picture so the stain might be worse if you wear it all night.
If you’d like one of these they’re available at Revolution Beauty and Superdrug for £5 each.