Since my recent
discovery of the wonderstuff that is Lanolips 101 ointment (reviewed here), and my lips are no longer a scabby, flaky, lip product no-man’s-land, I am now finding that I
can start to dig out all of the old lip products that I thought would never
again see the light of day. First on the agenda was to get out my old NYX slim lipliners.
I've had some of
these for over a year – yeah, yeah, I know, germ warfare! – but there’s only me
that uses them, and I gave them a good sharpening to get rid of any
exposed-to-the-air manky bits that may have formed, before I used them again. I’m not made of money,
yano?
Anyway, I have a very
limited selection of these seeing as I couldn’t wear them before; I have a
feeling they will now be top of the shopping list for future purchases because
they are divine. My first purchase
was frankly one of desperation – I so wanted
to wear a red lip, but could never get the bloomin’ stuff to stay on because I
had to wear such a ridiculous amount of lip balm underneath. I’d seen Makeup Geek
use a NYX slim lipliner in Deep Red underneath Revlon’s matte lipstick in
Really Red, and it looked amazing. It worked a dream on me too, although it took about two hours of preparation (not an exaggeration) and my
lips did not thank me in the morning.
Flushed with relative success, I then went a bit mad
and bought four more; and the problem was similar to the Deep Red one
I already had - they sucked what little moisture I had from my lips, leaving them with a
downright nasty texture after about five hours of wear. I knew I was fighting a
losing battle, so they remained relegated to a drawer. UNTIL NOW.
Here they are – they
are great to wear on their own (they make a great alternative to a lipstain
when applied lightly), under lipgloss/balm for a shinier look, or under
lipstick for extra drama and staying power. I bought mine from NYX Cosmetics directly, for the princely sum of £3.00 each.
MUST RESIST BUYING
THEM ALL.
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| L-R: Nectar, Beige, Natural, Deep Red, Prune |
Can anyone recommend some other cheap lipliners that might not hate my lips quite as much?
Jen
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