Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick (Seduction) Review

Hey guys, today I'm reviewing the Collection Gothic Glam lipstick in the colour Seduction. I love the colour of this lipstick, it's perfect for fall and winter. I got it in  Boots and I can't remember it's exact price but I think it was about €3 or €4. Like the Collection Galatica lip butter, that I reviewed last week, It's not an amazing quality lipstick. It's quite glossy so can smudge really easily and doesn't last an amazing length of time. I'd say the longest it lasts is about two hours before you have to reapply it, but I think the longest time I got it to last for without it looking faded was about an hour and a half. (with a lip liner underneath) I prefer this lipstick to the Galactica lip butter but it's only slightly better quality than that one which isn't that great at all. This one had a much better pigment and actually came out the colour it appeared it would. 

There is a Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick that would probably be a better quality dupe for this colour. I think it's the colour 001 but I might be wrong. It's basically a dark winey colour anyway that might be better to invest in for about €7, rather than skimping a few euros on this lipstick and not having it last very long. I've heard great things about the Kate Moss lipsticks so I think I might get that colour and see how it compares. I'm sure that it would be better quality and I like that it has more of a matte finish which I thought the collection one had but it turned out that it didn't.

Overall, I love the colour of this lipstick but it not very good quality so I recommend spending a little more to get a lipstick that would stay put for longer. I hope you liked this post :) If you did please don't forget to save it on Bloglovin or give it a +1 on Google Plus. Have you tried this lipstick or the Kate Moss one? Let me know what you thought of them in the comments below.

International Giveaway: Real Techniques Core Collection (CLOSED)

Hey guys, today, I'm excited to announce that I will be holding an International Giveaway to win a Real Techniques Core Collection brush set in celebration of getting to 400 subscribers on my YouTube channel and 800 followers on my blog. Thank you all so much for continuing to read my blog and watch my videos. Now on to the giveaway. 

Today's giveaway is for a Real Techniques Core Collection brush set. I love these brushes, especially the buffing brush, it's amazing!! As I said already, the giveaway is International, and also you must be at least 16 to enter. The set retails at €28.99 just in case you were wondering. It comes with four makeup brushes and a small travel belt. The four brushes are the buffing brush, the contour brush, the detailer brush and a pointed foundation brush. Here is a link the the Real Techniques website if you want to find out more information about each brush. Also, this is not a sponsored giveaway. 

You can enter the Giveaway in the below Rafflecopter widget.

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All entries will be verified to keep the giveaway fair. The winner will be chosen by a random generator using the rafflecopter widget so please don't be mad at me if you don't win.The giveaway will be open from the 9th of November and THE CLOSING DATE IS THE 9TH OF DECEMBER 2014. The winner will be notified by email within 48 hours of the giveaway’s closing, and I will also do an update blog post to let you all know who the winner is. Good luck to everyone who enters :)

800 Followers!!

Hey guys, I'm so happy today because I just reached 800 followers on Bloglovin!! Thank you all so much for continuing to read and support my blog, it means so much. I remember when I started and I saw people who had 800 followers, I thought that I would never get that much so thank you all. I've had already been planning a giveaway to celebrate getting 400 subscribers on my YouTube channel so now I think that I will combine the two and hold a giveaway in the next few days. Keep an eye out Sunday night/ Monday on my blog or YouTube channel because that's when the giveaway blog post and video will be up. Thank you so much and I will talk to ya later. 

Priorities

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Hey guys. Over the last couple of days I've been really confused and worried about a decision I needed to make. I was worried about this one thing and felt like a failure at it, and because of that I found that I started to doubt myself at everything else. I felt like anything that required me to use creativity that I was doing or could possibly do in the future was a waste of time. That I'm nothing but mediocre.

I know things take time and you don't become amazing them overnight, but this one thing just makes me feel not good enough. Over thinking about it deeply during the last few days I've realized that I don't enjoy this thing the way I used to. I doesn't make me happy anymore. And when I really think about it I'm realising that it was an old dream of mine. One main thing that helped me make my decision about giving up this dream is that even if I could do it, it would be taking away from some of my main goals and other dreams that I have right now. It's not a priority anymore. It's being taken off the bucket list. 

I'm starting to come out of my misery daze and realise that not everything I do is terrible, but I don't think that one thing is for me anymore. I'm seeing more clearly. I hate that this one thing made me feel that way and if I continue it in any way I'm going to start taking it a lot less seriously. It's suppose to be fun, and it used to be. 

This quote really helped me in the end because even though this seems really important right now and that I'm losing almost an small aspect of my identity, because this is something I loved and connected with since I was a child, that it's not really that important to me anymore. I need to let it go.

If any of you are struggling with a decision, then make sure to keep this quote in mind. It might just help. Not every opportunity is for us. There are some things we need to let pass us by. 

Collection Galactica Lip Butter Review

Hey guys, today I am reviewing the Collection Galactica lip butter. I saw this in Boots for around €4 and loved the colour (Pink Rush) so I knew I had to get it. I tried it on as soon as I got home and I was a bit disappointed with it. It didn't come out the same pigmentation of the colour that I thought it would. 

I decided to try it under a lip liner (Essence's Cute Pink) to see if it would look any better. It turns out that it does. It actually looks the same colour as it appears to be and it last quite a bit longer.

The lip butter on its own

The lip butter with lip liner underneath

Although I said, the lip butter last longer with the liner under it, it really doesn't last that long at all. It lasts about an hour, or two if you are lucky. I think this needs to be viewed more as like a lip gloss or balm instead of a lipstick for staying power. It needs to be reapplied a couple of times throughout the day and has quite a glossy finish.

I mostly use this lipstick for filming videos because I would be scared if I wore it all day that it would either fade very fast or smear across my face. I love the colour and it's perfect for filming videos so I don't regret buying it, but I don't think I will ever wear it during the day because I think it would get ruined too easily. As soon as I eat or drink it basically fades away to just a pink tinge on my lips.

Overall, I wasn't very happy with this product and if I didn't use it for filming videos, I probably wouldn't use it at all.  I love the colour and I think it is really cool but that really doesn't mean much when it doesn't last. I wouldn't recommend it but if you are curious to try it for yourself, it's less than €4 so it won't break the bank.

I hope you liked this post. If you do, please feel free to save it on Bloglovin or give it a +1 on Google Plus. Have you ever tried any of the Collection lip butters? Let me know what you thought about them in the comments below!