I recently celebrated my "adopted Grandad's" 90th birthday with a surprise 1940's theme garden party. All of his family and our side turned up on a glorious afternoon in May dressed as various "characters" from that time. My side went a bit OTT. We bought new costumes - Landgirl, Home Guard, RAF Officers,... whereas his side pretty much wore tea dresses and braces. We didn't care, we looked awesome!
As part of the 1940's look, red lipstick was required. The day before the party, I was getting myself organised when I noticed I had no red lipstick! Yes I could have just used a shade of my pink collection and it would have worked just fine but I wanted to try and achieve the real look - pin curls and all. I dashed to the nearest beauty store during my lunch hour to buy the cheapest red lipstick I could (time of insufficient funds!). Eventually found Natural Collection.
Natural Collection isn't my usual choice. I usually only buy really basic items from this brand such as neutral eye shadows to help blend, but if you don't try, you don't know!
At £1.99, eagerly paid at the till and was on my way.
The colour I picked up was 'Cherry Red - Moisture Shine'.
Firstly, I wasn't so sure about the shape of the actual lipstick. Most brands have that diagonal/slightly curved shape that generally fits the contours of your lips. This lipstick had a more pointed shape. I found it a little more difficult to get the lipstick to cover my lips - I had to use the tip to line the outer areas. However, the texture of the lipstick is quite good, you don't need to press firmly to get the colour transferred.
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| Before and After |
Summary - Cheap and good colour, but wouldn't buy again.
Hope you have a lovely day!
xxx
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