The Lipstick Tag 2.0… a.k.a. The Confessions of a Lipstick Hoarder Tag

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Burberry, chanel, Charlotte Tilbury, dior, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, guerlain, NARS, tag, the lipstick tag, Tom Ford, upgraded collection

FAIR WARNING!!! Brace yourself, because this is going to be EPIC!

I haven’t had this much fun playing Tag since the beginnings of annie’s beauty…! I already did a Lipstick Tag back then, and what I called “my lipstick collection” at that moment, has now transformed into something… let’s just call it “intense“!?

So thank you my lovelies bloggers and friends Katie, the creative mind behind Plus+ Beauty and Zoe from Zoe Beauty Blog for bringing back sweet memories from my early blogging days!

[ For Rules and all that boring stuff head over these girls blogs, read them there and make sure you say “Hi!”, from you… and from me as well! ]

[ To see my first Lipstick Tag, click here! ]

Now let’s do this!

The Questions:

1. How many lipsticks do you own?

First time I did this Tag I had and I quote: “35-ish”, after a Spring cleaning – which btw, I thought it was decent. Now, two Spring cleanings later and an Autumn one in between, I have to report that “35-ish” became A LOT more, an amount of lipsticks that’s outrageous to be owned by any women and it should be considered felony…

2. What was your first ever lipstick?

For the answer to this question I will have to cordially invite you to read my previous Lipstick Tag! It’s still the same answer!?!?!?

3. What is your most worn lipstick?

At the moment?…

The Charlotte Tilbury Coachella Coral and the NARS Audacious Lipstick in Juliette. And maybe Tom Ford Bare…

4. What is your favourite brand for lipsticks?

Tom Ford… to a pretty tie with Charlotte Tilbury.

5. What is your favourite finish?

I used to love creamy sheers, but now I adore the creamy, non-drying mattes like the Tom Ford Matte Lipsticks, the Charlotte Tilbury MATTE Revolution Lipsticks and finishes like the NARS Audacious Lipsticks.

6. What is the last lipstick you bought?

The Tom Ford Skinnydip and Rose Soleil from the Summer 2015 Soleil Collection, ( see the preview of it here ).

7. How many lip products do you currently have in your bag?

The Dior Balm Reviver, the Charlotte Tilbury Lip-Cheat Lip Pencil Pink Venus and the lipstick Coachella Coral, Tom Ford Sheer in Bare and Skinnydip… and that would be it!

8. What lipstick do you use to rock a red lip?

Now that’s the worst question of all! It should have been: “What lipstickS do you use to rock a red lip?” Because…

… I have Tom Ford Flame, Tom Ford Crimson Noir, Tom Ford Wild Ginger, Tom Ford Lips&Boys Alejandro and Adriano, Chanel Arthur, Charlotte Tilbury So Marilyn, Burberry Ruby, Dior Rouge #999, Givenchy Carmin Escarpin, Estée Lauder Impassioned, Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy Downtown, Shiseido Laquer Rouge Drama… ( see swatches in the “Photo Gallery” – LOL?! – below )

To name a few!… Can you tell I love reds?!?!?!

You asked for it remember?!

9. How do you store your lipsticks?

The storage systems from Ikea still do all the hard work for me.

10. What lip products are you currently lusting over?

Some Gucci lipsticks and some Dolce and Gabbana Mattes ( see preview on those here ) would definitely tickle my senses!

So this is it for now!

I tag Jacquie ( use a nasal French accent while reading that! ), Janet and Josie, Serene and Anne ( I know you already did this Anne! ) to do this tag as well! And of course, everyone else who wants to!

I hope you had fun reading my version of The Lipstick Tag a.k.a. The Confessions of a Lipstick Hoarder Tag!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

INTERESTING FACT… much?! :

• the Photo Gallery I was telling you about… Happy scrolling down lovelies!

– Charlotte Tilbury So Marilyn – Tom Ford Flame – Tom Ford Alejandro – Tom Ford Crimson Noir – Dior #999 – NARS Audacious Lipsticks – Chanel Arthur – Tom Ford Lips&Boys  – Tom Ford Matte Lipsticks – Tom Ford Lip Colours – Esteé Lauder and Givenchy reds – Burberry Nudes – Autum Lipsticks – Burberry Nude Lip Combo  – Givenchy nudes – Tom Ford Nudes – Tom Ford and Chanel Sheers – Dior Addict Fluid Sticks – Chanel Glossimer Mica – Burberry Lip Glow – Dior Rouge Serum

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10 simple things that make me happy…

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1. Black and White Pictures ( source Pinterest ) 

2. Fresh Flowers from My Man

3. Diptyque Candles

4. The Scent of Spring

5. Life in the Country Side… MY Countryside

6. Mom’s Ringtone 

7. Late Night Chit-Chats with faraway friends 

8. Cuddling This Old Hag

9. The Kids in my hometown Neighbourhood ( picture taken almost 10 years ago )

10. White Clouds while flying 

Here you have the 10 Simple things that make me happy… As simple as they are! 

This might easily be a Tag! Just do it if you like, if not just share the 10 Simple things that make YOU happy in the comments below!

See you in April, beautiful!

xx, Annie

WINTER 2014 ESSENTIALS TAG with Kirstie from kimamelybeauty

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Naturally, when the weather man reports impending winter weather, you know it’s due time to stock up on your winter essentials. And while you’re most likely set with the obvious ones – like hot chocolate and oversized, chunky, crazy-coloured/patterned sweaters, don’t underestimate the importance of a good hand cream or the equally essential luxury winter scent.

So, talking on Twitter to my lovely friend Kirstie, she came up with the idea of doing this WINTER 2014 ESSENTIALS TAG. We did the questions ( she did 5 and I did 5 as well ) and here you have our answers…

Fair warning! This might take some time, so grab yourself a cup of spicy hot chocolate and some macaroons and enjoy your read!

Question 1

Kirstie asked:
What’s your ultimate party season lip product?

A: Obviously THE ultimate red lipstick. But I’m not giving off more as I have a blog post coming up next month on my blog entirely dedicated to this matter, plus a few other surprises ( since it’s also my birthday month… wink wink).

K: There’s nothing I love more than a bold lip with a metallic eye look for a party. This year I’ll be sporting the dazzling berry tones of MAC Rebel with a gold eye.

Question 2

Annie asked:
What’s your winter essential makeup product?

K: I’ve been loving a bright lip colour to liven up your look this winter. It looks especially striking when paired with a dark outfit that might otherwise look a bit on the boring side. I’m head over heels for the Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in In Love With Ginger, the perfect orangey red for daytime.

A: My essential makeup product for the Winter of 2014 has to be golden, shimmery and to give me the same glow ( without making me feel like a disco ball, obviously! ). It might be called cheating, but I’ll go for the entire Dior Golden Shock 2014 Christmas Collection. Love the Diorific hilghighter in #001 Gold Shock and 4 out of 5 nail polishes!

Question 3

Kirstie Asked:
What are you most hoping to see under your tree Christmas morning?

A: A Prada mini-2Jour bag, maybe?!…

K: A little Tom Ford or Charlotte Tilbury would always be appreciated!

Question 4

Annie Asked:
Name one beauty essential that’s never missing from your bag during the colder months.

K: Hand cream! My hands get pretty dry in the winter, and there are some really pretty scented offerings for a pick me up. The L’Occitane Shea Butter one is the best if your hands really need some extra nourishment, but my favourite at the minute has to be the gorgeous Honeymania hand cream from The Body Shop!

A: Even though my first thought was also hand cream, I have to admit that I kind of hate the feeling of it on my hands during winter. It’s not a problem when I’m at home, but when I’m out and about I really can’t be bothered! So I will go for Lip Balm, a thick, nourishing lip balm like the Omorovicza Perfecting Lip Balm. Gorgeous, gorgeous product!

Question 5

Kirstie Asked:
What are your winter weather skincare saviours?

A: A good rich moisturizer, an effective face mask and a the Laura Mercier hand creams. The moisturizer I’m currently using is a new one I got from Apivita, the Queen Bee range which is ok… for now and the face mask that I think I’ll never stop using ( ever! ) is the Oskia Renaissance Mask.

K: Although I have oily skin, it manages to get pretty dry in the winter. Last year the dryness reached another level and I found myself reaching for the less-than-glamorous Epaderm cream to banish those flaky patches. I’m still on the lookout for a great rich moisturiser, although the L’Occitane Divine Cream comes pretty close!

Question 6

Annie asked:
What’s winter going to smell like this year?

K: Great question! I think I’ll be reaching for the likes of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle this winter for a glamorous feel to those chilly days. The heavier, spicier tones really work with the cooler weather.

A: I know this winter it’s going to be all about Penhaligon’s Malabah, a Woody Oriental scent, a deep, warm, mature scent that emulates the coziness of a room with a lit fireplace and the crispiness of the weather outside.

Question 7

Kirstie Asked:
Is the berry eye the new berry lip?

A: For me it definitely is! I recently got myself this Charlotte Tilbury The Dolce Vita eyeshadow palette and that’s about the only thing I’m wearing on my eyes at the moment! I’ve always loved a berry hued eye makeup look, even though it’s a rather difficult one to achieve.

K: Although I don’t think it can take over the eponymous berry lip, it’s definitely a contender. I love MAC Cranberry and the Metallic Pomegranate Maybelline Color Tattoo all over the lid. It’s such an easy but individual look. You need to keep it understates though, the bruised look is never classy!

Question 8

Annie asked:
What are your greatest winter indulgences?

K: I’ve been LOVING the new winter drinks in the coffee shops recently. My faves have to be the Honey & Almond Hot Chocolate from Starbucks and the Creme Caramel White Hot Chocolate from Coffee #1.

A: Anything Marzipan tastes particularly divine at this time of the year.

Question 9

Kirstie asked:
Lush Christmas: Your top pick?

A: When it comes to Christmas at LUSH there’s no such thing as just one pick! So this year it’s going to be like this: the Melting Snowman, Star Light Star Bright, the Butterbear, the Golden Wonder… and Holly Golightly… duh!

K: I’m seriously lusting after the Yog Nog soap. I’m not a huge soap user, but this one smells incredible! That and just about every Christmas bubble bar!

Question 10

Annie asked:
Name one (or more) random winter essential.

K: Gloves! I have the most amazing pair of suede and faux fur mittens (try using an iPhone with those!) that I always whip out when it gets frosty.

A: My random essentials have to be, as they’ve always been: Christmas Carols and my Bibliothèque Byredo Candles, which smells like leather, old books and burning wood.

Next, I would like to Tag a few of my lovely girls here on WordPress to play along: Jackie, Divya, Serene, Lena, V… and whoever wants to do this Tag. Let’s see your WINTER 2014 picks, ladies!

Please remember that Kirstie has a beautiful blog ( click to see it here ) so check it out and don’t forget to follow, comment and like!

Thank you for reading!

See you in December, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

The starting over TAG

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Burberry, chanel, dior, Giorgio Armani, guerlain, Hakuhodo, Hourglass, Omorovicza, Oskia, Starting Over Tag, tag, Tom Ford

I was tagged at the beginning of September to do the Starting over TAG by the lovely Brianna, the girl behind the amazing Cruelty Free Me Blog. As the name of this blog suggests, Brianna is a girl passionate about beauty made with natural, organic ingredients, eco friendly and cruelty free. Cruelty Free Me is one of the blogs on this platform I enjoy reading, because when I need a good dose of “healthy” everything, she can fix me at any time.

For as much as I love the idea of this tag I completely forgot about it! It all starts with the hypothesis that all your makeup and skincare suddenly disappears – God forbid! Knock on wood! Jinx! etc. …

After the recovery from your initial heart attack, panic attack and being a human again and not a vengeance hairy beast, what would be the 16 products you would purchase?

Why 16?! I have no idea!…

So here are mine:

1) FACE MISTS… LOAD OF face mists, starting with my beloved Omorovicza Queen of Hungary Face Mist

2) my FOREO LUNA MINI ( review coming soon ) or in the normal size. This amazing device helps you deep cleanse your skin witout irritating it. I got amazing results from it in just a matter of days, things that I can’t say about the Clarisonic which was total fail and made my skin worse.

3) moisturizer for day and night. Depending on the season the “calamity” happens, let’s say it’s autumn/winter time I will go for Oskia Nutri-active Day Cream and for nighttime I will buy the Omorovicza Rejuvenating Night Cream.

4) what I discovered to work extremely well with the Foreo Luna is the Oskia Renaissance Cleansing Gel, the best cleanser I have ever used

5) foundation I would buy first: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, but that’s no surprise since you had enough of me raving about it. Definitely my holy grail foundation!

6) I like to apply this foundation with my beauty blender so I will have one of those too.

7) for eyeshadows I will go and get myself Trench, Almond and Pale Barley Sheer Eye Shadows from Burberry for a simple, everyday eye look.

8) I find that these creamy, buttery soft eye shadows are applied best with the Hakuhodo blending brushes from the J Series ( review here ) so I will definitely get me some of those.

9) my mascara will be Chanel’s Le Volume the best mascara I have ever had.

10) and the Shu Uemura S Lash Curler. I have this thing I can’t go out without curling my lashes. I’m not the biggest wearer of eyeshadow that’s why I think that curling your eye lashes adds a bit of something else to the eyes. Besides that, curling your lashes makes your eyes look more opened and awake.

11) the Guerlain Terracotta 4 Seasons Bronzer to bring some life to my usually pale skin and to go along with it my beloved.

12) Tom Ford Bronzer Brush already reviewed here.

13) my next logical purchase would be blush. And here is where I will have a real problem! I love all my blushes and I use them quite a lot! Maybe the first ones I will be will be those in the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette. I think it will be a good deal! I would have multiple options! But my second purchase will definitely be my Burberry #06 Tangerine, then my Tom Ford #02 Frantic Pink.

14) on my lips I will definitely wear Dior’s Lip Maximizer as I love how plumped and delicious makes my lips look, then I will purchase a bold colour because I can’t live without wearing a bold lip.

15) I can’t go out or to work without having clean, well cured nails so I will also buy a cuticle oil and a nail polish which will probably be in a nude colour, like Dior’s #108 Muguet.

16) and raw honey, coconut oil and tea tree oil will be my last purchases. I use them for almost anything… Face masks, hair masks ( maybe I should have thrown in some hair products too, like shampoo and conditioner…), body scrubs, to clean and disinfect my brushes… Love them all!

So! Here you have my picks! What would be yours?

I will also tag some of my lovely girls/friends here on WordPress, but everyone is welcomed to join the fun and do this Tag! So Divya, Jackie, Serene, Andreea, V, and the lovely Talker Blogger.

Thank you for your constant support, beautiful !

See you in November!

xx, Annie!

 

 

The affordable makeup products Tag

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affordable makeup, Bioderma, Bourjois, l'oreal, Maybelline, NYX, Revlon, Rimmel, tag

I was kindly invited to do this tag by the lovely Alessia waaaay too long ago. So I thought it would be nice to actually sit at my desk and write this post already!!!

I admit it! This article is a challenge for me to write because I am a makeup snob and I buy high end – and above – makeup products and there are only a few cheap makeup items in my collection that I barely use! Keep in mind that the cheap makeup brands were the ones I started with, feels like ages ago!, so I will only talk about products I used at a certain point in my life or that I currently have in my collection. So for all the products I will mention which I do not own anymore, I will insert pictures. 

Do not expect great things though!

This being said let’s start with the first question…

1. What is your favourite drugstore/cheap makeup brand overall?

– some of my favourite brushes

Definitely not the kind of answer you would expect but Real Thechniques. They have great brushes that cover all your needs and they are gloriously ( if that is even a word! ) affordable.

2. What are your favourite face, cheek and lips products?

Face the Real Technique brushes.

Cheek favourite: the NYX Taupe Blush. Amazing for contouring, which I am mostly useing it for but also for a touch of colour on the cheeks, especially on the colder months.

And lips the NYX Butter Glosses which in my opinion are a cheaper, decent alternative to the new mind blowing Dior Fluid Sticks 9 previously reviewed here ). Plus the Soft Mattes which are also amazing!

3. Least favourite product?

Bourjois eyeshadows. Great colours in the pan, not pigmented at all unfortunatelly, chalky – I tried them on once and I felt as if I had sand in my eyes, and the fall out is insane!

– Bourjois the pink one is called #05 and the purple one is #13. Great names, Bourjois!?!?!!! LOL And check out that fall out?!?!?!!??!!!!!

4. What is the best makeup bargain?

Those buy one get one free or buy one and another one half price Boots always comes up with. For the short time I lived in London, those used to rock my world all the time. I was particularly interested in mascaras: L’Oreal, Rimmel…

5. What is your favourite underdog product? ( Something you love but often gets overlooked )

It is actually an eyeshadow from an Avon eye palette which does wonders for my brows. So easy to use and colourwise it is a perfect match. I forgot about that one when I bought the brow kit from Guerlain, which btw it is absolutely fabulous! Now I finally got myself some Anastasia Beverly Hills brow stuff which I am beyond excited to try.

Would you like a post about how I groom my brows? Please tell me in the Comments section below!

6. A drugstore product that is overpriced!

I have no idea what to answer to this question since I have not tried that many lately! The one that popped into my head was Bioderma Sensibio Micellaire Water. But then again, it is not the cheapest… So, is that drugstore, high street or high end? Tell me what you think about both Bioderma and the product you think is overpriced in the comments below… I really need to be educated! LOL

7. Show your best drugstore dupes!

They would definitely have to be the L’Oreal Infaillibles eyeshadows, the ones that are always considered dupes for the Chanel Illusion d’Ombres or the Dior Backstage eyeshadows, or even for the amazing Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill eyeshadows. They are not as good as the high end ones but pretty comparable. Great colours, great colour range, not that much fall out and easy to apply. My favourite has to be Bronzed Taupe ( which I did own at some point ); great dupe for Chanel’s Illusion d’Ombre in Mirage.

 – photo credits makeupbyjoyce88.blogspot.com

8. A drugstore product that is not worth the hype?

Definitely the Maybelline Baby Lips something, something… I really do not get all the fuss around this product! A chapstick with a bit of tint, not hydrating, not moisturizing at all, not good as a treatment sits on the lips without doing anything… Big fail for me!

I hope you enjoyed this post! My apologies to Alessia for doing it this late! Feel free to join the fun, beautiful, and do this tag yourself!

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

The Lipstick Tag

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I was actually invited to do this tag in a comment by the lovely Libby, the woman behind Splishsplasch. Her blog is one of my favourites from this platform. That is why you, my beautiful readers, should go and follow her amazing blog and show her some love, because she is that good!

So… THE questions…

1. How many lipsticks do you own?

Well… This is not going to be a great start for this tag… Because whatever makeup product I do not use or I bought on impulse ( which happens all the time ) and ended up not liking it, I pass it on to my mom or my friends. So, since I already did my Spring cleaning my lipstick collection has been reduced to a “few” essentials ( 35-ish!?! ). Lip glosses, stains and lip care products are included.

2. What was the first lipstick you owned?

Oh my!… Sweet memories! It was my junior year in high school… And the lipstick was a nude Oriflame one. But I can’t remember what it was called nor the number of it! What I clearly remember is that I unsuccessfully tried to hide it from my mom and dad.

3. What is your favourite lipstick brand?

It has to be Dior! I used to adore Chanel lip products but quite a while ago I was converted to Dior lipsticks, so here I am…

4. What is your most worn lipstick?

Ever? Or at the moment?

If ever, my most worn lipstick is Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in #48 Evasion, I have whole post dedicated to them here. But right now I simply can’t get enough of  Rouge Dior Lipstick #744 Allégresse ( click here to see me rave about it ).

5. What is your favourite finish?

I like my lipsticks to be creamy with a little bit of sheerness to it. I don’t like them to have that gloss shine or that iridescence which would make me look old and serious. I also like the formulation of the mattes line from Chanel, the Rouge Allures, although I find them a little bit drying.

 6. What was the last lipstick you bought?

My last buy was the Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Color in #44 La Diva ( reviewed here ), which I find to be a good matte version of my favourite lipstick of the moment.

7. How many lip products do you currently have in your bag?

I have a quite small everyday bag, for obvious reasons, but the amount of lip products that I manage to fit in there is scary… Hence the photo!!!

8. What is your favourite red lip colour?

This one is easy! Dior Rouge Dior Lipstick #999 and the discontinued Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in #75 Dragon, which sadly I do not own.

9. How do you store your lipsticks?

The storage systems from Ikea do all the hard work for me.

10. Which lipsticks are you currently lusting after?

Anything Tom Ford and some Burberry… But in a month or so I’m going to Milan on a work trip… and BOY! I’m I going to do some damage?!!!… credit card gasps terrified inside my purse

I tag everyone to do this but especially you ladies: the lovely Cristina from a casual beauty, the beautiful Anne Louise from Powder and Puff and the sweet Antonia from caffeconlatte! Give us some inside details about your lipstick collections! If you already did it leave a link to that post in the comment section.

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie