Review & Swatches: Barry M Lip Paint 154 Nude

This has been a lipstick that I have been contemplating buying for a while because I had read some good reviews on it but I was always wary as I had previously purchased another Barry M Lip Paint lipstick which was so drying and like chalk on my lips. (Could have been the colour Marshmallow). It was also nothing like the colour it looked in the tube and was almost white once I applied it which put me off the Barry M Lip Paints for a while! But despite this I decided to purchase it this week in the hope that it would be better than the last shade I tried and I was glad I did because so far I really like it! I purchased mine from Boots for just £4.49.

It looks slightly darker in the tube than the colour it actually comes out as once applied to the lips so you do need to bear that in mind. 154 is a really nice nude colour with a pale peachy pink undertone to it which gives it some colour and prevents your lips from looking like they have foundation or concealer on them. 

Swatched on the back of my hand

As I mentioned before, the Barry M Lip Paints do tend to vary a bit with their texture and formula with some being completely matte and very drying on the lips and some being creamy and moisturising on the lips. I would say that shade 154 is somewhere in-between the two because it doesn't moisturise my lips and it does tend to dry my lips out a little, as when it begins to fade it goes slightly patchy, but it is also not completely matte as it does glide onto my lips easily so it is slightly creamy. Although I do not find it glossy at all. This lipstick also has no scent to it whatsoever which some people may like and some may not. Personally it does not bother me as to whether a lipstick has a sweet scent or no scent at all!

I have yet to find a pale pink/nude lipstick that stays on my lips for a long period of time but this one does do a better job than most. I have only used it around twice so far as I only purchased it this week, but when I have used it it seems to stay on my lips for between 1-2 hours. So far I am really liking this lipstick and am glad I purchased it!

Have you tried this shade? What do you think of it?

Also do you know of any good quality pale pink/nude lipsticks that I could try as I still haven't found my Holy Grail lipstick!

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What's in my Make-up Bag?

My Make-up Bag

The short answer to what's in my make-up bag is a lot! I don't tend to vary the products that I use in my day-to-day make-up as I always use the same make-up on my face because once I've found a product that I like for my face I tend to stick to it. However I do vary the mascara, the eye-shadow and the lipstick that I use on a day-to-day basis. My current make-up bag as shown above is from Primark and it was between £3-£5!

My Face Products

1. Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer  - 1 Fair
2. Revlon ColorStay Foundation for Combination/Oily Skin - 180 Sand Beige
3. ELF Studio Powder Brush (used for foundation)
4. Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder Transpare 
5. Face Brush - not sure which brand as the writing has rubbed off (used for powder)
6. Small Brush - not sure which brand as the writing has rubbed off (used for powder)
7. ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder - Turks & Caicos
8. ELF Essentials Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder - Luminance (used as highlighter as it's way too light and shimmery for a bronzer!)
9. Brush by Dirty Works (used for bronzer, blusher & highlighter)
10. Double Sided Brow Brush - not sure which brand as the writing has rubbed off
11. Jordana Brow Powder Duo or Jordana Brow Powder Duo - Light (only available online in the UK)
12. ELF Small Angled Brush (used to fill in eyebrows)

My Eye Products

1. ELF Eyelid Primer - Sheer
2. Make Up Academy Professional Eye Palette - Heaven & Earth
3. The Body Shop Eyeshadow Brush 
4. ELF Professional Eyeshadow Brush
5. The Body Shop Lipstick & Concealer Brush (used for eyeshadow)
6. Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner - Black
7. Brush that comes with eyeliner above
8. Eyelash curlers - not sure which brand as the writing has rubbed off
9. ELF Studio Mascara Primer 
10. Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara or Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara - Black (only available online in the UK)
11. 17 Va Va Voom Mascara - Blackest Black
12. Maybelline Illegal Length Mascara - Black
13. Barry M Kohl Eye Pencil - White

My Lip Products

1. ELF Studio Matte Lip Colour - Natural
2. NYX Black Label Lipstick or NYX Black Label Lipstick - India (only available in the UK)
3. Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick - Apple Blossom
4. Barry M Lip Paint - Marshmallow 

If you would like me to do reviews or swatches of any of the products that I have mentioned then leave me a comment and I will do a review :) 

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