As promised some more in depth reviews of individual products!!
First up from my lovely MUA Haul we have the Lipsticks....
Ok So here we have (from left to right) Shade 14 Bare, Shade 15 juicy and Shade 11. All at only £1!!
The swatches on my hand are in the same order as the tubes, the one on the very end of the right is the gloss, but I shall be doing a separate blog post about that at another time :)
As you can see the colour pay off on my hand is really good, they are full of pigment, which for a £1 per lipstick is excellent.
This is shade 11, when I originally ordered it online I thought it was more of a browny colour, but as you can see it's much more orangey brown or even reddy brown. Still a nice colour though, but not something I'd wear every day, my Mum however really loved it and with her skin tone it looks lovely, so it would suit her for everyday use.
Shade 14 Bare.... I LOVE THIS, I never really liked neutral lip colours before, but I find myself reaching for this one all the time. I love how moisturising it is! At the moment I'm quite addicted to really heavy eye make up so teaming that with a nude lip is good :)
Shade 15 Juicy, I also really love this one, its much more corally coloured in real life, very summery, very pretty!!
So there we have it, I would definitely recommend the MUA lipsticks, they are brilliant. Only downfall is you do have to reapply quite a lot as they fade very quickly, but for only £1 I'm quite willing to put up with that!!!
Toodle Pips!!
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So as you many know...I am eventually going to become a cosmetic scientist and spend my days toiling in a lab making all the fab products we love.....
And because of that I've decided I'd like to find out more, in advance, about how certain products are made. Every month I'm going to feature a product and look into how its made, it's ingredients etc.
This month its LIPSTICK!
Lots of women wear lipstick, even those that aren't as obsessed with make up as we are tend to, slick a bit across their lips for night out.
So what is lipstick generally made from??
The main ingredients are: wax, pigment, oil and alcohol
These then break down into more groups, so each lipstick can contain a number of different oils and waxes, as well preservatives and antioxidants.
Other ingredients are often added to achieve a more glossy look, or to help moisturise and protect from sun (SPF)
These extra ingredients can vary greatly as the consumer often want different outcomes and a wide variety of lipsticks.
How is a lipstick made?
The lipstick making process can be split into three steps, melting, mixing and shaping.
Firstly the ingredients are melted, although separately in either ceramic or stainless steel containers...
They are then mixed together, along with pigment. The mixture then has to be pressed and ground in order for the lipstick to become smooth. (pigment can leave the lipstick grainy if this is not done). As this process can introduce air into the mixture it must be stirred for several hours to get rid of the air.
The mixture can then be poured into moulds and cooled.
Now this is a very very rough idea of how a lipstick is made, and there is a lot more to the mixing and moulding stages. Hopefully, once I'm mixing my own lipsticks I'll be able to show you in more detail with pictures!!!
But there you have it, a rough guide on how lipstick is made.....
Next month...... powder eyeshadow!!!
Toodle Pip!!!!
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p.s My wonderful friend Becky has just started her own Beauty Blog and its wonderful check her out http://booscribblesbeautiful.blogspot.com/
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