Beauty Bargain: e.l.f. Lip Lock Pencil

The number of times I've heard people wish for an invisible lip liner, and yet here it is! I am far too lazy to buy lip liners in every single colour so I've actually been going without for quite awhile. This was all fine and dandy until I got my lip tars so I went on the hunt for a quick fix.

Enter the e.l.f. Lip Lock Pencil. It is literally a clear liner which you apply around your lips to prevent bleeding from lipsticks. And it works! It creates an invisible barrier that the lipstick can't go past, meaning your lipstick (or gloss/tar/balm) stays perfect all day.

So as you can see, it's like a wax pencil. It does dull down quite quickly but I haven't had to sharpen it yet because it applies invisibly so you know, a think line doesn't really matter. 

I love the ease of it - you only need one application to make your lippie last all day. It's so convenient and so easy. It's also super cheap - I bought this online for $9.90NZD, and considering it replaces all lip liners, it's a small price to pay. I'm super impressed with how quality this is, especially considering my paste experiences with e.l.f. products Risk paid off, awh yeah. 

I highly recommend this - cheap, efficient, replaces the twenty different lip pencils you have for under $10. What's not to love?

xo Bridget

Beauty Bargain: BYS Mega Shine Lipgloss in 'Perfect Purple'

In New Zealand, true beauty bargains are hard to find due to how freaking expensive cosmetics are here. Fortunately, the internet exists but it will never beat wandering the aisles of Farmers and stumbling upon something that catches your eye at a price that won't make you cringe.

Enter BYS. I've used a few of their products before - mainly nail polishes, but they recently entered the market via Kmart. After reading a post on xoVain about clear lip glosses, I was keen to get my own but ended up falling back into old ways AKA buying what I wanted but in purple.

Fortunately for me, it wasn't such a bad choice. I usually hate wearing lip glosses but I feel so abnormal walking around uni in full makeup so I usually omit the lipstick in favour of a Revlon lip butter or tinted lip balms.

This product reminds me of the makeup I used as a kid - pungent candy scents, little to no pigmentation but so much fun. BYS's megashine lipglosses are exactly that - they smell like candy (in this case bublegum) and leave your lips glossy and gorgeous.

As you can see, there is very little pigmentation. It applies pretty much like a clear gloss unless you pack it on like you did when you were 8. It is long lasting, even through drinking (eating, not so much) and it smells ridiculously tacky and amazing.

I love how this product is like a throwback to my childhood but still maintains itself as a serious product. After using this, I'd consider buying a clear one to put over matte lipsticks due to the staying power this product has. It was super cheap too at $5NZD. You do get what you pay for, don't go expecting some miracle product, but it works and I love it.

What was your favourite childhood lipgloss?

xo Bridget

Beauty Bargain: e.l.f. Lip Exfoliator

Winter is great and stuff but my skin hates it. My skin hates everything actually, but winter weather is its nemesis. Dry, oily and blergh - and it's the same for my lil lippies. They get chapped so so easily, basically rendering my matte lipsticks useless due to them sticking to the gross bits on my lips.

Enter the e.l.f. Lip Exfoliator. I haven't had a lot of luck with their products until this one. I've been wanting some lip exfoliator stuff for a while but I was wanting to avoid the loose stuff, as such - like the pots they sell at Lush. I saw this online and knew I had to have it - all the benefits of a lip exfoliator in a lipstick tube!

This stuff works like a charm at removing the winter sadness from your lips. As you can see in the photo, it's rough sugary-ness scrubs away at your lips but doesn't leave them dry or bleeding in any way. It's easy to use - just scrub away at your lips, wipe off excess sugar with a cotton pad then coat your lips liberally in lip balm. After using this every morning for about a week, my lips have improved considerably.

And it's cheap too! I got this for around $10NZD, which, in retrospect, is expensive but it's worth it out of pure convenience. I highly recommend this to combat the winter blues. Even if your face has become a wintery mess, plump, luscious lips with a coat of lipstick makes all the bad things disappear.

What is your favourite lip scrub?

xo
Bridget ♡