LA Girl Matte Flat Velvet Lipsticks Review

Hi everyone!

It’s been FOREVER. I hope you are all well and beautiful! I feel like I’ve missed everything this year. I also feel like I’ve missed all the trends and hypes. I still don’t have an Iphone or Snapchat and I feel exhausted coming from an out of town client where I was working 24/7 and driving for days.

While I was in the Northern Cape one of my colleagues was wearing this gorgeous brown matte lipstick and I just could not help but to ask her about it. She said she got it from Dischem of all places!! I’ve always looked for L.A girl but I always thought that Clicks would have it. So I was super excited to finally find it!

So to start off I knew I wanted the brown one so I had options between ‘Spicy’ and ‘Runway’. They only had ‘Runway’ in the tester (which is the one I wanted) but had to go with ‘Spicy’ and I’m actually very happy with it) and I knew I wanted a bold red because I wanted Ruby Woo and I can’t afford it right now because I’m in credit recovery.

Okay, let’s get to the goodies:

·         It’s so moisturizing. I’ve been on the matte groovy train so I know how drying matte lipsticks can be so I was so surprised how moisturizing it was. I only re-applied it twice throughout the day after meals and it just stayed gorgeous and full.

·         It smells amazing. Look, I don’t expect lipsticks to smell any kind of way but if it does it’s definitely a plus for me!

·         The colours are so bold. That’s such a plus for me in a lip colour. I need it to show up! And I’m so impressed with how gorgeous both the colours are on my skintone.

·         It’s only R59.99!

The bad

·         This is more like a recommendation – always apply balm balm or Vaseline before you apply the lipstick. It just looks unflattering on chapped lips!

Let me know what you think when you try it!

Love!

Essence Long Lasting Lipstick Review

Hi everyone!

I’m literally screwed. First off, I’m beyond burnt out because I work close to 14 hours per day and I can’t even take weekends off. I left my camera at home because it’s way too expensive to even leave it in the safes that come with guesthouses. Plus I feel like I’ve too open in my actual life. I have to contain that because it gives me anxiety more than anything. I haven’t shopped and I am in a huge financial crisis that I really hope I did not have right now.

On the plus side I recently got this Essence Long lasting lipstick that I was so excited to try out! I love how Essence adapts and stays hip and new and fresh. But it’s utterly important to try one product per range so that you can be happy with the quality because your stomach becomes bigger than your eyes! So to speak!

Some Pros. It’s rich and full. It’s also very moisturizing and has a great glossy finish. It’s affordable and has great packaging.                          

Some Cons. It’s super glidy so it was hard to apply to the hard to reach areas. The colour thins out and was pretty much gone after a minimal burger.

Bottom Line – It’s dealer’s choice! It’s not a bad lipstick but I will only use it on selected days. So it’s really up to you!

I was hoping the colour would come out more burgundy on my skintone but went way more brick than I thought!

Have you tried out this range?

What are your thoughts?

Casual B&W //day look

Hi everyone!!

I hope you guys read my previous post about what you can expect from my channel in 2015!!

It's so overwhelming - but I'm so determined to make this happen!!!!

So today I'm doing 1 of 3 looks that I want to create with this dress!! I got it from Cotton On and I've been in love ever since!! It's made from the most amazing material that's both soft and breathable and I just love the swoosh movement it makes when I walk!

I think Cotton On will be getting new collections so I'm not sure if you'll find it in store(sorry!)

Lemme know what you think!!

Dress - Cotton On

Hat - Touba

Shoes - MrPrice(old)

Accessories - ring(crafts shop) and earrings(mom!)

xx

Reach me --@closetfreedom!

Classic NYE look

Hi everyone!

I hope you had a fantastic entry into the new year!

I'll be quick!

Here I created a sort of dinner party look. I'm not into clubbing or crowdy places so I'll probably always spend my new year indoors and just having a good reflective evening with close friends and good food!

The look is sort of dramatic because I still wanted that classic look and what better than a bright red lip?! I hope you like it! Talk to me in the comments section! xx

Jewelry- handmade gift(2009)

Top + Skirt - MrPrice

Shoes - Dunns

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Lips :: Berry on the Go!

Hi everyone!!

Quick Review today!

Today I'm wearing this Avroy Shlain Coppelia lipgloss and it is sooo interesting!

So the good side is that you can wear it without a lipstick as a base so if you forgot your lipstick at home...you can totally rock it on its own!!
Also the colour is sooo there! You can talk and talk and talk and the colour will not fade! And...it doesn't stick on your clothes or your coffee cup!!

The not so good side..is that because it's matte- it's extremely dry so I can't laugh properly!
So I think you can add some Vaseline on it to be make it more flexible but sooner or later you'll start to see cracks on your lips. So in my opinion it's best to wear it without any additions!

This is what it looks like at the end of the day

All the info you need on this product is on this website

What do you think?

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New Haul! ||MrPrice, Edgars and thrifted items!!

August Favourites

Hi guys!!

I hope you are all well!! I know it's like the middle of September but I've dying to do my August faves!! I didn't get time to film so I thought I'd share half my stash!!

item 1. My new make-up brushes!!
I don't know which brand this is anymore but when I saw it I had to buy it! Done applying my make-up manually, haha, and I got this at Clicks!

item 2. My black eye shadow
This is from Avroy Shlain Cosmetics. I use it now to fill in my eyebrows! It's a bit too dark so I'll be switching to M.A.C Expresso soon

item 3. The Maybelline Baby Lips
I love the scent and the moisture but its not as long lasting as I thought it would be! But I'd still recommend it if you want to try it!! I think there's several other options in this range!! You can also find it at Foshini. I bought mine at Clicks for about R25

item 4. The book
You guys know, if you've watching my videos that I love John Grisham and James Patterson so I'm reading this one for September! I already took back my August book! It was called Just take my Heart by Mary Higgins Clark! Also a fave author.

item 5. The sun shield
My sunnies are from Cotton On when they had a 2 for R180 sale!! Totally high fash looking!

item 6. My M.A.C beauty
Guys I can't tell you how in love I am with my lipstick!! The moisture is unparalleled! I love the shade as well! I totally owe you guys a picture! I'll load it up as soon as possible!! This was R195 as indicated in my last post!! 

M.A.C step One

Heloooo;)!

I hope you are all good!! Yesterday I did 2 things I never do..Buy quality jeans and buy expensive make-up!! But I'm super happy with my purchases and even more excited to share my first ever M.A.C lipstick. I knew I wanted a neutral colour to start off with so that I could wear it most days and to see if it works for me. And it absolutely does! I love the colour, the moisture, the slight shimmer and the amazing scent!! It was R195 which is ridiculous for my budget but I just told myself that it I'll probably get used to it once I have a magical salary!!lol!