MINI AMERICAN BEAUTY HAUL

Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream/ SMLC08- San Paulo San Paulo & SMLC07- Addis Ababa
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
MAC Lipsticks/ Ruby Woo (Retro Matte) & Girl About Town (Amplified)
Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil/ 617- Iced Mocha

So I've come back with a mini beauty haul with some things I managed to acquire from across the pond. As well as the mini haul I've had a mini leave of absence (sorry!), mainly because I went to Zante for a week with the girls. It was a very urmmm, interesting experience and to be honest even though my body clock is extremely messed up and I came back with the worst cough ever I really do wish I was back there, counting down to #NAPA2015 already, and it's not even booked ahha. So after a few days of a well deserved recovery I thought I'd show you some of the products that were waiting for me on my pillow when I got back from Zante much to my surprise and admittedly did help rid some of my holiday blues.

I've been wanting some of these products for ages, especially as a few of them are harder to get in the UK than brands like MAC. I can't wait to properly try the Soft Matte Lip Creams, I've swatched them and they smell sooooo good (somewhat chocolatey) although you don't buy lip products for their smell that must be a good sign right?! Secondly is the Smashbox Primer, now to be honest when it comes to primers I had kind of given up before even trying, I couldn't bring myself to invest in a product that I wasn't 100% sure would make a difference and was probably to lazy to use. With this being $36 I'm glad it was a gift so I can actually give it a go and see whether it increases the longevity of my make-up, because I wouldn't have paid that much. Next up are two MAC lipsticks Girl About Town a lovely bright pink with an Amplified finish and the matte Ruby Woo. I do feel slightly ashamed that I blog and I didn't previously own Ruby Woo, better late than never eh? Last but not least (this phrase should be banned but I will use it regardless) is the Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil, I cannot wait to try these out and cannot believe I am just trying one, hopefully I will be snapping up a lot more colours in the near future!

Have you tried any of these products or are you lusting over any products from America, let me know below and make sure to follow! 

MAC MORANGE

The other day I rediscovered this lipstick that has been in hibernation amongst all my other 'summery' lipstick shades and remembered how gorgeous it was. I went through a phase for about 10 years (bear in mind I'm only 16) where I hated orange I just couldn't stand anything orange and would never dare to wear it, all of a sudden I don't even know what changed I started loving it! Ok that was so irrelevant loool. 

I'm just going to start by saying MAC's Morange definitely isn't for the faint hearted. Morange is the perfect orange lipstick and with its red undertones it's not too crazy and is extremely wearable. In the pictures it kind of doesn't represent the true shade as I found it hard to capture. It is an 'amplified creme' formula so is super pigmented, with a creamy consistency that is easy to apply. It also stays on the lips for ages. Although I love this lipstick I think it looks even more gorgeous on lighter skin tones as the lipstick stands out that bit more. But I still can't wait until summer so I can dig this out again!

What are your favourite orange lipsticks? Or is orange a no go area? If you enjoyed this please follow me! Thanks.