I have a few of Colourpop old liquid lipstick formulas. Their Satin formula was very pigmented, but also a bit more of that proper matte liquid lipstick that can be drying. For some reason Colourpop decided to change their lip formulas and they are now called Lux Liquid Lipsticks. Formula is definitely different.

Avon Mark Prism is a new range of Avon's lipsticks. I've had the chance to try out shade Orbital Lust. It's one of those creamier formulas that contains small shimmer which should give it that prismatic sheen on your lips.

L.O.V. was once in our Müller stores and back then I didn't pay much attention to this brand. But then they started to came out with very interesting products, once they were already gone from Slovenia, so I usually checked their stand in Austria. I got this blush there, when it was half off, because Austrian DM also discontinued L.O.V. 

I got this Urban Decay The Ultimate Pair 1993 set as a gift by lovely Astrid in the beginning of this year, but I was saving review for colder months, since the color is perfect for this season. I have to say I only tried Urban Decay’s Primer Potion and recently their All Nighter Setting Spray, but this set I also really enjoyed, so I would love to try out some more of their products.

Bourjois is one of those drugstore brands that seems to have quality products. I still use their Healthy Mix Foundation, because it looks so natural on the skin and I absolutely adore Rouge Velvet The Lipsticks which have the best matte finish ever. Obviously, I was excited to try some more from them and than these Bourjois Satin Edition 24h Eyeshadows landed in my mail. 

I once got a mini sized Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Frick 'n' Frack with my order and ever since then I wanted to try some other more nude shades. The formula is one of those rare mattes that actually feels comfortable on the lips. When I was ordering their eye palettes, I also order two Ultra Satin Lips in shades Aquarius and Screenshot.

This was to be expected. I wasn't finished with buying NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams. It's one of my favorite matte liquid lipstick formulas and I feel like I finally have a collection of colors that I really wanted. My latest edition is perfect chocolaty fall shade called Berlin.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams have a small lip gloss plastic tube that has the color of shade outside and a black matte plastic top. It's compact and great to travel with.

In it is 8 ml of product and I got it for 8.95€ in Douglas. 

It has regular doe foot applicator that doesn't hold too much product. You get just enough to apply a thin coat, but I usually go in with another for a more intense and darker color. 

These have a mousse whipped like consistency that spreads easily. It needs quite a lot of time to completely dry down, especially if you apply thicker coat. At first it looks creamy and has a bit of sheen, but it dries down to matte finish.

Berlin is the darkest shade I own from NYX and the pigmentation is good, but you still need to apply a thicker coat to get fully opaque look. I think that with lighter shades you can only apply one sheer coat and looks more even. 

It's not as long lasting as a proper matte liquid lipstick, so you'll need to reapply it after drinking a lot or eating.

I especially love these because of the ultra comfortable formula. It's not hydrating, but it doesn't feel tightening or uncomfortably dry like proper matte liquid lipstick. It stays more velvet on the lips and doesn't feel heavy either. But it also means that it transfers.

All of these lipsticks have a wonderful sweet vanilla scent. 

Berlin is what I call medium chocolate warm brown shade. It has definite warm undertone to it. On me it actually looks quite dark - darker than it appears on these photos, but it's still more of a medium tone in general.

I have nothing similar in color. Avon Mark Plump It Lipstick in Truffle is a burgundy brown shade and looks much more redish. Avon True Supreme Nourishing Lipstick in Smooth Mocha is a sheerer formula and more of a cooler brown. Avon True Colour Perfectly Matte Lipstick in Marvelous Mocha is much lighter warm nude brown with hints of peach and pink. 

It's by far one of my favorite chocolate browns, because it's so warm toned and I feel like it matches so well with my brown eye color. Perfect for all of you that like a good chocolate brown lipstick.

Athens is a true peachy shade. Stockholm is my-lips-but-better warm brownish pink shade. Cannes is a mauve version of a proper nude color. London is a light warm brown nude. Berlin is the darkest and it's a true warm chocolate medium brown. 

I think I'm done with buying NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams, unless they come out with more shades. I have a good neutral selection with a perfect chocolate pop of color for fall. I love these because of the mousse texture, comfortable feeling and great wearable shades. If you have dry lips in general and want a good matte liquid lipstick, I always recommend these. The selection of colors is huge as well.

If there's one season that gets me color wise, it's fall. Rich reds, warm browns, mossy greens, berry plums...those are one of my favorite colors to wear as a clothing as well as makeup. I think it suits me best and I love the richness yet muted feel of these colors. Today's look is my favorite combination of gold, green and brown. I had to showcase my new fall lip love - NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Berlin.  

I always do my makeup in a similar pattern, so I wanted something just slightly different this time. I've been seeing a lot of cut crease looks and I wanted to see how that would look like on my eye shape. If you're eyes are smaller like mine and kind of hooded, it's not the ideal eye look. Maybe go above the natural crease line and it would look prettier.

I started my eye makeup with a bone colored matte shade to set the eyeshadow primer. Then I took a warm light matte brown to slightly define the crease and above. In the actual crease I applied a mixture of warmer and cooler matte brown shades to define it more. Then I took a concealer and tried to carve out my crease so that the color on top of it would look more vibrant. 

For the lid I chose a sparkly golden green shade. Because it's so light, the cut crease effect almost got lost, but it was an experiment. I also took a dark matte brown shade and slightly deepened outer v. For the liner I chose a moss green khol as a base. Then I went over with a more vibrant darker green to set it, since khol is not as long lasting and can move a bit through the day.

I took a metallic light gold shade with shimmer and applied it in the inner corners for some added sparkle and light. I also outlined the winged liner part on the outer side as well as in the inner part of the wing. I also like putting shimmery shades on the lower inner corner of the eye. I feel like it opens up my eye more and makes them look bigger. 

I finished with a volumising mascara. Some may say this look needs lashes and I agree, but I couldn't be bothered. I don't wear false eyelashes on a daily and I often times think they hide the gorgeous work you did on the lid. For a more natural effect I prefer a few clusters of individual lashes. It looks more natural and gives you a nice fuller effect, but doesn't look too fake.  

On my face I used foundation, concealer and a bit of powder on the center of my face. I also used bronzer as an all over sun kissed look. For highlighting part I used a shimmery champagne gold shade. I didn't want anything colorful on the cheeks, so I just used a neutral peachy brown shade just to give me a hint of color. 

The star that takes this look to fall season is a matte warm brown liquid lipstick. I love this shade and it matches so well with the warmth of my eye color. It's kind of my perfect brown for fall. 

This look features a sparkly eyes with a green winged liner look paired with warm cheeks and a perfect rich brown color on the lips. I love the combination of these colors and the contrast of sparkly eyes and matte lips. It's a bit of drama, but still wearable enough for my personal taste. 

Products used

Face:

Mix of Catrice HD Liquid Coverage 010 + EX1 Invisiwear Liquid Foundation 2.0 + AA Make Up Matt Foundation 107

Catrice Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer 020

Paese Rice Powder

Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer Bronzer

H&M Pure Radiance Powder Blusher Brown Sugar

theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Eyes:

Zoeva Caramel Melange - Wax Paper 

Zoeva Caramel Melange - Universal Delight + Zoeva Cocoa Blend Finish Sensual

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NC15

Colourpop Super Shock Shadow Moonwalk

Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Truffled

Avon Khol Eye Liner Sea Green

Sleek i-Divine Ultra Matts V2  Fern

Essence Metal Shock Eyeshadow 01 Solar Explosion

L'Oreal Paradise Extatic Mascara

Lips:

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Berlin

Luckily in France they have the same plastic packaging around it as in USA. I find it much more consumer friendly. There have been multiple stories of people opening up mascaras in our drugstores and then putting them back, like nothing happened. It's so disrespectful and  unhygienic. I'm a bit put off from buying mascaras in our drugstores, because I just can't know if it has been opened yet or not.

The packaging of the mascara is the same as a black version, mauve pink colored with black details. In it is 9.5 ml of product and this one cost me 9.57€. I believe the price in Slovenia is around 11€. I might be wrong, it has been a while since I last bought it here. 

The brush has a curved wand just as the black version. I like the two sides. One with longer silicon bristles gives you more volume and packs on more products, while the shorter side defines the lashes and keeps them clump free. The brush is one of the reasons why I love this mascara so much. It just separates so well and still gives them enough volume. 

I took a photo of both wands. The brown version as well as the black one. It's hard to notice any difference at all, but if you look closely, you'll see that the brown version is slightly lighter and it has a bit warmer tone to it. The color Brown is actually more like a very dark taupe brown color. It's not nearly as light or as warm, as I expected it to be. 

At first I thought I'm not going to even use this brown version. For some reason I expected it to be very light brown and that would just look weird with my dark brown eyes. But it turns out, it's a very dark version of brown and it goes so well with a brown eye liner. Just looks slightly lighter in color and more subtle. The formula and wand is the same as with the black version. Since I love the black version so much, I also love this one. If we had this color in Slovenia, I'd probably even buy it again. 

I didn't plan on buying Catrice's new ICONails Gel Lacquers. Usually, their nail polish formula chipped on my nails really fast and it just wasn't worth the price. But when I saw sets of two in the store, I couldn't resist. I also found the prettiest duo that had the perfect nude shade with a mauve brown shade. I'm trying to buy unique shades for my collection, so I wanted to try it out and see for myself if their claims are true. 

The sets were designed as a manicure and pedicure shades, but I use them all on both anyway. Apparently the formula is infused with acai oil and has GLOSS SEAL'R technology for a luminous color with a gel shine finish. It should last up to 7 days without top coat. 

Glass bottle is designed in a square shape. It has that fancy plastic top that you take off and reveal the applicator underneath it. I guess this is a fancy system that high end brands use. I don't really care for it. In fact, some may think that the nail polish is broken - those that don't "get" the system. 

In each is 10.5 ml of product. I believe the price for one is 2.95€ (I bought it in Austria, but I think in Slovenia it's the same price). These sets cost 2.95€ for two shades. 

The brush is wider than normal and rounded. I love these rounded brushes, because it makes it so easy to apply nail polish perfectly around the cuticles. I usually just do three swipes with these kind of brushes. My only critic is that one of these brushes was already a bit frayed and it didn't perform as well as it should. 

Formula of both is creamy and easy to apply. With lighter shade you need two coats, but with darker shade you could apply just one. Pigmentation is actually really nice. 

They dry fairly fast and you don't need any top coat. I find that they have a nice shine (not as good as if you apply Seche Vite over it) and they actually last a long time. As I've said many times, I have weak nails and both of these lasted on my nails for about 4 days. Which is a lot for my nails. It's actually categorized as an extraordinary category of nail polishes in terms of long lasting power on my nails. I tried one shade with a Seche Vite top coat over it and it chipped on the second day. So I'm assuming that these perform best without the top coat. 

Catrice ICONails 10 Rosywood Hills

I got this set because of this shade. It's nothing like I already own and it looked like a perfect mix of warm brown an mauve. Depending on what skin tone you have, it might look more purple mauve based or more warm brown based. Because I have a warm skin tone, it looks more brownish on me. This is essentially a perfect every day shade for the fall.

You can apply only one thicker coat and it covers the nail entirely. 

Catrice ICONails 38 Honeymoon Is Coming Soon

Lately, I've been loving nude nail polish shades. Especially those that are lighter than my skin tone and have white base to it. This is a true beige nude shade. It has white base, but is warm beige toned. It would probably look amazing on many skin tones. On me it also looks a bit warmer, but I like the fact that it's still very light. 

Two coats will cover the nail completely and give you an opaque look. 

I am in love with both shades. Nude is one of those flattering nude shades for light skin tones. It would also look nice against tanned skin. Browny mauve shade is the perfect combination of colors for the fall, if you wan't something a bit different, but still very wearable.

The formula is nicely pigmented, applies evenly, dries fairly fast and has a good amount of shine. I absolutely love the fact that it's in fact long lasting. Those of you that have strong and healthy nails could easily wear it for 7 days without chipping. I can safely say that I am positively surprised by Catrice. If other shades perform as well as these two, they have a drugstore winner at an affordable price.

You can see the swatches of all the shades on Innen Aussen.

Other fellow Slovenian bloggers also reviewed a few shades:

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