BEAUTY EDIT: Long Lasting Products

Long lasting beauty products are vital for any special occasion, you don't want to spend ages doing your make-up perfectly only to find it sliding down your face a couple of hours later! I've trialled so many products in readiness for my wedding, as of course all of the beauty products I use on the day will need to withstand tears (of happiness hopefully!), heat, stress and a whole load of other things. It needs to look as good as possible in photographs yet not over the top in real life. It's a fine balance, which I hope I get right! I thought I'd share with you a range of long lasting products I've found, ranging from high end to drugstore, so there's something for everyone.

NYX Loose Pearl Eye Shadow in White Pearl

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Deauville

Rimmel Natural Bronzer Powder

Daniel Sandler Watercolour Blush in Flush

tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Adored

2true Lip & Cheek Tint in Shade 2

Chanel Irreelle Ombre in 28 Camelia

Laura Mercier Mineral Cheek Powder in Coral

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer Luminizer

Laura Mercier Bare Nudes Mini Lip Glace Collection

 Benefit World Famous Most Glamorous Nudes Ever

Eylure Shape and Shade Brow Pencil and Tamer

Eye of Horus Jewel Amethyst Pencil

Maybelline Falsies Mascara Waterproof Black

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Liner in Black

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

NYC Browser Brush-On Brow Kit

Maybelline Super Stay 24-Hour Powder

Urban Decay All-Nighter Make-Up Setting Spray

byTerry Ombre Blackstar in Frozen Quartz

Maybelline Matte Maker Mattifying Powder

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Sand

If you know of any other long lasting make-up products then I'd love to know about them :)

Helen x

BEAUTY: NYC Applicious Glossy Lip Balms in Applicious Pink and Blushing Golden

As I mentioned in the January sales post (see here) I bought a couple of NYC Applicious Glossy Lip Balms from the fragrance direct sale for only 50p each! Their RRP is only £2.49, so these are a real bargain. I really wish I had got more shades now but little did I know the wonder of these lip balms! I chose Blushing Golden and Applicious Pink shades as I'm still pretty new to wearing tinted lip balms or lipsticks, so didn't want to go too wild with the colours!

I really like the packaging of these lip balms, the apple in the middle of each lip balm doesn't only look cute but also adds moisture. One thing that has put me off wearing lipsticks in the past is that they can make your lips look really dry, especially this time of the year. As soon as I applied these lip balms my lips felt moisturised and the colour lasted well.  

 

Blushing Golden is on the left and Applicious Pink is on the right, as you can see the Blushing Golden is more subtle. It's perfect for applying over a lipstick or just on it's own to add a bit of sparkle. Another great feature of these lip balms is that you don't need to apply a lip gloss over the top, they both have a glossy finish. 

 

^ Applicious Pink ^

 

^ Blushing Golden ^

Have you tried these NYC lip balms?

Feel free to leave me a comment :)