I am a big lipstick fan. I rarely leave the house without it, feel it is essential to complete my fairly ‘done’ style of make-up, and I pride myself on my ability to apply it on public transport with almost surgical precision. In my more adventurous days I would wear any colour of lipstick, from fluorescent pinks to deep purples, even an obnoxiously bright orange. Once, I wore a very dark purple lipstick and an old lady shouted ‘gosh! what a fright!’ at me in the Manchester Arndale toilets. In my old age I have learnt to stick to shades that actually suit me, and that has left me with reds and nudes.
I love yapping on about make-up, but photographing beauty products is my worst nightmare (endless thanks to my mum for helping me with these, lol). Over exposure to SLR quality photographs of my own face aside, I have finally managed to put together a big old list of my favourite nude lip products, none of which are tested on animals.
left to right:
3INA longwear lipstick in ‘503’ – £7.95
Winky Lux matte lip velour in ‘meow’ – £13
Urban Decay vice comfort matte lipstick in ‘backtalk’ – £15
NYX butter lipstick in ‘explosif’ – £5.50
Charlotte Tilbury matte revolution lipstick in ‘miss kensington’ – £23
Sara Hill lipstick in ‘pink truffle’ – £17
Sara Hill lipliner in ‘sugar & spice’
Barry M lip liner in ‘blush’ / ’17’ – £2.99
not swatched:
Barry M clear lip oil in ‘coco loco’ – £4.99
Barry M lip liner in ‘let’s be clear’ – £3.99
Winky Lux matte lip velour in ‘meow’, which costs £13 via ASOS, worn with Barry M ‘let’s be clear’ lip liner. The Winky Lux lipsticks are not super matte, but they are really pigmented and opaque. With some more neutral shades I find that a coloured lipliner is essential but this stands its own ground very well – I just tidy up the edges with the clear liner.
Charlotte Tilbury’s ‘miss kensington’ worn over Barry M lip liner in ‘blush’. ‘Miss Kensington’ is a really lovely pale nude, but it is quite similar to my skintone so I prefer to make it a little bolder by wearing it over a blush coloured lipliner like this.
I recently acquired a few of the new Urban Decay vice lipsticks, including this one in the shade ‘backtalk’ from the ‘comfort matte’ range. I’m very much enamoured by the vice lipsticks, the consistency and staying power is really great, and all the colours are banging. I’m not sure if I can *really* consider this a ‘nude’ as it’s definitely a lilac-toned pink, but it’s lovely nonetheless.
This is Sara Hill lipstick in ‘pink truffle’ with Barry M lip oil in ‘coco loco’ on top. Sara Hill Makeup, by Glasgow born MUA Sara Hill, is one of my favourite independent make-up brands, and this particular lipstick is my favourite ‘like my lips but better’ shade. I’m also a big fan of Barry M’s lip oil, a less sticky (and v moisturising) alternative to gloss. *side note* without the oil this lipstick comes up a little darker / more opaque.
imho, NYX is one of the best, if not the best, ‘budget’ makeup brand at the moment. This is their butter lipstick in ‘explosif’ worn over Barry M lip liner in ‘blush’. The formula is creamy without being too sheer and is the perfect shade of dusky pink.
I was introduced to 3INA via a trip to their relatively new Covent Garden store, where I picked out a few products, including this liquid lipstick in shade ‘503’, a pinky nude. Like most liquid lipsticks it is *very* matte, but I don’t find it drying at all providing I avoid too many reapplications.
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Please let me know how you get on if you try any of these, or if you have any more cruelty free lipstick recommendations!
Nice post dear 😉
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Great post – I find it rare for people to talk about cruelty free make up so thank you for making it important! x
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Loved this post Hannah, this shades are gorgoeus x
Sofia | http://www.theglamchapter.blogspot.com
Back talk is beautiful, I definitely need to give the new vice lippies a go! xx
I love these shades! I already have Backtalk and I love it but yes, it’s not really a ‘nude’ is it I suppose xD I’d never heard of Sarah Hill makeup before, I will have to check her out. So happy that everything’s cruelty free xx
Nicole | Nikki Bays
Not enough people talk about only cruelty free brands tbh, but definitely agree NYX is the best budget brand right now! Loving these photos, the colours look insane x
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Amazing review! I myself went cruelty free with my make up, I’m so happy more people talk about it!
Thanks for this review! Love the NYX and Urban Decay shades!
Kinga x
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Ohemgeeeeee these photos are stunning! I’m yet to try any NYX products but getting one of their lipsticks/glosses/creams is definitely on my to-do list.
Lauren x
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Lovely collection of lipsticks! I love the variation of colours!