Charlotte Tilbury's Pillow Talk - What's the hype all about?

Hello again lovelies!

People online, youtubers, bloggers, vloggers has all been talking about Charlottle Tilbury's new matte revolution lipstick Pillow Talk. Charlottle Tilbury has launched a lipliner of this colour and it was definitely a winner. Aside from what they said it to be a universal nude - which will suite every woman of different colour or race, it also is in a matte formulation. Women nowadays tend to love a lipstick that is nude and is also matte.

So because people has been crazily raving about this online, I thought why don't I jump in the new bandwagon and try this out. And Yes I definitely did! Since I am currently in the Philippines and Charlottle Tilbury doesn't have a counter accessible here, it made it a tad difficult for me contemplating whether I should really get it without trying or swatching it on first. But the more I contemplate about it the more I wanted to buy it, and lo and behold I did! Lol. Cheeky me. So here is the review.

The very first time I tried it on my lips (no exfoliating, no lip balm no lip liner no nothing) it turned out really brown on me. I think it's because I have a purple undertone which make the colour a bit deeper for me. It glides on smoothly because of it's creamy formulation. I also love the subtle vanilla-y smell on it which I think I like about a lipstick. I didn't like how it looks on me though. I think  ladies with lighter lip undertone (like the model in their website) suites it very well, and also because they have a lighter skin complexion. I just didn't get that excitement with Pillow Talk the way I did with Charlotte Tilbury's K.I.S.S.I.N.G range Bitch Perfect - this I love so much and it was my first lipstick from her range. Although they are of course two different lipstick with different formulation, still I just can't seem to understand what the fuss is all about.

So I tried using it again with a lip liner (not Charlotte Tilbury's) just to see if it will give me that beautiful colour that I saw on other bloggers and youtubers (I used the L'Oréal Infallible lip liner in
Pink, and the Max Factor 02 Pink Petal) I used it one at a time of course. With the L'Oréal lip liner it gave me the mauvey colour that I was looking for but just about. With the Max Factor the brown was still overpowering. I still need to try this with a gloss on top of it and see if it will achieve the colour that I was aiming for it to be. Also, maybe I need to purchase the lip liner in Pillow Talk so I can give the lipstick some sort of justice lol.

I exfoliated my lips properly and put on the lipstick on its own with no lip balm or what so ever. So this is how it looks like on me with a properly exfoliated lips.

I have naturally full looking lips so sometimes I don't need lip liner to make a statement.

As you can see it still looks a bit brown-ish. It might look like it has a bit of a pink undertone but in real life I still find it on the really brown side. I need to experiment more on this lipstick as I don't want it to go to waste.

Here is a swatch of the Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution in Pillow

 Talk. Photos all taken in natural lighting. 

Overall rating:

Packaging - 👍🏻 (no girl would say no to a rose gold packaging) 

Creaminess - 👍🏻 (as it just glides on smoothly without tugging and doesn't leave your lips dry and chalky) 

Colour - 👎🏻 (only because it didn't suit me well, probably because of my purple undertone, and also I have seen and used a lot of nude-y type of lipstick some are even drugstore and I reach for It a lot) 

Price - 👎🏻 (Because it's not good for the wallet (lols). These high end lipstick are just so overpriced! I mean talking about the literal "high-end")

Also if you're all wondering if the lipstick is smudge proof then no it isn't. Because of it's creamy formulation, it easily smears and transfers when you drink on a cup  or when you eat. Putting a lip liner underneath will make it last longer. But will need reapplication after say four to 5 hours.  I say give your lips a good exfoliation. Dab a thin layer of balm on top of it then the lip liner of your choice , dab the beauty blender that you just used with your foundation then apply the lipstick. It will give a good colour and won't ssmudge  that much and will last for a good few hours. 

So there you go. That's the Charlottle Tilbury Matte Revolution in Pillow Talk 

Thanks for reading guys and I hope you like my simple review. 

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What's New in My Make Up Stash

Hi lovelies,

Happy New Year to all! I know it's kind of a late greetings but hey, better late than never 😉

So today I thought I'll fill you in on what's new in my make up collection (not like I have tons of it, but us girlies are always nosey of each others make up bags and or our little or massive stash of make up collection).

 Also, don't we want to kind of update our collection (big or small) with what's new or what's hyped - up in the market.

So here I'll show you what I have gathered on the later part of 2017 and early part of Janaury 2018.

I'll try to put this in order, like from what month I have purchased all these items.

So, I went to the big city Manila - capital of the Philippines  "for non - Filipino readers info" last November 2017 for a mini vacation. Back home where I came from, malls has a limited supply of make up brands (like we only have two malls here) so I thought maybe I can get some new make up products in the metro.

I went to SM Marikina as my sister lives nearby and I thought I'll get myself some new make up. SM Marikina has a  few  make up counters but not as big as the one in SM Aura nor as massive as the Selfridges in London (which I love going btw). So their make up there was mostly drugstore and
some are local and I think Korean (correct me if I'm wrong). So I thought I'll have a go (I mean why not right?)

I first went straight away to the L'oreal Paris counter. I love L'oreal so much. Their foundations are one of the best in the drugstore range and I purchased the L'oreal Infallible Pro - Matte in shade 103 Natural Buff. I was matching my skin colour with it (which is I guess kind of fair to medium). It just blend in like skin and whew I got it straight away.  I have used this foundation before when I was still in the UK and I loved it so much. I also used their L'oreal Lumi Magique foundation and their L'oreal
True Match powder foundation back then (with powder foundation I am currently using MAC Studio Fix under the shade NC35 and the Chanel Le Beiges in shade N°30 - which is a bit dark on me). I use powder foundation when I feel like my liquid foundation is too dewy or if my skin is just too oily. The L'oreal True Match powder foundation is really good. I love using it.

With the L'oreal Infallible Pro Matte foundation - as it says in its container is wearable for 24 hours. I am not gonna say that it is, based on my experience yes it can last the whole day but it all depends on what you are doing - but 24 hours with no touch up, I really don't think so. But anyway it has a good finish and it suits me really well. I don't find it caking on me.

I also purchased the L'oreal Infallible Never Fail Lip Liner in shade pink. This lip liner is good on it's own and just top it up with a nice gloss and you're good to go. This shade is closer to Rimmel London's Full Colour Lip Liner in 063 East End Snob which is a good dupe for Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat in Pillow Talk. The  L'oreal Infallible is just lighter compare to the two. But almost as close.

And the third one on the items that I have purchased is the Liquid Sharp Eyeliner by The Style Missha which is a Korean brand (as it says on the label). This eye liner dries up quickly which I think is good but you need to apply twice to make it look nicer and it doesn't smudge. But to tell you the truth, I am such a sucker when it comes to eye liner. I am not good in applying it especially this type, which is a brush type liner. I just find it so difficult to do and I haven't used this after my first application (lol, my bad). I think as they say practice makes perfect. So I just really need to keep on practicing.

On that same month November 2017, I also got the BareMinerals Go Nude or Make a Statement 8-piece mini lipstick. I didn't purchase this. I asked my other half to get this for me in John Lewis (a UK shopping mall) as he got a voucher for John Lewis from his work place and asked me if I want to get something from them - so of course I said yes (obviously - cheeky laugh). I know we already have a John Lewis Home in the Philippines but of course only limited to home stuff. This lippie was £30 which is I think around P2,010.00 converted to Philippine pesos with £1 = P67 exchange rate.

 I think we don't have BareMinerals here in the Philippines yet but maybe there are some online shops that caters for this kind of brand. You can check out Look Fantastic for reference

From L-R: The Nudes: Kitty , Love, Mantra, XO

So these are the Nude shades, I love how hydrating these lippies are but they are not matte so if you

have a burger for lunch then you need to reapply after. Below are the swatches of these four mini lippies.

These colours for me are quite good colours but the Kitty one kind of looks pale on me but the other three is quite good. They are really quick to apply as it just slides on your lips. I find it better when I put like a nude or brown-ish colour lip liner underneath. 

From:  L-R: NSFW, Seriously Red, Alpha, Tease

The colours above can be worn day and night and these are bolder colours, except for Tease. It's  like a baby pink colour and it definitely gives a nude lip for fair skin women but looks rather pale on me. The NSFW colour is definitely a bold colour but it isn't my colour. I would still wear this of course but only say when I' am going out at night and if this colour was matte. This kind of lipstick colour can be worn with a minimal eye make up, giving a statement and focus on the lipstick itself.  In this group Alpha is my favourite. It has a nice strike on my complexion. It just suits me well. And I love how it isn't extremely bright nor too dark. Swatches are below:

So let's now go to my December 2017 purchase. This time I discover this online shop called  Calyxta.com. So this isn't just a beauty online store but is also a magazine. By the time I looked in their website - their sales were on going! My inner shopaholic self straight away grabs the opportunity and got myself some new make up products. Below are items from Milani Cosmetics, which I heard a long time ago and they have lots of good reviews. And one from a brand called W7 which is a brand from the UK, although I have never seen it in the drugstore shelf nor heard of it. I guess I was just not looking properly, but thanks goodness I found about this brand now. 

Milani Cosmetics. Yes, these items below are really good. Especially the lippie. It's a liquid creme matte lipstick, it's nude, good for everyone and whenever I wear it I get a lot of compliments. The baked blush is a little bit orangey on me. I still like it though because it gives a nice shine, kind of like blusher going to highlighter kind of thing. You just really need to put a little as it goes a long way.  The brow colour which comes with a brush and brow tamer also gets a lot of use on me. It's in 03 medium. I think this colour will suit everyone too. 

From L-R: W7 Glowcomotion Shimmer Highlighter Eyeshadow
03 Medium Brown Stay Put Brow Colour
MilaniBaked Blush in 05 Luminoso
Milani Amore Matte Lip Creme

From L-R: W7 Glowcomotion, Milani Baked Blush, Amore Matte Lip Creme, Stay Put Brow Colour 

Let's talk about the highlighter. The W7 Glowcomotion is one heck of a highlighter! I love it so much. It gives me that satisfying glow on my face and it's not even that pricey (P470.00) (£7.00) in British Pounds. I was so into buying the Becca highlighter when I was still in the UK but we all know how pricey it is. I was and is still currently using my drugstore highlighter which is the N°7 Limited Edition 80th Anniversary Radiant Shimmer - this is like a powder shimmer which you can put all over your face but for me this is more of a highlighter. I don't think N°7 products are readily accessible here, I know of Beauty Manila online shop which caters for this brand but they don't have the whole range. I switched to W7 Glowcomotion as I have already hit pan on my N°7 and I am still getting the same effect. 

And to the last batch of make up items that made it to my 2017 addition are below:

These are just random make up products that I picked whenever I feel like testing it or like the Maybelline Baby Lips, I just thought I needed a lip balm so I picked it up (I am btw a lip balm addict..ooppss) I mean who isn't? Maybelline Baby Lips, always delivers. It's a lip balm and it has a minty thing on it which I like and kind of make my lips a little plumper. It has a nice shine and makes your lips moisturise. Very much hydrating. It's a go to lip balm for everyday use.  

And then the BYS Brow Tint - Which I was in a  total rush and purchasing it while rushing has never been a good idea. I mean who agrees with me here, please raise your right hand? 😉 This product really confuses me. I have tried experimenting using it with brush or this tint on its own but I just can't seem to give it a good go. So yes, this has been on my shelf and is very rarely used. 

The last ones are the Miniso Smudge Proof Eyeliner which is great and I am still trying to do my cat eye using this. I like  that this is like a pen, easy to use compare to the brush type eyeliner. And the Maybelline Color Blur which is in shade 40 "My My Magenta". I love this colour, very summery colour, it's matte and it suits me well. 

So there you go guys, what a very long blog I guess. I hope you all enjoyed my little input and kind of review on these products. Again, the colours, the shades, it will all vary on different skin  tone, your lips colour and its ph. What will be good for me might not be good for you or might not suit you, so just a little bit of disclaimer there. 

Anyhow, thank you very much and see you again on the next one 😊

Yours,

K xxx

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