Okay so lets just call this Volume 2. of the Aliexpress diary shall we? I told you I'd be back with an update of the items I've bought recently from the "still new to me" Chinese wholesale website. So I figured since talking about them in the previous blog post I should probably show you these matte liquid lipsticks that had drawn me into the website in the first place. Again there where lots of sellers on the website offering the products for varied cheap prices, but after doing my research I settled on one retailer and I was good to go.

I was always fairly interested in these matte lipsticks perhaps as a trial before I invested in the likes of Lime Crime or ABH Cosmetics. I was unsure of a few things like how I would feel about the texture or really just having dry lips (I know I'm a weird person, you don't have to tell me) I understand there will clearly be a difference in quality between the well known brand and some lipstick mass produced in China, then again you never know.

I ordered 5 from this seller at 54 pence a pop, but they did have a discount applied so the one I bought them from might not longer be the cheapest. But yeah, these 5 here are just shades that I would've seen myself buying from the bigger named brands anyway so I could build a decent enough judgement on them. So here is the packaging as well as some colour swatches;

So if I had to pick one out of all five shades that stood out for me it would definitely be 30, I seen this shade as a dry matte substitute for Velvet Teddy. I rarely had to reapply at all when wearing this shade, mainly after eating and even then it wasn't hugely noticeable. The next shade which I tried out was number 33 matched with the wine liner from Primark. I wore this shade on a night out in town, basically to put it to the ultimate test of durability. Considering I was downing venoms and drinking quite a bit. After about 3 drinks I did have to reapply, but there was plenty in the package to do so and at 54p I was cool with it.

Since trying out all the other shades I've probably been converted to matte liquid lipsticks, maybe not for a night out as much (unless Im using a straw) but probably for everyday wear to work, shopping or college. I just used a lip scrub from lush and a lip balm before applying the lipstick, this seemed to help prevent any overly dry, cracking feeling? plus lines where reduced by doing this as well.

I would definitely recommend these products if you haven't tried out any matte lipstick yet, maybe as a judgement before you invest hugely. I ordered these on the 20th Feb and they came within 14 days (inc weekends), which I thinks pretty fast from China. As usual all the links will be below for anything mentioned in the post. If you have an questions, suggestions or if you've ever tried these products out - let me know in the comment section. Oh and if you didn't know I've actually started Youtubing these days so I would love if you could click on the link above ^^, watch and subscribe (if you can) & also if you could give my bloglovin' a follow in the link below. I hope you've enjoyed the post, and ill speak to you soon.

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Useful Links: Lime Crime Velvetines, Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick, The Lipsticks I Bought, Cheaper Seller, Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub.

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Primark Beauty Haul - First Ever YouTube Video

After what seems like forever, it looks like I've finally plucked up the courage to go ahead and film my first ever YouTube video. I've always been comfortable blogging because the spotlight has never really been on me, my face or my goofy actions, youtube just always seemed like something that would only ever be an idea. But a couple of days ago I figured 'why after like 6 years have I not done this yet?', it was really only me and my daft thoughts that stopped me. I figured if I'm going to enjoy it and have a hobby from it, then its totally worth the time and any criticism.

I obviously understand it won't be everyones cup of tea or my accent may make your ears bleed, but I guess its like marmite- love it or hate it. I know this post already seems cheesy enough compared to my usual post (so I do apologise for those of you cringing), but doing this actually does mean a lot to me. So I would totally 100% be so grateful if you could give the video a watch, like, comment or subscribe- just even let me know what you think.

The video itself is just a little introduction and then followed by a Primark Beauty Haul, featuring some of the new PS Love collection thanks been launched in the last few weeks. Some of the items are actually amazing and super cheap, my two faves are £1 each. So I'll tag the video below so you guys can see it, either as a link or the video itself. If you have any questions just reach me in the usual ways, Ill speak to you soon.

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