Although I am a huge lover of higher end beauty items, for me it just isn't a realistic lifestyle choice for me to constantly splurge on higher end makeup when high street makeup has always worked great for me. Having said that, every now and then when I feel like I deserve a nice treat I will usually purchase a perfume or a high end beauty item that i've been lusting after for quite sometime, and as lipstick is my favourite beauty item a higher end lipstick is usually my go to.

One of my all time favourite higher end makeup brands hands down has to be Nars. Although I haven't tried that many products from them overall, they are definitely a brand that go to especially when it comes to beautiful blush palettes and amazing limited edition collections. Last year Nars came out with a new range of Audacious Lipstick (£24), which I was all over and I am now the proud owner of two of these lipsticks. I love every aspect of these lipsticks, from the product themselves to the sleek packaging, they are literally a lipstick dream! As far as I know every shade of these lipsticks has a matte formula, of which is a comfortable matte formula that is beautifully pigmented with an intense colour, so a little definitely goes a long way with these lipsticks. As I mentioned the packaging of these lipsticks matches the formula, matte and sleek with a touch of elegance as this has a magnetic lid so there no worry of the lid coming off in transit. 

Another favourite high end lipstick that i've definitely gushed over in many a blog post is the YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick (£26), which I think is well loved in the high end beauty world. For me personally what I love about this lipstick is not only the beautiful packaging, but also the silkiness to the formula of this lipstick. It applies like a dream and the creamy yet pigmented formula is so comfortable yet versatile in the sense that you can wear this for any occasion. Going back to the packaging, you cannot deny how stunning these lipsticks are as they are seriously like no other. If I could i'd buy these just for display purposes as they are beautiful!

The last but most recent favourite of high end lipsticks has to be the Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick (£23), which I was very lucky to win in a giveaway. That aside i'd been swooning over these lipsticks for such a long time and if you own one, you will know why everyone is falling head over heels for Charlotte Tilbury. Instantly the rose gold packaging of this lipstick is enough to make any beauty lover instantly want to get their hands on one of these lipsticks. Onto the lipstick itself, again this is a beautiful matte formula that is another that I find so comfortable to wear and lasts beautifully throughout the day. The shade I have I would say is a very wearable and versatile shade, but some of the shades are definitely more evening/daring depending on your personal lipstick choice.

So those are a few of my favourite high end lipstick brands, of which I would highly recommend anyone to try out!

What are your favourite high end lipstick brands?

Apart from the Atomic Lipsticks, i've never tried out any of other Makeup Revolution lip products so when the entire collection of the Ultra Velour Lip Creams landed on my doorstep I got very excited as i've never really tried out many cream based lip products previously.

The Makeup Revolution Ultra Velour Lip Cream* (£3), described as a stunning lip cream that gives a velour matte finish with intensive colour, that applies smooth to the lips and is comfortable to wear. Now I couldn't agree more, as i'm not a huge fan of matte lips I would usually steer clear of the formula but these lip creams are totally different. Their creamy formula applies so smooth to the lips, with an instant matte finish that appears almost like velvet on the lips but you hardly notice the product is there and the creamy formula stops the product from drying out your lips and they do not stain your lips - a big thumbs up from me! They also smell just like whipped cream, amazing right?!

These lip creams are available in ten different shades, ranging from your everyday nude, to a deep red and some lovely pink/berry shades in between. I've picked out my favourite shades from the collection, as not every shade is my cup of tea but i'm really surprised that I can wear 6/10 of the shades available. Starting left and going across, we have 'You're Not The Best, You're Not The Last' (£3) - your typical red, one that every girl needs in her collection. 'Don't Bring Me Down' (£3) - a more pink toned red, for those who don't like a striking red lip. 'What Will It Take To Make You Love Me' (£3) - your typical hot pink/fuchsia shade. 'Not One For Playing Games' (£3) - a more pink toned purple, very similar to MAC 'Up The Amp'. 'All I Think About Is You' (£3) - a lovely plum shade, perfect for winter. Last but not least, 'Say Yes, It's What We Do Best' (£3) - a lovely deep red, one i'll probably be wearing on Christmas day.

All in all the quality of these lip creams are amazing, the rose gold box packaging is too die for, the clear tubes make it easy to see exactly what colour you're are choosing and the doufer applicator makes it so easy to apply the product. At just £3 each, these are an absolute bargain and with ten different shades to choose from, you're bound to find at least one two suit you.

Have you tried out any Makeup Revolution lip products?

The Nars 'Rikugien' Satin Lip Pencil (£18), is to die for with its nude peach shade with a slight pink undertone - kind of hard to explain, but it is to die for. I'm not usually one for nude shades, but I absolutely love this shade as it's the perfect everyday lip and its a nude shade that I can actually pull off, as they do not usually suit my pale complexion. As nudes are all the rage at the moment, this shade is perfect especially for those who have quite pale skin tones as it just livens the complexion up rather than making you look even more pale, as other nudes would.

As the name suggests, the finish of this particular lip pencil is a satin finish, meaning it's not matte in anyway. I don't really get on well with matte finishes as my lips are quite dry, meaning they cling to my lips and dry them out even more. Whereas the satin formula is a lot more moisturising and has a nice sheen to the finish, giving a glossy look that I really love.

After trying out this one I cannot wait to get my hands on more of the Nars lip pencils, especially in a more berry pink shade or a deep red - my favourite kind of shades.

Have you tried out any of the Nars lip pencils?

Ever since I picked up one of the new Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet (£8.99) for my giveaway a couple of months ago, I knew that I just had to get one for myself just the look of the shade '05 Ole Flamingo' was enough to make a girl fall head over heels for a lip product and after hearing so many rave reviews I finally caved.

The first thing other than the pigmentation of this shade, is the formula of this product. It is like nothing that I have tried before, and that is a bold statement coming from someone who owns far too many lip products. The only way I can describe this formula is a 'velvet almost matte, but not too matte'. It glides on like a dream and you can't even feel it on your lips, the product is that light but boy can you see it. I love the pigmentation, especially of this shade as it's a vibrant pink but one that anyone can pull off especially with a tan. I also find that the almost matte finish it gives doesn't appear really drying like matte products can be, which is major bonus and another reason as to why I love this product. I really want to get my hands on more of these, but for now I will just continue to swoon over this one.

Have you tried any of the new Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet's?

Now I didn't know if this meant purely lipsticks, or whether to include lip crayons, liquid lipsticks etc, but I own around 25 lipsticks not including the ones that are in bags or lying around the house.

I think my first lipstick was Rimmel Vintage Pink, which is basically a your lips but better colour and I still use it every now and then if I want a really neutral lip.

Now this one I struggled with, seeing as I own the most MAC lipsticks out of all the lipsticks I have, I guess MAC is my favourite, but I also really like the CK Lipsticks and the Illasmasqua Lipsticks also.  

This was also a difficult one as I wear so many different lip products, but my most worn i've managed to narrow down to three. MAC Rebel, MAC Plumful and CK Fusion.

Now I didn't know about lipstick finishes until I got into blogging, which is where I discovered that I hate matte formula's with a passion. My favourite finishes have to be either Satin or the MAC Amplified as they aren't too drying.

I actually bought three, MAC Plumful, MAC Lustering and Illasmasqua Glissade.

At the moment four, MAC Plumful, MAC Lustering, Revlon 'Raspberry Pie' Lip Butter and my trusty Nivea Lip Butter.

I'm not a big red lip kinda' gal, but if I do want a red lip i'll usually opt for one of my lip crayons. The ones i'm loving is the Revlon Colour Burst 'Striking Spectacular' Matte Balm or the Bourjois Colour Boost 'Red Sunrise' Lip Crayon. If I want a more bold red lip, then i'll go for the Yves Rocher 'Framboise' Lipstick.

At the moment in my Ikea drawer system, but i'm hoping to switch to Muji storage over the coming months.

To be honest i'm not really lusting after any which is a shocker, but I haven't really been browsing as I have no money but knowing me i'll find something soon.

So that is my take on The Lipstick Tag. I don't know who has or hasn't done this tag so I tag everyone and anyone who wants to do it.

Even though my wages have been shocking these past couple of months, i've actually been really good with my money and I thought i'd treat myself with the little bit I had left from last month.

The first lipstick I picked up is the the Illamasqua 'Glissade' Lipstick from their new Glamore Collection, which I spoke about briefly in my recent favourites post. When I first saw blog posts circulating about their new collection I just knew that I had to get my hands on this lipstick, then to my delight I saw they stocked it on ASOS which means one thing, student discount! I love the shade of this lipstick, it's bold pink with a somewhat berry undertone is just perfect for me and I will definitely be getting my wear out of it this summer, and it's formula is perfect not too matte but not too creamy.

Next are two MAC purchases, which i've gotta thank my Mum for seeing as she picked these up for me on her recent trip to Australia. I'd been eyeing up these two shades in particular for some time but I wasn't gonna just give up £30 when I knew she could get them slightly cheaper. Anyway, the first shade I got was MAC Plumful, which is in a lustre finish. Now i'm entirely 100% sure what that finish is, but I know that they are more of a moisturising finish and slightly less pigmented but still build able. This shade in particular I wanted as it's the perfect day time shade and just gives my lips the lift that they need without too bold of a colour, whilst also lasting really well.

The second lipstick I got was MAC Lustering, again another lustre finish and this shade is one that I haven't seen an awful lot about but after doing some research I decided that I needed this one also. It's slightly more of a brighter pinky shade than Plumful but again is one that is perfect for the day time as it adds a nice amount of colour without being too overpowering. 

What lip products have you been purchasing recently?

Luckily my local Boots had the new shades in stock, as they are often pretty slow at getting new releases in stock straight away so I knew I had to pick up at least one of the shades.

Out of the two shades I decided to pick up the Bourjois Color Boost 'Plum Russian' Lip Crayon, which is the perfect plum/berry shade that I think I will wearing a lot this A/W. As soon as I swatched this on the back of my hand I knew I had to have it, seeing as I love my plum lip colours. Just like the other Color Boost Lip Crayons (review here), this glides on so smoothly leaving a pigmented glossy wash to my lips that can be easily built up to give a bolder lip look. I love how hydrating these are, especially as my lips are always super dry during the winter months and they last so well on my lips, so I can myself opting for this a lot more than my lipsticks this A/W.

If you haven't delved into the lip crayon world yet I would highly recommend starting off with these as they are super affordable and are often on offer in Boots. They also have a small, yet wide variety of shades where you could find one or two shades to suit you - I have four out of the six shades available and I love every single one of them!

Have you tried out these lip crayons yet?

Now a lot of these shades are kind of similar, but every lipstick lover out there will understand that they really aren't all that similar (trying to justify here ha).

Starting with the highly talked about Bourjois 'Red Sunrise' Lip Crayon (review here) for me this is going to be my staple red lip colour as a normal red lipstick makes me look so pale, but thankfully this doesn't. The lightweight glossy finish to this suits me so well and as this is a build able lip colour I can wear this in so many different ways.

Now I don't know about you guys but these things have been so hard to get my hands on. I've probably visited my local Boots store more in the past month than I have this past year, but they finally had these in stock over the weekend and when I saw they were on 3for2 offer I snapped up three there and then and headed straight to the tills! If you aren't aware the Maybelline Baby Lips release in the UK has been long awaited and so hyped up that they actually sold out online! 

Have you managed to get your hands on any of the Baby Lips?

I've noticed that I have been loving rocking the raspberry lip recently, it's just so pretty for summer and it's something completely different for me as apposed to my dark plum lip.

Whilst sorting out my 'lips drawer' I came across the Jelly Pong Pong 'Cranberry' Lip Blush (I think thats the shade name) and I couldn't get over how close in shade this was to the Bourjois 'Red Sunrise' Color Boost Lip Crayon (review here) which I have been wearing so much recently. Both shades are a lovely raspberry red shade with a slight hint of pink that appear quite glossy yet very pigmented on the lips. The Jelly Pong Pong shade is ever so slightly darker and little less glossy in comparison to the Bourjois shade but both appear almost identical on the lip and both keep your lips super moisturised throughout the day.