Autumn | la belle

I was going to do this post a month ago- I swear. The official start of Autumn was the 22nd ish of September…wasn’t it? I don’t know, but that’s when this post was supposed to be up. But apparently, I had to buy another seven purple lip products since then- online shopping- argh! This, for me, is definitely the best time of year for lipstick. I love the pretty berry tones and socially-acceptable reds, and I think that Autumn is great for the warm shades. You know, how Winter is like, bright reds and stuff, Spring is baby pink, Summer is bright orange, and Autumn is berry purple. That’s literally my annual lipstick code. So…yeah. Intro done (ish).

1. Clinique Chubby Stick Intense- Grandest Grape

This is a really nice one to start with, because Grandest Grape is the most perfect, pure Autumn purple. It’s a beautiful shade, whether it’s worn to it’s full opacity or as a sheer, glossy stain. I really love the Intense range of the Chubby Sticks- I’m planning on buying Mightiest Maraschino very soon.

2. Soap&Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick- Plum Jam

The Soap&Glory lip crayons are one of my favourite lip products ever- particularly this shade. I’m not one to wear lip gloss, I totally hate the stuff and even have trouble with the lovely Rimmel Apocalips, but these have that lovely lip-glossy look, without being sticky or heavy. This is a really pretty, purple/ dark pink and it’s a perfect warm, everyday autumn colour. Also, it smells like vanilla. Yummy.

3. Mac Lipstick- Plumful (Lustre)

I only brought my first Mac lipstick about three months ago- I chose Plumful and now I am so, so glad I did. At the time, I didn’t really feel like wearing a purple lip colour (purple lips scream Autumn, oversized sweaters and hot chocolate to me) but now it’s absolutely perfect. You can read my full review of it here, but basically, it’s a lovely medium purple which can be worn as almost-sheer to almost-opaque.

4. Revlon Lip Butter- Red Velvet

The first of the red toned lip colours in this post is absolutely gorgeous. Red Velvet is a deep red wine colour –almost burgundy actually- which always makes me think of Christmas. I know, I know, it’s October. BUT CHRISTMAS! As this is one of the darker lip butter shades, it has lovely pigmentation and the sheen of a lip balm.

5. Revlon Lip Butter- Sugar Plum

This lip butter is another purple shade (I might have a problem) but this one looks more like a dark pink with a kind of purple warmth to it. Does that make sense? I feel like this is a more pigmented, less glossy version of Plum Jam. It’s very pretty- another everyday, daytime lip colour.

6. Revlon Lip Butter- Tutti Frutti

This isn’t exactly the sort of colour that comes to mind when I think of Autumn, but Tutti Frutti is an awesome Halloween- pumpkin shade. It’s very bright, but I guess I need to get out of the berry-lips-for-Autumn mindset. This is definitely orange, so it’s not going to look too peachy and Summery. It would be a nice pick-me-up for a particularly miserable, cold day, too.

7. Maybelline Baby Lips- Cherry Me

The name says it all- Cherry. This is a really gorgeous colour, my favourite of the Baby Lips range. If you haven’t tried these yet, go and pick this one up for £2.99. You can’t go wrong- it’s a great everyday, throw-it-in-your-handbag lip balm.

8. Vaseline- Paint the Town Red

Speaking of lip balm- the new Vaseline! *And still, I haven’t picked up that bloody pink and black one, argh*. I saw this in Boots a few days ago, and I was like, woah- a red tinted lip balm? Favourite thing ever. As it turns out, this is just very slightly pink, but it’s lovely all the same for those days where you really can’t be bothered (most days for me). And it smells like Ribena, which is awesome.

9. Rimmel Colour Rush Balm- Keep Mauving

One of the newer additions to my ever-growing collecction of lip crayons (yes, it is getting out of hand, thanks for asking) are a couple of these Colour Rush Balms. They smell like vanilla, and this one, Keep Mauving, is lovely. It’s a very dark plum, which has slight brown tones to it. It’s kind of vampy, in a neutral way. It would like pretty awesome with gold eyeliner, I think.

10. Mua Power Pout- Crazy in Love

Don’t be fooled by the purple packaging and actual lipstick bullet- this is definitely what I would classify as a red. It’s dark, but it’s definitely red. It’s very pretty, has a minty scent and for only £3, it’s a great affordable lip colour. It’s really shiny too, which I love, and it definitely feels like a balm with the pigmentation of lipstick. Just as a side note- don’t leave one of these in your car or handbag, it’s very melt-y, and the packaging isn’t fantastic.

So that is my top-10 list of lip colours for Autumn! As I’ve been writing this, I’ve realised there are another fifteen lip products I could have put into this post, so I think I’ll have to do a Winter-Top-10 too.

Thanks for reading, what are your favourite lip products for this time of year? Have you tried any on my list?

I’m not sure how many of you are completely obsessed with Lush, and how many of you freak out when something new is released, but I am definitely one of those people, so when I saw that Rose Jam (one of my very favourite Bubble Bars ever) had been made into a shower gel, I absolutely had to have it. I think it’s been re-released actually, but oh well.

“Lather this sweet scented shower gel onto your skin. With lemon to bring clarity and rose to lift the spirits.”

“For a fruity lather with a floral fragrance. With Turkish rose absolute, geranium oil and a hint of lemon, this delicious bouquet will keep you smelling of roses.”

I’ve never really been crazy about Lush shower gels, having only ever used Snow Fairy and Flying Fox. I always found the bottles really annoying and the scents never blew me away. But this shiny new one seems completely different and it smells so, so good. It’s a slightly grown up raspberry jam scent, which is only slightly floral. The scent lasts forever on your skin too- which is a first for Lush shower gels, I think..? And I love the colour. I’m normally not a fan of pink, but this shade gorgeous. I just had to mention that.

The main, natural ingredients in this are: Water, Vanilla Pod Infusion, Cypress Leaf Infusion, Goji Berry Juice, Argan Oil, Organic Rose Absolute, Rose Oil, Egyptian Geranium Oil and Lemon Oil. So, basically, it’s fruity and floral and yummy:) Also, I’ve used Lush Shower Gels to wash my hair before and they work really well, but this contains argan oil so it’s particularly awesome for your hair.

Rose Jam Shower Gel is limited edition, so go and buy a bottle now. Like, right this second. My 100ml bottle which I bought about two weeks ago is almost completely gone, so I’m going to have to pick up at least one 500ml bottle- and maybe put five or six on my Christmas list. That’s just reminded me about all the beautiful Halloween/ Christmas stuff Lush have just released that I need to get my hands on. SO MUCH TO BE OBSESSED WITH AT THIS TIME OF YEAR ARGHH

Thanks for reading:) and sorry about the lack of posts recently, but I’ve got a couple of things to talk about really soon!:)