YSL and Benefit Mini-Haul

Monday 2 May 2016

Hello everyone! 

The other day I was browsing in Sephora, as you do, and oops some treats just fell into my basket! I had actually been eyeing up these two products for a while, so why not? It's all for the good cause of providing reviews for you guys :-) 


I had heard rave reviews of the YSL Rouge Volupté Shine lipsticks, so many people love these products and I have to say I can see why. It would be so easy to go mad and buy them all. The packaging alone makes them collectible. I think it is actually the best lipstick packaging I have ever seen. The classy gold bullets with the YSL wrought chain around them is simply beautiful, add to that the way the coloured band around the bullet reflects the colour of the lipstick and you have pure perfection. They aren't just a lipstick though, they are also an oil based lip treatment which nourishes the lips with 6 essential oils as well as having fantastic pigmentation. I have definitely fallen in love with these, just look at this colour! Y'all should go get one, right now! I went for the colour 41 Corail à Porter, which is a lovely peachy, coral pink, perfect for summer and so wearable as an everyday girly colour. 


I really struggle with eyeshadow primer, my eyes are so sensitive that all the cult classics like the Urban Decay potion primer make them puffy and sore! Which is such a shame, as it is a much raved about product. I tentatively tried some samples of Benefit Air Patrol and it worked like a dream! Maybe it's the BB cream element that makes it more gentle on my eyelids? Since I've been using it my eyeshadow stays on so well. The only thing is that it is quite hard to start using the product. Normally you turn the bottom part once for each eye so you have the perfect amount of product, but the first time I had to turn it so many times to get it to work! You have to be patient and wait for the product to start appearing out of the sponge tip, which is not great if you are low on patience. 


I love the packaging, with the old school US army pin-up theme, it looks so sleek and pretty. However, they have done the whole extra sticky out bit of cardboard on the packet again, which is so pointless! Never mind, it's the product that counts and I honestly couldn't recommend it more highly! 

Have you guys tried these products? Let me know in the comments below :-) P.S. Follow my facebook here.

xoxo

12 comments :

  1. I want to have an YSL lipstick so bad just because of the packaging haha

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    1. Haha I completely understand! I actually think the product is more worth it than the packaging, that's how good they are :-)
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  2. That lipstick looks like such a gorgeous colour! I think your blog is lovely too, let me know if you would like to follow each other! x

    adelelydia.blogspot.com

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    1. It looks so beautiful on :-) Thank you, that is so sweet! I'd love to follow each other.
      xoxo

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  3. This lipstick is beautiful! Like you say a perfect colour for summer! :)

    Emily / The Mini Mermaid

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    1. It is so lovely, but there are also so many other gorgeous shades for summer :-)
      xoxo

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  4. They look so gorgeous - YSL packaging is on point! :)
    - Ambar | Her Little Loves

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    1. It really is! You can never fault their design :-)
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  5. Great haul! I love those YSL lipsticks. How can you not, just look at the packaging!


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  6. I have swatched YSL lipstick on my arms...SO pigmented! I want to get my hands on them someday. I thought I always wanted the Chanel lipsticks, but they seemed nothing special to me...so YSL it is!

    Hannah
    Floraful

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    1. It's incredibly pigmented really :-) I have the signature Chanel red actually and it is wonderful, it has lasted me so long and is highly pigmented and creamy on the lips, I can't decide between them! However, for a summer lipstick I think YSL have better shades.
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