Purple Lip Inspiration!

L-R: Maybelline Midnight Plum, Seventeen Scrumptious, MUA Kooky

L-R: Maybelline Midnight Plum, Seventeen Scrumptious, MUA Kooky

Having only just purchased some of my first ever purple lip products I feel as though it's understandable that I am in complete fear of wearing them outside of the comfort of my own home. Even though I am fairly confident that the colour does not look completely ridiculous on my face - let's hope so anyway! - I can't help but feel slightly anxious about going for a full on purple lip, and I'm almost certain that I can't be the only one who has this feeling.

As my most popular posts is 'Red Lip Inspiration!' I though following it up using another colour was only natural and I'm sure I'll become obsessed with the colour after this post as I did with red lips after my last post!

My absolute favourite of the three is Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in 338 Midnight Plum (£7.19). There is no doubt in my mind that this is going to become one of my all time favourite lipsticks and I intend to wear it to as many Christmas parties as possible! As the name suggests it has a dark plum purple colour which is absolutely gorgeous. Something which I did not expect about it, however, was that if you hold in under a light you can see very subtle blue shimmers running through it. I don't think that the blue colour is very noticeable on the lips but it is still slightly shimmery which gives a gorgeous effect. This is honestly one of the nicest lipstick colours I have ever owned so I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a dark colour to wear now that the season of dark lips has arrived.

Alternatively, a slightly less bold purple is Seventeen Mirror Shine Lipstick in Scrumptious (£4.79). This shade is very glossy and does not leave too much colour on the lips so I think it would be a great shade to use if you wanted to gently ease yourself into wearing purple lips. It is fairly buildable though so if you did want a slightly more intense (but still glossy) look this would also be ideal. Although it is shiny it doesn't feel sticky on the lips and is more long lasting than I would have expected for a product with this sort of formula.

The final product is not one which I think is very good at all but is great colour inspiration as that aspect of it is amazing. MUA Luxe London Velvet Matte Lipgloss in Kooky (£3) is such a pretty colour and I would recommend it if you want something cheap that you can use to find out if purple suits you or to take some good selfies but I found the quality of it to be very poor. When it dried it was so dry that I couldn't rub my lips against each other and it eventually began to crumble and crack off of my lips. Trying to get the remainder of it off my lips proved a challenge too - it required quite a lot of scrubbing! It's such a shame as the colour pay off and finish are amazing and I would have liked to love this product.

Despite any slightly negative experiences, I am absolutely loving purple lip shades and so should you! If you've been feeling a little anxious about going out with colours like this I'm wholeheartedly encouraging you to give it ago - I'm sure you won't regret it!

If you've got any good purple shades you think I'd like or have been inspired to try purple lips then please let me know!
Thanks for reading,
Eleanor xx

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