5 Beauty Products Worth The Price Tag

Sometimes, being a beauty addict is hard. Buying high end make up is a gamblers game; sometimes you hit gold, other times you don't. If it's the latter, parting with what seems like extortionate amounts of money for something that runs out, dries up or becomes abandoned in the abyss otherwise known as the beauty drawer because it didn't live up to expectations can be soul destroying. But when you hit gold and find that product you would sell your left kidney for, let alone £40, you know your make-up bag will never look the same again and all the risks would have paid off.

The following 5 products are, in my opinion, worth every penny and will repurchase time and time again...


Tom Ford Brow Sculptor

Since I bought this product, I have never had a bad-brow-day: bold statement, I know. When I use it, it is impossible to have a bad-brow-day as it just makes them perfect. I don't know how it does it; it is truly magical. At £35, this bad boy is pricey, but in my opinion, you can't put a price on great brows.
The sculptor has two ends: one a spooly, the other a waxy textured pencil-crayon thing (very bad description, sorry) and also has a pull out sharpener which keeps the tip nice and sharp. The 'calligraphy' tip means that you can use thin strokes towards the end of the brows, but wider and softer strokes towards the front. The formula is soft and waxy which makes the filled in brows look natural but also stays in place all day.


By Terry Ombre Blackstar

Over the last couple of years cream eyeshadow sticks seem to have been all the rage, and for good reason. Due to their popularity, the market is awash with what seems like 1000's of different brands, colours, textures and finishes but nobody does them quite as well as By Terry. I have two shades: Frozen Quartz and Misty Rock. Frozen Quartz is a beautiful pale shimmery pink, and Misty Rock a bronze/mauve-y brown colour. They apply ridiculously easily, literally swipe a bit on, blend it a bit with your finger or a fluffy brush, and your good to go. The formulas are incredibly long lasting and the packaging is simple and elegant. They are expensive at £29, but a little goes a long way and they last a fair amount of time before running out or drying up.


Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette

I did a full review on the Vintage Vamp palette last year (check that out here), but since then I have also bought the palette in The Sophisticate. If you are a neutrals girl like me, this palette is perfect for you. It has four matte neutral shades: a pale cream, a light brown, a dark grey and a dark chocolate brown. With this palette you can create a natural, barely there day look, or a dramatic brown smokey evening look. As with all Charlotte Tilbury products, the packaging is beautiful and the formulas and pigmentation are perfect.


YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick

YSL is my favourite brand for high end lipsticks. I love the packaging, smell, formula and colour range; I can't find a bad word to say about them. The shades I have are Rouge Eros (which I can not find anywhere, think it's time for a major make up tidy up - so you can read a mini review I did last year of this shade here) and I have recently got the shade Rose Stiletto (pictured). I find the formula really pigmented, moisturising and super long lasting.


Charlotte Tilbury Colour of Youth Lip and Cheek Glow

Sophie kindly surprised me with this blush for my 21st birthday. Before we go any further let's all just take a few seconds to appreciate the packaging... This cream blusher is part of Charlotte Tilbury's new limited edition collection which celebrates the work of famous photographer Norman Parkinson, the beautiful woman gracing the compact is Wenda, Norman's wife and muse. The blusher is a subtle and delicate rose glow, it is weightless and creamy and lasts all day.

What beauty products do you feel are worth the price tag?

Winter Lips

In winter I love wearing deep, warm berry and wine sort of shades on my lips, as shallow as it sounds, the right lipstick really can brighten up a miserable winter day. My favourite lipstick this season is a YSL Rouge Pur Couture lipstick but we will get onto that later, first we need to go back to basics...

During the colder months I get the worlds most unattractive dry chapped lips; there are awful. When I know I want to wear a bolder and richer lip product like the YSL one, I need to make sure my lips are completely smooth and hydrated. To do this I begin with a little DIY lip scrub, I basically copy the recipe of the Lush Lip Scrubs which mainly just consists of olive oil and granulated sugar mixed together to form an exfoliator. I know it sounds disgusting but trust me, it works really well (it actually tastes really nice too).

I use this about 30 minutes before I do my make up to get rid of any dry flaky bits then slap on a bit of Elizabeth Arden 8hr cream to feed my lips a ton of moisture. When I come to do my make up I then blot off the excess Elizabeth Arden cream, put on a really thin layer of the Blistex MedPlus Cherry Berry lip balm, crack on with the lipstick and ta-da! done. 

Now onto the lipstick. Words cannot describe how much I love this lipstick, it is my all time favourite and think it will be for a long time. It is the YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in a beautiful berry shade. I have had a few issues getting the name of the colour as it has completely rubbed off the bottom of mine, my sister wanted it for Christmas so after a lot (I mean a lot) of me and my mum swapping all the YSL lipstick we came to the conclusion it was 40-Rouge Eros.  

The colour of this lipstick is really intense whilst the formula is one of the most hydrating and moisturising I've ever tried. I don't use a lip liner as I feel they tend to dry my lips out and the colour does not bleed at all. You can use this lipstick as just a wash to add a hint of colour in the daytime and really build it up in the evening into a create a more dramatic look. One more point, just look at the packaging... need I say any more?