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?