Lily Collins Made Me Do It: Lancome Haul & First Impressions

Ever since I found out Lancome had taken Lily Collins on as its new spokesmodel, I've been patiently awaiting the release of their spring collection. The campaign images have been taunting me since the end of December, and I might as well have worked at the Lancome counter for how many times I've visited it in the past months, obsessively checking for the new display. So of course, the one day I actually had no intention of splurging on makeup was the day the collection actually became available.

I didn't buy everything, as tempting as it was. I tried to restrict myself to the big items, but of course, a lipstick managed to find its way into my bag as did a glitzy eyeshadow. I believe there were quite a few nail varnishes available, as well as a couple of eyeliners and lip glosses. As far as I know, the lip products promoted with the collection are permanent, so you can purchase them whenever you please. 

Also, can we just talk about how adorable the packaging of the compacts is? I just love being able to pull these out of my makeup bag! I haven't had a chance to properly play around with the eyeshadow palette and illuminating blush yet, but I have been wearing the lipstick and single shadow quite often over the past week or so. Anyways, here are a bunch of pretty pictures along with my initial thoughts on the products!

First Impressions: Shanghai Suzy

I am a complete lip product junkie and I'm always on the look out for new ones to try. So you can imagine how excited I was when I received a Shanghai Suzy lipstick as part of my February bellabox. I'd never heard of this Aussie brand before, but since I was immediately smitten by the shade I got, I hopped onto their website to order some more.

Shanghai Suzy is the brain child of model Joanna Wheaton. The company aims to provide on trend lip colours at an affordable price. Each lipstick retails for $12.95 and there are currently 8 shades available in their SS13-14 line. Every colour offered is limited edition, and new colours are released to coincide with each season. There are currently two formulas of lipstick on offer, matte and nourish, and I've ordered a couple of each to share my first impressions with you.