Wet 'N' Wild Mega Last Lipsticks

Ello lovelies!
Got a bit of an exciting one for you lot today!

Following so many blogs has one downside, i get real product envy! So many amazing products aren't available in the UK so i find myself quite often having a good ol' search through eBay trying to find a bargain or two! Often prices are fine but shipping is horrendous, but i think i struck gold with these!

 

The Wet 'N' Wild Mega Last Lipsticks are quite the raved about lippie over in the USA! They come in around 20 different shades (don't quote me, i may be wrong), cost around $1.99 each and most have more of a low sheen to matte formula. I spotted these on eBay and they worked out at just over £3 each including combined shipping, bargain! So fast forward two weeks and these bad boys were here!

The two colours i picked up were Just Peachy and Don't Plink Pink. I was a tad worried Just Peachy may be like a concealer lip on me, as it is my very first peach lippie, but i was pleasantly surprised, its gorgeous! Don't Blink Pink is a stunning ultra bright pink, a little too bright for day wear (for me anyways) but perfect for a night out! Application was pretty easy, well saying that my lip swatches are pretty horrendous! They apply opaque in one swipe and have some awesome lasting power! Being on the matte side i find they grip the lips better, and are less likely to slide off. And I am pleased to say i found them in no way drying!

Lip swatch time!

Overall i wholeheartedly recommend these babies! They have a ton of colours, apply like a dream and are even pretty affordable considering i had to ship them in from the USA. So if your from the USA and haven't tried these, do so, now! And if you're from the UK you can check out the eBay seller i found here.

I just need to avoid breaking my no buy to pick up more of these beauties!

Have you tried any Wet 'N' Wild lipsticks? Whats your favourite?

xox

TKB Trading Haul & Swatches

I've been on a little bit of an indie spree this month and this was the first package that arrived, eee exciting stuff! Before now I've stuck to mostly big named brands and until recently hadn't really heard much about indie cosmetics companies. So i did a little research and found a few that took my fancy! TKB Trading, Fyrinnae and Beauty From The Earth where the three that caught my attention.

TKB Trading is a wholesale company which a lot of mineral cosmetics company order their micas in bulk from and create their own shades. This was all news to me so i did a little search for reviews online. TKB Trading sell sample pigments for $1.50 and you get a tablespoons (yes, a TABLESPOONS!) worth of product, which is probably more than enough to keep you stocked for years if they are just for personal use. Some of the more expensive pigments like their "Travel To" range are a teaspoons worth for the same price but that's still a lot of product. They have a minimum order of about $15 which if you take into account that they are a wholesale business that is not a lot of money.

The pigment samples come in large baggies which could be a bit of a pain in the ass when it comes to applying them so i bought quite a few of their 5g jars to keep them in, and at $1.65 for 4 they don't break the bank. You could probably fill at least 8 jars per sample so i had a ton of product left over. They have a massive selection of micas, glitters, jars and other products for sale so trying to pick out the ones i wanted was a little tricky, i have no self control.

There is a slight downside with these is that they are not "ready to use" pigments as such, without a base these are not going to last. They do not have the additives that eye shadows and pigments have to make them hold, but using a good base underneath will solve this problem! I swatched these using a small layer of NYX's Jumbo Pencil in Milk to get an even colour.

 Grape Parfait - True Coral - Twilight Green - Pink Red Blue - Sapphire

 True Green - Rouge Flambe Red - Verdegris Gold - Emerald - Hilite Gold

Travel To Earth - Antique Silver - Brilliant Glitter Red - Mermaid's Gold - Cyrus Green

My camera really does not do most of these micas justice. TBK describes Travel To Earth as "an iridescent gold green which shifts to golden rose." and it has to be one of my favourites, i just wish my camera would pick up the beauty of it! I love golds and greens and these are definitely some of my new favourites!

Shipping to the UK is $14 and is shipped priority so i received my package in just 8 days which was brilliant! Although they do not "gift" items which means you may pay customs charges, although i was lucky enough to miss those somehow!

You can buy these and many more online here on the TKB Trading website!

I'm looking forward to getting the rest of my indie goodies through the post soon! And hopefully getting some FOTD's done with these beauties!

Thanks for reading guys.

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