Lipstick, rainbows and unicorns. No, really.

Priceline Australia had a massive 2-day 40% sale on all cosmetics in mid-March, and I took the opportunity to buy a few lot of things.

As you may have noticed if you have seen my profile picture on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, this page, and every other form of social media I have signed up to, I currently have a major obsession with purple lipstick. 

Mostly because I find that many shades of pink lipstick don’t go well with my skin tone and make me look washed out or trampy.

But also because purple is just plain awesome.

I drew you a purple unicorn and rainbow to prove my point, but even the unicorn looks dubious. 

You'll just have to take my word for it. 

Anyways...

Following this makeup shopping spree, I ended up with a lot of Australis stuff. In the interest of keeping this brief-ish though, I might review some of the other products later.

Here are the Australis purple lip shades I currently own:

Pout Paste Berry Nice Kiss -

I have raved about this lip (gloss? Paste?) color on many different forums now but that is because it is truly awesome. I really like:

• the intensity of the color, which gives a lot of coverage without having to be laid on thick
• the feel of the product - light, and no more sticky than a normal gloss
• the longevity of it - I have never before been able to keep a lip gloss on for over two hours despite consuming copious amounts of greasy food
• the wand applicator and the fact that it is very moisturizing. 

One drawback, if your hair is whipping around your face, it can deposit product on your cheeks, and the fact that it is such an intense color means you will have little lines of purple (or red or pink, which it also comes in) all over your face.

Below are some photos of me wearing one coat of the Berry Nice Kiss color.

I am still not sure what I was trying to do in that middle pic, but thought should include it for its entertainment value... 

                            

Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick Gangsta –      

This color is more on the blue side of the purple color wheel. It is a glossy lipstick which is also long lasting and feels very light on the lips. 

One of my favorite lipstick collections of all time: contains an SPF 15, a number of moisturizing oils, comfortable to wear and I have not found lipstick on my teeth so far! 

In this case the drawback is that this does stain the lips a little after removal, as dark colors tend to do, but I quite like the effect. 

                        

Velourlips Matte Cream TOK-I-O -

Having only tried this on my hand in store (it was sold out and I had to order it), I have no photos of myself wearing it, but will update as soon as it arrives in the mail :) 

I did find that it felt really dry, which I didn't love compared to the other two. I do however, love that this is a true deep purple which was more blue than the others.

While I was quite comfortable wearing the other two colors out during the day, this one is not something I would wear unless I were to mix it with a softer color. I also felt that I would need to add a lip balm over the top to avoid having crackly lips.  

UPDATE: I have finally received it!

My first impression upon putting this on was that it really stinks. Australis have attempted to make this smell fruity and delicious, but instead it smells like those scented pens we all loved in high school. Not my favourite thing to put on my face. 

The velour-like consistency is quite fun and different, I like that it is not sticky and does not transfer too much if something lightly touches your lips, however, if you rub them, the product flakes off and looks pretty terrible. It was also really hard to remove and stained my lips. Not ideal. 

Overall, not something I would buy again, especially considering the major drama I had with purchasing from Priceline online (that, I do NOT recommend!!).

Thank you for reading and watch this space for a link to my YouTube video review, which I am in the process of editing!

Love always,

Tatiana