Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Matte Revolution Lipstick in Electric Poppy and Legendary Lashes in Black Vinyl
Think about it: what’s the only difference between Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and Donald and Daisy Duck? – I mean, other than clothing…
Yep, you guessed it right: the girls have long, fluttery lashes.
And it makes sense, methinks. In my opinion, good lashes (or legendary lashes, like Charlotte Tilbury would call them) are the most beautifying feature a woman can have. Well, good lashes, and hot lips, too.
Unlike Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck, I have short, unimpressive lashes and 100% non-pigmented lips with no defined edge that blend into the rest of my face, but a couple of coat of the right mascara and a quick swipe of a beautiful lipstick can really make a HUGE difference.
See?
In the before shot I’m wearing the MADINA Exact Color Bronzer (which is just a bronzing primer with no coverage) all over my face and neck, concealer, and the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer.
In the after picture, I’ve just added the Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Matte Revolution Lipstick in Electric Poppy and the Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Lahses mascara.
The power of (minimal) makeup, huh!
Now let’s have a closer look at the two products that worked wonders on my face, shall we?
Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Matte Revolution Lipstick in Electric Poppy ($32)
$2 from every Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips lipstick sold will be donated to Women for Women International in the first two months of sales, so for once someone else will benefit from my frivolous purchase as well!
The Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Electric Poppy from the new Hot Lips collection is exactly my kind of lipstick. The shade is that warm type of fuchsia I’ve been extremely obsessed with lately, and the formula is that comfortable type of matte I’ve been obsessed with for the past couple of years.
As you can imagine, I LURRRVE it to the moon and back!
Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Lashes in Black Vinyl ($32)
I’ve had the Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Lashes in Black Vinyl for a while, but didn’t talk about it before because I didn’t really have a fully formed opinion. After using it for over a month I can now tell you that I like it, but I don’t love it.
First of all, let me tell you why I like it.
Well, it’s exactly my kind of mascara – very dramatic and volumizing. Think Too Faced Better Than Sex, but blacker and more lengthening.
Awesome, right?
Yeah, but…
But, for starters, the wand picks up way too much product. For the first week, the mascara was impossible to use unless I cleaned up the brush with tissue every time. Now, as you can see in the picture above, excess product tends to build up at the base of the brush (and sometimes it still builds up all over the brush like it did when I started using it), which will make lashes super clumpy unless you clean it up (which I find very wasteful).
Another little issue I’m having with the Legendary Lashes is that, in Bologna’s very hot and humid weather, it smudges pretty easily and transfers onto the brow bone. Though, if you live in a less humid climate and/or have more space between your lashes and brow bone, you may not have this problem.
So yeah, I like the Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Lashes and think it has great potential, but for 32 pretty dollars I also think there should be no ‘buts’, nam sayin’?
Have you tried these or other Charlotte Tilbury products? What was your experience? And what do you think is the most beautifying makeup product?
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22 Comments
Lulle
July 13, 2016 at 12:47 amThat’s a hot lipstick! It looks amazing on you, it really brightens your whole face.
My hubby has nicer lashes than me. If he wore mascara they would probably look like false lashes! Me, I have lashes that insist on pointing downward, sigh…
Beaumiroir
Carol in a
July 13, 2016 at 3:55 pmThank you, Lulle!
I find it so unfair when men have better lashes than women, LOL!
Belle
July 13, 2016 at 1:20 amAgreed. For that price, there shouldn’t be a but in sight.
Also, that part about mickey and minnie/donald and daisy being the same apart from lashes and clothing? Mind = blown lol I don’t think I’ve ever stopped to ponder this simple fact. xx
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Carol in a
July 13, 2016 at 3:56 pmHaha, life’s about those little things… 😉
Yiota
July 13, 2016 at 8:19 amI hate it when a mascara wand picks up too much product, it happened to me before and I always created a mess. What a pain! The lipstick is gorgeous, love it! 🙂
Yiota
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Carol in a
July 13, 2016 at 3:57 pmHi Yiota!
I should stop buying lipstick in that type of shade, as I have way too many, but I can’t help it, it’s my favorite at the moment!
Lisa @ Midwest Glam
July 13, 2016 at 11:06 amYou are rocking the heck out of that lipstick! Wow! I really need to add this to my wishlist! Sorry to hear about the issues with the mascara!
Carol in a
July 13, 2016 at 3:58 pmThank you, Lisa! I really LOVE the lipstick. Can’t recommend it enough!
Agata
July 13, 2016 at 5:38 pmThat lipstick is so beautiful!!! The whole range is so pretty, I can’t decide which color to get though!
Your minimal look is so pretty!
It’s too bad about the mascara. I know what you mean, for $32 it should be “all that and a bag of chips”!
Shireen L. Platt
July 13, 2016 at 6:26 pmThat mascara has been under my radar since it launched but I think I’ll give it a miss. My lashes are short, sparse and thin and I have a feeling this mascara will give me uni-lash. That said, I do like the results on your lashes, the mascara really defined them.
Shireen | Reflection of Sanity
Johanna
July 14, 2016 at 10:21 amOMG that lipstick!!! the color is amazing, you look fab girl.
I like your blog 🙂
Have a wonderful day doll,
❤Johanna
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poldo napitupulu
July 14, 2016 at 10:24 amnice review, and you look so pretty
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Kiss & Make-up
July 14, 2016 at 10:47 amIt’s insane what a touch of color on the lips can do! Love the lipstick.
Neha
July 14, 2016 at 12:16 pmLove that beautiful lipstick!/ You look so gorgeous hun…
LindaLibraLoca
July 14, 2016 at 7:49 pmIst it the way that usually the men have the better lashes, unless we start to cheat with curling, extensions and mascara? At least in my family it is that way, Mr. Locas lashes are perfection. Not that he would appreciate.
And I agree: Too many buts for that price.
Linda, Libra, Loca: Beauty, Baby and Backpacking
LollipopShoo
July 14, 2016 at 10:35 pmI very rarely spend on lipsticks but I’m absolutely in love with these lippies, I will pick up one of the nude shades. 🙂
Fashionably Idu
July 16, 2016 at 6:11 pmGreat features to have for sure. And lovely products too. I love the color of that lipstick.
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