Working for Boots has a lot of perks. We get cheaper products, celebs are forever just popping by, we participate in all kinds of charity events, we get to go to said charity events, but one of the main perks of the job is that we are in completely overwhelmed with Soap and Glory.
This makes me very, very happy. It's no secret that I am a massive fan of Soap and Glory; their products always work and do just as they say they will, everything smells delectable, the packaging is super-cute, the product names just simply whimsical and their witty humour on the labels are just something else- if you haven't seen this yet, have a quick peek at your nearest S & G product and you will see exactly what I mean.
One thing that I've said that I'd try more of is their makeup- for some reason, it's just a brand of makeup that I would never purposely go to look at, nor would I consider picking up any of their range if I was in need of, say, a new lippy however recently, I've been super lucky to try a few key pieces of their range and I thought that I would share a couple of reviews with you!
The first thing that I tried was this duo lip pencil. One end is the lip shade and the other end is an instant plumping effect- a highlighter for the lips.
This is the nicest nude pencil I've ever had the pleasure to use. The shade is sooo 'your-lips-but-better', which is something that I've been reaching for just recently.. (Does anyone else go through nude lips / statement lips periods?? Just me? ok.)
The colour-end of the pencil is fantastic. As I said, this shade is a beautiful nude- it just makes my lips seem fuller and it instantly makes me look more 'made up' but in a good way. I can put this on at 7am and by lunch time, I can still see that it's there, still practically perfect. It also smells like Chocolate Orange which is probably just another reason why I love it... I also read online that it contains super sparkling pigments, however I can see no such thing, so don't be put off by this.
I just don't get the other end. The highlighter end. It does nothing for me. However, this doesn't worry me because it's easily ignored. One thing that I have noticed though is that you can use it as an eyebrow bone highlighter.. I guess that's making decent use out of it, even if it's not relevant.
Anyway, as you can see I've bought another one (mainly because I wanted to take it eeeeverywhere with me but I kept losing it), but yeah. I'd 100% recommend this to you. I just wish that they would do other shades, but I'm glad that they perfected this one first.
Marvelips is £8 and available from Boots stores nationwide.