Clinique Lip Pop + Primer Lipsticks

Me, lipstick obsessed? Never! Well, okay, maybe just a little bit... OKAY, you've got me, I am obsessed and I have far too many. But will that stop me from buying more? Hahahahaha no. I love switching brands, formulas and colours too much to stop buying lipsticks, and these three from Clinique are no different. I love the idea of a 'Lip Pop' lipstick, a 'pop' of colour, a lipstick you can 'pop' on... the possibilities are endless; but what I love the best about them is their ease of wear. They are silky smooth, long wearing and have a fantastic selection of shades... the three above being my favourite choices. There's the 'Nude Pop' for the nude lip lover, 'Melon Pop' for the coral pink Summer worshipper in us and 'Cherry Pop' for the lively, yet classic look that I adore wearing. These three shades apply in exactly the same way, with a non-dragging formula, that just seem to slick onto the lips in the creamiest of ways. Almost as if you're applying a really, really creamy colour onto your lips, one that you expect to smudge almost immediately - but with these shades, they just stay put. Even 'Cherry Pop' which is one of the brightest shades in the collection stays where it's supposed to. 

These three are some wonderful go-to shades and formulas, because I know that they're going to last really well, and even when they do fade, it's not going to be horrific - they wear evenly, and don't clump or look heavy when the formula is reapplied over the top. That happens to me with some lipsticks, and it just looks so heavy and fake... but not with these. I think its down to the creaminess of the texture, which allows it to be blended so easily. Cherry Pop is a really crisp looking blue red, and I'm a huge huge fan of shades like that, as not only do they generally tend to suit everyone, but they make teeth look brighter and healthier, and who doesn't love that? Melon Pop is a very cute shade, really fresh and a softer coral than anything I've really seen before. It applies a little bit darker on my lips because of the pigmentation, but I sometimes blend foundation/concealer over my lips to not only make the lipstick last longer (if possible haha) but to reveal the true colour (as swatched below). Nude Pop is such an everyday pink nude, really subtle and perfect for slicking on without even looking in the mirror. It's a shade that's been a permanent attachment to my handbag for the last few weeks, and it's such an effortless look to pull off. All of these shades can be worn straight from the bullet for maximum impact with a slight glossiness to them, or can be patted down after application to make them appear more matte. I personally wear them both ways, because they're equally as beautiful.

I've always been a Clinique fan, ever since my mum gave me one of those cute little travel sets that you in get airports and on ferries; it had a simple three step skincare routine, along with a little lipstick and lo'- I think a long term love affair was started. Since then, I always loved looking at Clinique, but was forever intimidated by the girls on the counters, who knew so much and looked so professional with their perfect makeup. To this day, I still find some to be quite intimidating, but know that I know somewhat about makeup/skincare/beauty, I find that they're more than willing to chat and share their favourite products, and routines - I think that they love the idea of people sharing their passions, and who wouldn't love that? I remember swatching 'Cherry Pop' in a Boots in Cardiff, whilst chatting to an assistant, and then there was a major swatch fest going on, where I must have left with an armful of makeup swatches. Don't you just love it when that happens? I left with the lipstick, after gushing originally over the packaging, (and then falling for the colour and formula) thinking that 'Hey, they love makeup just like I do', so from then on, talking to anyone on a counter has been more of a conversation, than a battle, or me just shaking my head and saying that I don't need any help. 

The main thing that I take from Clinique is their formulas, and these Lip Pop and Primers are no different. I think they're one of the first, that I'm aware of, that have included a primer in their lipstick, thereby taking away the fussiness and condensing it all down into one easy application. These lipsticks are £16 each, and can be found here. I've got my eye on a few other shades as well, like Poppy, Sweet, Sugar and Papaya. Which ones have you got your eye on?