Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless in 220 review HERE

Is there actually any point in me doing this review now? This came out such a long time ago I'm sure everyone and their grandma has tried it! Well...I suppose you can hear what I have to say about it too...

Description from website:

Our first Gel Foundation with no waxes and fillers
Coverage that looks and feels 100% you.
Why You'll Love It
The secret of Fit Me Foundation? Some waxes and fillers can mask your skin colour, Fit Me Foundation has none. Its transluscent gel based formula merges seamlessly with your skin.
Fit Me Foundation, Concealer and Powder are made to fit together by shade numbers, so finding your shade couldn't be easier. Looks natural, feels so light. SPF 18. £7.99

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation came out back in 2009/2010 I think, I remember I first purchased it in 2010 off eBay in the shade 310 Sun Beige, which is the US equivalent to the UK shade 250 also Sun Beige. I was confused at first then I figured since they were both Sun Beige they were probably identical. I checked both US and UK websites to confirm this and I was correct. I really adored how luminous and hydrating the formula was on my skin, but it was way too orange so I ran some searches and realised I should've picked 220 as it came up as the most commonly matched shade for me.

The differences between US and UK versions
The US Fit Me Foundation bottle doesn't come with a pump, the UK one does, so if you've picked it up from somewhere online like eBay or Amazon and it doesn't have a pump then you most likely have the US version. When it comes to shades available in the UK, as usual there are limited shades available compared to the US, The USA have a total of 19 shades and on the Boots website there are 11 (some shades seem to be out of stock perhaps even discontinued), not only that depending on the store, most UK drugstores don't even stock all shades, some providing only 4! Exactly, do not get me started on my frustration with UK shade offerings and stocks...grrrr....

The shades ending in '0' are supposedly warm tones and the ones ending in '5' cool tones. I've listed below the shades available in both the US and UK so you can see the differences yourselves and  to further fuel any similar frustrations you may have.

US shades:
Light
Porcelain 110
Ivory 115
Classic Ivory 120
Nude Beige 125
Buff Beige 130

Medium
Sandy Beige 210
Natural Beige 220
Medium Buff 225
Natural Buff 230
Pure Beige 235
Golden Beige 240
Medium Beige 245

Deep
Sun Beige 310
Soft Honey 315
Honey Beige 320
Cream Beige 325
Toffee 330
Coconut 355
Mocha 360

UK Shades
Light
Ivory 115
Classic Ivory 120
Nude Beige 125
Buff Beige 130
Creamy Natural 135

Medium
Sandy Beige 210
Natural Beige 220
Sun Beige 250

Deep
Soft Honey 315
Caramel 350
Coconut 355

If you are interested in any of the US shades, you might be lucky enough to find them quite easily on the internet, places such as eBay or Amazon or other websites. Pricing and shipping may differ so make sure you look around and decide if it's actually worth it! There are also loads of blogposts and videos on YouTube with swatches and demo's so check those out if you want to colour match.

So back to my review, I later went on to purchase 220 but in a small tester size off eBay. Cor blimey! The amount of times I've been 'inquisitively' asked on Instagram how I managed to get hold of this tube. No people! I did not steal a tester tube from Superdrugs or Boots, though it may seem :D haha !!! Ebay sells these 10ml sizes (that you find as testers in stores) for under £3, which I think is especially handy if you want to try the foundation out without having to commit to a full size or pay the full price, it makes sense doesn't it?

Any way I've had a love/hate relationship with this foundation so I've hardly reached out for it, I liked the formula but felt it looked off on me after a while but ever since I chose this for my foundation of the week last week, I've analysed it, learnt a lot about it and have realised my issues and figured out how to use it on myself and I actually really really like it.

These 3 shades are the only available medium shades in the UK range. You can clearly see the olive tones in 220.

The shade 220 Natural Beige is by far the closest drugstore match for my skin tone to date (unless you guys know of a similarly great olive/yellow shade, write them down below ;) ). For a UK drugstore option it's a brilliant shade because it has a definite olive tone to it but I'm interested as to how much warmer the other medium shades will be in the American range like shades 230 Natural Buff and 240 Golden Beige, because I do like a little more of a yellow/golden tinge to my face which 220 seems to lack but it's a decent match considering my luck with drugstore. I actually only realised how good a match this was for me just last week whilst I was trialling it and had figured out the issues I was having with it, which I'll mention now...

Oxidisation would usually be one of the last factors I mention in a review but it's a big one when it comes to this foundation because it was a proper game changer for me. This foundation oxidises on me A LOT, it doesn't exactly oxidise on 'me' per say but with the moisturiser I use underneath, (I'll include pictures of swatches below), it looks horrendous and ashy on me after it oxidises, like the weirdest shade of light peach, I literally look ill, I wouldn't mind looking a little more bronzed but the peachy oxidisation translates ashy on my skin weirdly enough. This surprises me because MAC Studio Fix used to oxidise but nowhere near as quickly or as much as this, I almost see the transitioning happen before my eyes.

I'm currently using the 'Good Things Manuka Honey Daily Moisturiser' -which is ok btw- but I can't be sure and tell you which ingredient it is specifically in this that is reacting and oxidising with the Fit Me and whether it's a common ingredient used in other moisturisers, I've also tried other moisturisers/oils and it does change so I do have to be wary of what products I use underneath. It could also just be my skin, I've heard PH levels of the skin, natural oils and just basic oxygen in the air can cause oxidisation.

What I've been doing to combat the oxidising issue is using the Fit Me on my bare skin or with the Rimmel Primer (which is a great primer) it does oxidise still a teeny bit but not as bad, I am still trying out different options but for now bare skin or primer is the way to go, this foundation is actually emollient enough to let me do this.

Which moves us onto texture, the texture of Fit Me is very emollient and creamy, it's thick-ish but fluid enough to run down your hand. I find the gel texture most agreeable on my dehydrated skin type and it really sinks in beautifully. This texture is also a dream to blend, I love using my damp Beauty Blender to apply this, it's almost magical to watch how seamlessly this disappears into the skin and I can also use a brush too, I adore it! 

Coverage-wise I think you can get between a medium to slightly full coverage with this, though if you have severe blemishes to cover you may have to use a concealer too. I love light to medium coverage on myself and one layer of this does me perfectly fine, though on myself personally I can also build it up to a full coverage. I never used to colour correct with orange back then so I would be ashy in areas and I'd hate how it'd overall look on me, hence also why I pushed it away. I almost always colour correct now, I love the difference it makes on me and I literally cannot do a full face of makeup without orange colour corrector under my eyes and around my mouth, so when I did this last week with Fit Me, I was super pleased with the results. I also sometimes like to use 2 swipes of the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer on my chin area and blend it out for further coverage, I love how even and radiant this makes my skin look. If you also like light to medium coverage this foundation is right down your alley.

The Fit Me builds up beautifully on the skin, it is literally seamless, it doesn't pick up on my skin texture too much nor does it cake up on me, it's so emollient and hydrating it's effortless to work with. It builds up coverage and layers wonderfully whilst still looking like skin. Like I always mention, working on well exfoliated and moisturised skin gives you a more beautiful finish, if you have texture or dry flakes any physical matter added on top will accentuate them, though saying that the more emollient the formula the better it disappears on textured skin, like this one.

The feel of Fit Me on the skin is light and moisturising, it's not a thick heavy feel at all, like I mentioned before people with dry skin will like the Fit Me formula, they'll really appreciate the comfortable hydrating feel of this foundation. It doesn't have a setting factor so there's no pulling or feeling of dry down like Nars ADLW or EL Double Wear, this may be an issue for anyone with oily skin, you may want to avoid this foundation or perhaps use a mattefying primer and you'll most definitely want to set as this will most probably make you oilier. 

The finish of Fit Me is radiant and dewy, depending on the steps you take beforehand or after, if you use a mattefying primer you'll have a satin finish, extra moisturiser will give a more luminous and dewy finish. I love the way this makes my skin look so radiantly smooth, especially with the Rimmel Primer, the two work so well together, it's a match made in heaven. I feel like this is a wonderful foundation formula for anyone with dehydrated or dry skin types as this really perks up the skin and is so skin like, in fact the characteristics of the Fit Me is almost like it's the 'lovechild' of the Nars Sheer Glow and Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation but lesser coverage and longevity, if you like dewy, smooth and radiant finishes this one's for you!

I love a glowy finish to my skin but when you have skin texture, a dewy finish can sometimes look horrible on 'bumpy' areas, which is one other issue I had back then, I wasn't overly keen on how the dewy glow looked in some places. Enter Soap & Glory Kick Ass...because this powder has  literally revolutionized my base makeup, I love how the powder works with the Fit Me foundation as well, it fills in my pores, smoothens the surface of my skin and takes away any unwanted shine from my face without looking a bit cakey. I leave the areas I want to look dewy and set the t-zone since I do also have a combination skin type which gets oily there. Though I've noticed that when I use the Rimmel Primer, I don't feel the need to set it as much.

This can last a decent time on me when I set my whole face, I can also use my Avon Setting spray as a primer like the Smashbox one and this technique will make it more durable. If I don't set it after a few hours my natural oils will start to seep out and I'll start to look a bit greasy and it'd have faded in areas. Though I love how well this formula works with my dehydrated combination skin type, it's emollient enough to keep my skin supple and hydrated, yet once set with powder it stays put and in place a long enough time for me. The Fit Me doesn't set nor is it at all transfer resistant, so if you want it to last you will have to set this because it does transfer very very easily, this would be the only flaw with this foundation, it's not a major issue for me but others may want it to have better longevity.

I really really like the Fit Me foundation, if someone put this formula in a high end bottle I would totally understand and believe them, it's such a quality and affordable foundation at its' price and with the additional spf of 18 you get sun protection too. It's a pity it oxidises on me but I suppose I've made it work. I'm so surprised I've come to love it so much with just one week of trialling, I always knew I liked the formula but could never understand why it always looked horrid on me after a while. I can actually see myself purchasing the full bottle in the near future, well, once I've gone through the many other bottles of foundations I'm hoarding! I hope this review was helpful and if you had any similar issues let me know! Peace and love. X

Update 5/08/16: I don't think I will purchase the full size of this, reason being recently I've found my pigmentation around my mouth seems to have gotten darker as well as other areas on my face like my under eyes etc, I find this foundation won't give me the desired coverage anymore and perhaps will be too light for my skin tone as I'm preferring deeper foundation shades to balance out the discolourations and different tones on my face. This foundation has too many cons and does require extra work which ultimately puts me off from using it. Definitely better for those with good skin. 

Do check out my other foundation/product reviews if you enjoy in-depth details of texture, finish and other such qualities! 

*Update*: The Fit Me Matte & Poreless has finally landed on our shores and as expected with a limited number of shades... The Fit Me Dewy & Smooth unfortunately seems to have been taken off the shelves as well as online in both Boots and Superdrug. But I'm sure you can find them online quite easily.

The only two medium shades available of the Matte & Poreless in the UK are 220 Natural Beige and 230 Natural Buff. Unusually 230 Natural Buff is very pink/neutral undertoned whereas 220 Natural Beige retains its former oliveness. Here are the swatches:

Fit Me Matte & Poreless 220 Natural Beige 230 Natural Buff

I’ve had this concealer for a very very long time, I bought it the same time I had bought my Nars Sheer Glow Foundation but I’ve barely used it. Reason being I’ve struggled with the texture and shade, I wasn’t sure how to use it and to my surprise I found it quite thick. Recently I’ve been forcing myself to use the stuff in my makeup stash since I’ve been neglecting a lot of it. I’ve been reaching for this quite a bit since it’s such a cult favourite and I really wanted to love it how so many others have loved and raved about it. I think I’ve finally figured out how to use this on myself and have definitely found a beneficial purpose for it now. I’m actually really enjoying it for a certain look I like to do which I’ll mention below and am overall impressed with the results that I get.

Description from Nars website:

Coveted by artists for its’ luxurious texture and luminous finish, new Radiant Creamy Concealer evens skin with lightweight medium to high buildable coverage. Enriched with hydrating, multi-action skincare benefits and light diffusing technology, it creates a softer, smoother complexion while instantly obscuring imperfections and diminishing fine lines and signs of fatigue. Long wearing and crease-proof. Paraben-free, Alcohol free, Synthetic fragrance free, Non comedogenic

The packaging is a simple rectangular lip gloss like tube with a doe foot applicator, so no qualms here. When I try out new concealers I anticipate the texture first rather than shade as I’ve had plenty of trouble in the past with unforgiving formulas on my dehydrated textured skin, they’ve just caked up most of the time and made my under eyes look very aged or worse than I had actually started off with, so I’ll discuss the texture first.

The Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer was a lot thicker than I imagined, I heard it was creamy, which it definitely is, but I couldn’t quite get over how thick it was, I was expecting something a lot thinner for some reason. I did initially find it hard to blend at first because I was applying way too much and it just ended up looking very obvious and cakey. I kept making the same mistake over and over again because I’d seen so many You-Tubers literally paint their under eyes with this stuff and I was literally painting my under eyes with plenty too! I also noticed that the Beauty Blender wouldn’t shift or blend the product out nicely under my eyes, it just wasn’t budging or blending nicely into my skin, it was looking so obvious and horrible on me. I’ve tried it around my mouth too and that was a big no no, it wasn’t concealing the discolouration properly at all and was picking up all the texture I have there and exaggerating it more.

I find that you can get medium to full coverage with this. I apply a smidgen under each eye and it disguises them just enough for me, my under eyes aren’t severely dark but over the past year or so I have felt the need to conceal them. It’s only when I’ve taken my makeup off that I notice the difference that it makes on me. I remember when I first used this successfully and went to the bathroom to wash my face at the end of the day, I reacted to my uncovered and bare dark circles with the remark: “aaand they’re back!” so that was proof for me that it did actually work, I was really surprised! I have some redness around my nose and a little bit of concealer covers this well for me. I also use this on my post pimple dark spots/marks and find that it covers those well enough too. If you have severe blemishes you may want to go with something a little more heavy duty that has better longevity than this.

The finish of the Radiant Creamy Concealer is as the name implies, radiant, it almost has a slight dewy glow. I’m not too sure but I think this may have light reflective particles in it which gives it this “radiant glow”, I could be wrong but there is definitely something that gives off the radiance. I like how radiant it makes my under eyes look, like I’ve had plenty of beauty sleep or as if I’ve been having all my vitamins and I’m a very healthy human being -hah- not!

The Radiant Creamy Concealer feels creamy to the touch even though it’s thick, it’s not a fluid concealer nor will it run down your hand. Though when I apply this under my eyes or on my blemishes it doesn’t feel heavy on me at all, this may be because of the amount I use. I feel this does ‘set’ a little or dry down.

Longevity-wise I feel this can last a decent time on me, especially when I set with my Soap & Glory Kick Ass powder nor does it crease too badly on me, I don’t have major issues with creasing in general, but I do have this one line that likes to collect any foundation or concealer that I have there, but with powder it stays relatively smooth. I also sometimes leave it without setting with powder and I get a more luminous and radiant look, it obviously doesn’t last as long but I do like the finish.

The shade I picked was Ginger, which is described as “Golden undertone for medium complexion”. I chose this shade since so many others close to my skin tone had this shade. The shade was something I was a little surprised about when I first tried it, it was a lot deeper than I expected. When I first applied this onto my under eyes, apart from the thick texture I was a little disappointed, I was expecting something lighter to give me a more brighter almost highlighted under eye. In fact Ginger is incredibly close to my skin tone, just on the peachier side. This is not the shade I’d use to highlight, I’d have to use something like Custard or a mix of the two to achieve a lifted and highlighted look as there is a rather big jump between the two shades. But like I mentioned at the beginning I’ve found a very useful purpose for it now and the peachy tone works perfectly for me.

I’ve experimented enough with this and have given it enough trials, so I first make sure I have a well moisturised under eye, just like when you're applying foundation you need to make sure the skin under your eyes is hydrated and supple with a certain level of emollience, your concealer will glide on and blend with ease and you'll have a much more beautiful finish. I’ve realised that I need to use just a smidgen of the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, this is pigmented so I actually don’t have to use a lot for the “natural” look I usually go for, literally a dot under each eye just over the darkness and I blend it out with my finger, then build it up with a tiny bit more if I need more coverage, the warmth of my fingers really helps to melt the concealer in and manoeuvres the product nicely around under my eyes. When I don't want to get concealer on my fingers (we all have those days) a small concealer brush is lovely to use as it fits nicely under the eyes and in the inner crevice and I gently pat and blend it in.

Because of the depth and peachiness of the colour it doesn’t make my under eyes go ashy, it seems to correct them and conceal them in one step and blends in with the rest of my face. It doesn’t highlight my under eyes but it brightens and banishes the darkness to match my skin and this alone makes me look a lot less tired. For the blemishes around my face I use the small flat concealer brush and pat it on then diffuse the edges (pin point concealing) then set my face with powder and that’s my base done, I apply a few dabs of lipstick and a coat of mascara and this is my makeup for the day, my no makeup makeup routine.

I love how doing this routine makes my skin look naturally blemish free, even and healthy without having any foundation on, since the concealer is so close to my skin tone, it really unifies my face without any tell-tale lines. The balance of golden peachy tones works really well to counteract the darkness of the dark spots scattered on my face. Using it under my eyes just makes me look so much more awake it's like magic!

I don’t use this for the hyper pigmentation around my mouth, it’s too heavy for that, but when I go for a full face of makeup I do use two swipes on either side of my chin after colour correcting with orange and blend it out with a damp beauty blender and it helps counteract the unwanted ‘goatee’ look I can usually get due to my discolouration. Using it all around my mouth makes that area look too obvious and unnatural on me so I avoid it.

This is definitely a quality concealer and I can understand why people like it so much, it took me a while to understand it but I found a beneficial use for it in the end! As usual I hope this review was helpful, if you have any questions or comments do leave them down below. Peace and love. X

I was very fortunate enough to be sent some brushes and makeup pieces from Bdellium Tools through their Product Review Programme, I've used them a plenty since receiving and feel like I know them well enough to share my honest thoughts with everyone. 

Bdellium Tools (pronounced del-ee-uhm. The "b" is silent) are a company based in California who provide makeup tools and products designed by brush experts, the brushes are custom tailored and handmade in their factory in China by skilled artisans. They have several product lines and I was sent the brushes from their Studio line. These brushes have been made with either synthetic or natural bristles, I believe the natural bristles are either Pony or Goat hair. They also have several Eco-Friendly and vegan line of brushes in a choice of 4 pretty colours. These Studio brushes are described as having professional and full sized handles and the ferrules are made of anodised aluminium. They've also recently launched their first cosmetic product which is a series of twistable Lip Crayons in an array of beautiful shades.

The products I received were safely bubble wrapped and came individually packed in clear cellophane packets and the whole bundle was nicely wrapped in bright yellow tissue paper mimicking the signature yellow theme of their Studio line brushes. When I first held the brushes in my hand I straightaway noticed the feel and quality of the brushes, they felt very sturdy and solid and definitely had more weight to them than any of my other wooden handled brushes. The lacquered finish on the brushes is incredibly smooth and glossy and really makes them look and feel the part. Just from inspecting the bristles and running my fingers through them the first time I could tell these were quality and professionally made brushes without a shred of doubt and better than a lot of the brushes I already own.

The first brush I'll review is the Studio 776 Blending Brush, $9 (just over £6). Oh I love me a good blending brush! I really do and this brush is no exception! I love the length and thickness of the barrel, so sturdy and really feels solid. The bristles are made of natural fibres and are very very soft to touch, much softer than my ELF Essential Blending Brush, they have a good balance of sturdy and swishy-ness which is important for the role of blending. The brush head is tapered and comes to a rounded point, the ferrule isn't round but is flattened a bit, so from a birds eye view the brush head looks slightly oval instead of round, I find this shape mostly useful for blending out the crease. Though blending brushes can be used for a myriad of other purposes, like blending out concealer or lightly dusting powder onto specific areas and I say you can never have enough blending brushes in your keep!

I first done an eye look using my Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette to test out it's performance and found that it felt nice and soft on the eyelids, it really blended out the shadows smoothly and quite professionally, effortless is what came to mind. I was most definitely impressed and for a minute there this amateur eye shadow-ist felt like a pro! I always do a pinching test with new brushes where I pinch and tug at the bristles to check for shedding and there was none with this brush, none at all, I did this a few times with some definite grip but still no bristles were coming free. When I went to wash the brush after using, I swished it around in my palm with the cleanser and found the stains washed off nicely, I also kept a close eye on it whilst washing and did notice one bent-ish bristle snap off, just the one though but other than that I haven't noticed any other form of shedding which is excellent as I've always had brushes shed whilst using and washing. This has happily replaced my ELF Blending Brush for sure and I can see myself reaching for this quite a lot from now on.

Another brush that I received is the Studio 936 Concealer Brush, $9 (just over £6) . This brush is also made with soft natural bristles. It's a thin and flat brush and the bristles on this brush feel very smooth and soft yet firm at the same time. Again I carried out the pinch test and found no bristles came out whatsoever, even after washing. I've been using this with my Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer and have been loving it! Since I don't apply tons of product anyway, the size of this has been absolutely perfect for my under eye circles and the odd blemishes I want to conceal, I find the bareMinerals concealer brush that I was using to be a little too big and I end up using more product and getting it where I don't need it. I apply a small amount under each eye and pat and blend it in, I find the amount of sturdiness really blends and moves the product well when I want to cover small imperfections around my face and the flat side really pushes and pats the concealer into place.

I've also used this to apply eyeshadow onto my eyelids for the main lid colour and it's worked very well, I adore how smooth it feels on the eyelids, the swishy-ness at the tips really glides on softly and smoothly across the lid and applies the shadow on nicely. As it's quite a thin brush this won't pick up and deposit a lot of shadow but you can build up and pack on the colour as you wish, overall this works perfectly fine for me.

The last brush in the selection is the Studio 733 Lash Brush, $8 ( just over £5). Made of synthetic fibres, this quality spoolie is ideal to use through your brows and lashes. Apart from combing through and taming my naturally bushy tails (brows) I use this mainly for brushing through my lashes to get rid of mascara clumps, to separate my lashes and to fan them out for a more volumised, yet natural and wispy look. If you know me then you'll know I'm fussy when it comes to my mascaras. My lashes are long but thin so they're very prone to clumpiness, I hate it when mascaras clump on me and bunch my lashes together and make them look sparse and minimised instead of volumised. This happens a lot when the beauty-holic in me purchases new mascaras to try, more often than not the brush or formula isn't the most perfect option for me and they'll clump up on my lashes, so I'm forced to go in with a separate -preferably clean- mascara wand to try and comb out the clumps, but the wands just haven't had the right amount of stiffness.

This spoolie however is exactly what I need, it's stiff enough to brush through the clumps and it fans out my lashes perfectly. I've had spoolie's before but they've either come off the handle, ferrule and all or they've not had the right firmness to break up the clumps, this has been working a charm for me and I know the ferrule won't be coming off anytime soon, if ever! It's a solid spoolie and everyone needs a spoolie in their lives to achieve a professional and beautiful finish to their lashes and it's definitely gotta be a quality one like this one.

The last product I received was a makeup product, specifically they're Auto Lip Crayon, in the shade "In the Nude". Oh my this was a treat! Everyone and their mum knows I'm a vehement lipstick junkie so this was right up my aisle, not only that but the fact that it was a nude shade had me overly thrilled! I know my lipsticks, I've worn and owned a heck of a lot so I can tell when certain formulas are quality formulas, the way they apply on to the lips, the finish, the colour pay off and comfortability are all indicators at how specific the formulas intricacies are and how meticulously it has been put together and this product definitely fits the bill.

At 1.5g and containing natural, nourishing and hydrating ingredients like shea butter, the lip crayon glides smoothly on to my lips, it's beautifully pigmented, the colour pay off is great and it covers the hyper-pigmentation on my lips really well making my lips look full and perfected. This actually feels really nourishing and super comfortable on. It's a satin/matte finish and smoothens the surface of my lips nicely. I do prefer  matte-er finishes but I appreciate the quality and really like the formula of this product, it's so buttery smooth and has plenty of colour concentration and it doesn't have that cheap slippey/slidey texture that some drugstore lipsticks can have, so this does last a decent time especially after I set it with some powder. It's also paraben and perfume free for those that have issues in that department. The packaging is simple, sturdy and effective with the convenient twist up mechanism. Applying this is a dream, I can easily line my lips with the pointed tip and fill them in at the same time, easy peasy!

The shade is quite a pale nude on my tanned NC35 - ish South Asian (hyperpigmented around the mouth) skin tone and this shade is not something I can pull off on it's own at all, I think people with NC30 skin tones and under can wear this without any additional help but it's actually a wonderful shade for mixing. I've had my eye on MAC's Honeylove for a while as it's a really pale nude shade that looks amazing on tanned skin when mixed with other lipsticks or with certain lip liners underneath, so I was very happy to use this lip crayon mixed with other products and I've created some stunning combinations, this actually layers really beautifully! One of my favourite combos is Jordana's Nutmeg which is a deep reddish brown lipliner and with "In the Nude" on top it turns into a wonderful gorgeous dusky pink nude that makes my lips look fuller, then I pat on some Soap & Glory Kick Ass Powder and it's matte perfection, full, pouty, nude lips, me loves!

Swatched partially on top of Jordana Nutmeg Lip Liner

One layer swatched completely over the Lip Liner