Hold your colour

Ahhh the good old retreat to Pendulum song titles, memories!  Okay so these are by no means a new product or even a new purchase for me, but I figured after trawling through my ever expanding makeup bag (well bags, plural!) for a pink lipstick last week and discovering I actually owned 5 of the same range, it kinda warranted a post!

The product I refer to of course, is the Boots 17 Lasting Fix Lipstick collection.  Anyone who knows me in person will know how much I rave over their red (Showbiz) in particular, never without it in my bag/pocket/purse.   That and the fact if ever asked for a recommendation of a dark plum/purple shade, I will ALWAYS say 17's 'New Black'!  As just mentioned, right now I have 5 of these lipsticks which is pretty rare for me to own more than one of the same lipstick, let alone in different shades rather than bulk buying a product I love.  There's a few more I have my eye on but trying to limit my spending for the next few months, so I don't end up in the gutter before loan day!

My Current 5- Clockwise from top left;
Showcase, Hot Chilli, Pink Power, Hawaii Pink, New Black.

I'm an absolute sucker for a good quality, brightly coloured lipstick with a creme finish, and at only £4.29 they're almost impossible to pass over! The Boots website claims "17 Lasting Fix Lipstick provides long lasting, non-drying coverage for your lips that lasts up to 4 hours", which is a pretty accurate description if you ask me.  If anything, I'd say the darker shades may even last longer than 4 hours due to the lip stain effect.  I wore the red while out in Leeds for Milly's birthday a few weeks ago and don't think I reapplied at all through the night.   I can't vouch for how perfect it was at the end of the night since I was a little worse for wear, but at least know I woke up with red stained lips still, so that's saying something!  

Better view of the packaging, simple tubles with a metal contrast edge.
 Newer  ones are the black and pink version.

I think these are probably the first 'drug store' type lipstick that claims to be long lasting which I've actually liked.  Usually they either don't live up to their claim (unless you count 20 minutes as long lasting!), or do last, but feel dry and just plain horrible on my lips.  I won't say that you forget you're wearing it, because obviously that's not going to be the case with a thick lipstick like this, but it applies nicely, wears brilliantly, and feels pretty nice on.  No complaints from me!  Well maybe the fact the packaging is black and pink and I DESPISE pink packaging (well most pink things actually) could be a negative, but a tiny one in the main scheme of things.

And who could forget an actual swatch of the products on!  Don't worry I wasn't going to leave without one or two!  Swatched in one swipe, no base...

Daylight swatch on NC15 skin (well a bit lighter), L-R;
Hot Chilli, Showcase, Hawaii Pink, Pink Power, New Black.

Pretty great huh?  My personal favourite is the red shade, Showcase.  I may even go as far as to say I prefer it to MAC reds!

HOT CHILI; Fiery neon coral.  Almost a tad more cool toned than many corals I've seen, bordering more on a red than an orange shade.  Pretty daring either way!

SHOWCASE;  A perfect true red.  The slightest bit blue toned, but a pretty much true red.  LOVE this ridiculous ammounts.

HAWAII PINK;  Almost a neon rose pink.  Not quite barbie pink, think a wearable peachy hot pink.

PINK POWER;  A true fuschia shade.  Similar to MAC's girl about town though creamier and slightly lighter in finish.

NEW BLACK;  A dark blackened purple colour, pretty warm in tone.  Similar to many berry shades popular at the moment. 

And to finish, my mug wearing the red.  Excuse the old photo/crackhead face, but at least the lipstick looks good...

Boots 17 Lasting Fix lipsticks are availible at all Boots stores in the UK for £4.29.  Also availible in their online shop, where there's swatches and many more shades to choose from.  Go wild!