30 Lips in 30 Days - KIKO Intensely Lavish Lipstick

I'll say this from the off - if you're looking for an absolute bargain of a lip product, you need look no further than the KIKO Intensely Lavish Lipstick range. These are unbelievable, especially for the price (£6-£7). These lipsticks are packaged in a weighty, rose gold effect lipstick tube with a magnetic close and they look and feel like a high-end product.

I have the shade "05" which is a mid-tone pink-y berry shade and if I did have one complaint about this lipstick is would be that the colours are just numbered rather than named but it's a small detail. The formula is a creamy satin finish that's comfortable and the product stays for a long time and doesn't leave you with any weird lip-liner looks. All round a great product and I'm already looking into getting more shades from the range.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Rimmel The Only One Lipstick

So today marks the day of this challenge where we revisit a formula we've seen earlier on. When I did my post about the Rimmel The Only One Lipstick in "700 - Naughty Nude", I couldn't help but feel that the formula was too creamy for the darker shades to work well and I just had to have a look into it - that and the fact that some of those darker shades were so unusual and amazing that I simply couldn't help myself.

The shade I'm wearing in today's picture is "810 - One of a Kind" and it's a deep burgundy/browny-red type shade that's great for autumn. Personally I'm looking for a corresponding lip liner to go with this shade because it does move around a little on the lips if you're not careful and with a shade this dark things can end up looking like a hot mess pretty quickly.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Maybelline Matte Lipstick

Oh I do love a red lipstick. A bold red lip and a nice rosy cheek coupled with the (obviously fake) red hair is my go-to holiday-season look, that and some glitter, there's always room for glitter at Christmas time. So today I have a new pick from Maybelline and I just knew it would have to be a red. This is one of their Colour Sensational Matte Lipsticks in "965 - Siren in Scarlet" and its a bright, true red. The formula is a comfortable matte that won't drag on the lips during application and it's lightly scented with a sweet almost nutty(?) scent that wont linger on the lips.

The packaging isn't my favourite, the base is a bit short which can make it a tiny bit fiddle-y to open and the frosted black plastic lid does nothing for me aesthetically and is a bit flimsy. The lid on mine has actually already split and so it's probably not the best for throwing in your handbag/travel bag.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Laqa&Co Cheeky Lip

Day 16 brings us a Laqa&Co Cheeky Lip which I received in a Birchbox and shelved pretty much instantly as the colour didn't seem to be something I'd wear. The packaging is very typical high-street-lip-crayon with a plastic tube that reflects the colour of the product and a twist-up function to get more product from the pencil. I'm not sure whether I have a full size or a mini (hopefully this is a mini) because despite the packaging being quite bulky, there is only about 1-1.5cm of product in the tube if you twist it all the way up.

As for the colour and formula, I have the shade "Cray-Cray" which is a pastel orangey shade which would probably be nice for spring. It goes on to the lips quite creamy in texture despite it being matte in finish but it does apply quite patchy and takes a little bit of work to make it properly opaque on the lips. The wear time is decent but this is another one of those lip products that loses it's moisture throughout the day and will gradually become quite drying on the lips if worn all day.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Benefit Benebalm

So a bit of a weekend face here and I think the Benefit Benebalm is a nice pick for a weekend because it's very much that sheer, sheeny, low-maintenance look that people seem to want for a weekend. It's a light, moisturising formula that chapped lips will probably appreciate and it doesn't seem to cling to the lips at all. This will need to be reapplied if you want to maintain the colour/texture on the lips but wont leave any kind of lip line at all as it fades. It also has that typical benetint rose sent to it which I personally really enjoy.

The packaging is nice but for the price I was expecting the tube to be weighter and more substantial. I do think that as much as the product is a nice formula, there's plenty of products on the market that are comparable and for me it just doesn't stand out enough for a higher-end lipbalm. I'd say the Maybelline Baby Lips in "Cherry" is very similar.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Revlon Colourstay Ultimate Suede

Yet another red lip pick today ('tis the season and all) and we're looking at the Revlon Colourstay Ultimate Suede Lipsticks today. The packaging on these is interesting, we all know by now that I like it when the packaging reflects the colour of the product but the obvious plastic look isn't for me. It is really sturdy though so I can't see the lid falling off in your bag or the packaging in any way breaking on you, just not the most aesthetically pleasing offering.

The formula is quite strange as well, even though it's a lipstick not a gloss there is a great deal of tackiness left on the lips after application and your lips will almost adhere to each other if you press them together which is odd. The shade I have is "095 - Finale" and it's a little more sheer than I was expecting but the finish is exactly what I'd expect from a "suede" lipstick - neither matte nor shiny, it's almost a satin but maybe a touch more sheeny. It's not my favourite lip product by any means but it's not the worst one I've tried so far.

30 Lips in 30 Days - Fleur De Force Lipgloss

So while you read this I'm possibly landing in Amsterdam (yes I know, very wise to fly on Friday the 13th) and today we have a Fleur De Force Lip Gloss to look at for the 30 lips challenge. I already have another two shades of these and they were lovely so I decided to pick up the red from the range as well. The packaging for these is super cute with the colour of the min tube reflecting the colour of the product so it's easy to find the shade you want if you have a few colour from the collection. I also really like the dark metallic accents.

"Lucky Star" is much like the other two shades I have, quite thick in texture so the colour is opaque and, while they aren't super sticky, they will hang around for a while on the lips. This shade is a true red that, with it being a lipgloss, will require maintenance throughout the day but it has a nice glossy shine and is comfortable to wear. The soft vanilla scent is also a nice touch.