A beauty editor and product-junkie I may be. But let me tell you this – I’m not one of those women who are constantly whipping a lipstick out of their purse or tapping their nose with a powder puff every five minutes. I’m just too busy (and too lazy come to that). I like a product I can pop on and forget about, which isn’t going to smudge off. I’ve made no secret of my love for Illamasqua because their products do just that.
The textures may not be the most comfortable to wear, but they are incredibly tenacious. (Their Precision Ink in Abyss is my hero product, for the simple reason I can draw on Winehouse-esque eyes with it at 8am and still have them by 10pm.)
Their new Matte Lip Liquids are another winner. In three shades: hot coral (Exotic), pink (Forbidden) and peach (Surrender) they deliver a punchy opaque liquid colour which can be applied and then forgotten about. (But when you look at the pictures on Instagram the next morning, you’ll notice it didn’t budge). Which is what you want from a product. Bin your tired old lipsticks this summer, this formidable trio will leave them in the shade.
Illamasqua Matte Liquid Lips
Illamasqua Matte Lip Liquids are £18.50 each available here
by Viola Levy