Lasting Finish Stay on Lip Contouring Pencil 047 Cappuccino by Rimmel London and Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox product reviews

I recently read that toffee lipsticks are the latest craze and will replace brown lipstick this year. Hoorar! I never really took to the brown lippy trend. I bought a dark brown lipstick some time ago from the Color Trend range by AVON which was more of a dark purple/brown blend. I've only ever worn it a handful of times as I'm not sure I could pull it off (I may revisit this lippie paired with the Lasting Finish Stay on Lip Contouring Pencil 047 Cappuccino by Rimmel London as I think it would be a better match than the Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox).

I spent a good while in Boots recently really trying out all of the brown lipsticks available to me. I tried them all on my hand (which, I know, faux pas you're not supposed to do). When I'd decided on a couple of colours only then did I put it near to my face and lips to get a better understanding as to whether or not the colour would match my skin tone. I finally thought I'd settled on a lippie and lip liner combo purchasing Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox (£17.50!) and Lasting Finish Stay on Lip Contouring Pencil 047 Cappuccino by Rimmel London (£3.50). I most definitely was not prepared for the hefty price tag that came with the Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox but it seemed like the best colour match for my skin. I recently tried the two out together and although they seemed to photograph well, I looked washed out as the colour was far too severe for my pale skin tone.

The Lasting Finish Stay on Lip Contouring Pencil 047 Cappuccino by Rimmel London is a dark brown/purple colour so there was a striking colour contrast between my heavily defined lips and the colour of the Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox. I essentially had to colour my lips in and colour over the dark lip liner colour, which of course was pointless applying it in the first place. As for the overly expensive Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox the colour was more a pale greyish mauve colour, definitely not the toffee colour I had expected. Honestly I looked ridiculous with these two paired together and wiped it off the first opportunity I got. Although Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox is a pricey lippie, I would say that it was worth the expenses. Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox was so creamy on my lips, I've never experienced a lipstick like it, it's just a shame that it accentuated my pale skin. I really wanted to like Be Legendary Lipstick Rouge a Levres by Smashbox but I think next time I need to spend a bit longer really figuring out what compliments my skin tone.

Have you jumped on the new toffee lipped trend? If so, what's your favourite shade/colour of lippie? Let me know in the comments below xx