Clinique: Kiss it Better Appeal

In February for the fourth year running, Clinique are collaborating with Great Ormond Street (GOSH) and their KISS IT BETTER Appeal raising money to fund research into childhood cancer.

The KISS IT BETTER appeal was founded by Carmel Allen a former beauty editor after her daughter Josephine was treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital for neuroblastoma - a type of cancer.  So what better way to widen the horizons of the appeal by reaching out to the beauty market with Clinique.

The Clinique collaboration also ties in with the birthday of GOSH which opened it's doors on Valentines Day 1852.

For the occasion, Clinique have created a Limited Edition Smoothie Kisses Lip Gloss Set featuring the Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip colour which I previously blogged about here.  The sets will be sold exclusively in House of Fraser for £22.50 with £4 (£2 from Clinique, £2 from HOF) going to KISS IT BETTER.

If the lipgloss set isn't your thing, a £2 donation will also be made from any purchase of a Clinique lipgloss or lipstick.

Remember this worthy make up purchase is only available at House of Fraser throughout the month of February.

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Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain

Warning: Taking a marker pen to your face usually has disastrous consequences ...
Take note. However, this needn't be the case with Cover Girl's outlast lipstain.

My beautiful friend Gia brought me this lipstain from Australia on a fleeting visit to the UK earlier this month.

I am not usually one to wear a lipstain, it took me long enough to start wearing lipstick having previously been a lipgloss addict but this really is very nice. Gia chose for me shade 440 Wild Berry Wink.

It has a marker pen tip for precision application which felt smooth and hydrating on the lips. There is a lovely juicy taste to this product which I can't quite put my finger on but I have to restrain myself from licking it off as soon as it's on my lips. On first impression the shade 440 looks to be quite a dark dusky pink but once on the lips it's a vibrant but wearable berry red. Gia really made a good choice for me as with my colouring it can be hard to pick a red that works well with my skintone and hair. Thumbs up, Girl!
I have heard that this product was originally designed for Cover Girl by make up artist Pat McGrath but I am not sure if there is any truth in this. I wore this on Friday night and got a good few hours out of it before it faded. Other reviews I have read have mentioned how different shades vary in longevity and pigmentation and a few have mentioned dryness to the lips and the product itself drying out quickly. Personally my lips were fine with this lipstain however if dryness became a problem it would be easy enough to apply a balm beforehand.
Only issue I have with this is I have nowhere to repurchase in the UK as far as I know. Our shelves were cleared of Cover Girl products a long time ago. I may have to talk sweetly to Gia to send me some more supplies as the shade of red seems to be a perfect match for me!
And just for kicks, here is a picture of my girl Gia (and her claw) ... wearing the lipstain. Ain't she purdy?

Anyone else a fan of lipstains? What can you recommend?

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