How To: Rock an Orange Lip

Orange can be a pretty hard lip colour to pull off, and it won't be everyone's first choice of Spring colours, am I right? I think that most people are intimidated because they think "orange lipstick? too bright!", but really, there are so many different ways to wear orange. We all wear red which is bright so why are we so scared of orange? I have a couple of tips to help you feel comfortable in orange.

The two oranges that I have in my collection are Rimmel - In Love With Ginger and Mac - Morange. I, like many people, do not tend to go out and buy a ton of orange lipsticks, I go more for the reds. But orange is a huge trend this Spring, so I am going to try and be more confident in wearing it. 
Lip colours like Morange are probably not the best to go for when you're trying out your first orange. Its one of the most neon coloured orange lipsticks that I have ever come across. I would however recommend In Love With Ginger for those of you who are newbies to orange, as it has a red tint to it. Its super glossy in finish which I love and it leaves your lips feeling super moisturized.   

  In terms of the more neon oranges, it is super important that you use a lip liner. These colours are super hard to get off the skin so if you get the lipstick in the wrong place, that's it. Use a lip liner to line the outside of your lips before you go in with a colour like Morange. With bold lips, the line has to be super accurate around the lip! The lip liner that I use is by GOSH. I find that these neon lip colours look slightly nicer on a darker or tanned skin tone, as on paler skin tones they can wash you completely out. I feel I am even slightly too pale to completely rock Morange, but I love it and wear it anyway. 

As you can tell from the pictures I have kept the rest of my face super natural. Its just one of those colours where you cannot make your eye makeup or cheek makeup heavy as well as wearing orange on your lips. A dash of highlighter and maybe some bronzer is more than enough on top of your base.  

My final tip would be that if any colour does spill out of the edges, use concealer on a small brush and just tidy things up. Finding the right orange for you may take some time, but be sure to experiment with the more blue toned oranges, and the more red toned oranges. Which one will suit you depends on your skin tone.

Are there any oranges you love?

Nail Trend: Spring 2014

  

 I loved writing my Spring Lip Colour Guide the other day so I thought I would do the nails part that I planned! It was almost impossible to only choose a handful of polishes to show you because I have a huge chest full of them and I love so many. 

Most of these are pastel shades, as we all know these were the colours hitting the catwalks for spring/summer this year. Of course there are a few appearances from the Barry M Gelly range, since they are my all time favourites!

Nails Inc - Bruton Street I got this little mini in a Glossybox a few months ago and I literally fell in love with it. A perfect muted pink colour that reminds me of flowers, we have always had flowers this colour in our porch in Spring. 
Barry M Gelly - Papaya Of course this favourite would be in here, how could it not! A gorgeous coral colour that looks perfect on all skin tones and with pretty much any outfit.    Barry M Gelly - Prickly Pear Possibly my most used nail polish ever. Its a lilac that has a super glossy finish to it. I feel that Lilac is the perfect pastel colour for this season and I am looking for a few clothing bits to match this polish.
 Essie - Navigate Her
I have a horrible feeling that this colour is discontinued because I got it on Fragrance Direct a year or so ago for £2.99. Its not to everyone's taste I don't think but I really like it because it reminds me of leaves and just spring grass. Its a wonderful colour to use for nail art as well!
Essie - Naughty Nautical
I know Essie is a fairly pricey brand, but this colour was totally worth it! Its a sea blue turquoise colour with glitter inside which isn't too noticeable but when it catches the light it is gorgeous.
Barry M Gelly - Blueberry Another of my most used polishes, which I have bought a gorgeous top to match (was in my birthday Haul). This looks super flattering on all skin tones, I have a few pale friends who wear this colour and it looks lovely, and it also looks nice on my skin tone. 
Barry M Matte - Vanilla
The only matte finish I have in this post which is quite surprising because I love matte polishes. I thought I should include a more nude colour for those of you who don't like pastels. This is one of the few nude colours I own, and this one doesn't feel wintery to me which is surprising. I love it and the finish is so pretty!

Apologies some of the colours look a bit dull in the photos but they are actually super bright!

What are your favourite spring colours?