The lemming list for Autumn Winter 2015

Virtual shopping, it's akin to window shopping minus the cardio -- no shirt, no shoes, no problem!

Let's spend some time together surfing the Internet without the guilt. Without further ado, here's my Autumn Winter edit for 2015 for your viewing pleasure.

The Shirt

APOM's (A Part of Me) Dino Cross Back Top - It's fun, it's playful, and it's got dinosaurs! If the price tag weren't so hefty it would already be mine.

The Shoes

Nicole Warne of Gary Pepper collects the best accessories, so it was no surprise when she sported fellow style blogger and friend Chiara Ferragni's Flirting Flat Sandals. Don't take these shoes too seriously, and accept them for what they are -- a wink-y perk me up for any day of the week.

The Handbag

There's no denying the creative duo behind newish accessories label Mansur Gavriel's star is rising. Seriously hoping to hitch my wagon to their very fashionable Crossbody Bag, but it looks like I'll have to hang out for its September release. 

The Lipstick

Shanghai Suzy has eight more shades set to drop some time this April. Miss Victorine and Miss Nina are both begging to make their way into my makeup bag. 

The Dress

The Pleated Pyramid Dress featuring gold, navy, cerulean blue, and loads of symmetry hits all the right notes for me. Please stop it, Gorman -- my wallet can't handle it!

The Palette

The grown up version of all the nude eyeshadow palettes out there. YSL has come to the party, and they pulled out the stops with the Couture Variation Palette. Expect to blow your makeup budget on this little gem.

YSL's Volupte Tint-in-Oil

YSL's Volpute Tint-in-Oil in (from left to right) No. 8 Pink About Me, No. 6 Peach Me Love, and No. 1 Drive Me Copper

New year, new lips?

Earlier this month YSL released Volupte Tint-in-Oil, a hybrid lip formula designed to hydrate whilst delivering a whisper of colour to slightly enhance what your mama gave ya. Eight varying pastel-y shades steeped in apricot kernel oil, coriander fruit oil, jojoba seed oil, and possiflora edulis seed (passion flower) oil work together to give the lips a stained glass effect. 

Volupte Tint-in-Oil does more than just hydrate, it also treats, and ties your everyday makeup into a picture perfect bow.

The packaging

Instead of relying on lucite, YSL pulled the silver curtain on Volupte Tint-in-Oil. Despite this slight deviation from its predecessor, Gloss Volupte, the tell-tale logo embossed into the coloured band corresponds to the contents inside. A helpful, and subtle classification necessary for the girl on the go.

The screw top cap remains unchanged -- it twists and locks into place to avoid product spillage, and seepage. The final click proved to be invaluable when I accidentally stowed one of the tubes upside down. 

Note to self: always screw cap tight to avoid a potentially messy situation. #handbagsalvation

The contoured applicators

Hinged at the cupid's bow to create a concave/convex ladle, the applicator serves up a much-needed helping of product. Meanwhile, the tip manages to embrace the trickiest spot, the corners of the lips.

The lip shaped applicator has to be the most fun(ctional) thing I've ever come across. A thoughtful, and memorable feature which sets YSL apart from other luxury makeup brands.

Volupte Tint-in-oil Swatches from left to right: No. 1 Drive Me Copper, No. 6 Peach Me Love, and No. 8 Pink About Me

Of the eight shades available for purchase, I chose Drive Me Copper, Peach Me Love, and Pink About Me in order to skip across the spectrum of colours on offer.

Wearing Shade No. 1 Drive Me Copper

Drive Me Copper when swatched is a semi-translucent burnt copper with golden orange and red shimmer suspended throughout, but once applied onto my lips it pulls redder. Simply delightful when paired with a bronze-y glow.

Wearing Shade no. 6 Peach Me Love

Peach Me Love is a sheer watermelon red with orange undertones to give it that peachy hint. Golden shimmer rounds out the oil slick to enhance its glass-like finish.

Wearing Shade no. 8 Pink About Me

Pink About Me is a baby pink with lilac undertones, and an almost discernible blue shimmer -- I had to hold a flashlight up to a swatch to be absolutely sure.

The finish on all three is as wet as you'd expect, but quickly dries down within the first twenty minutes after applying. Once the wetness subsides, a slight sheen is punched up by an intensified tint which lasts for a good three hours. Prior to completely wearing off, the sheen turns a touch sticky, but not annoyingly so, this is only an observation. The tint-turned-stain for all three lasted around eight to nine hours, call it two meals, a piece of fruit, one coffee, and several glasses of water.

Volupte Tint-in-Oil was never drying, features the signature Sweet Tart scent, and wore evenly as the hours progressed.

If you like Smashbox's O-Gloss, then YSL's Volupte Tint-in-Oil will be right up your alley.

Looking for a few other colours? Sabrina of The Beauty Look Book recently reviewed Oh My Gold, I Rose You, and You Drive Me Copper.

The Bagful breakdown:

Total amount for YSL's Gloss Volupte:

• $49.00 AUS (I suspect) / $32.00 USD

Value for money spent (performance and quality):

• 10 out of 10 bags — I have big love for YSL lippies, despite the price their products are truly splurge-worthy.

Would another purchase be on the horizon?:

• Cherry My Cherie, and Crush Me Orange, I have my eye on you.

Lipstick week

A handful of my recent purchases

Apologies for my recent absence. Between my post-holiday crash and burn, and my return to work my mind increasingly became muddled, overwhelmed, and unable to grasp ahold of the words.

The words, why do you escape me?

This week let's take a closer look at some of the lip products I picked up during my trip to Hawaii.

Beauty in a tick: YSL's Gloss Volupte in Terriblement Fuchsia

YSL's Gloss Volupte in Terriblement Fuchsia

Lindsey Wixson I am not, but our lips do have a few things something in common.

They are full and lipsticks all over the world beg and plead for a bite at the apple. Or, at least that's my justification for whenever I pick up a new lippie.

The super cute lip shaped applicator

Swatch of 49 Terriblement Fuchsia

And on closer inspection..

Terriblement (translation: much or a lot in English) Fuchsia is a blindingly bright pink with an iridescent finish. The microscopic silver light reflecting particles help to make my lips appear wickedly full. The high watt gloss lasts for a little over an hour -- unfortunately, the glossiness will succumb in far less time if drinking and eating are involved.

The leftover sheen and hue remains true to the colour viewed in the tube for an additional four hours.  Touch ups are a must if you love the super drenched lip look.

Wearing Terriblement Fuchsia (iridescent)

For kicks, let's take another look at the other two finishes in YSL's Gloss Volupte range, Golden and Pure.

Wearing Grenade Pepite (golden)

Wearing Fuchsia Oran (pure)

The Bagful breakdown:

Total amount for YSL's Gloss Volupte:

• $49.00 AUS / $32.00 USD

Value for money spent (performance and quality):

• 10 out of 10 bags — I am OBSESSED with Terriblement Fuchsia! Fruity scent and all.

Would another purchase be on the horizon?:

• Unfortunately, no. Girl's gotta save.