BEST NUDE LIPSTICK! Gosh velvet touch matte lipsticks(dupe for mac)

Today i will be reviewing a brand that i had no idea would become one of my favourite brand for lipsticks. I am a self confessed lipstick fanatic and no amount of lipsticks is ever enough for me. I love reds and neutral shades the most. I have plenty of lipsticks from all the brands you can possibly think of except the loubotin lipsticks just because i believe they are wayy too overpriced for the quality. The brand that i will be reviewing today is GOSH cosmetics. I have two shades from their Velvet Touch Matt lipstick collection- 003 Antique and 013 Cinammon. I just bought them at a shopping spree in bahrain.they cost me 4.8 BD which roughly amounts to £9.
First of all the packaging is super chic and feels like an expensive one as you can see from the photo below.

Second, the colours are beautiful nudes for my skintone NC 35. Antique is a pinky brown which is very close to Mac's velvet teddy but just leaning more towards the brown side. Cinammon is another beautiful pinky brown shade with a red undertone but darker than Antique. Both these shades look fabulous on fair to medium skin tones. I will show a swatch of both these shades alongside Velvet teddy below.

from left to right-velvet teddy, antique,cinammon.

The formula is amazing for a matte lipstick. It isnt drying at all and isnt too shiny either. Its just the right amount of matte, enough to not dry out your lips. The pigmentation is amazing with just one swipe. There are some other really pretty nude colours but i didnt buy them since i already have similar ones. I would suggest medium to darker skin tones to try out Raisin and Chestnut. They are beautiful nude colours. I will swatch Velvet teddy against Antique to show you guys the difference, although its very subtle. I have a lot of nude lipsticks from Mac since i knew Mac way before i knew this brand. But comparing the quality and the price point i feel this brand really stands out. Overall i highly recommend you try out one of these lipsticks or any product from their makeup range and see for yourself if you love it. I can guarantee that you will love the lipsticks though. 😊
Thats all for the review. I hope you found this helpful. 

Dupe for KYLIE CANDY K LIPKIT

Hey there everyone! its been a long time since i posted anything since i got really busy with my college and forgot about my blog! But today i have an interesting post for you!
since the kylie lipkits are 30 usd it is pretty expensive and i figured i could find dupes for it from the huge stash of lipsticks i own.
And i did!
also i noticed that the first formulation of kylie candy k is different from the second formulation.
the second one is way lighter than the first one. on my nc 35 skin the first one is a good nude but the second one washes me out.
 below ill post swatches of comparisons i made with different lipsticks-
also many people claim colourpop clueless is a dupe for candy k..honestly it is far from being a dupe..there is no similarity whatsoever between the two.

from right to left- kylie candy k {1st formulation} , candy k {2nd formulation}, colourpop clueless

the first colour on the right is a perfect nude for my skintone but i had no idea kylie changed the colour for candy k and ended up getting this lighter shade :(
clueless is in no way a good dupe.
but there is another lipstick from too faced in the shade sell out.below is the swatch for it against these-

the one on the top is too faced melted matte lipstick in shade sell out which is a close dupe for the candy k. it costs 21 usd and you can get this if you dont want to buy the candy k lipstick. i have to admit the kylie lipkits are pretty drying on the lips but the formula of the too faced is way more comfortable and doesnt dry out your lips at all.
so i would suggest to go for the too faced lipstick if you dont prefer drying liquid lipsticks.

hope this review was helpful!! comment below and let me know if you have discovered other dupes!