Brand: NVEY ECO
Range:  Advanced Care Lip Colour
Shades: 359 & 363
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• NVEY ECO is an Australian organic makeup brand launched in 2005 that takes “green” cosmetics to the next level of perfection.
• Free of parabens, petrochemicals or synthetic fragrances. Not tested on animals & made in Australia.
• Advanced Care Lipstick are sheer lipsticks formulated with organic ingredients such as soothing safflower, beeswax, shea butter and Vitamin E
• Available in 16 shades, 359 is a sheer frosty pink and 363 is a sheer lustrous orange.
• The texture is a little stiff in the tube & needs to be worked into the lips to warm up the lip conditioning ingredients.  The upside is that this achieves a semi-matte finish that’s long wearing.
• Verdict:  Compared to Zuii Organic lipsticks (which are creamier & more pigmented), Nvey Eco’s shade range is more on trend, brighter, sheerer but both equally lack in moisture and accentuate lip lines.  If you insist on wearing organic, I recommend layering on a top coat of gloss over this to smooth out the surface.

Brand: Jane Iredale
Range: Roses & Lollipops
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jane Iredale has launched Roses & Lollipops - a limited edition lip duo key chain – of which $1 from the sale will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Association (NBCF) during the month of October.
• Roses is a creamy lipstick – perfect for everyday. While Lollipops is a frosty pink made from petr0leum-free gloss, jojoba, green tea leaf and grape seed extract to keep lips hydrated with antioxidants.
• Both shades have been selected by Jane Iredale herself to flatter any skin tone & be worn individually or layered together.
• Verdict:  The rose shade is gorgeous, but for the price I wish it came with a mini lip brush so I don’t have to carry one all the time.

Brand: MAC
Range: Lipstick
Shade: Secret Lover (MAC Me Over Collection – LE)
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• Secret Lover is described as a “pale pink with yellow frost” with a lustre finish, used in MAC Me Over Transformation for Rachel & Ian.
• Surprisingly wearable, this leaves a pale pearl glisten on lips.  On my arm it looks almost invisible except for a sheen.
• Verdict: On its own it instantly transforms your natural lip tone into pale lips. But I find this works better when layered over lipsticks for added dimension.

This product was sent for consideration.

Brand: Innoxa
Range: Classic Colour Lipstick
Shades: Peach Blossom, Guava, Plum, Grapefruit, Wild Cherry, Dewberry, Deep Strawberry, Boysenberry, Fig
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• A creamy yet sheer formula that’s designed for everyday wear
• Enriched with Vitamin E, these are so moisturising I don’t need to use any lipbalm for the swatches.
• Available in 12 everyday shades.
• At first I was super excited by the vibrant colours, but these look entirely different on lips.  The textures also varied – satin, creamy opaque and frosty.  The most surprising was Peach Blossom which looked neither peach or nude, instead it was a pearl frost.
• I was also surprised to find Deep Strawberry a lovely warm nude & Guava an opaque pink instead of – well, guava.  I also had high hopes for Grapefruit, but to make this shade a muted frosty shade is a puzzle to me.
• Verdict: Whilst you won’t be disappointed with the formula, the shades in this range definitely fall in the “try before buy” category.

Brand: MAC
Range: Lipstick
Shade: Summer Show
Swatched by the lovely: Bluebell

Visit Bluebell‘s blog for close-up shots & she shows us how even more AMAZEBALLS this looks like with a coat of gloss.