Blogger Buys | Estee Lauder Kendall Jenner's Shade

I'm launching a series on my blog called Blogger Buys - a monthly post on blogger-endorsed products to see if they're really worth the hype. Hooray for regular content!

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My inspiration for this is really because of our change in shopping habits. We don't just go out and buy something we saw on tv or in a magazine anymore - we google it, and we read and watch reviews of people just like us using, swatching and wearing products. Almost every single product I buy nowadays, I've read a review beforehand, and if someone says that the product isn't worth it I think twice before investing. Blogger reviews influence sales, and unfortunately this can sometimes be manipulated by companies sending prominent bloggers and vloggers products in exchange for a positive review.

Sometimes I just really want to know if a blogger-endorsed product really is worth the hype, and what better way than to just test it myself?

Today I'm reviewing the new Estée Lauder Pure Colour Matte Sculpting Lipstick in Restless, or Kendall Jenner's Shade - phew, what a mouthful! - which launched in collaboration with the new face of Estée Lauder, Kendall Jenner, at the end of June.

This limited-edition lipstick has been popping up all over Instagram, Youtube and blog sites for the past couple of months. I've seen bloggers exclaim that it's flattering on every skin tone and it's supposed to contain Estée Lauder's secret Pure Colour Envy formula that claims to perfect the shape of your lips. That's a lot of big claims for a small tube of lipstick.

I ordered mine directly from Estée Lauder, although you can now order from Feel Unique, and it came within a few days to a local corner shop - so local I walked there and back at 9am in my pj's. Buying lipstick has never felt so good. The lipstick came in a cute little satin-y bag and once I'd opened it up I was very impressed with the packaging. All Estée Lauder sculpting lipsticks come in this beautiful blue packaging with magnetic lids, but Restless comes in a sleek matte finish to match the lipstick inside. The lid is also engraved with Kendall's signature.

The lipstick itself is matte and is described as 'part poppy, part orange crush', and I can't think of a better way to describe it. It's such an unusual colour that I haven't seen on the high street, although I think Mac's Lady Danger could certainly serve as an alternative to splashing out £25 on a lipstick (not that £15.50 is any better!).

  I can see why a lot of people like this lipstick; the colour is bright, there's no getting away from that, but weirdly it seems to suit a lot of skin types, including mine - as an NW15 bright lips can sometimes be unflattering, but when I put this on I really like the way it looked on me. I can't say whether it really does perfect your lip shape as I didn't really see much difference but it was matte without drying out my lips and it stayed there throughout the day. I even took this lipstick on holiday with me and wore it on a day trip out to the Giant's Causeway, where there was no chance to top up, and it still looked great 6+ hours into the day on the coast.

Excuse the toothy grin!

Whether it's worth £25 is up to you, and if it's not in your budget then it's not life-changing - but if this is something you want to scrimp and save for, or splash out on when you're feeling low, then you have my full support! It's an unusual colour, it lasts all day, and it's definitely a worthwhile blogger buy for me.