TRIED & TESTED In the NUDE

Essence Long Last in 07, R49,95

It went on smoothly – and stayed on, very impressively, through several coffees. It has a great texture and I love the colour, which is very close to my natural lip colour but somehow a whole lot better. It’s a good product at a really good price. I like it!

– Suzy

Maybelline Color Sensational in 630 Velvet Beige, R149,95

Pretty as it sounds, I found the name of this lipstick quite misleading: it is neither beige nor velvety matte. The shade is more of a rosy taupe;