So the following would be my first review: do keep in mind my disclaimer that I am, by no means (obviously) a professional of any sorts – I am simply here to offer my view of the products I tried for any of you curious kittens! . . . As of late I’ve become increasingly interested in makeup, the growing love (now turned obsession) due to the many hours I’ve spent pouring over videos by my favorite Youtube gurus. Already I’ve compiled a rather large shopping list of must-haves from my favorite brands: NARS, Illamasqua, and of course, MAC. A greater portion of these [materialistic] lists do consist of lip products; pre-makeup-obsessed phase, my one love (cosmetically speaking) was lip products – lip glosses, lipsticks, lip balms, lip treatments the likes. I’ve always loved dark, smokey eyes or a thick winged liner, so experimentation in regards to eye looks and products were always limited to similar, classic looks. Bright colored shadows on the eyes often made me look (and feel) a bit silly. With my lips, however, I allow myself to be braver; nudes, pastel or Barbie pinks, bright fuschias, lilacs, and deep reds managed to look fairly decent…