Ruby and Millie Lipstick

Whilst using the advantage card machine in Boots, I came across a voucher for half price on Ruby & Millie lipsticks. I paid £5.50 for mine, they are £11 full price. I was impressed with the range of colours and textures availible to choose from. Within each colour range (pink, red, orange, nude etc) there was choices of a textures such as matte, cream and gloss. I noticed that the colour seemed to vary quite alot within each colour type according to the texture, so don't just pick up the cream lipstick if you like the colour of the gloss one! The packaging is quite slick and attractive, the lipstick is slimline and has a silver container and ...  Read the complete review

I first discovered Ruby and Millie when I was given a voucher in Boots which was for several cosmetic companies, and I noticed the stand of Ruby and Millie cosmetics which had been decimated by voucher owners looking for a bargain. It is a good and bad thing that Boots choose to give these vouchers out periodically because on the one hand you get to try something new, but on the other hand many customers rummage through testers and shades and leave the stand looking like it has been ransacked. So the first few times I was given a voucher I purchased some other items from different companies and left the Ruby and Millie stand, but finally I thought I would have ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to lipstick I love the retro look - if I want a modern look I tend to go for gloss, so on the occasions when I use lipstick I like the colour to be bold, matte and retro. My favourite retro lipstick look is the 1940's style red, and Ruby & Millie's range include my no.1 lippy for recreating this look. Like most Ruby & Millie products, the packaging for this is great - a sleek, silver tube, thinner than normal lipsticks. There is a see-through lid - useful for telling them apart when you have more than one! There are lots of different shades in the range, and there are three different textures - matte, pearl, and cream. Being ...  Read the complete review