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Remember my post about Lip Tars? I picked up eight of them at IMATS, and, I confess, there are still a couple I would like - mainly Grandma, but I could be talked into Vintage and Plum too ... the only thing that's been putting me off has been the faff of ordering from the US, to be honest.

However, I'm beyond delighted that OCC are now available to buy in the UK! The lovely people at The Makeup Artist Boutique have managed to convince OCC to let them be the exclusive source of Lip Tars in the UK.  They arrive on March 23rd, and I, for one, can't wait!

To celebrate this happy event, Makeup Artist Boutique are offering one of you, my lucky readers, the chance to win a Lip Tar in one of the four brand new colours that have just been released by OCC in the US.  These colours are so new, they're not even on the official US OCC website yet!

Here's a sneaky peek at the new colours:

Pictures taken from http://www.pursebuzz.com/2010/02/occ-new-lip-tar-swatches/ 

Not only that, but everyone who reads my blog can have a 10% discount off everything on the site up until the 23rd of March if you use the code LIPPIEOCC when ordering. Please bear in mind when ordering that any Lip Tars you order won't be dispatched until March 23rd. As well as Lip Tars, you can purchase Yaby cosmetics, which are a great brand too, check them out!

If you want to see more about the exclusive Lip Tar shades, you can see them on Enkore's video here.

If you want to take a look at the rest of the Lip Tar range, have a look here.

How to enter:

The competition is open to everyone, including internationally, whether you're a follower of the blog or not.  However, followers of the blog will receive TWO entries into the draw! Please leave a comment on this post stating which Lip Tar shade you'd like (Complex, Vapid, Hoochie or Demure only), and state whether you're a follower or not - I will be checking, and invalid entries will be disqualified.  The draw will be made on the evening of March 15th. If you are not a follower, then please ensure you leave your email address in your comment too. Thanks!

Good luck, everyone!

The small print: This is NOT a sponsored post -  I will not receive any remuneration if you click on any of the links in this post, or make any purchases for any products mentioned.

Lip of the Day - OCC Lip Tar NSFW

So, I'm back in the land of the lap-topped, and I couldn't be more relieved!  I'll do a more full review of IMATS later (I enjoyed it, but I have some serious reservations about how it was organised, to be honest) but I wanted to show these little babies off, as I think they might be my new very favourite things ...

Here's the skinny: "A stunning new innovation in lip color, OCC Lip Tar combines the longevity of a lipstick, with the ease of application of a gloss. Goes on slick and moist, and dries down to a satin finish. Ultra-saturated in color, OCC Lip Tar contains an unprecedented amount of pigment, so a little goes a very, very long way."

They're not kidding, to get full-lip coverage, you need only the very tiniest amount, seriously!  One thing you do not do when applying these is squeeze the tube ... you'll regret it!  You get seriously opaque lip coverage in one coat, and a lovely sheen when you apply too, but it is best to use a brush.  Here's how they look on the skin:

 

Sorry it's out of focus there, but you get a good idea of the colours, I bought Feathered, Katricia and Petty Beige for mixing purposes, I doubt they're colours I could ever wear, but I'm looking forward to trying out Safety Orange!  In case you're in any doubt how far these go, before I removed the swatches, I mixed them all together to see what I got:

 

Surprisingly not bad, I think I'll call this shade Sunburn!  It could have gone a lot further, but I feared I'd be stained all the way up to the elbows, and that's not a good look.

I wore NSFW with just a hint of mascara yesterday, I really, really like this shade, and how it feels on my lips, the product is totally weightless and not at all greasy (unlike say, Rouge Volupte - sorry, I really don't understand the fuss about those!), and lasts surprisingly well.  The really good thing about the application is that if it starts to wear off, you can just press your lips together a little and the colour will replenish itself a little from the movement.

This is how NSFW looks on the lips:

 

Please excuse my lips looking a little chapped there, if you've been following me on Twitter you'll know I've not been well for the last few days, and I've been chewing my lips in a slightly distracted fashion.

Do you have any Lip Tars? How do you wear them?