Gerard Cosmetics Mini Haul!

Hello, so today, I am super excited to share my first time experience with Gerard Cosmetics. I've always wanted to try their products out and thanks to a friend, she let me know that they were having a 3 for $20 sale on their lipsticks so being overly obsessed I ordered 6 lipsticks from their website. It has now been bumped up to $25 for 3 lipsticks.

I was a little concerned about shipping costs and customs duties but rest assure, there were no issues. First of all, Gerard Cosmetics have a free shipping policy when you spend $35 or more however, if you don't spend that much then international shipping will cost you $9.50 which is around £7. I think that is really cheap shipping payment compared to other US company who want well over £20 to get something small shipped. The next would-be issue was duty taxes, a while back I ordered off the Anastasia website and they wanted around £9 for the import taxes, which isn't a lot but for what I'm paying for the two products, I would be better off just getting it from a UK website. But, with Gerard Cosmetics, there was no import taxes which is great, mind you, if you purchase more, you might need to pay for import taxes based on the weight of your package. I ordered mine on 22nd January and it arrived on the 9th of February, so it took 18 days which isn't so bad. 

The six lipsticks cost me around £29 which means that they individually cost me around £4.80 each which is a great deal. So the first shades that I brought was 1995 (everyone has been raving about this), French Toast and Tequila Sunrise. I then thought, wait, why am I not taking advantage of the sale so I ordered three more. The next three shades are Vintage Rose, Fire Engine and Berry Smoothie. 
  

PACKAGING:

First of all, the boxes' packaging is gorgeous. It is black with white and gold text on it and a little border at the bottom in gold that goes around the package. Then we have the lipstick package and I have to say I do like how they look. It is a very rich shiny Gold lipstick case that seems to reflect the surface of other objects. I do like it but I would have preferred if it was slightly toned down but none the less, I do like it and it will look amazing on my dressing table. 

PRODUCT:

The lipsticks are rich and creamy and the smell really nice, not chemically but fruity in a sense. Four of the shades that I chose, are very nude and berry toned and they are 1995, French Toast,0 Berry Smoothie and Vintage Rose. I also got a very pink toned shade which honestly isn't something that suits my complexion called Tequila Sunrise and the last is a bright red in Fire Engine. I don't know why, but my Fire Engine shade came mushed at the top and I noticed that there was too much product on the holder and therefore it wouldn't go down and got stuck with being a mushy mess but I will let that slide.

In terms of colour payoff, I think the Fire Engine is the only one that doesn't come off the same way it looks. It's more of a mutated red rather than a hot red but it is what it is and I don't mind the colour at all.  

VERDICT:

I think, for the price I got them for, they are amazing! Gerard Cosmetics has surely lived up to their name (in my eyes) and I can see why people are obsessed. I don't think I will be wearing Tequila Sunrise but the rest are definitely colours that I will always wear. Maybe next time, I'll try out their glosses. 

Let me know what you think about the shades and tell me which one is your favourite.