Like most, I will be spending the early days - who am I kidding weeks - of 2017, ruthlessly decluttering all aspects of my life and no task is more mountainous than the tackling of my beauty stash. Simply put I am a hoarder, a person who lives in a constant state of "what if'" and as such cling onto beauty products (amongst other things) far longer than needs be. Yes there will be a huge cull in the coming days but seventeen products that will

Liquid lipsticks are two a penny at the moment and as such, you don't have to spend a fortune to embrace the matte pout trend; if anything I would say that this is one area in which the budget beauty sector truly does excel. Late last Summer (I can say that now we are officially into 2017 can't I"), I purchased a few shades of the NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick and was so impressed that I have since re-purchased and trialled new shades within the range. Not only are the  NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick a snip at just £6.50 each but the shades are varied, long-wearing and extremely comfortable - the latter being a smidgen more important when wearing formulations of this kind, all but daily. As the  NYX Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick settle to a full matte finish, they are extremely flattering (you need to try Soft-Spoken (photographed above) and Foiled again (a bright orange coral)) and do create the illusion of fuller lips, and with a steady hand and a little patience (and a lip brush) yo...