I am not a ~beauty guru~ by any stretch of the imagination but I know a thing or two about lipstick. It's rare to see me with bare lips (even when you think I'm not wearing something - I'm wearing something) and I've built up quite the collection over the past few years.
The first lipsticks I ever owned were from Avon since my mother dabbled in being a sales lady when I was much younger. Since then my love for the stuff has snowballed into the borderline obsession that it is today. I've tried high end brands, drug store stuff and random "I don't know where this even came from" mystery lipsticks. Here are my top five favourite formula/colours/all around picks: