[Review] MAC Shot of Colour Lip Oil Lip Gloss #896 Let's Go Streakin'!

Hi lovelies,

Here for another review for ya. The MAC lip oil lip gloss~~ I think there was a lip oil a few years back but there were only a small amount of colour choices plus they were not actually lip gloss. haha

Anyways I didn't really know about them and they don't sell them anymore.

Luckily they came out with this one where they're more colour choices and the colour pay off is much higher.

The lip gloss is encased in a chic black casing (always my favourite) with a hint of the colour at the bottom.

Let's Go Streakin is like a light cinnamon colour which is my favourite lip colour.

The colour is quite semi opaque I guess and it's not a tint yea. It will not stain your lips and you need to remember to reapply.

The viscosity is quite high so it's not runny because having lip gloss sliding down your is not that pretty. haha

The applicator has a bit of a dent in it so you can get full contact with the lip contour I presume. Highly useful and the size is just nice.

Fragrance wise, yes there is one. A hint of vanilla, not that strong..but niceee.

Lasting power I would say a 2 hours, 3 tops if you don't eat.

Makes your lips feels super super soft. Really nice if you use it as a topper for them matte lipsticks. Pwettyy...

Hope you enjoy the mini review and see you guys another time. byesss

Cheers, XX.

[Review] Colourpop Lippiestix in Clique and Frida

Hello lovelies :)

Today I'm gonna share to you guys my review of Colourpop Lippiestix Lipsticks~~
I got mine from an instagram shop called aliceandcloud. You can preorder makeup and if you buy the ready stocked ones, you for sure can get them super fast~ I'm not sure if they will deliver outside of Malaysia but if anyone's willing to ask, go right ahead :)

So, moving on..I do get carried away sometimes >__< The shades that I got was a red-orange Clique and a nude Frida~ I got Clique for my mom as well, she loves red lipsticks.

Clique has a matte finish and Frida has a satin finish

Le boxes

There are no description of the ingredients whatsoever on the boxes. I tried opening their website Colourpop.com but the lippies section has a tiny problem so I can't open it as of when I'm writing this blog entry but I hope by the time you guys check it out, it would be resolved. In their "About us" section, they do state that they use luxury formulas...so....I guess it's guts instincts with this one.

 

The lipsticks in the tube. Turned out 20% and 100%. Plenty of products :)

The tube is well..white (lol) and you can easily mistook it for a pen if you're the kind that "I'm just gonna stash everything in my bag" kinda person. So, be careful ;) 

Swatches on the wrist

Close-up! I love using my macro lenses. hehe

My lip swatches.

From the close up swatches, you can see that Frida is more creamier than Clique whereas the latter is not really that dryish kind of matte. I prefer using my bright lipsticks in gradation because I think it can make you look quite young :) 

Pigmentation

They both are very opaque and the colours are on point with the bottom colour. 

Staying power

Not bad. Clique of course stayed longer being matte but eating oily food can wipe it off super duper fast. I would say both can stay for about 3 hours with minimal drinking or eating. As of all lip products eyh :) 

Fragrance

I don't think there's any fragrance but my smell sense is a bit loopy sometimes :P

So, overall I love it!

If you are from Malaysia, you can purchase it from Alice and Cloud instagram at aliceandcloud. The lippiestix retails at RM32 excluding postage.
Postage: WM RM7, EM RM10

[Review] Maybelline Pure Mineral Concealer in 02 Natural

Hello~

This post will be about one of Maybelline's celebrated concealer (as of what I've seen ;P)
Their Pure Mineral Concealer (Healthy natural concealer with micro minerals) *a mouthful*
Mine is in 02 Natural (I had to literally translate this from Katakana because everything was in Japanese) XD *originally Nachuraru*

Quoted from Maybelline "100% MICRO-MINERAL PIGMENTS
Contains 0% OIL, TALC & FRAGRANCE
Good for skin concealer

Why You'll Love It

• Blends easily for complete coverage
• Improves under-eye skin
• Proven to reduce redness and dark spots, soothe signs of fatigue, hydrate under-eye skin
• All-day natural coverage
• Won’t clog pores
• Ophthalmologist-tested
• Contains 0% oil, 0% talc and 0% fragrance

For Best Results

Dot concealer onto imperfections or under eyes. Pat with finger to blend."

Them pictures for your eyes only :)

The tube

 As you can see...everything on the bottle is in Japanese. I guess it's more for Asian skin tone because there are 3 shades in the maybelline site but only 2 shades in Watson Malaysia and the rest of the place that I found. It retails for Rm21.05 but i got it for RM18 something during watsons sale. The other shade available in Malaysia (or Asia maybe) is 01 Beige. That's more lighter than 02 which can be used for highlighting too. Wanted to get that one as I had thought that it would be better to get something lighter than my dark under eye to conceal it but 02 was the only one available so what the heck. 

Wrist swatch

When I swatch it on my wrist, I thought it was a tad to dark but then I realised...my face is a bit darker than my wrists which looked like it have never seen the light of day. It looked okay when blended so I was happy. There was no adverse reaction..so on my face it went. 

Face swatch XD lol

I didn't really follow the instruction on dotting it then blending. I don't also usually apply like in the picture (I don't know why I did tha XD) gosh. I usually use the wand and apply 3 streaks making it look like a triangle under my eyes then blending it out. If it's around, I use my sponge but 90% of the time I use my ring finger to tap everything in place. :)

My verdict :)

I am totally in love with this concealer!

Much more than my MAC Studio Finish concealer (NW30) which is a bit dark for since I lost my tan some time ago.
This concealer is very long lasting and it covers my under eye darkness perfectly..I don't know if it fixed anything but I just find it really good at hiding the darkness. I have been searching high and low for a good concealer...aaaaaand I think I've found it. Bummer if they decide to stop producing it or something. I hope not. *touch wood*
However, it does get into the creases beneath my eyes after a while and to prevent that, I use a primer before applying the concealer. Works like magic :)

I have never really tried it for my dark spots or anything because I usually just let them be but I think it would be too liquidy for your spots though. Sometimes I just pat the extra that I have on my finger on the spot and it does reduce the pigmentation a bit. A bit.

So to sum it up, I was not disappointed with this product because I usually can't use maybelline products on my face because it makes my face oily so I'm glad this one turned out really well. Definitely will repurchase this. Maybe two so I can put one in my bag as backup. :D

Thanks for reading lovelies. See you guys soon :) Cheers~

Daiso Silicone Board (For brush washing)

Hye ^^ I'm gonna go a bit out of the norm here by posting this. haha

I read about this on My Women Stuff blog and decided to look for one because I have been using my palm as a kind of washing board to wash my makeup brushes.

Believe me..it was pretty hard to find this in Daiso because there were so so many items. I looked around meticulously and finally found it in the "washing" area.

I gather the original use for it is to wash the collars of shirts which can get stained over time. Might use for that as well but luckily, I don't have this problem for my white or light coloured blouses. Partially because, I tend to avoid applying foundation near the collar to actually avoid staining in the first place.

So this is how it looks like front and back.

Instructions that tell you what part is used for and such :)

A small hole at the bottom for you to place your fingers during scrubbing. Efficiently preventing yourself from getting chaffed. Look at that smile~~ ^___^

Some notes :) (Apparently you can use it ti scrub your bathroom as well)

In a nutshell..

I think it's definitely convenient to have this if you have tons of brushes and it will be much cleaner.
No harm in getting one for yourself for those days when you dread using your hands as a scrubbing board.
It costs RM5 and you can get it in any Daiso stores (good luck) :))

Thanks for reading lovelies. Cheers XX

[Review] Avon Totally Kissable Lipstick in Lacy Mauve

Hye there lovelies...yet another week have passed and so another lippie post for y'all. :)

The chosen lipstick for today is Avon's very own Totally Kissable Lipstick in Lacy Mauve.

It comes in a beautiful mirror-like bullet case. It closes with a nice "click" but somehow, you can still rotate the top. lol
It doesn't come off though, don't worry :)

I like how this picture turned out :)

Pigmentation

It looks kinda like a dark berry red but it doesn't show as that dark on my lips. However, I did notice that it becomes darker as I reapply.

I guess the more layers you put, the darker the colour gets. In the picture above, I actually forgot how many swipes I did so I just put more than 1. By habit, I think I may have applied 2 or 3 times..max. haha..forgive my forgetfulness.

Lip Swatch

Bare Lips

One layer of Lacy Mauve

Ingredients

The bullet was covered with the ingredient list. Usually, I would be so reckless that I wouldn't know how to open it properly. But at this time, I had the decency to use a pen knife. lol

I hope you can see that :3

Fragrance

The usual Avon toffee smell I think (or my brain is accustomed to relate Avon lipsticks to their signature toffee smell)

Staying Power 

Quite well I think. 3-4 hours. This does stain your lips which is a plus for me. You might need to touchup after eating or drinking.

Price

RM 20~25 plus minus. Even lower if you get it on sale. You can get it from your nearest Avon outlet or through an Avon representative. I got mine for around 18.


That's it. Thanks for reading :))

[Review] Too Cool For School Hot Girl Lip Sticker in #3 Lady Salmon

Hello~
I've been so far behind on my reviews that I got a total headache figuring which one I should do a review on. Aaaaaand, it has been decided:

Too Cool For School Hot Girl Lip Sticker in #3 Lady Salmon

picture credit: http://inbeautyshop.com/product_images/k/799/3_lady_salmon__86081_zoom.jpg

So, I got it because I wanted a peachy coral color for CNY (eventhough I don't celebrate cny) haha
But my expectation went downhill because when it came, it was more of a pink coral than peach.
However, it did not entirely disappoint me. :3

shorter than my index finger (though my fingers are longer than average)

Basking in sunlight

Packaging

It comes in a small box which I (being quite geniusly forgetful) unfortunately forgot to take pictures of and the sky turned kinda gloomy so I decided to just leave it. (sorry if anyone is looking for the ingredient list or something)  

Just like the lipstick case, the box is embellished with yellow tartan covering which I find very attractive and easier to look for since it is yellow and all that. 

Size

It is definitely smaller than your average lipsticks I must say, so it is easier to carry but very hard to find if you just chuck it into your bag compare to putting it inside a smaller compartment. Happens all the time~~

^ Compared to the Maybelline Matte for scale.

Colour

As I have stated earlier, the colour is more pinkish coral. It does get a teeny weeny bit brighter if you apply more layers but 2 layers would probably be enough :)

1. Bare lips (exfoliated and balmed) lol

2 and 3. Right and Left respectively with somewhat different lighting~ 

As you can see, it leans more to pink than peach~ 

The colour is almost similar to the advertised photo~ almost~ 

Staying Power

It stays for around ~3 hours with eating and drinking but the colour will fade if you eat greasy food. 

A bit of shine when first applied but becomes almost matte after some time and leaves a tint on your lips ( I appreciate that ) :) 

You need to exfoliate your lips nicely before you apply it though, it tends to make your lip cracks and dryness more visible. Always keep a lip balm handy~ 

Overall, I like it even if it was not exactly the colour I wanted. 

Would I buy it again? Maybe :)) 

I bought mine from Roseroseshop during a sale~ 

Hope you guys enjoy the review~ 

Stay happy and stay tuned :) xx

[Review] Etude House Nymph Aura Volumer Baby Glow Balm #02 Natural Beige

I'm actually over the moon that I finally got to purchase this balm :3 thank you Etude and their sweeties club promotions. (Though I do hope that the branches in malaysia would start their membership program like nature republic and tony moly did) 

This the package~~ the box size is quite similar to their bb cushion. 

What I like about the packaging is the shell-like top. It's just really pretteyy~~ ㅋㅋㅋ 

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It looks pretty similar to the bb cushion 

Buutt...

Look at that~~ it's all swirly inside :D 

What it really is, it's part volumer and part bb cream. It follows the exact measurement of 2:1 that you need when using bb cream and volumer on its own. 

It's really good because you don't have to waste time estimating how to pump out the correct measurements every time. (The human hand apparently has a mind of its own XD) 

This is the puff given

And here's a closeup (because I recently got some lenses that helps me take macro pictures) :3 

It doesn't absorb the product much compare to normal sponges. So you're not wasting products. 

Before 

After

I say it's really good at covering most freckles and and my dark under eye circle. That is only 1 layer. I suppose 2 layers would cover the face prefectly but I am not a fan of heavy makeup so I usually only apply 1 layer. 

For smell~~ it does have a fragrance to it that stays for a while after you apply it but it didn't bother me much. 

Lasting power~~ I say it lasts for 4-5 hours. Gooooood :3 

Final look

Well, that's it for the review. It's definitely a long one. Thanks for reading xx