20/05/2012

ELF Lipstick in Sociable

Hello everyone! I am so sorry for not posting for such a long time, but school has been killing me lately. I have been insanely busy, so please forgive me! 
So, today I wanted to tell you about a product from my little ELF haul I did last month. It's a lipstick from the $1 range -or should I say, the €1.70 range- in the shade Sociable. Now, I wasn't expecting much from such a cheap lipstick, but this disappointed me a bit. 

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The packaging is very, very simple. Nothing unpractical though! I really like the little 'window' that shows the colour of the lipstick. The label on the back is so small though, you can barely read the name there.

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When I tried this for the first time, I thought it was made out of plastic. No joke. It felt like one of those fake lipsticks I used to have when I was a little girl. I have to say that after a few coats it actually started to slide on easily. It isn't creamy at the slightest and I bet it has no staying power.
Another thing that didn't make me happy was the shade - it looked so different from the swatch on the website, and it had sparkles in it as well! Even cheaper looking. It's not bad or anything, it's just not the one I wanted. I knew that it's a bit of a hit or miss with ELF, and I paid basically nothing for this product, so it's not much of a big deal. 
I wouldn't recommend this exact lipstick, but I guess you could try for yourself and see if you like it. You get it for such a small price and maybe the other shades have a better formulation. If however you want a nicer lipstick from about the same price, I suggest you try the Mineral lipsticks, which I've liked so much better. 

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07/05/2012

Candy Magic Big Size Blue

Quite a long time ago (I'm sorry Eyecandy Lens for making you wait so long!!) I received a pair of Candy Magic Big Size Blue lenses to try. Prepare to read a negative review :(

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Eyecandy Lens is an online marketer of cosmetics products, which focuses on cosmetic color circle lenses. They have FREE international shipping with registered air mail! How cool is that?

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01/05/2012

Mac Lipstick in Pink Plaid

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Bought more than 2 months ago during my trip to Dublin, Pink Plaid was my very first MAC purchase together with the Blot Powder. When I started swatching billions of lipsticks on my hand, I knew what I was looking for: a product that would give me the 'your lipcolor but better' look. Pink Plaid was the one I was looking for. With its matte but still not drying effect, it's the perfect go-to lipstick. It's a nudey brown pink with very slight blue undertones. The thing I probably like the most about it its smell! I've never had a lipstick that smelt so nice, haha!

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