I am back again with another edition of , ” Are They Worth The Hype?”. This edition features the MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolours.
Not too long ago MAC re released their collection, adding some new shades. The first release that they came out with, I was not impressed… at all! I found the formula ( especially in the darker shades ) were extremely streaky and not long lasting at all.
I had a gift card to MAC, and was in the market from some new products, so I decided to give these liquid lipcolours a try once again.
I love liquid lipsticks. There are three things I look for when purchasing a liquid lip product:
1: Are they long lasting?
2: How do they feel on the lips? Are they super drying?
3: How do they apply ?
4: Packaging?
1: These liquid lipcolours are SUPER long lasting! I wore this product for about 8 hours ( a full work day) and I didn’t have to reapply once! I even had a sub sandwich for lunch and drank a soda without a straw and make lipstick was still intact. Towards the end of the day, I did start to see a little feathering around the sides, and a little bit missing from the middle. But it wasn’t super obvious.
2. The first time I tried these products, they were super uncomfortable for me . Extremely drying and streaky and crumbly. But this new formula is completely different. They were very comfortable on the lips throughout the entire time of wearing it. The fact that they are more of a matte suede finish, I think helps them not to dry out my lips.
3.The liquid lip colour has a doe foot applicator which makes for a smooth and easy application. The applicator holds a lot of product so I would suggest that you wipe off some of the product before you apply.
4: Let’s talk about the packaging. I’m not impressed at all. We all know that MAC lipsticks have that classic packing: matte black tube with the silver line in the middle and the silver branding. The liquid lip colour packaging basically kept the black matte top and a clear plastic tube . I guess they wanted to keep their products packaging consistent but to me it kinda fell short!
I purchased the shade “Oh Lady” and I absolutely love it! I will definitely think about investing in a few other shades.
These products retail for $21.00 ( Canadian) and you get 5 ml of product in each tube.
Would I repurchase this product? Absolutely! Are they worth the hype? Yup!!
I love liquid lipsticks! What are some of your favourite brands?
I’m back again with a quick Style Sunday post. This one features an absolutely stunning mustard yellow body suit that I purchased from…. say it with me long time readers…. Forever 21! ( They really should sponsor me lol…. Forever 21 if you’re listening , I’m ready 🙂 )
I really love this colour, especially against my deep skin tone. It’s such a rich warm colour that is just perfect for fall!
This keyhole cut out body suit is made from a blend of rayon and spandex which makes it super comfortable and lightweight. This body suit can be worn in many different ways. It can be dressed up ( like I wore it today) or can even be worn with jeans and flats for a more casual approach. This body suit retails for $20.90 Canadian. If your interested, you can purchase it here
Today , I chose to pair this body suit with a black pencil skirt and some nude pumps. These pumps I purchased from Aldo and honestly guys, these are actually the most comfortable pair of shoes I have purchased in a very long time. I especially like the lace up details of the shoe as well as the suede material, and the 4″ heel is just right for me. Run out and get you a pair, you won’t be disappointed !
I curled my hair with Flexi-Rods ( bendy rollers, curling rods..) for a little more glam look than my everyday loose waves. I used a mix of the purple, blue and skinny orange ones to achieve this look. I felt like glamming up my face a little bit today so I did! I especially love this “new” MAC lipstick I purchased called “Antique Velvet” . It is very similar to one of my favorite Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks ,Vampira.
Have a wonderful and stylish week! Check back in tomorrow for Monday Motivation 🙂
It’s been quite some time since my last beauty blog! I thought in honor of my favorite makeup product ( lipstick) I thought would share with you a few of the pink lipsticks I love. I did the same thing a few months back with my fav nude, purple and red lips, so I thought I would just round out the series with the pinks!
Now anyone who really knows me, knows I do not like the colour pink. I’m not the conventional “girly girl”. I never wore( or wear lol) pink so naturally I stayed away from pink lipsticks . But…. alas the winds of change have led me to despise the colour pink less and less and I have begun to embrace pink… slowly…. a nail polish here, a pink sweater there… and of course a pink lipstick.
The first pink lipstick I purchased was the Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in the shade 220 (Showy). I bought this because It was a dupe for the infamous MAC shade “Candy Yum Yum”. That lipstick came out when I was just getting into lipstick and I just couldn’t fathom ( at the time) spending 20 dollars on a lipstick.. and a pink one at that!(lol) I was able to jump on the good old internet and track down a dupe which is the lipstick I purchased. Here are the pros and cons of this product:
Pros:
Very inexpensive ( 6-8 dollars Canadian)
Lots of product in the tube
A little goes a long way
Extremely pigmented
Cons:
It has a very “chalky texture
The colour stains your lips but the actual product does not last long . You constantly have to reapply.
Must be worn with a liner if you are of a darker complexion. Believe me I’ve tried it without and I looked a little crazy!
I like this lipstick well enough but I probably wouldn’t repurchase it!
“Showy”
Next up: Kat Von D Everlasting Lipstick in the shade Bauhau5. A raspberry pink shade that has matte finish.
Pros:
Long lasting
Extremely pigmented
Easy application
Lots of product
Cons:
A little on the more expensive side( 24 dollars Canadian currency)
Can be drying on the lips
I absolutely love this product I wear it any chance I get! So flattering especially on women of color! ( my opinion)
“Bauhau5”
Girl About Town: The lipstick that made me actually fall in love with a pink lip! This lipstick is a Amplified Creme lipstick. A beautiful fuchsia pink lippie with a blue undertone. This is a definite repurchase!
Pros:
Very pigmented
Creamy consistency
Long lasting
Wearable during the day and the night
Cons:
Price: about 20 dollars Canadian
Flat Out Fabulous: My all time favorite pink lipstick of all time! I wear this lipstick all time! I reach for this lipstick so often that I always have one in my makeup case as a back up! This is part of MAC’s Retro Matte Collection.
Pros:
Super pigmented
Can really modify to suit your needs with a plethora of different liners ( ie: Chestnut, Vino or Nightmoth from the MAC brand)
Flattering on all skin tones ( my opinion)
Easy to apply. One coat gives complete coverage.
Cons:
Super drying
Price ( 20 dollars Canadian)
Has a tendency to smear/fade over the course of the day
I have one more pink that I have yet to explore. Mac Captive. Let me try it out and I’ll keep you updated!
What pink lipsticks do you guys use? Which ones should I try? Let me know!
I’m back again with another beauty blog! Awhile ago , I did a post on my favorite red lipsticks. I figured I would continue the trend with my other lipsticks focusing on my purple, pink and nude shades of lipsticks. Today, lets focus on the purples.
While going through my collection of lipsticks and compiling my purple ones, I realized that I might have an obsession with purple lipsticks! I have 8 of them in total. 6 of them are from MAC, 1 from Stila and 1 from the Kat Von D line. So lets jump right in an discuss them.
Let’s start with the MAC shades: Rebel, Up the Amp, Heroine, Men Love Mystery, Smoked Purple, and Cyber.
Rebel:This was one of my first MAC lipsticks and my very first purple shade. This lipstick is purple with a red undertone. It has a satin finish that dries semi matte. It’s a shade I usually wear as a stand alone but it can be paired with a lip liner like MAC’s Currant. This is a shade I reach for more in the fall season.
Heroine: I LOVE this lipstick! It’s probably in my top five favorite lip products ever! I reach for this lipstick at least once a week (lol) It’s a vibrant purple shade. I usually pair this with Currant , Chestnut or Nightmoth Lip liners from MAC. It is a retro matte formula so it is super drying ( similar to the effects of Ruby Woo) but that can be rectified with properly moisturized lips and a lip primer.
Up the Amp:Love this shade. It’s the purple I tend to reach for the most in the springtime. Its an amplified creme finish. Super pigmented. I wear this with Chestnut lip liner religiously. I particularly love this one because it has a pink undertone, which I find to be extremely flattering on those who are of a darker complexion like me.
Men Love Mystery: Pretty similar to Up the Amp but this is a matte formula. It’s actually a pretty close dupe to MAC’s RIRI Boy lipstick that was a limited edition release. Chestnut lip liner is my go to for this lipstick. I like it well enough but Up the Amp still reigns supreme for me 🙂
Smoked Purple:The perfect vampy purple. I must admit I was a little timid about trying this shade. But boy oh boy when I did …. sold! I like to line and fill in my lips with Nightmoth lip liner before applying it. It is a matte formula so it is another super drying lippie. One of my favorite lipsticks to pull out in the winter season or one a day I’m going for a Gothic glam look 🙂
Cyber:Cyber is essentially Smoked Purple with a different finish and maybe a tad bit darker. While Smoked Purple is a matte finish, Cyber is a satin finish. This is my least favorite lipstick in my purple collection and I probably wont ever repurchase.
On to the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick purple that I have in the shade Como. It’s from the Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick Summer Collection. I LOVE this shade. It’s like a mash-up of all my favorite purples in a super long-lasting formula. Truly, it’s very similar to Heroine. I really need to repurchase this one because I have been using it allllllllll summer long so far. I love the packaging, the formula just everything about it!
Last but not least, Kat Von D’s L.UV from her Everlasting Liquid Lipstick line. Super drying formula, but this lipstick is truly ever lasting! I could eat, drink, skydive and this lipstick is not going anywhere! Another lipstick that is very similar to Heroine.
If I had to pick a favorite lipstick out of these ones it would be too hard! I love them all for different reasons. If I had to narrow it down, I would have to choose Heroine with Como as a close second. Como is a pretty similar in shade but I love the long-lasting durability of the formula for those days that I don’t necessarily have time to touch up my lipstick.
What’s your favorite purple lipstick shade? Are there any others I should try? Let me know!
**Disclaimer: I am not sponsored by this company. All products mentioned were purchased by me. This review is solely my opinion.**
Hi guys!
I’m back again with another beauty review! By now you all know I’m a lipstick junkie. ( see my blog post: Confessions of a Lipstick Junkie)
I used to stick to my Mac lipsticks and a few drugstore brands. Then I ventured into the world of Kat Von D liquid lipsticks and I was sold on the whole liquid lipstick phenomenon! Now, I’m a person, when I find a brand I love, I wear the heck out of the brand. But with Kat Von D, I think I have purchased all the shades that I know I will wear and wear well! Being the YouTube addict that I am, ( lol) I do watch a lot of beauty vloggers and it appears that everybody (and their mama) had something to say about the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipsticks. Some were positive reviews and some not so positive. I’m the kind of person who likes to try something and form my own opinions. So recently, I went out and purchased three of the Stila liquid lipsticks to try. Before I share my opinions, lets discuss the product itself. (These details were found on the Sephora.com website.)
What is It:
A highly pigmented, liquid lipstick that’s weightless on the lips and delivers long-lasting coverage.
What it does:
This creamy, full-coverage lip color provides intense hydration with bold, long-lasting pigment that stays put for up to six hours of continuous wear. Featuring an array of matte and shimmer shades, this lip formula imparts a comfortable texture that feels lightweight on lips, and its color-rich formula does not bleed or transfer. Enriched with vitamin E and avocado oil, Stay All Day® Liquid Lipstick hydrates and softens lips so they look and feel beautiful.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
– Parabens
– Sulfates
– Phthalates
What’s is also cool about this product is that they are free of synthetic dyes, petrochemicals, GMOs, and triclosan!
So the first shade I purchased was Patina. Patina is one of the most popular shades that Stila has. It is always sold out online and when my local Sephora carried the Stila brand ( they now do not 😦 ) it was always sold out there do. However,my local Shopper’s Drug Mart ( that’s a Canadian drug store similar to a CVS, Walgreens or Rite Aid for my American subscribers) has a beauty boutique inside and alas my beloved Patina was there! Score!
Patina is described as a dusty rose shade with a matte finish. I must say on all the beauty blogs this shade attracted me the most as I saw many women of colour ( similar to my complexion) wearing this colour and rocking it! I swatched it on my arm and loved it… then I put it on my lips with no liner and my lord was it AWFUL! So I tried it again, lining and filling in my lips with MACs chestnut lip liner and voila! I was in love! This shade is similar to Kat Von D’s “Lolita” but where Lolita has more of a brown undertone, Patina has more of a pinky mauve undertone. Both are equally gorgeous.
Patina
The next shade I purchased was “Fiery”. Fiery is described as a deep red shade. I struggled with choosing this shade because there is another shade called “Beso” which is described as a “true red”. Upon some discussion with my awesome Beauty consultant Kat, we decided that Fiery would suit me better. Again I lined my lips with my chestnut liner and was pleased! I found that this shade had a little more of an orange undertone, but I do believe if I line my lips with Mac’s cherry lip liner or with the Ruby Woo lip liner, this lip would be perfect! I do think I would like to try Beso at some point 🙂
Fiery
Finally the last shade I purchased was totally on a whim! Stila recently released five new summer shades and one of those shades was a BEAUTIFUL violet shade called “Como”. Now you all know,I am a sucker for a purple lip! When Kat swatched that on my hand I was sold! This shade reminds me of an even more pigmented version of Mac’s Heroine lipstick. ( Yes I know all of my references are Mac! What can I say, I’m a Mac girl at heart!) It’s also, really similar to Kat Von D ‘s L.U.V. . I’ve worn this shade twice already! Once I paired this with Mac’s Nightmoth lip liner and I also wore as a stand alone! Love it! I do reckon I’ll be wearing this shade for most of the summer! 😛
ComoComo on the top, LUV on the bottom…
Now that I’ve shared which colours I picked up, I would like to share the pros and cons of the product.
Pros
– super pigmented
– formula is not too drying
– easy to apply because of the doe foot applicator
– long-lasting to an extent ( meaning if you are not eating anything greasy lol)
– true to colour ( what you see in the tube is actually pretty accurate to the colour of the product).
Cons:
– stains easily ( if you mess up, you will have to start over)
– if you lips are not moisturized prior to using them, they show every imperfection and your lips will flake.
– expensive ( Canadian Dollars $29)
-Stila stay all day is actually more like Stila stay until you eat pizza 😦 or drink from a straw 😦
– Takes quite awhile to dry
Bottom line:I’m not super in love with these lip stains. Perhaps I didn’t let them dry enough before I tested their durability. Maybe I’m just partial to the Kat Von D formula which I find can literally last through anything, greasy pizza and all lol! I do love how pigmented they are and I also love that the formula is a little less drying than Kat Von D’s formula. I do love Como though, But other than that, I’m not super in love with them. Would I purchase them again…. meh…. LOL! I do want to try Beso though, I feel like that shade is the perfect red lipstick that I have been looking for! 🙂
Beso
Have you guys tried the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipsticks? What do you think? Let me know!
Have a wonderful and stylish week! Check back in tomorrow for Monday Motivation 🙂
