pinnkels
Member Since: July 7, 2010Reviews
Joe Fresh Lipstain
I bought the Joe Fresh Lipstain in "Apple" for $6 at Loblaws. This product claims: to give you a natural flush of colour. It is long lasting, with a matte finish. What I love: - Joe offers their lipstains in a variety of shades. - The size of the... +
I bought the Joe Fresh Lipstain in "Apple" for $6 at Loblaws.
This product claims: to give you a natural flush of colour. It is long lasting, with a matte finish.
What I love:
- Joe offers their lipstains in a variety of shades.
- The size of the product is perfect to carry around!
- Easy to use, marker-like applicator gives you precision while applying.
- The colour really does give a nice matte finish and really is long lasting.
- Perfect for summer days because it will not smear everywhere. Once it's on, it's on!
What's not-so-good:
- The lipstain dries out my lips after a mere 15 minutes or so, even after I applied some lip balm over it.
- Dries incredibly fast, so blending it out has to be fast too. Otherwise you'll end up with lips that are too bright! (I'm not sure if this is a downside for you, but it is for me)
All-in-all:
Joe Fresh Lipstain is really good for the price. Although I would not recommend it for winter use (due to it drying out fast on your lips), this is a perfect summer lipstain. There are more and more companies coming out with their own lipstains, for example Covergirl. So if I were you, this would be a good 'tester' lipstain, and then you can fork out more money for the well-known brands if you like it. This leads me to wonder, would the lipstain work on the cheeks too?
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Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm with Vitamin-E & Peppermint
I usually buy my Burt's Bees' Beeswax Lip Balm at Shoppers Drug Mart and/or Walmart (I live in Canada) for about $4-$5. This product claims: to help give you soft, healthy lips. What I love: - It is really moisturizing and lasts for hours!... +
I usually buy my Burt's Bees' Beeswax Lip Balm at Shoppers Drug Mart and/or Walmart (I live in Canada) for about $4-$5.
This product claims: to help give you soft, healthy lips.
What I love:
- It is really moisturizing and lasts for hours! I wear this product 24/7, even while sleeping.
- The scent is really an 'acquired' smell, it will take time to get used to it, but once you do, you'll love it.
- The balm is not too oily nor does it make my lips feel like there's nothing there, it's a perfect base for lipstick/gloss. I usually put some on after i apply my lipstain because stains dry out my lips like no tomorrow.
What I dislike:
- As with just about every other lip balm I've ever had, the stick sometimes doesn't go back down after you turn it up for application, so I have to push it down. Or even worse! When you're in a rush and you think that it has gone down... and it didn't. So then the balm is all messy and mushy :(
All in all:
I love Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm! It really does give you soft, healthy (and kissable) lips!
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Maybelline New York The Falsies Volum' Express Mascara
Purchased at Walmart for around $8 Claims: Your eyelashes will look like false ones (hence "falsies") once you apply this mascara on! What I love: - Pretty purple packaging - Definitely makes eyelashes *much* fuller and longer - Makes a dramatic... +
Purchased at Walmart for around $8
Claims: Your eyelashes will look like false ones (hence "falsies") once you apply this mascara on!
What I love:
- Pretty purple packaging
- Definitely makes eyelashes *much* fuller and longer
- Makes a dramatic difference
- No flaking!
What's not-so-good:
- You will need at least 2 coats of this mascara to achieve thicker lashes. The first coat was 'meh', but the second one really makes the actual difference.
- Brush design just calls for clumping in the future, so beware!
- Brush is hard to control due to long handle, and hard to find where the brush actually is if you're in a rush.
All in all:
This mascara is really good for the price and the product that you receive. I'm not thrilled about the brush though.
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