Pinkmelon Glow

 Hello,

my obsession with stick lip balm/gloss hybrids continues. I am on a search to find the glossiest and the most longlasting one that there is.

This one is Self Beauty Veganize Collagen Lip Glass Balm in the shade Pinkmelon Glow. I like the soft pink packaging and the heart character which looks like it works at the call center is so funny to me :)

It makes me smile whenever I see the little heart.

The name suggest that the shade is pink but it looks orange and it is packed with colorfull flakes, the texture looks very jelly like. This much product sticking out is way too much. I figure it out the first time I have tried it that this one is the softest. The slightest touch melts it and if I get too much out I get it all over my lip line. I would use half less, just a tiny bit sticking over the plastic and it covers my entire lips.

Sparkles are irregular sized and quite large, to me they look more like flakes, consisting of mostly gold and pink but there are some blue and cool violet thrown in the mix to make it more interesting and different.

Base color is not visible but the sparkles are so intense and packed that there is no need for color.

I like the super soft texture but I will not be bringing it around in this heat. Shade is non existing but there is plenty of sparkles to make for it and shine. I dare to say that this one is the glossiest that I have to tried. 

There is no scent and while I love a good scented product at the end it is better if it is non scented since I might not like the scent or got sick of it, but if there is no scent to begin with I will like it as long as the formula is right.

This one makes me want to get some other tinted shades as well.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Swirl it, don't shake it

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in February I have reviewed mauve shade named Don't Slurp So Loud and I really liked it. I wanted to get backup of that lovely shade plus I wanted to try the soft pink one shown below...

They are Catrice Marble-licious liquid lip balms in Swirl it, don't shake it shade. This line is discontinued but online store offered this shade as gift with purchase so I made two purchases so I would get two gifts :)

The marble-swirl design is there and it is beautiful but it does not last for too long. I am super glad that I was able to get this shade but the mauve one was sold out and I will not be able to get it.

On the applicator it looks mid toned pink and super juicy. Scent is again wannabe caramel but it is light and almost like they are trying to cover something up. Not bad but also not great.

Shade is very pale and on my skin milky pink, on my slightly red lips it settles into lip lines and it looks odd but after a minute or two it is fine, almost as if the color adapted, sinked in and it looks more natural. After the gloss fades the slight pink tint is still visible and if I reapply next coat blends in seamlessly.

I like this shade just as much as the mauve and I am glad that I got this one but I am not sure if I should keep the backup, I know my sister also has a soft spot for pale pink.

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Healthy tint

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I came across this tint and shades are inspired by cool women. I though that the concept was interesting and when I looked into I found one of the lighter shades. Healthy looked lovely and they matched it to a positive woman, on swatches it looked more pink but I am not mad that the shade turned out different on me.

Packaging of this Braye Thin Glow Tint in the shade Healthy is pen like (there is a hook on top at the lid to carry it with stack of papers) and it twists to open, thankfully I did not break it apart.

Applicator is precise but carries too much product for me, I like to apply little and build it up. Formula is also thin, just like the name suggests and a little goes a long way.

Shade is beautiful. Not too dull and not too vivid coral, just right to brighten but not to stand out too much.

It stains super fast and does not move even after a few washes. Stain color is a bit deeper than the initial 'wet' swatch.

After a minute this tint gets shinier and more juicy. I really like the formula but I wish the stain wouldn't darker. It is not that much of a difference but since I absolutely love the color of it when applied I wish that it would just stay like that.

I like the thin and manageable texture, shade is gorgeous and shine is lovely. Gloss lasts for almost one hour which is good but not the best. Stain is even and longlasting. I like this formula and I will check other shades as well to see if there is something else up my taste.

Own (dried rose) and Maudlin (cinnamon beige) are two shades that now got my interest, I know I should not get them but maybe in the future after I go through some of my lippies I would get them.

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Essence Drop of Sunshine Bronzing Drops

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Summer is here and I decided to purchase this item to give me some glow and a bit of a tan look. I rarely stay at the Sun, if possible I avoid it as much as I can so all year round I am at the same shade. I thought that this shade would make a slight change and make my make-up a bit different for the Summer.

It is Essence Drop of Sunshine Bronzing Drops bottle with 25 ml of product. It is very liquid so I always give it a good shake before using it.

I was afraid to squeeze more because I was afraid it would spill. There is a very strong coconut scent to it, I find it very summary and not plasticky.

The shade was a big disappointment though. It is very orange on me :(  and I wish it would be more sheer. There aren't really visible sparkles but there is beautiful glow, if the shade would be more realistic this could be lovely.

I decided to mix it with one of my paler BB creams and it works like a charm. It makes it a tad darker and now I can wear it.

I guess at the end this is a good purchase since it will help me use up one other product which is also unusable on its own :)

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Bunny Pure Pink & Blushed Candy

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I have been keeping these under wraps for far too long.

They are Clio Volumate lip glosses in Bunny Pure Pink and Blushed Candy, each with 3 g of product.

Cute bottles and mega glow convinced me to purchase them. I picked two pink shades and I think I did the right call.

Applicators are short and chubby, they carry way too much product for my thin lips so I have to be careful. Texture is something else, it is thicker but not sticky. On the first one you can tell how the product folded down, it is not running since there is some thickness to it.

They are a bit minty and cooling + tingling, I don't love that feeling but it does go away after app. 15 min.

They have this jelly texture which is unique, are pigmented but can be sheered out. 

Bunny Pure Pink is light pink, slightly leaning towards warm territory and I love to pack it on. I find it to be lovely and I feel like a princess, younger me dreamt of shade like this.

Blushed Candy is deeper and brighter. This one I prefer to wear in thinner coat because of its impact.

No matter how thin I apply them they smooth over my lip lines and make them appear like I have no lip wrinkles. Formula is really good.

I like the compact little packaging and shades are lovely. I started to wearing them together, first the lighter shade and right before I go out I put a little deeper one all over but avoiding outer edges to get slight gradient look which is defined from the center and blurs outwards.

The only thing is the tingling, I don't like that but super glossy, juicy formula wins. I will keep an eye open to maybe get more shades or backups of these two since the wet look that these two give is insanely good.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Colorgram lip tints

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I couldn't get over just how cute these are. The mixed colors and stacked candy on top as rings... the shades and the juicy lip stains... I wanted them all.

At first I thought that I purchased from two different lines but it is actually three.

They are all colorful Colorgram lippies, first is Fruity Glass Tint Geek Nude in Sulky Lychee, other two are Fruity Glass Tints in Shy Guava and Soda Cool Peach and last two are Fruity Glass Milk Tints in  Proud Grape and Berry Amazing.

I love the colorful packaging even though the milk line is a little more subdued with light colors.

Scent is fruity but it does not last, unfortunately.

First three stains are much stronger than the ones from the milk line which are barely visible. I like how even the stains are, even on my super weird lips.

First is Sulky Lychee and as a stain it has red tint and is super similar to the second Shy Guava tint. In fresh form are different but when they dry are super similar.

Third is Soda Cool Peach and is also very strong but more pink, fuchsia bright.

Last two are Proud Grape and Berry Amazing, barely visible and perform more like a lip gloss.

Sulky Lychee is peach toned but with time it gets deeper and darker, stain is mid toned red.

Second is Shy Guava and it is red, in fresh and stain format.

Pink is Soda Cool Peach, very bright and also in the stain format it remains bright and pink.

Second to last is Proud Grape and mine is nude, not grape like, shade is pretty light and almost looks clear on me.

Lastly there is Berry Amazing which is light pink toned one, also pretty sheer.

First three leave strong stains but they are bright and that is not my cup of tea at the moment, last two shades are more up my taste and I love wearing them even though they stain lightly.

They all have pretty nice gloss but it does not last for a full hour, there is some shine left after that so they are not matte. 

My favorite are from the milk line and I wear them as a lip gloss. Now I am interested in this particular line and wear them as fruity lip glosses :)

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Dry Buckwheat Flower

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this little palette intrigued me for months, I live for cool toned neutrals and I hoped that this one will be the next best thing after sliced bread...

It is Rom&nd Better Than Eyes eye shadow quad in Dry Buckwheat Flower. In the description it said that it is cool toned and that was the reason I purchased it. On some swatches it looks cool and on some brown and sparkly shade looked warm toned... I decided to take a risk.

After seeing it in person I still think it leans warm, first shade is of a very surprising tone rest of them are kind of expected.

First is ivory but cool toned shade, like if they added a drop of grey in it. very unusual, on my arm it is barely visible but on my eyes it is slightly deeper and cooler than my skin tone and I love putting it all over the lid as a light base and then just let it be or I can layer something else on top. This one is my favorite.

Second is medium brown with undertone leaning warm, not particularly orange but still warm. It is nice for deepening outer corners but I wish they would replace it with something true cool toned.

Third shade is the only shimmery and this one to leans warm, it is golden but not yellow. I like it full on like on the swatch but I love it when I just dab it on the lid and it looks like scattered glitter, very nice accent color.

Last is deeper brown with some warmth in it as well, for me this one is only liner but it is nice because it is dark enough to line and accentuate but still warm enough to differentiate from my usual black/grey.

This palette is a nice all rounder for me, first shade is my favorite followed closely with the third shimmery shade. As a whole all shades work well together, all of these swatches were made with only one swipe so that speaks of pigment and longevity is insane. Even when I wore them in the extreme heart they did not crease.

This little palette set the bar really high, pigmentation and longevity wise. I love reaching for it and I enjoy using it.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day