Bluebell lip lacquer

 Hello,

I picked up another FloweKnows lippie. I still have so many to try out, I wanted something shiny so I picked out something that looks like a gloss.

On the photo there is FlowerKnows Midsummer Fairytales Coating lip lacquer in Bluebell shade. I also wanted a pink shade but it was sold out.

Bottle is detailed and quite chunky but I like that it holds 5 ml of product which means that it will not be used up super fast but this tube is probably the chubbiest among all my glosses.

This wand is elongated and super soft. Scent is again grape like but I feel like it is less strong and fades quicker than the one from Shell's Jewels lip gloss collection.

Bluebell is reddish shade but on the sheer side. I feel like it gives me some life when my lips are pale or evens them out when they are pigmented. It is actually close in shade to my natural pigmentation.

This lip lacquer feels thin like lip oil, it is not cushiony. It gives a nice amount of shine but it isn't the glossiest. I wish it would have more of a mirror shine but on the other hand it is pretty long lasting. I thought that it would disappear within 20 min but it lasts for a little over one hour, quite impressive for such a light formula.

I like the packaging but its size takes a lot of space. Shade is lovely, I love that it is buildable and I love the grape scent.

I wish it would be shiner and that is the reason I will not be getting more shades from this line. Nothing wrong with it but a personal preference (for me Shell's Jewels glosses are worthier for me).

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Cherry Cream palette

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I have a second one of these palettes. I believe this one is a limited edition one, the overall packaging has a slight pink tone opposed to the previous one which was a bit on the gray scale.

It is Veecci Self contorting palette in Cherry Cream with the same water ripple design on top. Yes, it is hard to stack them but it is such a beautiful packaging.

Inside there is one shimmery shade and three light matte shades. They all feel soft but I feel like the yellow one is the softest, the most buttery of them all and also kicks the least powder from all the mattes in the palette.

Here I focused more on the matte shades. To get the better view of the different tones. 

First swatch is the shimmery one but here the full beauty isn't revealed. On the last photo it looks a bit more realistic.

Second shade is matte pink cherry, then is the 'little' white one and the one that looks almost green on me is the buttery yellow shade. I was surprised to see that they have enough pigment to show up on my skin. I use them under my eyes or instead of eyeshadows to get that brightening effect.

Here the light isn't the best but it shows how reflective the only shimmery shade really is. It does have a bit of a peach base but isn't too warm to distract. It is made out of tiny sparkles and heavy swatch reveals an almost wet look which reflect the light depending how the light hits it.

To the right of it is lighter and wider swatch which reveals the sparkling glory. I must admit that I mostly wear it scattered and it shows up so nicely. This one is my favorite from the bunch. 

Now I am on the lookout to see if they make any all shimmery palettes because I would be interested.

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Lucent Pink

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lip glosses in tubes are my favorite lip products and I am always on the hunt for something new. We had plastic, then donut and now metal applicators. I really wanted to try this type of cooling effect since I wasn't sure it would make a lot of difference.

I picked this Joocyee Crystal Gloss in Lucent Pink. Soft, baby pink shade appealed to me the most and these come in 8 ml tubes. There is slight fruity scent but I can't figure it out which fruit it belongs to, it is not strong and when on the lips I can't detect it.

Metal applicator is wide and disperses product but it can be a bit awkward on my thin lips (too wide) and maybe because the shade is light it can be a bit uneven but when it settles it is fine. It helps if I squeeze just a little, the formula is glossy even with a thin layer. 

This baby pink shade stole my heart, I love it. It is juicy on the lips and not sticky at all. It feels a bit thin, not super cushion like but it is okay since the staying power is nice.

I think I picked the right shade, the applicator is nicely cooling but slightly too big for me. The longevity is really nice and I think I will use it with joy.

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Moonlight Pearl

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this palette stole my heart the minute I saw it online. The mermaid theme and cool toned color scheme did it for me. Fingers crossed that the formula is just as good as they are claiming to be.

It is Flower Knows eyeshadow palette from Shell's Jewel Collection in the shade Moonlight Pearl, the cool toned option with six shades inside.

I love that the shape is an oyster and shades inside are the true pearls (figuratively speaking)  :)

Just the details up close. There are shells and starfish sprinkled all over and there is also pearl shift on the light grey panelling, very beautiful.

I love that they continued the theme with the pans, it just ties everything together. Four of them are matte and two extra sparkly shades.

I am starting with the first sparkly star which has a bit of a cool toned champagne base and lots of sparkles. It is buildable and very sparkly. Most of the sparkles are silver (app. 60%) and there are gold (app. 40%). The effect is still cool toned.

Next is the biggest pan in the palette. Shade is soft but on my skin it deepens and it is cool toned rose shade. Light enough to be worn all over or layered to deepen outer corners in the unusual shade.

Second star does not have a base color. Most of the particles are pink and there are also some silver ones in between. 

Bottom row starts with a cream matte shade, it blends into my skintone even though it is a slightly paler but it is great to set my primer or soften the deeper shades. I wish they would offer this one in the largest pan because it will be the first to be used up :)

Grey in the middle can be very pigmented, great to deepen my outer corners or apply it in a more sheer matter to use it as an all over base over my entire lid. Did I mention that I like cool tones on my eyes?

Last shade in the pan looks soft matte brown but on my skin it has slight berry tone. I am not the biggest fan of this one but I appreciate something different to try it out.

My skin has this tendency to make everything warmer, even the grey (second to last) has warmth in it :) I am always on the hunt for a useful and everyday cool toned palette.

Here I tried to captured both shimmers but my camera just can't capture the beauty of them, here they look very meh but in real life they are beautiful but also not that different from one another. Silver is the main and recurring shade of sparkles.

This palette takes a lot of space which I don't love but the outer packaging I find very nice. Shades look beautiful in the palette but are different on the skin. I love the sparkles but they are very shiny and obvious so I don't wear them everyday. The one in the largest pan I wish would be cooler and less rosy, last one comes off too berry and grey is not cool enough for me. As a whole, this palette looks lovely but on my skin and paired with my taste I see that I just don't love it. The shades aren't my everyday colors and while I will still use it it will not become my favorite one.

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Peach Please and Nude Sorbet

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Essence keeps making and adding more shades to their regular lip gloss range (I am still sad that they discontinued Think Pink, my favorite from the bunch). Hopefully I will find a good replacement.

They are Essence Extreme Shine Volume lip glosses (there is no mint, cooling or tingling) in Peach Please and Nude Sorbet.

They have stubby applicators but carry enough to comfortably apply gloss all over my lips. Peach Please is pale with enough sheer tint to add slight pinky milkiness but it does not set in my lip lines.

Nude Sorbet is completely different. It is very warm toned and super pigmented, like liquid lipstick.

I think here you can clearly see the difference in pigmentation. Peach Please is milky while Nude Sorbet covers the skin completely and therefore it is hard to apply evenly and a little goes a long way but then I loose the shine, plus the shade is very orange tone agains my skin and I simply don't like that.

Not only pigmentation, there is difference in the scent as well. Peach Please is fruity while Nude Sorbet has artificial hazelnut scent.

I don't know why there is such a big difference. I bought both from trusted retailers otherwise I will think that the nude one might be a fake one.

I like the sheer peach shade, even though there isn't much pigment but it works. It feels very cushion like on my lips and the scent is nice. I will keep it and keep an eye out if it will get discontinued I would like to get a backup or two but Nude Sorbet is moving out. I do not want to use it.

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Cookie and Sugar Sparkle

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another duo for lips today and this time they are better than yesterday.

Essence came out with some shimmery versions of their lip oils, I snatched Cookie Sparkle and Sugar Sparkle.

They both have cookie batter with some brown sugar scent to them, nothing chemical or icky.

They are super sparkly but Cookie Sparkle has more tiny shimmers which creates that frosty finish while Sugar Sparkle is more of that traditional sparkler where base color doesn't come out and it just shines under the light.

Nude, Cookie Sparkle has a bit of pale nude, champagne base sprinkled with millions of gold, silver and also some pink shimmers. It creates frosty finish with how pale it is and I prefer to be light handed with it.

Second swatch is made with Sugar Sparkle which doesn't have a base color but a lot of pink and blue shimmers, occasionally I also find some golden ones thrown in the mix. This one I find easier to wear since I can pack it on more.

Out of the two Sugar Sparkle is my favorite and I can see this 4 ml bottle being used up pretty fast, while I also like the Cookie Sparkle, I just don't use that much with one application since there is too much of the frosty effect. I know there is another shade available in darker pink shade that is already on my radar :)

I like them for their nice scent, big applicator makes application easier, at the moment I love sparkles even a bit frostiness :). They last around one hour (Cookie Sparkle fades a little before one hour because I don't put that much one while Sugar sparkle exceed one hour) and the sparkle stays on the lips so I can apply lip balm or clear gloss and carry the effect for longer without actually applying the same product.

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The Sugarcoated Truth and Fairytale Filter

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I had such high hopes for these new glosses from Catrice, the previous line Gloss Obsessed was really nice and I hoped these carries the legacy.

These are new Catrice Filler Supreme lip glosses in The Sugarcoated Truth and Fairytale Filter.

Applicators carry plenty of product and I like that. Next thing there is is the scent. Shimmery one is straight chemical scent wile with the pink one they tried to camouflage it with some brown sugar scent but it still comes through, that plastic scent.

I still find shades nice, shimmery one looks frosted but can be easily sheered out so it is not too much. I really enjoy this shade.

Fairytale Filter is a nice tone of pink but the formula is odd. When it goes closer to my inner part of my mouth it starts gathering and I hate that milky, thick paste that starts getting in my mouth. To prevent this I use very little of it but then it is barely glossy.

Unfortunately these aren't all that nice as I hoped for. The scents are icky but at least I like The Sugarcoated Truth on my lips, this tiny frosty shimmer looks nice while there is something wrong with the pink shade. Almost as if they did not design it to be worn around mouth. I will definitely not be getting more shades and I am even debating if these are even worth finishing.

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