Ballet Pink and Slow Dance

 Hello,

these have pretty unique packaging for a lip gloss. Chubby and round at the bottom but they can sit on their own. They carry quite little product, only 3,8 ml.

They are WakeMake Dewy Gel Maxi Glosses in Ballet Pink and bottom one is Slow Dance. They arrived in different boxes and also wands are slightly different, I believe that they belong to two different collections but still I find it odd to change the applicators.

From the front they look the same but looking at them sidewise tells a different story.

They curve in the different directions, I don't know what happened here but bot applicators are functional.I would say that the Slow Dance applicator picks less product, I need to apply second coat to get enough.

They have slight minty scent and cooling effect, there is no tingling and I love that since I already have plenty of painful tingling ones.

Shades are very pale, barely visible. Ballet Pink is warm pink with a sheer coating of color while Slow Dance has a lilac tone and slight shimmers through its formula.

I like the chubby packaging, coolness is okay as long as it isn't tingling. I also find shades pretty on me, Slow Dance the cooler option is my preferred but also Ballet Pink is super pretty. I don't find these to be super glossy but the shine lasts and that is great. I ended up really loving them but I am not sure if I want to get more.

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pastel blushes

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these have pretty unique packaging with shiny surface.

Mirror like compacts are About Tone Fluffy Wear Blushers in Dreamy Raspberry and Bubbly Orange Peach. When I was picking them out they had so many shades and it was difficult to choose.

Inside blushes have ripple design and seeing these two shades was something, Dreamy Raspberry looks too pale for me but Bubbly Orange Peach looks just right. 

They have this pastel like tone and peach one reminded me of my old Tony Moly Salmon nude shade but I think that one was even paler and softer.

I like that these don't kick much powder, I was expecting to get a lot of fall off but there is barely any.

Pink one has white tones and it almost glows against my skin and I did not know what to do with it. I was sure that it would not suit me at all.

Next is peachy orange tone and it almost blend into my hand, I know that my face is a bit paler but still in the pan it looks darker.

When I used them on my face these two turned 180 degrees. Photo above are swatches over my BB cream so it was stickier and it sort of absorbed the white tones from the blushes and made them more alive. Dreamy Raspberry sort of melts into my skin and is darker and still light, sheer but lively. I don't find it bad at all. Bubbly Orange Peach shows up wonderfully, it gives radiance without shimmers. To put it simply above swatches don't do them any justice. I am glad that they both turned out to be a good fit for my skin tone. When they mix with my BB or foundation they create quite natural effect which isn't too pale or too vibrant, just right in the middle, perfect for barely there cheek days.

Both are very blurring and I love topping them with highlighters. I like the formula but shades are really lovely on me, now I am looking at getting some more shades and I am preparing myself to see shades and they perform differently on my skin :)

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The Super Peptide set

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these seem like they are only available as a set of all four. I heard only good things about their super peptide liquid balms so I figured these should also be nice. I was sold when I saw all the pretty shades and that they looked pretty sheer and glossy.

They arrived in this pink box, Essence the super peptide glossy lip butter set...like Sunday morning.

Set includes ultra nourishing lip butters enriched with peptide and shea butter. White one is Warm Vanilla with vanilla-cashmere scent, pink is Sweet Strawberry Smoothie with the scent matching the name, red one is named Glazed Guava is supposed to be Guava Jam and brown Cozy Caramel Latte also has the scent in the name.

Scents aren't strong but Warm Vanilla and Glazed Guava are the most noticeable while the other two are very mild. All of them are enjoyable and I hope they will reuse these scents again :)

Only the first one is shimmery, the rest are shimmer free. Cozy Cashmere Latte is the most sheer out of them or should I say the least noticeable on my lips.

First is Warm Vanilla, the only shimmery one. The shimmer isn't visible but it adds the dimension and I love that.

Second is Glazed Guava, it is sheer red, it gives fresh color and I feel like it is the glossiest and has my favorite scent, I love the fresh fruity, juicy scent.

Third swatch is Sweet Strawberry Smoothie (I messed up order of swatches). Pink is the most pigmented and this soft shade is one of my favorite pinks. I think it looks super nice on me.

Cozy Caramel Latte is warm toned brown but to get to this intensity I have to layer hard, I don't mind it tough because this shade is not my favorite. I prefer the sheer output on this one.

I don't regret purchasing this set but I wish that the sticks would carry more product (right now each has 0,8 g) and to be sold separately.

I like them all but first three are my favorite, warm toned brown unfortunately falls back for me.

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Brow Pencil

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I purchased this pencil because it was dirt cheap. I think my sister used to used this one for years and she loved it. I was never a brow pencil kind of gal but I decided to try it out so I can see if it is really so easy to use.

Pencil is Etude Drawing Eye Brow in Dark Grey. It has two sides, on one side is pencil and other holds a brush. To use it I had to remove the white sticker which left me with a sticky residue which I still have not completely removed.

It has a brow brush and I kind of love that, it makes my brows more even and if I apply too much it removes the excess. 

I find this triangle shape to be different and nice because I can choose how thick my line can be. This is definitely a plus but pencil itself is quite dry and I don't notice that on my brows but making swatches on the back on my hand felt too dry.

Swatches on my hand are a bit pale because the pencil is dry and pulls on my skin. It can get deeper but only with a few layers. My brows are black but grey pencil works the best since it looks a bit more natural but only if I don't go over the same line a few times then it gets pretty dark and intense.

I actually like this pencil but often I forget to use it because I am just so used to use brush with a powder (this is my usual ritual for brows). It still feels weird to use the pencil but it works and for traveling it is much more convenient. 

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Litchi Coral & Pink Pumpkin

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I wanted to try out this highly praised line of lip tints and because I could not pick just one I choose two shades.

They are Rom&nd Juicy Lasting tint in Litchi Coral and Pink Pumpkin. I did not expect these two to be so similar, they have different undertones though.

Applicator is longer and they carry a lot of product, I need to wipe a bit off since lighter layers work better for me. Once one layer sits for a minute I can go over with the second and it will not lift the base layer otherwise it removes it (if I apply one thick coat or follow with a second layer too soon).

Scent is fruity, nothing specific just fruity and even that scent isn't strong and quickly disappears.

First swatch is fresh and second is remaining stain of Litchi Coral. It is red with coral tone but leaning towards cool tone, especially compared to the second shade. It is very bright and vibrant, fresh swatch and stain are both very vivid.

Third and fourth are Pink Pumpkin. Not much of pink but rather an orange red, kind of tomato soup red shade, also very vivid and bright on the fresh and dried swatch.

I expected these two to look more sheer but I guess a lot of people swatch them lightly and I pretty much always end up with too much. I need to learn how to apply little and blend it with my fingers because wands carry a lot of product.

They aren't super glossy and shine fades quickly but stain is long lasting. On my top lip these two again do  that weirdness when my upper lip line is tinted and the remaining of my upper lip stays the same. It is not super intense but with red shades it is still noticeable. I figured that this formula just isn't for me. 

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Petal Primavera

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I recently rediscovered one of my older blushes and I am very glad that I did.

It is Milano Baked blush in Petal Primavera. I was looking at some of the more famous shades but they seemed a bit too glowy, then I found this baby and I think I found a true gem.

It has pinky-nude-peach color to it and it looked like it would be sateen, no specific particles and glowy bits. I only wish that the veining would be more obvious (there is some but so pale that it is barely noticeable).

Shade is somewhat unique mix of warm tones and it depends from the angle you look at it. On the curvature of my cheeks it shows up and it looks like I have used multiple colors.

There is sateen finish and there are some fine sparkles thrown in the mix. I made these swatches just with my finger so these swatches are a bit stronger than what I wear applied with a brush. I also think that tapping off the excess removes these random shimmers and it has beautiful glow.

This blush is really beautiful and it is one of my favorites. I think that this shade looks beautiful on me, it can be really subtle and lets the glow do the talking but applied with one extra layer it gets stronger and less subtle. It also can be the star and vocal point of my make-up.

Now I am even more inclined to try other shades and see if there is some other shades with the same finish. I would love to have a brown one, bronzer with this glow. I think this would be really beautiful.

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Awesome Apple and Bee Mine

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I purchased two more juicy bombs. They are very inexpensive and easy to use. These two are newer and one looked like it has a pretty shade and other one convinced me with their alleged scent.

They are Essence juicy bomb shiny lip glosses in their newer shades. Little Sunshine is named Awesome Apple and yellow one is Bee Mine with advertised honey scent :)

Bee Mine is older and has older top than the Awesome Apple, I think new ones will all have this more angular cut applicator.

The size of the tube remains at the 10 ml.

Awesome Apple looks like it has pink pearl effect while still in the tube but on the swatch and my skin it is barely noticeable but if I apply more I can see it but then I risk spilling it down towards my chin. These juicy bombs have always have pretty liquid and thin texture which also does not last very long.

Scent on this pink one is slight but it reminds me of sour apple.

Second one I have been looking at for a while now, I wanted the honey scent but yellow gold shimmers aren't my thing but when I put first one in my shopping cart I put this second one as well, to have company in transit :)

Bee Mine has a bit of honey scent but once it is on the lips I can't smell it anymore, surprisingly I can taste it :) It has this sweet honey taste which makes me want to lick it all of because it is so delicious. Random yellow glitter particles all of a sudden don't bother me :)

I like the Awesome Apple one but Bee Mine takes the cake. I can see myself using it all up and getting a new tube of sweet honey goodness. 

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