REVLON Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

When I found out that Revlon came out with a summer collection that included a 'lip stain' I was very excited and the anticipate to get my hands on them was stressful...lol. But I did eventually bought 4 of the balm stains and I do have a love-hate relationship with them after few days of use but overall I like them, especially for $8.99/each at my local drugstore compared to $25 or more from a highend brand. I have 4 of the colors and I seem  to have falling in love with the 2 pinks in my personal collection than the orange and red just because of the staining power and color payoff. I like that the lip balm stains can apply sheer and is buildable for a strong or more noticeable color payoff if one wishes to do so. I moisturize my lips, dab the excess off them apply the balm stain to my liking. below are more of my thoughts on them.

(from Left to right) Rendezvous (Orange), Romantic (red), Smitten (dark pink)Sweetheart Valentine (baby pink/lilac pink)

Swatches on my hand (from left to right): Rendezvous, Romantic, Smitten, Sweetheart Valentine

Rendezvous (My least favorite of all the colors I have because It is not the right orange to my liking for my skintone)......... NOTE: the Lip swatches were applied thick..3-4 swipes

Romantic (it's ok, it's not as dark as I like my reds but it's a type of red I could wear during the daytime)

Smitten (My favorite of the 4 I have, I love the staining power.....very long wear on me and I am satisfied with the color payoff).. .. .. I will REPURCHASE this color

Sweetheart Valentine (my 2nd favorite of the 4 I have, Throughout the day of wearing this, through eating, drinking, light kissing................what is left over on my lips is a stain with a hint of color that enhances my natural lip color.

June BIRCHBOX

JET SET THEME

Apothederm stretch mark cream, John Varvatos Star perfume (Birchbox for men), Scalisi skincare anti-aging moisturizer broad spectrum spf 30, thebalm cosmetics Stainiac, Cleanwell hand sanitizing wipes, Band-id brans adhesive bandages by Cynthia Rowley

INGLOT HAUL

INGLOT 10 Palette Freedom System, 5 INGLOT MATTE E/S, and 4 INGLOT Samples

Matte 386 (purple), Matte 316 (blue-green), Matte 366 (red), Matte 383 (orange), Matte 323 (yellow)

INGLOT Samples that came with my purchase: 606 (golden brown), 607 (pink red), 608 (shimmery-glitter brown.....but not chunky glitter) (recieved a duplicate of 608)

Little Black Bag: June 2012

Little BLACK BAG, a monthly subscription of about $50.  3 high end products for an affordable price and the best thing is that you can skip a month(s) if you are not interested in your monthly showroom. you get to pic an item from your showroom while the other 2 items in your bag remain a mystery till you checkout/pay. after that your 2 mystery items are revealed to you then depending on how you like them, you can trade with other people on the website for items you would rather have. When you are satisfied with you trading, you will simply click ship my bag and them items you ended up with will be shipped to you. checkout below what I recieved in my June 2012 Little black bag.

Robyn Rhodes Turquoise Pendant Necklace, ZAD Hammered Collar and Mineralogie - Pressed Eye Shadow Compact in Poise

Blush Collection

When it comes to blush, I thread carefully so to pick the right color for my complexion and use it in a way that will enhance my face taking care not to over do it. I tend to lean toward plum/deeper blushes during the winter/spring season and coral/pink/lighter colors and even bronzy colors during the summer season. Below are pictures of my collection. Hope you like them.

How I organize my blushes

Open blushes

                                                           La Femme blushes (left -right: top= Russet, mocha.
                                                      buttom= clove, purple passion)

                                                                     

                                              w/ flash:
                                              Milani mineral blush in sunset beach
                                              Milani baked blush and Bellissimo Bronze

                                                       w/o flash:
                                        Milani mineral blush in sunset beach
                                        Milani baked blush and Bellissimo Bronze

                                                     Laura Geller  Blush-N-Brighten in Pink Grapefruit

                                                   ELF blush in Gotta Glow (I use this as a highlighter)
                                                   Left: swatched.
                                                   Right: blended out, looks golden: product appears shimmery

w/Flash

                             Tarte Amazonian Clay long wear blush in flushed(deep plum) and Blissful (coral)

                                                                  w/o Flash
               Tarte Amazonian Clay long wear blush in flushed(deep plum) and Blissful (coral)

                                                                  w/o flash                                
                                     NYX powder blush in mauve, mocha and Bourgeois pig

w/ flash

NYX powder blush in mauve, mocha and Bourgeois pig

                                                                Blush Collection 2012