I'm constantly searching for new colours, brands, and finishes.
Currently, I'm all about that bold matte lip. I think it's perfect for Autumn and transitions magically into Winter.
On with it... I purchased the "Sephora Favorites: Give Me More Lip" lip stuff set which contains 17 sample/trial/travel size products of a conglomerate of brands that Sephora carries.
Colours range from nudes to reds to berries. Finishes range from sheer, to matte, to full on gloss.
The set itself is $70+tax CDN.
If you're interested, check out my thoughts and swatches below!
*I applied everything onto my bare lips because I wanted to capture the true effect and ease of comparison between all the different colours and textures to be able to judge them all on the same level.
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| bare (after second round of swatching) |
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1// bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in "Speak Your Mind"
PROS: hydrating/non-drying, smooth, pigmented, non-smudging
CONS: not long lasting, nothing special
2// Benefit Cosmetics Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm in “posie”
3// Bite Beauty Luminous Crème Lipstick in “Palomino”
★★★☆☆
PROS: pigmented, beauty colour, easy to apply, colour lasts (stain)
CONS: smudges very easily
4// Buxom (Mini) Full Bodied Lipstick in "Menace"
★★★☆☆
PROS: pigmented, easy to apply, true to colour
CONS: metallic (not my type of lipstick finish)
5// Fresh Sugar Tinted Lip Treatment in “Berry”
★★★☆☆
PROS: soft, nourishing, smells nice, slight tint
CONS: no colour payoff, packaging is too soft (stick breaks)
6// Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick in “Icon”
★★★★☆
PROS: long-lasting, pigmented (extremely opaque), non-drying, matte, easy to apply
CONS: bleeds without lipliner, a little bit sticky, stains
7// Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in “Outlaw”
★★★★☆
PROS: extremely long-lasting, pigmented, build able colour and coverage, easy to apply
CONS: drying, bleeds without lipliner
8// Laura Mercier Lip Glace in “Blush”
★★☆☆☆
PROS: light, can be layered on lipstick
CONS: smells sweet, sticky, sheer, no colour payoff
9// Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lip Colour in “Red Armour”
★★★☆☆
PROS: opaque, non-drying, great colour, smooth, easy to apply
CONS: not very long-lasting
10// MAKE UP FOR EVER Waterproof Lip Pencil in “Medium Natural Beige C3”
★★★★★
PROS: beautiful shades, easy to apply, long-lasting, opaque, smooth
CONS: shows imperfections
11// Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar: Matte Test Tube in “Black Dahlia”
★☆☆☆☆
PROS: highly buildable pigmentation
CONS: bleeds, takes a long time to dry after each layer, stains for days
12// Sephora Collection Rouge Infusion in “Red Essence”
★★★☆☆
PROS: smooth, buildable colour, great coverage, easy to apply
CONS: stains, bleeds, can be sticky
13// Stila Stay All Day Vinyl Lip Gloss in “Nude Vinyl”
★★★☆☆
PROS: great colour, opaque, easy to apply, soft
CONS: can be tacky in texture, thick
14// Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint in “Moody”
★★☆☆☆
PROS: sheer, nourishing, super soft
CONS: peppermint, tingly, low colour payoff, not very buildable, tinted lip balm
15// Tarte Power Pigment in “Flush”
★★★★☆
PROS: (opaque) great colour payoff, easy to apply, super smooth, softens lips
CONS: peppermint smell, colour will come off (not entirely)
16// Too Faced Cosmetics La Crème Color Drenched Lip Cream in “Naked Dolly”
★★☆☆☆
PROS: non-drying, generally pigmented, might work well as a lip gloss
CONS: too glossy, no staying power, smells too sweet
17// Too Faced Cosmetics Melted Liquefied Long Wear Lipstick in “Fuchsia”
General Note: My impressions of people and things change ALL THE TIME! So if I say I hate it today, I might love it tomorrow. What I aim to transpire are the facts of each products compared to one another.
★★☆☆☆
PROS: hydrating, not sticky
CONS: sheer, nothing special, not the same shade in the tube
3// Bite Beauty Luminous Crème Lipstick in “Palomino”
PROS: pigmented, beauty colour, easy to apply, colour lasts (stain)
CONS: smudges very easily
4// Buxom (Mini) Full Bodied Lipstick in "Menace"
PROS: pigmented, easy to apply, true to colour
CONS: metallic (not my type of lipstick finish)
5// Fresh Sugar Tinted Lip Treatment in “Berry”
PROS: soft, nourishing, smells nice, slight tint
CONS: no colour payoff, packaging is too soft (stick breaks)
because it's so soft, when you run it over your lips it feels like it's breaking!
6// Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick in “Icon”
PROS: long-lasting, pigmented (extremely opaque), non-drying, matte, easy to apply
CONS: bleeds without lipliner, a little bit sticky, stains
7// Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in “Outlaw”
PROS: extremely long-lasting, pigmented, build able colour and coverage, easy to apply
CONS: drying, bleeds without lipliner
8// Laura Mercier Lip Glace in “Blush”
PROS: light, can be layered on lipstick
CONS: smells sweet, sticky, sheer, no colour payoff
9// Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lip Colour in “Red Armour”
PROS: opaque, non-drying, great colour, smooth, easy to apply
CONS: not very long-lasting
10// MAKE UP FOR EVER Waterproof Lip Pencil in “Medium Natural Beige C3”
PROS: beautiful shades, easy to apply, long-lasting, opaque, smooth
CONS: shows imperfections
11// Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar: Matte Test Tube in “Black Dahlia”
PROS: highly buildable pigmentation
CONS: bleeds, takes a long time to dry after each layer, stains for days
12// Sephora Collection Rouge Infusion in “Red Essence”
PROS: smooth, buildable colour, great coverage, easy to apply
CONS: stains, bleeds, can be sticky
13// Stila Stay All Day Vinyl Lip Gloss in “Nude Vinyl”
PROS: great colour, opaque, easy to apply, soft
CONS: can be tacky in texture, thick
14// Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint in “Moody”
PROS: sheer, nourishing, super soft
CONS: peppermint, tingly, low colour payoff, not very buildable, tinted lip balm
15// Tarte Power Pigment in “Flush”
PROS: (opaque) great colour payoff, easy to apply, super smooth, softens lips
CONS: peppermint smell, colour will come off (not entirely)
16// Too Faced Cosmetics La Crème Color Drenched Lip Cream in “Naked Dolly”
PROS: non-drying, generally pigmented, might work well as a lip gloss
CONS: too glossy, no staying power, smells too sweet
17// Too Faced Cosmetics Melted Liquefied Long Wear Lipstick in “Fuchsia”
★★☆☆☆
PROS: pigmented, easy to apply, glossy, non-drying, long-lasting
CONS: gritty/grainy texture, watery, smells too sweet
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That's all of them! Which one was your favourite? Which ones did you hate?!
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| Never swatching 17 different lipsticks (of various hard to remove textures) on my lips ever again! |
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General Note: My impressions of people and things change ALL THE TIME! So if I say I hate it today, I might love it tomorrow. What I aim to transpire are the facts of each products compared to one another.
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