Maybelline Super Stay Ink Crayon Rise to the Top is my New Fave

I am very vocal with my admiration on Maybelline as a drugstore brand.  If I would talk to a newly enrolled Nikki at a Make Up School, I’d tell her to go for Maybelline!   You don’t need to spend a lot to practice on your Make Up artistry, you can practice without breaking a bank.

The longest wearing lipstick to date is the Maybelle Super Stay Matte Ink, but honestly speaking, my dry lips can’t wear them for long!  My lips are extremely dry and it cracks for a living *lol*. So as much as I love all the shades they just can’t be worn on a daily basis.

Thankfully, I was able to try the Super Stay Ink Crayon (Php299.00) and I got the prettiest shade under the Summer Spiced Collected called Rise to the Top. 

Don’t you just LOVE the color and finish?

Housed in a twistable “crayon-like” pacakging.  I find this to be very convenient and easy-to-use.  With the sharpened tip, I can wasily line my outer lips creating a more defined line making this a very pretty Lip Shape.  I never appreciated the fullness of my lips until today.

Swatch: Rise to the Top

A gorgeous warm reddish orange color.  This works for almost ALL Filipinas because it can give a nice warm to the overall look without the need for putting on makeup.

AboutFace Cosmetics Review

A new makeup brand landed on my desk a few weeks back!  I immediately tried it and found these promising! 

A brand called AboutFace.  

The brand was launched last June 2019 and is a new entry in the makeup world but I find their products to be packaged simply yet with quality.  I also like how straightforward and easy-to-understand these products are.  Based from research, AboutFace Cosmetics are manufactured in Japan and Korea.  The products are said to be gentle enough to be used daily.

AboutFace Dream Creams

Hit Me With Your Best Spot (Balancing)

Just Glow For It (Nourishing)

Matte in a Million (Mattifying)

Php999.00 each

 

Top to Bottom: Matte, Nourishing, Balancing

YADAH Auto Lip Crayons Review

I've tested the YADAH Auto Lip Crayons 4 years ago in this article - AMW Reviews: YADAH Auto Lip Crayons.

For the look, it looks like the usual "crayon-type" lip products that is more on a balm-y texture.  Thankfully, looks can really be deceiving and this is the deception I highly welcome!  This is really pigmented and applies beautifully on lips!

After testing out Plum Burgundy and Rose Beige, I am happy to try out Rose Coral and Dazzling Red.  These 2 shades are more up on my alley!

YADAH Auto Lip Crayons

Php450.00

Available online at Glamourbox website.

The Auto Lip Crayon is a long-wearing and lightweight lippie that has a soft matte finish. It is infused with macademia seed oil that moisturizes and soothes the lips. Choose from the 7 vibrant shades to match each day of the week! Swipe it onto the lips or use it as a pigmented eyeshadow.

These Lips Don't Lie

So, you all know how much I love the shades Pink Sugar came up with release after release.  This batch is no exception!  I am loving all the shades and loving the fun names too!

Check out these 7 new shades that I think you can check out because I am sure there will be at least one that would work for you! 

In a glance, I can easily pick the shade/s that works well on my skin tone --- can you spot them?

I separated them in naturals/neutrals and...

Brights!

Swatch

Lioele Lip Color Sticks Review

Lip crayons, the easiest lip product to use because, who doesn't love Crayons?

And best of all, who doesn't love Twistable Crayons?

The first few lip crayons I've tried are mostly like tinted lipbalms, they are highly moisturizing yet has the least amount of pigment.  I love them, but sometimes, I crave for color!  Thankfully, brands are coming up with pigmented lip crayons and one of them is from the brand Lioele.

At first glance, I didn't know these were pigmented, they look like regular tinted lip balms so one swipe gave me a shock! (in a good way!)

Lioele Lip Color Sticks

Php220.00 each

Shades: Candice, Jessy, Elly and Rebecca

Lioele’s 3-in-1, multi-tasking lip crayon is formulated with highly-pigmented colors like a lipstick; moisturizes and nourishes like a balm; delivers a high-shine, lip gloss finish; soft, creamy texture smoothens out fines lines; automatic twist-up stick needs no sharpening.  PERFECT FOR: A plumper, healthier, perfectly painted pout.

- taken from BeautyMNL

Daily Crazy Rich Asian Look? By Choi Cosmetics

The most-buzzed movie for the year (in my opinion) is Crazy Rich Asians.  Would you believe I haven't gotten the chance to watch it?  But trust me, I  kind of know what Crazy Rich Asians do because I am surrounded by a lot of them in my line of work.  

You know why I'm talking about the movie all of a sudden?  Because I was lucky enough to receive a makeup line called Christina Choi Cosmetics straight from San Francisco (speaking, I missed San Francisco!)

Christina Choi is an Asian American makeup guru who developed a line of cosmetics to address the challenges Asian women often face with mainstream makeup.

One item that I think was able to answer OUR major concern is their Deluxe Stamp Brush.  I'll talk about it more later, as for now, let me show you my "Daily version" of a Crazy Rich Asian look!

Okay, I did say I tried my very best.  Now let's talk about the Choi Cosmetics makeup items I used to create this simple yet colorful look!

Christina Choi Eyeshadow

$22.00 each

Punch on my Lips, Not in my Drink!

I started to enjoy lipliners especially when they are getting more pigmented and glides on easier than before!  What I dislike about lipliners/lip pencils though is how thin they are and how it takes longer time for me to apply since I have full lips!  

Art Sticks (also known as Lip Crayons) are the answer to my "full lips" problem.  But, most of them tend to be drying and not as pigmented thus I end up exfoliating my lips instead of applying color to them!  

I recently discovered Bobbi brown Art Stick during a quick visit at the SM Beauty Section and got myself a shade called PUNCH.  I haven't been into bright colored lip products lately but this has definitely been a huge exception to the rule!

Housed in a jumbo crayon packaging, you get the Bobbi Brown name printed and the bottom part of the pencil is the shade.  This is a wooden pencil so you need to make sure you own a jumbo sharpener to be able to sharpen this.  I am not sure if Bobbi Brown locally sells this with the jumbo sharpener but they definitely have a specific Bobbi Brown Jumbo Sharpener!

Lipstick meets liner—this chunky pencil glides on effortlessly and delivers a creamy matte finish to instantly step up any look. The perfect blend of emollients and shea butter creates a rich creamy texture that allows for smooth and effortless application with incredibly comfortable wear. The enclosed sharpener ensures a precision application every time.

Yves Rocher Radiant Lip Crayons Review

Lip crayons are the crazy thing for now!  Even the French Brand Yves Rocher took the plunge and created something unique!  Instead of the usual Matte Lip Crayons you see recently popping out in the market, they created Radiant Lip Crayons.

Yves Rocher Radiant Lip Crayon

Php595.00 each

I got 5 shades to work with for 5 different work days and here are the shades at a glance!  What's your top pick?  What's your least favorite?

Yves Rocher Radiant Lip Crayon ---

"Moisturizes and sublimates lips.Make your smile even more beautiful with the Radiant Lip Crayon. Its moisturizing texture melts on your lips, enhancing them with radiant colour. Shades may be applied on their own for solid colour or two at a time for a trendy “tie-dye” effect.  

Result: Moisturized, radiant and subtly tinted lips. The Plus: With its retractable tip, the Radiant Lip Crayon never needs sharpening!  Paraben free."

AMW Reviews: Burt's Bees Lip Crayons

How much do you love lip products?  A lot?  How many brands can you name at the moment?  A lot still right?
But how many can you name to me that you can be 101% sure to be safe?  Even when you're pregnant?  Nursing?  

Not a lot right?
Well, Burt's Bees brand definitely came to mind!  As much as I love Burt's Bees for creating safe and natural products with ingredients you can find even in your kitchen, my only complaint from them in the past is their lack of "colors".  I know they do have a couple of my favorite lip products but when I want intensity, I just had to go to other brands.

NOT THIS TIME!

I was so excited when I learned I had to do a make-up training for the Beauty Bar Staffs last month and the product focus are Burt's Bees Lip Crayons --- "You guys have Lip Crayons now???"  --- was my first question.

Thanks to May, I got first dibs!  I was able to test all 5 products before the workshop!  As excited as I was to share to everyone about it, I have to keep mum for a couple more weeks until they are available in the market --- see?  AskMeWhats can be trusted! :P 

So yeah, if you were one of those who asked me in person: "What lipstick are you wearing?" and I had this weird look and changed topic --- the answer is Burt's Bees Lip Crayons!

Yehey!  No more secrets!  Because they are OUT!!! 

Overview of all 5 shades --- can you pick your favorite?

There are a total of 6 shades internationally but the Philippine market only have 5.  It wasn't a bit deal because all these 5 shades are good enough for every lipstick loving gals!  You get pink, peach/coral, brown and red!