Kate Tokyo Lip Monster Review (107, 108, 109)

 OH MY GOODNESS!

SOLD OUT not only locally in the Philippines but even in Japan when this was launched!  And after using these for multiple times for the past months, I understand why!

Just by looking at the packaging, you can actually tell the shade of the lip product, whatever the color of the cute Monsters, that is the exact color you’ll get inside the tube!  Very smart and witty!

Shade: 107 

Medium burgundy-red lipcolor.

I used to see my mom wear this lip color and she still does until this very day!  When I was younger, I thought of this shade as an “ahjumma” shade but it changed when you changed the formulatioin.  Making this more “moist”, “tender” and “juicy” this turn into a GEN Z lipstick immediately.

Shade 108

Bright Orange Red shade

I orinally disliked this shade when I swiped it on my lips once.  It looks unnatural, patchy and just weird.  But after applying more of this color, it started to melt right into the lipls blurring out lip lines making my lips appear plumpand juicy!  I was thinking about SUGUS Orange immediately and it actually look cute and youthful on me!  

Shade 109

Medium Brown

My MOST favorite shade out of the 3 they released!  This is the kind of brown that made me look Classy and just made up even with minimal makeup on!  Imagine 90s brown lipstick that turned GLOSSY?  So perfect!  I have been using and abusing this color since I got this!

Though these were limited and released last year, I recently went on to Japan trip and saw some stores still selling these Lip Monsters.  You can also check online as there are a few of them left!  So if you get the chance, grab on to them because these are the limited version we hope will forever be available in the market! 

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

 

Pixi On-The-Glow Blush and Lip Glow Review

 

On my to-try list for so long are the Pixi On-The-Glow Blush Tinted Moisture Sticks because I am a fan of their Bronzers!  

Thankfully, Pixi was kind enough to send these products for me to try and test and I'll share you my thoughts on these.

Pixi On-The-Glow Blush 
Tinted Moisture Stick
Shade: Cherry

On stick it looks bright red that appears to be scary to be applied straight on cheeks.  But a single swipe will give off a natural flush, for the swatch above, I had to apply and reapply approximately 3-4 times with pressure to get that pigment. 

I personally like how it gives color and glow!  It has good staying power and it lasts if set properly with a powder blush or a translucent setting powder.  Since I have dry skin, it tends to dry up upon swatch and would be a bit tacky for me to be able to blend properly so I have to work fast.  If you have the same skin type as I do, I highly recommend to apply this on top of cream/liquid products, once you have powder on, it is harder to blend and you might end up with a few demarcation marks.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, make sure to moisturize the area if you have dry skin.  Oily skinned gals?  You won't have to worry about these issues and you don't have to worry about your skin looking oily as it will set matte.

Artisan Pro Optimiste Rouge Pro Lip Colors review

 

I received the Artisan Pro Optimiste Rouge Pro Lip Colors   (Php899.00 now Php699.00)for review a few months back and I have been using it a couple of times to be able to share a real review.

OPTIMISTE ROUGE Pro Lip Colour | Infusing the lips with a velvet-finish that ensures 16 hours of soft & non-drying feel to the lips. Weightless, waterproof, and transfer-proof. The buildable, medium to full coverage will give a soft focus effect to your lips. 16 hours staying power and non-drying formula Transfer-proof, waterproof, and weightless

L-R Peach Gallette, Cou Cou, Poulain and Saint Tropez

AMW wears Peach Gallette

This is a a super pretty shade, my favorite out of the 4 so I am featuring this first.  

It is wearable even with light or dark makeup.

AMW wears Cou Cou

Cou Cou is my 2nd favorite should because of it's Barbie Pink effect.
I can't ware a bright pink lip color but this one is on the cool tone pink but more on the toned down side.  It made my blush color appear more prominent thus the look is more youthful.

Lancome Absolu Rouge in French Peluche Review

 

I get my mood from the lipsticks I wear.

And I find myself searching for new lip color from different lipstick brands every MONDAY!  Thank God I work as a beauty content creator, can you imagine just how shock my husband will be whenever I purchase new lipsticks every weekend?  --- YES Husband!  BE GRATEFUL !  :P

The shade of the week is called French Peluche 289.   This looks deep brown red on tube but appears reddish-orange brown on my lips.  

Lancome Absolu Rouge Lipsticks are soft blurred matte lipsticks - meaning, they look BLURRED when applied on lips because it somewhat has a powder-matte finish.  It is very comfortable to use and glides easily on lips leaving no traces of glossiness.  

There's also a nice trick to apply this luxurious French lipstick brand, apply a good amount on lips and use your clean fingers to blend out harsh edges.  Natural-looking at its finest.

I can wear this lipstick all day without feeling a thing.  Indeed lightweight and dry-lips friendly.
Will definitely go back to the store for more shades to collect!

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

MAC Locked Kiss Ink 24H Lipcolor Review

 

2 months ago, I attended the launch of MAC's LOCKED KISS INK at SM Megamall and I get to test two of the shades that I seriously felt that aren't my personality but worked so well for some reason!

MAC says---

A kissproof transfer-proof and waterproof liquid lipstick with 24 Hours of weightless wear and rich matte color.

AMW wears: Vicious

Barenbliss Korean Bloom Matte Full Bloom Long Lasting Tint

 

The first time I tried Velvet lip tints are from Korean brands that are quite pricey —- CLIO, PERI PERA, etc….

I recently chanced upon the brand BarenBliss which has been making waves not only on Beauty Blogs but in the Tiktok and IG world!  I was hesitant to try these because of the inexpensive price range —- I have very sensitive and dry lips, it’s not that I do not trust drugstore brand, it is just be being careful not to have Angelina-JOLIPS again after some allergic reactions!

Back to the story, I got to the Barenbliss Korean Bloom Matte Full Bloom Transfer Proof Long Lasting Tints  - such a mouthful!  But I usually go for Velvet lip products insitead of matte ones because of the extreme dryness.  

Spoiler alert!  It did not further dry  my lips and the products are extremely nice and let us also stop and just appreciate the colors!

I tried 2 shades - 01 Fresh Dawn and 06 Sassy Season

Php399.00 (Now on Sale at Lazada for Php274.00)

BUY HERE

01 Fresh Dawn

Fresh dawn is a cool tone peach brown shade.  It works even for me who have extremely warm complexion.  I just have to apply blush to keep my whole face alive!  

Lipstick Fave for the Week: MAC’s Mull It Over

 

I used to post Lipsticks and Lipstick swatches every MONDAY.

Don’t ask me, I am not being OC but I like having  schedules and I seriously missed it.  Not that I am putting back Lipstick Monday but I will try to put out lipsticks recommendation as much as I can including of course - a review!  You all know I have dry lips since year 2008 when I started this blog and it still remains the same!  

MAC Powder Kiss Velvet 

Shade: Mull It Over

Php1,600

Available HERE

Today, I will feature an old shade in new format - new format for me because I never wrote about MAC’s Powder Kiss Velvet Lipsticks.  I’ve seen them around my Instagram pages where people use and talk about it but I never tried this particular lipstick yet.  

Mull It Over is described as dirty peach online but for me, this is a light coral peach shade with a hint of warmth rosy color that works for yellow undertone.  I can selcome find a peach lipsticks that work for me because most of them falls on the cool tone category - not this one.  Mull it Over is unique because it has a hint of warmthness.

Silkygirl Gen Matte Lip Cream in Red Rebel

 

I have been shying away from Red Lipstick especially since we always wear mask whenever we go out.  Imagine removing the mask with lipstick all over your face?  

*CRINGE*

But nothing can stop me from wearing a red lip color that has the right hue making it a perfect "black dress" for my lips.  My lips are dry and plump, wearing the wrong shade would scream "Big Lips walking down the street."  *laughs*  I know, you are starting to imagine about it right?

Back to this lip color, it was love at first swipe.  Can you just tell how confident I was wearing this color 08 Red Rebel?

Silky Girl's Gen Matte Lip Cream are ultra-creamy and highly pigmented with a matte-finish.  I love how it does not dry out my lips and the color lasts long.  It does fade a bit and transfer through mask but I still have a lot of the color left on my lips!  

I actually have the complete shades of the SilkyGirl Gen Matte Lip creams but I was reaching out for this more often because of the color!  I can wear light makeup and look made up with only a lipstick!

Are you looking forward for swatches on the rest of the shades?
Let me know!

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Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

 

Innisfree Jeju Color Picker When The Camellia Blooms Blusher and Petal Tint Review

 

Happy Saturday AMW Friends!

Woke up in a better mood because I slept longer today!  I love weekends, I seriously do!  I wake up at 6:00am every single day from Mondays to Fridays for my son’s online school.  Whenever I wake up, I would think about how my mom managed our household with 4 of us siblings and grandparents who were bedridden - no househelp, no help from my dad as well as he leaves the house early for work! 

Ahhhh, just thinking about it gave me more strength to not complain about my current situation!  

Anyways, Back to a not so personal topic.  Innisfree Philippines recently launched their When The Camellia Blooms collection and I can’t help but use them right away even when I am only staying at home!  Take a look at my happy face - that is genuine my friends! :P  

Under this collection I was able to play with the When The Camellia Blooms Blusher in Red Camellia (Php990.00) and Camellia Petal Tint in Camellia Beige (Php690.00).  

I have a strong feeling you can wear the whole collection and it would look fine!  The colors are just matched with each other!  

Innisfree Jeju Color Picker When The Camellia Blooms Blusher

Shade: Red Camellia 

Php990.00

For this collection, they released 2 shades.  One on the red side while the other on a softer pink side.  I am glad I got this shade because blushers usually do not appear on my skin!  I like those blush powders that look crazy on pan but natural on skin!  And this one is the perfect description for it.

Swatch

Top: Mixed

Middle: Red part only

Bottom: Petal bud