#pink truffle

[aliciabee]

Revlon Lipsticks are Totally Legit

(l-r) Revlon Mauvy Night 473, Revlon Lip Butter Pink Truffle 001, Revlon Haute Berry 660

Breaking news! Alicia Bee has finally found not one, not two, but three lipsticks she can hang with!

For as long as I can remember, I've been a lipgloss girl. I mean, I even used to put Vaseline on my lips and buy those roller ball glosses from the dollar store. But that was in high school - when walking around like you just swallowed a bottle of canola oil was hot. By the time I entered college everyone was into wearing lipstick. Everyone but me! I just couldn't fathom the idea and besides, a girl with zay-ro (zero) confidence wasn't about to plaster any type of colour all over her lips. So I stayed away from it like the plague. 

Once I left college and grew older, it was a done deal that lipsticks were here to stay. My friends were deep into MAC products at that point and their lipsticks were all the rage. Although I always wondered how they would look on me, I never bothered giving them a try. I was still learning how to give good face and adding lipstick to the equation would've been a hot mess.

2010 is when I really started to take makeup seriously, but out of everything, lipstick is what I had trouble with the most. I would scour through the drugstore makeup isle hoping and praying to find a colour that actually worked for me. I would even ask the beauty attendants for help but they could never find the right match. 

I recently came to the realization that I have somewhat dark lips, therefore, the best shades for my lips are dark. I tried wearing the lighter shades my friends would rock, but on my lips, the colour would just bleed through. 

This week at Rexall, Revlon lipsticks were only $3.99 so I made a trip to the store and prepared myself for another long experience in the makeup isle. But this time, it was easy as pie! I just aimed for the dark colours and walah - magic!

[stephanie-leung]

my new lip butters =)

[pinkstrawberrystar]

My Revlon Lip Butter Collection & Swatches

I promise this is the last post I'll do on the lip butters. I have a total of 5 out of the 10 that they came out with in Hong Kong. They are L-R/Top-Bottom: 001 Pink Truffle, 025 Peach Parfait, 050 Berry Smoothie, 085 Sugar Plum & 095 Creme Brulee.

Click here for my mini review/first impressions post I did last month

Click here for haul feat. lip butters

Click here for January Favourites feat. my favourite lip butter shades

[pinkstrawberrystar]

New Year Haul

Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year to everyone that celebrates it. Got a haul today so let’s get straight into it.

Revlon Lip Butters – I posted my review of this when they 1st came out about 2 weeks ago so if you haven’t read it yet, here’s the link. Anyway I liked it so much I got 3 more. The colours I have are (left to right) 001 Pink Truffle (nude rose brown), 025 Berry Smoothie (medium pink), 050 Peach Parfait (pinky peach with gold shimmer) and 085 Sugar Plum (pinkish plum). My favourites are Peach Parfait and Berry Smoothie.

Orly Foil FX Collection Nail Lacquers – Loved the mani mini in the colour Rage so much that I bought the whole full size collection. These high-shine, foil finish lacquers are available in three metallic with fine shimmer shades, Rage (rose gold - see NOTD), Shine (silver) and Luxe (gold).

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat – Great for people on-the-go. Dries nails to the touch in 30 seconds. Keeps manicures beautiful, glossy and chip free for up to 10 days.

OPI Soft and Thin Nail Envy – This nail strengthener contains extra Calcium to help bulk up soft and thin nails.

Akaishi Hoppe Up Roll Nano – Multi-purpose face and body massage roller that helps to lift up your cheek line, improve blood circulation and water retention which makes your face less bloated. This mini version is handy for travel so you can use it at anytime anywhere.

Panasonic Facial Hair Trimmer – I bought this for days I’m in a rush and forgot to pluck my eyebrows. This is great for this purpose, quick and easy. You can also use it for unwanted hair on the face and neck.

Japanese Eyeshadow Brush set – Bought these natural bristle brushes to use for when I’ve deep cleaned my MAC ones. This set comes with a shader brush and a blending brush. Quite good for the price of $48HKD for the set.

Dariya Hair Magic Sheets – Velcro sheets that keep your hair out of your face while putting on makeup or washing your face without leaving kinks and bumps that hair clips and hair bands leave.