Orange-Red Lipsticks

For the past years, I've been hunting for orange-red lipsticks.  My starters were all drugstore lipsticks, cos there are dupes, right.  Most of my past collections were Revlon and Maybelline, I don't have with me anymore.  I do not keep makeup that long especially the ones that I don't like and no plans of using.   I just keep it with me for months, and when there's opportunity I send it to my mother, sister and cousin.  I cannot name them here cos I never took a pics of those lippies.  

Anyway, last year I finally bought the famous and best seller Mac Lady Danger.  I was avoiding the Mac cos it is expensive cos there are dupes but then I kept on buying dupes that I end up not liking it worst I spent more.  All the while I thought, red orange lippy are not for me.  So one day, I went to Mac section from Sephora and splurge, cos I did not buy only a lippy but I added two more items.  The Mac photos were taken a year ago, the phone shots are a bit blur, sorry.  Just so you know, majority of my photos in the blog were all phone shots. 

Right there and then, I knew why it was so famous and best seller!!  I should have bought it from the very beginning.  I love it!!  It looks good on me.  I wear it when I was working and my colleagues told me that it suits me hihi.  

There's another lipstick that I am really curious of, the Revlon Strawberry Suede, another famous lippy.  Everybody knows who are lipstick addict that Revlon Strawberry Suede has been discontinued but you can still purchase it from Ebay and Amazon.  

So few months after I bought the Mac, I decided to buy the Revlon.  I bought it from eBay.  Likewise, it suits me!! My colleagues told the same.  But I wear the Strawberry Suede more often cos it is not intense as the Lady Danger.  I find the Strawberry Suede is really true to its name and it has also a touch of pink on it.  The Strawberry Suede I find that it is more on everyday wear than Lady Danger.  But if I have to choose from the two...I still prefer Lady Danger. 

I should have stop there, I am satisfied with the two lippy.  Over a week ago, there's an email from Sephora that I can get a complimentary Benefit Roller Lash Deluxe sample.  Well, I need to try the product cos I am always on a hunt of mascaras that really works for me.  But I thought, I just cannot queue there and flash the membership card without buying anything.  I have no idea of what to buy for the money I have on hand, which by the way I asked my hubby if he could give me a twenty.  Furthermore, I only had a few minutes to spend that time as I have other mum errands to attend to. 

  

 In short, I spent my money on Laneige K-Secret Cushion Tint and I chose Red-Orange at random.  It cost $22.00.  And I got the complimentary Benefit Mascara ;-P  I don't feel ashamed queuing there cos at least I bought something :-D      

Oops, sorry for the zit :-P

So this is me after I bought the new lipstick... 

...my happy face after trying my new lippy hihi 

So here's the three orange-red lippy I have on hand... 

without flash: Mac Lady Danger, Laneige K-Secret Cushion Tint
and Revlon Strawberry Suede

Without flash: Mac Lady Danger, Laneige K-Secret Cushion Tint in Red Orange
and Revlon Strawberry Suede

Artificial ligh from left to right:
 Mac Lady Danger, Laneige Red Orange & Revlon Strawberry Suede

Normal light from left to right:
Mac Lady Danger, Laneige Red Orange & Revlon Strawberry Suede

I find the shades from the swatches above are almost alike but then again the strawberry suede leans to pink.  

To end this post, my top one is the Mac Lady Danger, I will definitely repurchase if ever I run out.  Then second place is Revlon Strawbery Suede, I might not repurchase.  Then my third is my latest purchase, Laneige Red Orange.  

What is your favorite orange-red lipstick?  

Til then, thank you!! Laters!! 

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Laneige x pushButton Serum Intense Lipstick in P42

I just learned about this Laneige pushButton Serum Instense Lipstick when I browsed on the sale items on Luxola a week ago.  Initially, I was mesmerized on the animal print - so pretty and cute, so want want!  I want to buy one, yeah!! Next,  what shade to choose?  I'm eyeing for the plum shade.  So I checked first online for any reviews.  Nothing much, but I found that P42 Retro Plum is the one that stands out.  

Laneige pushBUTTON Serum Instense Lipstic in P42

swatch: frist one swipe and the second 2x swipe

So happy I bought it, yahoo!!  I feel it brightens my face.  It is true that you do not need a lip balm over this.  I actually do not feel anything on my lips, seriously.  After an hour or so the glossiness' gone yet my lips don't feel dry.  To be honest, I don't know how long it last cos I eat from time to time.   After I eat, it leaves a stain on my lips which I also like.

This is my just woke up face from my afternoon nap.
Woke up as the Luxola guy knocked on our gate.
 In person, the puppy print is so cute!!
I got too excited so tried right away... and see my happiness, haha!! 

So now I'm thinking if I should buy the other shade.  Sigh, I just can't stop, GRRR!! :-D 

My Marsala Beauty Collection

I was on a hunt for Marsala - the colour Pantone of the year 2015.  I learned about it early December last year via Instagram were I searched on makeup hashtags and the like.  I got excited cos this was the shade of lipsticks I actually wore during 90's. The first hunt was the Too Faced Pink Chocolate cos this was the post in IG where I learned about the Marsala thing.  I bought the Too Faced in Sephora store, hardly available.  Then for the Wet n Wild Spiked with Rum and Maybelline Touch of Spice, I bought separately via Ebay. My order took a while to arrive because of the holidays.  

Swatches from left to right: WNW Spiked with Rum 915B,
 Maybelline Touch of Spice 660 & Too Faced Pink Chocolate

In person, the three shades are very near to each other, a dupe perhaps.  I like them all.  But out of the three, Maybelline is my favorite.  Maybelline always has a perfect bullet that makes easy to apply straight on the lips.  The matte formula is what you see on your lips but the application and the feel on your lips glides on easily and moisturizing.  Whereas the Wet n Wild doesn't glide easily and the bullet is quite hard to apply cos how it was cut.  In fairness, the only downside on Wet n Wild is the shape of the bullet.  The packaging doesn't matter to me considering the cost of the lipstick.  On the other hand, Too Faced Pink Chocolate has a different formula, it is creamy and glossy.  Pink Chocolate is more muted.  

Wet N Wild Spiked with Rum 

Maybelline Touch of Spice 

Too Faced Pink Chocolate 

By the way,  I know that the Revlon matte  crayon type in "Sultry" can be in Marsala shade as well.  It was one of my favorite last year but just learned recently that I lost it, sadness.  Moreso, I can't find in any beauty store.  I wonder no more Revlon matte crayon type.  Is it limited edition? 

There are a lot of choices of  Marsala shades on nail polish.  There's a lot online but I wanted to see the bottle in person first.  Sigh,  the only color I found and thought nearest to Marsala is the China Glaze Brownstone.  I am still happy cos at least I had one.  I love the shade!! 

China Glaze Brownstone

Sleek i-Divine Ultra Matte V2 & Sleek i-Divine Sunset palette 

Moreover, I thought I also include the Sleek i-Divine Sunset and the Ultra Matte V2 palette.  I feel this would be great for Marsala hue.  Though I haven't played with the reds and browns shade yet. On a side note, I've read somewhere that the Urban Decay Naked 3 is good in Marsala family as well. 

I might hunt for nail polish, maybe one more.  For the lipstick, probably will not purchase no more. Lastly for the eye shadow, for sure I won't buy anymore.  I had enough already.  

Tarte Pin up Girl Amazonian Clay 12-hr Blush Palette

When I saw this item on their Instagram account, I can't get my mind of it.  I was waiting and waiting for the availability in Singapore. Finally, I was able to purchased one early this month. No regrets at all!! I love it!!! Everything from the packaging and the blushes are so lovely and amazing.  

It has five limited edition Amazonian clay 12-hr blushes plus two vintage-inspired, wearable pins.  The brand new shades are: (from left to right) breathless (pinky beige), embraced (plummy rose), whimsy (light pink), bashful (rosy peach) and irreplaceable (mauve rose). 

swatches from left to right: breathless, embraced, whimsy, bashful & irreplaceable

The only blush I have from tarte is from their cc matte palette, which I also like.  But I like more the pin-up blushes.  By the way, my apologies for the swatches :-p.  

Fake up and Secret Camouflage

Laura Mercier Secret Camoflage in SC-2 & Benefit Fake up in 02 Medium

Fake up from Benefit did not work on me.  I actually regret buying it. But I really need to make it work so I did as mentioned on previous post but then I wasn't able to buy a new colorstay concealer.  Instead, I tried it with my Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage, guess what?? It works!! The secret camouflage is not meant for under eye cos it is in compact form.  Since the fake up is more of a balm thing which I apply first then the secret camouflage, the result is quite good.  It doesn't look dry and no visible wrinkles or lines appeared. Just be careful on the application on both you don't need much.  By the way, I don't have much of a panda eyes, just puffiness that I need to cover.  

If you happen to have both and fake up did not work on you too, I highly suggest that you try it.  

Retail Therapy...

I am not in good self for the past few days, it's been more than a week actually.  There's been a lot of issues going on so I am not okay.  Those issues that I have, I haven't spoken to anyone not even my bestie and hubs. Only yesterday and today that I had my retail therapy.  Honestly, as of the moment I felt good.  Retail therapy really works for me.  

Yesterday, I bought two items.  First, I went to Dior store and bought a lippy.  I had no plans of buying a new lipstick but when I saw Natalie Portman's new poster for the Rouge Dior Baume, I got so interested in her shade of lipstick.  First I went to Sephora to ask the shade.  The lady said, it's 558 Lili.  Unfortunately, it was out of stock.  So I ended up at Dior store and got lucky, yehey! 

Rouge Dior Baume Natural Lip Treatment, #558 Lili SGD47

The next item is the Benefit Fake up Hydrating Crease-Control Concealer in 02 Medium.  I was hunting for hydrating concealer cos my under eye is a bit on dry side and not much on a dark circle.  I used it today, and I wasn't happy with the result.  It was hydrating but the conceal factor was not there.  In fact my under eye was balmy and even looked sickly, even after the finishing powder.  So I try to use my almost empty Revlon color stay concealer, dab a bit and winner, it was a nice combi :-)  Probably, I will buy a new Revlon color stay and will just use the two together.  

Benefit Fake up Hydrating Crease-Control Concealer in 02 Medium

By the way, the reason why I really went to Sephora is to check first the Clarisonic items, which I like to have long time ago. What I have by the way is the Olay Regenerist Advanced Cleansing System, it was a sale item.  I wasn't clear yet of the current prices and models available.  Though I read a lot of reviews plus the suggestion of the Sephora consulant, that I buy the Mia 2 instead since I do not have much problem on my face.  Finally, I was able to buy today, however. Yahoo!!  I will try to use this evening...excited! 

Clarisonic Mia 2 in pink.  SGD220

Lastly, I also bought Laneige Water Bank Eye Gel.  I haven't tried this item yet. I finished Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado and I was really satisfied with the product.  It was really hydrating and when I used concealer it doesn't crease nor shows dryness under my eyes.   I wanted to buy a new one though I wanted to try a new brand.  If ever, after I finished the Laneige, I would definitely go back to Kiehl's.

Laneige Water Bank Eye Gel, SGD49

The important thing, I actually availed my 10% off for the mia 2 and eye gel :-)

So, happy happy :-)

Til nex time....