SWATCHES + IMPRESSIONS: Maybelline VIVID Matte Liquid Lip Colours

Took me such a long time to get to, but now we here. 

I've received the entire shade range of these Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid Lip Colours from one of
Maybelline's Blogger Event yonkssss ago.

note: Clumsy me, misplaced the 3 other shades so I can only show you the 5 I have on me!

I remember, when we saw these lip colours, we were ALL so excited. I remember most of us having high hopes that they'll make affordable yet quality matte lip colours like many other brands, such as Colourpop, The Balm, Too Faced and so on.

Sadly, "matte" is the last thing that comes to mind when I think of these products.

(L-R) Electric Pink, Orange Shot, Fuchsia Ecstasy, Berry Boost, Possessed Plum

The formula is very much like a highly-pigmented lip gloss. It sits on top and stays glossy for a good 3-4 hours. Consistency is thin and velvety on the lips. Can glide around sometimes, so therefore, prone to bleeding, smearing and transferring.

With the formula it has, I find that the applicator doesn't really help nor offer a precise application.. It's unusually long and flat.

(L-R) Electric Pink, Orange Shot, Fuchsia Ecstasy, Berry Boost, Possessed Plum

Won't lie, the shade range is great though. Covers wearable cool-toned and warm-toned shades, although there are only 8 different shades. However in saying so, I think all colours are pretty average. There's not really a stand-out colour for me.


SWATCHES

ELECTRIC PINK: A bit more cool-toned on me, but still wearable.

ORANGE SHOT: Listed as orange, but on me and to me, looks more like a bright fire-engine red. Orange-toned, yes.

BERRY BOOST: A pretty and wearable, deeper pink.

FUCHSIA ECSTASY: Easily confused with 'Berry Boost', but diz is warmer.

POSSESSED PLUM: Not too dark, surprisingly. Very wearable! Would be good for those who wants to give dark lippies a first-time go.

All in all, if these products were really matte as marketed.. they'd go OFF! But for what it is... not really a hit for me. (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

Have you tried this range by Maybelline?

Do you prefer them as is, or would you change the product's formula?

Let me know! (⌒_⌒;)


While we're on topic, don't forget to enter my INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY for a chance to win the entire shade collection of these lippies!

Link is here >

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SWATCHES: Stevie K Lipsticks

Way overdued, this post.

I've insta'd a photo of Stevie K lipsticks ($21.95) a few weeks ago if you follow me on IG (@the_beautifool). So much love for the photo!

But what can I say? These lippies look amazing in their suited-up black packaging. Simple, but sleekkkk. I love them!

AND their box packaging... OH MY GOD. If you love colours, or anything abstract... Mmmhhhmm. Take a look at this, guys...

Not ashamed to say, the packaging made me do it. So modern, so abstract, so "teeny", but without the "bopper", if ya know what I mean.

I'm sooooooo in love with the packaging guys! What do you think?

As for the swatches, here they are!

(L-R) Sky High,The New Black, Girl Boss, Sunday Morning, Bee, Berry Squeeze

Aren't they pretty?!

After swatching these six shades, I've realised that I've left one out. I've have another shade called "King Kylie", a nude shade, silently sitting in the corner. I'll make sure to include it in my upcoming face-swatches of these lippies!

These swatched to be nice and creamy. I've worn them for my face-swatches, and found that the matte shades sat comfortably on the lips without drying. Five of the seven shades I own are matte, except for the two lighter pinks, Bee & Berry Squeezed -- these two are more creamy in finish. However, I don't think they slid around too much on the lips, so s'all good.

Don't worry about being confused by the finishes they offer though. The finishes are stated on the packaging, or if  you shop on their website, they state it there too! I'd highly recommend you Google swatches of the lippies before you shop online though. Their stock photos can look a tad misleading.

Haven't worn these out yet, but my favourite pick is DEFINITELY Sunday Morning. It's such a beautiful, deep red. Here's a glimpse of what it looks like on me:

The colour, OMG. Anyone feel the same about the colour?

Anyways, I'll update ya with face-swatches soon! I'll be flying to Melbourne this weekend, so the post should be up sometime after this week!

Have a lovely week!

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P.S. Stevie K is a new Aussie-reppin' brand, so if you're keen, do check their stockists or shop online.


Disclaimer: All products mentioned were purchased by myself. I am not affiliated with the company in any ways. 

SAT-SWATCHES: Maybelline Color Blur Cream Matte Lip Pencils

QUICK POST!

Sooooo, like, I just came back from prancing around at Priceline!

I had two vouchers on hand so wanted to grab some of L'Oreal Infallible Matte FX Lip Colours (now on sale for ~$16!) but they were out of stock, so I headed over to Maybelline's stand to check out their latest Colourblur Cream Matte Lip Pencils ($17.95) instead.

Sadly they don't have any ongoing sales, so I've decided to wait until a nice sale comes along to pick up these babies... frugal life, I know! (/-(ｴ)-＼)

No shame walking around with an arm full of swatches, but dam, it wasn't easy trying to keep them in tact without smudging or rubbing em' off.

Had to go shopping for some grocery after, so tried to be as careful as I could to not smudge em. Carefully picked up chicken, meat and cheese, and then carefully carried my groceries, and then carefully drove home, carefully opened the door and dashed into the house, to the camera in my room! lol.

Hopefully you'll find these swatches helpful! I already know which shades I'll be getting!

Pink Insanity, Fast + Fuchsia, Berry Misbehaved, Orange Ya Glad, Partner In Crimson, Plum Please, I Like to Mauve It

Yes!

Fast + Fuchsia, Berry Misbehaved and Partner In Crimson for me please! Or, the whole shade range (except Pink Insanity, way too cool-toned!).

*hints boyfriend*

Oh waitttttttttt, he's in Thailand for V-tines!  (⊙﹏⊙✿)

What's everyone getting up to for V'tines, btw?

P.S. I think we only have 8 of the 10 shades available in Australia.

Sat-Swatches: Revlon PhotoReady Kajal Matte Eye Pencil

Rise and shine ma lil dumplings!

Beautiful weather outside right now, from my window pane. Not a Saturday, but would still love to post about these eyeliners that I swatched when I was prancin' around at Priceline!

Felt like I haven't been there in years!

I spotted a fancy Revlon stand with these on em' though, costed a whopping $23.95. My first swatch was the yellow shade, Matte Lemon!

They glided on to be really creamy, and I was intrigued by the pigmentation of the two brighter shades, Matte Lemon and Matte Marine! Matte Lemon reminds me of Beyonce's yellow eye make-up in Lady Gaga's old Telephone music video:

A look that I've tried to recreate back in yonks. Don't think it worked out too well. Might give it another go when I have time (and a yellow eyeliner/shadow that'll be bright enough)!

Anyways, as you can see from the photo, it smudged on my hands a tad, and really easily too. Hopefully it would work better on the eyes though... No idea how it performs since I don't own any!


Share with us your experience with these if you have tried em' though!

Sat-Swatches: NYX Soft Matte Lip Cremes

Yay! This post is finally going up!

Lippy swatching is one of my favourite posts to do! Why? Because I LOVE lippies, AND I LOVE selfies! Hooray! A bit of a camwhore-r here, if you couldn't already tell!

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cremes for today's feature, one of my favourite lip products.

It's soft, formula-wise and how it looks like on the lips.

Depending on the shade, the pigmentation may not be one-layer-level opaque. For some shades, it may take two, and for one of these shades, it definitely applies streaky. However, I really enjoy the formula of these. They feel like nothing on the lips and gives a soft look.

Top: Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Monte Carlo

Bottom: Stockholm, Tokyo, Milan, Antwerp

The downfall: they're only semi-matte and the lighter shades aren't very long-lasting. Perhaps semi-matte because they're labelled to be "soft matte". However, as for their lasting power, the darker shades do stain, therefore will [appear to] last longer.

THE BIG QUESTION!
They wear without drying for the first fewer hours, but after a few hours, you could definitely feel the colour sinking in between the lines~ Only slight touch up is required for the darker hues, but I'm sure full reapplication will be needed for the lighter ones!


OK FUN SWATCHY-SWATCHY TIME! 


Tokyo, let's get this one out of the way! It looks incredibly UNflattering on me. It's my skin tone up against the coolness and paleness of the shade! It's also extremely streaky, for me.

Stockholm is one of my favourite nudes. I used to wear it to uni with subtly smoked out bronze eyeliner. LOVE! It's kinda salmon-toned, so it doesn't take too much effort to pull off. Has never made me look dead anyways.

Milan is one I thought I'd really like since the shade on the packaging looks like it's totes ma thang. But on the lips, it's a tad cool-toned for me. My skintone can still pull it off, however, it's not my favourite pick~

Antwerp, one of my favourites! Never knew I had it until I dug it out from my collection! The colour on the packaging is soo pretty. Such a lovely coral. It goes on nicely, and looks lovely too. I wish it was a tad brighter though. Would add a nice oomph.

Addis Ababa is the most disappointing of the bunch. Not for anything, but the shade. It just doesn't look like its packaging. It applies totally different, extremely toned down! Only looks slightly different and deeper than Milan, methinks.

Amsterdam, another one that I never knew I had! It's warm-toned, like a tomato-red. The brighter of the two reds I own. Will find more occasions to sport this ^_^

Monte Carlo is the shade that I've used the MOST. It's my go-to red for clubbing nights before Rimmel's Provocalips stepped into ma life. Mainly because it's the most long-lasting out of my reds, and the formula stains and is pretty transfer-resistant.

Swatches done! I used to own one more, which I mentioned as part of my top 5 pinks in 2014. Sadly, not too long ago, I found it in my sister's room BROKEN!

That feel when your sibling uses your items and doesn't take good care of it. Urgh. #TFW.

Have you ever tried these Soft Matte Lip Cremes?!

If you haven't you definitely should! I don't think they're worth the Australian RRP, however, their eBay price? Definitely worth it! Just make sure to pick your shades wisely (and do some more research).


Disclaimer: All products were purchased by me. 

Sat-Swatches: Face Of Australia Lumi-Tints Illuminating Sticks

These Lumi-Tints ($12.95/4 shades) have been released for a while now, but I barely hear any oomph about em.. In fact, I don't think I've stumbled across one post featuring them!  

A bit clueless as to why. Perhaps they've got lost in the sea of new releases.. However, for those interested, don't you worry! Will be swatching them today! ^_^

Yes, they are illuminator sticks!!!

Creamy and pigmented illuminator sticks. I've only used them once, but I also feel like because they are of a thick, creamy consistency, they are much more intense than their precedents, the Mineral Therapy Liquid Illuminators ($14.95).

There are 4 shades to choose from! Tuscan Sun and Hydra Haven, both, can easily pass as cream blushers. They are quite pigmented when dabbed on, so make sure to blend! Shade-wise -- I feel like Tuscan Sun may just look a tad too burnt [on my skintone] as a blusher, but then way off as a blusher.

On another note, you wouldn't want to pile on too much of  When In Rome, because of its intense finish! My guess is that Santorini Skinny Dip would also be somewhat similar.

When In Rome, Tuscan Sun, Hydra Haven, Santorini Skinny Dip

When In Rome has a really reflective finish [in this swatch], so I made sure for close-ups!

Between the two light illuminators, When In Rome is much more of a straight-up champagne, so it should be the most universal.. Easily pairs with whatever blusher you desire, whereas Santorini Skinny Dip is obviously more pink/peach.

I'm still keen to do a full review on these, but right now, my face is still peeling from the sunburnt. Any make-up that sits on it just turns out looking like the worst product of the year! /sad

I will get down to eet when I get the chance though!

What do you think? Yay or nay?

Disclosure: Products were kindly provided by PR for review consideration only!

Rimmel London Provocalips Lip Colours ❤

I'm sure you've heard much about these, about their out-of-this-world long-lasting formula. OK. That was over-eggxageration, but these Provocalips ($17.95) the most long-wearing lip products I've ever tried!

I've mentioned in my previous swatch post that they did not budge off my arms until I brought in an oily dual-phase make-up remover, but that was just on the arms, right?! Most products tend to do so on the arms, but wearing them on the lips is a different thing.

Well, guess what! These Provocalips lip colours do not budge on the lips either! AND CALL ME CRAZY, BUT I ACTUALLY WENT AHEAD AND TESTED THEIR "16 HOURS WEAR" CLAIM.

Worst day of my life, I hated having to constantly photograph, check-up and having something on my lips for 16 hours!!!

Don't worry about the lighting differences, swatches will be down below! 

6AM: Freshly applied. Sealed it with the gloss. Also over-coloured my lips a tad.

10AM: The "gloss" wore off not too long after, but in this photo, the the lip colour settled between the lines. Didn't feel drying though. I didn't reapply the gloss, for trialling purposes!

1PM: Munched down two packets of instant noodles. Yum! It was somewhat oily, so there's teeny tiny tad of rub-off from the center. Intensity of the shade is still same-same!

4PM: Snacked on a peanut-butter bread roll, downed two smoothies. You can see how it is from the center.

10PM: Alright, 16 hours! The intensity definitely worn off, but the colour is still there! I sneaked in a pie before I took this pic, so that's the result after 3 meals and 2 drinks! Oh, did I mention that I also had a noon-nap and a shower?

Not the most attractive lip photo, desculpa.

Rollover for effect

No bleedings! Hooray!

The weightless formula is impressively non-drying, but [ridiculously] long-lasting. It won't budge unless it meets anything oily, and I'm not kidding. Here's a short snippet of it against Garnier Micellar Water:


It's applies to be extremely pigmented and glossy, but after 1-2 minutes, it dries down to a matte finish. The clear gloss is a must to seal down the stickiness and to have the colour stay in place.

In saying so, one thing that could potentially become a "problem" also lays within the formula. It's like a nail polish. You'll have a fair bit of time to apply and fix, however, once it starts to set, you'd be better off not touching it any more to avoid turning it into a hot mess. Once it sets, it's unmovable. If you need to fix, apply the clear gloss and THEN go over and fix up any bits you needed (don't worry, it won't feel thick).

With this, it means that when your meal is oily, [very] slight retouching is a must. It's not like a lipstick, where you could try to "move" the product around to even-out instead of re-touching. It'll chip from the center.

For the light shades, some layering is necessary, but it's not drying! Don't you worry!

OK! SWATCH TIME!

OH! And if you rollover these images, you may be able to see me with a dose of silliness(I'm a poser, yes I know!!).


I'll Call You
Light pink. Extremely bright on my tanner-skin. Needs to be layered for a full opaque coverage.

I'll Call You
A lot of people like this shade! It's a very easy-to-wear pink-berry shade.

Kiss Fatal 
It looks dark, but it's not "vampy". It's just a deeper mauve that pulls a tad berry-toned. Really strange colour and is definitely not one that I'd reach for often. Reminds me a lot of a nail polish I own!

Little Minx
I'm ALL for the brights, and this one is it! The brightest pink for the collection, but it looks so damn nice on the lips and in photos!

Skinny Dip
Oh my god, this true nude seriously just sinks into my skin-tone. It completely erases my lip colour and makes me look like a zombie. I'm not really one for nudes. Love the name though.

Make A Move
I can't say that this is a MLBB colour for me, but I'm pretty sure it is for some. I like it a lot, just because it seems like one to suit all skin-tones. On Mum, who's much tanner than myself, this looks amazing on her. Instantly lights up her face. Don't let the shade on the packaging deceive you!

Kiss Me You Fool
ANOTHER bright one, but red! This fire-engine red is one of my top picks from this collection!

Play With Fire

Another red, but darker and deeper.

My top picks? Little Minx, Make A Move and Kiss Me You Fool. 

I think this range is really worth looking at if you're after something that will last day and night (don't we all though?). These will surely replace my NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams for the clubbing nights! The shades are limited, but hopefully that will change sooooon.

Your picks?

Disclaimer: Products mentioned in this review were provided for review consideration and has not affected my opinions/comments made.