Revlon Super Lustrous Gloss: 'Coral Reef' & 'Pink Pop'

 I recently bought these two Revlon glosses in the shades 'Coral Reef' and 'Pink Pop' after hearing rave reviews about the excellent pigmentation of these glosses. I normally don't like lip glosses because of the sticky feel as well as the low pigmentation. I typically like really bold coloured lip glosses because of their colour pay off, and these are of no exception.

Applicator: These glosses come with a doe foot wand, which is my applicator of choice.

Texture: The consistency is smooth and comfortable on the lips without the drying feeling as it wears off. It is thick enough to be relatively long lasting without the sticky, tacky feeling.

Colour: 'Coral Reef' is a corally, peachy shade (as the name states), and 'Pink Pop' is a fuscia pink. Since the pay off of these glosses are good, they can be worn alone. They are also shimmer/glitter-free which is an added plus for me as well. 

Verdict: Out of the two glosses I prefer 'Coral Reef', and only purely because I find it more flattering for my skintone. Both are good drugstore lipglosses (although still quite pricey in Australia at just under $20 a gloss at RRP), and I highly recommend them. 

Barry M Lip Paint Peachy Pink '147'

I purchased the Barry M Lip Paint after seeing gorgeous swatches of this particular shade. This cost $10.95 off Crush Cosmetics, and quite frankly I feel as though it was a waste of money. Don't get me wrong, the colour is gorgeous, however the formula of this lipstick is very matte. So matte that it completely dries out and accentuates every single crevice in my lip. The application of this lipstick is so thick and chalky, and feels very uncomfortable on the lips even when applied over and underneath a lipbalm. 

I would give these a miss, unless chalky, dry lips are your thing. 

Sleek 'Rose Gold' vs TheBalm 'Hot Mama'

I recently purchased Sleek Makeup Blush in 'Rose Gold' after seeing the rave reviews from Pixiwoo saying how comparable it is to NARS 'Orgasm'. After hearing about how fantastic NARS 'Orgasm' is from so many youtubers and beauty bloggers I felt that I should give it a go with a cheaper dupe ($11.95 from Crush Cosmetics).

Now, I'm not a fan of shimmers in my blush, and I have made so many mistakes over the years by continually purchasing shimmery blushes in hope that one day I might actually love one. I must say, I do have a few favourite shimmery blushes, but most of them I find are too frosty and make my cheeks look overly shiny and enhances pores. So I don't know why I felt that this Sleek blush would be any different. I guess its the Pixiwoo phenomenon...I just want to use what they use because I just want to emulate (even just a tiny bit of) their gorgeousness.

Once I had the Sleek 'Rose Gold' in my hands, I realised that it looked very similar to a blush I had by TheBalm 'Hot Mama' which has been unloved for quite sometime.

Colour: In the pan they both look very similar, but when swatched heavily, Sleek 'Rose Gold' is a much more pigmented and deeper pink than TheBalm 'Hot Mama'. However, both can be blended out, and look virtually the same. 'Hot Mama' may have a smidgen more gold shimmers in it, and makes it come across more peachier than 'Rose Gold'. 

Texture: I found 'Hot Mama' to be slightly more buttery and smooth in texture than 'Rose Gold' when applied.

Verdict: Virtually on the cheeks, both these blushes look pretty much identical...But if I had to pick one, I would probably go for Sleek, as the colour pay off is better and the price is a better selling point. However, due to my scarce use of shimmery blushes, I'm sure this blush will soon disappear into my collection. 

Giorgio Armani Master Corrector & High Precision Retouch Review

This is going to be a review on two of the concealers from Giorgio Armani. The Master Corrector (MC) is in shade '2' and is an orange shade used to help correct the blue undertones of dark under eye circles, and the High Precision Retouch (HPR) is in the shade '3.5' which is basically just a yellow based concealer.

Both these concealers come in a sleek thin tube with a very precise, thin wand applicator. The texture of these concealers is very liquidy - yet pigmented at the same time. This makes it brilliant at concealing without the cakiness.

Although these products seem so thin and looks as though it contains very little product, the precise superfine wand allows the right amount of product to be applied without wastage. I have used both these products for 3 months now and there still seems to be the same amount of product as there was when I first started using it.

The orange colour of the MC seems very orange when first applied, but when blended out, it seamlessly blends in with my skin tone (MAC NC25). The MC I find is enough to correct my under eye circles, but I like to use the HPR to help brighten the area and make my eyes look more wide  awake. My shade in HPR is 3.5 which I believe is the second last darkest shade, and even on my light-medium skintone is a touch too light to conceal normal blemishes - hence why I like to use it to brighten areas. So if you have a skintone darker than NC40, you may not find a shade in the HPR that will suit you.

I purchased both these off StrawberryNet for $35, as I believe these retail in Australia for $55 (ridiculous I know). However, I do find these are worth the price since this product will last for a very long time. I have previously used the Bobbi Brown corrector in 'peach' and although that works very well at counteracting dark circles, I find the consistency a bit thick and can cake up under my eyes, and the product is wasted quite quickly. 

I highly recommend these concealers by Giorgio Armani!

MAC Peacocky Collection Haul

Hi, this is going to be my first blogpost, and I thought I would start with a small MAC haul from the Peacocky collection. This collection came out recently in Australia, and I was quite excited after seeing the gorgeous swatches on Temptalia. Initially I was going to pick up some of the new kissable lipcolours, but then refrained because I know that I'll probably never wear them. I'm not much of a gloss gal, so I figured I shouldn't fork out the money to purchase something I would hardly wear. Instead, I picked up two of the mega metal eyeshadows 'Unflappable' and 'Centre Stage' which I must say are gorgeous in texture and colour.

'Centre Stage' is beautiful deep neutral brown and 'Unflappable' is a indigo-grey toned shadow. Both these have very minimal shimmers, which I love. I would love to pick up more of these, but the cost of these shadows at $43 a pop is a bit much. Although these shadows contain more product (3.4g as opposed to a 1.5g typical MAC eyeshadow), I really would prefer to pay less for less product since I know I'll never finish one of these shadows. However, despite this I still love these eyeshadows, and I think its worth having a look at if you like pigmented shadows with a smooth easy to blend texture.