Swatch & Review: Bite Beauty Luminous Crème Lipstick Palomino

The Bite Beauty Luminous Crème Lipstick formula is creamy, long-lasting and comes with good colour payoff. This little tube is a mini size from Sephora's Give me more lip set 2014. 

Palomino is described as a "vibrant magenta". It gives a satin finish and didn't dry out my lips. Due to its level of pigmentation, this shade does leave bit a stain behind. 

in direct sunlight

P.S. The luminous creme formula has been replaced by amuse bouche in Spring 2016. 

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Swatch & Review: MAC lipstick Shanghai Spice and Freckletone

Shanghai spice is described as a "frosted neutral pink" and has the cremesheen finish. The shimmers are quite subtle.

Under indirect natural light

The formula gives 2-3 hours of wear. It feels comfortable on the lips but does cling to dry patches a bit. Exfoliating beforehand helps.

Freckletone is described as "Full-frontal neutral peach". It is a warm-toned nude peach with semi sheer to semi opaque coverage. 

The lustre finish is slightly glossy and allows some of your natural lip colour to show through, hence the colour you end up with may vary. 

bare lips under indirect natural light

with freckletone applied

I get about 2 hours of wear time with this one. Like Shanghai spice it also tends to catch onto dry patches. Both lipsticks have a mild vanilla scent.

R: Shanghai Spice; L: Freckletone

Both are very nice nude lipsticks but personally I like Shanghai Spice a little more. The slight orange/brown undertone in Freckletone doesn't quite suit my skintone as well as Shanghai spice. Both shades are permanent. 

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Swatch & Review: Dior Vernis Gel Shine Color 661 Bonheur

Product Description: "This advanced nail formula provides glassy, long-wearing shine. A precise brush applies the ideal amount of polish in a single sweep, allowing for a smooth application, vibrant color intensity, and a perfect finish."

Dior released this formula in 2015 and it is truly an amazine formula. It is glossy, smooth and long-wearing. The wider brush makes application so much easier.

Bonheur is a medium cool-toned pink with creme finish. I found the formula to be slightly thicker, but that didn't cause any problems because it self levels on the nails. Like most Dior polishes, it contains subtle shimmer that you can see under direct sunlight. In terms of wear time, Bonheur lasted 5-6 days for me.

                                          Under indirect light.

                                          Under direct sunlight.

Review: Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation

Description: "An oil-free foundation that delivers full, natural-looking coverage with one drop, for lightweight, 16-hour wear. "

I bought this in light 4 deauville, which is supposed to be a neutral shade.

Although the word "luminous" is used, the finish is more of a natural matte. It gives just enough glow to be distinguished from a full matte. And don't be fooled by its watery texture, the coverage provided is medium to full.

I find application better with a sponge. But this foundation is still on the drier side and not very forgiving of blemishes and dry patches.

Having oily combination skin, I would say this foundation has pretty good wear time, perhaps not 16 hours but it will last a working day.

The formula is fragrance free and doesn't have SPF.

At a price tag of $70 AUD, I probably won't repurchase because of the dryness issue. It works well on good skin days. Using a moisturizing primer also helps.

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Hello 2016! First blog post featuring Cle de Peau beaute correcting cream veil

   
Hello and welcome to my blog! I have been wanting to record my purchases and share my thoughts on them for a while now, and what better time to do it than the first day of a new year?

The first post features Cle de Peau beaute correcting cream veil, a makeup primer.

Product description:"A rich creamy moisturizing makeup base that instantly smoothes roughness and visibly transforms the texture of skin. Creates a stunning complexion, veiled in radiance, with a look of luminosity emanating from within."

-it has a light beige tint, which brightens the complexion, but may not suit darker skin tones
-reduces appearance of pores
-I have combination oily skin and I find this to be a moisturising primer
-SPF 20 PA++
-it has the signature cle de peau floral scent

I like using it with foundation that is slightly drying. On its own, it can be used as a tinted moisturiser just to brighten the skin.

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