Loving Lip Color

So I love makeup. I think that we established that in a previous blog. I also think that I mentioned I wanted to look more into lip color since all I use right now is a basic gloss with a little bit of shimmer. After many discussions with a friend who shares a similar makeup obsession, I decided to give it a go and try out some new products for the lips.

Now I also believe in my previous makeup post I said that I hate spending money on makeup products when I don't know how they will look on me. Fast forward to the 30 minutes I spent in the CVS makeup section looking at ONLY lipstick. lol. But I bought some! 3 to be exact, and it was stressful!!! I've never been more stressed out buying makeup. Let me also point out, that aside from lip gloss, my experience with lipstick has been minimal, basically crappy cheap brands in hideous shades for dance competitions that stain your lips and flake off and UGH I am shuddering just remembering it.

Anyway, back on topic. My friend has been raving about Revlon colorburst lip butters for $7.99. So I went there first and I chose Peach Parfait, it is a more natural peachy color and sheer. It has a little bit of sparkle to it and best of all is not dry. Bahh there is nothing worse then dry cakey lipstick! I really like how this one felt and looked on, and once I get the guts to try a less neutral color, something more dramatic and with a pop of color, this is the lip stick that I will go to.
I browsed the other brands and ended up at CoverGirl, that was always my go to brand when dealing with drugstore cosmetics. I had seen an ad on TV for their lip stain and wanted to check it out. I didn't like any of the colors that they had, so I found LipPerfecion Jumbo Gloss Balm for $8.99 and chose the color Blush Twist. It looks like a giant eye shadow pencil and twists up from the bottom. This is also a more sheer color, but the shade I chose has a little pink tint to it, also very natural looking with a slight shimmer. This is also not dry. SCORE!! 2 for 2 so far! 
The last one that I ended up buying was also Covergirl, but this one is the Blast Flipstick Lipcolor for $9.99 that I got in Whisper. This is my least favorite of the 3 I bought. This one is two shades, a shimmer and a cream, and you can blend them together or fade them or wear them individually for different looks. It intrigued me. I am not sure that I love the color that I chose, it is a little more on the mauve side then the pink. It also felt more like a lipstick when wearing it. Not horrible heavy, but not light and airy like the other two. So 2 out of 3 ain't bad!! The Flipstick is deff more of a night look, to me at least where the lip butter and the gloss balm are more all day, every day looks.

 From left to right: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait, Covergirl Jumbo Gloss Balm in Blush Twist and Covergirl Blast Flipstick in Whisper.

These are the shades on skin. The left is the Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait, the next is Covergirl Glass Balm in Blush Twist, the next 2 are Coverigirl Blast Flipstick individually, and the last is the Blast Flipstick colors combined. LOVE LOVE LOVE the 1st two!!!

Overall I was happy with my lip color shopping experience. I have 3 different shades and am in love with 2 of them. I am going to try and make it a point to wear the Flipstick and try to get used to more of a lipstick feel on my lips opposed to a gloss, I think that may be part of the issue. I'm not used to wearing something more heavy feeling on my lips. I can't talk too much yet about how long they last, I have not had the chance to put them on and test the longevity of them. But as soon as I do I'll make a note in another blog entry.


I also want to make a quick note of another makeup product the same friend mentioned to me. It's ELF (eyes, lips, face) brand facial shimmering whip. The color that I got was Lilac Petal and you can use it as a highlighter (which is what I use it for) but you can also put in on your eyes or even your lips for an added shimmer. It goes on so light and just adds a little something something. Best of all, IT'S ONLY $1.00!!! A freaking $1.00. There is nothing better then that!

So this is the ELF shimmering facial whip in Lilac Petal. Above is what the package looks like and below is the shimmer on skin. Just a nice subtle glow. This one does not have a ton of color which I love for highlighting on the face :)

So hopefully this entry gave you some guts to go and experiment with lip color, I'm glad that I did. Having color on your lips really just completes the look, especially when you spent so much time and effort putting makeup on the rest of your face :)

xoxox
Lauren