The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick REVIEW

RATING :- 9.8 OUT OF 10

Today's review is about The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick. It comes in a mini-stick shaped container, and weighs 4.2g and is priced at INR Rs 350. It is just a tube with roll on back, which needs to be twisted to get the product out on top and got a transparent cap on top as cover. The product inside is colorless. It got a nice sweet smell which when you apply on your lips you get the smell of chocolate while applying which fades away and a faint vanilla or coconut smell stays for sometime.

What The Body Shop claims about The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick ? : This balm in a stick contains real cocoa butter. It leaves lips moisturised and kissably soft.

• Moisturises.
• Creamy butter-like texture.
• Leaves lips soft.

How to use : Apply as required throughout the day.

I have been using this The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lipbalm for a while now. I already told you about the amazing sweet fragrance. It is also very light-weight when you apply on the lips, you wont feel any kind of greasiness or stickiness, thats really a great relief for people who avoid lipbalms just because they hate stickiness. The texture of the lipbalm is really smooth and silky and glides on very well on the lips. One coat is enough to last for half day if you are not having any food. You may have to reapply if you have very dry chapped lips, otherwise for normal lips, twice a day application would be more than enough. The lips feel very soft and hydrated all day long, and then there is no glossiness on the top, so thats a good thing if you dont like glossy lips. The packaging is totally travel-friendly so you can carry it around.

The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick is a bit high-priced compared to the other lipbalms available in the market, but then quality always comes with a price. It does not make the lips white, and does not have any taste. I absolutely cannot think of a single complaint right now regarding this TBS lipbalm, and definitely i would love to repurchase few other varieties of TBS lipbalm.

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Faces Go Chic Lipgloss REVIEW (Shade 13 Plum Rhapsody)

RATING : 8 OUT OF 10

I am not much into lipglosses as i dont always love the glossy pout look, but then i got this Faces Go Chic Lipgloss as a gift. So i have used this only twice i believe. It comes in a black outer pack, while the tube container is transparent plastic made with black top. The brush is quite long yet handy to use on the lips. And i must tell you, i adore the fragrance of this lip gloss, thats the best part about this Faces lipgloss i would say. It costs INR Rs 249 for a pack of 7.5 ml.

Ingredient : Castor Oil, Petrolatum, Capric Triglyceride, Phenyl Trimethicone, Bees Wax, Ozokerite Wax, BHA, Propyl Paraben etc.

What Faces claims about the Faces Go Chic Lipgloss ? : Get those luscious and beautiful lips by applying this Go Chic lip gloss from Faces. Ensuring deep color in a single glide, this lip gloss will not only make your lips look attractive, but also keep them hydrated all day long.

Get ready for rich long lasting color in just one swipe. Easy to apply and high on shine. Go easy. Go CHIC with Faces Go Chic Lip Gloss.

How to use : Glide over lips for a natural colored glossy look or over a lipstick for that extra shine.

 

Swatch of Faces Go Chic Lip Gloss Plum Rhapsody

Talking about this lip gloss from Faces, i will say this is not highly pigmented and thats not a specific issue only in this lip gloss but to most glosses in the Indian beauty market. The claim of getting deep rich color with just a single glide is not something which should be believed. However, the Faces Go Chic Lipgloss stays on for 4-5 hours without meals, and definitely adds on shine on to the lips. The fragrance lingers as long as it is on your lips, and you feel really good about it :) Talking about the shade 13 Plum Rhapsody, as you can see from the swatch it is dark plum in color. But then you need several swipes of it to show on the lips. I feel if you just use this gloss on your lips, you cant see much color on the lips, so its better to use it over a plum lipstick as just a gloss to get the shine. And thats how i use this.

The lipgloss is kind of thick and sticky so you need to be sure of your hair which must be in place or else it will get stuck with the lips and create a mess, and thats another reason why i dont use gloss much. The Faces Go Chic Lipgloss is also very much transferrable. It might stay till 4-5 hours without any food or water though, and after that you would need touch-ups. So, finally i would say the gloss is good if applied over a lipstick, i might get something from this same range in pink or red so.

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Vaseline Lip Care Total Moisture REVIEW

RATING :- 8 OUT OF 10

As winter is setting in, its absolutely necessary to take care of dry chapped lips. So let me review a few lip balms and lip creams. Today i have got the Vaseline Lip Care Total Moisture. It contains 10 g of the product and costs INR Rs 45. It comes in a white plastic tube with blue cap. It has got a nice light smell.

What Vaseline claims about the Vaseline Lip Care Total Moisture ? : Rejuvenate your skin with the original, Lip Jelly from Vaseline. Formulated with 100% pure petroleum jelly, this lip protectant provides your dry lip skin with long-lasting moisture. Its triple-purified advanced solution feels gentle on your lip skin. It gives you smooth and even looking lip skin avoiding dryness and preventing pore clogging. It reaches your deepest skin cells and locks in the moisture giving you nourished and healthy lips. The effective skin protectant keeps your skin from chapping, windburns, scrapes and cuts. It is specially designed for itchy dry lips and is ideal to use during the harsh winter season. This tiny 10 gm pack can be carried anywhere for instant softness.

Vaseline Lip Care Total Moisture is basically a lip jelly which is transparent in color and does not color the lips. It is a bit glossy when applied on the lips, but that should not be an issue since any lip gloss would be same kind of glossy. But one good thing about this is that it is not sticky. This nourishes the lips really well and is so affordable. Also the packaging is travel-friendly and since the tube is so small you can always carry it around. I am generally not much of a lip jelly lover kind of person, however today after i took bath, my lips began to feel dry so i had to go through my closet to find some lip care products. And since this is the most affordable lip jelly i have ever used, i decided to review this right now.

I like this lip balm and definitely would repurchase this anytime soon. But a little of this is enough to take care of the dryness on lips so one tube will last long. Also unlike the lip balms that comes in tub, the Vaseline Lip Care Total Moisture comes in a squeezy tube and therefore you dont have to dip your fingers to get the jelly. Very convenient. Mine looks very dirty as it has been lying in the drawer for quite sometime now, excuse that! If your lips are too dry then you might have to apply twice or thrice a day to keep it hydrated. So if you are on a budget and yet want a great lip balm or lip jelly, then you must try this out.

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Avon Glazewear Dimensions lipstick Review

RATING :- 3 OUT OF 10

So i had been using the Avon Glazewear Dimensions lipstick for about a year now. I got the shades G208 Amethyst Shine and G102 Lustrous Berry and also G207 Razzle Dazzle. I got these quite sometime back so cant remember the price exactly, but i think it was priced around INR Rs 300 each. As the name suggests, the lipsticks got nice shine and kind of glossy when applied on the lips. So you get very glossy lips. Also these lipsticks provide a good amount of moisturization too, and can be used as lip balms.

Amethyst Shine

Lustrous Berry

Razzle Dazzle

The lipstick comes in a silver metallic case with black inside. It got a faint smell, which is not very pleasant. The Avon Glazewear Dimensions lipstick is very sticky so be sure your hair is tightly tied up or clipped otherwise it keeps on sticking with the lipstick and creating a mess all over the face. The color payoff is not that great, you need to put on at least 2-3 swipes to get the color visible. As it is very creamy and glossy, dont expect any matte look with this.

Swatch of Avon Glazewear Lipstick G208 Amethyst Shine

Swatch of Avon Glazewear Lipstick G102 Lustrous Berry

Swatch of Avon Glazewear Lipstick G207 Razzle Dazzle

Now talking about the 3 shades that i got from the Avon Glazewear Dimensions lipstick, the amethyst shine is kind of mauvish purple lip color with lots of shine. And the lustrous berry is a medium pink color with lot of sparkly shine. And then the Razzle Dazzle is a purple shade with shine/shimmer in it. I am putting up the swatches of the Avon lipsticks so that you can get an idea of how the shades are.

One thing i must mention before i end up this write-up is that Avon Glazewear Dimensions lipstick melt very fast if you keep in drawers. I am in India, Kolkata and humidity is quite high here. So the lipsticks keep on melting and then it breaks. So due to this, the lustrous berry shade has got spoilt already. More than 60% of the lipstick fell off after breaking. The other one is still intact somehow. And razzle dazzle got all bubbles built in it up automatically, no idea how. These lipsticks should be refrigerated however no notice was given by Avon when i bought these.

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Revlon Plumpsexxxy Lipcolor Review (Shade 52 Muzzle Duzzle)

RATING : - NULL/DISAPPOINTED

While going through one of my drawers, i found this Revlon Plumpsexxxy Lipcolor SPF 15 in the shade 52 Muzzle Duzzle. The packaging is quite dirty as it has been lying in the desk for a longggggggggg time now, i think i have hardly used this shade two times. Not at all a favourite of mine, anyways. It contains 4 g of the product and costs INR Rs 630.

The packaging of Revlon Plumpsexxxy Lipcolor is quite neat, the body is platinum gold in color with the middle part fully golden in color. The cap is see-through so that you can check out the shade without having to open the lipstick. It has got a faint vanilla odor. I am not again a fan of this kind of smell. It is very moisturising and shiny. The consistency is kind of creamy. When you apply on the lips, you can feel a mild cold kind of sensation, almost mint like feeling, wont say it is a tingling sensation as generally lip plumpers do have that.

When it comes to plumping the lips, this lipstick from Revlon is a big fail at that. It provides no plumpiness as the name would suggest. So if you want your lips to be plumpy, dont try this lipstick, its just a waste of money. Revlon Plumpsexxxy Lipcolor is not that superbly pigmented too, you need to go through the lines again and again to see the color, at least with this particular lip shade, so is the case. Since it is creamy, it can settle between the lip lines if not applied heavily.

Two good points that i can think of about this lipstick are that is very moisturising, so if you want some hydration on your lips go ahead with this. Also it contains some SPF, so you need not apply any more sunblock on the lips. Revlon Plumpsexxxy Lipcolor got a good staying power and stays on properly at least for 4 hours, without any munching. Now about the shade 52 Muzzle Duzzle, it is a medium brown shade, perfect for everyday wear. This shade is again not liked by me, dont know why. It simply looks too unflattering on me. Anyways, i am putting a swatch of this Revlon lipstick for you all here. And if you are into matte then this would be again a disappointment for you!

So overall, if you are just looking for hydration with some color on the lips, also some sun protection, this Revlon Plumpsexxxy Lipcolor will serve the purpose. However, if you want something to plump up your pucker, and you are expecting that to happen with this lip color then this will disappoint you totally!

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How to make matte lipstick at home

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Homemade natural cosmetics are always preferable rather than going for all chemicals. Therefore, if we can make lipsticks at home by ourselves with the help of homemade items, that would be fun to try out and also safe for your skin.

Matte lipsticks or lip colors never go out of fashion. If you make homemade matte lipsticks, the best thing about it is that, you can make lip colors of your choice instead of buying a color which you don’t like after coming back home and regret the entire week after purchasing it. Homemade matte lipsticks will be definitely cheaper and safer for anyone. So in this article we shall be telling you how to make a matte lipstick naturally at home.

Ingredients required to make matte lipsticks at home :

·         1 teaspoonful of Vaseline or petroleum jelly. Beeswax is also okay.

·         1 teaspoonful of oil. (You can use coconut oil or olive oil or vegetable oil. Baby oil will also work.)

·         1 teaspoonful of shea or cocoa butter.

·         1/4^th teaspoonful of Bentonite Clay. (This will add the matte texture.)

·         A tiny round container.

·         For coloring you can use eyeshadow. If you want 100% natural cosmetics then go for natural coloring ingredients. Like for red color, you can use beetroot powder or just  a drop of red food color. For brown color, you can use a bit of cinnamon powder or one fourth teaspoonful of natural cocoa powder.

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How to make :

·         If you are using Vaseline or petroleum jelly as the base, just put it in the container and mix it with shea or cocoa butter and oil.

·         If you are using beeswax as the base, make sure to melt it first and then mix it with oil and shea or cocoa butter.

·         To add color to your homemade matte lipsticks, if you are using eye shadows, then get loose eye shadows for that, of a color of your choice. If you have pressed eye shadows, crush it first so that no lumps are present. After that, mix the eye shadow dust with the above mentioned mixture.

·         If you want entirely natural beauty product, go for natural products then for coloring. Experiment by adding different sorts of ingredients and in different amounts to get different shades of natural lip colors.

·         Now add the bentonite clay to the mixture and mix everything well.

·         Now just transfer the mixture to the tiny round container, if you have used Vaseline or petroleum jelly. Its ready for use. If you have used beeswax, the mixture will be still in liquid form. So just pour it carefully in the container, don’t fill up the container entirely because the lipstick will start expanding as it starts cooling down.

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Remember to store the homemade matte lipstick in a cool dark place, so that it does not get soft.

(Written by aEsThEtIcS staff)

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How to choose the right lip gloss

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Personally i am not a lip gloss girl, but i must admit that at times the matte lip look is too dull and bland. So to spice things up, a lip gloss is necessary! Lip  gloss gives a youthful look and is easier to remove than a matte lipstick.

Generally lip glosses are cheaper than lipsticks and hence affordable for college students’ makeup. And in order to get a radiant complexion and bring out your eye color, its important that you choose your lip gloss correctly. For example, if you are going out in the morning, avoid wearing a bright lip gloss, as that would be too bright and loud for day time makeup. For daytime makeup neutral or nude color lip glosses work the best!

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So, now if you are going to purchase lip gloss, here’s a few tips to choose the right lip gloss.

Lip gloss should match complexion – Whatever lip gloss color you purchase, make sure it matches your skin complexion. This will help you look good.

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Choose lip gloss matching to your lip color – To get fuller lips, its essential to use the lip gloss and lipstick in similar color. This would help the lips to look voluminous.

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Cracked lips – If your lips are chapped and cracked, before applying lip gloss, make sure to moisturize the lips with lip balm or chapstick. If your lips are too cracked, you can avoid lip gloss temporarily until the lips get okay!

Keep in mind the occasion – Always keep in mind the occasion and time of the day when you apply overall makeup including lip gloss. As i mentioned previously in the post, if its a morning time and you are going out to college or work, opt for a nude or neutral lip gloss shade. In the evening, if you are going out for shopping or partying, stick to bright vibrant shades of lip glosses.

Brand matters – Always go for a lip gloss of a good reputed cosmetic brand. I know, there are many makeup brands today in the Indian beauty market which manufactures lip glosses of various textures and also qualities. You need a real good lip gloss for yourself so go for lip glosses from reputed brands. Good branded lip glosses generally have a better color pay off and also lasts longer.

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