Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

I finally caved in and bought the Revlon Just Kissable balm stain! I was starting to hate myself when I realize I didn't bring one with me because I hate reapplying lip products especially in campus where touching up my makeup really isn't on top of my to-do list. I like using something that stays for at least a few hours. I found a lot of different types of lip stains from various brands here but the Just Kissable balm stain seems to be the most moisturizing one so far so I got it!

 Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Sweetheart Valentine

 Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Sweetheart Valentine

I was skeptical at first because it applies very much like a lip balm would but the pigmentation is really good. But after a while the balm stain settles and then it's impossible to budge. I have a feeling I'll be going back for the other shades lol

 

 Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Sweetheart Valentine

Sweetheart valentine is a gorgeous soft pink shade but you can also build it up for a more solid color. That's what I like about the Just Kissable balm stains, they can be subtle or bold depending on your taste!

Lip Swatch of Sweetheart Valentine

They lasted for about 3-4 hours on me. After that it started fading but the stains were still there the next morning! Even the ones on the back of my hand where I tried swatching them in the store. The only downside is the product gets drier on your lips throughout the day so I suggest bringing along a chapstick to moisturize those lips. Other than that, I think Revlon has once again brought out a very impressive line of lip products! The Just Kissable Balm Stain retails for RM33 in Sasa. You can also find them in Guardian or Watsons. 

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme foundation

Yes, I finally got my hands on the Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme foundation! There are so many foundations that I wanted to try but I already have quite a lot that I haven't finished using up yet so I always ended up not buying any. Even this particular foundation I have no plans on buying just yet but when we're at Guardian, Shala suddenly told me, "Okay, you can grab one item here and I'll pay for it. Just one!" I knew right away I wanted to pick this up! Talk about having no self control. lol

 

Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation in Medium Beige

I love the packaging of this! The use of glass jars gives the product a more expensive feel, like it's more expensive than it really is. However I think this packaging in particular is quite excessive because from the picture above you can clearly tell that the glass alone makes up half of the jar! The actual product you get is only 23.7ml. For comparison, the Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation holds 30ml of product, which isn't a lot either.

 

 Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation in Medium Beige

There are only 4 shades to choose from and I got the second lightest shade which is Medium Beige. This is by far, the thickest foundation I own! Like the Colorstay liquid foundation, this smells like paint which is unfortunate but otherwise it's works great! This also happens to be the foundation which lasts the longest on my skin, even longer than the popular Colorstay liquid foundation.

 

 Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation in Medium Beige

The consistency is different from anything that I have ever tried. I have read many reviews of this product by other beauty bloggers and Allison (amarixe on youtube) described it as more of a 'melted milkshake' consistency, which I think is pretty interesting. For me, it's like a paste. A liquid-y paste if you'd like. Or paint, like the ones on your wall before it dries up. I guess what we are all trying to say is that this Creme foundation is very thick in consistency!

Before and after

I like to use the Sigma F84 Angled Kabuki to blend the product onto my skin. I find that it is by far the easiest and quickest way to apply the product evenly. As usual, I dot the Creme foundation all over my face before I do any blending and buffing!

Before and after

I have yellow undertones in my skin and the shade that I chose, Medium Beige has more of a pink undertone which I really like because it completely neutralizes and brightens up my skin! This Creme makeup is without a doubt a full coverage foundation and is perfect for when you want to look like you have flawless skin! It sets to a matte finish and I love it! 

The longest time I have used this is for about 8-hours straight and even then, it still looked pretty good on my skin! No budging or weird patches on my skin whatsoever. It's now my go-to foundation for when I know I'll have a long day ahead of me and I want something that will last on my skin the whole time I am out without worrying about touching up or anything. 

P.S.: It can be a pain to remove! I need to wash my face with a makeup removing lotion 2-3 times to get it completely off my skin!

 The Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme foundation retails for B$29.90 at Guardian. Definitely go check this out if you're into fuller coverage foundation or if you prefer a foundation with long-lasting power.

Skyfall's bond girl inspired look

I watched Skyfall a couple of weeks back with my siblings and ever since I watched it, the makeup look that bond girl Sévérine wore when she met Bond is stuck at the back of my mind! It doesn't help that beauty gurus all over youtube have been uploading makeup tutorials on the latest bond girl's makeup look. Yes, including Michelle Phan! However, my favorite out of all that I've watched is by beauty guru Chelsea aka xclosetoreal.

Bérénice Marlohe as Skyfall's bond girl, Sévérine 

I was browsing Bérénice pictures and I noticed that she is always seen on the red carpet with her signature smokey eyes. Sometimes with a dark lips, and other times she left them nude. Either way, she looks stunning!

Bérénice Marlohe at the Paris premiere of Skyfall

 Chelsea's tutorial 

I decided to try out this tutorial which luckily for me is pretty simple to follow but looked very put together like you've spent a good hour on it. Chelsea even opted to use makeup sponges at some point in the 3 minute tutorial instead of makeup brushes. I don't have any of the items that she used in the video so I compensated with the makeup that I currently have. It's fun racking through your makeup collection looking for shades you can use to recreate a look!

What I came up with in the end

Ok I have to admit part of the reason I wanted to do this look is because I wanted to use that lipstick lol 

In the picture, her eye shape is elongated using a black shade and they had it exaggerated both at the inner corner of the eyes as well as the outer corner which is winged outward and upward. This somehow reminds me of the movie Black Swan. I have to say this look is pretty dramatic and is not something that I find comfortable enough to wear out, not even during the night time. Bérénice, on the other hand, really rocked those dark eyes + dark lips! If only I can look half as good as her!

On my eyes:

UD Naked palette eyeshadow in Creep, 

Second darkest shade in Essence 'Over the taupe' quad, 

Maybelline Volum' Express waterproof mascara,

Revlon Grow Luscious lashliner in Onyx,

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground

On my lips:

 

Revlon matte lipstick in Wine Not

On my face:

MAC blush in Desert Rose,

MAC MSF in Sunny by Nature,

MAC MSF in Gold Deposit,

SkinFood eyebrow powder cake,

Garnier Light BB Eye Roll-on,

Revlon PhotoReady concealer in Medium,

Essence Soft Touch Mousse in Matt Sand

Side note: So I've been watching a few episodes of That F Word on ClickNetwork recently and I think it's one of the best shows they've produced so far, if not the best. Others are nice too, like Budget Barbie, Tried and Tested, and also Chick vs. Dick which is darn hilarious but I personally like watching other people's thoughts on fashion and it's interesting to see what sort of styles are trending in another country. So thumbs up to That F Word!

Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum

Welcome to my 500th blog post! Wow, can you believe how many hours I spent sitting behind a computer screen just writing up post after post in this blog? It's insane! If you are a new reader, please do stay and I hope you like it here as much as I do. lol. If you've been reading my blog for a while now, I salute you!

Anyways, today I will be sharing my thoughts on one of my favorite lip products from Revlon! 

Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum

Out of all the lipsticks that I own, I like the packaging of the lip butters the most! Just by the plastic tube itself you can already tell what the color of the product is.

 

 Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum

Guardian recently released a few more 'new' shades from the Lip Butter range and I have been dying to try them out! Especially Tutti Frutti because it's a velvet orange and you know how I have been searching high and low for a good orange! Sugar Plum I think is one of the colors that was first released and I love it!

 

Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum

Sugar Plum looks like a deep berry color in the tube but when you apply it on the lips it's really quite sheer. Which is good for me because if it is any darker I'm not sure if I will be comfortable wearing it out all the time. 

 

Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum swatched

Like the other lip butters, Sugar Plum is really creamy and easy to apply on the lips. It's one of those colors where you don't need a mirror to help guide you put it on. I like to think of it as more of a chapstick than a lipstick. Not too sure about the darker colors like Candy Apple and Red Velvet but for Sugar Plum, it's definitely sheer enough to be a tinted chapstick!

I'm wearing Sugar Plum on my lips!

The Revlon Lip Butter range retails for B$15.90. I can't wait to get my hands on the other new shades!

Read my review on Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake and Lollipop here!

10 Products I would repurchase

So I've noticed this tag going around which is getting quite popular on youtube and it's the '10 Products I would repurchase' tag. I thought it might be fun for me to do this as well! I feel like a kid again going through my makeup drawers and picking out the 10 products. But it's also hard to just pick 10 because there are quite a few other products that I know I would repurchase too. 

Also, if you notice I didn't include any eye shadows and that's because I normally prefer to buy palettes rather than a single eye shadow so if I were to repurchase an eye shadow I'd have to buy the whole palette. Guess I shall share with you guys my top eye shadows in another blog post some other time! 

    

Laneige Makeup Primer - Sebum Control

The first product is this primer which I love and use all the time! I believe I've had this for more than a year now and there's still a good amount of it left in this tube! It's totally worth it even though it might be a bit pricey compared to Revlon's or L'oreal's primer. I prefer this over the drugstore ones because this makes my skin feels smoother. And it smells really good too!

Read more about Laneige's makeup primer here!

 Revlon ColorStay foundation in Early Tan

I've tried a handful of foundations and in the end I found that I always go back to this. I think it's because this has a low SPF in it and I tend to take pictures after applying makeup for whatever reason so I chose this to avoid looking white in photos. This is also probably the longest lasting foundation I own.

Read more about the Revlon ColorStay foundation here!

 Skin79 Sun Protect Beblesh Pact SPF30

I use this to set my foundation most of the times and it's a decent product. I prefer this over the MAC Studio Fix because this is less thick and doesn't cake up if you apply it generously. I never use the powder puff it comes with, normally I just use a kabuki brush and buff it into my skin. I am kinda weird with powders, I don't like it being too thick but I want it to give me a smooth finish.

 Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liner in Onyx

This is probably my favorite black eyeliner! It works similar to the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil but cost so much cheaper. There's really nothing else I can say about this except that I love it lol

 Maybelline Volum' Express Cat Eyes Mascara

I have gone through several tubes of this mascara and I know I am going to repurchase this again once it's gone. I am not exactly blessed with thick luscious lashes so this helps a lot in giving the illusion of having thicker lashes! Again, I've tried a few other mascaras but lo and behold this is the one I always go back to.

 Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter

I have to say I had a really hard time choosing the lip products! There are so many others which I love but in the end I chose the Revlon Lip Butters simply because they are affordable, moisturizing, creamy and pigmented! What more can you ask for in a lip product? The cute packaging helps too, of course!

Read more about the Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butters here!

Etude House Easy Brow Pencil

This I love because it's easy to use and easy to travel with. The only thing is I have to sharpen it every once in a while but I don't really mind doing that. It's also quite cheap, I think I paid about B$6.90 for this! Don't have much to say about this except that it's an essential in my daily makeup routine. I can't go out without my brows, you know. haha

Read more about the Etude House Easy Brow Pencil here!

 Revlon ColorStay Liquid Liner

This is one of the first makeup products I purchase when I started getting really into makeup! It's a true black unlike many of those marker pen liners which are easy to use but comes out looking grey-ish and transparent-ish. This one's perfect and I don't think I will even bother looking for other liquid liners out there. Maybe next time when I am overseas but certainly not in Brunei.

 NYX powder blush

The blusher in the picture above is called Mocha and this is one of the blushers that I reach for the most even though I barely made a dent in it! Looks brand new in the shot actually haha Anyways I think Mocha is great for every day use and I like that it's a slightly muted peachy color which I always tend to go for. Somehow pinks are not my favorite color for blushers because they look quite unnatural on my tanned skin-tone.

Read more about the NYX powder blush in Mocha here!

MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle

I tried not to go for makeup products that is unavailable locally because it would be difficult for me to repurchase these products if they are inaccessible! But I knew I had to make an exception here because there is simply no other products like this that I can purchase locally in Brunei! The MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle is a beautiful highlighter and I use it to highlight my cheekbones. You can also use it on the cupid's bow or on the bridge of the nose for that extra glow.

Read more about the MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle here!

So there you go, the 10 products I would repurchase! Feel free to do this tag if it tickles your fancy!

Darker makeup for night time

I've always wanted to do a darker look whenever I'm going out but unfortunately I don't always go out at night where darker shades are more 'acceptable'. So I normally limit the amount of makeup I put on my face during the daytime. Anyhoos there wasn't much to do around the house a few afternoons ago so I grabbed my makeup brush and started painting my face.

Haha I can't help but take the before and after picture! I find it pretty amusing to see if there's any difference before and after I apply makeup. 

  This time around I used scotch tape for that sharp edge. 

What I used for the eye makeup:

1) MAC Paint Pot in Blackground

- Used this as my base

2) Urban Decay Naked Palette Buck Eyeshadow

- Used above no. 3

3) MAC Venomous Villain My Dark Magic Eyeshadow

- I applied the dark pink shade on top of Blackground

4) NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Pearl

- Inner corner highlight

 

On my face:

1) The Body Shop Tinted Glow Enhancer

- I got this eons ago and still love it very very much! It gives off this super pretty glow to your skin without looking too shimmery. I used this to highlight my cheekbones!

2) Garnier Light BB Eye Roll on

- Under eye concealer

3) L'Oreal True Match Foundation in Golden Vanilla

4) MAC blush in Fleur Power

5) MAC MSF Sunny in Nature

- I love this product!! I like that it's not too dark so I can use it all over my face as a bronzer without worrying about it making me look sun burnt! But this time I just used it to lightly contour my face especially around the erm.. double chin area lol

 On my lips I'm wearing the ever trustable Revlon ColorBurst lipstick in Peach!

Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liner in Emerald

If you don't already know I am really liking the Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liners. They are extremely creamy and easy to slide on. I especially like the brown one for daytime use but I picked this up too because I don't have anything like this!

Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liner in Emerald

 

Unlike the brown and black liner from the range, this one has gold glitters in them and they are so super gorgeous! I feel like this is made for nights when you're going out with your friends to a party or something. Very glam-ish color to use lol

Decided to play around with it and here's what I came up with. I went with plum colors as my eyeshadow and paired them with Emerald on my lower lash line. If only they came out with more colors for this range because I really like the formulation of these! I find that they smudge a little after a while because they are really quite creamy so what I normally do is bring this out with me when I'm out and about and just touch up when needed. If I'm lazy I'll just set the eyeliner with a green eyeshadow on top.

 

 

 

I'm using Stage's lipstick in Lavender Love. Think I went a little overboard on the blush haha coz they never seem to show up in my pictures so I piled them on this time around lol