Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Precious + Honey

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey (top) and Precious (bottom) PHP 575 for two
(according to the last photo)

I was walking around the department store and stopped when I saw a 'buy one take one' sign by Revlon. I've heard of these balm stains before but never thought of purchasing them since I knew I didn't really need yet another lip product, plus I already own a Chubby Stick from Clinique which is similar. But how can anyone pass up such a great deal? These were originally priced PHP 575 each, so I was able to score two for the price of one.

This product is basically a lip balm, but with more pigmentation and longer lasting color. They all have the same minty scent that most lip balms have, quite moisturizing, and also has the same natural finish of an ordinary lip balm. I've noticed that the color slightly turns more vibrant after a few minutes of it sitting on your lips, which I didn't expect to happen. It leaves your lips tinted, especially if you choose one of the darker shades. I also really like how it's shaped like a crayon because it provides a more precise application. I use the tip to line my lips first then fill them in by using the side of the crayon.

I'd say this is an almost perfect summer product except it doesn't provide SPF. Honestly, I think Clinique did a better job with the formula, their Chubby Sticks glide on a lot smoother and feel more moisturizing. However, Revlon wins in the scent and price (Clinique Chubby Stick retails for PHP 920) department.

Have you tried the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains?

Revlon

Website: http://www.revlon.com/Home.aspx

Too Cool for School Dinoplatz Lost Identity

Too Cool for School is a Korean makeup brand targeted to the young. I found out about this brand randomly when I entered their store while walking around in Seoul during my trip to Korea a few months ago. I've never heard of this store before but I was automatically drawn to it cause of the store's interior. It was different from most Korean makeup stores because it wasn't full of pink and cutesy things (ya know what I mean), not that I don't like those brands, Too Cool for School just stood out more among it. (Think a Korean, 'edgier', Benefit.)

I recently found out that they've opened a store here in the Philippines, in Mall of Asia to be exact. I hardly go to that mall since it's quite far and too big that I'd get lost, but I'm willing to go all the way there just to pay that store a visit. Hopefully they'll branch out soon and open in other malls in the Metro. Crossing my fingers!

Too Cool for School has a product called the Dinoplatz Lost Identity. They have three shades available: Lost in You Pink, Lost in Hawaii Orange and the green one in the photo above which is Lost in Dinoplatz Mint. The idea of this product is that it changes color once applied to the lips. 

I swatched this on the back of my hand in the store and I loved the shade of pink that it produced on my skin. When I finally used it on my lips, I noticed that it turned out more pink than how it was swatched on my hand. I still liked how it looked on my lips but that's just something to keep in mind before purchasing this! Make sure you actually try it on your lips first (wipe the entire lip product with tissue first for sanitation) because you might like how it looks on your hand but not like how it looks on your lips.

I own a red lip and cheek tint from The Body Shop already and I love that, but this is nice to own so I can switch up the colors on my lips when I want to. As I've said before, lip tints come in handy for students like me because it looks natural and lasts pretty long. It glides on like a lip balm but eventually dries up on the lips just like any other lip tint. Apply this on smooth lips and apply a lip balm before the Dinoplatz if your lips are dry.

Availability: I bought this while I was in Korea, and this product isn't on the Too Cool for School Philippines website so I'm not sure if it's available in MOA.

Price: 11,000 won / around PHP 430

Size: 2.5 g

Too Cool for School Korea

Website: https://www.toocoolforschool.com/

Too Cool for School Philippines

Website: http://www.toocoolforschool.com.ph/home/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toocoolgirlph

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Lucas' Papaw Ointment

Lucas' Papaw Ointment PHP 450

Make sure that it's properly sealed when you purchase this. It maintains the freshness and sanitation of the product.

Attach the opposite side of the cap to the end of the tube

Twist, then tada!

I mainly use this product for my lips as a lip balm and I've been using it every single day since I got it. I love how I only need to use a teeny tiny amount (literally 1/10 of the amount on my finger above or even less). Leave it on overnight, wipe off the gunk with a damp washcloth in the morning, and you've got lips as soft and supple as a baby's bum.

It isn't just a lip balm! It can be used for various things including boils, burns, chafing, cuts, cracked skin, open wounds, insect bites and nappy rash. 

Description from the Lucas' Papaw Ointment website:

"Made in Australia from pure Australian Papaws (papaya)"

Availability: Digital Traincase

Price: PHP 450

Size: 25 g NET (the tube is only a bit longer than my iPhone 4)

Lucas' Papaw Ointment

Website: http://www.lucaspapaw.com.au/index.php

Digital Traincase

"Your Ultimate Beauty Store. Nail polishes, make up, brushes and more!"

Website: http://digitaltraincase.multiply.com/ 

Pre-order Site: http://beautygeeks.multiply.com/ 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DigitalTraincase 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dgtaltraincase 

* For Paul / Sol Villamayor

Telephone No.: 964-2144

Mobile No.: (0917) 565-0265

Email: sales@digitaltraincase.com 

- Some brands that they have are NYX, Essie, China Glaze, O.P.I., Charm, Bioderma, Urban Decay, Models Own, etc.

NYX Round Lipsticks: What You Didn't Know

Did you ever wonder what was at the bottom of your NYX Round Lipstick?

Tada! 

I found out that my Thalia and Fig lipsticks both had a lipstick bottom, while my Tea Rose lipstick had a jelly bottom

I was so amazed when I found out about this! I don't know why some of them are jelly but I suggest you check all of the NYX Round Lipsticks you own before throwing them out. Who knows, you might get lucky and actually have a lipstick bottom! 

Just wanted to share this bit of information with you guys. Check out my review on the NYX Round Lipsticks here! 

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NYX: Round Lipsticks

Swatches from top to bottom: Thalia, Fig, Tea Rose

Top to bottom: Thalia, Fig, Tea Rose

Thalia

Fig

Tea Rose

The lipstick when twisted all the way up

Description from the NYX website:
"NYX Round Lipstick is our classic lipstick for all-year round. The mineral-based emollient formula offers a beautiful velvet texture, saturated color and it resists wear and smudging. It's your go-to lipstick. From Pure Nude to Pink Lyric to Chic Red, Round Lipstick is available in a jaw-dropping 144 shades."

Availability: Random stores, online stores, bazaars (I got mine from Digital Traincase in a bazaar a few months ago. They also sell this in Retail Lab in the Archaeology Wing of Rockwell) 

Price: Ranges from PHP 150 - 200 (I got mine for PHP 150)

Texture 
- 10/10

- It glides on to your lips really smooth

Pigmentation 
- 10/10
Packaging 
- 9/10 

- I like how you can see the color of the lipstick from the outside so it's easier to choose

- Don't open more than one lipstick at the same time because the name of the lipstick is on the cap. You might get them mixed up and put the cap to the wrong lipstick. That's what happened to me and it took me some time to get the right ones in place.

Reasonability of Price
- 10/10

- Cheapest lipstick I've ever bought!
Overall Rating
- 10/10

Comments / More Information:

- Available in 144 colors

- Cruelty free

- Hypoallergenic

- It doesn't have the same scent as the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams. It's light enough for those who don't really like scented lip products. I don't smell the lipstick while it's on my lips

- They don't all have the same scent. In my case, Fig and Thalia are the same while Tea Rose is different. All three are still lightly scented though

- It's a great product for everyday use

- It doesn't dry your lips up, unlike the Soft Matte Lip Creams

- Really good quality for the price

Check out my review on the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams here!

Digital Traincase

"Your Ultimate Beauty Store. Nail polishes, make up, brushes and more!"

Website: http://digitaltraincase.multiply.com/ 

Pre-order Site: http://beautygeeks.multiply.com/ 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DigitalTraincase 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dgtaltraincase 

* For Paul / Sol Villamayor

Telephone No.: 964-2144

Mobile No.: (0917) 565-0265

Email: sales@digitaltraincase.com 

- Some brands that they have are NYX, Essie, China Glaze, O.P.I., Charm, etc.

Retail Lab

Address: R2 Archaeology, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Makati (right beside Happy Lemon)

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams

NYX doesn't have a store here in the Philippines but you can purchase some of their items in random stores, online, or in bazaars. I bought three of my Soft Matte Lip Creams here!

Their make up products are mostly from NYX and Charm. They have the EOS lip balms too!

Clockwise from upper left: NYX Matte Lipsticks, NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams, (unknown), NYX Round Lipsticks

Clockwise from left: NYX Stick Blushes (really wanna try these soon!), NYX Pore Filler, NYX Shine Killer

Shades from left to right: Antwerp, San Paulo, Amsterdam
PHP 300 each

Swatches from left to right: Antwerp, San Paulo, Amsterdam

Left to right: Antwerp, San Paulo, Amsterdam

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Stockholm
I bought this one in a bazaar way back and I've been trying to look for other colors since then!

Stockholm swatch

Description on the packaging: 
"It's not lipstick, nor is it a gloss. It's like nothing you've experienced before. It's lipstick cream that goes on silky but looks soft matte."

Description from the NYX website:
"Neither lipstick nor lip gloss—this is matte lip cream. A new kind of pout paint that goes on silky smooth and sets to a matte finish. Soft Matte Lip Cream is surprisingly durable and, unlike some matte lipstick formulas, also moisturizing."

Availability: Random stores, online stores, bazaars (I got mine in Retail Lab in Rockwell)

Price: Ranges from PHP 300 - 350 (I got mine for PHP 300)

Size: Net. Wt. 0.23 oz or 6.5 g

Texture 
- 9/10

- Goes on really smoothly but dries up after awhile
Pigmentation 
- 10/10
- The color still stays on even when the lip cream settles and dries up on your lips
Packaging 
- 10/10 
- Easy application cause of the wand

- I like how you can see the color from outside of the packaging unlike the MAC lipsticks
Reasonability of Price
- 10/10

- It's so cheap!!!
Overall Rating
- 10/10

Comments / More Information: 

- Available in 11 lip colors (Amsterdam, Stockholm, Tokyo, London, Antwerp, Istanbul, Addis Ababa, San Paulo, Abu Dhabi, Monte Carlo, Milan)

- Cruelty free

- Hypoallergenic

- Make sure your lips are nice and smooth before you apply this. It doesn't go well on cracked lips because it dries up into your lip creases, making the cracks more evident

- It has a light, sweet scent - I usually don't like scented makeup products but it's light enough that I'm not bothered by it

- Great product for everyday

- Lasts long on your lips

Retail Lab

Address: R2 Archaeology, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Makati (right beside Happy Lemon)

Yves Saint Laurent: Rouge Volupté Lipstick in Opera Rose #29

YSL's Rouge Volupté Lipstick in the shade #29 Opera Rose

The creamiest lipstick in the universe

Swatch

Close up swatch

*Not available in the Philippines 

Yves Saint Laurent's Description: "An object of desire, this award-winning lipstick is wrapped in a romantic, elegant gold case that exudes luxury. Each signature shade saturates lips in captivating color that’s intensely pigmented, and imparts an irresistible glossy shine. The long-lasting, comforting formula is highlighted with a unique Color-shine Complex that leaves lips visibly smoother, plumper and more radiant. Light, silky texture smoothes on a veil of satiny, sensual color that’s altogether alluring. SPF 15."

Availability: Not available in the Philippines (I had mine bought in a department store in Canada and sent here through a relative)

Price: $34

Size: Net Wt. 0.14 oz. / 4 g

Texture:

- 10/10

Pigmentation:

- 10/10

Packaging:

- 10/10

Reasonability of Price:

- 8.5/10

- Expensive for a lipstick, but definitely the best I've tried

Overall Rating:

- 10/10

Tips / Comments: 

- Goes on the lips very smoothly

- The product doesn't last very long and is very creamy, so expect it to run out a bit faster than your other lipsticks

- It actually has a light and pleasant smell

- It has SPF 15

Yves Saint Laurent (Beauty)

Website: http://www.yslbeautyus.com/ 

MAC: Lip and Cheek Colour in Relaxation

MAC's Lip and Cheek Colour in Relaxation from the Casual Color Summer 2012 Collection

MAC's Lip and Cheek Colour in Relaxation: PHP 1,300 for 13 ml

Top: blended swatch; Bottom: heavy swatch

Including Relaxation there are a total of eight Lip and Cheek Colours from MAC's Casual Colour Summer 2012 collection. The other seven colors are:
- Evening Stroll
- Have a Lovely Day!
- Keep It Casual
- Keep It Loose
- Weekend Getaway
- Lazy Sunday
- Out for Fun

Availability: MAC Cosmetics stores (Hurry! They're limited edition and three of their colors are already sold out in the Rockwell branch the last time I checked)
Price: PHP 1,300
Size: 13 ml

Texture 
- 9/10
Pigmentation 
- 10/10
- You can build up the color or blend it out to the shade of your choice
Packaging 
- 9/10 
- Pros: It's simple yet pretty; it's easy to bring around because it's small and light, easy to use when you're out because you don't need a brush to apply it, all you need are your fingers
- Cons: Leaves you with dirty fingers; it's not stackable because of the dome shaped lid
Reasonability of Price
- 8.5/10
Overall Rating
- 9/10

Tips / Comments:
- If you have somewhat oily skin/don't like the look of creamy blushes/perspire easily then it will be best if you set translucent powder over your cheeks after applying this product
- As a cheek product, these are great for people with dry skin
- As a lip product, I recommend these to everyone. They're pigmented, moisturizing and they last pretty long
- If you're the type who's always on the go then this product is for you!
- This will definitely find a home in my handbag 
- Get them before they run out!
- Check out the rest of the Casual Colour collection products here!


MAC Cosmetics
Website: http://www.maccosmetics.com/index.tmpl