Limecrime Velvetines Pumpkin

Finally we ordered another batch of velvetines. Not many new shades that I think will suit me. Ordered this Pumpkin shade which i think looks like a rusty red, a little like mixture of red velvet with riot with suedeberry. It looks darker on me than I thought but what is new, right. Lip picture taken from Lime Crime site. I think it is quite true to colour.. for this shade at least. 

Yes, I'm angry. Can you feel it? Hahahah.. This colour makes me look angry. I think it's too goth for my skin. I feel weird when I wear it out. Like... Im not sure what kind of eye make up I should match it with. I usually just darken my usual shadow. Can't believe I now have 5 Velvetines! Yipee.... 

Colour swatches. Forgot to do one with suedeberry. So these are the 3 colours that make me look angry hahah..  

Lime Crime Velvetines

#Pumpkin

The pros and cons are similar to the other Velvetines I have.

Pros:

Very pretty matte shade especially for you who love this look.

Long lasting.

Easily removable at the end of the day.

Smells lovely.

Colour makes me look angry hahahah.

Cons:

Probably too little if you use it everyday, it won't last very long.

Highlights your lip lines.

Feels a little dry after a while.

Same feedback as the other Velvetines, so here are the complete reviews with pictures. 

Review on Riot is here.

Review on Bleached is here.

Review on Red Velvet and Suedeberry is here.

Limecrime Unicorn Lipstick: Babette

There was a sale on Lime Crime nearing to Christmas last year so besides topping up on my Suedeberry and getting Pumpkin I also ordered Babette which is from their Unicorn Lipstick range. I wouldn't have gotten it if it hadn't been on sale. The sale was more than 50% off. I'm always on a look out for a pinkish colour that will suit my lips. Picture taken from LimeCrime site. They describe Babette as a Pinky Nude shade. Which is... pretty accurate. I guess on fairer skin it will look more nude. Such "nude" colours usually make me look like I am sick - cooped up for a few days at home and havent seen the sun nor bothered put on make up.

Came with a holographic lipstick box. Love nice packaging. But this paper box ended up in my rubbish bin anyway hahah. 

Swatch of the colour.... My skin looks very dark here. I was pretty convinced when I see the lip colour on the site. Prayed and hoped that I can carry it off.  

This is what it looks on me. I think it's still ok.. Doesn't make me look sick, does it? I'll have to say... I'm pretty pleasantly surprised with the texture of this lipstick. It's thick. Not exactly creamy, just thicker than normal lipstick. It's not very balmy nor the moisturised kind. But, it doesn't feel dry on my lips. It's like a kinda moist matte lipstick. It will highlight cracks on the lips but not as obvious as Velvetines. You still need a smoothed out lips to make this appear very nice. I love this formula. But they don't have many colour that suits my skin. Their colours are more for the fairer or more adventurous soul. My soul isn't that adventurous ahhaha..

Lime Crime Unicorn Lipstick

#Babette

Pros

Coats well.

Creamy. 

Doesn't feel dry.

Cons

Obviously not as long lasting as tint which I'm used to by now, but it's alright I guess. Since it's a little thick/creamy, it lasts longer than normal lipstick.

Etude House Snowy Dessert Pudding Tint

I got this super cute lip tint from Etude House. The packaging is super adorable. I wasn't going to get another tint since we all know my lip products are so many that they can probably last me till I'm a grandma. I just went into Etude to try them out one by one and I think this is the only shade that suits my lips. 

This is what it looks like after I started using it. I just throw it in my bag and it will move all over the place. It feels a little different from the usual balm that I'm used to. It feels a little gel-ish. A little weird in the beginning. I've been cleaning off the residue at the corner once in a while. Just be careful when you just throw it around. I think I've a tiny stain spot in my bag hahah. It doesn't leak but probably when I screw it back the tint smeared outside of the pot a little. You need to keep cleaning the smeared ones from the cap else... the more liquidy part of the balm which is on the top layer I think, the more water-ish part will seep out and stain your bag/pouch. Happened to me one time when I picked it up from my Kanken and my hand was slimy. Luckily my bag wasn't stained. I didn't check but I think it wasnt hahaha. 

It doesn't look like it will last long. I was pretty skeptical at first. I rubbed a part of it in the middle as you can see from the picture. This tint surprisingly lasts pretty long compared to normal lipstick. I didn't have much hope for it initially. I just got it because it looked like a pretty orangey pink and I didn't have that colour (ok.. not EXACTLY that colour). You will need to try it on your lips to see what it really looks like unless you are VERY fair and so I think your lips will also be a little of the light pinkish shade and hence all lipstick shade will be true-to-colour on your lips. 

How long lasting is this tint? Hmm.. I still need to reapply after a meal but the colour is still there though not in its original shade. If you eat fried chicken like a barbarian I think it will most definitely be gone completely but other than that... probably you can still get away with not topping up but I want great looking lips all the time so I will definitely touch up.

The finished look is a little matte but the good thing is, it doesn't feel drying like most matte lipsticks do. It doesn't look too matte as well. Doesn't look dry. The usual matte lipsticks will highlight all your lip lines or your flaky lip bits. This one does also but in a very minimal scale. If you start seeing lines, just smooth your lips out and it will look as good as freshly applied. 

This is what it looks on me. I didn't apply any base lipstick underneath. I usually will apply my Benefit Cha Cha Tint before I apply anything else. This tint is really wonderful. It glides on smoothly. It isn't drying like any other matte lipstick. If your lips are a little chapped you can still get away with it. My lips have been very dry recently but I can still get away with this. 

Etude House Snowy Dessert Pudding Tint 

PK001 Grapefruit Pudding

Pros

Pretty long lasting.

Glides on smoothly.

Does not highlight lip lines.

Looks matte but not drying.

Cons

Pretty heavy for its size (I think because it's glass container) - but not that much of a turn off.

You have to use your finger to apply which is... pretty gross for some people and aint nobody got time for lip brushes.

If you don't keep it in a upright position or clean it frequently, it will eventually seep out and stain ur bag a little.  

Clio Kill Brow Tinted Tattoo Pen

So someone out there has heard my prayers. Finally! A more compact version of the other Clio Kill Brow. They removed the only thing I have to complain about this which is its eyebrow mascara end. It will probably work much better if it had another type of brush - the real mascara kind of brush in smaller size so it will pick up lesser product. I think the brow mascara helps but not if it picks up a lot of gunk that goes on to your eyebrow. I don't usually use brow mascara also, unless I have more than enough time or I feel like dolling up. 

I got the same colour as the one I did for the full sized Clio - the darkest shade and the darkest brown shade. It comes in 3 shades also, I think there's a number 2 which is a light brown shade. If you have pretty brown hair, it should look very nice on you. But my hair is black. I have never dyed it before so I need to pick the darker shades. 

Clio Kill Brow Tinted Tattoo Pen

#3 Earth Brown

#1 Dark Brown

Pros

Pretty long lasting.

Easy to apply.

Cons

Size is bigger than the other eyebrow tint but it's alright. 

No other cons. They've taken away my only cons for this product. Am loving this!

Full review of the full sized tint with the eyebrow mascara is here. Everything is basically the same so I will not write up a repetitive post on this. Click for pictures on how they look on me. 

Clio Tinted Tattoo Kill Brow

Here are the reviews for the other eyebrow tint I've tried:

Etude Tint My Brows

Too Cool For School 1 Day Tattoo Eyebrow

Sigma Warm Neutrals Eye Shadow Palette

Ordered this from Luxola I think? Anyway, I thought the colours are very versatile and I was looking for some girly pinkish look. The only other eye shadow palette I have is the Naked 2 from Urban Decay which I love. I'm eyeing the Smokey palette now but..... #selfcontrol  

Half of the shades are shimmery. The colours are not very true to the picture especially on my skin. Maybe my yellowish skin alters the colour outcome. My brush pics up aplenty of the powder. It looks like it's picking up more than my other shadows. This is great. I don't need to apply so many times. 

I think I applied Cinnamon, Cozy and Warm Stone in this picture. All blended out nicely of course. Cinnamon is a very nice transition colour for me. I have been using it when I want to sport the more neutral look, on my less smokey days. Or when I want to sport an extremely smokey eyes, I will use this to blend the darker shade out into the brow area. I will be using this palette to help me with my Halloween look! So excited for that. My first time "dress up" ever, or should I say "face up" since there is no costume involved, just gonna make up my face. Hopefully it will be scary/ugly pretty instead of just ugly hahahah. 

Sigma Warm Neutrals Professional Make Up Collection 

Pros:

Lovely colours

Cons:

Due to my skin tone, I probably need to apply it on my hand first to see how it will fare on my lids since it doesn't really look like what I see on the palette. 

Not exactly cheap. I forgot how much it is but probably more than half of Urban Decay Naked palette. Probably because Sigma is the well known make up brushes that people usually use? I guess so. 

Verdict:

You should get these if you don't like your other shadows or if you are looking for specific shades on the palette.

Etude House Bling Me Prism

So I was browsing online and thought I needed these hahah. 

Got two colours: #01 Honey Glam which is a golden beige shade and #04 Bling Bold which is a golden brown shade. 

The applicator tip is pretty unusual for an eye shadow. But it's probably due to its creamy texture. It's good that it's not in a pot where you will need to either use your finger or a brush. Both will be so tedious to clean up thanks to the fast drying cream and the plentiful shimmer.

Both colour payoff is very strong. Very creamy upon application. You can still blend it after you've applied it but they dry off pretty fast so if you need to smudge it, smudge it fast. One thing I don't really like is the shimmer. It's too much. It's too metallic shimmery for me. 

This is after application which I've already applied other shadows on top. Just used some dark brown powder eye shadow on top of it and I applied the gold beige cream on the inner corner of my eyes,  all super blended out thinly. A word of advice when you use this: start with very little instead of smudging the whole applicator on your lid. Dot little dots on the part you want them to be on. Since the texture is creamy, it'll serve as a semi primer also, letting your powder shadows sit better. I love how it turned out in these pictures but in other lighting it doesn't look as flattering hahah. It's all about the angles. :)

Etude House Bling Me Prism
#01 Honey Glam
#05 Bling Bold

Pros:
Very strong colour payoff
You only need a little bit every time you apply so that small bottle will last very long

Cons:
Too shimmery for me
The effect is a little too strong for my liking but maybe I'm just pro lighter looks

Verdict: 
I probably won't repurchase these. If you like the strong look, this is the one for you.

Eyeko Waterproof Mascara and Eyeliner

Was so excited when I saw these on the magazine. Seems like they will be super waterproof which is going to be perfect for my beach trips. Got them from Sephora, there was a purchase mascara + eyeliner deal. Not sure why it came with a guitar pick. That was a little odd. 

Nothing unusual about the mascara. Just like the typical brush wand. Exactly the kind that I prefer. 

Eyeliner comes with a sharpener at the tip. 

Pretty easy to glide on and black enough. Seems promising already.

Had both the mascara and eyeliner in this picture. I tried using  a new app and it kinda over filtered it hahah. So I don't really like the mascara. I've tried better ones. This mascara droops down the lashes. I think it's probably because it's too wet or still new? I need to dry it out a little. Hopefully it will improve as I use it more often. 

Looks pretty lengthy here. Top view is always impressive but from the front it's not that noticeable because it droops down my already curled lashes. 

Left pictures are the freshly applied mascara and liner. Right pictures are what they look like after I took a shower. The mascara is still there but the lashes dropped down further. Eyeliner is still there also but faded off a little. The lines are not distinctive anymore. I'm rather disappointed. I was hoping these are really really waterproof. Well, they ARE waterproof, but they are just like any other waterproof liners or mascaras I have. There is nothing special about them. I was expecting them to do a better job than the normal ones that I already have. 

Eyeko Waterproof Mascara

Pros

Lengthens lashes pretty well.

Cons

Droops down lashes.

Not more waterproof than other waterproof mascaras.

Eyeko Waterproof Eyeliner

Pros

Easy to apply.

Glides easily.

Comes with sharpener attached.

Cons

Not more waterproof than other waterproof eyeliner.

Verdict: 

If you already have a reliable waterproof eyeliner and mascara, don't bother getting these.