Glo Skin Beauty Suede Matte and Creamy Lip Crayons Review + Swatches: The Extra Holiday Glam You May Be Looking for

On the left is Crimson, then Monogram, Demure, and ending with Bombshell on the right.

The holidays are a time when you’ll be  visiting friends and family making the rounds to parties and celebrations.  With all that toasting and nibbling ahead, long-lasting lip color that doesn’t require constant touch-ups is especially important.  A suggestion I have for you is Glo Skin Beauty’s Suede Matte and Creamy Glaze Lip Crayons that I got to try.

These mineral-based lip crayons are enriched with vitamins C and E, mango oil and shea butter for keeping lips comfortable.  Besides a beautiful color payoff, these lip products tend to wear like a stain. 

The earlier ones came with a sharpener at one end, but no longer do.  You need to use a separate sharpener.

The Suede Matte Crayons consist of seven shades and retail for $18.00 each.  I received the following four: Monogram (medium nude that has equal amount of pink to brown), Bombshell (classy red that is more neutral than swaying toward a blue or orange red), Demure (mauve-pink), and Crimson (red brown with pink).  

 Going right to left is Demure, Mimosa, Crimson, Praline, Dahila,Bombshell, Bloom, Monogram, and Heirloom .

I thought these matte crayons had a moisturizing feel on the lips and not nearly as dry as other matte formulas can be.  They do sink into the lips after about an hour or so but that luscious velvet color is perfectly intact despite eating or drinking.  

The Creamy Glaze Crayons have a shinier, glossy look to them.  Out of the six becoming shades, I was sent five that include: Heirloom (gorgeous mauve-pink), Bloom (lilac-pink), Dahila (medium violet-pink), Mimosa (warm pink with some coral), and Praline (light gold infused brown).

Starting on the left is Praline, Heirloom, Mimosa, Dahila, and ending with Bloom on the right.

These feel wonderful, stay in place and also manage to remain on the lips after eating and drinking.  You'll appreciate how they manage to keep up with you for hours on end.

Another thing I loved about these lip crayons is how extra convenient their slim size makes them for fitting into a tiny evening bag.  If you haven’t tried Glo Skin Beauty’s Suede Matte or Creamy Glaze Lip Crayons yet, I think that you’ll really like the feel and wear of these.  Check them out!

Review + Swatches: Take a Walk on the Wild Side With Touch in SOL Eye and Lip Products for Beautiful Definition!

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Touch in SOL's Galactic Girl was my favorite bright shade.  The violet with brown really rocked the color in a sensational way.

Giving eyes and lips some dazzling glamour is easy when you find the right cosmetics to help with the task. With the products that I was sent from Korean beauty brand, Touch in SOL, I discovered how to give my features an exciting change through neon color and vivid definition.

Before I tried these wild colors on, I was a bit hesitant about Touch in SOL’s new Style Neon Super Proof Gel Eyeliners ($16) for their unconventional effect.  However, the fun was what came next once I started playing with these creamy, well-pigmented waterproof liners and experimenting with how to turn up the wattage of my eyes by combining colors or eye shadow for reinventing new looks.  

I found laying down a bold bright line as I did with their riveting violet Galatic Girl played up the color of my brown eyes even more than I expected.  You might say it brought them into beautiful focus.

The Astral Ice, an electric blue color, paired with shimmering champagne and bronze shadow gave my eyes an edgy update.   

Astral Ice is not for the shy.  This lively liner is meant to be noticed.

Not to be outdone was the way my eyes looked once I tried on Eclectic Electric, the teal pencil, which by the time I finished my makeup seemed to make my eyes look huge with what the brilliance of that color did to resize my eyes.  

Eclectic Electric is bold fun.  Wearing this liner brings out your playful, daring side.

Lights Out was a rich matte black that also applied effortlessly for a pencil due to its beneficial oils such as argan, apricot, calendula, jojoba seed, olive, and rose.  One other color is available in this line called Cosmic Carrot, a bright orange, but I did not get that one to test.   

Lights Out is classic, rich black that blends as easily as it glides on.

You should see the extra impact that is possible once you retrace over that dark black with one of these bright neon pencils alongside. The size of my eyes seemed to take on a new proportion with how that bit of wild color only brought more attention to the area.

For your viewing pleasure, I swatched the shades for you.  Starting on the left is  Red Chili One Second Vivid Lip Crayon followed by Lights Out, Eclectic Electric, Galactic Girl, and ending with Astral Ice Style Neon Super Proof Gel Eyeliners on the right.

These pencils stay put, despite rubbing your eyes or when it comes to taking them off.  You will need your eye makeup remover to get them to budge.  Soap and water or a rinseable cleanser just will not cut it.

I also was sent one of the Light Bright Brow Spot Highlighter ($21) pens for accentuating the brow area or other facial highlighting in #001 For Your Eyes Only, a matte pink.  This is one of those sponge-tipped pens that you twist to release the liquid that later turns into powder form.  The formula has argan, olive, and jojoba seed oils, which makes for smooth gliding.  As to shades, there are three other shades ranging from subtle in how it catches the light to full shimmer that I would have preferred for any highlighting.  

Light Bright Brow Spot Highlighter

The eye product that totally won my heart was Touch in SOL’s Stretchex Stretch Lash Effect Mascara ($22).  The formula is gentle, lightweight and amazing with how its air polymer powder manages to find and wrap around each lash to build them up without clumping or stiffness just by working that wonderful curved brush.  My lashes looked longer from its silk proteins, more lush, blacker, and even had some additional curl to them once I finished after just one coat.  Even after rubbing my eyes, I am happy to say no flaking or smudging.  

Stretchex really lengthens and adds ample volume!

The last product in my box was a One Second Vivid Lip Crayon ($16).  The one that I got was Hot Chili (bright red-orange), a highly-pigmented color that has a surprising amount of moisture for a satin matte finish crayon thanks to its phyto seed oil complex. There are three other shades in this line from Tulip Pink, Wild Tangerine to Yellow Bird.

One Second Vivid Lip Crayon in Red Chili

This is me wearing Red Chili One Second Vivid Lip Crayon.

This was my first time using any products from Touch in SOL, but now I am hooked after this experience.  I plan on looking into the All in One Beauty Aid Cream next with the cold weather inching closer.  Have you tried this beauty brand yet?  Do check their products out, especially that Stretchex Mascara because I promise that you’ll love Touch in SOL! 

LAQA & Co. Fat Lip Pencils (Shambolic and Doppelganger) Review + SWATCHES!

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This is LAQA & Co.'s Shambolic Fat Lip Pencil.

October 2014 had LAQA & Co. welcoming a few new colors of their Fat Lip Pencils to their collection.  I received two of the five to share with you for this review.

Shambolic is a vivacious violet with some red undertones that made my lips pop.  The color is fun and a bit bold, but striking just the same.  I found this chubby crayon highly pigmented, but feeling smooth and creamy on my lips.  It lasts for a few hours and then turns into a gorgeous stain.  

Here I'm modeling LAQA & Co.'s Shambolic Fat Lip Pencil.  It really has the power to wake up your face--at least it did mine.

Doppelganger is a vibrant shade of a deep pink, peony color.  Unfortunately, the color didn’t do much for my light warm complexion as I had hoped.  Nonetheless, it is an exciting pink meant for the right lips.  Just like Shambolic, it also had a wonderful and comfy feel when wearing.

Take a look at LAQA & Co.'s Doppleganger Fat Lip Pencil.

This is LAQA & Co.'s Doppleganger Fat Lip Pencil on me. 

If you’re looking to expand your lippie wardrobe, LAQA & Co. Fat Lip Crayons require no separate sharpener to buy and are a nice way to go.  Both of these shades retail for $18 so do look for them.

Laqa & Co. Menatour Sheer Lip Lube and Fairyblood Fat Lip Pencils Review–SWATCHES!

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Let me introduce you to Menatour Sheer Lip Lube Pencil.

When you want glossy color but are looking for a formula that also doubles as a hydrating lip balm, lip crayons are the way to go.  Recently, I got to try two different varieties of them from Laqa & Co. with their Menatour Sheer Lip Lube and Fairyblood Fat Lip Pencils.

The Menatour Sheer Lip Lube appears as a wild purple--that is until you try it on.  Once on your lips the bold color undergoes a beautiful transformation with more pink to pleasantly subdue and balance the purple.  

Here I'm modeling Menatour Sheer Lip Lube Pencil.  What do you think?

The formula feels exceptionally light while drenching lips with shea butter and tasty peppermint to moisturize as you color.  

As to the Fairyblood Fat Lip Pencil, the pink-nude color is shimmery to gently caress lips with the barest hint of delicate color.  This crayon moisturizes but not as much as the Sheer Lip Lube variety, which happen to be my favorite.

Meet Fairyblood Fat Lip Pencil.

This is Fairyblood Fat Lip Pencil.  There is a faint shimmer to it that my camera just didn't pick up.

Both the Sheer Lip Lube and Fat Lip Pencils retail for $18 a piece.  Do check all the gorgeous shades at Laqa & Co.!

On the left is Fairyblood and closest to my wrist on the right is Menatour.

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Colour Rush Balms Review–Photos + SWATCHES!

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Starting on the left is #620 Lady Marmalade, #100 Give Me a Cuddle, then #710 Drive Me Nude and ending with #130 I Want Candy on the right.

Lip crayons seem to be the rage these days for all the added benefits they can provide over a traditional lipstick.  Now Rimmel London has entered the arena with their new line of fourteen Lasting Finish Colour Rush Balms to tempt us with. I got to sample four of them for this review: #100 Give Me a Cuddle, #620 Lady Marmalade, #710 Drive Me Nude, and #130 I Want Candy.

These crayons had a bit firmer consistency than some other crayons that I have used that made for beautiful application, especially wonderful for keeping within the outline of the lips. I also noticed how lightweight this yummy vanilla formula felt for something that deposited that much incredible color.  Best of all, these lip balms bathed dry lips in lasting moisture and hung in there for hours even through eating, which turned the color into more of a stain.

I swatched the colors for you in the photo below.  Starting closest to my wrist and working down my arm is #620 Lady Marmalade (lively orange), #130 I Want Candy (cool-toned medium pink), then #710 Drive Me Nude (warm pink-brown) and ending with #100 Give Me a Cuddle (warm medium pink).  

Lasting Finish Colour Rush Balms swatches

If you take a close look at #710 Drive Me Nude, the shade appears beige-nude in the tube. However, it instantly became this lovely, natural pink-brown nude color.  As to my favorite, I would say that it is a tie between this nude and #100 Give Me a Cuddle for the natural freshness they can bring to your look.

If you haven't tried these new lippies from Rimmel London, I advise a trip to your drug store is in order because they are quite nice to have.  The only problem you will find is deciding among all those gorgeous shades!

Review: Burt’s Bees Lip Crayon (Hawaiian Smolder 429)

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Burt’s Bees Lip Crayon (Hawaiian Smolder 429)

Burt’s Bees now has a line of gorgeous lip crayons to tempt us with.  I received one of the six shades in Hawaiian Smolder 429 to review.

This chubby lip crayon is a rich medium pink that made my lips pop with enough lively color to set off my light complexion nicely.  It went on smoothly, felt comfortable, and moisturized with shea butter, kendi oil, and jojoba oil.

If you haven’t tried this new line of Burt’s Bees Lip Crayons ($9), I think you really would like them.  Do check them out the next time you go shopping!

*Disclaimer: Free products were provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*

NYC New York Color’s City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colors Review + SWATCHES!

Disclaimer: This post is based on a free product provided by a company as a press sample so that I may offer my own opinion, which may be the same or differ from yours.

From left to right is Riverside Rose, Canal St. Coral, Brooklyn Brown Stone, and ending with South Ferry Berry on the right.on

This Spring 2014 NYC New York Color came out with a line of chubby lip pencils with their City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colors.  I had wanted to try these since I do think this company makes wonderful lip products at a fraction of the cost of some others.  PR kindly sent along four of the twelve shades for me to work with.   

Brooklyn Brown Stone (011) is a peachy-nude, Canal St. Coral (051) is a perky fresh orange, Riverside Rose (020) is a rosy-brown, and South Ferry Berry (040) is a pretty red with some pink through it.

Starting on the left is Riverside Rose, Canal St. Coral, Brooklyn Brown Stone, and ending with South Ferry Berry closest to my wrist on the right.

These crayons glide on and do a nice job of hydrating lips with a sheer, fresh wash of creamy feel good color with a fruity taste.  If you want more intense color, you simply remedy that by layering on more. 

What else is great is how you can use them to multitask as blush and match your cheeks to your lip color.  For $2.99 a piece, this product can stretch your beauty dollar even further, especially if you’re hunting for some shade like an orange color for summer that you normally don’t wear to try out a new look.

As to how long to expect them to wear, I put mine on after breakfast where it remained until I ate lunch.  This is not a stain so you will want to reapply.

But to be honest, it is that juicy wash of color that makes these perfect compliments to your beauty wardrobe for summer.  Have you tried NYC New York Color’s City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colors yet?  Do check these out!

*Disclaimer: Free products were provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*