You did not think that we were done with lip crayons, now did you?!!! Good, because it seems we have one more new crayon-kiddo entering the beauty scene in India, from the Faces brand this time. Now Faces has launched these beauties in 2 finishes - Matte, and Starry Matte ('with a touch of glitter') as per the brand. I am reviewing the Matte version here.
I have used the Faces Ultime Pro Long wear Matte lipsticks in the past and find them to have the best matte formula along with the Lakme Absolute Crème range. With the same hope, I picked up this product too. Okay, time to find out now...
Lakme's Lip Pouts or Matte Lip Tints.... call them whatever you want.... but they sure have some really vibrant lip colors in the range that are true-blue mattes. They are instant mood-lifters and can make you look alive even when you are feeling dull and dead. I have already reviewed the Raving Red on the blog and today I am reviewing another gorgeous color, 'Magenta Magic'....
Looks like the chubby crayon trend is here to stay! I remember when I was in college, my mom and me would go these little 'fancy stores' where they would have a variety of beauty and makeup stuff. Being not that brand-conscious those days, I would find these stick-type lipsticks in some corner of the shop belonging to some unknown, imported brand. My mom herself loves cosmetics and would buy them from me. And they actually used to turn out good and stay long enough. They were not as chubby as the ones now, though.
By the way, Lakme calls this a 'lip pout' in their official press release. But I did not find any such 'pout' written on the packaging anywhere. It just says 'Lip Tint Matte'. Am I missing something?? Anyway, I have both the words in the review title to avoid confusion.
I am a matte-lip person and usually get attracted to them, like bees to honey. This lipstick belongs to the Office Stylist range of Lakme's 9 to 5 lipsticks. That means, all the colors are office-appropriate, subtle and wearable. If you do not like bold, deep, dark colors, then this range is perfect for you. Let us find out more about this particular lipstick for now...
Many many moons ago, all I had and knew to use were liquid eyeliners. So when the pencil liners came to India, I stuck to my faithful liquid liners, pretty sure I would never use the pencils ever.
Cut to the present, and all I have with me now are pencil eyeliners except for this Rimmel one and another from Maybelline. I thought I had almost forgotten to apply a liquid liner. So you never know....
"Beauty has a lot to do with character" said Kevyn Aucoin, the late American celebrity make-up artist and photographer. It is so true. I mean, what is the point of a product that looks all attractive and nice but has no quality and performs badly.
However, this eyeshadow refill very much conforms to the quote. The packaging is plain, boring, and unattractive. But it makes up for its unpleasant physical appearance with its quality, sturdy packaging, and brilliant performance. Needless to say, Inglot makes the best affordable, matte eyeshadows . Let us delve deeper now.....
I'm Jennifer Bobby - author, photographer and creative mind behind Indian Beauty Cafe. I created this blog to share my passion for beauty, makeup, and lifestyle. I would love to have you join my journey and share your experiences along the way...
