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LipIce Micro Shine Lip Color Hotty Pink Review, Photos, Swatches

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Hey everyone 🙂 I’ll be reviewing the LipIce Micro Shine Lip Colour today. So let us see how this lip colour turned out.


Price and Quantity:

Rs 200 for 4.2 g

 

My Take:

The lip color comes in a white plastic tube with a cap that clicks on. And not very tightly. The packaging is extremely flimsy. I have to use it with care because I feel even the slightest force will break it. Not impressive at all.

The lip color is in a twist up tube like a lipstick. The color is a very bright flamboyant slightly blue based pink. The kind one casually refers to as ‘hot pink’ so the name is justified. That said, it is very highly pigmented. The ‘micro shine’ claim is also true; it has very tiny shimmer particles embedded in the lip color bullet. The shimmer doesn’t really translate onto the lips though.

I have no issues with the texture as such. It isn’t extraordinarily creamy or anything, but it’s easy to apply and glides decently on the lips.

The lip colour is much closer to a lipstick than to a lip balm or lip gloss. Girls who love bright magenta colours on their lips will find this an affordable option and will love that it is super pigmented. The colour is totally build-able. I dab just a bit of it on my lips for a natural look. But three swipes and you have a lovely bright magenta, which instantly brightens up the skin.

PROS:

  • Highly pigmented
  • Decently priced
  • Really lovely fragrance
  • Easy to carry in your purse/bag
  • Colour is buildable
  • Slight shimmer adds to the overall show of the colour
  • Has UV shield
  • Universally flattering shade of pink

CONS:

  • Exact SPF not mentioned
  • Contains parabens
  • Packaging is flimsy


Rating: 4/5

Final word on this Lipice Lip Color: This bright pink lip color is quite close to a lipstick with slight shimmer. I think it’s a good color for night wear; some may find it too loud for the day time.

 

Buy this if:

  • You’re looking for an affordable lip color, and you like bright fuchsia as a lip color
  • You want a lip color with high pigmentation and a bit of shimmer
  • If you want a softer shade of pink, I think Pouty Pink from this range would be a better option.

(The SA swatched all the shades on my hand and recommended Pouty Pink for me but I chose Hotty Pink because I thought the former won’t show up on my pigmented lips. I think that Pouty Pink is definitely a prettier shade, though it may be less pigmented.)

Hope you all liked the review 🙂

Elle 18 Nail Pops Nail Enamel Shade 06 Review and NOTD

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Hello lovelies!

I’m back with a nail polish review this time, and it is from a super affordable range – Elle 18’s nail pops. I have two shades from this range, 06 and 65. Here I’ll be reviewing 06, which is a neutral brown nail paint with subtle mauve undertones. So let us get into the review 🙂


Price and Quanity: 

Rs 50 for 5 ml

 

My Take:

Packaging: The packaging is what catches your eye. It is like an upside down lollipop which justifies the name nail pops, doesn’t it?! And it is super cute 😀 I found the circular bottle to be such a refreshing change! Plus it is sturdy (good for clumsy people like me!) and doesn’t allow leakage.

Shade: The shade itself is quite interesting because it is such a muted brown. Nail paints these days are full of blues, greens and corals so in a way this really stands out. The main reason I like it is because it is a wearable shade for formal occasions. This can also be used as a neutral base for bright nail art!

It isn’t a true brown though. It has strong mauve undertones as you can see in the photos and the shade looks more mauve than brown from some angles. This makes it a flattering neutral shade for fair to medium skin-toned girls. Plus since isn’t exactly a nude shade, I think this is a good balance between subtle but still eye-catching.

 

NOTD:

Formula: The formula of the polish started out quite decent, neither too thick nor too thin, but with time and use it has become slightly thicker so a bit tougher to apply (you can see some streakiness in the photos as well). However, I bought this nail paint almost a year ago, and I have used it 4-5 times, which probably means it is almost used up so I’m not really inclined to phrase this as a con. I think that, given its price, the formula is decent and remains so for quite a while. It starts to chip after about 3 days.

PROS:

  • Neutral shade will suit many skin tones
  • Inexpensive
  • Sturdy packaging
  • Colour stays true

CONS:

  • Formula becomes thicker over time
  • Slight bubbling on application after 4-5 uses

 

Rating: 4/5 (-1 for the issues with consistency over time)


Final word: 

This shade is a great choice for girls who are looking for neutrals or wearable nail paints for work. At 50 bucks for a nail polish, these nail paints are ideal for a girl on a budget. Give them a try!

Hope you all liked the review! I’ll soon be reviewing no. 65 too, so do check back!

Nivea Fruity Shine Strawberry Lip Balm Review and Swatches

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Hey there everyone!

Hope you’re doing well 🙂 Today I’ve got a review for a lovely lip balm that I’m sure is a hot favorite for many of you – Nivea fruity shine lip balm 🙂 I have no idea why but I didn’t try out these lip balms from Nivea until last year. Seriously someone should kill me just for that. Anyway, when I did decide to pick up one of these I went for strawberry. (That’s sort of like my trial ‘flavor’ or whatever. I always pick up berry stuff ahead of anything else)

Price and Quantity:

Rs 129 for 4.8 g

 

My Take:

The lip balm comes in a twist up bullet form. I find the packaging a bit boring. The cap is colored (and quite accurately, the color of the cap is a close match to the color of the lip balm) but when you remove it, the tube is just plain white. C’mon Nivea! A bit of creativity here please!

On application, the lip balm has a red tint that has orange-sh undertones. I have the pomegranate lip balm too and that is a deeper red (you can see the comparison swatch). Strawberry is lighter. But the color still translates beautifully onto the lips. It doesn’t offer full coverage, but that’s not what it’s meant to do anyway. Instead, it leaves a lovely healthy red tint and a ‘watery’ balm like shine that will suit almost all skin tones.  Okay, by watery I mean, like consistency wise. You know how in lip glosses you can sort of make out that the gloss is thick – from the shine? I think the lip swatches will explain what I mean better 🙂

The lip balm bullet has very fine shimmer which is very prominent in the swatches on my hand but it hardly shows up on the lips, as can be seen in the lip swatch.

I know the swatch on my hands has come out quite sheer, but the color shows up beautifully on my lips, unlike TBS lip balm which I reviewed earlier.

You’ll have to reapply this every 2-3 hours because the staying power isn’t great. Pigmented lips (like mine) require multiple swipes for the color to show. But don’t overdo it because it tends to get slightly runny if the weather is too hot.

On My Lips

PROS:

  • Decently priced
  • Has SPF 10
  • Colour payoff is reasonable especially for pigmented lips
  • Leaves a reddish tint after fading
  • Gives a more natural shine to the lips, not a thick shine like glosses
  • Quantity is satisfactory given the price (this lasted me about 6 months – I used it almost daily, more than once a day)

CONS:

  • Staying power could have been a bit better
  • Packaging is slightly flimsy
  • Can bleed slightly
  • MABH Rating: 4.5/5 (-0.5 for the staying power and the packaging)

Final word: If you have pigmented lips and need a lip balm that gives your lips a sheer wash of red, this balm is for you. Not just strawberry, I believe all the variants are worth a try. I loved this so much; I’ve almost finished it up (as you can see from the photos, hahaha!) Also, I’m almost halfway through Pomegranate right now and I really like it 🙂

I wanted to try Pink Guava; that shade of pink is to die for! But I’m not sure if it’ll show up on my lips 🙁 To anyone who has that – do you think I should buy it? That’s it for this review. Hope you guys liked it! 🙂