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Oriflame Triple Core Lipstick Catwalk Red Review, Swatch and FOTD

Hello MABHians!

Today I am very excited because this is the second time I am going to review any lipstick. I do not have lots of makeup products, for me using little kajal and a tinted moisturiser is more than enough. I own only 4 lipsticks (all are gifted by my sister) and this one is one of them.

Price & Quantity:

Actual price of this Oriflame lipstick is Rs.449 but my sister got this for Rs.250 during some offer.

Shelf Life:

24months

Availability:

Available through oriflame representatives only but this not a problem for me because I have some friends who sell Oriflame products 😉

My Experience:

Packaging: These lippies come in a card box and the color of the box depends on the shade as this shade is called red the box comes in red color. The lipstick is a twist up type one and looks extremely girly. It has a pretty off white plastic body with some red flowers or something like that 😛

Color: Oriflame should change the name of this product as it is completely a misleading name! The shade of this Oriflame Lipstick is not at all red. Its a bright peachy pink color which would look stunning on white skin gori gori girls. It does not look that good on me as you can see in the pictures below. Hence I will not recommended this so called red lipstick to wheatish to dark skin beauties 🙁

Texture: The texture of this Oriflame Triple Core Lipstick is extremely creamy and soft. No matter how dry lips you have, this catwalk lipstick glides smoothly without any hardness. But there is a problem; i.e if you swipe the lipstick for more than 2-3 times it looks very uneven and I don’t know why this happens. It’s a big con of this product.

Swatch:

Smell: It has a mild fruity smell which hardly last for few minutes. Actually it is a pro for me as I cant stand anything with overpowering smell.

Pigmentation: This lipstick is decently pigmented. One swipe would be enough to show up the original colour on pigment free lips. Pigmented lips like me need more than 1 swipe.

Staying power: As it has a very creamy moisturizing formula it hardly stays for 2.5hours on my lips. And it melts crazily, if someone use this daily it will get finished within 30-40days. 🙁

I was extremely excited to get this on my vday (I

So over all I like the shade but hate the texture! (Just my personal opinion)

PROS:

This lipstick is from a repudiated brand
Complete ingredients list is given.
Oriflame does not test on animals
It’s a beautiful shade which will look great on fair skin beauties
It has very mild scent which is not at all bothering for sensitive noses
Soft texture
Suitable for dry lips
Does not irritate my lips

CONS of Oriflame Triple Core Lipstick Catwalk Red:

Extremely bad texture; it settles unevenly if applied too much
Overpriced (Unless you buy it on some offer days)
Availability is a problem for some
This peachy pink lipstick will wash out dark skinned beauties
Bad staying power

My FOTD:

Would I Repurchase?:

Hmmm no.. I am not at all happy with the texture of this particular lippy shade. My sister has a same lippy which is far better texture wise; I am wondering how

Would I Recommend?:

If you have fair skin or have confident to carry any shade you might try this shade. I will not recommended this particular lippy to anyone due to my experience.

Rating: 2.5/5

(-2.5 for bad texture, availability and staying power)

MAC Lustre Lipstick Sheer Plum Review

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Hi All!

Today I am going to review MAC Lipstick in Sheer Plum Shade.

Price & Quantity:

Rs 990-/ for 3g /0.1 US Oz

Shade:

Sheer Plum , They are available in infinite number of shades Seriously! 🙂

Ingredients:

Product Availability:

Widely available over M.A.C stores and Selected Outlets in Malls.

Shelf Life:

3 years

My Experience:

Packaging: It comes in their classy black boxes. The lipstick is in standard bullet shaped cases which I really like with MAC engraved on the cap with good quantity of the lipstick.

Color, Consistency & Texture: It is a sheer plum shade which I finalised after trying a lot of shades in MAC stores. One thing I just love about the MAC’s SA’s is that they are very patient and learned, always giving you the right advice and are never pushy or force you to buy anything, they are equally happy with you on swatching the products 🙂
Coming to the texture, which is really creamy and super lustrous. It does not set heavy on your lips. A single coat gives you a very sheer coverage but 2-3 coats give you an opaque and slightly build-able coverage. It has a very pleasant vanilla/toffee like scent and makes you keep re-applying it.

How it works: You can apply it directly or as a top coat after filling it with a matching lip liner. I applied it directly and it glides so smoothly on the lips. It is super-moisturous 🙂 It’s a lovely kind of baked plum colour and very sheer too as you see in the swatch.

Swatch:

What I loved about this lip shade is that it is best for t a girl who has slightly pigmented/dark lips because it imparts a very beautiful vintage color to your lips which really brightens up your face and makes your lips super lustrous and does not settle in fine lines. Though I am not very impressed with the staying power of the lipstick; it stayed on my lips for around 2-3 hours. But the best thing is that it does not bleed and fades leaving a very nice lip stain. In short I liked the lipstick and it is one of the best products of M.A.C.

PROS:

Easily Available
Glides smoothly over the lips
Pretty shade
Extremely moisturizing and super lustrous
Pleasant smell
Ideal for dark or Pigmented lips
Does not settle in fine lines

CONS:

A bit pricey for me( but worth it)
Not happy with the staying power

Rating: 4/5

Do I Recommend?:

Yeah..! totally Its one of the MAC’s classic..and worth every penny..

Would I Repurchase?:

Yes, absolutely I would love to try other shades from their huge collection.! 🙂

Coloressence Mesmerising Lip Color No.45 Back to Basics Review & Swatches

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Hi All!

Coloressence is the sister brand of Nature Essence. Nature essence has many facial and skin care products. With the make up colors and cosmentics, they are known as Coloressence. This is my first coloressence product.

Price & Quantity:

Rs.125 for 4 g

Shade:

No. 45; Back to Basics

Key Ingredients:

Coriander & Basil extract, Almond Oil & Vitamin E

My Experience:

Packaging: The standards twist up tube case with a plastic black cap that shuts with a click. The cap is opaque. But the bottom of the tube is transparent showing the color of the lipstick.

Color & Texture: The shade is a beautiful pinkish coral. It is neither pink nor coral; both are mixed in equal amounts. And this is definitely a basic color that has to be present in every body’s collection; every day color type. The texture is feather light and very thin. It is not shiny on the lips, yet it is not matte; it is some where mid way.

How it works?: In the lip swatch image I have applied directly on my bare lips. My lips are usually dry. It did not get clumped on my dry lips. It does not settle on the fine lines of my lips too. It looks very evenly spread and the pigmentation is also very good.
It stays on for so so so long that you would be amazed; easily for over 6 hours on me. Even then, it did not turn my lips flaky. When it begins to fade, it leaves behind the color tint on the lips. And here is one problem when it fades; it fades unevenly making my lips patchy with colors in some area of the lips. 🙁 I do not like this.

PROS:

Good coverage.
Well pigmented lip color.
Does not get clumped on the lips.
Does not settle on the fine lines of the lips.
Does not dry the lips.
Very good staying power.
Applies the color evenly.
Travel friendly twist tube package.
Transparent tube bottom helps in identifying the color.

CONS:

The color fades unevenly on the lips.
Leaves behind color patches on the lips

Rating: 3/5

My Recommendation:

If you keep a reminder to remove the lipstick off by yourself before they tend to fade unevenly on your lips, then you may proceed to buy this. Or else forget the product. They have good basic colors that will suit of every day use and easy color carrying for all types of occasions.

Would I Repurchase?: No.