Lakme Enrich Satin Lipstick P165 - Review

Hi Everyone,

I feel like it's been ages I reviewed a lipstick. So here I am today, reviewing this recent purchase. I first saw the swatches on a blog that I follow & ever since wanted to have this in my kitty. Let's see what I thought about this one & if it was worth the hype around it.

Price: Rs.260/- Extremely budget-friendly :-)

Shade: It's a bright coral pink, with slightly orange-ish undertones, when compared to the rest of the shades in the range.

Left - One swipe; Right - Multiple swipes

Texture & Formula: The texture is nice & creamy. Its comfortable on the lips though I'd strongly suggest exfoliating your lips before using this lipstick. The creamy formula can get into fine lines & also cling on to the dry, flaky bits of your lips. 

Pigmentation: The pigmentation is really good; just one swipe gives you full, opaque colour! 

Wear-time: It's not really a long wear lipstick & lasts for about 2-3hrs before it starts fading. Its not a non-transferable formula and hence will transfer & start fading once you have had something to eat or had a sip of water. It fades from the inner part of the lips and fades evenly. But Oh.My.Gawd. (Yes yes, like Janice from Friends!!)...the staining power of this lil lippie amazes me. It fades to leave behind a stain, almost as bright as the lipstick itself. This means lesser touch-ups (I'm kidding, I'm so lazy I don't believe in touch-ups ;-) lol) for working girls & busy moms!!. Well, honestly, I see myself using this lipstick as a stain more than a full-on application!!

Overall experience: It's a beautiful day-time shade. I have heard it's a dupe for MAC Impassioned, but since I don't own Impassioned, don't take my word for it :-) What do you think?  Leave me a comment about it. The shade is quite bright & is best suited for fair to medium skin tones. Rich, chocolate skin tones wouldn't like this shade much. 

As for me, I realized that the bright coral properties that the shade has, tends to stand out and as a result the mouth & chin area look a bit dull. So if you have pigmentation around your lips and mouth area, I suggest using a concealer to cover up the pigmentation first before applying this lipstick. I did that too. Yes, it does take some work but the shade is very pretty & if you're willing to put in an extra min or two...do get this shade!! 

The only thing that I don't seem to like about this lipstick is the 'Old Lakme Lipstick' fragrance that it has. I feel like I'm trying on my Mom's old lipstick lol, which reminds me of the time when I used her lipsticks for special occasions. It makes me nostalgic, but not in a nice way...hahaha difficult to explain here. I just wish they'd done something about the fragrance of the product as well, along with re-packaging it. The good part is that the fragrance fades away after around 5 mins of application, so I'm happy about that. Anyway, to sum it up - 

Pros - 

• Beautiful day time shade
• Budget-friendly
• Great pigmentation
• Awesome staining power

Cons - 

• Strong coral undertones can make it very bright
• Can bring out the pigmentation on mouth and lip area
• Formula is very creamy & can be unforgiving to dry lips & fine lines
• Has the typical Lakme fragrance which can be quite a turn-off

Hope you liked this review. Have you tried out the new Lakme Enrich Satin Lipsticks? Which ones do you like? Leave me comments to let me know your thoughts.

Until the next post, Ciao!!

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipsticks - Review

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm here to review two of my most loved lipsticks - the Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipsticks in 'Heart Breaker' & 'Cutting Edge'.

My story with them begins when I was on the lookout for a particular lipstick from one of our reputed Indian brands. I walked into Shoppers Stop, with my mind set on this one shade, that would cost me around Rs.500/-. I was pleasantly surprised to see a Rimmel London counter in the mall and I turned towards it to merely check out their shades (read - swatch leisurely!!). I had already heard very good things about the Kate Moss range and I wanted to see if they had anything else that I liked. To cut an already long story short, I ended up buying these 2 beautiful lipsticks for the same price I'd have to pay for that one lipstick I was actually looking for...!! Ahh, such an adventure Shopping is...you never know what you'll find!! Cheers, to more such adventures!!

Rimmel London lipsticks are known for being exceptional in quality along with being totally budget friendly. I always wanted to try them out, so I was very happy to pick these up. Sticking to my usual picks, I pulled out a lovely pink. I also went out of my comfort zone and bought a 'Winter-appropriate' shade as well. Read on to know more about these beauties-

HEART BREAKER 016:

Price: 250/- for 4g (My pocket was dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" lol)
Shade: Heart Breaker is a Mauvey-Pink shade which is right up my alley. I knew I had to have it, when I laid eyes on it. It can look bright & vibrant on sunny days & a lovely muted mauve on 'not so sunny' ones...cool init? ;-)
Pigmentation & Texture: The lipstick is quite pigmented and one swipe will be enough to cover your natural lip colour. This doesn't need to be layered on to get true colour. The texture is creamy and absolutely easy to apply. It glides on like a dream. It moisturizes the lips but not to an extent that your dry lips wont show. If you do have dry, flaky lips, please moisturize and exfoliate before application. Having said that its creamy, the texture dries to a satin matte finish. The lipstick does not bleed and you won't need a lipliner before wearing this one.
Wear-time: This lipstick lasts on me for a good 5-6hrs. Yes, it does fade a bit after that. The shade also stains your lips very well, so you don't need an immediate touch up after its faded a bit. PS: If you're going to try out this range, then I highly recommend picking up this shade; its beautiful and would suit almost all skin tones :-)

CUTTING EDGE 120

Price: 250/- for 4g (My pocket was singing "Denewala jab bhi deta, deta chappar phaad ke" lol)
Shade: Cutting Edge is a rich, deep Berry shade. It's nothing like I have ever owned before. Since I bought it towards the end of winter, it hasn't received the love it deserves, as you can see from the bullet. That, is going to change this year! ;-)
Pigmentation & Texture: The lipstick is similar to the Heart Breaker actually..In terms of formula, quite pigmented & one swipe will get you the true colour. The texture is creamy & dries to a satin matte finish. What I sometimes do to make it more matte, is that I dust a little baby powder on it after a few mins of application & then re-apply. It stays on longer than 5-6hrs that way, which is normally the wear-time I find with this range.
Wear-time: 5-6hrs but fades slightly after meals and drinks.This shade too has a good staining effect on your lips, like its pinky, mauvey counterpart!

Hand swatches: 

Top: Heart Breaker 016 & Bottom: Cutting Edge 120
(Freshly applied)

Top: Heart Breaker 016 & Bottom: Cutting Edge 120
(After 10 mins of application)

Lip Swatches:

Heart Breaker 016

Cutting Edge 120

Sorry about looking like I have 2 different skin tones in these pics, the sun was playing games throughout that day!! :-P 

Hope this review was helpful in case you were looking to try out the Rimmel London range of lipsticks. I haven't tried out the Kate Moss range in the red & black casing but I might try them out once I'm done with these lovelies..!! How about you? Do you own any lippies from the RL range? Tell me about them in the comments below...

Until the next post, Ciao!!!

STREETWEAR Color Rich Ultramoist Lipsticks - Review

Hello Everyone!

Budget-friendly beauty essentials are everyone’s favourite but when I started following beauty blogs, a couple of years ago, I always wondered why they weren’t showcased as much. I thought to myself that if I ever have a beauty blog of my own, I’d definitely keep it focused on good quality Budget beauty products, while occasionally showcasing high-end brands (cuz who doesn’t love those? Ahem!)

Today I will be reviewing a couple of great Budget lipsticks that can easily compete with other Indian brands in many more ways, than just their price-points. Girls, Ladies, Fellow Makeup lovers, I present (well, actually Revlon presents..) 

STREETWEAR COLOR RICH Ultramoist Lipsticks.

Photo-bombed by my lil munchkin

Let's look at the shades I own and absolutely adore...

• Mystic Mauve no.7 (Alluring Aisha range) –

Mystic Mauve No.7

A muted Mauve shade well suited for daily wear. This shade would work great for office-goers who wish to wear something subtle yet pretty. This shade is pretty sheer and needs to be layered on for true pigmentation. I mostly use this when I’m going for a dramatic eye look, so that it gives colour to the lips without taking away attention from the eye makeup.

• Very Vampire No.2 (Flirty Susie range) –

Very Vampire No.2

A bright, coral Red that’s so deeply pigmented that it needs to be swiped only once to show its true color. A great young shade of Red if you wish to stay away from the more deep, mature Reds. Use it as a stain for the day-time look and layer it on for the ‘Va-Va-Voom’ look in the evenings. On paler, fairer skin tones, this sometimes tends to come up as an Orangey-Red. PS - If you are very fair/pale and want to use this to it full colour, I'd recommend wearing a light blush or bronzer - some sort of colour to warm up your skin, or else you'll really look 'Very Vampire'!! lol

• Pink Passion No.3 (Alluring Aisha range) –

Pink Passion No.3

A vibrant blue-based fuchsia Pink which perks up your complexion; Hell, this one perks up your MOOD on a dull day!! It’s a beautiful bright pink that screams ‘Achtung Baby!!’ (German for Attention Baby!!) I love this one so much that I don’t dare to wear anything but a simple liner and a kajal in my eyes along with it.

There are a lot of lovely shades in the range but I own only these many. Let's take a quick look at the swatches...

Hand Swatches - 

Outdoors in Natural Light
(L-R) Very Vampire, Pink Passion & Mystic Mauve

Indoor Lighting

(L-R) Very Vampire, Pink Passion & Mystic Mauve

Lip Swatches -

Mystic Mauve No.7

Pink Passion No.3

Very Vampire No.2

Pros –

1. Abso-freaking-lutely easy on the pocket - They went from being 180/- to 220/- very recently..It's a bummer, I wonder why they went over the Rs.200 mark? Lol anyway, still budget-friendly!

2. Great shade range - Reds, Corals, Pinks, Purples or Browns – take your pick

3. Availability – A very popular brand from the house of Revlon, which has revamped its quality as well as packaging to suit the needs of the Indian market.

      4. Creamy formula which has good staying power for the price – The lipsticks last upto 4hrs with slight fading. Having said that, they don’t last through a meal, they need to be touched up after a meal or drinks.

Cons –

     1. Not all the shades are equally pigmented – Some of the lighter, muted colours like Mystic Mauve are sheer and need to be layered on. The deeper shades have much better pigmentation.

     2. Ultra-moist claim – Let’s get real.. they’re creamy, yes..but they aren’t hydrating or moisturizing on your lips. You’ll need to have exfoliated, moisturized lips before you apply them or they might not look good. Being creamy textured, they might accentuate the dry, flaky skin on your lips (#Personalexperience, #lipsticklifelesson).

     3. Flimsy packaging – (Aarrgh! I’m so picky) The packaging could have been a little more stronger overall . Also, the actual lipstick bullet doesn’t twist back fully; it keeps sticking out of the lipstick case even after you twist the end completely, which might mean accidental nicks and dents to the lipstick, while fixing the cap.

Hope you liked this review! Do try out these lipsticks, they're really nice. If you already own some of them, I'd love to know your views on them. Leave me comments below to connect with me!