Jouer Liquid Lipstick Petale de Rose

                       

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Ever since Christina, founder of Jouer Cosmetics started snapping that they would be launching liquid lippies, I have diligently been patiently waiting (stalking?) for their launch.

Two weekends ago, they debuted 6 of their shades at Generation Beauty. I got my hands on two of them... and they are DIVINE! 

I'm a huge lover of liquid lipsticks, but drying formulas really accentuate my already extremely flakey, chapped lips.. so I'm always on the hunt for a hydrating formula. And just like any jouer product its pack full of hydrating qualities while maintaining their high, top of the line product.

my lips in sunlight.

I purchased the color in Petale de Rose which is this beautiful dusty rose color. Its a great every day color if you want to look like a classy act ;) It goes on like a liquid lipstick - quite silky, velvety smooth and thinly. It does get slightly tacky and stays that way for many minutes before it begins to dry down. I think because of this formula, it has helped my dry lips NOT feel so dry when I put it on. Once it dried, it lasted like a liquid lipstick. It lasted through eating, talking, coffee, etc. Although there was a bit of wear after 8 hours of teaching, you can still see the color on my lips after the full day. 

I am so excited to see the rest of the line... I only picked up 2 at genbeauty - wish I picked up all of them! She also has amazing metallic shades too! (Metallic liquid lipsticks... what!?) 

These are set to launch March 1 on jouercosmetics.com

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Benefit Lollitint Swatches + Review

Ever since I ordered this when it first came out, I have used this NONSTOP. I think this has got to be my favorite benefit stain I own (lol and i own all of them!). They describe this as a 'candy-orchid tinted lip + cheek stain' and I think the color is on point. It is definitely a GORGEOUS cool toned pinky purple color. With my crazy obsession with everything orchid color, this definitely doesn't fall short!

As a cheek stain, this is beyond gorgeous. Its a non sticky, thin liquid product that dries down quickly (so you must work quickly!) It works best when you apply the product one cheek at a time, or else you'll end up with a lovely marked stain on your face that you may not have intended on :P It is definitely buildable so you can have this color as natural or as deep as you'd like!

The product leaves the most gorgeous orchid pink color on my cheeks and lasts throughout the whole day without any need of touch ups.

On lips, it can be drying as it doesn't provide any hydration (which I did not expect since its a stain). The way I like to use it is dab it over my bare lips and apply a clear balm or gloss on top. Makes the wonderful color stand out and look effortless!

Here is the product 'blended out' after 15ish seconds of it sitting on my hand. As you can see, it leaves a gorgeous stain, but you must work quickly! 

Here is the product blended out!

Basically, I've been so in love! I've been using this product nonstop this past month and don't see myself stopping anytime soon! haha :) It's just so effortless and perfect :) Definitely my favorite of all the stains (with chachatint closely behind!) 

You can (and definitely need to… haha!) purchase this for $30 online at benefit, sephora or ulta website or in store at sephoras, ultas, benefit beauty counters and stores :)  

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Maybelline Elixir Color Lip Balms

Oh I Love these SOSO much!!!

I picked up four colors. I only pictured three because after one day of loving the mauve one so much and playing with it, I somehow managed to lose it. It was my favorite color of the bunch!!!! :(

These are the new Maybelline elixir color lip balms and IMO they are AMAZEBALLS... and from what I've heard, I believe they are permanent.

They are like a lip gloss / lip balm hybrid. And they are divine. Let me break it down for you.

Packaging: I absolutely adore the packaging. I love that its not just a clear tube with a 'gloss type thing inside,' but that the cut out of the tube is in the shape of a lipstick! I actually thought when I pulled it out it would be the lipstick shape. To my surprise there was a ridge-y slanted doe foot applicator (similar to the loreal lip stains). It provides really nice precise coverage because of the applicator.

Texture: AMAZE. I do not say these kind of things lightly, and I'm scared I may get hurt by some of my blogger friends... but these glosses are so plush and cushiony - they are reminiscent of some of my dior glosses (gasp!) I like how the texture is glossy and balmy, slightly thicker, but not sticky at all.

Color: The color payoff is not as great on the lips as you see in the tube. In fact, when I first picked them up, I was highly disappointed at the color because it was absolutely not the color I thought it would be. The celestial coral color looks like it would be a deep pink coral, was actually more of a jelly pink. Once I accepted the color was going to be slightly lighter than the tube, I was able to accurately pick which colors I would want. They are quite buildable on your lips depending what color you are using.

Wear time/moisture: This lasted only about 1-2 hours on my lips, but it did make my lips more hydrated and plump. Some colors have staining power, so it leaves a nice stain after the actual balm disappears.

Smell: It has this typical perfume-y sweet scent that like little girl's play lipglosses have. Do you know what I'm talking about? Some people will hate it, but I didn't notice the smell for very long.

Amethyst Potion: 

Just to show how glossy gloss it is! :) 

Here is with the product after about an hour on my lips. a pretty left over stained color! 

Celestial Coral: 

this is the doefoot with the weird, ridgey catepillar applicator!

Here is the stain it left behind after 2 minutes of it being on my hand. 

Intoxicating Spice:

 Overall - although the smell and color pay off is not what I hoped for, the product is something that is definitely worth trying out! I'm definitely going back to pick up more! I have a list of 6 more I want to try HAHA! #addicted #hoarder #LOL

I purchased mine from my local Harmon / Bed Bath and Beyond for around $6

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