I been serving looks left and right lately if I'm being honest so here ya go.
June 25th I had a work meeting thing so I stunted on all my coworkers, naturally.
When the NARS Velvet Lip Glides came out I was intrigued, but always put off the purchase. But then I was in Sephora and I swatched Bound and caved.
These retail for $26 for .2 oz; to compare, the Tarte Tarteist Creamy Matte Lip is $20 for .2, and the YSL Cream Lip Stain is $36 for .18 oz. It claims to be a "long lasting, highly saturated lip color" that "coats lips like a lipstick, but applies like a gloss". The finish is semi-matte. The shade Bound is a "rose pink".
So I'm gonna put it out there: I have nice lashes. My top ones are long, curved, and relatively dark (except at the tips), and my bottom ones are super long as well. That said this will be lash swatches (?) of all my mascaras.
They aren't in any particular order. I'll give my thoughts on each mascara. For reference here are my bare lashes (and my very moisturized skin lmao I look oily af but I'm not I promise)
This product is from my recent Jolse Haul. I have been really into masks lately, but didn't really have too many, so I decided to get a few. I was drawn to this one because the only wash off mask I currently have is the Aztec Clay one, so I wanted one that was more nourishing than stripping.
This DID retail for $9.98 on Jolse, but since my order seems to have been removed from the site. On the Missha website it is listed as $9.00. It is part of a line of different colored clay masks; the purple variety is for firming/elasticity and nutrition. I kind of want to get a couple other colors and multi mask on different parts of my face.
When I picked up the Stila Heavn's Hue Highlighter in Transcendence, I swatched Kitten and really wanted that one as well. I thought Kitten might be a tad dark so I didn't get it, but I kept swatching it very time I went into Ulta after that so eventually I gave in.
This is another item I picked up during my trip to Ulta to spend my gift card and use my 20% off. I have lusted over this product for years, but never pulled the trigger for some reason. Every single time I go to Ulta I swatch this stuff and every time I left without it (sadly), so I finally gave in.
It retails for $26 for .21 oz; for comparison of other liquidy stain blush products, Benefit's Benetint is $30 for .4 oz. and NARS The Multiple Stick is $39 for .5. So it kind of seems like this is a bit pricey, but I'm keeping in mind how little of this product you need to use. Its supposed to give a "sheer splash of color" and have a luminous finish.
The packaging is a little jar similar to the dipbrow jar, with a little net thing in between the product and the opening; theoretically I think this is supposed to give you like, just as much product as you need, but in reality a shit ton comes out and doesn't go back down into the jar so its pretty unnecessary.
The color Rosewater is a mauvey shade that gives a really natural flush. It looks kind of intense when you first dot it on, but it sheers out immediately as you start to blend it.
I picked up the Butter London Plush Lush Lip Gloss during the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty sale (haul here). This isn't a product I had ever heard of before, but for $10 I figured I might as well try it.
It retails for $20 and gives you .2 fl oz. The whole thing about the Plush Rush line, is that it is a plumping product. It is said to have a "brilliant shine and cushiony feel".
The shade First Date is a pearly baby pink that's semi-sheer. I can't speak for the opaqueness of any other shade as I've never tried them, but this one gives a light wash of color without looking clown-like as some baby pinks can. Its a good everyday lip gloss shade.
