Clinique Chubby Stick - #07 Super Strawberry

I don't really know how it's going out there, but here in Germany, Clinique Chubby Sticks have been really famous and praised around youtubers and beauty bloggers for the past few months. I'm not really into Clinique make up, merely because of their packaging reminds me of pharmacy. Well, it might be just me, but Clinique make up products have never caught my attention.

But since I am such a hopeless victim when it comes to beauty related stuffs, I finally jumped in the chubby stick bandwagon and bought myself one in the color Super Strawberry #07. It was 20% off discount so I paid 15€ instead of 19,90€.

It comes in a pink jumbo pencil-like packaging which you don't have to sharpen because it has automatic 'roller' ( oh please pardon my horrible skill to describe something ). I don't have anything to complain about the packaging. I think it's not super pretty but it isn't ugly either. 

Super Strawberry is a muted pink color. It looks bright on hand swatch, but once applied it sets to a muted and more neutral pink. The color is perfect for everyday use, but I would prefer more pigmentation. The texture is buttery and reminds me of lip balm. It's easy to apply and doesn't enhance dry / chappy lips. It's really moisturizing so I don't need to apply lip balm underneath.

It took me several days to conclude my though on this product. At first I didn't really like it and I think it wasn't worth the hype at all. It felt like nothing special or nothing that costs me 15€. I barely could feel any difference with my labello tinted lip balm which is only 2€. But after few days, I started to realize its moisture and richness, eventhough the pigmentation could be improved. I would wear this chubby stick more once my university starts in October because it provides such a nice and neutral color I would wear to school. But for now, I like to wear something brighter and fun for summer holiday ( eventhough here in Berlin, summer means 17-19'C, rain, wind, thunders and a lot of gloomy clouds ). 

Overall, I'm not going to say this is a bad product, but I don't think I will buy another colors soon. ( Except, they're on sale for at least 50% off ;p )

Have you tried the famous Chubby Stick?

Love,

Pam

Essence Miami Roller Girl

When I first saw the press pictures about this limited edition from Essence, I wasn't really interested. I thought  this LE was a bit 'too playful and tacky' for my taste. But once it released on drugstores, I saw a lot of good reviews on its blush and tinted lip balm. Unfortunately, this LE was released in a lot of drugstores along my exam week, so I didn't have time to check out some drugstores and hunt for the blush and lip balm. 

After I finished my exam week and started looking for the blush and lip balm, I couldn't find it anywhere because they're all sold out. But, ( I believe it was destiny. lol ) I spotted a full display, freshly set in Rossmann - Friedrichstraße just few days ago, which is a bit weird because usually this Rossmann always has LE products earlier than other drugstore. That made me even more sure it was destiny that they set it a bit late so I could get the blush and lip balm. lol.

See? the display was full and untouched.

BLUSH

I always like ombre blushes because they usually have unique colors. And this blush is no exception. It's pretty coral and pink matte shade. I think the color is perfect for summer. The packaging isn't the most beautiful one, but this one is practical. I don't really like when a blush packaging comes with a brush or mirror because usually the brush given isn't really good and the mirror is sometimes to small.

The blush is nicely pigmented and finely milled. It's so smooth and not dusty. The application is easy, because it's not too stark pigmented so you don't have to worry about looking like a clown. It gives a nice satin and glowy finish which I really like. The fact that it comes with 8gr of products makes me even happier. I think 8gr for only 2,75€ and such nice quality is a generous amount. The staying power is so-so but I think it's normal for powder blush. 

COLOR CHANGE LIP BALM

*I'm also wearing the blush in this picture*

The lip balm claims to change color according to our mood, yeah I'm skeptical about this mood changing color, but the color of this lip balm does depend on everyone's natural lip color. It looks really orange on the tube, and looks coral on hand swatch, but it looks bright pink with a slightly coral tone on my lips. I really like the color it gives and it's moisturizing as well. It smells sweet and fruity, just like normal lip balm. It's nicely pigmented and looks natural. The lip balm surprised me even more than the blush. I really like this. It reminds me a bit on revlon lip butter, only this one is less pigmented. I'll  buy a back up if I am able to find another 'not yet sold out' display on other drugstore.

Overall, I can only recommend the blush and the lip balm. Go get them if they're available in your local drugstore. I know Essence is also available in some european countries, and also in some US; Asian and Australian drugstores. So I hope this limited edition will be available in your country too.

Love,

Pam

20€ Make Up Challenge!

Hello guys!

A lot of youtubers have been doing this 20€ ( or USD, or Poundsterling , etc ) make up challenge and I find it so fun and challenging at the same time. At first, I thought this wouldn't be so difficult since I also use a lot of drugstore make up on daily basis. Only later on I found out , it wasn't easy at all. @.@

After some rumblings inside my head ( lol ), I finally managed to get a full face make up under the budget! yeay! :D

Here is the look I did :

*The lash glue that comes with the lashes was really messy >.<*

Products I used :

• Rival de Loop BB Cream ( I applied it using my hand )        :    2,99€
• P2 Denim Delight Duo Blush and Face Powder ( I applied the powder and the blush using the blush brush from H&M )  :  3,75€
• Essence Stay All Day Cream eye shadow ( applied using my fingers )  : 2,75€
• Essence Long Lasting eye pencil in black  : 1,25€
• Essence Brow Designer in brown  : 1,28€
• H&M blush brush   : 3€
• Essence Lip stain  : 1,95€
• False lashes ( I bought a pair in woolworth, but I threw away the packaging so I forgot the brand >:< )  : 1,90€

TOTAL      ----------->  18,87€!!!

So as you can see, I completed the challenge! It wasn't easy but it was fun. Some of the products are nice and I have them already on my collection, only the false lashes weren't nice. 

Do you think the challenge is easy? What products would you choose if you did the challenge?

xx,

Pam

REVLON Lip Butters!!!

Some of you who have been following my blog for longer time might know that I desperately wanted to try the most hyped Revlon Lip butter. Unfortunately I live in Germany where Revlon is no longer available in our drugstore. 

But then my long wait had finally come to an end ( yeah I can be a drama queen sometimes. ) when a friend of mine from Indonesia came to Berlin last few weeks. Revlon is available ( and also very popular ) in Indonesia, and I've read from fellow indonesian bloggers that Revlon lip butters are also available in Indonesia for IDR 75.000,- ( approx. 8-9USD ) knowing this fact, I asked him to buy me some. I googled for swatches and decided these 5 shades I want. 

Now there are already zillion of reviews and swatches out there, still I want you to meet my new babies :

*I'm sorry that my camera doesn't really do the justice to the colour.*

So this is my indepth thought on the lip butter :

First of all, I like the packaging. It looks different than normal Revlon Lipstick, but still looks fun and gives a 'lighter' impression since this claims to be a 'lip butter',  something in between lip balm and lipstick.

The texture is kinda hard to describe. It's too moisturizing as lipstick, but also too pigmented as lipbalm. So I would call this as something in between, so It's true to what Revlon claims.

To the pigmentation, each shade has different pigmentation. But all 5 shades that I picked have great pigmentation. I would say sweet tart is the less and raspberry pie is the most pigmented. I also like that you can definitely build the color, so you can wear it sheer or opaque. I don't know if there are matte shades out there but all 5 that I have, are shimmery.

For some of you who have problem with scented make up product, I must say this lip butters are scented. It's pretty subtle though and the scent doesn't linger, so don't worry.

This lip butter stays on for good 2-3 hours on me.

Overall I think this is a good product for its price. It's nothing really spectacular actually, but still a great invention from Revlon. I have already listed some other shades to get on my summer trip to London. 

Have you tried Revlon lip butter?

Could you pls recommend me which shade I should try?

xx,

Pam

INGLOT Eye Shadow Palette

As you have probably already read on my previous post, I visited Poland on a short getaway and I bought some INGLOT stuffs there.

Today I'm going to give an indepth review about the 5-er eye shadow palette that I bought. 

The eye shadows come in a nice streamlined, simple, sturdy, and elegant black palette which you can choose the amount ( e.g 5er, 10er, 12er , etc ). They're also magnetic so it's easy to move your eye shadows around within the same palette or to another palette.

I decided to 'only' take 5 eye shadows because the store I went in, didn't have a wide range of neutral shades and since I am no fan of bright eye shadows, I didn't want to buy so many shades I know I'll end up not using them.

I swatched them all without any base/ primer

The eyeshadow itself is a bit chalky compare to Urban Decay for example, but certainly has decent staying power . The pigmentation is great and nicely formulated. The texture is a bit dry but doesn't make it really dusty eventhough it's not as buttery as Urban Decay either. It is easy to blend but you have to be careful on darker shades because they are really highly pigmented. I only bought all matte eye shadows because I find it hard to find neutral matte eye shadows that have great pigmentation.

The eye shadow stays on my lids for hours without creasing. I don't even have to wear any primer underneath. 

Overall I think, for the affordable price, compare to MAC or any other high end brands, I think INGLOT did a great job! If I got another chance to visit the store in Poland, I would buy any other shades for sure!!

For some of you who live in Germany , I don't really recommend you to get this on german's price since they are really expensive ( around 8-9€ per eye shadow ), try ebay or some online shops that sell INGLOT with more affordable prices. Or, if you live in Berlin, you can visit Stettin ( a city in Poland that is located only 2 hours from Berlin ) and there you can find some INGLOT stores with 'unschlagbare' prices!

Have you tried INGLOT before?

xx,

Pam