Sephora Cream Lip Stain 03 Strawberry Kissed

Happy Chinese New Year! Hope this year brings you happiness, hope and lots of love.. Back when I was a child, I always love Chinese New Year Celebration. Having dinner with my extended family and also receiving red envelopes (read:money) always cheers me up for weeks. Lol.. What about now? I have different roles now. I'm the one who's giving away the envelopes now and of course taking part in ceremony preparation too. But, the joy of celebrating Chinese New Year never change 😊

Speaking of Chinese New Year, there are some rules according to the tradition. One of them is we must wear bright color, mostly red which represent festive and happiness. And then I remember one bright lip product that I have used most often this week. The Sephora Cream Lip Stain in Strawberry Kissed. 

The packaging is a super simple plastic tube that is quite slim and travel friendly. The applicator is slim but picks enough product for one application. It is truly an easy application. One swipe, wait less than a minute and I'm ready to go. It has vanilla scent that is not too strong but you will definitely notice that upon application. The scent is fading as it dries.

This shade is a reddish pink which is really bright and beautiful. The texture reminds me more to a lip cream than a lip stain. The color is quite pigmented so one layer is enough to cover my lips entirely. It dries pretty quickly to a matte finish and after that it doesn't transfer as long as you are not eating or drinking something oily.. 

It doesn't give me uncomfortable feeling that usually matte liquid lips do. It doesn't stretch or dry my lips even after hours after first application. I'm also glad to report that I don't need to touch up. 

Picture above is taken at 09.00, indoor, sunlight near a window. Picture below taken at 15.00, outdoor, sunlight, standing under a tree. Only applied once and no touch up.

That first application stays the whole day on me even after two meals and a snack. It does minor transfers on my glass but no huge change visible on the lips. When I get home and remove my make up at 17.00, it's still there with only minor fading on inside of the lips. For me it is still very very presentable.

Overall I'm impressed with this lippie and I would recommend you to try this. I think this shade will look so beautiful on everybody.

Cheers! See you on my next post..

Marc Jacobs Lovemarc Lip Gel Understudy, Roll The Dice, Surrender Dorothy, and Saboteur

Hello again! This post is about another lippie galore.. Yes you're right! It's Marc Jacobs Lovemarc Lip Gel. They are permanent but I suggest you to get The Sophia (limited edition Lovemarc minies) because it's so worth it!

I got 4 shades and in love with them all. I'm quite happy with my picks since all four of them have very different colour. I have no regret for buying them.

I love the design. The classy black colour, the magnet closure, the shape of the tube, and also the tip of the lipstick. They are kind of cute! (see Roll the Dice and Saboteur for reference since the other two are not brand new when the pics were taken). 

Understudy was soon become my go-to lipstick when I first tried it. I love it then and I'm still loving it now. For me this is the perfect nude, not making me pale while still looks very natural.

Roll the dice is a bright pink and the colour is so pop up! From four shades this is the less liked because I think the color not really suit me well. But trust me this one is still so pretty though.

Surrender Dorothy is so bold on pan but is not that scary when applied. The color turn out to be a bright orange which is quite beautiful.

Saboteur is rock! I mean it! The color is so cool. It is a dark red which has the most classy look when applied. I never know that this kind of color could be so gorgeous. It is dark but not gothic. I love it! My husband even says that he liked it the most out of four shades.

The texture is different from my other lipstick because it is a lip gel. It glides smoothly on my lips and very comfortable. It is quite pigmented, mostly one swipe is enough, but it is buildable. All pictures here are only one swipe.

This is one of my favorite lipstick formula. It is not drying while still provide a quite long lasting color. It last about 5.5 hours on me, except for Understudy only 4.5 hours. It does not create much stain in the end of the day, that's why it is safe for daily use. 

I think for people who are looking for the comfortable lipstick, maybe Lovemarc is the answer. Will definitely add more to collection when there is big sale on Sephora again.. 

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