Review: Rimmel Stay Blushed Liquid Cheek Tint!

Warm Weather Essential!

Blush is one of my obsessions when it comes to makeup so I love trying different colors, formulas and finishes! I was visiting my local Kmart and came across these new Rimmel Stay Blushed Liquid Cheek Tints and I was really intrigued.  Benefit has a similar product for lips and cheeks but its $30 each... way too overpriced! These cheek stains from Rimmel were less than $3... such an amazing deal! I've been giving these a try for some weeks now and they are worth the price and more!

The Rimmel site claims that the blush blends instantly to create a long lasting, natural-looking flush of color that lasts up to 24 hours. Now... 24 hours? haha that's a huge claim and to be honest I have no intentions in keeping my blush on for that amount of time. As far as the rest of the claims they are really accurate! Initially I thought it would be like a cream blush but It's actually a  liquid-mousse formula that blends like nothing else I've tried. It leaves a natural flush that looks amazing! There's a total of five shades available in the line but I only purchased two. Here are the colors:

*Touch of Berry- this color is more of a pink than berry but nonetheless its a beautiful color. It blends so easily and looks really natural. It's a lightweight formula that doesn't move the rest of your makeup around... which is a plus!

*Pop of Pink- this color is more of a coral-pink, my favorite of the two! Just as smooth as the other color and long lasting. Since it stains your cheeks it lasts longer than your typical cream blush. I would say the lasting power is about 4-5 hours before it starts to fade away. I've worn this on hot days and didn't notice it melting off, so overall these are great blush.

 

Bottom line: This is an essential product, specially for this time of year! I highly recommend these because they are affordable and formulated to a T! The shade range is small but they have all the basic colors that you would ever need. These are also pretty buildable! Make sure to check out your local Kmart to pick some of these up! :-)







Review: NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Color!

Intense Color At A Great Price!

New York Color or NYC came out with a new lip product that I had to try! You know me... I'm a lipstick/ lip gloss hoarder so as soon as I saw the display at Kmart I wanted to take some home. These are called the NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colors (Wow... what a mouth full! haha) but like the name claims they are full of pigment! I only purchased two colors but I'm going back for more. These are only $3.99 and for that price you definitely need to try them!
The packaging is simple but still cute. The color of the tube is the color you get for the lip color which is typical with these chubby sticks. Now, I wanted to check on the site for the product claims and what it comes down to is: intense color, long lasting and stay-put finish. I do agree with the first and last claim but not so much the second. I find that it holds its shine for about 2 hours max and then then it starts to fade a bit. Personally I don't mind reapplying this once that happens but I wanted to point it out in case someone finds that a bit tedious. Don't get me wrong, the shine fades but the color stays put! They don't claim to be a stain but I do feel like after a few hours it does leave a stain behind which is just as pretty. They go on super smooth and are very moisturizing the first few hours. They get a bit drying once the shine starts to fade but that's normal. They have a sweet/fruity smell to them... kinda like cherries!
Here are the colors I chose swatched on my lips.

From left to right:

*Metropolitan Mauve- A bright medium pink. Very wearable and pretty!

*Gramercy Park Plum- A deep burgundy/berry shade. My favorite! I got many compliments when I wore this to work!

 





Bottom line: I would recommend these! For the price it's a great lip color to just throw in your purse and go. You get intense color and the color range is awesome. They have everything from nudes to reds. I wouldn't say these are anything like the Revlon Balm Stains since those are balms. These just promise great color pay off and they keep that promise. The application is super easy with the pen format and they feel silky smooth on the lips! I never had great expectations for NYC products since they are so inexpensive but these are amazing and I can't wait to try out more spring appropriate shades! :-)