Figs and Rouge Aloe Vera and Mint Balm

Is there anything better than soft lips? I think not! Which is why I simply loved my Feb Vellvette Box.It included a full size tub of the figs and rouge balm.This balm is an all purpose emulsion for use on lips, face, hands and the body. And its certified organic!! Which is excellent because there is no way that lip products cannot be ingested by the wearer!! So now at least you know that  whatever the case you are not eating chemicals in the name of staying beautiful.

Sunday Review: Maybelline Lipsmooth Color Blossom

Hey Chicas!

It seems I've been apologising left and right for having been gone so long but my laptop was outta commission.Fear not! The intrepid warrior hath returned!

Since my last post was a lip balm from Maybelline, I will continue with another product with similar purpose.

Presenting the Maybelline Lipsmooth Color Bloom in Peach Blossom.

I am a total lip junkie and when it comes to lip balms, I can really spend a whole lot. While typing this post I have over 12 lip balms of various brands meant for different purposes and of differing price ranges bought all over the world sitting in my vanity......and another one on order.Yeah thats a whole lot.

Anyway on to the subject of this post, this lipbalm/color might just become my everyday use item.I usually use Lip Ice in Natural which gives my lips a nice pink tinge without the heaviness of lipsticks and this one is pretty similar but heavy duty stuff!

This what the company has to say about it:

Why You’ll Love It

• Now lips bloom with true-to-you color!

• Hydrating white balm transforms on lips to give a color that is uniquely yours!

• COLOR BLOOMING TECHNOLOGY with tone-revealing pigments reacts with the unique chemistry of your lips to give them a healthy flush of color.

• JOJOBA AND PRO-VITAMIN E FORMULA continuously conditions and hydrates while protecting with SPF 16.

• Available in 2 shades.

Maybelline Lip Smooth Color and Care-Dolly Rose

Hey guys!
Sorry I have been MIA.I've sprained my right wrist and its really painful to type with it (never mind anything else :P ) Since I cannot do any makeup without my right hand (Oh The Horror!!) I thought I should atleast bang out some reviews that I have been meaning to do for a while....so stay tuned for a series of reviews while I mend my wrist :)

Today I thought of reviewing my HG lip balm which has come into my possession very recently.I had some of those coupons that your company gives you for shopping every year and decided that my most needed item was a lip balm since Shimla (I'm at my parent's place) is really drying at the best of times.So I picked up the Maybelline Lip Smooth Color and Care in Dolly Rose.


What Maybelline says about it:

• Hydrating Lip Balm for soft supple lips
• Protects and comforts dry, chapped lips
• Available in 5 scrumptious flavor variants

 

INR 110

Its a beautiful pink tube of almost clear lip balm thats only very slightly pink in color.It is deeply moisturizing and took care of really chapped lips in a couple of hours. It does have a mild scent of bubblegum which is kinda yumm but dissipates quickly.My tube has a different colored cap dunno why!

The Yays:

• Deeply moisturizing
• Not sticky (unlike the Neutrogena lip balms
• Contains SPF 16
• Very sheer in application 
• Very lightly colored
• Works well underneath a lipstick to fill the lines in the lips
• Available everywhere

The Nays:

• At INR 110 it might seem a little expensive (specially if you are like me and need a whole lot of lip balms), but its completely worth it.
• The lip balm itself gets a little soft in the tube if its warm in the room and can be easily gouged or damaged (see how it still has the impression of the cap in the picture above)

Will I buy it again? Yes! This was my first Maybelline lip balm (yeah I can hear you gasp) but Im loving it.It has passed my Shimla test (most lip balms fail to keep my lips hydrated in the really dry climate) I will however try another flavour next though.Maybe Mandarin!


I give it : 4.8/5

MAC Summer Release: Hey Sailor! (Pic Heavy)

When its hot and the sun wilts your powersuits and you would give anything for a breath of fresh air, what do you do? You ditch those stuffy clothes and go sailing! The French Riviera, the local beach, Marbella or Malibu, it doesn't matter! 

And to keep you gorgeous on the blue seas this summer, MAC launches its Hey Sailor! Collection -  on May 24th in North America, while worldwide / international is will be launched in May 2012. Unfortunately, like most MAC releases  this year Hey, Sailor! MAC cosmetics Summer Makeup Collection 2012 will be a limited edition collection, unless the big bosses change their minds. 

I would suggest that if you really like something make sure to buy 2 or more of whatever you like from this collection since so far everything is slated to be LE and nothing will be part of the permanent collection. 
So just to give you a heads up, here is a sneak peak of Hey, Sailor! MAC cosmetics Summer Makeup Collection 2012 

Lipstick - USD $14.50

Red Racer - bright yellow red (satin finish)

To Catch A Sailor - highly frosted tan (frost finish)

Salute! - neutral peach (amplified finish)

Sail La Vie - bright mid-tone orange (satin finish)