I am constantly amazed by the fact that sometimes the random-est purchases prove out really good while purchases made with much care & effort doesn't end up looking that great. This is especially true for me w.r.t makeup purchases.
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One main reason could be the boring grey-silver plastic packaging -that seems pretty universal whether you're buying it from India or abroad! It costs around 2-3$ here, and can get cheaper if on offer.
The lipstick has a slight fruity fragrance which I basically like- somehow I prefer a light fragrance than a completely non-scented one- makes me feel like I am using a cosmetic product as opposed to a medical one! The ingredient list is printed but the expiry date is not given as with many cosmetic products- it is a serious nuisance! I usually do a guess work for such products by throwing it out 1 year after I bought it.
Enough of the cons - just look at the color - aint that a beauty!!! I just love it, love it, love it! If you look at the website bullet color [given above] you might not like it much as it looks a shocking shimmery pink. But it is so not shimmery and the brown-based pink shade is really good, for fair-medium-wheatish complexions. I doubt if it would flatter a darker skin as these kinda shades makes darker complexions look dull, but this is especially good for those of us with medium-fair complexions.
The lipstick applies beautifully, it justifies the name 'Silky Finish' and gives a beautiful creamy look in just 1 swipe [look at the swatch above]. It brightens up my face in an instant and it is pretty good with light face makeup as it brings attention to lips taking focus off the problem areas in face. Just one word of caution - make sure your lips are exfoliated and you have applied some lip balm as it can settle in fine lines and can also dry off on your lips. It is not exactly moisturising on lips as the company claims.
Face: Use a bronzer or brown-toned blusher. Do not use pink shades as you can look like Barbie's cousin.. :)
Eyes: Go for highlighted eyes - use gold, silver, bronze shades preferably without any shimmer or glitter. A metallic eye makeup in the above shades would suit wine shades on lips really good. If you are very fair skinned, I would suggest a light bronze color eye makeup, with a dark brown eye liner.
Would I buy again- I like this color, I like the lipstick but I am not a faithful shopper unless the product impresses me reallllyyyy well.. :)
I got this lipstick as a random purchase at the local convienience store, they had an offer running for purchases above 50$ and I took this randomly off the shelf along with couple of brushes from E.L.F. I had read about some Wet n Wild lipstick reviews when I was in India & I'd seen this in local Walmarts but somehow never got into the mood for purchasing them.Check the product details at Wet n Wild website here
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One main reason could be the boring grey-silver plastic packaging -that seems pretty universal whether you're buying it from India or abroad! It costs around 2-3$ here, and can get cheaper if on offer.
The lipstick has a slight fruity fragrance which I basically like- somehow I prefer a light fragrance than a completely non-scented one- makes me feel like I am using a cosmetic product as opposed to a medical one! The ingredient list is printed but the expiry date is not given as with many cosmetic products- it is a serious nuisance! I usually do a guess work for such products by throwing it out 1 year after I bought it.
Enough of the cons - just look at the color - aint that a beauty!!! I just love it, love it, love it! If you look at the website bullet color [given above] you might not like it much as it looks a shocking shimmery pink. But it is so not shimmery and the brown-based pink shade is really good, for fair-medium-wheatish complexions. I doubt if it would flatter a darker skin as these kinda shades makes darker complexions look dull, but this is especially good for those of us with medium-fair complexions.
The lipstick applies beautifully, it justifies the name 'Silky Finish' and gives a beautiful creamy look in just 1 swipe [look at the swatch above]. It brightens up my face in an instant and it is pretty good with light face makeup as it brings attention to lips taking focus off the problem areas in face. Just one word of caution - make sure your lips are exfoliated and you have applied some lip balm as it can settle in fine lines and can also dry off on your lips. It is not exactly moisturising on lips as the company claims.
It gives a magenta-ish blue-toned pink shade on my lips but then lip colors vary from lips based on underlying lip pigmentation, so on clearer lips the brown tones may be more visible. If you're very fair skinned, I suggest using this color lightly as it can be a strong color. Its not exactly a wine color as Red-tones are not very prominent, so I wouldnt suggest this for a formal setting.
Suggested Makeup and Setting:
Informal Casual[not party or event] setting, evening/night wear
Face: Use a bronzer or brown-toned blusher. Do not use pink shades as you can look like Barbie's cousin.. :)
Eyes: Go for highlighted eyes - use gold, silver, bronze shades preferably without any shimmer or glitter. A metallic eye makeup in the above shades would suit wine shades on lips really good. If you are very fair skinned, I would suggest a light bronze color eye makeup, with a dark brown eye liner.
Would I buy again- I like this color, I like the lipstick but I am not a faithful shopper unless the product impresses me reallllyyyy well.. :)
