Showing posts with label lipsticks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lipsticks. Show all posts

Saturday, March 2, 2013

MAC Archies Girls Collection Betty's Lipsticks Review and Swatches

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh, Betty Bright, and Girl Next Door
The first limited edition, special packaging, collection for 2013 has landed! MAC Archie's Girls is finally here after months of waiting! This collection was separated into two sides- Betty and Veronica! Since Betty and Veronica have their own distinct styles MAC gave them two distinct color schemes! Are you the soft, pink, girl next door? Or, are you the ruthless, just a little spoiled, Veronica? Maybe a mix of both!
The next few set of posts are going to focus on the Betty side of the collection!

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh, Betty Bright, and Girl Next Door
The packaging for MAC Archie's Girls Betty lipsticks are sleek white tubes that have the face of Betty adoringly glancing at Archie out of the corner of her eye. Hearts trail behind her. This packaging is perfect for the spring release and fit perfectly into Valentines day.

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh, Betty Bright, and Girl Next Door

The formula of these lipsticks is the classic smooth MAC formula with soft vanilla scent that does not over power and leaves no weird taste. These lipsticks do vary in staying power and application but overall is consistent with comparable finishes in the permanent line.

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh, Betty Bright, and Girl Next Door

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh, Betty Bright, and Girl Next Door

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh, Betty Bright, and Girl Next Door
With Flash- Girl Next Door, Betty Bright, and Oh, Oh, Oh

Oh, Oh, Oh (Lustre)-
This lipstick is sheer, on purpose! Described as a sheer brown plum, this shade gives just a bit of color and metallic shine to the lips (without coming off as frosty). This color is great for layering over liner, or as an everyday shade. I feel like it is my lips but better. It is not meant to be opaque so the color was just a wash and lasted on my lips for about 5 hours a little less when i was eating. It did not bleed or settle into my lip creases. Non drying. Overall the coverage was pleasant.

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Oh, Oh, Oh

Betty Bright (Satin)-
This shade sure is bright! This light vibrant peach is a bit comparable to Viva Glam Nicky 1 (see my swatch here) but this is a bit more peach in it while Nicki is a bit more pink, and a bit brighter. This lipstick is still soft on the lips and very girly. Opaque coverage was easy to achieve in one swipe. The satin finish allowed this lipstick to be creamy but had a semi-matte finish. I did not find this lipstick drying. Did not bleed or settle into lip creases. Lasted about 6 hours on the lips even with drinking!

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Betty Bright


Girl Next Door (Lustre)
For a lustre, this lipstick was impressive. This bright, vivid blue pink reads a little lavender on my lips. It is sheer enough to let a little of the natural color of your lips through but also gives enough coverage to be semi-opqaue. I found that this shade did not always stay put. Simply pressing my lips together left marks and sheerer areas on my lips. After an hour of wear some had settled into my creases, but i did not see bleeding outside of the lips. This shade reminded me of Beauty (Glaze) just a little bit, but this of course, offered a little more coverage. (See swatch of Beauty here )



MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipsticks in Girl Next Door


Overall i loved the Betty packaging, i thought it was adorable. The color scheme for the lipsticks seemed on point with the sweet and girl next door nature of Betty's personality. It suited her style perfectly. I am glad that these lipsticks were in suitable finishes as well. Betty does not seem like she would wear mattes and would like lipsticks more on the girly and sheer side. The quality was perfectly on par with that of MAC's permanent line. You can pick these lipsticks up here!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Milan Rowe Lipsticks in Dulce Diva, Viva La Lilac, and Bombshell Review and Swatches

A while back i reviewed some amazing Milan Rowe products. After completely falling in loved with.. well everything! i had to pick up some more. I decided to purchase some beautiful lipsticks one from the intense color line and two from the cream lipstick line. Each lipstick beautiful and vibrant with a great formula to match.



Dulce Diva-
This cream lipstick is so vibrant! Hot pink, highly pigmented and comparable in quality to MAC. This lipstick lasted on my lips for about 5 hours, did not bleed, feather, or show lip flaws. My lips did not feel dry and i loved how bright this lipstick staid. I did not find it to dull during wear. There is no weird scent or after taste. This shade is perfect for girls who love hot pink and don't want to have to build up a color on their lips.





 Viva La Lilac-
This pastel lilac shade part of the intense lip color collection is a beautiful light shade. This lipstick feels like a semi-mat and is highly pigmented. In one swipe you will have full coverage over your lips. This reminds me of a pinker version of D'Lilac by limecrime and is, therefor, more wearable and more flattering for more skin tones. While i love this formula and how it applies because it is light if you have any lip flaws they will show through. My lips were a little flaky before i applied this (i used lip balm but the cold weather and my recent cold has ravaged my lips). I do love this color and how long it lasts (5 hours). No bleeding or feathering (better formula than Limecrime). Is not drying on the lips.





 Bombshell-
Bright orange with gold shimmer undertone. I usually can not pull off a shimmer shade but this orange is just perfect. Against my skin tone it appears a bit red (as do most oranges) so if you have a darker skin tone this will appear more orange and if you have a light skin tone this may appear more red. The gold shimmer makes this lipstick just the right amount of shinny and glowy. Will bring lots of good attention to your lips and is a beautiful fall/summer/spring color. This shade does not bleed, feather, and lasts for about 5 hours. No weird smell or taste. Highly pigmented and formula is comparable in quality to MAC. If you are looking for the perfect orange you have to look no further.



Overall Milan Rowe has amazing lipsticks, lip glosses, pout pastes, shadows, and pigments. If you are looking for perfectly pigmented products in trendy colors with high quality formulas, Milan Rowe is for you!