Sp3ctrum Lip Glaze in Peaches, Tiffany, and Michele Review and Swatches

Have you ever thought to yourself, wouldn't it be great to have bright, pigmented glossy lips with all the color of a lipstick? Well Sp3ctrum Cosmetics did and introduced their new Lip Glaze. With countless colors, the ability to blend and combine, and cute female names these are hard to pass up.

The packing of this product is in a turn and click type tube. Each one is filled by weight so it will come looking about half empty and be reduced further as you turn the applicator. The shade comes out of the brush. While i love the formula and colors (for the most part) this is my least favorite type of applicator because i feel it is not precise i personally would have preferred an OCC lip tar type tube or even just a jar that i could use my own brush to apply. These do make applying on the go easier though.

These sell for $14 which is 4 dollars more than they were when they were first introduced. I know prices  increase but this has made the idea of buying multiples less appealing (buy one miss out on 4$ but by 3 and miss out on 12$.. no thanks). On top of that there was a shipping increase to 7$ making purchasing one over 20 dollars. So weather you buy one or a few there is a significant increase. I think their perfect price point was at $12 (with 5$ shipping) it is a reasonable increase and allowed the buyer to get one for under 20 dollars. There are often promotions though for buy 2 get one free and these are the best time to purchase multiple colors or try colors you may not have.

The formula of these are a little bit inconsistent. While i love how they feel on my lips and how bright and bold they are some shades apply streaky and even the same shade in two different tubes can apply differently. My friend bought a shade and i bought the same one a week or two later and while hers was streaky and uneven out of the tube mine was perfectly opaque. The only shade i personally ever had an issue with was Monique. A beautiful dark purple. I wore this shade to school and not even a half hour later i noticed that the pigmentation was drifting. You could see the base on my lips but the color itself was gathering on the sides of my lips and it looked as though i had eaten jelly and left pieces of it on my lips. It was very unflattering. All the other shades i tried did not have this issue.

Peaches:

Sp3ctrum Lip Glaze in Peaches

Michele:

Sp3ctrum Lip Glaze in Michele

Nyree:

Sp3ctrum Lip Glaze in Nyree

Tiffany:

Sp3ctrum Lip Glaze in Tiffany

Overall i would recommend Sp3ctrum Lip Glaze to anyone looking for a glossy yet highly pigmented lip shade that requires no tools to put on. While the price is a bit high sign up for promotions and you will save quite a bit of money. While there is some chance you may have to worry about batch inconsistency there is a low chance you will have an issue (i had one issue out of  11 colors). You can pick these up along with plenty of other shades here!

The Big Pink Box November Review

I can't begin to tell you how excited i am every time i receive my The Big Pink Box. I feel happy that i am supporting women owned small business, i feel special since i know there are only about 100 boxes per month, i feel unique because i know not everyone will have the products i am reviving, and i feel beautiful because the cosmetics so far have been such good qaulity!

If you are interested in getting a The Big Pink Box every month you can check it out here! It is only $25 dollars a month, but you wont find another subscription like this one!

This months box was very accessory themed!

Spectrum Cosmetics- Pink Gardenia-
I loved how soft this felt on my lips. It didn't add much color but more of a shimmer. It was very high gloss and at not point left my lips feeling sticky. It lasted about any hour, but my lips were very soft afterward. I think i would use this under lipsticks or over lipsticks to add some shimmer or to soften my lips
You can find this product at
Spe3ctrum Cosmetics by Amber Rose
www.Sp3ctrum.com

My lips can be very pale sometimes!

Komplete Me Accessory Boutique Earings-
These earrings are pretty, i need to stress that, however, since i live in NYC, i can find accessories like this in China Town and other places for about 50 cents-5$, so seeing them marked up to 25$ kind of really is off putting. If you live in a small town and don't have any stores that sell very cheap accessories like this, this would be good for you. I do understand that small companies have to mark products up to help them start up, and i do understand that maybe they aren't getting these at wholesale or as cheap as they are in my location. So all that bias aside, as i said these earrings are pretty!
Price: $25
You can find products like this at
www.Kompleteme.com
Kompleteme@gmail.com

Bracelet BY Conspiracy 13-
I thought this bracelet was really cute! Even though it is very simple, sometimes all you need is a simple accessory, I thought highly of it until i saw how much it was being sold for. I would never, ever, ever, pay $27 for this product. A handcrafted jewelry piece made creatively yet, a simple silver bracelet with a small strip of suede through it, absolutely not.
Price: $27
You can find this at:
WWW.conspiracy13.com
by Jess "Stitch" Jaroszenski

Bracelet by Incredible Boutique-
This was hands down my favorite item in the box. It is so beautiful. I know it looks like a simple beaded bracelet, but its the small details that make it amazing. For starters it is very sturdy. I like the details of the gem-ed key and gem-med bar. This braclet is very comfortable and has a good amount of stretch but wont fall off!
Price: $30
You can find this at
Incredibleboutique@gmail.com

Berry Mudslide Handmade Artesian Soap by Cream and Coco-
This product was also highly impressive in this months box! I realize in this picture that the soap looks very small, but i have been washing my face with it for about a week and a half now, and it still looks almost the same size! It was a generous amount! It has a somewhat earthy scent with notes of what unsweetened cranberry (a soft, sweet, fruity smell, but not sugary). My boyfriend said it smelled like unscented hotel soap, but i was like, yeah if unscented hotel soap smelled earthly, fresh berry like, and soft! This product left my face feeling clean and soft, and reminded me of the same clean i got from using the Volcanic Ash exfoliate from MAC (except this product does not exfoliate. If you are looking for some great soap that will leave you feeling clean, smelling good, and is unique, you need to check this soap out.
Price: $4
You can find this product at
WWW.Creamandcoco.com
@Creamandcoco (Twitter and Instagram)
Victoria@creamandcoco.com

Earrings from Sarah's Boutique-
These earrings are really cute. I do feel the same way about these as i do about Komplete Me's earrings however, i think $10 is much more reasonable. These three pairs really go well together. I, personally, would not purchase these earrings at that price because of what is available to me where i live, but if you live somewhere where cheaper accessories are hard to find, this is a great option.
You can find these products and more at:
www.itssarahsboutique.com

Though i may not sound thrilled about this months box, i am. I may have gripes about certain items and their worth, but at least i got to try them! I try to keep an eye out for each brand i encounter, and save business cards. In the future i hope that the brands i may not consider buying from now, wow me with something in the future! I can't wait for my next box!