Castledew Over Setting Gloss

I went minor spring-cleaning my "lips compartment" of my cosmetic collection recently and unearthed my long-neglected Castledew Over Setting Gloss. I still love them very much but is currently in a lipstick and stain phase, thus my lip glosses are left untouched for quite a while. Once again, I did not realise I've collected six of them (all from Beauty Language) over time, thus I decided to a review & swatch of all I own at this point.



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Description of the "technology" of the gloss. Look at the doe foot applicator,
 it has a hole in the centre (to transport more gloss out each time) and it's bent
at a slight angle (make it easier to coat the gloss on my lips evenly)

 

My VOV Castledew Over Setting Glosses (from left to right):
#7, #12, #16, #26, #42 and #45



#7:Orchid Violet color with fine silver glitter 
#12: Peach Pink color with fine multi-color (golden coral) iridescence
#16: Pearly Nude color with extremely fine beige shimmer



#26: Pale Pink color with Lilac-pink iridescence
#42: Rose Pink color
#45: Mauve Beige color

Swatched (in the same order) in sunlight, see how glossy they are.
All swiped once or twice.

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#7 and #26 are quite sheer, giving your lips a wash of color/iridescent. There a limit of how much color you can built up no matter how much you layer on. For the rest of the colors, they are pigmented, can be sheered out (but that will lessen the "high-shine" effect) with their doe-foot applicator that works very well. They are not sticky yet decently thick, feels luxurious to apply and are quite lasting. They do have a scent that I can't really pin down, they smell like cherry/plummy/candy. It's a pleasant scent generally, but there's definite a scent. There's a little likeness of their packaging to Jill Stuart's but I don't own any Jill Stuart's products, thus I'm not able to make a comparison.

Overall, these glosses (3.6g each) cost around $14 to $18 SGD and perform quite well to my liking. This is a product that I will repurchase in the future (after I make good progress in my "Project Hit Pan"). Something worth trying I will rate. Until I do a next review, stay radiant! 

My Fanta-Bulous Weekend Part Three!

It's a Sunday, beautiful Sunday! Well, it only means Monday's peeking right over my shoulder, thus I planned to take it easy. The best option was to go shopping and a nice meal in the mall nearest to my place! Yeah, shopping again!

One of my first stop was Watsons, which I'm starting to love again, with must control nowadays. Once again Jade Jade, who completely took after my love for make up, started "exploring" the testers of Majolica Majorca's display counter.

Caught in action...

I must admit, she seem to be immensely enjoying herself

"Oh, which one's nicer..."

Next we had lunch...

At Sake Sushi

I'm not one of those "paranoid extremist" who refuse to eat sushi after the recent, but saddening, tsunami incident in Japan (that brings me to recall a person I once knew that made a fuss and insisted that the doctor gave him the vaccination shot, which were reserved for the pregnant and children at the time of the Bird Flu, because he was not well with a common cold. Come on, you were a 24 year old healthy male, can't believe how you went through your National Service without any guts...)

Some of the dishes: Agedashi Tofu, 揚げ出し豆腐 (left) & Soft-shell Crab Temaki, 手巻

Jade Jade trying to learn how to use the chopsticks

Lobster Temaki

My favourite Beef Kimchi Kaminabe which I've blogged before

Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し) for Jade Jade

Dragon Roll Sushi

Chicken Katsu Cheese Yaki

Potato koroke (croquette)



Okonomiyaki

Jade Jade finding after-meal entertainment with my Ipad

We continued walking around after lunch before heading to the supermarket for our grocery and headed home. To wrap this entry up, the below is the haul I've done, enjoy!

Guess what I bought...

They are very prettly, it was love at first sight

I have a slight fetish for "owl" stuff

See the detailing, this cost me only SGD 14.

Some other stuff I bought randomly: Travel-size Contact Lense Solution (for my office) and Mentos Mint (for Jade Jade)

My haul from Watsons

Eyeshadows: Kate Blendzone in BR-2 (left) and Majolica Marjolica Trick on Powder in BR-752 (right)

I think I have too many nuetrals...

Then I discovered a new shop, which is not really "new" as I have not been shopping for months. It's call Magic Shop. The sales consultant told me that they empahsize on water-based product and is a Taiwan brand that I mistook for Korean. That's something new, without doing any research beforehand, I grabbed a number to their stuff to try out.


The shop's carrier bag



Nail polish at SGD 3.90 each (it was buy 4 get 1 free)



They are not named but numbered (from left to right): #23, #54, #63



#71 (left), #94 (right)



Swatch of #54, 2 coats with Sech Vite Top Coat.



Topped with Daiso's Light Color Nail Enamel #8 by Minmax@New York to add interest.
Reminds me of the starry sky on a clear night.

Magic Shop Luxurious Lip Gloss: It's colorless in the tube but turns
 into a healthy pink stain once in contact with your lips. Comes in one
shade (Chameleon Pink) at SGD 24.

 

Ingredient List

I have used 2 of the nail polish shades that I bought (#54 & #63). They are quite pigmented, 2 coats will give the color as the bottle. However, I notice that they started chipping much faster that the rest of other brands that I use. It normal last about 2 to 3 days before the first chip appear. You may like to know, I type but not alot at work, I don't do lots of household chores and I used Sech Vite Quick Dry as my top coat. Hope that clarifies. Therefore I'm not really impress with their polishes.

On the other hand, I love the Luxurious Lip Gloss, which is a lip stain. It's watery in texture, gives a slightly cooling sensation once applied and you can witness your lips turn pinker within the minute. Do note that it does have a soft rose-scent as well, which I love. I've used it for a whole week & still loving it. I'm not "glowy" recently so the pop of lovely rosy hue on my lips gave my face some "life" and I'm lazy, I only have to reapply around 4 to 6 hours later (depending on how much you talk and if you are drinking or eating). So hassle free and it does not dry out my lips.

I'll definitely step in again if I pass by the shop. I hope it open a few more branches so the girls who do not stay around my area can get to try out this new brand at their convinence as well.

That's all for this three-parter. Until next time, take great care!



My NYX Lip Gloss Collection!

I own a total of ten of them out of NYX's huge collection of Megashine Lip Gloss and they are (until this point of time) the best drugstore lip gloss that I've came across. I did not realise I've got so many until I took them out to do this swatch entry, but I'm still glad I've got them all. There are times that I may venture out with minimal eye make up (just concealer set with loose powder and generously applied mascara), to add some flush of color to my "empty canvas", these lip glosses come in just in place.

They are extremely high-shine and affordable (15ml). Those that are suppose to be pigmented are nicely pigmented, and they are not sticky compared to other more costly lip glosses in my collection. Therefore I don't see why I should not get more when the time comes.

Nope, I did not purchase them in Singapore as the range of products available at the shelves in Guardian's pathetic and prices are marked up exorbitantly. I did not purchase them all at one go, but through multiple online hauls I've done through a personal contact who is setting up her web-shop, at a lovely price. I'll make her shop opening blog entry here when it's up and running, so keep a look out!

My Collection of NYX Megashine Lip Glosses

All swatches are done with the doe-foot applicator that comes with the tube (nothing too special) and swapped only once on the back of my (NC25 to NC30 MAC color scheme) hand.

First five of the NYX Megashine Lip Glosses (all photos in my blog can be enlarged for details, just click on them)

1: Sweet Heart (Nude-beige pink with extremely fine silver glitter, pigmented)

2: Lollipop (Nude-beige tangerine with fine shimmer, pigmented)

3: French Kiss (Soft warm pink with fine shimmer, pigmented)

4: Natural (Warm beige-nude)

5: Miami Babe (Mauve-rosy nude)

Swatch taken indoor without flash

Another swatch taken for your reference

Swatch taken against sunlight to show the glossiness

Last five of the NYX Megashine Lip Glosses

6: Copper Penny (Rose burgundy with shimmer, quite pigmented but do note this color feathers so do line your lips)

7: Baby Rose (Clear with lots of fine shimmer, can be layered over other lip products for shine and dimension)

8: Chandelier (Clear cool pink with lots of shimmer and extremely fine glitter, can be layered over other lip products too)

9: Smokey Look (Light beige-nude with a little extremely fine silver glitter)

10: Tea Rose (Healthy cool tone rose pink)

Swatch taken indoor without flash

Another swatch taken for your reference

The pigmented ones can be sheered out to give wash of color or applied as per normal to give a lovely pop of color and glossiness. However as you can see from my collection, I personally prefer muted tones. They do come with a strong sweet cherry scent which some complained of, I fine with it as the scent wears off after application (or is it that my nose grew "immune" to that particular scent...) Oh well! They are comfortable to wear, not drying to my lips, last for a good four to five hours (with only light eating and drinking) for my lippy. Overall, I love them all!

NYX Megashine Lip gloss in Chandelier

Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss Launched

This is not a review and no swatches are done due to the absence of tester.

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