Review: Tosowoong Makeon Dual Shaking Lip Tint in #2 Vampire

Hello! Today I'll be doing a review which is well overdue! It's the Tosowoong Makeon Dual Shaking Lip Tint, which I received from the Memebox Superbox #17 nearly 2 months ago!

There are 3 shades in total: #1 Orange, #2 Vampire, 3# Blood. As the title indicates, I'll be doing a review on the shade #2 Vampire! This tint uses natural ingredients such as Avocado oil which contains vitamin A, vitamin D, potassium etc and claims to give a plumping and cooling effect on the lips.

Price: 23, 000원 // Net weight: 5.7g

It costs $28 on the Memebox website but it's currently on sale for $16.

The colour of the text on the packaging above differs between the 3 shades.

The manufacture date (2014.04.11) and the expiry date (2016.04.10) is printed in black on the box packaging.

The shade is indicated on the top of the box with the number and the corresponding colour. The other two shades will be different.

{before shaking, after shaking}

This product is comprised of a layer of liquid and a layer of oil. To use, you have to shake it to mix the liquids together.

{one swipe, three swipes, blended}

When swatching on my hand, it would apply as little globules of the tint as shown below. You can also see the globules around the rim of the tube 2 photos above. I would have to use my finger to blend it out for the colour to come out of the oil globules. If I do not blend it, it will stay as these globules.

As opposed to swatching on my hand, the 'globules problem' did not happen on my lips! However the tint will not apply to the top part of my upper lip, as you can see in the photo above. It only applies to the lower part of my upper lip and my lower lip which is slightly strange, but it might be due to the oily nature of the tint. No matter how much I go over that area with the applicator, it will not apply as much as the bottom lip, which is a shame as the colour is pretty and the staying power is great!

Earlier in the post I mentioned it claims to provide a plumping and cooling effect on the lips. For the plumping effect I can notice it, but its not major. However the cooling effect is intense! When I first applied it on my lips I didn't know it had this cooling effect, and thought my lips were slightly tingling and burning. It reminds me of chewing really minty gum, so minty that it almost feels spicy. It's that kind of feeling but its on the lips and it's just about bearable. (Although I did just realise when writing this post that it says spicy gloss on the packaging T T!)

As the tint is oil-based and water+oil won't mix and all that jazz, it's near impossible to remove it with water.You need to try to apply correctly without making a mistake or it'll take ages to remove! Even with makeup remover you need to proper scrub it to get the stain off!

+ staining power is amazing!

+ the tint is pigmented

+ long-lasting

- the cooling effect can be a bit too strong (may not happen to others)

- because of the staining power, it can be a pain to remove if you apply incorrectly

- does not apply on fully on my lips T T (may not happen to others)

- expensive

- toothpaste scent (the scent of the product in the tube, the tint itself is not toothpaste flavour haha!)

As much as I want to like this product I don't think I'll purchase it again. If I do, it'll be purely for the shade. The tingly effect lasts for about 2 mins or so after applying. Despite it being long-lasting, the tint will 'crack'. If you drink anything during the period it's applied, it minimises the 'crusty-looking' lips but still it's not a pretty look :/

Anyways let me know what you think and I'll be back with another review soon!

Haul: Lip Products from Korea

Hello and sorry for the absence! I'm on holiday and I've been busy meeting with friends and all that jazz! Anyways, today I have a haul to show you guys! I myself didn't actually go Korea but my friends went so I got them to get me some stuff. ((I have some pretty epic friends!))

1. 3CE Square Hand Mirror - Pink

2. 3CE Square Mini Hand Mirror - All Black

I absolutely love the mirrors! I know it's a bit ott to get 2 mirrors but I love that they are square and have a handle haha.

3. 3CE Creamy Lip Color - #9 Kitsch Biker

I've always wanted to try the 3CE creamy lip colors but I couldn't decide between #7 Yippee and #9 Kitsch Biker but as you can see above I decided to get #9.

4. Innisfree Vivid Tint Rouge - #11 Daisy Coral

With the tint, I already have 3 of the other colours and absolutely love them so this one is just another to add to my collection!

5. Innisfree Creamy Tint Lipstick - #19 Wildflower Coral(?)

I was planning on buying this on ebay but as my friend was going I thought I might as well make her get it for me.

6. Aritaum Honey Melting Tint - #13 Ruby Grapefruit

7. Aritaum Honey Melting Tint - #11 Mango Smoothie

I've heard really good things about these tints, and couldn't find the new Summer releases on ebay so I got my friend to get me some. I already got #9 Peach Crumble from my gmarket haul, but I had made that purchase before I knew about the new releases T T. 

8. Tony Moly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar - #4 Cherry

9. Tony Moly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar - #5 Peach

10. Tony Moly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar - #6 Orange

11. Tony Moly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar - #7 Neon Orange

My friend recommended these to me so I decided to get some. I only wanted to get #4 and #7 but my sister wanted some too because she thinks it's super cute! And with bunny ears and the faces of course I can't disagree so I also got #5 and #6.

My lip obsession is going strong as everything here are lip products except for the mirrors! I actually got my friend to get a Dolly Wink eyeliner from Hong Kong as well while she was there.

Let me know which one you guys want a review on first, although I still have 2 reviews to do first before these ones and a gmarket haul post!

Review: Tony Moly Kiss Lover Style Lipstick

So I'm back with a review! I was meant to have this up earlier but my home internet connection went down for a few days because my dad finally decided to let us have (and pay for) fibre optic broadband! Imagine the life I had to live, no internet connection and I had ran out of phone data! Times were tough!

But moving on, recently I've been obsessed with lip products which is weird because I'd normally wear lip balm and I'm good to go, but two months ago ((while I was suppose to be revising)) I procrastinated and was on beauty blogs looking at all these reviews of pretty lip products and well ... yeah. I started hauling lip products online and in stores, including the Nature Republic Exo Lip Balm in my last post. In my 20 years of existence, I've only ever bought around 10 lip products or less (excluding lip balms) and I pretty much made up for it in the past month or two, because I went overboard...

Anyways today I'll being reviewing the Tony Moly Kiss Lover Style Lipstick. There are 23 shades altogether and I decided to buy #RD04 Red Bikini and #RD06 Burgundy Wine.

Price: 7,800원 // Net weight: 3.4g

left: RD04 red bikini; right: RD06 burgundy wine

The lipsticks come in these really stylish boxes, with a sticker indicating the shades on the top. I think the lipstick itself looks really sleek! The shade is indicated on the bottom of the lipstick, along with the manufacture date.

RD06 burgundy wine: one swipe, three swipes; RD04 red bikini: one swipe; three swipes

For RD04 Red Bikini, I expected a red coral but instead it was edging towards a more pink type of coral! Nevertheless, the colour is still very pretty! However it's just so bright for me, as it's quite a transition for me to go from clear lip balm to this! I don't think I'd wear it fully a lot, but I'll adapt in the future :)

As for RD06 Burgundy Wine, it wasn't as I expected either. As you can see from the swatches above, the colour is more burnt red than burgundy wine, and it's not as dark as I imagined it to be judging from the colour of the stick.  However, I really like it because I've never come across a shade like this before ((or maybe I just haven't delved deep enough into the world of lip products))! It's a really vampy colour and I like to layer this on top of more pinky burgundy colours to give me that effect.

+ affordable

+ large range of shades available

+ creamy texture

+ not drying

+ colour is buildable 

- will cling to bits of dead skin on lips, so make sure to apply lipbalm/use lipscrub before

- no swatches available on the website, colour may or may not be what you expect

Needless to say, I adore this product especially the shade RD06. The lipstick is affordable and the formula is great.