Lipbalm

From a Rosebud to a Poppy, the Bobbi Brown Nourishing Lip Color blooms beautifully on lips

Paris B 19 Comments

Once upon a time, there was a range of lipsticks I loved. I loved them for many  years, building my collection from the bottom up, loving the balmy texture, the moisturising feel and the wearable colours available. Then one day, they were reformulated and I lost my one true love.

So I sat, and whined and pined for a lost love.

But as lost loves go, I’ve found another, and my heart gave a little leap of joy. I can now start a brand new collection!

bobbi brown nourishing lip color - poppy rosebud

For anyone bemoaning how the new Dior Addict lipstick (2015 version) falls short of its predecessors, you might be pleased to know I’ve found us a replacement! 😀

Ladies, look to the new Bobbi Brown Nourishing Lip Color, a brand new range of lipsticks from Bobbi Brown that are infused with avocado, babassu and jojoba oils to hydrate, smooth and comfort lips, while imparting beautiful wearable colours. The minute these touched my lips, I knew the hole in my lipstick collection left by the departure of Dior Addict, was now happily filled! 😀

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TL;DR I’m conflicted about the Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil

Paris B 16 Comments

Some people say I write too much. Ok, sorry so here’s the short version about the Clarins Lip Oil (see, I even shortened the name from the full version of Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil).

I don’t know if this is makeup or skincare and there’s no blooming colour. But it’s nice. Kinda. Fin.

Now, if your attention isn’t wont to waver, here’s the full version.

claring instant light lip comfort oil raspberry

Clains introduced their Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil (which I’ll just call the Clarins Lip Oil for brevity) some time late last year as part of a limited edition collection. It turned out that it was so popular that Clarins has now made it permanent! So, if you’re a fan then rejoice! If you were upset for not being able to try it when it first launched, rejoice! 😀

But what on earth is this?!

Good question.

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Sleeping Beauty might have benefited from going to sleep with the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask

Paris B 41 Comments

I’d imagine that going to sleep for 100 years would leave your lips feeling pretty dry and chapped wouldn’t it? What d’ya reckon? Do you think Sleeping Beauty might have benefited from this lip mask? HAHA!

If you’ve hung out with me long enough, you’d realise that aside from lipsticks, I don’t talk a lot about lip care. I don’t use a lip balm and my only concession to caring for my lips is to drink lots of water to stay hydrated, and to use the Lucas Papaw Ointment at night. That’s it.

So, when I was introduced to the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, I raised a brow. Ok, I can’t physically raise just 1 brow (I wish I could!) so I raised both.

laneige lip sleeping mask

Most of us are by now familiar with Laneige’s bestselling Sleeping Mask (it’s been reformulated and is now called a Sleeping Mask not Sleeping Pack and I’ll tell you about it some time) which is a hydrating mask that you apply on your skin and go to sleep in.

Well the  Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is the same. You slather it on your lips and head to bed. I was pretty intrigued by it, since I’ve never used anything so specific like this before. Is it something you are familiar with?

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Lend me some Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment, I’m your neighbour!

Paris B 38 Comments

I don’t use lip balm. Does that shock you?

It shouldn’t. It’s the reason why I hardly ever talk about lip balm here on my blog. I don’t believe in it, but then I don’t believe in a lot of things, like delusional people, romance novels and organic food.

But I don’t deny that there are times when you need a lip balm. When your lips feel chapped, the worst thing you can do is pick at the dry flaky skin, and lick your lips. In those (rare) situations, I turn to a product I’ve kept on hand for this purpose.

fresh sugar rose lipbalm

It’s the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF15 which I own in Rose. I’ve had this one for a while to be honest, and I picked it up at Sephora one day, a long while ago, because I was curious. The retail price was RM65 back then (now RM84) which puts a huge ding in your wallet for something as inconsequential as a lip balm, but I just had to try it la… you know how it is right? Scratch that itch and it’ll go away.

Except in my case, I think it’s been worth it. Sure, I could get maybe 10 lip balms for that price if I were to hop over to a pharmacy, but where’s the fun in that eh? 😉

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