MUA Kiss Proof Lip Stain (Kissalicious, Fruitilicous, Fabulicious)

Hello beautiful. I've had a bit of a love affair with lip products for a good few weeks now and whilst shopping today I couldn't resist picking up these three Lovelies.

It was the applicator that drew me to these specific lip stains, it reminds me of a felt tip pen and makes me reminisce of old school days. Isn't it funny how something none related can help bring back memories?

 I really like that the colour of the casing on each product reflects the colour of the lip stain inside. Handy. The product is amazingly easy to apply as the tip allows for detail and precision. There's nothing worse than stain smudging as it can be super hard to budge without ruining your other make up.


I was rather disappointed at the range of shades available, there are currently just three, I would have liked to have seen a plum and red too. The three shades that are available are Frutilicious, Kissalicious and Fabulicious.

When applied these stains do give an instant burst of matte colour. Disappointingly I don't feel that they would be strong enough to suit some skin tones but again maybe if they introduced some darker colours? If you don't suit pales don't bother. If you are a fan of subtle and love just a touch of colour these would be perfect. I'm naturally fair so they work well for me. The lip stains are fairly well pigmented. They aren't as build-able as other stain products like Benefit's Benetint BUT these aren't designed to be multi purpose like Benefit's products so for the lip, they give the shade you expect with good coverage. I'd say that Fabulicious has pinky undertones, Fruitilicious has red and Kissalicious more of a purple tone.

As far as Longevity goes, these tints do stay on longer than a lipstick or gloss would, but as you'd expect, they don't give that opaque lipstick look. The tinted colour remains after food and drink but if you like to look like your freshly made up, you may want to re apply mid day. I'd definitely say that these tints are for natural look lovers or for using at the beach where heavy lips are a no go. As much as I feel these tints have a well deserved place in my make up drawers, I think personally I'd sway towards something a little stronger looking.


As far as value for money goes, they cost me £3.00 each in Superdrug. You really can't grumble for that price. They might not be in my everyday essentials, but they will be perfect for when I'm looking for something subtle.

Anyone else tried these? What's your opinion? I think I prefer Benefits Benetint, What's your opinion?

Much Love
Amy
xoxo


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Rimmel London: Instant Tan, Sun Shimmer, Medium Matet & Shimmer

Hi Everyone, Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine! Don't forget to use a good sunscreen to avoid the burn if your flashing the flesh! Speaking of flesh, If like me your as pale as pale can be, you might want a quick tan fix to feel a little more summery. I've got just the solution for you.

Rimmel London has quite an extensive fake tan range and all of the products are at really affordable prices compared to some premium tan companies. You can pick these two beauties up from lots of different stores, I purchased mine from Superdrug for the tiny price of £2.98 each. The tan tubes are 125 ml so as far as costing goes, its great value for money.

These tans are designed to provide an instant all over tan, suitable for face and body. Its noted on the packaging that this is a 24 hour tan and washes off. Personally, I've found that these colours do remain on the skin for around a day or so, BUT the finish is nowhere near as good as when first applied. You could argue that's the same with all products but for a tan, you'd expect to look just as polished as when first applied, it's all about staying power. If you do opt to use one of these tans, I'd say have some gloves at hand otherwise you might find yourself with nasty tell tale fake-ry signs. It does wash off but not very well unless you'r going for a full on soak in the bath. I did make the tragic mistake and ended up scrubbing my fingers with a nail brush to get this product to shift. not comfortable to say the least! As far as the all over tan is concerned too, I don't like this product on my face. It seems too heavy. I think a separate face tan or good bronzer would achieve the same results without looking as cake-y.

So up to now it sound like all this product has going for it is its price. Wrong. The shades of tan that Rimmel have available are amazing. they have every shade from fair right up to dark. Its good to have a wide choice as if your naturally fair, applying something that's too dark can look clown like and vice versa. These tans blend really well and they take seconds to get onto the skin, when buffed well you can really play around and build on the intensity of the tan. I chose to buy medium matte and shimmer. I'm quite fair skinned. The reason I purchased both is that I was unsure what the difference would be with the products, I don't want to look too matte or that shimmery I glow like a Christmas bauble.  These products look really well applied on their own, and they mix together to give a really pretty natural looking shade.

As you can see, the colours look completely different out of the tubes. Overall, two products that offer great value for money, a few application cons but when applied correctly and care is taken, you can achieve a salon quality tan.

Has anyone else tried these?

Much love Amy
xoxox