Teaser Haul: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter

Hey everyone.

Today I went to the mall and purchased some of the colorburst lip butter. This is a cult favorite right now. A lot of bloggers and youtubers rave about this so much. 

Anyway, I can't use these before i take some pictures and when i came home today, it's already dark. I can't possibly do any swatches. So, I took some product pictures first and i'll do the swatches on monday. 

Here it is:

Yeap, I got carried away. At first I decided to only allow myself to get a max of 6, but I ended up with 10. There are 3 more colours that I really want (Lollipop, Sugar Plum, and Berry Smoothie), but i decided to just try these first and I can always go back and pick up more if I like them. 

And here is some crappy swatches:

I can't wait to do proper swatches, reviews, and possibly dupe colours. 

Have a great weekend everyone ^^

Love,

Couture MACqueen 

Drugstore Lipsticks

Gosh.. It's been raining non stop here in Indo. It's just impossible to take good quality pics outdoor. 


Anyway, I went shopping last saturday, and found a good deal for maybelline lipsticks. They are 45% off. So, I picked up a bunch of them. 


I'm in a lipstick and nail polish horde. I never did a nail polish haul because I'm too lazy to do the swatches. I don't like putting on and removing nail polish over and over again. It's just too much work. 

There are one MUFE and 3 revlons as well. so here it goes.

1. Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural in Folk

This is part of a collection (I'm not sure which, but I think it's the boho collection or bohemian). It's quite sheer being a rouge artist natural. To tell you the truth, i don't like the special packaging. It doesn't look sleek and nice like their usual packaging. It just look tacky to me. 

2. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Blushing Mauve (460)

Revlon is probably the drugstore brand i'll go to when i'm looking for lipsticks. They are very pigmented and not drying. I can't wait for the lip butter to come in. It's supposed to be around feb-march. YAY!

3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Pink In The Afternoon (415)

A really nice pinky nude colour. I feel like there is a lot of misconception about nude lips. I don't think that nude is super pale almost skin tone colour (like ex: MAC creme de nude). I think the best nude is something that is one to two shade lighter than your natural lip colour, not skin colour. 

4. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Wild Orchid (457)

Okay, the pics are not doing justice for this lipstick. This is like a gorgeous orchid colour with a ton of blue and purple iridescent sparkles. So gorgeous. I don't own anything like this and that's saying a lot, considering my 158 lipstick collection (I really have to stop buying lipsticks!).

Moving on to the Maybelline's 

5. Maybelline Color Sensational in Cosy Tangerine (C31)

6. Maybelline Color Sensational in Coral Pearl (CP02)

7. Maybelline Color Sensational in Nude Pearl (BP03)

8. Maybelline Color Sensational in Toffee Cream (B43)

9. Maybelline Color Sensational in Loving Red (RM41)

So, If i have to choose, i'll say i love the revlons' more than the maybellines'. But, that's solely because of the packaging. Revlon's packaging is sleeker and it has some weight, where as the maybelline's is kinda light and feels cheap. In terms of the consistency, i find that both are pigmented and gildes on easily. I don't think they are scented. It's not a big deal for me, but maybe some of you would like to know. 

Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. specially the maybelline's which is about SGD 2.50 each after discount. 

I hope your days are better than my gloomy rain days. 

Love,

Couture MACqueen 

Singapore Haul - day 1

I'm in Singapore!!! YAY!!! but only for 10 days >.<

Anyway, since i'm not gonna stay here for very long, i can't waste any time not to shop, so here is what i got yesterday

First I went to Watsons. I was pretty surprised that they have a lot of new exciting stuff. I'm gonna go back there today ^^

So, I got:

This has been in a lot of youtube videos. I've always wanted to try one, so i got the pink sparkly one which is in the shade "Your lips say everything". To tell you the truth, I will probably never buy this anymore. I just don't think it's worth it. I paid SGD 19.90 for just 3 applications. I'd much rather spend the money on a lipstick that i know i can use more than 3 times. 

Sally Hansen complete salon manicure in Peachy Keen. I haven't tried it yet, but i really like the colour. 

Sally Hansen salon effects real nail polish strips in glitz blitz and bling it on. This is another thing that i just wanna try, but will never purchase again, especially the glitter one (I might buy the one with nice patterns). I really regret buying these. I mean, if i got the ones with intricate designs, it might be worth it, but these???? they are just glitters. I should have just bought a glitter nail polish. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?? 

Anyway, moving on, I went to the Lush store at Wisma Atria yesterday. I wasn't gonna buy anything, but the SA told me that all of their christmas set is having a 25% discount. I LOVE their christmas stuff, especially the bath stuff. 

I bought this for 44 dollars, which is quite a good bargain. It came with Superstars bubble bar, candy mountain bubble bar, lil' lush pud bath ballistic, The melting snowman luxury bath melt, cinders bath ballistic, so white bath ballistic. 

Magic Wand. It smells like rockstar soap. LOVE IT! I might go back to lush too today, because i wanna pick up more of their holiday sets. I kinda wish they have the candy cane bubble bar like last year. I really like that one. I bought like 4 of them last year (I mean 2010) and i've used all of it up >.<

Oooh... and the last thing, I bought this at the duty free. This is so yummy....

I always buy some sort of liquor in the airport. They are so darn cheap. this is the 1 L bottle. I paid for only 23 dollars. If you buy this in town, it might go as high as 70 bucks. So, yea, whenever you are in the airport and you are not underage, you should buy one of this. I'm not an alcoholic, but every now and then I like to have a sip of liquor. 

Anyway, i'm gonna go and do more shopping, so see you in the next haul haha ^^

Love,

Couture MACqueen 

My New Train Case

Hi everyone.. ^^ 

I'm in the midst of moving back to Indonesia, so things have been getting out of hand. I've started working as well.. >.< So, that adds up to the hectic schedule. 

Anyway, last week I saw this train case having a 50% off. I just can't help myself. 

It's by Masami Shouko, which i think is a japanese brand (I'm not sure though, so don't quote me). It has 6 bulbs and you can make lighter or dimer. The bulbs itself is kinda hot if you put it on the highest setting, but since my room is always freezing, it doesn't really matter. 

At first i thought it will not be able to store too much makeup, since the space doesn't look that big, but after filling up the whole train case, I can actually store A LOT of makeups. 

These are not all of the things i put in the train case. I thought I'll bore you guys up if i show the whole thing. 

Yeps... One more step to be a professional makeup artist. 

I hope you guys enjoy this.. 

Have a great blue monday ^^

Love,

Couture MACqueen 

Burberry - Lip Cover No.22, Delicate Rose

Again, this is not a brand that is available in Singapore. Damn it! I declare that Burberry makeup is now my favorite makeup brand. 

Anyway, this is the fruit of my sneaking around during my Hong Kong business trip.

The packaging is super sleek and elegant. Everything about burberry makeup define its brand. The colours are very practical and the formulas are amazing. 

The colour that i chose is a rosy nude colour. Perfect for everyday use. 

Burberry claims that their lip covers contains anti aging property for fuller looking lips. Besides that, the lipstick also contains a combination of nourishing oils with dispersed pigment for moisturizing and long lasting finish. I don't know about the long lasting part, but i sure do believe that this lipstick is very moisturizing. The colour blends very easily and looks very natural on the lips. 

(L-R): Burberry "Trench", Burberry "Misty Blush", and Burberry Lip Cover in "Delicate Rose"

Give it a try!! I hope this is helpful ^^

Love,

Couture MACqueen

Jill Stuart - Mix Blush Compact (No. 06, Fresh Apricot

I really need to learn how to take good pictures of stuff that has mirror. I feel like this pictures did not do any justice. Jill Stuart's packaging is super adorable in person, but in picture the colours look dull to me. 

Anyway, I got this Mix Blush compact in the colour no 06, Fresh Apricot. The blush came with retractable blush brush.  

The brush is linked by a chain. There are clasp at both ends of the chain to detach the brush from the blush compact. 

When I saw this at the store, i thought the brush will be a scratchy, low quality brush (like the brush that came with benefit's powder boxes). I was totally wrong. It's a legit soft goat hair brush. The brush is very dense but quite small. I feel like it's too small for a blush brush. I wanna try applying powder foundation with this brush, I think its density will help to buff in the foundation. 

Again, like everything else, it's heavily scented. The blush contains 4 different blocks; pale pink, medium pink, hot pink, and peachy coral colours. 

The colours balance each other out pretty perfectly. The peachy coral makes the pinks warmer. The finish of this blush is pretty amazing, super smooth and easily blended. I have to say that this feels kinda like MAC'e beauty powder (I'm a sucker for MAC beauty powders).

So to end this post, I will just say, I love this blush. 

Have a great day everyone.

Love,

Couture MACqueen