Review: Victoria's Secret Mosaic Lip Palette in Addictive

Hi ladies,

It's Victoria Day today (May 21) in Canada and since it's a holiday, our mall hopping activities are suspended. Since it's still technically Victoria day today, I'd like to share with you my Victoria's Secret Mosaic Lip Palette in Addictive.

- That did not come out as nicely as Dawn's Lazy Day post -

Anyway, here it is.

Honestly, the colors remind me of a blush Lisa Eldridge used in one of her videos. Was kind of hoping it was a blush rather than a lip gloss.

Here's the colors in the same order as the colors in the above picture

My lips without gloss

Swatches on the arm

and on paper

The glosses don't last that long and they feel a little dry when applied on the lips. I tend to have dry lips already so I don't use them often, also the colors aren't really my type . I think that there's not really much difference in the colors when applied.

I do not like the packaging of the gloss because the colors are too near each other so it gets messy when you use it. They did not provide a lip brush for it so you have to use your fingers, and the colors overlap on each other with every use. See how mine looks wiped off? We needed to do that so it won't look as messy.

I do like the big mirror though... which makes me think that they might have intended to make this a blush rather than a gloss.

So, in summary, I still prefer Victoria's Secret lingerie over this product of theirs.

That's it for my Victoria Day... It has also been quite a lazy day for me as well. How was your Victoria day?

Cheers,

LIZ

Review : Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Gel Eye Liner Duo

Hey, lovelies!

It's been a while since I used a gel liner.

I really do like using gel liners because it's so easy to apply and the colors are very bold, especially the black ones.

The reason I stopped buying them is because those that I have bought (Maybelline, E.L.F., Wet 'n Wild... all in black) all dried up even before I got it in half. The longest that have stayed usable for me was my Maybelline Gel Liner in Brown.

I did try reviving them but it either failed or just too much of a hassle to do over and over.

So I went back to using liquid liners.

But while I was watching the comedy series, "Community," I keep staring at the eyes of the character, Annie, and I keep thinking if the liner used on her is a gel liner. Whether it is or not, I want to get my hands on another gel liner. I missed using it.

So one day, as I was checking the Beauty Bazaar at GirlTalk, I encountered a thread that was selling this:

Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Gel Eye Liner Duo

in Black Satin and Extra Olive

She was selling it cheap and I looked at MakeupAlley and saw that the rating is 3.9 out of 5 so I guess it's good enough, so I bought it. :P

In just a couple of days, I got the package in good condition (thanks, sis!) and here's my review about it:

What really made me want to purchase it is that it comes in 2 colors. It has the black one which I use almost every time I use makeup and it has another color, Extra Olive, which is a color that is still not in my makeup stash when it comes to eye liners.

I also liked the packaging. It looks classy and not bulky. Very easy to carry around.

It also has a mirror too (which also has the word "Very Sexy" on it... makes me feel good when I stare at it... HAHA!).

It holds .08oz total.

 It's available in different colors too:

Black/Olive, Slate/Silver and Brown/Pink

So here are the swatches:

on paper

on skin

when smudged a few times

And here are shots when I applied it on my lids:

(Sorry for the untidy eyebrows)

 Extra Olive

Satin Black

This product is very, very easy to apply. It is creamy and glides smoothly on the skin.

I want my black gel liners BLACK. Unfortunately, the Satin Black isn't... very disappointed when I first tried it out.

The lasting power of this liner is BAD. Just a couple of hours and it's all smeared up! Even when I have my primer on (I use UDPP)! 

Plus, when applied, there are times that it smudges on your lids when you open them before it completely dries. It takes longer to dry compared to all the gel liners I've used.

 

 eeek!

 I don't use this as a liner anymore. I use this more as an eyeshadow base. The black one is for smokey looks while the olive is for warmer-toned shadows. At least it's not a complete waste of money!

 Would I buy again?

NO! I am very much disappointed with the product. It really looked promising (maybe because I really liked the packaging?). I don't like that the black one is not the black I want and I especially dislike the fact that it doesn't stay long and that it smudges. This is probably the worst gel liner I've used.

If you still want to try the product,

Unfortunately (for you), it has been discontinued. :P

Very huge disappointment for me. I just wanted to use a gel liner again. Good thing I bought this in a cheap price.
Anyway, could you recommend a good gel liner that doesn't dry fast? Hopefully affordable? :P

Cheers,

DAWN