Showing posts with label holidayset. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidayset. Show all posts

Friday, November 6, 2015

Kay Von D Mi Vida Loca Remix Studded Kiss Lip set

Kat Von DMi Vida Loca Remix Studded Kiss Lip Set

$42.00
($91.00 value)

What it is: 
A lip set with Studded Kiss lipsticks, featuring new limited-edition shade Gold Blooded and seven mini lip colors. 

What it does: 
Swipe on bold, eye-catching lip color with coveted Studded Kiss Lipstick. This innovative lipstick is formulated with Color Cushion Technology™, which combines long wear, bold color payoff, and ultrasoft comfort for audacious, feminine lip looks. The exclusive new shade, Gold Blooded—a remixed red with subtle gold shimmer, found only in this set—comes in a covetable, studded white casing. This set includes seven mini Studded Kiss Lipsticks in show-stopping shades with attitude. 

This set contains: 
- 0.10 oz Studded Kiss Lipstick in Gold Blooded (full size) 
- 7 x 0.04 oz Studded Kiss Lipstick in Noble, Halo, Bachelorette, Sexer, Wolvesmouth, Coven, NaYeon (mini size) 

What it is formulated WITHOUT: 
- Parabens 
- Sulfates 
- Phthalates 

What else you need to know: 
When it comes to Studded Kiss Lipstick, a shade is worth a thousand words. Kat personally names each and every lipstick after the memory or emotion the shade awakens within herself. She’s inspired by endless muses such as art, architecture, music, literature, friends, her beloved animals—each one is undeniably bold and uniquely Studded Kiss. 

As the winner of the 2014 Sephora Innovation Award, Kat Von D's Studded Kiss Lipstick keeps lips feeling soft and supple with an antioxidant complex of moisturizing ingredients such as vitamin E. Each lipstick is infused with a crème brûlèe scent for a subtle, sweet experience, inspired by her love of sweets. Kat Von D designed the covetable glossy black casing after her signature studded cuff. The lipstick is adorned with the signature “KVD” monogram. 

Studded Kiss Lipstick is 100 percent vegan and is not tested on animals.

This limited edition holiday lipstick set is available to purchase at Sephora now. Don't forget to take advantage of the Sephora 20% off sale event starting today until the 9th/this Sunday as well. Make it even better with saving by shopping through Ebates.com and earn cashback! Sign up is free:)


You are getting one full sized limited edition studded kiss lipstick in this set along with 7 mini sized lipsticks that are available as full sizes in Kat Von D's permanent studded kiss lipstick line. One full sized lipstick retails for $21 so this set has a pretty good value considering having 8 shades to try.







I love the packaging of these studded kiss lipsticks, and they are usually in black as you can see in the pictures below with the exception of the full sized limited edition shade in a white packing.



Noble matte petal pink nude (cult favorite)
Not my favorite because of the much dryer formula makes it harder to apply comparing to some of the other shades. It's also just a tad bit too pale for my skintone.




Coven matte lavender
This formula is the same as Noble. It's on the dryer side which doesn't allow much glide across the lips. It's also not flattering on my skintone at all. 




Sexer iridescent fluorescent pink
Interesting color that has a slight blue shift to it, but a little sheer.



Nayeon pitch black w/ gunmetal shimmer
Very unique and smooth application but lack of full opacity. 




Wolvesmouth metallic berry
This is my favorite out of this whole set, and I think I will either get a full size or the new nail/lip mini set from Sephora x Kat Von D. It applied the smoothest and it's just an unique shade with a slight purple shift to it.




Halo neon clementine
I almost got a full size of this at the store, but glad I didn't. As much as I love the shade itself with the metallic and glitters, it's unforgiving on my lips. It really accentuated all of my lines, textures, dry and flakiness. It's a beautiful color and unique and cheerful, but sucks that I won't be able to wear it:/ The glitters are pretty chunky in this one as well comparing to the limited edition shade and Nayeon. I just don't want to eat up glitters whenever I wear this color.




Bachelorette matte reddish fuchsia (cult favorite)
One of my favorites which I have both in a full sized lipstick and everlasting liquid lipstick. Somehow I always have a hard time capturing this gorgeous color on camera with natural lighting. This is a universal flattering color that will look good on everyone! 





Gold Blooded - limited edition shade that's only available in this exclusive set.
This is a bright warmer toned orange red with golden glitters/shimmers throughout. It applies very opaque and creamy. It's a nice festive color that's great for the holidays! There are some chunky glitters in this one as well, so just keep in mind that you might end up eating some while wearing it.





My overall impression of this holiday set is that the value is not bad since you get to try out 9 shades. You also get one limited edition full sized lipstick which by the way is a beautiful color. If you have tried Kat Von D's studded kiss lipsticks, they are matte formula without much glide across the lips. They are a bit drying and not that comfortable comparing to some other matte lipsticks such as Charlotte Tilbury, Maybelline, Milani, and etc. However, these do stay on the lips much longer than the other comfortable ones. It might be the fact that the dryer formula clings onto the lips more than the creamier/silicone based lipsticks. If you haven't tried these, and you are into matte finished lipsticks, but not into liquid lipsticks that are super matte. These might be a good in between type of formula for you to try. If you are into fun colored lipsticks in general, I think these are great additions to your collection as well. I had to return the set in the end, mainly because I only liked one shade from this set, and didn't feel the need to keep the rest. I am a little sad that I won't be able to own the full sized limited edition shade, but I have something similar in a liquid lipstick form from OCC called Manhunter. I also just purchased a full sized studded kiss lipstick in Chula, which is a beautiful terra-cotta color that I'm loving for the Fall right now. I like this formula from Kat Von D, and I know not many people are into the matte/dryer textured lipsticks. Some of these actually did glide on smoother than others. I was surprised that NaYeon with it's silver glitter/shimmer in a black based lipstick would go on easier and smoother than Noble and Coven. I like it, and it's unique, but it's not as opaque as I would like it to be. It can probably be a good layering lipstick and alter other lipstick shades to somewhat darker and moodier.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Too Faced Christmas in Paris Holiday 2015 French Kisses Melted The Ultimate Liquified Lipstick set and Melted Kisses and Sweet Cheek set

There is a Friends and Family sale on Toofaced website right now and the code is BFF20


I purchase these set from the Too Faced Cosmetics website, but they are also available at Ulta and Sephora. I have to shout out to Too Faced customer service because my original order was stolen/lost. I think probably stolen because FedEx switched to USPS, and post office started leaving packages on our apartment lobby table by the mailboxes. I had to contact Too Faced for it, and they were kind enough to send me another order free of charge with FedEx only delivery service the second time. I was able to receive the package with FedEx hand delivered to my door, so a big thanks to the Too Faced customer service!!!


Too Faced Holiday 2015 limited edition french kisses melted the ultimate liquified lipstick set
Retails for $25
Four deluxe sample sized melted liquified lipsticks. Two in melted metal(metallic finish), and two in melted formula(cream finish). 
They are 5ml/0.16fl oz each.



A size comparison of the set to a regular sized melted liquified long wear lipstick

Melted metal in Metallic Peony



Melted Chihuahua



Metallic Macaron



Melted Berry



The Melted Kisses & Sweet Cheeks set has three separated box sets with a deluxe sample sized melted lipstick and a mini sized love flush long lasting 16-hour blush.
Retails for $36
Each melted lipstick contains 5ml/0.16fl oz and each mini blush contains 2g/0.07oz.















A size comparison of the mini blush to a full sized love flush blush



Melted Fig and Your love is King blush


Melted Peony and Justify My Love blush


Melted Nude and Love Hangover blush


I highly recommend these sets if you love these product or want to try them for the first time. I personally love the formulation of the liquified lipsticks because they are creamy, comfortable, long wearing, and pretty. I also love this blush because it's pigmented, blendable, and beautiful. I'm glad that I get to try more shades from both products, and the only one I already own from these two set is the melted nude lipstick which I have a full size of it. I can always give the smaller size to a friend or family member as a holiday gift. The blushes are small, but I have no problem with using them with regular sized brushes. They are great stocking stuffers on their own, or as a set. Either way, I'm keeping them all to myself:D