All about Lipsticks - Maybelline Colorsensational

Having been a lipstick junkie all my life, the minute an opportunity to get more lipsticks arrived, I'd immediately be clicking sites for swatches, salivating over new colors, latest collection from X brands and when my evil shopping twin's around, I'd click buy, buy, buy!

And when the goodies arrived, I would be so excited until I saw the lipstick. Oh. I had that color already. At a fraction of the price. As in the case with Maybelline Colorsensation 205 Nearly There and Oriflame Color Attraction Metallic Nude (Rp. 75.000 vs. Rp. 20.000). Bwaaahhh! They're exactly a dupe, down to the shimmer.

See for yourself here:

Maybelline Colorsensational 025 Pink Please is also another dupe for something which I already own (just need a little diggin, y'all). So, *sighs* Me:0 - Online Shopping: 2

Pink Please is slightly easy on the eyes. The swatch on hand isn't exactly accurate. I'd say the picture of the lipstick above is true to its color.

I rummaged through my work desk, and swatched some lipsticks that was in the same color family; pink nude.

Left to Right: Oriflame Vivid Baby Beige 4286, Maybelline Colorsensational 025 Pink Please, Revlon Superlustrous Ginger Rose 131

Oh well.

On a side note, don't you just love it when the online shop owner sent you a cute little thank-you card along with your purchase? How courteous! See, sometimes this little note is all it takes to make buyers recommend the store and at least browse the shop. I salute Doreen Valencia from http://beautedeamour.multiply.com. She also has a fanpage : beautedeamour.




So, to all nude-lipstick explorers out there, check for dupes first in your drawers, dressing tables, cosmetic bags, etc, before you try purchasing another one. Leason learned.

Happy Monday - FOTD March 16, 2009

There are several new things I wear today; my new orang jilbab...absolutely love the cheerful-in-your-face color, and then my new geeky glasses, a hand-me down from my lovely brother. I took the glasses to ITC Kuningan last night and voila, new look.

Today it's all about orange:
MAC fresco rose, melon, and the brown shadow from my Dior Incognito palette, Rimmel Apricot blush, Maybelline Extreme Coral Pink, and Maybelline Water Shine 3D in Coral Pearls.

In Search of Holy Grail - Maybelline Water Shine 3D

Coral Pink, 3D #10
I can't rave enough about Maybelline Water Shine 3D #10. It's the perrrrrFECT lipstick for me, given my dark upper lip and pigmented lower lip, strange lips, I know. Sadly, it's discontinued. The whole line is discontinued! I've checked Maybelline's site and sadly, they don't have any dupe recommendation for it either. Why do I love it so much? It makes my lips plumper and it's pretty shiny and yet pigmented and it stays. The 3 things I (read almost the whole lipstick wearer population) look for in lipstick.

So, as I wallow in front of Maybelline counter, I discovered Maybelline Extreme in Coral Pink (#830). It's a different formula, true, but swatched in my inner arm, it look pretty similar with my HG Water Shine 3D #10, except that Coral Pink has more coral than #10 which is a bit more pink coral. Thankfully this mission only cost me Rp 42.100. A relief!

Time to take a rest now and just make a good use of my new lipstick. I'm not 100% happy but sometimes you need to take whatever you have and just put your feet up.