Lips n Tips #1

 Not something I do regularly but sometimes I like to match my nails to my lips. I found 2 lip shades that match my pink nails from last week. I'm wearing shade #33 from Volo cosmetics on my nails 

Option 1 - Miss Claire Butter Lip Balm in #07 Panna Cotta. 

INR 150 for 4 gm

Very moisturizing & stays on my lips for a good 3-4 hours when I don't snack. With meals this one obviously doesn't stay put. The colour payoff is medium and can be built up. I like using it as is for a barely there look. Oh & like all Miss Claire products this one smells like vanilla cupcakes. Love!

Option 2 - Half n Half Super Matte Lipstick #2 Heaux. 

INR 130 for 3.6 gm

Comfortable matte formula that does not crease on my lips. Most mattes tend to exaggerate the lines on my lips. Stays put for an impressive 5 hours on my lips. With meals it fades evenly & doesn't look patchy.

Cheers

Lipstick Haul from Cuffs n Lashes

I recently did a lipstick haul from Cuffs n Lashes. If you have followed my blog for a while,  you know that I pretty much get all my makeup from them. And I was happy with the service so far. This is the first time they've messed up with an order. Let's start


Incolor Exposed Lipstick in 02 Adding Love

INR 199 for 3.7 gm

Expiry January 2020

This was not the colour I wanted. I have a gazillion pink lipsticks in my kitty & had ordered Posh Petal- a browny nude. It was OOS & I received a call saying that the shade I'd ordered was not available and that they would replace it with a similar colour. On what planet these 2 shades are similar is beyond me but at the least they had the courtesy to call & inform.

The main reson for ordering was definitely the packaging. A sleek black metal case houses the lipstick & it has a magnetic closure. The shade I finally received is not bad, I quite like it. My problem is with the expiry date. It expires in less than a year which means it must be more than 2 years old. Disappointed.


Swiss Beauty Matte Lipstick in 212 Raspberry

INR 199 for 3.8 gm

Expiry November 2022

My main reason for this haul. I couldn't resist this dupe of MAC lipstick. Looks pretty & super comfortable on the lips as well


Half n Half Super Matte Lipstick in 02 Heaux

INR 129 for 3.6 gm

Expiry August 2019

One more thing I've been eyeing for a while. A super pretty pinky nude colour. Again the problem is with old stock. It didn't even have the outer carton & the sticker stating the shade name was falling apart. This lipstick expires in 4 months! I cannot believe the site actually thought it was ok to sell this.


Kiss Beauty Look Bipa Lipstick in 10

INR 115 

Again a dupe of MAC lipstick. The entire collection is made of nudes & I bought one that most appealed to me.


Kiss Beauty Matte Liquid Lipstick in 11

INR 115

Kiss Beauty is the king of dupes. They will dupe anyone's products & come out tops. This lipstick is a dupe of Kylie Jenner's makeup launch. A super pretty red.

Kiss Beauty Flat Finish Pigment Gloss in 01

INR 115

One more thing on my list from a while. Another pretty red


Baby Lips Lipstick in 02

INR 29 

I couldn't resist the price. This one's a happy orange.


Swiss Beauty Lip Cream in 12 Soft Pink

INR 189 for 6 ml

I wanted to try this from a while & finally got it. The colour photographs differently which is why I ended up getting a shade I have several dupes of.


Half n Half Super Matte Lipstick in 22 Walnut

INR 129 for 3.6 gm

Expiry April 2020

One more thing I didn't order. I'd ordered Matte Look Super Stay Lipgloss & they sent me this instead. No call, no nothing. The only thing in common with what I ordered was the shade number which unfortunately is a different shade as they're from different brands. Again the expiry is in exactly 1 year.


They also did send a pair of earrings along, probably to cover the difference amount between Matte Look & Half n Half lipsticks.
That's all for this haul.


I know the sheer amount of makeup on Cuffs n Lashes would send anyone in a tizzy but I expect the site to check expiry dates religiously. I also know that a lot of the liquid lipsticks don't come with any details whatsoever- no quantity, expiry etc. The expiry with regular lipsticks is only an issue because it's printed on it. If it was not mentioned anywhere I would probably be ok with using it. One more thing is that sites like Amazon sells cosmetics with 1 year or less than a year to expire under heavy discounts & they do mention the expiry. Infact I recently bought an Island Kiss Lip balm on Amazon for 100 bucks. The reason for the discount was that it would expire in a little more than a year. I've paid full price (how much ever affordable it may be) for the cosmetics I bought from Cuffs n Lashes. Is it too much to expect fresh stock?

They did admit their mistake after I reached out to them & agreed to give me 100 INR store credit for the next time I shop. But I'm having second thoughts about shopping from this site again.

What are your thoughts? Comment below.

Cuffs n Lashes Haul

From a few years now I've consciously stopped buying expensive brands of makeup. I have never finished using a single makeup product entirely except for mascara. It seemed crazy to spend so much money on something especially when you can get the same colour, texture & finish in a less expensive brand. Plus these days a lot of the affordable brands have upped their packaging game by leaps & bounds. That is definitely the cherry on the cake as far as I'm concerned. Shallow much?

Anyway here's my latest haul from Cuffs n Lashes. This site has become my go-to for affordable makeup. It's super easy to order from & I have always received my package in 4 days flat. I've been iffy about ordering from instagram stores for some reason. Let's start. I'm also including expiry dates for most products since I tend to forget exactly when I purchased a particular thing.

ADS Cushion gel Eyeliner

INR 300

Expiry June 2020

I've been eyeing this one since it was launched. Such pretty packaging. I'm utterly sold. Love it.

Me Now BB Cushion Foundation in 01

INR 300 for 12 gm

Expiry May 2019

Cushion makeup has been around from a while now. Last time I finally succumbed & bought Matte Look Cushion Lipstick. This time I got foundation & eyeliner. The packaging is awesome as is the product. 300 bucks for a cushion foundation is dirt cheap.

Half n Half Double Use Lipstick in 13 Peach Twist

INR 220 for 7 ml gloss & 4gm lipstick

Expiry January 2021

Another thing I've been eyeing from quite a while. You get both regular lipstick & liquid lipstick in a huge tube. The formula is the most comfortable one I've ever tried. No stickiness at all.

Blue Heaven Signature Mascara

INR 150 for 10 ml

Expiry May 2021

OK eye makeup products seem to be having a fixation with writing right now. After the ink pot & quill packaging for ADS Eyeliner, this one's shaped like a fountain pen. Like the really old ones. I simply had to get it despite the lukewarm reviews of Blue Heaven mascaras in general.

Kiss Beauty Sequins Liquid Glitter Eyeliner in 04

INR 150

Wow! Looks & feels high end. Love this one.

Olivia Liquid Foundation in 3 Soft Beige

INR 100 for 28 ml

Expiry April 2019

I obviously had to see what all the fuss was about. Yet to try

Kiss Beauty Hot Lips Lipstick in 4

INR 100

Dislaimer first. Kiss Beauty is my most favorite brand of all the affordable makeup brands. And every time I steel my resolve to buy no more they release a new product with fantastic packaging. Case in point, this Hot Lips lipstick. Been a while since I bought regular lipstick (Half & Half does not count as it also has liquid lipstick in it) it's only been liquid lipsticks from some time now.

Heng Fang Kiss Callectar Lipstick in 130

INR 100

Another thing I bought only for the packaging. And yes, another regular lipstick.

Kiss Beauty BB Moisturised Lip Gloss in 5

INR 99

Pretty nude shade. And it's Kiss Beauty. I HAD to get it.

Yanqina Stick Eyeliner in Black

INR 85 for 2.5 gm

I've heard amazing things about this one. Time to try

Me Now Soft Eyeliner Pencil in White

INR 50 for 1 gm

As you might have figured out by now, I simply don't jump in & buy trends left, right & centre. I have to be sure that I will be using them + they have to be affordable. The days of spending 800 - 900 on an eye pencil are long gone.

TYA Matte Lipstice in 11

INR 40

Looked super pretty but by the time I debated & dithered the shade I wanted (a pretty purple) was sold out. I settled for this one instead

Crazy Lips Lip balm in Pink

INR 35

Super cheap, super cute

ADS Minion Matte Lipstick in 01

INR 30

Another thing I had been eyeing from sometime now. Wasn't too keen because how awesome can a lipstick that costs 30 bucks be, right? Wrong! Pretty good & it has minion packaging to boot.

Blue Heaven Signature Foundation in Natural

INR 25 for 25 ml

Expiry August 2020

Wanted to try this ever since I saw it on a "Makeup under 30 Rs Challenge" on Shystyles. It looks too yellow for my skin tone. Will update after I've played a bit with it.

Free Gift

ADS Nude  'tude Palette

INR 280 for 11.08 gm

Expiry January 2022

I had vowed to not buy any more eyeshadows. I have enough to last me several lifetimes. But look, they sent me a sizeable gift & a neutral palette at that! Take that Nykaa- all I've been getting as free gift is conditioner from you guys. Yet to try. As of now, I'm happy to just stare at the sheer prettiness of it all.

OK, I'm done for now. Stay tuned for a haul from Colornations soon. That's it. Cheers.