Lipstick Swatches & First Impression

Kleancolor Madly Matte Lipsticks First Impression And Swatches

Yesterday I hauled these lipsticks, and I wanted to do a first impression including swatches. I will swatch them on both the inside of my wrist and on my lips! The shades are, from left to right, Orchard, Brick Rose, Arctic, Catalina, and Liberty. Orchard and Brick Rose are the most wearable shades in my opinion, and definitely the better quality ones, as you will see in the swatches. I haven't worn any of them for a full day yet but it's easy to tell from the swatches that some of them are better than others. I will say that these don't seem to be totally matte either - they range from satin to more of a glossy finish, other than Arctic which is pretty matte but also very patchy.

Orchard is a stunning blue-based dark pink that I can definitely see myself wearing a lot if I end up liking the formula. It's definitely not a really matte finish, it's closer to a satin, but that's what I prefer anyways.

Brick Rose looks more red on camera and in pictures than it does in person, but it does have more red in it than Orchard did. It's basically what you would get if you took Orchard and added some red to it, and I really like it. I think it makes red lipstick more wearable for everyday if red isn't exactly your thing. This one has more shine to it than the last one did.

Arctic is going to end up being a lipstick I use to lighten other lipsticks, because on it's own it's very clingy and patchy. It's also not all that pigmented unless you really build it up. I personally wouldn't wear this on it's own because I think it makes my lips look terrible but I think it will work to lighten other lipsticks. It has more of a true matte finish than any of the others, but that seems to make it patchy and very dry.

Catalina is a really pretty color, almost a blue that I would wear everyday if it were just a little more pigmented. I do have some blue eyeliners that might match this well enough to use as lipliners so that this lipstick would look more opaque, so I plan to try that out. As for the finish, it's closer to a satin than a matte, but I still like it a lot.

The last lipstick I have to show you today is Liberty, a dark blue. I kind of see it as a crayon blue, which ruins it being pretty to me a little bit, but I would still wear it for fun every once in a while. I would probably have to use a blue eyeliner as a lipliner so it would be a little less patchy, but as far as super cheap lipsticks in fun colors go, this isn't all that bad.

So my first impression is that these are worth it. You can get them for a dollar each from ShopMissA and they come in lots of other colors. The shade Arctic is one to avoid if you're going for something to wear on it's own, but if you just want something to mix with other lipsticks to lighten them then it's worth a try. It's hard to find blue lipsticks for drugstore prices, and these are only a $1.00 USD! So I would say that if you want some decent lipsticks and don't want to pay much at all and are willing to risk a few of them not being the absolute best quality, go for it.

Lipstick First Impression

Kleancolor Kleanista Lipstick Review and Swatches

If you saw my last post, you'll see that I did a hug haul from the website ShopMissA. I got these three fun-colored lipsticks there to try out, and although it's too early to give a full review, I wanted to do a first impression on them because I was so excited to try them out.

Here are the lipsticks. I got them in the colors Lightning Struck, Envious Desire, and Sky Dive. I got these colors because I wanted to try out some fun colors without spending much money, and at a dollar each, I figured you can't go too wrong.

Here they are swatched on my hand. As you can see, Envious Desire skips a bit and isn't as opaque as the other two. I had to apply quite a bit of each to get good opacity, as well. They do have a smell, but it's not unpleasant - it reminds me of pink lemonade flavored candy.

This is Lightning Struck on my lips. As you can see, it clings to my lips in odd places and doesn't apply evenly. Sadly, this was the best looking one of them all, so it's downhill from here.

Here's Envious Desire on my lips. It barely goes on at all and looks really patchy.

Lastly, we have Sky Dive on my lips. It's a bit better than the previous one but I'm still not impressed.

Overall, my first impression is that they kinda suck. I've heard that other colors look better, so maybe I'll try those out next time I order from ShopMissA, but these ones aren't even worth a dollar compared to the e.l.f. ones you can get for the same price. Hopefully I'll find a use for these around halloween, but if not, I may ask a friend if they're interested (I doubt they will be once I tell them about the quality, though) or toss them. I would not recommend these.

ShopMissA Haul

Huge ShopMissA Haul!

I've been hearing about http://www.shopmissa.com/ for a while now, and I finally decided to make an order. Literally everything other than about 4-7 charm bracelets and necklaces is a dollar USD! I was of course drawn to the makeup, but I did purchase a few accessories and miscellaneous items that I'll show first to get out of the way. Everything but one item came totally undamaged, and that one item was easily fixable. The packaging was great too - many things came individually wrapped.

Here are the accessories I purchased. I got a bracelet with a rose, a necklace with a bow, a chain necklace, an adjustable turtle ring, and a set of five golden bangles. All of it seems to be of decent quality, think Forever 21 quality, but it's probably made of the metal that turns your skin green, which is fine with me because it was all so cheap.

Next I got an eye shadow brush from Princessa to try out. I don't have nearly enough eye shadow brushes so I'm always looking to add to my collection.

I also got some cute little green frog sticky notes. You can never have too many sticky notes, and these ones are almost too cute to justify using.

I got a couple containers of nail polish remover pads to have around, one from Kleancolor and one from L.A. Colors. Each have 32 pads, so if they end up working, they'll last me quite a while. Plus, both of them are acetone free!

The last non-makeup things I got were a few face masks from Beauty Treats. I love using face masks and for a dollar, I couldn't pass these up. I'll let you know how they worked and if they break me out in a future post.

Finally, on to the makeup! I got three e.l.f. Essential Lipsticks in Flirtatious, Sociable, and Fearless. I've heard a lot about these, both good things and bad, so I figured I should try them out for myself to see if I like them.

Next up are some Kleancolor Kleanista lipsticks in the colors Sky Dive, Lightning Struck, and Envious Desire. From what I've heard, they're pigmented but not long-lasting, but I'll post my own review once I've tried them out myself.

Here we have a cute little Santee Color Revolution Lipstick in color number four. The green writing makes the packaging look a bit cheap, but it's a dollar, so really it is cheap. Otherwise the packaging is very cute, which is the main reason I got it. I don't usually get things just because they're cute, but for a dollar, I can afford to.

Next I got three IT Girl Lip Glosses in the shades 2, 4, and 6. I'll review them in a new post when I get the chance to try them out. They all look very pretty.

I also got three Hydrate & Moisturize Lip Balms in the flavors strawberry, watermelon, and cherry. I don't know if they'll actually be hydrating and moisturizing, but I figured they're worth a try.

Next is a Beauty Treats Velvet Matte Lipstick in color 2, which is an orange. It's currently out of stock on ShopMissA, but it should be back in stock any time.

This is the Amuse Precise Black Liquid Eyeliner. The product says waterproof, which the website does not, but that's fine with me. For a dollar, I wasn't expecting much, but it's actually quite pigmented.

Now we have some lipliners. I got three Kleancolor ones, and the middle one is retractable! The middle one is also labeled as an eyeliner on the website, but I plan to use it as a lipliner.

These are the L.A. Colors Jumbo Pencils in Iridescent Light and Sea Shells. I thought that these would make good eye bases for more colorful looks.

Moving onto eye shadows, this is the High Intensity 4 Eyeshadow Palette by Rich On in the color 3. I wanted the color 4, but it was out of stock. It smelled a bit odd when I opened it, but I think it's the plastic, not the shadows. The pigmentation is okay.

Next up is the Amuse Pressed Eyeshadow Pigment in Black Night. Honestly, the color payoff isn't great, but I needed a black eye shadow, and this was a dollar. But for a dollar, I don't expect a whole lot.

After that I got the Kleancolor Utopia Baked Eyeshadow in Game. It doesn't have great pigmentation either, but it's still workable, and it's pretty to look at.

Then are all four of the Magic Finish Luminzing Eyeshadows that ShopMissA offered. The two on the right look like good highlight shades, and the pigmentation is great, especially for just a dollar.

Next are three of the Kleancolor Ms. Chick blushes in the colors Petal, Apricot, and Sunbaked. The pigmentation is fantastic, but they're a bit powdery.

This was the object that came a bit damaged - the eyelash comb had come off of the mascara tube. Luckily, it snapped right back on. This is the Santee Waterproof Mascara with Comb. I mostly got it for the comb, as I rarely use waterproof mascara, and because it's cute.

Next up are six pairs of false lashes, four from Kara and two from Kleancolor. The Kleancolor ones are way longer than I expected, but I'll probably still wear them at some point.

Lastly, I got a Kara clear eyelash glue. It's smaller than I expected, but that's my fault for not doing better research.

That's all! Let me know which things I should review first!