Tarte - LipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Stain in Lively

M contract for Verizon is up and I'm currently pondering between a droid or an iphone. Everyone tells me that a droid is better, especially the app market but I'm used to using a itouch and am a creature of habit. Bah! Doesn't matter. Anyhoo, this is a review on the Tarte - LipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Stain in Lively. This lip color cones in a rubbery stick with all sorts of natural oils that's supposedly going to give you some awesome benefits.

 

Because this comes in a stick, I find this easy to apply without a lip brush or liner and can use this easily for quick touch ups. Since this doesn't retract, I have to be careful putting the lid back on because I might nick it. I also may see a problem sharpening this in the future. 

 Now this color is described as a hot pink but it looks more magenta, leaning towards the redder side. It isn't really moisturizing but it also isn't drying. So when I wear this, I don't have to worry about it slipping or spreading on my lips. It stays put, provided that you don't talk or eat excessively.

 It does seem to bring out the yellow in my teeth but that could be an excessive amount of black tea that I've been drinking lately. It has a minty smell and leaves a very slight tingling on my lips. A tingling sensation usually implies lip plumper but I really didn't see a difference with the size of my lips. With this, I put a bit of chap stick and put some on the center of my lips. Then I spread it onto the rest of my lips. This color is a bit bold for me and unless I go out at night, I really wouldn't apply this all over my lips. Here let me show you.

 See nothing on the lips. 

 Just dab some and spread. I have nothing on but at this point, I would usually stop and put a gloss on. 

If I didn't...

This is a full coat of of it on. It lasts fairly well and after it's gone, it leaves just a tinge of color left. This doesn't stain the skin as much when you try to remove it as well.  It's completely matte and for some reason, it really brings out the olive and yellow undertones of my skin. I would recommend it but not really... It's $24 dollars and while i do think that it's great...not sure if it's $24 good. Would probably pick one up again during a sale.

I've recently started to cook again and made some awesome grilled pizza. I use my foreman grill for everything. Cleaning it is a bit of pain but I love it.

Lip Products Galore

I finally managed to dig up the camera from the dusty corners of my room and took some pictures and came back with a giant overall review. I mentioned previously about my Etude House order and while I did get a couple of products, my main purchase were on lip products. I really don't know the name of the colors because it isn't printed on the label from my poor interpretation of the Korean language. Oh, I also included a picture of my Loreal lip gloss from a previous review as well. On top of the Loreal lip shine in tenacious, then the lower left is the Etude House Juicy Pop tube, then the 55 Lip Chu, and finally the Peach Water Gloss in Strawberry Milk. I love all of these, each for a different reason. None of these have a offensive scent, but they all smell sweet. Now on to the explanations.

As you can see the Loreal Hip is pigmented as hell and on the side of it I dabbed a spot of it, then rubbed it out. It is still bright and pigmented. The Juicy Pop is a bit glossy and watery, a light glossy red but not really shiny. None of these glosses are really sticky but last a reasonable amount of time. The Lip Chu is brighter, more of a stain, not really glossy and when blended out, it just brightens up the natural shade of my lips. Finally, the Peach Gloss, once again tastes like the 2% Korean peach beverage. I don't know if the default smell of peach is this, but almost all of the peach products I have come across in Korea smells just like this. This gloss has tiny fine glitter mixed but is really unnoticeable and doesn't feel gritty. I have fairly pigmented lips but this covered them nicely. It feels light on the lips and I love this gloss.

I use these lip products for different things, like on a normal day I would just out a tiny bit of the Lip Chu, but when going for a glossy but sheer look, I would pick up the Juicy Pop. These would last me a long time, so I don't think I'll ever get the chance to repurchase before my attention wanders off to a different product.

Whenever I mention a peach 2% drink, this is the product that I am talking about. Try it out and tell me that this isn't the default scent for all peach type products coming from Korea. If you say that it isn't, I'll blatantly call you a liar.