Saturday, June 29, 2013

Review: Maybelline Baby Lips Electro

So... for those of you who love the original baby lips, are you excited to see this new line of electro lip balms?
And for those of you who didn't love the originals... keep reading! These just might surprise you!

So for starters, here's Maybelline's description of the products:
"8hr hydration with a neon kick. Electro color pigments in our exclusive lip renew formula."

Available in 6 shades.

I love the original baby lips. Love 'em.
So here are some differences between the Electro and the Original:

First, the obvious, is the packaging. The Electro line has a black plastic tube opposed the rainbow of colors the originals are.

Second, the pigmentation. YAY. Those are my words. The originals are a sheer tinted lip balm. I mean that's what they're marketed as, and what they are supposed to be. But the Electro's... they pack a punch. Maybe not so much as a lip stick but for a balm!? These are awesome.



The packaging promises 8hrs of hydration. I'd say I disagree with that statement. They are hydrating, like a lip balm, but not super duper hydrating. Just average. And I don't think the moisture feeling stays for a full 8 hours.

I do think that the product works as far making my lips less dry, more supply, and smoother. I don't know if my lips were necessarily "Better Looking" mainly because I'm not sure what that entails, but I do enjoy the effect these give to my lips!

I picked up 3 shades, Pink Shock:


 Oh! Orange:


Strike A Rose:




Swatches:

Pink Shock:

Oh! Orange:




Strike A Rose: 


To be honest, it was really hard to get good pictures of these. They look beautiful, I adore them, but it was hard to get a decent shot of their true color. 

Pink Shock: A beautiful pink color, that has some maroon-ish purple vibe to it. It's the deepest of the 3.

Oh! Orange is the sheerest one of the 3, but I love it a lot. It looks stunning on the lips. It's beautiful and amazingly natural looking. Simply gorgeous.  

Strike A Rose: A rosy pink color that is simply lovely on the lips and in the tube. 

Overall... I LOVE THEM. 
As I do with all the baby lips :)
I highly recommend!
xoxo,
Glimmer

Keep an eye out for...

Walking around my local drugstores, I've recently seen a few new items that I thought I might tell you about so you know to keep an eye out if it's something you are looking for or are interested in trying!

Recently at Walmart I spotted some new (to the US) Rimmel products, such as:
-Wake Me Up Concealer (available in 5 shades)
-Wake Me Up Instant Radiant Shimmer Touch: A a liquid "mousse" product (available in 4 shades)
-Last Finish Soft Colour Mono Blush (available in 7 shades)

I saw all of these in the regular product sections NOT in a new display.

At Walmart and HEB (a Texas grocery/superstore) I found some new Maybelline products:

-Baby Lip Electro Collection: REVIEW COMING SOON. (Available in 6 shades)
-FIT ME Shine Free Foundation Stick: REVIEW COMING SOON. A Gel Stick Foundation with an Anti-Shine Core (available in 12 oil-free shades)
-FIT ME Blushes (New shades)

HEB did have a new Maybelline display including both the foundation and blush.
Again these were both in Maybelline's regular section NOT in a separate display at Walmart.

Also at Walmart I spotted Loreal's new Advanced Hair Care line:

-"Advanced Hair Care" Shampoo's and Conditioners
-"Advanced Hair Care" Triple Resist Ultimate Strength Solution
-"Advanced Hair Care" Vibrancy dual Protect Spray
-"Advanced Hair Care" Power Moisture Moisture Rush Mask
-"Advanced Hair Care" Total Repair 5 Damage Erasing Balm

I will have a review up on one of Loreal's new hair masks, not sure which version yet though. Keep an eye out!

Talk to you soon!

xoxo,
Glimmer

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Ulta now carries Mally Cosmetics!



picture credit: ulta.com

If you love Mally and protest (or maybe that's just me) that the brand isn't widely available, well here ya go! I'm super excited! For those of you who haven't heard of, or are not familiar with the brand Mally Beauty, now you can test and try their products out, because they are now available at Ulta online and will be available in Ulta stores August 11th!

Mally was formerly only available on mallybeauty.com and QVC, so I'm SO excited that it will be available at Ulta locations soon! YAY!

Many of her amazing best sellers are online now so go take a look!
Click here to view:Mally at Ulta


picture credit: ulta.com 


Stay excited!
xoxo,
Glimmer