My Lucid Intervals

I have developed the habit of asking fellow beauty bloggers and youtube gurus about the makeup they wore on such a day whenever I would meet them in an event. In one of the events I got invited to last month, I was drawn to the lipstick that Liz wore so I curiously asked her if it was a Kylie Jenner lipstick and she gave a me a quick smile. Then, she revealed about a tiny hint about a collaboration with a brand. Of course, I looked forward to the day hoping Liz would invite me to the launch of her collaboration. Luckily, I got an invite and I was very thrilled to discover that the collaboration was with Pink Sugar and it featured lip crayons.

In case I have not mentioned it, Pink Sugar has one of the most amazing lipstick formulas in the market. I love their color selection, scent, texture, opacity, and the fact that their lipsticks stay for hours on my lips without causing extreme dryness is truly a plus point. I was thrilled to see these crayons as part of their growing line.

Firstly, I love the lip illustrations on the box packaging of these lip crayons. I am pretty sure it was done by Liz. Unlike other lip crayons that has different colored packaging to match the shade of the lip crayon, these came in a uniform shade - pink packaging. Oftentimes, I get confused with the shades because the packaging looked the same and the shade name is located at the bottom of the lip crayon.

These are matte lip crayons but not entirely flat out matte in finish. These lip crayons have a hint of sheen that make the lips looked a bit moisturized. These crayons deliver rich and full color pay off with one swipe. The texture is creamy and blendable. This does not emphasize my lip lines and even the dry patches of my lips. They do not feel heavy and they feel very comfortable to wear. They do not bleed nor transfer outside the lip lines. I can use it on its own sans any lipliner because of its great pigmentation. It is fairly long lasting without eating and can last up to 4 hrs without retouch. However, I do noticed that at the 4th hour ,I can feel my lips drying up and developing crusty skin. (Do take note that my lips have been overtly dry ever since I got pregnant. Having cracked and peeling lips has been my thing for 8 months now! I do blame my hormones for this. So, I do not know if other experience the same dryness whenever they use these lip crayons.)

These crayons are scentless but in case you smelled the lip crayon bullet on the tube and you smelled plastic, that is definitely the tube not the crayon.

Ready in Five - a medium rosy barbie pink that surprisingly looks good on my warm skin tone. I usually veer away from pink lipsticks that tend to have that neon vibe but this shade just looks so pretty when worn. The shade is almost similar with Mac chatterbox but this is a tad deeper and with slights hints of purple.

Nothing to Wear - It is a deep plum shade that could work as a lipstick or a deep purplish pink stain. Out of all the shade, this has the tendency to look uneven on my lips because of my dry patches. When applied lightly and minimally, this looked like a lip stain. This also leaves a hint of color even after eating.

Love at First Swipe - This is a warm walnut brown shade with a hint of peach. This is a perfect nude lipstick for most Filipina skin tones.

Woke Up Like This - My fave in the bunch is a rosy mauve that looks very flattering for everyday wear. This can even pass as a wedding lip color to achieve that blushing bride glow!!!

For 399 pesos, these lip crayons are truly worth a try! The color selection is just awesome and I love the fact that there is not red in this collection. The shades are well curated and they are all very wearable even the darkest shade.

Have you tried thess newest lip crayons?

Godbless

Wrote by donnarence

Pink Sugar is one of the latest Filipino brands. They launched last year and I am pretty amazed with the quality of their products particularly their creamy lipsticks and their blushes. Last month, they sent me their latest products and I am beyond thrilled. Siyempre, as a beautu enthusiast, kilig ako with their newest lipstick shades na ala kylie jenner ang peg. They also sent their newest brow gel. Yung totoo? I did not even care about these brow gels. I am happy with a clear brow gel and most tinted brow gels that I have tried are just mediocre. Pero laking gulat ng lola niyo when I began using this product. Panalo as in winner in english ito!!!!

It comes in a black plastic tube with a regular sized mascara wand. This comes in three shades: blonde, taupe and brunette.

Blonde is a light golden brown shade.
Taupe is a neutral brown.
Brunette is a deep chocolate color.

Taupe works best on my brow color on top of my regular brow pencils. Brunette looks great when used alone and it looks super natural when applied. What is great with these brow gels is that you can use them on their own. Aside from giving brows color, it livens up sparse brows by making them look fuller naturally. Taupe and Blonde works well on top of other brow products but Brunette is best used on its own due to its strong pigmentation. The consistency of these gels are very blendable and lightweight. They are runny and liquidy enough making it perfect for brushing or blending on the brows. Despite its opaque color, the the color sheers out when applied making application easier and making it look natural when worn. This brow gel keeps my brows in place. It is long lasting and does not budge. It also helps lengthen the staying power of the brow pencils that I use.

For 299 pesos, this brow gel is such a steal. It makes my brows look fuller. I love the shade taupe. This is how it looks like on top of my pencil drawn/filled brows. Winner diba?

Pink Sugar is available in Landmark Department stores, selected watsons and Sm Department stores.

What is your favorite brow gel?

Godbless!

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Wrote by donnarence

"Our delicate powder formula comes in a mirrored compact as a blush, bronzer or a highlighter. It's infused with Aloe Vera and Vitamin A,A, and E to nourish the skin and give you that added glow. "

I have been meaning to blog since last week but my laptop acquired virus so i had to have it reformated. Since then, I had a hard time transferring photos from my cameras to my laptop. Last night, I attempted to blog again and lo and behold, my laptop started updating and it was already midnight. Kaloka lang!! I am not a night person so I was so pissed with my laptop for not cooperating with me. Pero oks na yun. It is a new morning so nakamove on na ako. Anyways, just a quick kwento. I just had the courage to book the flight for the second leg of our 13 days honeymoon. Baka triplets ianak ko nito sa haba ng honeymoon namin. Haha

Okay. Enough of my kwento (namiss ko lang magblog at nakakape na naman ako while trudging the heavy traffic of c5. In short, pagbigyan niyo ako sa mga segue ko. Hehe) I know you have seen a lot of blog posts about the launching of the newest PROUDLY PINOY makeup brand from my fellow beauty bloggers. For a new makeup brand, I was in awe that their makeup line was very much complete and upto date. From eyeshadow palettes to HD blushes to matte lipsticks, they have everything covered and there will be exciting new releases soon. I will make a quick report about the launch on my future post. I know their wide array of lipsticks are pretty tempting to blog and probably some of you would even think that being a lipstick junkee at pabibo sa lipswatches eh uunahin ko yun iblog.hehe Trust me, the HD blushes fromPink Sugar Cosmetics are worth drooling for and checking out. It is probably my favorite product in their line.

Their Sweet Cheeks HD Blush consists of 8 shades. Their products are made in Taiwan. What draw me to their blushes was their color selection. Their colors range from muted natural tones to hot neons to highlighters. Whether you are a morena or fair skinned, you will surely find a shade perfect for you. May bonus pa, they also have a bronzer/ contour powder. Yay!! They nailed it. I am not being biased here pero san ka naman nakakita ng new makeup line na gets agad ang gusto ng consumers. Considering that the owners are MALE. Yep lalaki. I am amazeballs. Haha

Another thing that I observed is the pigmentation of their blushes. The color pay off is beyond what I expected from a new brand. Look at the photo below, that is just one swipe from the pan and my finger picked up a good amount of product instantly. These blushes are housed in a sleek black compact with a good sized mirror and a pony hair brush which is not useful (in my opinion because it is too thin and flimsy). I always bring a separate brush to apply these blushes. The product is easily picked up by synthetic or animal hair brushes.

I will be reviewing this blushes based on their finishes and shade

South Beach

By the shade name, I immediately had the impression that this is a bronzer or contour powder. During the launch, Liz told me that this is a dupe for the Nars Laguna. While swatching the shades, I remembered what Liz told me and made a side by side comparison of the bronzers. It was a pretty close match.

On the pan, there is barely a difference. Nars Laguna Bronzer is slightly lighter. When swatched, Can you believe that Pink Sugar is more velvety and smoother in texture. I had to almost scraped off my Nars to get the color that I want. Anyways, my Nars is a bit old so that would probably explain why there is difficulty in picking up the color.

Nars Laguna is golden brown while Pink Sugar's South Beach is darker in tone. It is a medium brown with very very slight hints of taupe making it perfect for contouring. It has noticeable gold flecks that eventually becomes less noticeable within the day. This is a very pigmented bronzer. I applied it with a heavy hand and it looked so blotchy on my first use. It was really hard to correct. The next time I used it I made sure I started with a light hand while I slowly building up the color. South Beach has a pretty good staying power. It lasts on my skin for 5 hrs max and it fades into a subtle contour line on my cheeks.

There are two highlighters in this line. Sin City and Concrete Jungle.

This is Sin City.I bet that it is knock off for Nars Albatross because it is whitish golden shade. On the pan, this looks whitish yellow but when swatched it delivers a seamless lustre.

Concrete Jungle is a champagne peach with chunks of silver glitter. The silver glitter may not be noticeable when blended. This has got to be my least favorite in the line. I am not a fan of the silvery shimmers and this appears quite chalky and chunky when swatched. This product requires a lot of blending but in the photos, you can see that it looks so good. I have not yet fully road tested these two highlighters because my skin is very bad at the moment. As for their staying power, I will update you as soon as I get the chance to use them longer.

My favorite from their Sweet Cheeks HD Blushes are the matte shades. I am very happy that they have wearable hues and neon shades. The matte blushes are soft and velvety in texture particularly Miss Independent and Summer Nights.

The first shade and my most favorite of all is Miss Independent. This is muted pinky brown color that looks so gorgeous on the pan and when worn. It reminds me of Clinique's blush in the shade Mocha Pink. The color is very suitable for my medium yellow skintone. It is also very blendable and looks seamless when applied. This lasts quite longer than most of the matte blushes in this line. I used this inside the mall and church and it stayed put almost the whole day. If I remember coorrectly, I barely retouched that day.

Paris Lights is an obvious dupe for Nars Orgasm. This has noticeable gold flecks and is seriously a gorgeous coral pink shade. On my skin, it looks more coral than pink. I know this is not a matte blush but i considered reviewing this particular shade side by side the matte ones because it is a colorful and shimmery blush and not a highlighter (imo). This takes a lot of blending to make the color look even. This blush is very chunky and a bit chalky like Concrete jungle.

Summer Nights is a warm peach. This is my second favorite. This is buttery and velvety in texture. It glides smoothly on the cheeks upon application. It lasts longer on me like Miss Independent.

Tokyo Rush is a hot neon pink that looks scary on the pan but looks blushing barbie pink on my skin. Unlike the two matte blushes I previously mentioned, this goes on a wee bit chalky and flat. This has an average staying power of 3 hrs.

Wanderlust looks close to Tokyo Rush but this shade is a light purplish pink. This has tiny hints of shimmer that makes the skin glowing.

Overall, I recommend Pink Sugar Sweet Cheeks HD Blush. My personal fave like Miss Independent, Summer Nights and the bronzer South beach are highly recommended. If you are looking for a good highlighter Sin City is a good choice. If you are looking for a nice and affordable Nars Orgasm dupe, I recommend Paris Lights.
These blushes only costs 499 pesos a pan!! Sorry for the earlier typo on the price.That is the best news ever diba? Pink Sugar is available in selected Watsons and SM department stores.