Loreal Infallible Sculpt

L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt Contouring Palette Review

Hello lovelies and welcome back to my blog! The other day I had a massive beauty shopping spree in which I splurged on several products from both L'Oreal and Maybelline. For the past week or so, I have been trying the L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt Contouring palette. This is a very pleasing product to look at, and as usual, a full review, including the price, availability etc can be found below.  

 L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt Contouring palette

Description:

The L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt Contouring palette comes in 2 shades, the 01-Light and the 03-Medium/Dark. The most profound difference between those 2 shades are the undertones of the contouring shade (the light being a cool toned contour, while the Medium/Dark having  a warm toned contour). This contouring palette (as shown in the picture) comes with a highlighting shade and a contouring shade. It also comes with an instructions sheet that can be quite helpful for those that are new into contouring and highlighting. The L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt Contouring palette has a creamy formula that almost feels powdery when blended out. This contouring palette claims that it is super blendable and leaves your skin with a flawless matte finish.  Each palette contains 10g of product in it. The packaging is also nice as it is housed in an iPod sized palette. The palette includes a mirror too.

What I like about this contouring palette:

Both the highlight and contour shades are very smooth to apply. They are so creamy and blend like a dream. This means that you can easily achieve a natural contour and highlight. At the same time, you can easily build the shades up for a more dramatic look. It does indeed have a creamy formula that blends out to a matte powder finish. I love how pigmented yet super blendable the formula is. I am sure that this palette would be GREAT for beginners as it has useful step-by-step instructions on how to contour and highlight (the leaflet is housed inside the palette). As I mentioned earlier, the formula itself is very easy to work with regardless of using a brush, beauty sponge, or even using your fingers.

Swatches of the highlighting (left) and contouring (right) shades

What I don’t like about this contouring palette:

I don't have anything to say in this section that is related to the formula, but I think that they could have better utilized the size of the palette. For instance instead of adding the guide sheet (which took around 25% of the palette's interior), they could have either increased the size of the product, or they could have included a brush/mini sponge.

Availability:

Available in all drugstores. It can be found on amazon.com, Ulta (US), Boots & Superdrug (UK) etc. In Kuwait it is available in Boots, Centrepoint, Carrefour etc.

Price:

UK: £9.99
US: $12.99
Kuwait: 7.4 KD

Final thoughts:

I love the pigmentation, formula, blendability, and ease of use of the L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt Contouring palette. I personally would highly recommend it for beginners and to anyone that wants an easy on-the-go contouring palette.

That is it for today, thank you so much for reading, and as always, leave any questions below. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to my blog to be updated with the latest posts! 

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Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid

Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick Review

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be reviewing the Maybelline Vivid Matte liquid lipstick. A couple of days ago, I was trying to find a new drugstore liquid lipstick, and when I was looking at the Maybelline counter, I couldn't help but notice the Vivid Matte lipstick line. They had a very wide variety of shades, but as a nude lover, I had to get my hands on the "Nude Thrill" shade. I have been wearing it every single day for the past  week so that I can give you my honest opinion on this liquid lipstick!   

Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick

Description:

The Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid lipstick branches from Maybelline's popular Color Sensational line. This liquid lipstick has a creamy formula that leaves your lips with a velvety, cushion-like feel. The finish is supposed to be a creamy, velvety matte finish. It also claims that it is very pigmented. The Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid lipstick come in 20 different shades (which offers a wide range of colours! From Nudes to bold shades). Each tube contains 0.26 oz (around 8 ml of product), which is the typical amount of product you would get in a liquid lipstick. The packaging is very simple, and the product is housed in a transparent glass, so you can easily see the shade through the tube.  

What I like about this lip cream:

This lipstick is very pigmented. Each swipe gives so much colour to the lips. I don't need to dip in twice to completely coat my lips. I also love the Nude Thrill shade a LOT. It is a very flattering pinky-rosy nude that would suit many skin tones. I found that it is very comfortable to wear. It doesn't dry my lips, even if I keep it on for several hours. This lipstick smells like rose water to me (not sure if that is the intended smell) but I actually really like the smell of it, and I don't find it overpowering at all.

Lip swatch of the Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid lipstick in the shade "Nude Thrill" 

What I don’t like about this lip cream:

Unfortunately this section will be slightly long! First, let me start about the name of this lipstick line. This liquid lipstick is by no means "Matte", so I am not sure how it was marketed as one. It has a cream formula and it never completely dries down. It will look like you've got a creamy lipstick on your lips (kinda similar to the finish of the new KyliexKKW crème lipstick line). Second, I have noticed that when I leave it on for 2+ hours, it will start to crumble a lot, which will look very unflattering on the lips. Third, it wears off so quickly, so if you eat or drink it will easily come off (just like a regular gloss etc). So the expected lasting power of a "matte" lipstick is not there (but then again, they did not claim that it has a great lasting power).

Availability:

Available in all drugstores. It can be found on amazon.com, Maybelline.com (US), Ulta (US), Boots & Superdrug (UK) etc. In Kuwait it is available in Boots and Centrepoint.

Price:

UK: £6.99
US: $7.99
Kuwait: 3.7 KD

Final thoughts:

I love the pigmentation and colour selection of the Maybelline Vivid Matte liquid lipstick line, but I do not think that it is worth the price. It easily comes off, crumbles after a few hours, and is not a "matte" liquid lipstick. If you like a comfortable and affordable liquid lipstick (and you don't mind reapplying every now and then) then you might actually like this. I personally would not recommend it just because at the price point, there are better drugstore options when it comes to liquid lipsticks that you can go for.

That is it for today, thank you so much for reading, and as always, leave any questions below. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to my blog to be updated with the latest posts! 

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