Heya everrrrrrryone :D
Welcome to our second post on ELLE-J LAND, the beauty blog for Elle-J.com!
I'm very sooooory for the late posting but let's get crackin'!!
And this week's Beauty Battle is on
LIPSTICKS!!
LIPSTICKS!!
Who looooves lipsticks?
I mean it should be more like.... Who doesn't loove lipsticks?!!! Right?
Lipsticks are a such a great item and a EASY WAY for anyone to spice up their look :)
From matte to creamy and pale to bright-as-ever, one lipstick can go soo many different finish and shade to create its own, unique style!
There are HEAPS AND HEAPS of brands out in the market trying to give us the best lipstick possible but I think MAC would be somewhere waaaay up in the front leading the market.
I guess the number ONE reason we craze for MAC lippy is its unique range of colours offered as well as the intensity and vividity of the pigmentation it gives on the lips.
It almost feels like every time I walk into MAC, I cannot take my eyes off that lipstick stand full of AMAZING colours and my lipstick-craving instinct urge me to just grab the lipstick stand and sprint for the exit to keep it in my room :$
OF course, we wouldn't wanna do that and end up like Serena, now would we?
But it is definitely TRUE that MAC lippy can be PRICEY (NZD40+) and are hard-to-obtainable for a lot of NZ girls as there are currently only limited number of stores in New Zealand :(
Companies like NYX have produced lipsticks for those girls who wanted an affordable alternative to get similar quality of MAC in colour and pigmentation which had been loooved by many MAC lovers all around the world.
Personally for me, NYX was GREEEEAAAT except for that "detergent" scent and also the necessity of re-application every now and then as the lipstick was extremely creamy that it rubbed off so well :'( However, for NZD7.90 I'd say it's still a GOOOOD Bargain
ANYWAYS, today I wanted to share with you guys LAVA lipsticks which I'd like to call it as
"THE EASTERN NYX" (TEEHEE) XD Haha but it is definitely well known among korean beauty bloggers for its similar colour as some of MAC's best-selling shades and have been affectionated by many girls :)
To be honest-because I have used both NYX and LAVA- I think LAVA seems much intense in pigmentation and also longer-lasting than NYX.
SO TODAY
I am going to compare 2 MAC lippies-Saint Germain and Razzle-Dazzler with 2 LAVA which are known to be the dupes of them.
MAC DESCRIPTION vs PERSONAL OPINION
Saint Germain (Amplified): Clean pastel Pink- I think it's actually more of a neon version of pastel pink with a slight blue tone underneath.
Razzle-Dazzler (Lustre): Creamy light Coral- Very sheer (as its finish suggests) coral/salmon colour
From left- LAVA #9, MAC Saint Germain, LAVA #35, MAC Razzle-Dazzler
Right off the bullet of the lipsticks, LAVA #9 seems more vivid as in pigmentation close to hot pink whereas MAC Saint Germain seems a pastel, lighter pink.
Also, MAC Razzle-Dazzler seems more intense coral, salmony colour whereas LAVA #35 has more of a light orange tone.
This is the image of the lipstick after the bullet has been fully screwed up.
LAVA seems to be taller but both lipsticks have same weight of 4g.
Yes.... LAVA seems a bit boring with the plain black plastic case compared to MAC, with its classic, sleek black bullet-like tin package.
The lipsticks were applied to a piece of tissue paper for colour comparison.
The actual colours are more similar to that of the image-FLASH ON as in the FLASH OFF image, the colours came out a bit more yellow.
But for the colours themselves, both lipsticks seem very alike.
Well.... Would they look the same on the skin too?
LET'S SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE....
Each lipstick has been applied ONCE onto the wrist.
As MAC Saint Germain is an amplified finish (A very pigmented creme finish), it goes on denser and thicker compared to LAVA #9 which I would say its finish is similar to MAC's cremesheen (they are creamier and shinier than amplified with a slightly less pigmentation)
LAVA lipsticks have a overall finish as MAC's cremesheen so LAVA #3.5 had a nice creamy texture with a fairly vivid pigmentation.
MAC Razzle-Dazzler was a bit more sheer and creamy than LAVA #35 but they seemed pretty similar as for the texture.
The colour itself was pretty same for both lipsticks
After swatching it on my wrist, I wanted to try it on my lips because that is OBVIOUSLY where we put the lipstick on and the skin on our wrist is very different-as in tone and texture- to that of our lips.
So to maximise the true pigmentation of the lipsticks and minimise my natural lip colour interfering with the lipstick, I applied my EOS lipbalm (which will be available on ELLE-J fairly soon!) and our Super BB cream (http://www.elle-j.com/skin79-super-plus-b-blash-balm-triple-function/ ) to prime my lips and neutralise my natural lipcolour (I have naturally a very red lip.)
This step has been repeated prior to every lipstick application.
After EOS lip balm + BB cream
LAVA #35 and MAC Razzle-Dazzler seemed VERY VERY similar except for that MAC was much more sheer on the lips and was applied a couple of times to intensify the colour.
The application was very similar as that both lipsticks felt extra creamy on lips and went on very smooth.
LAVA #9 and MAC Saint Germain also had a REALLY similar colour as you can see in the image above. LAVA seemed a bit brighter and more vivid in the image but in real life, it's actually just a matter of a slight difference.
LAVA seemed like a REAL PINK pink whereas MAC seemed to have a white hue over the pink colour-more of a NEON pink with a slight blue undertone (You can see that MAC looks a little more blue or cool-toned than LAVA)
As for the application, MAC had more jam-packed pigmentation whereas LAVA was more creamy.
CONCLUSION & PERSONAL OPINION
OF ELLE-J
Both lipsticks were REEEEAAAALLLLY similar-almost same-as for the colour itself.
The only difference was the finish of the lipstick which controlled the different amount of pigmentation. LAVA lipsticks had a very creamy texture overall with a fairly intense vividity of pigmentation and I would DEFINITELY recommend it to anyone who LOOOOOVES MAC for their full-on pigmentation of colours.
It is not a very long-lasting lipstick (although it is much better than NYX) because it is really creamy but still for NZD10, I honestly think that it's worth the money INDEED :D
And this sums up this week's Beauty Battle :)
I hope you enjoyed it and found it useful and informative!
Comment for any questions on the post
and for our LAVA lipsticks <3
Or if you have any suggestion for any particular product that
you want us to compare
for next week's Beauty Battle!!
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