Sephora Favorites Give Me Some New Lip Review + Swatches

I decided to try something new this year, and it was to use my Iphone to take my blog photos. Normally I would whip out my DSLR or my point and shoot, but I felt like, the best way I can quickly shoot out a few blog posts, is to try and quickly take photos with my phone instead. As easy as it made out to be, I'm not loving the quality of the photos. It looked really good on my phone, but now as I see them posted on my blog, I feel like it could've been better. I did edit them a bit, but clearly, it'll never be as good as a DSLR. 

Today's post will be on the new Sephora Favorites: Give Me Some New Lip Kit which is new for the Spring 2018 season. As soon as I saw it available, I knew I had to get my hands on it. You can see my true love for these sets; here,  here, here, and here. I am obsessed with these sets because I totally think they're worth the money! If you're a make-up collector, new to make-up or know someone who loves male-up, these sets/kits are awesome to give. You get a great variety of lip products, and you get to try new brands and formulas! 

There was a great variety of shades, formulas and brands in this years kit, and I am in love! I got to try out two brands/lip products I wasn't familiar with, and for the price I paid, it was worth trying! 

Smashbox Always On Metallic Matte in "XO, Vlada (Full Size)

I love the Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipsticks, so I already knew this was a great product to start with. The shade itself is absolutely beautiful. For myself though? I'm on the fence about it. It's definitely a shade that is out there, and very metallic. It's gorgeous nonetheless, but I personally wouldn't wear this on it's own. Maybe I would add a bit of it on the center of my lips, to enhance my look, or even use it as an eyeshadow shade! 

It's a beautiful rose gold/copper shade on my lips. 

Huda Beauty Lip Strobe in "Snobby" (Deluxe Size) 

At the end of last year, I found a new love for the Huda Beauty brand. I've tried another lip strobe in one of the lip kits and really enjoyed the dimension it brought to your lips. 

This shade is a stunningly beautiful iridescent pink, with a mixture of greenish, purple hues to it. It looks way better in person! 

Just topped over my naked lips. The formula isn't too tacky, and it wears nice on its own or over another lip shade. 

Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Liquid Lip Crayon in "Night Mauves" (Full size)

I've mentioned it before on my blog, and I'll mention it again. I despise lip crayons. I don't know why, but I just do! This one claims to have the look, wear and feel of a liquid lipstick, but in crayon form. Why not just stick with the liquid lipstick form?! Marc Jacobs came out with a liquid lipstick and it's actually one of my favourites that I own. 

Okay, but I'm not going to lie to you guys. The formula itself is actually very nice compared to other lip crayons I've tried in the past. Most of them really dragged on my lips and provided minimal coverage. This lip crayon was very soft, buttery and comfortable. The colour payoff was great and the product glided on effortlessly. It felt like I was applying a very lightweight lipstick. You barely felt it sitting on your lips. 

At first, I was thinking I would love the shade, but after putting it on, I'm not so sure. I read a little more about the product, and they have some sort of "ghost pearl" to the fomula, to provide a bit more dimension in the lip product. I would of preferred it to have a flat matte finish, so maybe that's why I don't like the shade as much as I would've wanted. If it were a line of matte crayons, then yes, I would've definitely repurchased something in this line of lip crayons, considering how much I hate them! 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Mattemoiselle Plush Matte Lipstick in "Candy Venom" (Deluxe Size) 

Not going to lie, one of the main reasons I wanted to get this lip kit was because of the Mattemoiselle lipstick. I wanted to try the formula before buying the full size product, and I am so glad I did. 

This shit is A-MA-ZING. It's extremely lightweight, the colour is vibrant and absolutely GORGGGGG. I have about two other lipsticks in my collection that I love dearly, and are pretty close to this shade, but nothing compares to the formula for the Mattemoiselle lipstick. It glides on with ease and it doesn't feel dry at all considering it's a matte lipstick. I have dry as hell lips because I don't wear lip balm often, and it still looked great. 

LOOK AT THAT STUNNING COLOUR. I am literally in love with this formula. Another Fenty Beauty product that I absolutely love. I'm still iffy about purchasing the full size product because their isn't a shade that stands out to me that much that I would buy one, but maybe when she releases more colours that I feel I would love, I will get my hands on them. 

treStiQue Mini Plumping Lip Balm in Barbados Berry

I personally never heard of the brand, but it's nice to see something different in these lip kits. It claims to be a plumping balm, but I didn't really feel any tingly sensations or a difference in my lip size. 

It's quite pigmented for a lip balm. The one thing I don't like is the size of the balm. For something that has a lot of colour, it's gigantic in size, so I don't see any precision when using this product at all. 

It adds a nice bright reddish pink shade to my lips, definitely livens it up. A nice lip balm but a very unpractical size. 

Overall, a great kit to start of the 2018 year. You can get your hands on it at Sephora, and don't forget to click below  on Ebates to get cash back when you shop at Sephora online!!

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