Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint in "Uncuffed" Review & Swatches

I've been a huge fan of the Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip paint since the OG red came out. The formula that Rihanna has created for this product is absolutely amazing. 

As soon as I saw she was coming out with a dusty mauve shade, I knew I had to get my hands on it. I live for mauve shades, and they're certainly a staple for my makeup collection. 

The product itself is very wet, but dries relatively fast. It stains a little bit but other than that, it stays on all day. You really got to make sure your lips are moisturized though, because I tried wearing it once while my lips were crusty, and it just didn't feel as good wearing it throughout the day. 

It definitely looks darker on this swatch, but it appears more pink in person. 

Did you pick up any of the new Stunna Lip Paints? 

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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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Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint Review + Swatches

Happy New Years everyone! I know I know, I took another month long hiatus, but December was literally the most busy month of the year, work wise and life wise. On my free time, I was busy shopping for gifts, or wrapping gifts, decorating the house for the holidays, etc etc. I have many plans to make this a better year for my blog, and hopefully I'll be able to manage my time better, and push out more blog posts! As much as I love Christmas and the holidays, I've never been more stressed in my life LOL. This was my first year doing Christmas and a full time job, so it was very stressful. 

Back to the review. Today's review will be on the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, Stunna Lip Paint. As soon as I saw the packaging for this product, I KNEW I had to get my hands on it. I'm a packaging type of person, and if something has gorgeous packaging, I will purchase it regardless of the contents. 

Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint is a soft matte lip paint, in a gorgeous universal red that works for all skin tones. It provides a 12 hour weightless, comfortable wear. 

I can't get over the gorgeous packaging. It's absolutely beautiful. I normally don't wear red lipsticks, but this packaging totally won me over. 

The red itself comes off as a very deep, blood red. I feel like it has a nice blue undertone to it, which is my favourite type of red to wear. The formula is very comfortable and the colour payoff is amazing. 

Don't mind my custy skin. It was a long day and my skin has been dry as hell this winter. The applicator is a weird round tipped sponge, so I was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to get any clean edges. To my surprise, I was able to line my lips perfectly! It filled my lips wonderfully, and didn't make my lips feel dry at all. There is a bit of transferring, but wearing it throughout the day, even though I drank and ate, the colour still stayed on! I feel like it's a good mixture of a liquid lipstick and a lip stain. 

Overall, I think that the Stunna Lip Paint is definitely a red to have in your collection. The formula is very unique and I feel like it does work for various skintones. I'm really hoping Rihanna comes out with other shades for the lip paint, because this stuff is amazing. 

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Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Foundation and Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Review & Swatches (#250 & Mean Money/Hu$tla Baby)

I love that I'm in love with make-up again. There was a moment in time that I felt like my love and passion for it has died, but it just went a bit MIA.. until now. 

The Fenty Beauty collection by Rihanna has resonated something inside me. I have a love and fire burning deep inside, and I want to splurge and blow my paycheques on beauty products again. It's a terrible thing, but I'm feeding the addiction LOL. I'm a bit late to the party here, but just a week or more ago, the Fenty Beauty collection was released, and god damn it's a beautiful collection. 

Boasting 40 shades of foundation, a gorgeous line of highlighter duos, contouring sticks and the like, it's a very impressive make-up line. As soon as I heard about the Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, I KNEW I had to try it. 

Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation in shade 250 - $42

I love the huge line of shades. It makes it possible for anyone to find the right shade and undertone for themselves. Me and my cousin went to Sephora bright and early because we knew we needed time to find the right shade, and we knew it would get crazy busy considering it was a Saturday. 

Boy, were we right. It got crazy busy about 30 minutes after store opening, and where did everyone run to? Fenty Beauty. Everyone was looking to get colour matched and to pick up some goodies. Feeling pretty confident that we could colour match ourselves, I took it upon me to choose shade 250. I was a bit doubtful because it looked to be a bit peachy/yellow than I was used to, but I went with it anyways. Normally, I just choose the shade that one of my favourite Beauty Youtubers (saaammage)  chooses, which was 240 I believe, but since I went to Cuba recently, I was a bit tanner than usual. I figured if it was too dark, I could just add a lot of setting powder to lighten it up.

Let me just say, this stuff dries, hella fast. Within minutes it dries to a very matte flat finish. The foundation is medium coverage, but is totally buildable to a full coverage foundation. It claims to work great for all skin types, and is oil free. As you can see, with no flash it looks super peachy and warm, and with flash it comes pretty close to matching the colour of my arm. 

Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in Mean Money/Hu$tla Baby - $42

I absolutely love the packaging for Fenty Beauty. It's absolutely stunning and right up my alley. The octagon shape is super chic and pretty, and if you see the compact in person, there is a gorgeous iridescent purple shimmer to it. It's absolutely gorgeous. 

I chose to purchase the ever so popular duo; mean money & hu$tla baby. They're described as a soft champagne sheen, and a supercharged champagne shimmer. I wish I bought the other duo I was swatching too because I live for these highlighters. You'll see why in a minute. 

Simple and beautiful. 

Imprinted with the Fenty Beauty logo. 

LOOK. AT. THAT. GLOW. THO. And this is with no flash!! On first glance, Mean money is kind of whatever, but on your cheekbones and the bridge of your nose, YESSSSS. It's the most gorgeous, subtle sheen of glimmering beauty. Hu$tla Baby is just.. I don't even know what to describe it as. It's too good for words. 

I already had foundation on from earlier that day, and just left my eye make-up on pretty much. As you can see, bare faced, I have lots of redness, a little bit of acne scarring, and lots of shine. 

Ugh, those pores.

Foundation only. It appears to be.. too light?? It's probably the flash though. Instantly, I already look really matte! Amazing. The foundation dried really fast. I used a Beauty Blender with this and it blended like a dream. I worked in sections and applied about two layers, to achieve a full coverage look.

An outside shot. Looks like a pretty good match! 

Oh yes, I love these highlighters. Mean Money is the perfect subtle highlight. It gives you that glow but not the obvious "I'm wearing a highlight glow" Hu$tla Baby is a very in your face highlight. On my arm it looked like quite the chunky glitter highlighter, but it's no where near that. It blends out flawlessly, giving you a glow that shines brighter than the stars. I normally go for whiter, white gold highlights, but this champagne highlighter is my new favourite. 

I caked my nose with Mean Money. 

Basically this foundation is like my face but better. Even though it provides full coverage, it surprisingly looks quite natural. 

Yes, I look like a oily hot mess, BUT this is amazing for 8 hours with no touch ups. Most days, I have to blot my face after 4 hours. On this day I helped my boyfriend clean the interior and exterior of his car, and it was like 28 degrees celsius. I went out for dinner and went to watch a movie too. It held up really well and didn't separate on my nose, like most foundations do.  

Even though it looked like this at the end of the day, I didn't feel overly oily and the foundation stayed put. Nothing a blotting sheet couldn't get rid of. 

The highlighter help up really well too. I was still shining bright at the end of the night. 

A little snippet from my snapchat; @mlsstrng. 

As you can see, it's looking as good as the first time I put it on. 

Final thoughts? This may just be my new favourite foundation. I love how light it feels despite how much coverage it provides. I love that it truly is a mattifying foundation, and that their are so many shades to choose from. One thing I forgot to mention though, it definitely oxidizes and gets a lot darker once it's dried, so make sure when you swatch it in store, that you wait until it's dried to decide on your shade. The highlighter is absolutely amazing and I'm definitely picking up the other duo that I was hesitant on purchasing. The formula is amazing, and it stays put all day. Overall, Rihanna did an awesome job with her make-up line, and she's going to be getting a lot of other make-up brands shaking in their boots. 

Do you plan on trying anything from the Fenty Beauty line? Let me know!

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