My birthday was last week and I got a couple of makeup items from my sweet friend. She knows me well :)
I got a MAC lipglass gift set and a mascara set she brought back from her Hong Kong trip.
I have not tried MAC lipglass for a long time. As I recall, their lip glosses are quite sticky. But these one are different formula and 3 out of the 4 are cremesheen lipglass and one is dazzlesheen.
They are sweet-scented and not sticky. Very smooth and creamy to apply. Only the dazzlesheen formula(far right) is a bit sticky but the shade is too pretty to pass.
I have heard my friend raved about this mascara for a while. It is by the brand Flamingo and apparently this is very popular in Asia. The set consists of a lash primer, a mascara and a lip gloss.
The top one is supposedly a primer which consists of fibers to make lashes fuller. The bottom one is the mascara which lengthens. My friend and I both have straight, stubborn Asian lashes which need lots of prep work to get curly lashes. I have seen her lashes transformed from short straight ones to long and full lashes which hold curls.
I have only used this combo a few times. I am not sure about the fiber primer which is full of white fluffy lint to me. Not sure if my bottle just dries up in the package or not. I guess the concept behind this is similar to Benefit Gimme Brow(fiber gel) to make lashes fuller. Fortunately the mascara quite agrees with my lashes. Even though it doesn't state it is waterproof, it does help my lashes lengthen and look fuller.
Have you tried any fiber mascara? I just find it tricky to apply and tiny fibers like to get into my eyes.
Lovely gifts!
ReplyDeleteYou must have lovely friends :)
That lipgloss set is amazing :D
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Now that I try the new formulated MAC lipglass, I'm very impressed. That's all I have been putting my lips since I got this set :) Yes, very lucky to have friends who know me well.
Deletehappy belated birthday. I hope you had a wonderful day. I really love that MAC lipglass set. The range of colors is lovely. :] // ▲ itsCarmen.com ▲
ReplyDeletethank you so much! I have tried MAC lipglass before and wasn't a big fan of it. But now with the new formula, I am loving them. I have been using the set non-stop since I got it :)
DeleteAww, happy belated birthday! I wish I had friends like yours! None of them get me any cosmetics anymore!
ReplyDeleteI've used fiber mascara before (Cherry Blooms) and it's nice, but I am always scared that I will get caught in the rain and they will just fall off!
thank you :) I notice when I wash off my eye makeup at night, there are tiny fibers removed and they are so tiny. I am now worried that they may get into my eyes more often than I thought.
DeleteHappy belated birthday! Loving the gloss set.
ReplyDeletethank you :) I am really enjoying the lip gloss set as it has been a while since I tried MAC lip gloss and they have changed the formula and not as sticky as before.
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