Review+Swatches- Color Studio Professional Pure Matt Lipsticks

This summer Colorstudio came out with another product, the totally new Pure matte lipsticks. I got the shades Missionary and Coco Rouge. Keep on reading for swatches and review.

Color Studio Professional Pure Matt Lipsticks- Coco Rouge and Missionary

Color Studio Professional Pure Matt Lipsticks- Coco Rouge and Missionary

 Missionary

Coco Rouge

Left-Missionary

Right-Coco rouge

My Experience:

Matte lipsticks are hands down my favorite formulation whether its summer or winters. But with a matte lipstick, there comes a lot of other concerns too. The major being drying out of lips. We shall talk about this later lets first jump on to the shades and texture of these two lipsticks.
Okay so one thing I love about this collection is the number of shades it offers. They have 28 shades altogether ranging from deep reds to light peaches. I have two deviations here, Missionary and Coco rouge.
Missionary is a light neutral toned peach color. It doesn't lean towards pink or red, it's just your very basic peach. Coco rouge appears dark plum/berry shade of red. It's cool toned and upon heavy application turns into a dark vampy red. Additionally, coco rouge being cool toned will also make your teeth appear whiter.

Coverage wise, both shades are pigmented enough to deliver the color with 1-2 swipes. However, instead of directly applying the lipstick from bullet, I prefer using a lipbrush as it makes it easier to apply color on the inner corner of my lips. It can be time consuming but provides a very nice and even application of the lipstick. Also, the usual "rubbing" or "pressing" of lips together to even out the color won't really help here.You need to give an even dose of color to both the lips otherwise you might end up with small, uncolored patches specially near the ends of your lips.
Okay so matte obviously means the texture of the lipsticks is dry. You need to moisturize your lips before hand. Those with dry or chapped lips will find the lipstick hard to work with if the lips aren't moisturized before hand.
The staying power of the lipsticks is great but different for each shade. First I put missionary at around 5 pm, checked it right before iftaar (which is about 7:26 in my area) and it was still there. After all the eating and drinking it faded a little but didn't vanish. It was not until around 9 pm that it completely went off.
As for coco rouge, it just stayed there until I removed it myself. Since it's a darker color it left a tint behind even after it was gone.

Overall these lipsticks are a must have for anyone that loves matte formulation. They have a really good staying power and come in a variety of shades. I'm planning on getting myself more colors from this range and the ones I have on my list are Allure, Lust, Gossip and Striptease.

Where to Buy: BeautyArena or your local superstores.
Price: 750Pkr

Anyone else tried them? Which lipstick is your favorite these days?
Do let me know
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Review- Color Studio Matt Perfection Cream Foundation

Color Studio's Matt Perfection foundation promises to cover imperfections leaving a natural matte finish. With the weather leaning towards the unpleasent-hot side, everyone including me is switching to products with a matte finish and light texture.  Lets see if this foundation lives up to it's claims.

My Experience: 

Color Studio's Matt Perfection foundation is a light weight cream foundation with a nice and smooth texture. At the very first glance this had a spongy mousse kind of appearance but right after I swatched it, the creamier side of the product appeared. It comes in a sleek black case, exactly same as the invincible powder compact. Since the two are from the high performance makeup range, they share the same packaging.

Ivory is a medium shade with yellow undertones. It looks pretty orange inside the pan, but upon application it turns lighter. Ivory is perfect for NC25-30 skin tones. 

As much as I love cream foundations because of their coverage, I do get annoyed by the fact they feel too heavy on skin and in summers, creams are a big No for me. Surprisingly, this foundation was a lot different from all of the cream compacts I've tried so far.

The texture is actually very light and applies sheer on a single application. The swatch above is a result of 2-3 swipes. This was basically what I loved about this particular foundation. It feels extremely light on skin without appearing cakey. So my skin is actually able to breathe underneath and I don't have to worry about clogging of pores.

It gives a complete matte finish, with a smooth overall appearance. Those with dry skin, will have to give their skin a fair amount of moisture before application as it can pretty much enhance dry patches on your skin.

As for me, I like to apply it with a wet sponge (the same that comes with the packing). It helps me with an even application and gives a more natural finish.I make sure I don't use it in patting motions on areas where I have big pores as it can accumulate inside the them which doesn't look nice. I'd suggest using swiping motions for a better result.

You get a light coverage with this foundation which can be built up to fairly medium one but I wont suggest doing that. I use a spot-on concealer on my acne scars and under eyes with it If I want a better coverage. 

It leaves my skin matte for about 4-5 hours depending on whether I set it with a powder or not. On normal days, when not much exertion is expected, I can easily wear it off alone and remain carefree for the day. Otherwise I do make sure I set it with a powder to increase it's staying power.

End Note: This is an amazing cream foundation for day to day use during summer regardless of the skin type. It's light weight, non cakey and makes your skin stay matte for a good amount of time.However a moisturiser is essential before application. Those who like a little more coverage, will need to pair it up with a good concealer to hide imperfections.

Where To Buy:  Just4girls.pk  Beautyarena.pk

Price: 1,200 

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Which foundation do you like to use in summer?

Do let me know

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Review- Color Studio Invincible Water and Heat Proof Powder Compact

Hello you guys!! Okay I know I've been away for a while because of some camera issues but it was getting a little too long so today, I just decided to put everything aside and bring in a review for you all.

So this is a newly launched product by Color Studio Pro, The Invincible powder compact.

My Experience:

Judging by the name, the target audience for this powder compact are all the oilies like me. They've used very convincing name and description for the product I must say, it does grab attention for someone like me whose always afraid of a greasy face.

The shade I have is beige, It should be perfect for medium skin tones. But the color of the powder is not very dominant. there is a tint, but it's not overpowering unless you're packing on a way darker color.
It comes in a simple black compact and you get a nice and soft puff inside. I like that there's a mirror in there as well.

Even though spring is almost here, it's still a little cold in my city. But nonetheless I've used it for over a week now. At Color Studio's facebook page, I read they've mentioned the right way to apply a powder. It's by taking the powder on the puff, and applying it by rolling and pressing the puff on to your skin. You'll be surprised to see how minimized your pores appear. Try it right now with your powder and you'll see.
Anyway I apply this powder in the same way and it makes my skin look really smooth. It provides a nice silky finish without looking cakey because the texture is very light and the powder is actually very fine.
But I do warn you if you have dry patches on your skin, it's clearly going to accentuate them so if you have a combination or normal skin make sure you moisturise your face before applying this or use a liquid foundation underneath that doesn't absorb oil from your face.

The oil controlling power, uptil now is quite good. I say this because it's not too hot over here, but still my skin produces a fair amount of oil during the day and the powder is able to control that pretty well for about 3-5 hours. It's actually not before april when my sebaceous glands get crazy. Trust me when I say crazy! right now my skin is exhibiting the combination type mode, so for that it has been working really well .
It's not transfer resistant so it might stain your clothing items scarves, dupattas etc.
I wouldn't say its an "all day" waterproof powder but it is quite strong against my skin's oil, better then my revlon vital radiance powder.

 As for the coverage,I do have a lot of acne scars on my face and it doesn't really cover them. So it's not something that I'd use to add on coverage to my face. I use it purely for mattifying and oil controlling purposes

It is on a little pricier side from the color studio range. but I'm stil waiting for summers to give it a hard test and see if the price is justified. For now it's quite efficient in controlling the normal amount of oil from my face while I'm in university so I do really like it, specially because of how light it feels on my skin.

Where To Buy: Just4girl.pk, BeautyArena or the leading drugstores of your city
Price: 1250Pkr

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Have you guys tried it?Which powder is your favourite?
Do let me know
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Review- Color Studio's Pro Dip & Graphique Eye Liners

 

Todays review focuses on two water proof eyeliners from Color studio pro. Read on to find out how they turned out for me.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                           Left: Graphique
                                                           Right: Pro-Dip

My Experience:
You guys might already know that this whole year I've remained commited to lining my upper Lashline only. I don't wear Kajal on daily basis anymore and for this reason I've been trying out several eyeliners. These two eyeliners were released in summers by Color Studio Pro. And I have used them quite alot since then.

I'll start off with Pro Dip which you guys can see comes with a silver cap and has a marker tip applicator. Marker tip liners are my personal favorite because of the hold they give you over the precision of your line. Let it be a wing or barely-there close to lashes line. But this one has a little thicker tip then my other liners.I have to be a little careful because I draw the thinest line and problem comes while starting the line from the inner corner of my eye, so I take off all the access amount of liquid before I apply it on that part of my eyes. Pro-Dip has a slight glossy finish.It has an extremly small amount of shimmer which is barely noticeable but it's still there.

Graphique comes with a standard brush tip applicator which is extremely thin and precise. While It may not be suitable for beginners, It has proved to be workable for me. Not only Do I use it to line the outer corner of my eyes, but it works extremely well for linning my lower lashline. Since the brush is very thin, it draws a beautiful thin line.It also helps me create a precise line if I want to extend my liner a little. I basically use it for this purpose. Graphique has a total matte finish and dries fast. You can tell from the swatches,while Pro-dip looks wet, graphique dries quite fast.


Since I have to stay at my university for pretty long time I definitely prefer something that would stay on my lids for most of the time. The 100% waterproof claim was exciting for me. They are definitely water resistant but after a couple of hours they leave flakes which I found a little annoying.
I do like these liners for their color and intensity. Moreover they are placed in the comfortable price range so this makes them score an extra point.


Where To Buy: Just4Girls.pk, Beauty Arena
Price: Pkr 400 each.

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Review & Swatches- Color Studio Neon Nail Colors

There's nothing better then bright funky nails in summer. I paint my nails almost everyday specially when I'm wearing my favourite outfit. Here are some trendy colors from the Neon collection by Color Studio Pro. 

Neon Pink

Neon Devil

Neon Orange

My Experience:

I love wearing bright colors on my nails.The NEON range introduced by Colorstudio pro has an amazing range of fun shades from Neon yellows to bright greens,they have it all.I have three shades from the collection

Neon devil, Neon pink and Neon orange.

Neon devil is a dark versatile pink color , Neon orange, as the name suggests, is orange shade but somewhat sheer.I had to apply 2-3 coats to get the full color. The most opaque of the three,Neon pink is a barbie pink color and looks absolutely stunning.

All of them are such cute summery shades. I like the formulation but the shade selection totally made me fall in love. You hardly find such bright Neon colors over here, and the ones that are available are priced a little higher.

Neon collection is comfortably priced at 350pkr so you can actually go ahead and try out many of the shades. I'm going to collect more shades from this range since they look so appealing.

Not only that, they actually donot take alot of time to dry out which is a good thing because I usually paint my nails in the morning when I'm getting ready. I cannot say anything about the staying power of these colors since I keep switching colors every day.I'll update you guys once I leave them on for longer. I tried sticking some pink glitter on my ring finger over Neon pink and it looked breath taking. I really want them to come up with a basic minty color but for now these shades are gorgeous.

Where to Buy: Just4girls.pk and Beauty Arena

Price:  350Pkr

What about you guys? Do you like the colors?

Do let me know :)

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Review & Swatches- Color Studio Color Rush Lipsticks

When it comes to lipsticks, I only demand 2 things, Rich color and moisture. The color rush lipstick line by Color studio Pro always caught my attention since the shades were pretty and the the price is comfortable too.

I'm swatching 4 shades for you guys. Tease me, Rush, Desire and Acapulco.

Color Rush Lipstick
Instant color release creamy texture
Glides easily for smooth, even spread
Ideal formulation for dry lips because of hydrating effect
Best shades for bold glamorous effect.
Enriched with vitamins and essential oils to protect and nourish your lips

On to the swatches
 
    Tease Me

Tease Me

    Rush

Rush

    Desire

Desire

    Acapulco

Acapulco

My Experience:

I'm kind of sinking into the lipstick phase where I want to try and wear different colors. But I do not usually opt for bright and bold colors. Seeing the shade range of color rush lipsticks, I felt that they would very well suit Asian skintones and I was so right. All four of them have the perfect undertones for my skin.

The first shade, Tease me, is a pink color with peachy undertones. Then there's Rush which is a coral orange color and one of my favourites since I'm a huge fan of coral/orange colors. Desire is a nude color with hints of pink. It's the perfect nude for my skin since it doesn't make me look dull or dark. And the last one is Acapulco which is dark nude-ish brown.

I'm in love with all four of these. But if I had to pick favourites then Desire and Rush would have to be on top. They're more of my everyday colors while Tease me and Acapulco are for days when I want my lips to stand out.

The formula is creamy enough to keep your lips moisturised but do not look too glazey.I like that. The best thing about these lipsticks is that you get the exact color on your lips as you see on the bullet. Having tried NYX I was always afraid that the color might look paler on my lips.But nothing like that happened when I put these on. The are very opaque and stay on lips for a decent amount of time.

End Note: The Color rush lipstick range is totally worth a try. I love the shades and the whole range will suit most of the Asian skintones. The formula is perfect for everyday use since its not too shiny or glossy but still it's quite moisturising.

Where To Buy: Just4girls.pk or Beauty Arena. 

Price: 450pkr

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Have you guys tried these? What do you think?

Do let me know :)

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