Review: Matte & Metal Matte Lip Kits by Kylie Cosmetics℠.

Happy Monday errbadeh!

Kylie Cosmetics℠ lip products, to me, are like hot cakes. They sell like hot cakes! One minute they're in stock, and the next, they are most probably (and usually) sold out! They're usually restocked in the wee hours in Brunei (GMT) time and it really is a hassle trying to wake up (or stay awake for the night-owlers!).

Also, I've read on the Internet that some people have trouble with their orders. Either their packages get lost in transit and never reaching their supposed destination or their package comes into their hands empty. So I decided to place a few orders from TwixBN because they offer the most affordable price for Kylie Cosmetics℠ products. Kylie Matte Lip Kits are BND55 and Metal Matte Lip Kits are BND35. In addition to that, there is no deposit required and you can always pay up for your order when it has successfully arrived Brunei or when payday has graced all of us. Sometimes it's a hassle when deposit is required before your order can be processed, because who knows? Packages might get lost or get tampered in transit, and then you'd have to be refunded your deposit. But of course, I do understand from the standpoint of sellers because requiring deposit for orders are safer for themselves to prevent customers from backing out and say "Sorry sis, me nada jadi bali ah" when their stuff have arrived. Such actions might negatively impact the seller. As a customer and a consumer, I think it's cool that certain sellers like TwixBN protects their customers not requiring payment of deposit. Naturally, we cannot take advantage of this and we all have to be ethical and good customers.

Hookay! Enough ranting. Here are some pictures I took for my orders!

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⬇︎ Matte Lip Kits ⬇︎

⬇︎ Each of these lip kits contain one matte liquid lipstick and one lip liner ⬇︎

▶︎ (L-R) Koko K, Dolce K and Posie K ◀︎

⬇︎ Matte liquid lipsticks ⬇︎

▶︎ (L-R) Koko K, Dolce K and Posie K ◀︎

⬇︎ Lip liners ⬇︎

▶︎ (L-R) Koko K, Dolce K and Posie K ◀︎

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 ⬇︎ Swatches of the matte liquid lipsticks ⬇︎

⬇︎ Swatches of the lip liners⬇︎

Both liquid lipsticks and lip liners are of the same colour.

↬ Koko K - a light, peachy nude shade that's suitable for everyday wear!
↬ Dolce K - a medium, brown nude.
↬ Posie K  - slightly dark, dusty rose shade.

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⬇︎ Metal Matte Lipsticks ⬇︎
▶︎ (L-R) Heir and Reign ◀︎

As the product name suggests, these metal matte lipsticks dry matte and have a metallic finish.

↬ Heir - a light, peachy shade with pink undertone.
↬ Reign - a deep bronze, copper shade. I think that this will go so beautifully with just a simple winged eyeliner because this shade will definitely stand out.

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 ☃ A little round up.. ☃

First of all, these smell like cake icing! If you're not a fan of sweet smell, it might put you off a little. The lipliners are very creamy and applies easily. One thing though, I think they might run out fast. The matte liquid lipsticks run quite watery than I'd hoped because I thought that they would have a more mousse-y texture. However, they are rather opaque and pigmented. The metal matte lipsticks are also as pigmented. The above swatches only show a single swipe!

These Kylie Cosmetics℠ are rather expensive and you can always find dupes on the Internet. I've read that ColourPop makes some. They have a massive range of shades, you're undoubtedly bound to see some dupes here and there.

This is where I'll end this blog post! I hope it has helped you in a way or another. Thank you so much for reading. Have a great week ahead of you!

Gladyator signing' out.

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✧ Mini haul: ColourPop. ✧

I think it's a little obvious that I really like ColourPop's products! I have blogged about a few of their lippie stix sets, namely Sundays In Silverlake and Back To Cool, as well as their Strobing II set. You can jump straight ahead to the aforementioned blogposts by clicking on the word "here!" below 😊. You can find swatches of a total of fifteen lippie stix and three super shock cheeks in those three blogposts!

Sundays In Silverlake ⟿ here! 

Back To Cool ⟿ here!

Strobing II ⟿ here!

Knowing that ColourPop's products are of really good quality and affordable price, I ordered a few more stuff from TwixBN (Instagram page here!) again, as I did previously did for three sets/purchases above. Before this (most recent ColourPop purchase), I'd already gotten my hands on four ultra matte lips (Instigator, Tulle, Bumble, Chilly Chili), which I regrettably have yet to make a blogpost about. Reason being, I wanted to have more in my ultra matte lipstick collection first, before writing about it. 

And, now is the perfect timing as I have just purchased another four in my latest order (StingRAYE, Kae, Chi, Lumière 2)! My most recent ColourPop purchase from TwixBN includes some inneresting products! Other than these four ultra matte lips, I took the liberty to also get two collaboration  eyeshadow quads, which are Kathleen Lights' Where The Night Is and Karrueche's Kaepop. The ultra matte lipsticks cost BND13 (= BND15-10%) and each of the eyeshadow quad costs BND36 (=BND40-10%).

Here are some pictures I took today! 😊

⬇︎ ColourPop box that includes all items purchased most recently ⬇︎

▶︎ which excludes my four, older ultra matte lipsticks ◀︎

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⬇︎ ColourPop ⨰ Kathleen Lights Where The Night Is eyeshadow quad ⬇︎

▶︎ (L-R) Glow, Cornelious, Porter, KathleenLights ◀︎

↬ Glow - a matte, creamy white shade.

↬ Cornelious - a matte, medium-toned caramel shade.

↬ Porter - a metallic, bronze shade with a hint of gold.

↬ KathleenLights - a pearlised golden, copper shade.

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⬇︎ ColourPop ⨰ Karrueche Kaepop eyeshadow quad ⬇︎

▶︎ (L-R) Wilshire, Sunset Blvd., Crenshaw, Beverly ◀︎

↬ Wilshire - a matte, medium-toned peach shade.

↬ Sunset Blvd. - a pearlised, light golden champagne shade.

↬ Crenshaw - a matte, medium-toned brown shade.

↬ Beverly - a matte raspberry, wine-y shade.

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⬇︎ Ultra matte lips ⬇︎

▶︎ which includes all that I have to date ◀︎

↬ Lumière 2 (ColourPop ⨰ Kathleen Lights) ⇉ a muted, mauve shade which reminds me of the colour of an eggplant... 🍆

↬ Instigator ⇉ a medium-toned, peachy nude shade.

↬ Chi (ColourPop ⨰ Karrueche) ⇉ a muted, light brown shade, which looks better under flash IMHO.

↬ Bumble ⇉ a medium-toned, dusty terracota shade. 

↬ Tulle ⇉ a mid-to-dark, plum shade with a bit of red undertone.

↬ StingRAYE (ColourPop ⨰ ItsMyRayeRaye) ⇉ a muted, plum shade, that looks a bit like  Lumière 2 under flash.

↬ Chilly Chili ⇉ a dark plum shade with a red undertone.

↬ Kae (ColourPop ⨰ Karrueche) ⇉ a basic, dark brown, chocolate shade.

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 ☃ A little round up.. ☃

The eyeshadow payoff is amazing. Each shade applies beautifully and is creamy, too! I think that these eyeshadows are best applied with your fingers, rather than using brushes, because of their mousse-y consistency. You can first apply using your ringers then blend accordingly using a fluffy brush! But of course, you can do it in any way, using any method you like. 

As for the ultra matte lips, I feel that the shades tend to look much lighter from the tube, than they actually do when swatched or applied on lips. It's rather baffling because you might not know how a particular shade looks on you by just looking at the tube itself. You can only know exactly when you apply it. So I think it's a hit or a miss sort of thing. They really do look different from the tube and more so different on many skin tones. But to give more assurance, you can perhaps Google the images of ultra matte lips swatches. For me and my skin tone, I do feel that these ultra matte lips are not that accurate in terms of how it looks when you look at it versus how it applies on the lips. Does this happen to any of you too? Leave a comment down below if you share the same sentiment!

This is where I'll end my post on ColourPop for now! Thank you for making it this far down. I hope this blogpost has helped you if you happen to be interested in any of their products, since this brand is rather accessible here in Brunei as many local Instagram sellers carry this brand.

Have a great day!

Gladyator signing out.

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