Korres Cherry Lip Kisses ($19.50) is a set of three 0.20 oz. lipglosses (that’s full size!) by Korres for the price of just a little more than one single lipgloss. After trying #52 in Red Pink, I wanted to see how the other shades stacked up and if they were as opaque as that one (which was already a darker gloss).
- #33 Nude is a semi-sheer peachy-nude with golden copper sparkle. This one was just okay – there’s nothing really special that drives this color. It looks blah on my lips, and it’s the sheerest Korres’ lipgloss I’ve tried. It’s not a bad shade, it’s just not one I’d actively seek out.
- #25 Natural Purple is a creamy, semi-opaque played down pink with no shimmer. I actually liked this one the most out of the three shades, because it gave me full color, lots of glossiness, and it looked natural. I don’t know why it’s called Natural Purple, but it’s definitely an easy, wearable shade.
- #54 Fuchsia is a semi-opaque medium fuchsia with softer pink fuchsia sparkle. This one settled a bit into lines and applied streaky, so some care needs to be used to apply it and get a more even look. It’s a fun pop of pink, but I’ve seen this color before.
Korres’ Cherry Full Color Gloss is a moisturizing, non-sticky gloss with a high-shine glossy finish that tends to be more pigmented than the typical gloss. Not all shades are created equal, so some shades are more opaque than others. The gloss has a faint scent of cherry, but it’s hardly noticeable (which may or may not be a good thing for you).
- Product: 26/30
- Value: 8/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
Availability: Sephora
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Urban Decay 24/7 Super Stash ($36.00) is just one of three different sets of 24/7 Eye Pencils available for the holiday season. If I had to pick one, I’d opt for the Super Stash, if only because you can grab the four new shades all at once. In the Super Stash, you’ll receive nine half-sized 24/7 Eye Pencils (the full-size is 0.04 oz. and these are 0.02 oz. each). The Hi-Fi and Stereophonic sets include 24/7 Eye Pencils as well, and each is 0.03 oz., so they’re just a little smaller, but not by much, than the full-sized versions. Most of us will never get through a full-sized blue eye liner, so these sets are a great way to grab lovely colored liners without buying more than you’ll use.
Rather than just review the Super Stash, I’m actually going to review all of the 24/7 Eye Pencils I own. Apparently, I’ve finally collected them all except Baked, Crash (in the Stereophonic set), and Mildew (in the Hi-Fi set), which I suppose now I’m compelled to get just to round everything out. (Does anyone else feel that way… the need to complete when you’re nearly there anyway?)
- 24/7 Super Stash includes: Corrupt, Binge, Eldorado, Oil Slick, Zero, Graffiti, Ransom, Rockstar, and Stash and retails for $36.00.
- Hi-Fi includes: Mildew, Zero, Flipside, 1999 24/7 Eye Pencils, as well as Distortion Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner.
- Stereophonic includes: Crash, Zero, Underground, Gunmetal, as well as Midnight Cowboy Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner.
Why 24/7 Liners? They’re pigmented, soft pencil liners that are easy to use, look great, and last awhile. I use these on my lower lash line all the time, because they add a lil’ pop of color, but they don’t migrate all over the place throughout the day. They’re fairly budge-proof (at least, on me), and they are so easy to apply, because they’re soft.
24/7 Super Stash Eye Pencils
- Corrupt is a rich dark brown with warm undertones.
- Graffiti is a medium pop of bright green with just a tinge of teal in the base (it’s a bluer green vs. yellower green).
- Binge is a rich navy blue with a slight cobalt kind of look to it with a soft sheen.
- Eldorado is a brighter pop of yellow-based gold–it’s more of a true gold compared to Honey.
- Zero is a black liner–it’s not the richest or most intense black I’ve seen, but it’s pretty dark and definitely not a light black. It doesn’t have any shimmer or sheen.
- Oil Slick is a silver-speckled light black. The black base is just a smidgen lighter than Zero, but it has silver glitter/sparkle that lighten it up further.Graffiti
- Ransom is a iridescent purple with a slight reddish purple undertone.Stash is a greenish-gold–like an antique gold with a green tone.
- Rockstar is a dark burgundy-purple with a red undertone and slight reddish sheen.
24/7 Eye Pencils
- Yeyo is a silvery-white — it’s not 100% white on me, there is a little bit of silver sheen to it, but it’s close. It’s just not a stark white (which may or may not be what you’re looking for).
- Gunmetal is a gunmetal silver-gray. It’s a gray-black bas with a silver sheen.
- Dime is a bright silver-gray with a high metallic sheen.
- Bourbon is a medium dark chocolate brown with a slight sheen.
- Underground is a cooler, medium taupe brown with a metallic sheen.
- 1999 is a red-berry purple with a slight metallic sheen.
- Lust is a cool-toned dark violet purple with low sheen.
- Covet is a rich, jewel-tone teal with a slight shimmery finish.
- Flipside is a medium pop of bright teal with silvery-teal shimmer.
- Deviant is bright pop of medium dark blue with silver sparkle.
- Electric is an intense, bright blue-based turquoise. It’s lighter and brighter than Flipside.
- Honey is a deep gold with just a bit of brownish tinge to it. It does really remind me of honey.
- Lucky is a coppery orange-brown with a metallic sheen.
The majority of the shades available are also available in full-size, which go for $17 a pop and you get 0.04 oz. of product in each. The only thing I didn’t like about the Super Stash liners is that they do feel a little “stumpy” in your hand, because they are so short.
- Product: 29/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 5/5
Availability: Urban Decay
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Guerllain Georgia Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick
Guerlain Georgia Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a watermelon pink with a glossy, wet-look and tiny microspheres of shimmer that sparkle. This color clings to lips, and it looks natural, yet the color is still bright enough to make lips pop. I found this one was fairly opaque, too, which is something I have to have in any lipstick of this price. This one wore well for me throughout the day; I didn’t have to reapply for over four hours, but it will fade during eating/drinking, so it’s not immoveable. So far, this is one of my favorite shades of the Rouge G line up.
- Product: 28/30
- Value: 7/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
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Korres Lip Scrub
($19.00) is a solid lip scrub in the shape of a lipstick. It uses rice powder to exfoliate while jojoba oil and beeswax are there to hydrate your lips.
The product has me at odds. I’m not sure if it’s best to remove it, let it sink in for a few minutes, then remove, or not to remove it at all. The rice powder makes for a very, very subtle exfoliator, and it feels more like a polisher than a scrub. I really didn’t feel like it did much in the way of exfoliation, though it did make my lips feel more hydrated–if I didn’t wipe it off, but the grainy bits of rice… you have to wipe it off at some point. Otherwise, it just feels like you have sand on your lips.
The lemon scent is very subtle, too, and I think I smell more of the jojoba oil/beeswax combination than the lemon. This stuff also doesn’t taste good, so those who have the urge to lick their lips while this is on… resist!
While convenient for travel, I don’t personally find it necessary to travel with. A toothbrush or a wash cloth will do in a pinch, and at $19, I’d rather buy another lipstick than a lip scrub that does just a so-so job. Not to mention, I think it’s easy to use up this product, so you won’t get as much usage out of it as you’d like before needing another tube.
- Product: 22/30
- Value: 7/10
- Ease of Use: 3/5
- Packaging: 4/5
Availability: Sephora.com
Dynamic Duo
Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Duos ($7.99) are a great, budget-friendly way to satisfy your eyeshadow fix. Today, I thought we’d take a look at two duos:
Dynamic Duo is a mix of pale, seafoam green and a dirty brown with silver-gray frost. Dynamic Duo works really well with the cooler weather these days, as it’s just dark enough to work with autumn tones, but it’s not so vampy that it’s too dark, either. Dynamic Duo is a very wearable duo, and I didn’t find either shade to be chalky or hard to use. Both shades were pigmented and had a frost finish.
Double Whammy is a vibrant, medium blue with a soft sheen and a bright pop of springy green with yellow undertones. Double Whammy is one of my favorite Sonia Kashuk duos, because it is extremely pigmented, but it is also vibrant. Sometimes it can be difficult to find this kind of brightness in the drugstore, but Sonia Kashuk gives us a good answer for bright blues and greens. The blue reminds me of MAC’s Freshwater, while the green is kind of a mix of MAC’s Swimming and Juxt.
- Product: 25/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 3/5
Availability: Target
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Guerlain Gabrielle Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick
Guerlain Gabrielle Le Rouge G de Guerlain Lipstick ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a sheer, baby pink with soft shimmer. It’s creamy in texture, and the formula keeps lips hydrated. This shade wears so-so; I get about three or four hours without having to reapply, but since it’s lighter, once it starts to fade, it’s more noticeable on me. It’s not as opaque as I’d like, and it reminds me of the way MAC lustre lipsticks look on me (which I don’t love). I wouldn’t recommend this shade as the first Rouge G to own, just because it doesn’t represent the lipstick as well as some of the other shades.
- Product: 28/30
- Value: 7/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
Availability: Nordstrom
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