KAJA Cushy Vibe High-Pigment Lip Stain Swatches and Review

My enduring love for KAJA continues! These lip stains were the gateway products into KAJA for me. I bought them a few months after they were released, tried them out and reach for them quite often.

If you are looking for a matte, buildable and incredibly long-lasting lip stain, you have to try these out. They’re so pigmented and long-lasting that I don’t use them when I have to work that evening or the next morning because the stain remains. It will pull a Rick Astley on you and never desert you. Cheesy but I had to say it.

The shade range is pretty solid, the colours go from nudes to bolds so you can definitely find a shade that suits you and your needs. That being said, I do wish KAJA would increase their shades; I would love to see darker reds, blood reds, pinks and oranges. Please, KAJA, can you do this for me? Please? Love, your enduring fan.

Onto the review!

NYX Candy Slick Glowy Lip Color in Sweet Stash Swatches + Review

Let’s just get this out of the way. I was in love with this shade the moment I swatched it, the idea of a glossy, glass-like lip made me want it even more. But the moment I brought it home, I hated it. If only NYX had Sephora’s return policy, then I could leave this bad memory behind me but unfortunately, I’m stuck with it forever. And no, I’m not going to throw out the product just because I hate it. I don’t know why but I just can’t do that.

Bite Beauty Outburst Longwear Lip Stain Review

It seems lip stains and tints are all the rage right now and I couldn’t be happier. I love all of these smudged, sheer but bright lip looks and I adore seeing how creative others are with it too.

Gone are the days when matte liquid lipsticks were the latest trend (and I ended up with more than fifty different colours from different brands and never got around to wearing them all?) though I still refuse to accept they’re on the outs now. Has anyone tried making a diffused/blotted lip look with liquid lipsticks? I think it should work but for some reason, I struggle so hard with lip makeup; I was never good at colouring within the lines growing up, so there’s that.

 

Bite Beauty is the brand for lipsticks, the one brand you’ll only ever need. Trust me, their lipsticks are amazing, pigmented and comfortable; if you try one, you’ll feel this overpowering need to collect them all. And if you’re like me and you felt that need, wait until the holidays because BB usually comes out with a vault of their whole Amuse Bouche line and that’s how you smart shop.

I don’t wear lipsticks too often, I’m too paranoid about them smudging or getting on my teeth to feel confident wearing them. But with BB, I really forget I’m wearing a bold lip and they don’t bleed or smudge. But still, what’s worse than having lipstick on your teeth? Or, dear god, you accidentally smudge the lipstick on your face!

So imagine my excitement when BB released their trio of lip stains. Needless to say, I bought all three instantly, even the bright fuchsia pink. Yes, bright, almost neon pink! How crazy is that? It just shows you how loyal I am to BB and their lipstick quality.

Anyway, onto the review!

KAJA Heart Melter Lip Gloss Stick Hunny Bun Review

 

Can we all just admit at this point that I love KAJA as a brand and their products? The thing is, every product I’ve tried from them is good. Beyond a mere ‘good’. Yes, I admit, I love the brand’s aesthetics and packaging (my gosh, the packaging!) but the product itself is deserving of their ratings.

 

So what is a Heart Melter Lip Gloss Stick? A super long product name (I guess we all fall susceptible to long-winded titles and names, right?) for a lip balm/gloss. I don’t consider it a lip gloss, probably because I think of lip glosses as…well, gloopy. I want to call this a lip balm but what’s the difference? If I go ham and call everything a lip balm, where will the madness end? I don’t know but I do know I am not going to open up that debate.

Kaja makes cute products, let’s just get that out of the way, even before I start the review. That way, the review won’t be filled with, “so cute”, “the aesthetics”. Cool? Okay, cool.

 

Onto the review!

Kaja Mochi Glow Bouncy Highlighter Toy Alien Review

 

Prepare for an influx of KAJA product reviews. Remember my KAJA stash? It’s taken me a while to actually sit down and write these reviews, despite using most, if not all, of these products already (more than once). Toy Alien I’ve used almost every day. It’s just that good.

I saw some reviews from people (on Sephora) saying this highlighter isn’t “blinding” and I don’t want to be rude but this isn’t that type of highlighter. I’m so over with the blinding highlighter and Neapolitan ice cream look of unblended highlighter, blush and bronzer (basically the Instagram fads). Give me a natural, radiant, unassuming, subtle and glowing, glassy face.

I like highlighters that aren’t intensely pigmented but with a quick swipe, will give you a glow you can either sheer down or build up. BECCA makes fantastic highlighters though I only use Opal (when I’m not using this highlighter) because it’ll give me a healthy glow without me looking like a glazed doughnut.

But are you wondering if this highlighter is perfection or has a few flaws? Want to find out?

Onto the review!

KAJA Mood Balm Color Changing Lip Moisturizers Review

 

If I had it my way, I’d buy every single product from KAJA. From the products I have tried from the brand, I’ve loved them. Every. Single. One.

I bought these four balms when Sephora had their VIB Rouge 20% off sale and I’m so glad I did. They are so hydrating and the colours are so flattering too. At this point, KAJA has become one of my favourite brands, equal to Milk Makeup on my most loved brands’ tier.

Because I want to be as confusing as possible, the colours above are 03, 02, 01, 04. 

 

For ease of reading, I’ll be referring to the four lip balms by their numbers and not their names. Here are their names with corresponding numbers:

• 01 Twilight: Baby Blue to Baby Pink
• 02 First Thing: Orange to Peach
• 03 Late Night: Fuschia to Pink
• 04 Blackout: Black to Plum

 

Now onto the review!

NYX Bare with Me Tinted Skin Veil Review

This is by far my favourite thing at the moment…okay, I say that a lot but there’s a reason behind this current love.

I’ve been slowly trying to move away from full and medium coverage foundations, opting for a light layer instead, letting some of the natural colour on my cheeks to peek through. On days when my skin isn’t liking me, then I reach for a foundation that can hide everything. But for the most part, I use tints when I can.

Enter Nyx’s Skin Tint! The most exciting thing about this is that it’s a dupe for my ultimate favourite foundation/skin tint: Milk Makeup’s Sunshine Skin Tint. Oh, did I mention this is permanent too? I hate when brands release fantastic products only to make them limited edition. Why do you play with my heart, makeup brands? Why?!

Onto the review!

Laneige’s Lip Glowy Balm Review

I have a soft spot in my heart for Laneige. It was one of the first K-beauty brands I got into years and years ago and their Water Bank line is still my favourite.

I love Laneige’s Lip Sleeping Masks so imagine my excitement when these lip balms were released! Now, times that excitement by 100 because they launched during Sephora’s VIB Rouge sale. Needless to say, I bought all four of them immediately without hesitation. Did I regret my hasty decision? Obviously not.

Everything about these lip balms is amazing, from the aesthetics to the smell and texture and most importantly, the hydration. I usually alternate between these lip balms or Kaja’s Mood Balms whenever I leave the house and my lips are constantly thanking me.

Onto the review!