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London Haul Part I

Revlon Nail Polish in 761 Scandalous, Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer, Rimmel Glam Eye Quad Eyeshadow in Smokey Purple, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in 001 Honey
Thanks to my cousin who is currently studying in UK, I was able to get my hands on some makeup items unavailable in Singapore. I have limited myself to four items, namely the Revlon Nail Polish in 761 Scandalous, Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer, Rimmel Glam Eye Quad Eyeshadow in Smokey Purple and Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in 001 Honey.

Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer


First up is the Kick Ass Concealer from Soap & Glory. It's a three-piece flaw camouflage kit comprising of a cream corrector shade, a concealing shade, and a setting powder.
Step 1 & 2 Correct and Conceal
Cream corrector shade on the left with slightly peachy color to help correct dark eye circles. Cream concealing shade on the right to match skin color. I find both corrector and concealer very soft in texture, a little too soft in fact, as they tend to glide around the skin instead of staying put on the spot.

Step 3 Light Pressed Powder
A very light pressed powder with powder puff to help set the concealers. The powder is very light and finely milled, giving virtually no color. Overall quite a nice concealing kit.
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain
Next up would be the crayon balm stain by Revlon, which makeup bloggers have been raving about and is still not launched in Singapore. I had chosen a light pinkish mauve color based on swatches from various blogger online.
001 Honey

Swatch
The color swatches very nicely on my hand, but somehow on my lips, it turns deathly pale and washes me out! :( The balm stain also comes with a weird minty taste which I quite dislike. The only redeeming part is that the balm has some moisture and does not dry my lips out. Guess I still prefer Clinique's chubby lipstick better.

Image from Walmart
Somehow or another, I have missed out taking close up shots for the nail polish and the eyeshadow quad, so here's some stockphotos from other websites. Revlon nail enamel in Sandalous is a nice purple glitter suspended in black transparent jelly. It applies translucent on its own, but over a black base nail polish, it pop, adding elegant depth to an otherwise flat black nail polish.

Rimmel Glam Eyeshadow Quad in Smokey Purple (Image from beautifullyhealthymercedes.wordpress.com)
The Rimmel Glam Eyeshadow Quad in Smokey Purple claims to be “Soft silky formula for smooth saturated colour. Long-wear, crease-resistant Quad eyeshadow.” Unfortunately I found the formula to be hard and slightly chalky and not as pigmented as I would like. It gives a nice little pop of color but to get intense color, you need to layer it many times.
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