On 17th of February, me and Medan Beauty Gram members went to Sogo Sun Plaza to attend The Balm blogger exposure. They came out with their newest collection, which is the Instain Blush collection.
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| Shade : Swiss Dot ( peachy-orange ) |
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| Shade : Argyle ( soft pink ) |
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| Shade : Houndstooth ( mauve-pink ) |
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| Shade : Lace ( bright pink ) |
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| Shade : Toile ( peachy pink ) |
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| Please note that every colors may look slightly different in real life because of the lighting. |
there are 5 kinds of shades, which is Swiss Dot, Argyle, Lace, Houndstooth, and Toile.
I wonder if you notice anything about the packaging?
1. It looks like a magazine
2. Every single shade has different patterns inside, which correlated with its own name
3. Each women on the packaging wore the blush color on their cheeks
After swatching all of the colors, I decided that my favorites are Swiss Dot, Houndstooth,and Toile, but since I have to choose one, I decided to take Swiss Dot, because the color looks very bright and fresh, plus it would be really nice to add some peachy-orange blush to my collection *teehee*
We were given Meet Matt(e) Hughes liquid lipstick to try as well, in which I choose commited because it looks like a very beautiful nude pink <3
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| The Balm Counter at SOGO Sun Plaza, Medan |
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| The products I received at the event : Meet Matt(e) Hughes Liquid Lipstick & Instain Blush |
1. Meet Matt(e) Hughes - Committed
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| Photo taken indoor with orange lighting |
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| Photo taken indoor with orange lighting |
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| Photo taken outdoor, direct sunlight |
The first thing I noticed when I apply this liquid lipstick, is that it smells like mint chocolate !!!
I don't usually love lip products with "smells" , but this one is different, it doesn't stink and instead it smells really relaxing. The mint also gives a cooling effect on the lips, and I swear it feels really good lol
The consistency is not liquidy, but not very creamy too, easy to apply and feels smooth on the lips.
The pigmentation is great, the shade Committed is like my lips but better kind of color, and I've been wearing it ever since because I really like it. As it claims, this liquid lipstick is long lasting, even after I've ate some foods, it's still there ! Superb loveee
2. Instain Blush - Swiss Dot
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| Cute magazine-looking packaging |
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| Correlated with its name, the patterns are polkadots |
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| The shade name is also printed on the side of the packaging, just like a magazine does. |
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| wearing it as blush and eyeshadow |
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| wearing it as blush and eyeshadow |
The Instan blush I choose is Swiss Dot, which have peachy-orange kind of shade. It looks beautiful as the blush itself, and also nice for eyeshadow too ! The texture of this blush is very smooth, and doesn't feels powdery. Just like the name, Instain blush claims to be long lasting because it stains the cheek beautifully, and it think it does did the job.
Note that this product is VERY pigmented, like seriously. When I first tried it, I get used to tapping my brush into the product very hard which causes me to look like an orange tomato. So just be careful, use little by little and you'll look amazing ! Highly recommend this product to everyone who loves blush like I do <3
If you're living in Medan and you're interested in buying The Balm products, you can simply go to their counter at SOGO Sun Plaza.
Love,
Novita.S
