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Clinique Whole Lotta Chubby Set

12/07/2015

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One of the first few brands that I was able to tinker with as a kid was Clinique. Because it was part of my mother’s and grandmother’s makeup staples. Because of this, I haven’t really been able to explore the world of Clinique makeup save for their Clinique Cheek Pops (which I love!!!). So, when I was looking for new things to try at the Sephora website because a beyond-fab-friend-whom-I-will-love-forever agreed to get me some stuff, I immediately thought that it was the best time to dip my toes into the colorful world of Clinique! I chanced upon the Clinique Whole Lotta Chubby Set which contains 5 sample sized items from their Chubby Stick line… All for S35 only! Although the items are considered as sample sizes, they don’t look like samples at all! The items included are the following:

Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Curvy Candy 1.2g (full size contains 3g)
Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Mightiest Maraschino 1.2g (full size contains 3g)
Chubby Stick Baby Tint Lip Colour Balm in Poppin’ Poppy 1.2g (full size contains 3g)
Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes in Bountiful Beige 1.7g (full size contains 3g)
Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balm in Amped Up Apple 3.6g (full size contains 6g)

Lip Colors: Mightiest Maraschino, Curvy Candy, Poppin’ Poppy

Mightiest Maraschino Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm stays true to its name by being the most intense chubby stick lip formula in the entire Chubby Stick line. The product has a delicate buttery texture that glides onto the lips and has the chubby stick trademark glossy finish. The shade is a cool cherry red shade and is highly pigmented. One swipe easily covers my natural lip colour.

Curvy Candy Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm is the original Chubby Stick formula. It is THE chubby stick that inspired numerous chubby lipsticks from countless of other beauty brands. It has quite a following from makeup noobs and makeup lovers alike. And I finally know why. It’s classified as a balm but it looks and acts like a very hydrating lipstick. Normally, brands release lip balms in a shade or two and more often than not, in pots. Yes, some brands like Chapstick, Lipsmacker, EOS, etc offer many flavors and shades in stick form. But Clinique was the first beauty brand to successfully elevate plain old lip balms to a whole new lipstick-lipbalm hybrid. Their huge selection of shades also helps solidify its hybrid status for me.

I love curvy candy because it’s such a perfect product for a lipstick junkies like me who has perennially dry lips. I love me my lip balms but I hate that I’m always out of color options. Having to moisturize my lips before applying an actual lipstick can also be time-consuming during times when I just need to rush out of the house. And so, this is when I proclaim my love of Clinique Chubby sticks! The shade by the way, is a warm candy pink shade, which is perfect for everyday use.

Poppin’ Poppy Chubby Stick Baby Tint Lip Colour Balm is the product of the bunch that least interested me. It’s like any other lip balm, it comes in four shades, and provides the sheerest tint of colour to the lips. This, my dears, is perfect for those friends/sisters/mothers of yours who can’t stand looking made up. Although it’s not as exciting as the original chubby sticks, these are terrific for moisturizing the lips. It actually remind me of my holy grail lip treatment product, Dior Lipglow. I might just have found a more economic alternative to my HG product. I’ll have to try the pink shade before I can confirm this claim.

Maraschino Cherry, Curvy Candy, Poppin’ Poppy

Bountiful Beige Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes

This is a gorgeous champagne colored eyeshadow stick. I can’t say for sure if it’s the best formula around because this is my first eyeshadow stick. But it’s very useful and easy to use. It’s perfect for those who can’t apply eyeshadow to save their life because you just literally have to roll it onto the eyelids and blend it with a ring finger. Finish it off with a liner, and voilà!

Amped Up Apple Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balm

I have bronzer and highlighter sticks but this is my first blush stick as well. I have to say, I absolutely L O V E it! It’s more emollient than creamy and it applies so easily onto the cheeks with a soft powder finish. It also sheer but not annoyingly sheer which is perfect because it allows you to control how much product you want to apply. It’s hard to overdo application of this product but like I said, the color translates seemlessly into the skin. Amped Up Apple is a muted brownish pink shade. I think it’s a very neutral color and it creates that stunning glowing-from-within look that I love! It lasts around 4-5 hours on my cheeks.

My only concern about this product is that it only comes in 4 shades. I hope they create more shades to cater to more women of different skin tones.

Amp’d Up Apple, Bountiful Beige

Final Thoughts

WOW, Clinique! I bought this with the intention of trying out a variety of Clinique products in one go but I’m not writing this as a Clinique convert-fan-for-life! The common denominator among the chubby stick line (aside from excellent quality) is that it delivers CONVENIENCE. I absolutely find makeup application therapeutic but there are days when I would honestly rather have more minutes of sleep than transform my face into its usual form. I was able to create an entire look with all of these products from this set plus concealer, eyebrow pencil and mascara. Tinkering with these lovely products was a breath of fresh air. I didn’t need to think so hard to blend eyeshadow after eyeshadow, match it with a lipstick, etc, etc. Thank you, Clinique for creating this line of products for those who need more sleep and still look spankin’ wherever they go. Love you!!!

wearing everything except marsachino cherry.. #cliniqueFOTD

xoxo,

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Review: Clinique Cheek Pop Peach Pop

08/05/2014

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I have to admit, I always thought of Clinique as a mommy-and-granny-brand because I first came to know about Clinique by going through my mom and grandma’s makeup as a little girl. When I came to love makeup as a teen, I found Clinique’s products quite boring but it was until not-so-recently when they came up with their famous chubby sticks when it finally hopped on my radar again. Their chubby sticks began a chubby stick frenzy! High-end makeup brands and drugstore brands alike have created their version of the Clinique Chubby sticks, which I think is quite brilliant! I think Clinique has successfully rebranded itself by releasing more products that can appeal to a younger market. One of the latest products that have really caught my eye is their super adorable Clinique Cheek Pops.

I think there are really some products that are designed to look so pretty and dainty and thus become too good to pass up. The same can be said for Clinique’s poppy blushes! Damn it, I hate to say it but when faced with a really adorable product, I have the ability to lose all reason and buy stunning products like these without really considering the other factors such as pigmentation, etc. *hides in embarrassment*

Anyway, judging from the packaging itself, one can already tell how beautifully made the product is. The packaging itself is very sturdy. The design is so clean and simple but the intricate carving of the daisy in the blusher is definitely the show stealer. The simple packaging of the product allows the blush carving to truly shine.

Shade

The shade is chose is peach pop. It’s a fun peach shade with tiny traces of gold shimmer shot through the product. I think that these kinds of blushes that have just the right amount of shimmer are perfect for that glowy-cheeks-effect. It’s fun, youthful, but not over the top. It’s a perfect every day shade and is very wearable. I have quite a number of peachy/coral blushers already but I’ve realized that these kinds of shades suit me best. I’d rather have something I can wear all the time than a unique shade that I can wear once in a blue moon. I think that this would look nice on both fair skinned and tan skinned girls because it’s such a versatile shade.

Pigmentation, Texture, Longevity

The color can be easily picked up by a swipe of a finger. However, its level of pigmentation is a bit muted out when applied with a brush because it comes across sheerer on the skin. Upon first application, it looks like it’s barely even there but you can definitely still get a more pigmented shade come across your skin with some building up.

The texture is soft, smooth and silky. I heard from a lot of people that they the texture to be similar to cream blushes but I beg to differ. Although the texture is very smooth and finely milled, I don’t find it similar to cream blushes at all. Cream blushes from experience are well, creamy while I still notice the powder component of this blush compared to its creaminess. I actually like that it’s not creamy like a cream blush because cream blushes can be difficult to work with if you have a heavy hand. These powder blushes however glide on the skin evenly and blend easily.

These last from 6-8 hours depending on the weather and atmospheric condition I’m in and with minimal fading.

Final Thoughts

I really love this blush and although it can be more pigmented, its subtle shade makes it impossible to overdo the application of this blush. It gives off beautiful, natural, and youthful cheeks and can suit a lot of different skin tones. The amazing packaging doesn’t hurt either! There isn’t anything about it that made it Holy Grail status but I would still that this blush is a big HIT with me.

It’s perfect for the spring and summer season but I think it’s difficult to follow seasons in Manila so I honestly just tend to wear whatever I feel like wearing.

xoxo,