Finding the Perfect Red: Red Lipstick Brands' Review

I am not a lipstick person, or should I say I don't like looking like I am wearing one. I have always stayed on the nude or natural lipstick color that is closer to my lips.

Just recently, after cleaning up my make up stash I found a lot of red lipsticks. I have about 6 and all were given by friends and families. I got generous loved ones really!!;) 

 It was also timely as I have finished reading Liz Uy's Stylized book and she wrote something about finding the perfect lipstick as an accessory to an entire get up. That is what prompted me to find my perfect red. 

Here are the brands on review: 

ELF in Fearless

Bite in Cranberry

Color Collection in Bella

Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Tinted Lip Sheen

Revlon Just Bitten lipbalm in Romantique

Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain+balm in Twilight

So three of it are lipstick while three o it are lipbalms and tint. Here is the swatch of each lippies in the same order above. 

I only did one swipe for the five products except for Victoria's secret as it needed more layer so it could be seen on my skin. The next swatch is to test its water resistant ability. I washed my arm with water and see which ones stayed longer. 

Revlon Lip Tint and Balm and Bite were the two products that stayed the longest even with water. I also used washcloth on it but it still stayed. Now I know which ones to bring to the beach or a pool party!;) 

Here are the swatch I did on my lips next: 

For a better comparison, here's a chart of my swatch: 

My verdict: 

As I don't really like loud lipsticks and wearing a red one is a challenge for me, I'll go for Victoria's Secret Beauty Crush Tinted Lip Sheen because it's moisturizing, glides smoothly on my lips, has a little shine, and is not as bright as the other brands.

2nd is Bite. It is a Canada brand and I like how its redness is not harsh nor too sweet. I don't like too dark red but its color is just enough to compliment my skin.

3rd is Revlon Just Bitten Lip Balm. I like its minty taste and I love that I only need to put on one layer and it stick really well. The balm also makes it moisturizing on my lips. 

4th Revlon Lip tint and Balm. I like how I can wear it during night events and that it looks elegant on me. The balm is also an added plus as it keeps my lips soft eventhough the color stays for a long time.

5th Color Collection. The color of the lipstick on the tube is a little deceiving. When I saw it I though it was a soft red, but it turned out to be really red. I also sisnt like that I had to layer it a lot of times on my lips just so it would be obvious.

6th ELF. This was my first red lippie and I think it is just too bright for my liking. I always get a remark that my lips is to red when I wear it. 

So generally I think I can start wearing red lippies and learn to wear as my accessory. Slowly maybe I can get used to wearing obvious lippies. 

Please share with me your favorite red lipstick and maybe I can try them too!;) 

When Organic Just Won't Do: 9 days of OGX Hair Products Review

Let me share with you my hair story:

 Since I was a child I had short hair. It was because my hair was very thin, frizzy and "buhaghag". In high school I only had long hair during my first year but couldn't keep it up so I had to cut it really really short. I would call it my "tomboy" days. It was only in my senior year did I learn about the relaxing hair treatment that would straighten my hair. This started all the hair treatments I did to my hair until last year when I got pregnant.

With all the hair treatments I did with my hair, I had damaged hair. Complete with all the split ends, dryness and hair fall. I have tried a lot of hair products until I decided to stop treating my hair with chemicals. I have not undergone my hair to any chemical treatment yet since I became pregnant and I think my hair's thanking me for it now.

So since I subscribed to the May BDJ Box, I found a new hair product that I tried which is the OGX Hair Products. Inside the BDJ Box are three variants which includes Argan Oil of Morocco, Biotin and Collagen, and Keratin Oil.

OGX Hair products included in the May BDJ Box

Here's a little description of the hair products from their official site:

argan oil of morocco

This rare formula has a centuries-old history of providing natural vitamin E and antioxidants while renewing your hair’s cell structure, sealing in shine, and creating lush softness.Safe For Color-Treated Hair • Safe For All Hair Types 

Sachets of Argan oil of Morocco shampoo and conditioner

biotin & collagen

A high performance blend of powerful ProVitamin B7 biotin infuses nutrients into every strand, while plumping collagen adds volume and dimension, and hydrolyzed wheat proteins strengthen, for thicker, fuller, healthier looking hair.

Shampoo and Conditioner

keratin oil

Indulge in rich, fortifying keratin proteins that reinforce each strand, increasing elasticity to resist breakage caused by brushing and styling, while argan oil conditions and smoothes creating a luminescent shine. Strands are strengthened from within and nourished throughout for longer, stronger hair.

Safe For Color-Treated Hair • Safe For All Hair Types

Shampoo and Conditioner

So after 9 days of trying all these variants, here's my review on the following shampoo and conditioner. Each variant has 3 samples included in the box, each variant for three days. Here's the summary of my experience with OGX shampoo.

My favorite of all the variants is Biotin and Collagen because it made my hair soft and smelling fragrant as well. It also made my frizzy hair a little tamed. It also has the most number of stars for its tangle-free effect on my hair. 

All the variants had amazing scents and it smelled great even the whole day. I loved the Keratin Oil's scent the best because it smelled like royalty for me. hihi!:) The lather of all the variants was great because it was really foamy both shampoo and conditioner. I love anything foamy!:) It also made my hair soft but it was not the softness I would want my hair to be. 

Sadly, for the non drying and tangle-free effect of the products I did not get the results I wanted. My hair type is really sensitive and dries up easily I really need a product that would address that. OGX shampoo and conditioner was not able to make my hair not dry and without tangles. I felt that the products were a lot oilier than the usual products I use making my hair feel heavy and damp. As with the tangles, it was a lot harder for me to comb my hair because of the heaviness of the product. So unfortunately OGX did not do my hair good.

Will I repurchase again, maybe not. It's because of my hair type and hair problems that did not really suit their products. If I would repurchase I would try the other variants, who knows I might finally find my match!:)

Have you tried any OGX hair products? Please share with me your experience as well.