5 Days of Mary Kay Gel Semi-Matte Lipsticks

So I was able to get some samples of the new Mary Kay Gel Semi-Matte Lipsticks and I'll be trying each shade per day.

SHADES

Mary Kay Gel Semi-Matte Lipstick Swatch

from top to bottom

Always Apricot, Mauve Moment, Poppy Please, Powerful Pink, Crushed Berry

PACKAGING

One of the few things still made in USA.  Anyway, it retails for PHP599 introductory price so get them while still on sale. It's a bit expensive compared to other lipsticks (like Maybelline) but the quality is really good, it's very pigmented, the colors are very flattering and it stays for a long time.

Day 1: Powerful Pink

I have a looooong meeting today so I wanted something empowering. Powerful pink is not a shocking pink as I expected. It's a dark pink it almost looks red..almost.

Day 2: Always Apricot

Dinner Out with Ingress buddies tonight so I want something chill. I love love love this peachy/pink color on me in the shade Always Apricot.

Day 3: Mauve Moment

Thinking glasses on.. work mode Thursday..chos! I also like this shade. It's just a shade deeper than Always Apricot.

Day 4: Crushed Berry

Party Friday! This is the shade I first bought because I have a thing for dark lippies.

Day 5:Poppy Please

Something bright for this gloomy weather. Poppy Please is an orange red (tomato red) color. I don't like this color that much.

In general I love the shades and I love the feel on my lips. I don't know why they call it matte? I don't think it's matte but I like it nonetheless. It's not long wear either you have to re-apply after eating but it will survive a drink or two. The darker shades transfer but not that much.

There are 2 new colors, Midnight Red and Rich Truffle. I'll update this blog once I've tried them. :)

Mary Kay Timewise Liquid Foundation

Mary Kay Timewise Liquid Foundation is one of the best selling products of Mary Kay which retails for PHP785. It comes in 2 variants, Luminous and Matte Wear. 

Luminous-Wear is for dry to normal skin which comes in 2 shades, Ivory 5 and Beige 2.

Matte-Wear is for combination to oily skin which comes in 4 shades Ivory 5, Beige 2, Beige 4 and Beige 5.

I got the Matte-Wear in Beige 5 because I have oily skin.

Ingredients and Box Description.

Note: Violet stripe means it's for combination to oily skin. 

Pink stripe means it's for dry to normal skin.

Hmmn.. I don't really like the packaging, I guess I squeezed it a bit too hard while trying to open it so it got messy.

Shade Comparison: From Left to Right

L: Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream #27

M: Timewise Matte-Wear Liquid Foundation Beige 5

R: Revlon ColorStay Liquid Foundation #240 Medium Beige

without flash

with flash

I originally use the Missha M Perfect Cover BB cream because I like the idea of skincare and cosmetics rolled up into one. But BB creams are pretty heavy in general and wears off easily in our kind of weather. Although I love the shade so I still use it during cold months.

Then a friend suggested the Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation, so I tried it. It is really light  (in terms of the feeling in the skin, in other words you can barely feel you have foundation on) compared to the Missha BB Cream and it has generally good reviews for oily skin like mine. My only complain is that, the darkest shade available here is still very light for my skin. So I still have to use a darker powder when I'm using it.

Then Mary Kay Timewise Liquid Foundation came along. If you've tried Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation and think it's light, Mary Kay Timewise Liquid Foundation is even lighter. It has a matte, powder like finish and the shade was just right for me. It sets quickly though so you have to work fast. I use a buffing brush to blend it in my face.

I used Mary Kay Timewise Liquid Foundation in Beige 5 here. I also used Mary Kay Creme Lipstick in Toffee and Mary Kay Eyeshadow in Sweet Plum for this look. :)

If you're interested in Mary Kay Products, you can send me a message :)

Mary Kay: Discover What You Love

"Ang mahal naman!" "Expensive!" these are the common reactions when I bring up Mary Kay. And it is. I find it expensive too so my next reaction is Why? Why is it expensive?

As the Mary Kay Beauty Directors used to say, you only have one face and it isn't cheap so why gamble it and use cheap products that can potentially harm your skin?

Mary Kay is an American beauty brand 52years old and growing in 38 countries. Mary Kay formulates and manufactures their own products and doesn't just buy them from a supplier and rebrand them which are common in some locally available cheap brands.

I guess what I'm saying is that Mary Kay is an established brand that produces quality products with good reviews. And that is why it's expensive.

I joined Mary Kay not a while ago and these are some of the products I received from my kit.

I also just finished the required Easy Steps to Reach Success class to know more about the company and some selling strategies.

Mary Kay True Dimension Lipstick

Mary Kay Eye Shadows and Bronzer

Mary Kay @play line

Mary Kay Garden Limited Edition

Mary Kay Gift sets

Mary Kay TimeWise Line

The flagship product of Mary Kay for age-fighting.

Mary Kay TimeWise Plus

Mary Kay Botanical Line (Green)

Made of organic ingredients designed for sensitive skin.

Mary Kay MelaCep Line

Promotes luminous brightness

Compacts

Mary Kay Fragrance

Mary Kay Men

Certified Independent Beauty Consultants

You can only buy Mary Kay Products through Indepent Beauty Consultants. If you want to try a product but afraid if it would irritate your skin or the color wouldn't suit you, ask for samples. If we have them we'll gladly let you try out the product first.

And did you know you can return the product if it irritated your skin? Just take before and after pictures with a letter stating your concerns. This is the beauty of Mary Kay. You can try out the products and be guaranteed.

If you're interested to know more about Mary Kay or would like to purchase a product, just message me through the comments bellow or through hangouts or fb messenger and I'd gladly help.