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The NARS Orgasm Blush's reputation precedes it. So much so that when I saw that this NARS Orgasm Lipstick was on sale, I immediately jumped the gun and ordered. Before long, I had another lipstick to consume. But seeing the NARS logo on the cap is quiet hypnotizing so I don't regret having it in my collection. I love staring at the shimmers on the tube too, I am weird that way. Ha ha!
Here comes the review...

NARS Lipstick
Shade: Orgasm
Price: $ 26.00 or roughly Php 1, 358.00

What is it? What does it do?
A lipstick in a satin finish and creamy formula that provides rich, luminous color for a polished look. It contains a patented blend of conditioners and antioxidants that hydrate, nourish and protect the lips. The shade Orgasm is described as peachy pink with golden shimmer.

Ingredients
HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE · SYNTHETIC WAX · POLYETHYLENE · DIMETHICONE · DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE · BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 · HYDROXYAPATITE · DIISOSTEARYL MALATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX/CERA MICROCRISTALLINA/CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE · HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE · PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE · GLYCERYL BEHENATE · SORBITAN SESQUIISOSTEARATE · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · TOCOPHEROL · PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL · MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED OIL · CALCIUM STEARATE · SIMETHICONE · ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE · TIN OXIDE · BHT · PHENOXYETHANOL · FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) · LINALOOL · CITRONELLOL · LIMONENE · [+/- ( MAY CONTAIN): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) · CARMINE (CI 75470) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · MICA · RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410) · RED 33 (CI 17200) · RED 33 LAKE (CI 17200) · RED 6 (CI 15850) · RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] - www.narscosmetics.com
You can see that the packaging has the word NARS written on the cap. Here's whats written in the bottom part, underneath the lip bullet (photo above).  This is a deluxe sized product so it only contains 1.7 g. Most of the time a prefer a mini or a deluxe sized product because I am rarely able to finish a full sized one. Anyway, based on the photos on the NARS Cosmetics website, it is packaged very similarly to the full-sized NARS Lipstick (rubbery black bullet) albeit for the full-sized one the NARS print is on the lower  part of the lip bullet.

Swatch
Here's the swatch of the NARS Orgasm Lipstick which is described as peachy pink with golden shimmer. 

In Action
This shade is really subtle that sometimes I can hardly tell if I put something on my lips. Sometimes I feel like I just put a lip balm with some shimmers because there's barely a hint of color. But when I took this photo to compare my upper lip with NARS Orgasm Lipstick and my bare lower lip, I was like, hey, there really is a very subtle difference.

My Take
A confession here: this is an impulse buy. I wanted to try out the very popular NARS Orgasm Blush  that when I saw the word slapped on this lipstick, I wanted to have it too. I don't have the NARS Orgasm Blush - yet! I am currently on a buying ban, at least until the end of this year because I want to consume all the remaining blushes and lipsticks that I have in my stash. So, laters, Baby. Ha ha! 

Another confession (I am so rife with confessions these days!) : I love my lipsticks matte or creamy matte in bold colors that really pop. That being said,  this product does not tick the boxes.

When I first received it, my first instinct is to always sniff it and I love the faint tangy scent. The golden spackles are very visible on the tube and I was afraid that it would look chunky when applied. Fortunately, the shimmers are very tiny that when you apply the lipstick, the shimmers look well embedded and gives off a lovely golden sheen. Unfortunately, my lips are a bit dark so the peachy pink color does not seem obvious and I can only see the golden sheen.

I'll get it straight: this lipstick won't be everyone's cup of tea, especially for me who loves matte and bold. However, I am also moody when it comes to what particular color or formula I want to wear and sometimes I am in the mood for something like this which is light, sheer and with a hint of shimmer. Whenever I wanna cop Kelsey Merritt's bronzy-just-had-a-photo-shoot-in-the-Bahamas look, I reach for my favorite Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Bronze -03 (photographed above with the swatch), dust it all over my face and finish off with this NARS Lipstick in Orgasm. And okay, I also wear it even when running errands, when I want to wear something on my lips but don't want him raising an eyebrow. Sometimes, I use it on top of another lipstick so that it won't look washed out on me.

I have no qualms about the texture or the formula. It applies really smoothly and I have never experienced dryness or chapped lips after using it. I love how it doesn't feel slippery on the lips. Being on the sheerer side, the staying power is not that long and lasted about 2 to 3 hours on me.

Nars Orgasm Lipstick Rating: 3/5
Would I Recommend It? No. Ha ha! Let's just hang out and find a dupe, half its price tag.
Would I Buy It Again? I would skip buying this one, I'll put my money on the NARS Orgasm Blush or Liquid Blush instead because it seems to be everyone's favorite.

Have you tried anything from NARS' Orgasm line? 
Share your experience in the comment box below.

XO,

Carissa
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Yass! I love sticking to the basics especially when its about makeup for the office.


To break it down, I used the following products to create this look.
You may click the bold fonts to read a review of each product.

Belo Intensive Whitening BB Cream  as moisturizer and sun protection. It leaves a matte finish but the color is kinda off for my skin tone so I just use it underneath my foundie . I also love the SPF 50 content.

Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser as primer. It really minimizes the appearance of pores. 

L'Oreal Paris Infallible Stay Fresh  Foundation 24H in 104 Golden Beige. Love love the skin-like finish.


San San Eye Brow Powder Duo in Chocolate - Dark Brown for the brows. Affordable and works really well.

ZOEVA En Taupe Palette for my eyeshadow.



I mixed these two lippies. Maybelline's Nude Nuance is kinda dark for the office so I try to tone it down with the peachy-pink Stockholm from NYX.




I hope you liked this simple look.
Drop me a comment.

XO, 
Carissa
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I recently saw Adriana Lima doing her own makeup on Vogue and I really enjoyed it. It was a relatable one because all the products she used were from Maybelline. Well, she's a model and there's a good chance that she probably doesn't use Maybelline every single day of her life but I still enjoyed the video. You know, you get to compare your own makeup application techniques to theirs and you also pickup something new from them. 
It also inspired me to whip out all the Maybelline stuff in my stash and I decided to use all of them to create a simple everyday look that I can use at the office.


Here they are! Not a lot, nothing too fancy either but I've got everything I need here to prettify myself. 



The products I have here are:
Maybelline White Superfresh UV Whitening Long-Lasting Two-Way Cake in Shade 04 Honey
Maybelline Fashion Brow 3D Brow and Nose Palette in Dark Brown
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Maybelline Hypercurl Volum' Express Mascara
Maybelline Creamy Matte Nudes in Nude Nuance, Clay Crush and Touch of Spice

So, which one is the most used and abused? :)
My problem areas have always been my pores and my dark circles. I'm glad that the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser is always around to help me minimize those pores, without needing to spend a million bucks.

I used the Maybelline White Superfresh Two-Way Cake as base and I'm glad that my primer and powder worked hand in hand in making my skin look good. I used it dry, btw.

Next up, I used the Maybelline Fashion Brow Palette to fill up my arches. I also use it as an eye shadow and contour powder. The Maybelline Hypercurl Volum' Express Mascara gave life to my eyes.

As Adriana said in her video, lippies can instantly change one's look. I have the Maybelline Creamy Matte Nudes in Nude Nuance in the first photo, Touch of Spice on the second and Clay Crush on the last. 

 #FOTD - Maybe she's born with it... or maybe it's Maybelline. :D
I can't really say if which of these three lippies is my favorite because it changes from time to time, depending on my mood. I guess I use Clay Crush the most because it's the nudest one and it looks really good when topped with a gloss.

 Touch of Spice looks very similar to my natural lip color when applied thinly. With two coats, it's almost red. I wear Nude Nuance once in a while and I love it too! It almost gives off a "touch me not" aura, if you know what I mean.

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So, are we Adriana-ish yet? Or maybe Gigi-ish? :) Ha ha. Far from it maybe. But Maybelline's always got my back for affordable and good quality makeup so that I would always be able to rock my own looks. 

Do drop a comment and tell me what you think about my makeup looks. 

XO,
Carissa
*Note: This is not a sponsored post. All products were personally purchased by the author.*
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Hey readers! I did this look over the weekend, but this is basically how I do my makeup everyday. I just switch the lip color or the shadow color.


First of all, I am glad that my skin has behaved lately. I have no major breakouts, my skin looks smooth in general and I am just glowing. It really pays to be religious about taking care of your skin. For this photo, I blurred the background but my face was untouched, definitely no edits. I swear! Maybe I had good lighting too! LOL.

 Without further ado, here are the deets about the stuff that I used to achieve this look.

You can click on the links to read the review about each product.

I only needed light to medium coverage for this look so I used this bb cream. It effectively evens out my skin tone and I have observed that when I am wearing this bb cream, my skin looks great on photos. :) The SPF content is also a big help because let's face it, who doesn't need 50 PA++++ these days? I used my Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to apply this for a flawless effect.

3W CLINIC NATURAL MAKE-UP POWDER AKA PALGANTONG POWDER
My powder of choice for setting bb creams. It's really fine and makes skin feel smooth, glowing and velvety to touch. It also has great oil control. This powder is also said to be a favorite among Korean and Japanese celebrities. Feeling celeb naman me while using this. :)


SLEEK MAKEUP I-DIVINE MINERAL EYESHADOW PALETTE IN OH SO SPECIAL
I used the shades Gift Basket (Shimmery Brown), Boxed (Chocolate Brown) and Wrapped Up (Coffee Brown) for this look. Gift Basket is my favorite shimmery shade in this set. It doesn't take much effort when putting this on, I just tap tap tap. I used Wrapped Up to contour my lids. Then I used Boxed to fill up the sparse parts of my brows.


The rose gold shade goes well with my lip color of choice. Pa-fresh and dating.


I chose this color because it would match my light peach dress. It has a hint of pinkish-brown so I didn't end up looking washed out.


I couldn't find my eyelash curler while I was doing this look but the Maybelline Hypercurl Mascara's curved wand has still help me achieve these fluttering lashes.


Hey there!
And that's about it! Nothing big or explosive, ayt? I basically just used what I already had in my makeup kit. In my opinion, these are the most basic must-haves in your makeup kit. If you take care of your skin,  you won't need to pile on other stuff when you have to primp up.

I hope you liked this post. Drop a line or two in my comment section. Maybe share your own favorite products for doing a simple makeup look. 

XO,
Carissa
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