Dawn's Journal: January 2017

A Lip Tint That Stays (April Skin Fxing Tint, Worth The Hype, Or Nah?)

Hi Everyone! It's good to be back. You know how lipsticks or lip tints are so important for us ladies, especially for someone like me who looks like I chugged a bottle of vinegar because I'm so pale. I own a lot of lipsticks or tints in the same type of shade.

I found this fixing lip tint online because I've been seeing a lot of Korean beauty bloggers making a video review of how it stays even after eating oily foods, even if you try to erase the tint using your lip tint, it still stays. That's almost like a miracle for us ladies because it's always annoying how we have to do touch ups after eating or even after a few hours.

April Skin has been making a huge hype on social media because of its good products. I managed to get one of their best sellers through a friend, you would wanna check their page if you're interested in Korean Makeups -> Le Tote Cebu

So, let's start the review.

Let's start with the packaging:

I love the packaging cause it's pink, of course, I love pink. I love how it's travel friendly cause it's plastic and I love how simple it is but it says something.

I love how the wand is bendable, it makes it easier for the product to apply and blend. Though people might find it hard to use cause it's bending but turns out, it's actually very convenient.

The shade that I got is Tomato Lady, which is somehow orange but somehow reddish. It's corally (I just made that up) so it suits my morena skin really well. So I applied this on and I tried smudging it but it didn't smudge at all. It stays the same.

Let's talk about the pros and cons of this product:

Pros:

Lasts long
Travel-friendly packaging
Has SPF 10
It doesn't cause cracking on your lips cause it's a bit moist
It does stays even after eating
Non-transferable
Smudge-free

Cons:

It's too sticky and uncomfortable when you eat
It doesn't have so many shades to choose from
It's too pricy
Hard to blend cause it dries too fast

The final verdict:

I would give this product a 3/5. Over all, it's a good product but I will always consider the comfort and this is not a comfortable product to wear all day, simply because it's really sticky so I would prefer to remove it before eating because it's irritating. (LOL) but overall, it's a really really good product and I would love to try the other shades as well.

So if you're planning on buying this product, consider your comfort, consider if the price is worth it. So I would still recommend this one if you desire to have a long lasting lip tint.

You can actually wear this product in two different ways, you can wear it in a lip-bitten way, or you can apply the whole product to your lips so your lip would really pop. Here are some of the ways I wear this tint.

Lip-bitten style

Lip bitten style is easy, simply put the product on the upper part of your lower lip and the lower part of your upper lip. I'm sure you understood what I just said. Haha. Just simple blend them downwards for it to look more natural.

As you can see on this look, I didn't put too much product so it still looks light and it's not popping.

This is how I would wear it on a daily basis

If you want it popping, this is how it would look

So you can say that this shade is quite versatile depending on how you use it so hooray for it!

So there you go, thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I hope it helped you in every way. If you have questions, please feel free to ask.

Have a lovely day!

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The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is perhaps one of the most misunderstood of all the edible oils. Coconut oil can help with weight loss, skin and hair care, increase immunity and boost energy levels while also helping strengthen bones and promote a healthy digestive system.

Coconut oil also very stable at high temperatures so is ideal for frying as it doesn’t easily break down to create harmful byproducts like most of the common polyunsaturated vegetable oils do.

The human body carries normal levels of a substance called monolaurin. This substance assists in increasing our immune system by warding off harmful bacteria, fungi and viruses. Monolaurin levels in coconut oil help improve a compromised immune system while also increasing the body’s proper nourishment and energy levels. For that reason, using coconut oil is one of the best health tips you’ll ever receive.

Lauric Acid as a Healthy Oil Alternative

Monolaurin derives from our body’s natural production of lauric acid. Coconut oil’s main component is lauric acid, which is among a group of medium-chain triglycerides in the saturated fat group. Unfortunately, because of the negative publicity of saturated fats, the wonderful benefits of coconut oil have been widely overlooked.

A common misconception about coconut oil is its association with weight gain when in fact the opposite is true. Coconut oil consists of 50% lauric acid, which is a medium-chain triglyceride. Also included is myristic, caprylic and palmitic acid. The presence of these acids helps to reduce appetite while increasing proper function of the thyroid. This does not mean they are an appetite suppressant, but rather they allow a healthy level of food consumption and provide longer time durations of feeling full.

The increase in metabolism and thyroid function assists in our body burning fat calories rather than storing them. The presence of medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil allows the rapid digestion of these acids before they reach the intestinal tract whereas other oils contain slow digesting long-chain triglycerides. These particular long-chain triglycerides also trigger the body’s fat storing function ultimately resulting in weight gain.

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