How To Wear/ Review: MAC's "Budding Love" lipstick from the CHEN MAN COLLECTION

Hi loves! Sorry for yet again another late post. Been caught up with lots of filming and analyzations over product reviews! Also, I'm in the process of learning how to perfect my skills with Dinair Airbrush Makeup! I got the compressor the other day, but I have yet to learn the RIGHT way on how to do it. It's easy but I have to make sure I can do a full how-to video on it when I'm finally perfect. 

Anyways, on to my point of blog!


MAC recently had the CHEN MAN collection out, but out of all the collection, the only thing that striked me the most was their "Budding Love Lipstick". It was  lilac (somewhat pinkish) in color and has a lustre finish. I fell in love with it, as it is very hard to find a purple based lipstick that can compromise with my yellow skin tone. If I'd go any darker, I would look a tad off. This is somewhat a first for me since I always stick with neutral colored lipsticks and they're usually in pink and nude shades. But I still considered having this since Neons and out of the norm colors (coral,tangerine, lilac, purple) are in now! 


Finish wise, I'm somewhat disappointed as it tends to seat on the crevices of my lips and can be streaky when I applied. I had to be meticulous in applying so I used MAC's lip brush (MAC 316).TIP: To make this lipstick 'adhere' better on your lips, use MAC's Prep + Prime Lip OR just apply foundation/ concealer prior to applying the lipstick.


HOW TO WEAR IT: I wanted to  be somewhat daring and make this wearable (considering the color leans to more purple than pink) but still looking au natural. So, what I did was used a pink liner, which is the NYX 836 DOLLY PINK (only $3.50!! What a steal!) 

Then I finished off with a pinkish, with a hint of lilac, colored lipgloss from Tarte. Now I don't know the exact name for the Tarte lipgloss because it was from their previous Holiday Collection, but what I found to be the closest to it is from their permanent collection Tarte's Rise and Shine lipgloss in Pink. It comes off sheer so it doesn't really wash the color of the lipstick altogether.

 Altogether, this is the finished look:

(Left: Under fluorescent lights; Right: Regular flash from my iPhone)

Something subtle and wearable!

Lastly, I would love to mention that I give their packaging a 10 out of 10! I have never seen them having slipcovers on their packaging from their previous collections, so this was pretty rare. Not to mention, it was really pretty and so I kept it.:) "Budding Love" is limited-edition so grab it while there are still some left at the stores! I'm pretty sure you'd love it as much as I did!:)

Come check back soon for more reviews and videos up really soon! Leave a comment and share your thoughts!:)

Love,

Pinai Kikay <3