Clarins - Instant light lip perfecting balms

I recently bought the Clarins lip oils and I saw these lip balms at the display and decided to try one. I went for the light pink shade 03 My Pink which reacts to your PH levels to create your own personalized pink shade. I loved the balm so much that I picked up another 3 balms.

I have the shades 01 rose, 03 My Pink, 05 Red and 06 Rosewood. The balms are smooth and has an amazing scent of vanilla! They feel hydrating on the lips and the hydration stays for a couple hours if you don't eat or drink.

The picture above shows that the balms doesn't have a lot of pigment, 05 Red is by far the most pigmented of the shades I have. 06 Rosewood looks pigmented on the skin but doesn't really show up on my lips , neither does the 01 Rose shade. Surprisingly 03 My Pink shows up a lot better on my lips than in the above swatch and it has quickly become my fave of all the shades.

They are pretty expensive for a lip balm, but if your looking for a good balm that looks cute and your in a mood to treat yourself these are great. You don't need all the shades since they don't really look that different on the lips. But in my book 03 My Pink is a must have!

~Kira

Clarins Instant Eye Makeup Remover - Review

I've heard many good things about this product and I've been wanting to try it for a while but the price tag kept me from buying it. Luckily I got a gift with purchase and this was one of the mini's I received.

This makeup remover claims to take off waterproof eye makeup, and hearing the hype it gets from youtube makeup gurus it should take the waterproof mascara off ridiculously easy. So when I put it on my lashes I expected my mascara to magically come off my lashes with ease. It didn't! My mascara flaked of in small pieces and got in my eyes and made them red and irritated. I had to scrub hard to get every bit of mascara off and it took ages.

I wear waterproof mascara everyday and I've tried many eye makeup removers but I always go back to the same one from my local Matas store which is the Matas own brand waterproof makeup remover. It has an oily feel but I don't mind it, and I actually think it helps condition and nourish my lashes and keep them healthier.

So in conclusion I'm sticking to my old fave and won't be buying the Clarins one, it is not worth the money in my opinion.

~Kira

Clarins - Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil

So I've been MIA for the past few months due to work and some family issues, but I'm back and I want to try posting regularly like I used to.

Clarins Launched their spring collection in February and I've been wanting to get my hands on their new lip oils ever since I first saw them. Sadly I'm not the only one and the oils were sold out everywhere and in every online store I could possibly think of.

That led me to eBay, and sure enough there where people selling the oils for up to 4 times the original price. Being desperate for the pink shade, which is limited edition, I bought it overpriced. A week later I was still searching for the yellow shade (even put my boyfriend on the case as well), and googled it to find online retailers.

To my excitement I saw that my local beauty store had the oils on their website and I rushed down town to see if the were in store as well. They were! Right in front of me was the whole Spring 2015 collection, even the limited edition pink shade. I bought both shades after trying them out on my hand and though I was very happy I felt a bit sad that I hadn't discovered the display sooner as it would have saved me a lot of money.

Anyways, I like both shades and I'll tell you why!

The oils look very colorful in the tube, but they don't have much color pay-off when applied to your lips. The biggest difference between them is the scent. The pink shade has a very sweet fruity scent and the yellow shade is pretty much straight up honey scent.

The oils aren't meant to be a makeup product but rather a lip treatment, which is why I don't mind the lack of color in the oils. They feel like a lip gloss and a lip balm hybrid. They give incredible shine and hydration to the lips. They start off a little sticky, not very much but just a tad, but after a while they sink into the lips and give a nice, soft and smooth feeling to the lips.

If I don't eat or drink they last about 2-3 hours on my lips, where you can still "feel" them, if I eat or drink the shine will disappear right away but there will be some hydration left on your lips from the oil.

I would recommend these oils, since I find them hydrating and very pleasant to use. The yellow shade is permanent so it should make it's way back in store once the crazy hype has gone down a bit. If you get the chance to sniff the pink shade, DO IT! It smells amazing!

~Kira