Kylie Jenner Merry Lip Kit and Burgundy Kyshadow Palette unbox & swatches & review (+mini non-kylie giveaway)

Heyyyy everyone, this is going to be a lengthy post but make sure you stay til the end to see what I have for everyone ok! This is actually my "end-of-the-sem" / Christmas present to myself because the last semester was sooooo crazy tiring so I saved up big time and placed an order the moment everything restocked but who knew two weeks later they'll have a sweet promotion that would've saved me 30$ :(

Decided to unbox + swatch + quick demo of the products on a video! So check it out if you're too lazy to read haha

Since Kylie Cosmetics doesn't ship to Malaysia, I've shipped my order to my aunt's place in Singapore instead. When she received the parcel, she sent a photo of the box to me and it got me panicking! I mean, I wouldn't be so worried if I was shipping liquid lipsticks but the thing is I was shipping a 42$ palette over all the way from the United States! Thankfully everything arrived safe and sound :')

Now let the unboxing begin! Upon opening the box, you get 'KYLIE' printed on the inner top lid with the classic white drips on the top. Similar to most parcels, Kylie Cosmetics ships their products with foam sponges to ensure that your products don't break during shipment. All orders will come with an invoice as well.

Here's the stuff I got! I picked up Kylie's holiday edition Merry Lip Kit (30$) as well as her burgundy Kyshadow palette (42$) This was a pretty huge bank account damage for me because this is actually my first time splurging so much on just two makeup products in a go! T_T 

Here's whats written on the back of the lenticular "Kylie's Eyes" card.

Here's what you get in the Merry lip kit for 30$ - 1 Merry lip liner & 1 Merry matte liquid lipstick. The lip kit is packed in a silver rectangular box. Unlike the usual lip kits where the boxes open from the top, this limited edition Merry Lip Kit comes in a pretty sturdy hard box. (like gift boxes) The box has a reflective silver finish to it with the product info printed in white.

Now here's some close-up photos of the lip kit + swatches without filters

Merry is a cool tone red. It dried matte and was very difficult to remove with my usual makeup remover. I'm not an oil-based makeup remover user but if using makeup wipes + my usual water based makeup remover + 2 rounds of vaseline doesn't get it off, it's an issue for me. I don't use many lip liners but this lip liner in particular went on very smoothly. The liquid lipstick had a pleasant sweet scent to it. For a matte liquid lipstick, I'm actually pretty glad that the formula didn't completely dry my lips out but I strongly advise that if you have dry lips like me, be sure to exfoliate first!!

Next up is Kylie's Burgundy Kyshadow palette.

Overall I don't have much to comment on the outer box, I personally like how the edges is a metallic pink to indicate that it's the burgundy palette! It's great for those who owns her bronze & holiday palette as they could stack the three palettes and won't have a hard time searching for the right one. Not cool that they didn't state that it's the burgundy palette on the front of the packaging though! I also liked the simplicity of it's packaging though I did wish that the material of the palette wasn't a cardboard-like one but rather a plastic/metal kind?? If that even make any sense haha! Having a mirror or not doesn't make much of a difference to me as I probably would never end up using it unless I'm travelling with it. Though I'm sure for most people, having a mirror would be a plus point. (fyi, the holiday palette comes with one!)

Here's a closeup of the shades without filters. I've picked this palette because I personally find these shades very wearable especially when it'll complement my go-to burgundy liquid eyeliner very well.

As you could see from the swatches above, this palette has a good selection of mattes and shimmery shades. When I'm searching for a palette, I personally want a balance of bright shimmer shades and matte shades. I want transition shades and a good eye popping colour. Which I really wished it came with a brighter pearl shade I could use on my inner corners because Naked isn't exactly bright and popping enough for me. Neither was LA bright enough either. :(

Here's a quick experimental look I've tried out with this palette + Merry Lip Kit. (Yes, I've made sure I PS-ed my face smooth smooth for the photos lmao. I've tried to apply very minimal face makeup on during the video because my skin isn't exactly in a very good state so please bear with my skin throughout the video T_T tqqq

A few closeups on the look created using the Burgundy Kyshadow Palette

Closeup on Kylie's Merry Lip Kit. I personally love the colour and would definitely wear it when I'm feeling bold. Since they're so hard to remove, I guess it's pretty obvious that these lip kits are not joking about being long wearing. They're also almost kiss proof. Almost!

[ F I N A L    T H O U G H T S ]

The two products I've tried did come with a fairly high price but I will say that the pigmentation of the Kyshadows as well as the "not-so-drying" liquid lipstick formula does make up for it. I understand that you're also paying for the Kylie brand name. Personally, I'm obsessed with burgundy shades that's why when this palette launched, I knew that I just had to get it. So I saved up, and got it when they've launched the Merry Lip Kit. (that way I can justify my order and get free shipping lol) J

[Burgundy Kyshadow]

If you're looking for pigmentation + burgundy shades in a palette, I do believe that there are much cheaper alternatives in the market. However if you're a huge fan of Kylie, and you don't need a super duper bright popping shade like what I need, then go ahead! I personally don't regret my purchase as I could always reach out to one of the super shock colourpop singles for my inner eye corner! :) Also don't get me wrong, I really love the colour combinations of this palette, but my one and only main concern is really just the lack of a super popping inner eye highlight.

[Merry Lip Kit]

I don't know what benefits Diamond powder brings to me, but forget about that, lets talk packaging. I'm a HUGE fan of this packaging. I love it when anything comes in sturdy boxes because yes, I hoard packaging that are nice. So when I saw the box, I was like YES. My money has been justified. Kind of. Ok not really, because the shade is common. But lets talk about the lip liner and formula. My first ever lip liner was from NYX many years ago and because they tugged on my lips so bad, I've just stopped using lip liner until now. This Merry lip liner went on so smoothly. Plus as someone with super dry lips, matte liquid lipsticks scare me. There is only a handful of Colourpop matte liquid lips that I could wear without it flaking all over my lips. So thankfully, I've learned that as long as I exfoliate my lips, my Kylie's 30$ Merry Lip Kit will work pretty well for me. They don't dry my lips out throughout the day either, which is great for a matte liquid lipstick. Colour is gorgeous too! Only issue I have with it is just the removing process. Perhaps I really do need to get an oil makeup remover just for my liquid lipsticks?

[ O V E R A L L ]

Are they worth the buck? Yes and No. The products did not wow me. I don't think that they're too overly priced either because as I've mentioned, they are good quality stuff + the name. Though if you don't care about the name and just really want the shades, you can definitely find a cheaper alternative because it's not worth your 30-42$.

Would I repurchase from the brand: Perhaps not the Kyshadows unless there's gonna be a palette with colour selections that wows me. Lip kits? Sure! I'm actually looking into getting my hands on 22 & Kristen. But first, let me save. 

{ MINI GIVEAWAY }

By the way, on a very unrelated to Kylie Cosmetics note. 2016 has given me many blogging opportunities and over the year, I've hauled so many products and has also been given so many products from various brands. Because I only have one face, I can't use everything. Plus I've also mentioned during my Club Clio launch blog post to stay tune for a mini future surprise! So here I've decided to put together a box of goodies including some products I personally love as well to giveaway to one beauty junkie like me. I've never done a giveaway before so this is something new to me and will be a small one. It's also very easy to enter as you don't have to share or repost anything. 

All you have to do is:

1. Follow my instagram @yumizo_

2. At the comments section, @tag a friend on this instagram post HERE 

and you're entered! <3

Giveaway ends on the 26th of January 2017. This giveaway is open to all with a valid Malaysia address. If you're under 18, be sure to get your parents permission before participating. Be sure that your instagram DM is open because I'll contact the winner via DM for your mailing details! <3 Good luck! To be fair, the winner will be selected using an online randomizer.

PS. This giveaway is not affiliated with any of the brands of products given or any of the social media involved. Some products are sponsored but not specifically for this giveaway. I'm not sure how this will go but hopefully at least one person will join? T v T

Thanks for reading til the end! Until next time!! <3

Canmake Tokyo 30th Anniversary Best Collection Makeup Set [ Unbox + Review + Demo ft. Spring Makeup look ]

Merry Christmas everyone! To those that had read my old blogs you've probably seen my attempts on "makeup tutorials" and if you're new here, I'm sorry but those posts has been long gone from the internet. So for Christmas this year, I wanted to do something I haven't done in a long time. A full face makeup review + first impression + demo post sort of thing. If I did not recall wrongly from going through my old blog posts (yes I'm a crazy lady that has decided to screenshot all her old blog posts before deleting the blog haha), the last time I actually did a makeup tutorial was back in 2013! :O

The star of this post is Canmake Tokyo's 30th Anniversary Best Collection set. I've seen and heard so many good things about Canmake's products but I've never tried it before. So when I was given this goodie bag, I was super excited! 

Can we just take this moment to admire how sweet and cute this whole collection is? Also, if by chance you're wondering what looks you could get from this set, over on the bottom right of the box there's a QR code that might come in handy for you ;)

Here's all the products you'll be getting in this collection. If you ask me, I think this is actually a great selection to include in their "Best Collection" Personally, I do think it would've been better to include something for the brows as well as an eyeliner. That would actually make this the perfect full face makeup set! 

First product in this set is Canmake's Day & UV Lip Serum. This is a translucent lip gloss with a hint of colour, available in pink and red. I got the red one. This gloss is formulated to act as a day serum for your lips with anti-UV agents in it. It is great against UV rays as it has SPF 14 PA+ in it. While keeping your lips look plump, it also contains a moisturizing beauty ingredient called astaxanthin. Another good thing about this gloss is that it's silicon-free :) This product retails for 380 yen. 

Next in this collection is Canmake's Stay-On Balm Rouge. Retailing for 580 yen, this is a tinted moisturizing lip balm available in 12 shades? (On the english site for canmake, they had shades up to number 12 but only 9 shades were available on the site) The shade I got is 02 Smily Gerbera. I would describe this as a sheer tangerine coloured balm. For 580 yen, I do think that you get quite a decent amount of product. This balm has SPF11 PA+ in it and can be used directly on dry/chapped lips. A few beauty ingredients in this product are: honey, shea butter, squalene, and royal jelly extract. Several emollient agents to help soften your lips are jojoba oil, olive oil, rosehip oil, grapeseed oil, macadamia nut oil, and pomegranate oil.

Here's a swatch on both gloss and balm. 

Now this one here is a pretty cool product. Something new to me at least. This is Canmake's quick lash curler. It can be used as a clear mascara for a natural look after curling your lashes, a top coat for your usual mascara or even as a tool to freshen up your lashes that's loosing its curl throughout the day. This product retails for 680yen and is available in black or transparent. I got the transparent one. The product also features a duo-sided wand. The short side helps lift the lashes while the long side (sparse bristles) helps separate the lashes. 

Another beautiful product in this collection is Canmake's Glow Fleur Cheeks. This is a powdered blush available in 8 shades retailing for 800 yen each. The shade I got was in 04 Strawberry Fleur. I don't have many blushers in my makeup collection so I was really happy to see this in the set. The shade I got is a very wearable soft pink shade suitable for a subtle flush of colour on the cheeks. Apart from its colour, I actually really love the pattern on the blush as well as the simple clear packaging it came in. Apart the blush itself, it also comes with a small compact brush so I think for 800 yen, this is actually quite a steal! 

It took me forever to get a photo of this because for unknown reasons, my camera just refused to pick up these swatches so I had to turn to my trust iphone 5s camera on hdr mode instead haha. Also don't be afraid of the darker shade like A, these shades are actually very build-able and sheer when first swatched. The swatches above is actually the blush's shades at its full potential ahaha

One last product in this set is Canmake Marshmallow Finish Powder. This is a powder foundation with SPF 26 PA++ in it to help provide some UV protection. This product comes in 3 shades and the shade I got is [MO] Matte Ochre. On the site, it states that this shade would give the skin a brighter finish. This product retails for 940 yen and the refills are sold at 700 yen. 

This product is a very light-weight compact suitable to bring on the go for touch ups as it does come with a mirror as well as a puff. The coverage for this foundation is quite sheer so I would use this foundation on top of a liquid one to set + give an extra layer of coverage. Several points I like about this powder foundation is that to remove this product, only ordinary facial wash is required. It is surfactants, tar-based pigments, alcohol, and fragrance free :D

 Powder foundations could be pretty drying for our skin so Canmake has used 10 beautifying agents to tackle that issue - Moisturizing: aloe vera leaf extract, rosemary extract, chamomile extract, perilla (shiso) leaf extract. Toning: Horse chestnut extract, perilla (shiso) leaf extract. Emollient: Squalene, olive oil, jojoba oil, grape seed oil. 

A swatch of the powder foundation. When applied with a powder blush, it does set my face makeup but I don't think it gave too much of a brightening effect. For more coverage + visibility of brightening effect, I'll suggest using a puff instead. 

Now let's put these new makeup I got to test! And what better way to test it out than to show a mini full face tutorial right? Personally I prefer doing my eye makeup first then only moving towards the face so we'll begin with priming our eye lids with any primer of your choice. I've only ever used a glittery eyeshadow primer previously from Kate so I've pretty much turned every single matte eyeshadow I own into a glittery one. I got my hands on a few of Urban Decay's highly raved Eyeshadow Primer Potion from Sephora USA's sale the other day and I don't think I'll ever switch out of this for a looooooonnnnngggggg time. Feel free to use any primer you're comfortable with though!

This set does not come with an eyeshadow, but the blush is super pretty right??? So why not we have fun with some pink eyes for the day. Plus I think this combination is pretty good too! I'll say this eye makeup is actually pretty spring appropriate kan? 

The last time I did something like this was 3 years ago!! Alright so on the areas with the green dots (a.k.a the outer 'v') I've applied the shade A from Canmake's Glow Fleur Cheeks. The shade is pretty sheer at first but definitely buildable. Don't forget to bring that colour to your crease as well as the outer half of your bottom lash line then blend it out for a soft dusty pink smoky effect. 

Not included in the photo, I've also added a very soft touch of B+C underneath my brow to blend the dark pink better. 

Next on the yellow((it was cream coloured at first though!!)) area, well anyways more like all over the lid, I've used B+C. Then on the blue area, I've applied a subtle highlight shade like D to it. Finally, soften out the transition between D and A by combining E+A and applying it onto the cyan dotted area. Once's you're done, top it off with any liquid eyeliner of your choice. I'm using a burgundy liquid eyeliner from the brand K-Palette. Let me know if you'd like to see a review on it! :)

Next would be the base makeup. As usual, I'll be combining both of these brightening + pore minimizing primer together. 

d o t . d o t . d o  t . d o t

Using Shu Uemura's concealer. Since I wanted to keep this look as lightweight as possible, I'm skipping on the liquid foundation and just using more concealer on troublesome areas.

Set the concealer. Using the Marshmallow Setting Powder with a fluffy powder brush for this. Love the gold packaging so much T v T The powder actually feels pretty nice on the skin, left my makeup on for a couple hours and I didn't have the urge to remove my face! :O

Back to the beautiful blush, with a smaller fluffy brush, I've swirled it around the whole pan of pink and applied the blush onto my cheeks. Don't forget to tap off the excess product though :)

Was aiming for a very very subtle flushed cheeks look

Here's how Canmake's Stay-On Balm Rouge in 02 Smily Gerbera looks on me. It is pretty moisturizing and I actually really like the colour of it. Do take note that although it's fine to apply directly onto dry/chapped lips, I do recommend exfoliating your lips first for an even application. 

The sun literally died on me so I had to start using flash. Added a little bit of Canmake's Day & UV Lip serum for a hint of shine. 

Here's how the gloss looks like on it's own. 

Both sides of eyelashes are curled but on the left side, I've applied Canmake's quick lash curler. In my opinion, I find that the best results is to apply the quick lash curler first then only curling your lashes as it does act as a base, however you have to be pretty careful when doing so as your lashes do stick onto your eyelash curler a bit. 

Finished the look with Benefit cosmetic's They're real mascara on my bottom lashes. 

In case you're wondering the contacts I'm wearing are FreshLook Colourblends' monthly coloured contact lenses. The one I'm wearing right now is Amethyst. Here's a closeup without flash. 

More closeups of this look (because I haven't played around with a full face of new makeup in a very long time!) Fun fact kinda thing: Prior to writing this post, I actually had no idea how are Canmake's products priced at but after some price research on this collection's products, Canmake's products are really worth every buck you spent on it. They're beautifully packaged and also pretty affordable too! 

A huge thank you to Canmake for making this review possible. I got this set of makeup from the Butterfly Project's Xmas party in goodie bag #2 and I had so much fun putting this very simple look together + crafting this post, I can't wait to do more makeup reviews + demos again like the old days! ♡ It's about 7 minutes past Christmas now whoops! Check back tomorrow night to see another beauty unboxing post alright! (I'm updating my blog like crazy these few days and I'm not used to it either, but hey, I'm getting my 3 years ago pace back and I'm actually super happy about it haha) 

Until next time! 

♡  C a n d y  ♡

 * all opinions stated are 100% my own *