DIY: Tinted Lip Balms

When I am bored, I sometimes like pretending to be a chemist or a scientist and mix stuff to see if I could come up with something new. One afternoon, I decided to make my own tinted lip balms! I used the same method as my previous DIY (Save My Lipstick).

What you need are your old lippies, or those you barely use anymore (and therefore needs attention), so it wouldn't hurt as much when you finally scoop out the products from the case. I used my Allue Creamy Lip Color palettes, my sister's broken NYX lipstick, and my Carmex lip balm for this.

To do this, you'd have to mix some lipstick and lip balm on a metal spoon and place it over a candle so the mixture would melt. (See my complete tutorial here.) The more lipstick you put, the more pigmented the tint would be, of course. Once it turns to liquid, you can then pour it over your desired container. (I get my cutesy little pots from Landmark.) Let it cool for about 30 minutes, and you're done!

My DIY tinted lip balms!

I'm so proud of these! My first one wherein I saved my lipstick didn't look as nice as these. The Carmex lip balm in this mixture still tingles when applied on the lips. (Good thing the heat did not make it disappear!) The pink one on the left is mostly NYX + Carmex + Allue. The red one was mostly Allue + Carmex (which yielded to a pigmented, soft-textured, glossy red lippie).

Have you tried making your own lip balms at home?

Love,

Helen

Allue Creamy Lip Color in Penelope & Sophia (Swatch)

Allue My First... is a cute makeup line that caters to tweens with their skin-friendly formulas, cute packaging, and student-friendly prices. My favorite from their line of cosmetics has to be their Creamy Lip Color palettes! I've reviewed one before but it's just now that I had the time to post actual lip swatches. These cute little lip palettes has 4 lip colors, mirror, and mini lip brush inside, for the rock bottom price of P55.00. And sometimes, they even go on sale for P45.00!


If you think that this are like the kiddie makeup play sets like the ones in Toy Kingdom, then you have to see the swatches to believe how awesome these palettes are. They're pigmented to boot!

The swatches below are based on the number order in the picture above. (I placed them for easier reference.)

These are from the Penelope palette. I find only 2 shades wearable (#2 & #4).

1 - Penelope

Not a big fan of this shade. I feel that it's useless because it's clear and does not add any pinch of color to my lips.

2 - Penelope

I like this cool red-pink shade, a fresh take on the traditional red lipstick.

3 - Penelope

I used to hate this shade because it looks really weird in the palette. Who sports gold lips anyway? But then, I tried topping it with lipstick and it gave a nice glossy twist because of it's golden sheen. I still can't use this alone though.

4 - Penelope

This is a nice light coral shade that looks perfectly natural for that fresh, daytime look.

This second palette (Sophia) is my favorite. Every shade is wearable.

5 - Sophia

If you look at the products on the palette alone, #4 from Penelope and #5 from Sophia looks almost similar since they're both orange, but the colors of the Sophia palette are less shimmery and more opaque. I find this to be more pigmented.

6 - Sophia

Again, I thought that this would be the same with #2 of the Penelope palette. But this one is a more solid and bright red, which I absolutely adore!

7 - Sophia

I'm not a big fan of pink lipsticks, but this was a milky shade of pink that looks very cute and dainty. I would wear this with smoky eyes!

8 - Sophia

The last is a bluish berry shade with shimmer.


If you're looking for new lippies to play with, check out Allue Creamy Lip Color in Sophia from your nearest HBC store. It's definitely worth every penny.

Love,
Helen

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Allue Creamy Lip Color in Penelope

My sister is a big fan of HBC. She could go on and on raving about their products, from hair care, hair color, to cosmetics. Well, curious Helen had to go there and see for myself! On one trip to the mall, my sister and I went to HBC, and I fell in love with a cutesy lip palette - Allue's Creamy Lip Color. I swatched it and knew that I just had to get it! I'd be crazy if I didn't.

This mini lip palette's packaging is made of paper. It's more friendly to the environment that way, but be careful not to get it wet.

Ingredients

The manufacturing and expiry date is indicated on the packaging.

This lip palette is small and handy. You can bring it anywhere because of it's compact size. It includes 4 creamy lip colors, a mirror, and a mini lip brush.

All this for just P55.00!

Swatch

• The pink shade looks clear when worn. It is also not as creamy as the 3 other shades.
• The red shade is absolutely lovely. I can put on a little amount, and it goes a long way. It can look sheer like a lip stain, or dramatic for parties this holiday season (depending on your application).
• The caramel shade looked yellow. It's weird, and I don't use it much.
• The coral shade is lovely, perfect for a natural day look.

What I Like About It:

• 4 lip colors with mirror and brush all for a rock bottom price of P55.00.
• 3 out of the 4 shades are very pigmented.
• It's so creamy, there is absolutely no need for lip balm.
• After a few hours, it fades, but leaves a tint of color on your lips.

What I Don't Like About It:

• Out of the 4 shades, I only find 2 wearable (red and coral).
• It has a strong, artificial scent.

Allue Creamy Lip Color is available in 3 palettes:

Jasmine

Penelope

Sophia

When I saw that Sophia palette on HBC's site, I died! I did not see that when I bought my palette (since only Jasmine and Penelope were on display). I don't like the Jasmine palette because I'm not adventurous enough to sport blue lips, but Sophia is definitely lovely. I hope it's still available in HBC stores.

So far, I liked my first Allue & HBC experience. I'm looking forward to discovering more of their products. If you're on a tight budget and would like to shop for kikay stuff for your friends, HBC is the place to go.

How about you, have you tried Allue cosmetics? Which one do you think I should get next? Your recommendations are most welcome! :)

Love,
Helen