Clinique Lash Power Flutter-To-Full Mascara + #TheWink
This post is mostly a review, but there’s a wee introduction to Clinique‘s new editorial platform: The Wink at the end!
Clinique Lash Power Flutter-To-Full Mascara
The Lash Power Flutter-To Full Mascara is Clinique‘s new(ish) mascara. It promises to customize the amount of volume you deposit n your lashes so that you can go from fluttery to volumized.
Clinique Lash Power Flutter-To-Full Mascara – has a rotating cap to adjust the amount of product you get on the wand.
You’ll notice a dial in the center of the tube that has increasingly bigger lashes drawn on to the cap. You can twist the cap to match the size of the lashes you so desire. Although I can’t find any instructions on what actually causes the difference in volume, my gut inclination is that the twisting mechanism tightens/untightens the barrel that the lash wand comes out through. The tighten the barrel, the less product you get on the wand, and vice versa.
Clinique Lash Power Flutter-To-Full Mascara – natural fiber mascara wand
The wand itself is made up of “natural” fibers – no rubberized brush here!
So here’s how it plays out:
Clinique Lash Power Flutter-To-Full Mascara – comparison – each “level” of volume was done with one coat of mascara.
Honestly, I really don’t notice that much of a difference when I twist the barrel any which way. I think the most volumized look is potentially SLIGHTLY more volumized than the first barrel turn, but not enough that it warrants creating that kind of mechanism for the product itself. (You could achieve that just by adding another coat of mascara really.) In the end, I think I preferred the look of the least voluminous look because it provided more definition to my lashes.
Other pertinent details: This is more a dry formula than a wet one (I prefer wet mascaras overall) and it left my lashes feeling a bit crispy (I tend to prefer a waxier feeling after it’s dried). Although this mascara wasn’t necessarily my bag, maybe the details above will help you decide if it works for you. Mascara is such a personal thing that it’s really hard to account for what other people are looking for.
OH! One *super* important thing to note: This mascara didn’t flake on me at all. I’m exceptionally prone to flaking mascara and this sucker did not budge!
On October 6, 2016, Clinique also launched The Wink. It’s an editorial platform by the brand intended to help readers discover the people, places, ideas and stories that Clinique finds simply amazing – from across Canada and around the world. I know I was intrigued as soon as I saw an article on Crushed Macaron Ice Cream. That Red Velvet one is making me swoon!
The product/web site featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.
If there’s a basic palette out there that everyone needs, it’s the Sonia KashukEye on Neutral 02 palette. (Sidenote, why the heck is it 02? Was there a 01 at some point?) Some people may balk at the price tag (it’s $20 USD) since it’s a drugstore-bought item at Target, but this palette is full of mattes that help complete EVERY look. Brow bone highlighting shades? Got it. Transition shades? Got it. Outer corner or lid shades? Got it. Need a black or dark tone to deepen up your look? Got it.
Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral 02 palette
You cannot go wrong with this palette. It’s not the most exciting thing to look at, but it definitely is one of the most useful ones!
Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral 02 Swatches
Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 1Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 2Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 3Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 4Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 5Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 6Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 7Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 8Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 9Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 10Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 11Eye on Neutral 02 – Swatch 12
This isn’t a new product by any means, but I was super late to try out the Kat Von DEverlasting Liquid Lipsticks so I figured why the heck not share my thoughts?
I’ll start this review out by saying that I have (slowly) learned over the last few years that I am not a tremendous fan of liquid lipsticks. I like the longevity of them, but I really, REALLY struggle with the dry as paint feeling on my lips. Oh sure, I *love* matte lipsticks, but they have a certain amount of give/pliability to them that a matte liquid lipstick just doesn’t have. So keep that in mind while you’re reading this review.
Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II
The Kat Von DEverlasting Liquid Lipsticks come in beautiful gothic-esque packaging that always makes me smile. The tube and handle itself are beautifully etched with designs that really help add to the overall feel of this product – much like KVD herself, this product oozes old world gothness that I’ve always appreciated.
Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II
The Everlasting Liquid Lipstick “gives lips long-lasting wear and high-pigment color. Its creamy, color-rich formula glides over lips like a gloss but dries to a true matte finish. It’s infused with natural comfort-enhancing ingredients, including vitamin E and sunflower seed so you can flaunt lasting matte color that leaves lips feeling comfortable.”
One of the things I like the most about this liquid lipstick is that the colour glides on flawlessly with the doefoot applicator. It’s opaque in one swipe and it layers really, REALLY well in case you make a mistake – this is rather unexpected with a liquid lipstick as I usually have intense layering problems that often result in crumbling.
Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II – swatch
The colour I have in this post is Lolita II. It was the original “manufacturer error” that resulted in a change in shade from the original Lolita. Lolita II is described as a terracotta nude, whereas the original Lolita was more of a chestnut rose. On me it goes very warm terracotta with a hint of brown.
Wearing Lolita II
The shot above is after about 6 hours of wear. It has been touched up on my inner lip, but the outer rim has not been altered at all.
Close up of Lolita II to show wear and tear after several hours of wear
The one thing I think worth mentioning with this liquid lipstick is that it does tend to fade on the inner rim of my lip quite quickly. For me, this is actually a good thing since I despise that paint-like feeling at the center of my mouth, but it does mean you’ll need to re-apply the colour there a bit more often. (Again, the shot above was taken after six hours of wear and the only place that had been retouched was the inner corner of my mouth.)
I think Lolita II is a beautiful shade, but I’m also a bit confused about the hype behind this. Is it because it’s a warm, deeper nude that has everyone excited? Or was it more because this colour turned out to be wrong shade when it was originally packaged as the original Lolita? I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s gorgeous, but it’s not the “OMG!” shade I was expecting based on the hype!
Final Thoughts
For me, because of the fading on the inner rim, this ended up being one of the more comfortable matte liquid lipsticks I’ve worn in recent memory. It does beat out my Too Faced Melted Mattes, but not my beloved Melteds (which aren’t a matte liquid lipstick, so maybe the comparison is irrelevant). I also found it less drying than my Smashbox Always On liquid lipsticks as well. For me, being able to wear this lipstick for roughly six hours was pretty impressive – I’ve never managed to wear a liquid lipstick that long without wanting to scrape it off my lips! It also didn’t crumble or look patchy at all – huge blessing!
This is one of the easier formulas of liquid lipstick to put on and I think it must have something to do with the formula because the wand applicator is pretty standard. Overall, I like this product more than other liquid lipsticks I’ve tried, but I’m not like… jonesing to add more to my collection because I’m just not an enormous liquid lipstick fan, you know? I’m sure we all feel that way about certain products!
Okay so here’s the surprise that I neglected to mention at the top – lucky you for reading this far! 😉
I actually have two of the shade Lolita II and I’m giving one away! I picked one up as a sample from Sephora a month ago, and then I received a full size one from PR for review. I decided to test out the small sample one and left the big one alone (except to take the photographs you see here in this post – it has not been opened at all) so I could give it away to one of you guys. This will be a short giveaway since I do have a huge one happening right now as well.
Giveaway Rules
This giveaway is open internationally!
This giveaway starts on October 5, 2016 and runs for one week.
Please be aware that all entries will be double checked to ensure fairness.
One winner will win a Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II.
The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my e-mail. If they fail to respond within that time frame, I will pick another prize winner. (And so on.)
“Giveaway accounts” will not be considered for this prize. (If you want to know what I mean by that, please click here.)
