For the last few months, Bite Beauty has been releasing limited edition 250 point perks at Sephora. September’s shade was Mimosa and I snagged it in one of my recent Sephora orders.
Bite Beauty 250 point perk from Sephora
The 250 point perk come with a mini lipstick, a mini lip gloss and a pocket sized mirror. Each package is themed around a single colour, so you end up getting a corresponding lipstick, gloss and mirror.
Bite Beauty Mimosa lipstick
The Mimosa lipstick is all kinds of amazingess. It’s a orangey-red and has the typical “Wild Berry” scent that Bite‘s lipsticks have. Mimosa has a luminous creme finish and glides onto the lips easily. The colour is absolutely incredible, plus… you can’t go wrong with a name like Mimosa!
Bite Beauty Mimosa lip gloss
Having never tried a Bite lip gloss before, I was intrigued to find that their gloss has a citrus scent. The Mimosa gloss mimics the colour in the lipstick and holy smokes is it ever pigmented! I couldn’t believe just how much colour is packed into that gloss.
Bite Beauty Mimosa swatches
Aren’t those swatches incredible? There’s so much colour in both the lipstick and the gloss!
Bite Beauty mirror
The tiny pocket mirror has turned out to be handy too. I didn’t actually have a small mirror I could carry around with me that looked decent enough to take outside my apartment so I’m pretty happy to have this cute little one.
Wearing Mimosa lipstick
Mimosa is the kind of shade of red that I absolutely love wearing. I feel like it’s similar to Revlon‘s Fire and Ice (another favourite) although I’ve not compared them side by side. It’s an easy red to wear – not only because it looks gorgeous, but also because it sits on the lips really, really nicely. Unfortunately, Mimosa is a limited edition shade, so if you want it, be sure to snatch it up! I think I’ll be picking up the full size because I’m completely enamoured with the colour.
I’m curious to see what colour Bite Beauty will release next month! Last month was Bellini, a gorgeous neon pink shade, so I kind of feel like they’re sticking with the drink names. Maybe Sangria is next? Hmmm….
The Too FacedStar Dust by Vegas Nay palette is a recently released limited edition palette that is available only via Ultra or Too Faced’s web site (which kind of makes it a US exclusive). I had it shipped to a friend that I met up with recently in New York City, so that’s how I managed to get my hands on it!
I don’t normally post reviews with Swatch Sundays, so I’ll be brief because I want to get this out there – this is an EXCELLENT palette. One of the best I’ve ever seen Too Faced put out! It’s not a permanent product, so if you have the ability to get your hands on it, I would urge you to go out and get it as soon as you’re able. The Too FacedStar Dust by Vegas Nay palette is an absolute stunner and I’ll have a Challenge Week posted sometime this week featuring it as well.
Too Faced Star Dust by Vegas Nay palette
Swatches
Too Faced – ChandelierToo Faced – MillenialToo Faced – Girl’s NightToo Faced – #selfieToo Faced – ShowgirlToo Faced – JackpotToo Faced – Pink PearlToo Faced – The StripToo Faced – Follow MeToo Faced – Double TapToo Faced – Golden NuggetToo Faced – Sin City
Last weekend, while on vacation in New York City, my friends and I headed over to the Bite Beauty Lip Lab in Soho. The Lip Lab offers you the ability to create your own lip colour for a $36 USD price tag. You get to choose your finish, colour and even your bullet cap!
The Bite Beauty Lip Lab
Of course, creating your own lipstick shade is actually kind of daunting. I wanted something unique, but wearable (so not like a hunter green or something), but I really wasn’t coming up with anything ingenious.
Mixing up colours
Instead, I opted to have them recreate my favourite lipstick ever – MAC‘s Relentlessly Red. I love Relentlessly Red because the colour is just flat out neon pinky-red gorgeousness, however the finish really could do with some work. It’s a bit patchy so it can look a bit chunky in places on the lips. (Not that I care, I’ll wear it till the cows come home regardless.)
Third time’s the charm!
I had the lipstick I wanted copied with me so Lip Lab technician swatched it on the paper and went to town. On paper, she actually nailed the colour right off the bat. However, despite the paper colour being dead on, when I applied it to my lips it didn’t look right. It was too pink and not enough red. I pointed that out and she started remixing the shade. I kept telling her I felt like it needed more red, but she pointed out it would lose the neonness if we added more red.
After a second try that still wasn’t close enough, she tried a different colour combination. It wasn’t as neon, but it came out slightly more pinky-red and I was satisfied enough to go with that particular shade as my chosen colour. I didn’t get the exact dupe I was looking for (shots below!) but I like thinking of it as Relentlessly Red‘s more mature cousin.
Picking out a scent
With the shade selected, I opted for a scent. I FINALLY learned that the “Wild Berry” scent is what they use on their regular Bite lipsticks. I could never really place the scent so I was happy to finally know what the heck it was! I was going to opt for just Wild Berry, but my technician convinced me to mix it with another so I opted for Vanilla. Somehow I totally missed sniffing the Citrus Mango one at the back (on the right), I totally should’ve gone with that one but by the time I got around to smelling it after one of my friends pointed it out, my lipstick ingredients had already been amalgamated. Ah well, next time!
Lip colours for mixing
Cute lip lipstick colour blobs.
Our new bullets are set out to cool
Our lipsticks were set to cool into shape (one of those is mine and one is a friend’s – they look really similar on the block!) and then they were slowly pulled out with their casing by the technician.
Lipstick made! Woohoo!Formula for the lipstick I createdBite Beauty Lip Lab final product
And this is the end result! I opted for the flat slanted bullet case shape because that’s how I wear my lipsticks down.
Wearing the Bite Beauty Lip Lab lipstick
On my lips it actually appears quite bright, which I, of course, love.
The Bite Beauty Lip Lab colour compared to MAC’s Relentlessly Red
When compared to Relentlessly Red, you can see that it’s definitely not the same colour, but that’s because I had the technician tweak it (she really did get the swatch colour bang on the first time though).
The Bite Beauty Lip Lab colour compared to MAC’s Relentlessly Red – swatches
And while it’s not as neon or even exactly the same shade, I do love it. It’s a comfortable matte finish and it’s a hell of a lot of fun to wear. I like that Relentlessly Red can still be my favourite shade of lipstick and the Lip Lab mix of it can be my interpretation of Relentlessly Red.
The Lip Lab experience was fantastic. It may have only taken about 15- 30 minutes, but getting to create your very own shade of lipstick is a fairly awesome experience. I now feel like getting a lipstick made at the Bite Beauty Lip Lab is going to become a ritual whenever I visit New York!
I went to New York City for an extended weekend to visit some friends. Here’s a few shots from that trip!
Day 1 – Arrived in New York and headed straight out to the bar where we discovered that FORGTMENOT’s mascot is actually an otter!Day 2 – Got a lipstick made at the BITE Beauty Lip Lab, had amazing Mexican food at Toloache, hung out with Thida for the first time, discovered amazing Halloween cat stuff at Crate + Barrel, Escaped the Apartment in NYC and fell in love with Thida’s cat.Day 3 – Early morning run followed by chicken and waffles, went out to Governor’s Island to… have drinks, went to a New York City FC game at Yankee Stadium.Day 4 – Visited the new World Trade Center and monument, discovered the Ghostmobile in Chinatown, fell in love with a blonde cat and shot a lot of pictures of the sculptures at 14th Street Station.Day 5 – Flight back to Toronto, eating pumpkin spice pretzels bites and FINALLY remembering to pick up a tourist magnet from New York City.
