Ami's Magic Box: 3 Concept Eyes

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Review: [3 Concept Eyes] Lipsticks and Matte Lip Crayons

This is a lip-swatch/review post following the 3CE Haul I posted 2 weeks ago. This time I bought 4 lipsticks - 3 dangerous matte and 1 matte and 4 lip crayons, all of which are in matte formula.

Review

Lipsticks: The dangerous matte ones pull my lips a little because of the drier formula; however, with a layer of lip balm underneath they don't dry out my lips at all. 3CE matte formula has never a dry formula to me.

#809 Tell The Truth (dangerous matte): cute baby pink, not too bright not too neutral.
# 806 Dusty Coral (dangerous matte): bright coral that has more orange than red.
#807 Hypnotic (dangerous matte): this color is stunning! I've never had a color similar to this one in my collection. It doesn't have too much purple or red, a vibrant raspberry shade!
#803 Classic Rosy (matte): I bought this shade because of the "dried-rose" lip color trend of this Fall. As the name suggested, it is a dark version of a rosy shade.

Lip crayons: These matte crayons are not drying but also not as pigmented as the lipsticks. I need 2 swipes to completely cover my natural lip color.

#Blushed: I absolutely love this rose color which is perfect for everyday use; again, I haven't had this color before.
#Airy Red: I already have a few red lip products but I couldn't resist this bright red when I saw the model wearing it, she looks just like Snow White!
#Rum: I'd like to borrow 3CE's description of this color - a raspberry burgundy. It is like a toned-down version of Hypnotic.

Lip Swatches

#809 Tell The Truth (dangerous matte)

# 806 Dusty Coral (dangerous matte)

#807 Hypnotic (dangerous matte)

#803 Classic Rosy (matte)

#Blushed

#Airy Red

#Rum

I know that Sephora stores in Singapore and Malaysia have recently carried 3 Concept Eyes. I'm so jealous!!! I've been waiting for 3 years for Sephora here to carry the brand so I really really really hope that 3CE will come to the states soon.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Haul: [3 Concept Eyes] Lippies, Eye Products, and Style Nanda Accessories (October 2015)

I can't remember the last time I ordered from Stylenanda.com (Style Nanda is the company that 3CE makeup line belongs to). I hate paying for the expensive shipping cost ($10 - $20) so my order is usually worth more than $200 and that's the reason I don't buy that often. Nevertheless, 3CE is still my number 1 brand when it comes to lipsticks so you can expect to see more 3CE reviews from this blog. As usual, the products mentioned in this haul will mostly be lip products.

Lipsticks ($20 each)

As you might know how I think about 3CE lip products, they have a lighweight and non-drying formula with great pigmentation and lasting power. However, what makes 3CE my no.1 brand to buy lipsticks from is their large collection of shades, just like how people love MAC lipsticks so much.

Beside the one with pink packaging from their "Pink Rumor" edition, the others also have a different packaging: it is now matte! I think they've changed to matte packaging for matte and dangerous matte lipstick since the dangerous matte finish came out. So now their lipsticks (not include other lips products) have glass (sheer), creamy, regular (satin), matte, and dangerous matte finishes.

Dangerous matte finish

Matte finish

MATTE Lip Crayons ($17 each)

While their regular lip crayons are just ok to me, I've been so excited about these new matte lip crayons. They also have matte packaging and the best thing is that all 3CE lip crayons are now retractable!

This photo shows you how much product you actually get; not that much huh?

Eye and Brow Products:

Gel eyeliner in #Glitter Red Bean ($14)

I already own the shades All Black and Brown (which is an ashy brown). Below is a comparison:

Slim Eyebrow Pencil in Reddish Brown ($14)

I bought Chestnut Brown before and love it so much that I have to buy another one but in Reddish Brown:

Eyebrow Mascara in Red Brown ($13)

Others

Sunglasses ($18 each)

Who could resist these cute sunglasses when they are shown on the model like this?

Oil Remover Towel

It was included in the package as a gift from Style Nanda. I think the name is confusing since at first I thought these wipes are to remove oil, but no, they're makeup remover wipes that contain some types of oil in it so you do need to wash your face afterwards with your normal cleanser.

I'm so excited to try these products out and tell you how much I love them. Well, I can already tell you now that I love all of the lip products here. Stay tuned! Swatches and reviews will come soon!

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Review: [3 Concept Eyes] Pore Velvet Primer and [Skin Food] Fresh Apple Smooth Pore Cream

I know that I owe you a review of these 3CE Pore Velvet Primer and Skin Food Fresh Apple Pore Cream for a long time so here it is!

3 Concept Eyes Pore Velvet Primer

Rating kisses (out of 5):

Pros:

- Matifying
- Covers pore well thanks to the thick consistency
- Prolongs makeup
- Creates a smooth canvas for foundation

Cons:

- Not very sanitary because of jar packaging. I have to wipe the surface with alcohol often.
- Thick and hard to blend
- Hard to find. You will have to buy it from 3CE website or Amazon with $20 international shipping, unless you make a $100-worth purchase (for $10 shipping) or $200-worth purchase (for free shipping) on 3CE website.

Skin Food Fresh Apple Smooth Pore Cream

Rating kisses:

Pros:

- Matifying

- Covers pore well

- Makes skin looks smooth

Cons:

- Doesn't prolong makeup

- Feels heavy on skin

Other characteristics:

- Fresh scent

- Thick and creamy. To me this feels more like a heavy mattifying moisturizer than a primer.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Swatches: Spring Lipsticks - [3 Concept Eyes] Lip Colors #107 Bad Pink, #402 Fuchsia and #407 Cashmere Orange and [LORAC] Pro Matte Lip Color in #Pink

3 Concept Eyes has released some new lip products that have very vibrant colors, but for some reason I find most of the colors are somewhat similar to their previous ones. Before the swatches, I'd love to share my current 3CE wishlist; among the products in this list are some colors I consider as "new"!

Wishlist

Swatches

Pro Matte Lip Color in #Pink

3CE Lip Color #107 Bad Pink

3CE Lip Color #402 Fuchsia

3CE Lip Color #407 Cashmere Orange

Review: [3 Concept Eyes] Water Gloss (8 of 10 available colors)

I finally get the chance to share my love for 3CE water glosses and you know I love them because I bought 8 out of 10 available colors!!! They are Tic Toc, Selfie, Switch On, Encore, Vivatic, Chi Chi, Lucky Strike and Spicy Red.

The ones I didn't get are Chewing and Funny Booster. I wanted Chewing so badly but the color was always out of stock so I gave up on it and got Encore and Vivatic instead (which are similar). Funny Booster looks like a color I already have.

Vivatic Encore Selfie

Switch On Lucky Strike Chi Chi

Tic Toc Spicy Red

3CE water gloss has gel texture and is a combination of lip gloss and lip tint. It is NOT a liquid lipstick so it won't have that full pigmentation/coverage.

Pros:
- Pretty colors (although some look very similar to each other such as Tic Toc and Switch On or Vivatic and Encore).
- Pretty finish. I have big lips so I normally stay away from glossy finish; however, these water glosses just have enough sheen and are very flattering on my lips!
- Creamy gel texture that doesn't feel sticky like lip glosses and feels light on lips.
- Sheer to medium pigmentation depending on how much you apply. What nice about them is they leave a nice stain after the glossiness wears off and touching up will add even more color. I can't believe lip glosses can be this pigmented.
- The sheen wears off but I can still feel the moisture on my lips.
- Easy to apply.

Cons:
- Packaging: the product tends to leak onto the outside of the tube (where you twist to open the cap), especially if it's not standing up.
- It won't survive after a meal.
- Colors are greatly inconsistent and depends a lot on the lips' color underneath. You will see many shades seem to look similar in the swatch photos just because I didn't conceal my lips completely.