Wow, I typed this in March and still haven't posted it. I used to do reviews on products on another blog but I stopped for a long time.Here I go again.
I fell in love with these Clinique Chubby Sticks. Started using them after my trip from HK, just wanted a change. They have a lot of colours to choose from. First I got 3 chubby stick mini colours from my friend as a birthday present. Back then I don't use any lipstick because I'm afraid the skin on my lips will start flaking off after awhile. That is because I put lip chap on before bed and when I wash it off in the morning all these dead skin comes off. I thought that would happen too if I had lipstick on for awhile. Good thing it didn't, I'm happy.
One day I decided to put on "mega melon" just for fun. It's actually pretty good. It goes on very smoothly. I'm more of a natural look type of person so I don't like it when my make up is too obvious. I like the make up equals no make up look (Koreans like that). The chubby stick gave my lips a very light brownish red colour which I like, not too obvious and looked natural. Some people may not like that because what's the point of putting lipstick on when it's not obvious. Don't worry, it will be noticeable if you put a lot on (I just choose not to). Clinique also has the chubby stick intense if people like it more obvious. I believe it's moisturizing like it claims? My lips doesn't feel dry but sometimes the inner part of my lips feels a bit dry but it's still smooth. Maybe it's just me? With these, it's better to do a little touch up after eating, the colour does come off. When I'm not eating I think it stays for pretty long without any touchups. As for smell, it does have a bit of that normal lipstick smell to it. Some of them doesn't, I guess it depends how long you have them for?
I also like the chubby stick baby tint that my friend gave me out of the three, "budding blossom". At first I thought that colour will look so weird on me, it's light pink... I put it on and it didn't turn out to be light pink. It gave my lips a pinkish red colour which was unexpected but I like it. The baby tint colour lasts for hours. To me, tints usually last for a long time. After eating, the colour kind of comes off but I can still see the colour on my lips. Sometimes I would put more baby tint on after lunch and it gives an even more vibrant pinkish colour. Sometimes I would put a normal chubby stick colour ("mighty mimosa" birthday gift from another friend) on top or just leave it. I find the baby tint not as moisturizing as the normal chubby sticks though. I didn't think the baby tint have any smell to it compared to the normal chubby sticks.
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It looks very light on my hand but it's different when it's applied on the lips |
I find that the baby tint gives me the Korean biting lip look, especially when the colour is coming off. It's more obvious when I'm in the sun, when I look into my car's rear view mirror. Not sure if that look is well known in North America. It's like the inner part of the lips are darker in colour compared to the outta part of the lips. Please Google it if it's confusing, I'm bad at explaining. I only have that effect on my lower lip. Companies actually make special lipsticks just for that effect. Maybe I have weird lips? Maybe all tints gives that effect? I remember I used Berrisom's lip tint before, it gave me that look as well. Not sure, not an expert in make up. Another thing that I like is it gives a little shine in the beginning but after a bit it just looks natural.
How to make it last longer? Normally, I put on the baby tint then press my lips on a tissue and add a layer of the normal chubby stick on top. I find that the colour lasts longer that way. I have seen online where they suggest putting on concealer or powder on your lips before the second layer for it to last longer. I personally wouldn't do that just because I feel like I'm gonna consume all that make up when I eat or drink. But feel free to try. =)
After trying those 3 colours out I decided to get more colours. I even bought a few of the limited edition Crayola ones, a few baby tint and normal chubby sticks. I didn't get the Crayola kit because I won't use most of the colours (I wanted to collect it though). These chubby sticks aren't cheap, they are like $21 Cdn each (before taxes). I spent quite a lot of money on them but I think it's worth it.
The chubby stick looks big but when I twist the whole thing out it's not that much. I'm not sure how long each chubby sticks last. I have been using the budding blossom (chubby stick mini) for maybe a month now and I still have about 1.3cm left (brand new chubby mini are approx 1.8cm). I also don't put a lot on and hardly do touchups. Regular size chubby sticks are approx 3.3cm. I like how the chubby stick mini has a clear cap on it whereas the full size has an opaque silver cap. With the clear cap I can actually see the colour and the product. I wish they can make all of them with clear caps.
I'm not too good at describing things, hope this review helps.
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My collection |