Lipstick Swatches on NC35

Face decided to act up (trying a new prescription, it messed up your face before it actually helps -- aaaaawesome). SO.. no vlog.. and my blog felt a little neglected (yes, it has feelings too!) so I decided to do a post on lipstick swatching.. I'm reorganizing my makeup anyways :P so it was all sitting out on my desk! Convenienceeeee.

Total of 14.. I have another one.. but I can't find it o__O and it's brand new too! I hope I didn't give it away, LOL. And if I did.... ah, well..

Swatched on NC35(ish) skin

Swatchity swatch swatch!

"Good thing Swatches weren't made in Kroatia.."

MAC Viva Glam Cyndi

MAC Viva Glam VI

Maybelline Sugar Plum Ice

Yve Saint Laurent Peach Passion (gifted)

Dior Spotlight Coral / Orange Ovation (gifted)

Maybelline Mauve-ulous

Revlon Soft Nude

Revlon Soft Rose

MAC Cutester (HK, LE)

MAC 40's Pink

MAC Hug Me

MAC Creme d'Nude

MAC Dubonnet

MAC Freckletone (no idea why it looks so bright!)

All purchased by me unless noted.

Foundation + Highlight

FOTD! -- sort of. Turned into more of a foundation review, hahaha.

Siiiince I think we all realized that the Castledew foundation was too light for me.. I decided to try to use my Revlon Colorstay foundation instead.

The color I have is 250 Fresh Beige.. which I think is a TAD too light and definitely a little too pink, especially when compared against the Castledew foundation.

You can definitely see it here.. my body looks yellow and my face looks pink. It's not TOOOOO bad though.. but I would definitely go buy a new shade.

So, you say, just buy a different shade and all will be well! Wellllll.. not quite.

- I don't really like how it feels on my face (I think my skin has improved much and I should get a lighter feeling foundation.. say MAC face+body?)

- It can LOOK cakey--but that may also have been the over application of powder (since I don't normally use foundation, my normal application was just too much).

- There's a.. sort of sweet scent that's bothering me right now. I hope it goes away.

On top of that all.. it.. just looks completely terrible in flash photography.

Note.. my face.. looks about the same shade as my boyfriend. And he is whiiiiite.. LOL.

Another terrible example.. I look like I'm drunk.. or buzzed at least. But I swear to you, I'm not.

Anyway,

I'm thinking of chucking this bottle away, unless someone ELSE has used Revlon Colorstay forcombo/oily in shade 250 Fresh Beige.. and it worked for them.. I will SEND this foundation to you as long as you pay postage! Just send me an email or leave a comment.

Onto happier news..

As requested by Chommie, here's my face with the Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc (highlight). I used the pink/peach/white mixed together.

WITHOUT.. just foundation/powder (see? a littttle powdery.. but not too bad.. and it looks like it matches my face here.. but it doesn't T^T sniff)

WITH.. sorry for the unruly eyebrows :P and I applied a little messily today, since I used a different brush than usual. Buuuut.. you get the point :)

HTH. Off to dinner we go! It's the bf's dinner today, he turns 22.