Last week, I was very happy to see the new products of Ever Bilena in Gaisano South Cebu. I have been waiting for them to arrive in a mall near me so I can finally try them out. I believe that aside from this new lipstick line that I will be featuring today, Ever Bilena also launched two new shades of eyeshadow palette, a blush and contour duo, an eyebrow kit, a jumbo lipstick called Matic lipstick, and a Matic eyeliner. Now that's a lot of makeup to try :) Since the new products of Ever Bilena are no longer out of reach, I immediately purchased two of their new makeup products which I badly want to try. I got their Liquid Lipstick in Soft Lace and their Eyeshadow Palette in Brown. For today's post, I will be sharing my thoughts on their liquid liptick. PRICE, WHERE TO GET, AND PACKAGING This EB Advance liquid lipstick retails at Php 180 and is now available in Watsons or Malls where Ever Bilena counters can be found. I believe though that this product is not yet available in 7/11 stores w/ EB stalls. For Php 180, you get to have 15ml of product contained in a cute plastic container. The packaging may not look original since it does look like the Maybelline liquid lipstick; the only difference is the color of their cap. For EB it's white while for Maybelline it's black. Nonetheless, I still find the packaging appealing. SWATCH, SCENT, AND CONSISTENCY Ever Bilena liquid lipstick has a total of 6 shades and I chose the shade soft lace because it offers a neutral pinkish shade which can be worn for an every day look. For the scent, this lipstick does not smell anything at all, at least for me. Consistency wise, the product is quite thick and is very pigmented. One swipe of this EB liquid lipstick will give you a very good color pay off. One thing to note though, it feels a little tacky when applied on the lips BUT the stickiness eventually fades over time. LONGEVITY I wore this product on my lips for a little more than 10 hrs. Now let's see if this EB liquid lipstick can last long on my lips. 8:18 AM- As you can see, this EB Advance Liquid Lipstick looks glossy after application. At this time, I was actually expecting the glossiness to tame maybe after a few minutes but it did not. My Tip: If you want it to look semi matte, you can either 1. Top it off with a loose powder or 2. Use a paper towel or a tissue and gently pat it on your lips. The lipstick may fade a little after blotting so I suggest that you do this procedure twice. 12:55 PM- After 4 hrs and after eating some bananas and drinking water, here's how it looked like. The lipstick obviously faded on the inner parts of my lips but left a pleasant looking pink stain. 6:22 PM- A little more than 10 hours has passed and 97% of the lipstick has faded. At this point, I obviously needed to retouch but since I was about to head home, I didn't mind :) FINAL THOUGHTS
This new EB Advance Liquid Lipstick is a product worth a try especially if you are a makeup enthusiast like me. It's just wonderful to know that some of our local makeup brands like Ever Bilena is stepping up in formulating new products to be aligned with some international makeup brands. I don't normally enumerate the PRO's and CON's of a certain product whenever I do reviews as I just write everything in one paragraph. I will be doing the opposite for this review, however. PROS: 1. Price is affordable for a liquid lipstick 2. Very pigmented 3. Locally available 4. Has a variety of wonderful shades to choose from 5. Stays on (MY) lips for a good amount of time and leaves a pleasant looking stain as the lipstick fades (what more if I try their darker shades) CONS: 1. Glossy and does not dry matte (the product did not claim that the finish will be matte, though) 2. Feels a little sticky 3. Not kiss proof nor transfer proof Let me know your thoughts on this EB liquid lipsticks if you have already tried them. I would love to hear from you :) -JEN- Like my FB page here to be updated on my latest blog posts. |
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