Know your lippies

There is no doubt that there are more lip products nowadays than there would've been during our mum's or grandmother's time. With so many 'lippies' to choose from, what's the difference between each one?
Lipstick
- Highly pigmented and provides rich colour which gives an opaque finish - Mostly wax-based which moisturizes lips  - BUT could make lips dry so frequent application can make lips crack - Has good staying power - Best for bold statements
Types - Matte: Provides long lasting colour but can make lips dry - Creamy: Comes in really true colours but are great for those with dry lips - Frosted: shimmery colour lipsticks and works well if you want a fuller lip - Others: Sheer; Sparkly; Satin: Frost

Lipgloss
- Comes in a tube or pot packaging - Make lips shiny; moist and less dry - Makes lips look fuller - Can be scented - Is slippery and lighter so it comes off quicker than lipstick - Can be messy due to the sticky texture
Types - Sheer: Provide hint of colour and lots of shine - Sparkling: Glitter or shimmer infused - Shiny: Give lots of shine - Creamy: Gives more colour and creamier feel

Lip tar
- Hybrid between lip stick and lip gloss with longer staying power (almost like matte lipstick that goes on as smooth as gloss) - Colours can be mixed to create even MORE shades - Have more 'out of the world' colours: blue, white, yellow, green, black

Lip butter
- Waxed based - More emollient due to the addition of essential oils which moisturizes lips - Less pigmented and thus, have a shorter staying power than lipstick - Wetter and creamier than lipstick - Medium to heavy coverage

Lip stain/tint
- Usually in liquid/gel/marker form - Has a base of water and alcohol - Contains alcohol which dries quickly so it's advised to work fast with it as it won't budge after - Good for long wearing natural colour - High concentration of pigment which means longer staying power - Sheer to medium coverage - Tend to be drying so it's wise to wear a layer of lip balm on top - Some can also be used as cheek stain

Lip balm
- Contains ingredients to soothe, heal, moisturize and protect lips - Most contains SPF - Most contain no colour, but some nowadays could have a slight shimmer or tint - Usually scented

Lip scrub
- Exfoliating product designed to remove dead skin cells from lip area that tend to dull the natural glow - Leaves a smoother base for other lip products - Can be made out of plastic grains; natural grains (fruit seeds or sugar) - Some sugar lip scrubs are completely edible

Don't the flavours sound absolutely delicious?!

Lip liner/pencil

- Used under lipstick or gloss to prevent it from leaking off lips

- Enables other lip products to stay on longer

What a lot of products JUST for your lips! Like everything, there are different kinds of lip products that suit different people for different occasions. 
I always use lip balm frequently because chapped lips is never pretty! I prefer lip stain/tint on a daily basis for natural wear and lip stick when I want a more dramatic look (:
What's your lippie preference? (:

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"What's in my makeup bag?" Series: LIPS

1. Maybelline Color Sensational Moisture Extreme Lip Stick in 'Plum Perfect': This is probably the first lipstick I bought (: Overall, I like the formula - it's not drying (although I always put lip balm first), it seems to moisturize my lips & have sort of a creamy feel. The colour is slightly different from the swatch because it wasn't the deep 'plum' colour I envisioned in my mind, but a little brighter. Nevertheless, I believe I'll grow to like it (: As you build it up, it gets to more of a brighter pinkish purple (i'm not good at describing colours). Although in pictures it looks deep red... O.o Maybe it's because my lip colour is naturally coloured already. BUT, this colour is still wearable (:
2. Menard Lip Stick in 'Cherry Luster Pink': Stole this from my mum & although the colour is super bright/neon pink, it's not THAT pink on my coloured lips. Overall, it gives a subtle hint of colour - although I guess you can increase the intensity at will & go for Nicki Minaj-esque lips - and is actually quite nice and not scary (:

L-R: Anti-oxidant Berry; Smoothing Cherry; Mango Pie

3. Maybelline Baby Lips SPF 20 Lip Balm: As you can probably see, that is my go-to and favourite lip balm. I have this in, Anti-oxidant berry (which I'm currently using), Smoothing Cherry (unopened!) and Mango Pie. These lip balms are miracle workers. I use them everyday, before putting on any lip products... and they really do hydrate my lips and keep them moisturised... but not for the whole 8 hours like they claim though. When applied, it's colourless but leave a slight sheen. And the best part? THEY SMELL DIVINE. I would love to collect every single scent.

4. Candy Cupcake Lip Gloss: Simply a clear coloured gloss which I sometimes put over my lip tint or lipstick when I want them to look fuller or well, glossy :P What I love most about this is the smell because it smells just like VANILLA (my favourite scent of all time) & cupcakes! You can't beat that.
5. Marks & Spencers Lip Gloss: Probably my first makeup item that I got from a pen pal from England (: I adore this colour. It's a deep purply red/maroon and it's shiny! Together it goes super duper well with my skin tone (: I've been trying to find this exact colour in lipstick style!
6. Kaka Lip Tint: I really love this item! In the swatch it looks scarily bright pink/fuschia but it really isn't! I actually wear this to school my dabbing a small amount on my lips to give it a subtle hint of colour so it looks natural and not overdone - which is my favourite kind of look. This product is long lasting and you can put as many layers on as you wish to build the colour intensity- so it does actually become bright pink :P However, since it's a tint, it does dry your lips so don't forget lip balm!

I don't think that these swatches do the colour justice :(  & I purposely missed out the lip balm cause it's colourless - don't worry, I can count from 1 to 6 :P

What lip products do you have in your makeup bag?

Also in the 'What's in my makeup bag?' series:

What's NOT in my makeup bag

Eyes

Perfume