nudestix – Karissa Talks Beauty

Hello friends!

I’m back to share a roundup of where the products I reviewed this quarter have gone! I ended up testing quite a few different products, so I thought getting a quick glance at my thoughts would be beneficial to you all!

A category that I wanted to add starting this quarter is “wouldn’t repurchase”. Since I’m expanding my reviews to cover more makeup products than just lip, I thought that this was a necessary section! It’s what I would consider the “it was okay” stuff – it wasn’t so bad that I would immediately declutter it, but I wouldn’t buy it again when I run out. So, if a product is in this category you’ll probably end up seeing it in my empties posts down the road! I don’t want to waste products by getting rid of them if they aren’t perfect, but I don’t want to mislead anyone by making you think I loved the product when I didn’t!

I do also want to say that lip products are a little different than anything else on this list. I try to hold them to higher standards and I own so many that I just consider keeping them to be the other makeup equivalent to “wouldn’t repurchase”. I just have such a love affair of trying new lip products constantly that I’m not sure I would ever use one up, let alone need to buy a replacement! I do want to be clear though – if it’s staying in my collection, it’s something that I think is a good product.

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Hello friends!

I don’t remember where I got this lip pencil from, but I do remember being excited to see it since Nudestix is such a positively rated brand! Side note: I’ve been shocked recently by the amount of pale peach nudes colors that I have, considering I’m so picky about light colors in the first place, let alone peaches.

Color: Whisper is described as “cool mocha with a pink undertone”. I personally don’t see that to be true! I think mocha makes it sound darker than it is, especially because it looks like concealer lips. It’s very cool toned and definitely has grey undertones on me, which didn’t flatter my complexion.

Comparing the hand swatch versus lip swatch, I definitely feel as though it looks darker on my hand. Just be aware that this is one color that definitely changes in appearance between your hand and lips – at least it did on me.

Finish: With “cream” in the name, I had assumed this would have a shiny finish, but to me it definitely looks like a matte lip product. In the hand swatch it looks much creamier than it does on my lips.

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