Happy Easter Sunday everybody!
I had posted before about one of the biggest trends that I've been noticing in the beauty world (besides the BB, CC, and other cremes), I think the biggest thing is balm stains! Like I mentioned in the other post where I talked about the trend, which you can read here, I was extremely excited to see more of the affordable brands/companies come out with their own take on the product.
Jordana is one of the companies that I feel are a hidden treasure. At my local CVS store, they only have this little display that's easy to pass if you aren't looking for it. Although they may be smaller than other brands out there, I love the fact that they have decent quality products for an extremely reasonable price. The only thing is that they don't have as wide of a variety of products that are available in the drug store. If you look on their website they have a decent variety of products and if you want, you can order it straight from their website.
The two colors I have here are Rock n Rogue (07) and Honey Love (05). This line is extremely affordable which I really liked, I paid about $3 for each of these.
Rock n Rogue (07):
I mainly purchased this color because it was for a halloween costume. I was looking for a red that would be long lasting and wasn't too intense. I'm not one to be extremely venturous with my lip color, so I didn't want anything too saturated and opaque. I already owned Revlon's Lip Balm Stain in Honey and I really liked the color pay off and staying power, but I didn't want to make the price commitment. I knew that Jordana had a line of their own lip balm stains, so I was excited when I finally was able to get my hands on them, and I saw that they had this red one so I picked it up.
When I got home and swatched it I was pretty impressed with how pigmented it was and how smoothly it applied. When I applied it to my lips, it wasn't as pigmented as it was when I swatched it on my hand, but I was extremely happy because like I said, I'm intimidated by color. I used it when I went to a halloween party and I liked how it was nothing too extreme, in all honesty it looked almost cherry or strawberry almost like I had just eaten a strawberry lollipop or popsicle. At the end of the night I noticed that it left an extremely light hint of color, and I didn't reapply it at all that night.
Overall I like it because it's not extremely intense/opaque. I think it's great for those who want to experiment with color, but aren't ready to dive straight into colors. I don't notice it being as drying as some of the other lip balm stains that I've tried which is nice, in fact, it also feels like an actual lip balm. I really like this color and since it's not so opaque on the lips, it can be a great everyday lip color.
Honey Love (05)
You have absolutely no idea how excited I was to pick this one up. The immediate thing that came to my mind was that it looked like a dupe of my everyday lip color from Revlon called Honey, I mean the name kind of seems to imply that it should be a dupe right? When I swatched it, it looked fairly similar to Honey, but it was a tad bit deeper, in the sense that it had a more mauve-tone to it than Honey.
It applied pretty opaque and it was comfortable on my lips. The second time I wore it, I did notice a tingly sensation on my lips, but other than that it feels pretty comfortable on my lips. Like most of the lip balm stains, this one does dry out my lips quite a bit, but it's nothing a good lip balm can't fix.
I tend to gravitate towards this specific color a lot because it's a great MLBB (My Lips But Better) and it's great for everyday wear. The tint that it leaves my lips is a bit lighter than the actual color it applies as, but I really like it. I like this color a lot more than my Revlon Honey because it's not as pink and as light as Honey. This color works great with my medium skin-tone and my natural lip colors.
Here's a swatch of both:
As you can see, Rock n Rogue is a pretty bright color, but don't be too intimidated because if you have somewhat berry colored lips or even buff colored lips, it won't be too in your face. You can even sheer it out by tapping the color on your lips.
Overall I really do enjoy these two, and because they're so inexpensive I wouldn't mind picking up the other colors. They're a lot more affordable than the Revlon versions or even the department store versions, like the Chubby Sticks or the LipSurgence.
Left: Rock n Rogue; Mid: Honey Love; Right: Honey
(As you can see, Honey Love and Honey are pretty similar, even in it's finish.)
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