Hello beauties,
This new makeup line has been all the buzz in the beauty world lately and of course I jumped on the bandwagon as soon as I was able to get my paws on them. However, for those who don't know, the Flower Beauty line is exclusively available at Wal-Mart and founded by Drew Barrymore.
To find which location carries the brand, click HERE.
Packaging
- They have a distinctive packaging and a nice weight to them. They're a bit bulkier than the typical lipstick and they have a flat side.
- .12 oz or 3.5 g
Flower Kiss Stick High-Shine Sweet Peony. This is a slightly warm light pink. Obnoxiously shiny and kind of makes it look a bit frosty, much more so in person than in picture. I don't like this color so much on myself. It looks much darker in the tube than on my lips. It's very barbie-ish looking. Kinda turns me off cause it looks weird on my skin tone. The formula is pigmented but doesn't apply as smooth as I would like. It also settles in my lip lines and emphasize any dryness I have. For the swatch, I did exfoliate and prep my lips as usual but my lips generally tend to be dry, especially in the winter. I'm really surprised that the reviews I read failed to mention how waxy and synthetic this lipstick smells. I'm definitely not a fan of it. Am I the only one who smells my lipsticks? It lasted up to 4 hours before it starts fading.
Flower Kiss Stick Velvet Lip Color So Gladiola. This color is a very bright coral shade. I do like bright lip colors but this is not something I would wear on a typical day. They claim that this lipstick has grape seed oil but it's far from feeling creamy or moisturizing. The formula on Gladiola wasn't any better than Sweet Peony. It's pigmented but feels much drier and also emphasize dryness on my lips. It still has a waxy scent but much less pronounced as compared to Sweet Peony. It is listed as a velvet matte finish, which I think fits the description, however I'm really not a fan of it. My lips are screaming for some hydration. It lasted very well, after 5 hours. Even after going through a meal, the fading was minimal and it stayed strong through the rest of the day.
Final Thought
In spite of the rave reviews I read, I'm not totally sold on these lipsticks. The deal breaker for me was that it emphasized dryness and I don't have time to always exfoliate before I apply lipsticks so this not something I would reach for unless I have time to do so.
The High Shine lipstick might have looked better on me with a different shade. I wished the formula was a little more friendly on dry lips. My rating: 7/10.
The Velvet lip color is something I'm reluctant to give another try. I really did not like the finish. Way too dry. My rating: 6/10.
Have you tried these? Do you love them? What's your favorite shade?
Oh I still haven't had a chance to go to Walmart to check these out yet! I remember doing my posts about these and I kind of hesitated at the Velvet lip colors because I was afraid it was drying.
ReplyDeleteThey are dry so it's a good thing you didn't get it. I think this makeup line is too overrated. I didn't like them as much as I thought I was going to.
DeleteIt seems that way from all the other reviews I've seen too. I was originally interested in a few of the eye products and a couple nail polishes. I'm not sure about those anymore.
DeleteI hate dry lip sticks! But I tried the bulky one( maybe that's the tinted lip balm) it is really moisturizing! But now I think I will pass their lip sticks.... Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteYeah the lip balm may be a better choice. IDK, some people like these but personally I don't.
DeleteI went to Wal-Mart out in the suburbs today just to see this stuff, and I grabbed one lipstick (I haven't tried it yet). But the rest of the stuff just seemed "blah". I wanted a cream eyeshadow but they only had the mud brown color :( If it smells bad I won't notice, I can never smell my lip products (except for the new Milani ones!).
ReplyDeleteHope you have better luck than I did with the lipstick. :)
DeleteEven though these aren't the greatest lipsticks, I actually think they look really good on you. It's not a good enough reason to buy them though when it feels drying and you don't feel the shade suits you. I think I'll steer clear of these (although, I'm more of a gloss girl anyway).
ReplyDeleteIt's one of those situation where it's new, people rave about it, and as a blogger you just have an itch to scratch and wanna see what's this all about, lol.
DeleteI avoided the Velvet lippie because I find my lips are just too dry to bother with these matte formulas unless I want to put a lot of work into them. It's odd that you noticed such a smell from the High Shine lippie though, because I didn't, and I do usually notice fragrance in cosmetics. Bummer they didn't work out better for you, because that coral lippie does look very pretty on you!
ReplyDeleteWell that's the only one I tried, I wonder if the other shades smell like that but this one smelled pretty strong.
Deletehmmm I like the one with the shiny finish more!
ReplyDeleteThe high shine lipstick aren't too bad but it does feel a bit thick.
DeleteAbsolutely love both shades, very wearable and flattering on asian skin tones. It's too bad her line isn't found in asia yet, I've seen lots of reviews and the products overall seem to be quite good. I probably won't get these either if they're drying...I already suffer from dry lips!
ReplyDeleteSo Gladiola looks like a gorgeous colour, it's a shame about the formula :/
ReplyDeleteHave you had the mole on your lip looked at by a Doctor. It looks like a melanoma. Sorry if this comes off as rude, I'm not trying to be hurtful but a doctor should look at it.
ReplyDeleteI had it since I was a young child. None of the doctor's I've seen ever asked me about my mole or said it looked concerning. I personally like my mole.
DeleteHave you had the mole on your lip looked at by a Doctor. It looks like a melanoma. Sorry if this comes off as rude, I'm not trying to be hurtful but a doctor should look at it.
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