Review/FOTD: Josie Maran Cosmetics Lipstick Curvaceous

I simply can't rave enough about Josie Maran Cosmetics My Favourite Powders Palette I got a while back. It's the palette that gives me the most polished look (even though my FOTD in that post didn't really portrait so well ...) Whatever... I tote that palette around when I travel now as I love how it makes me look professional. :P


Due to my fond experience of my very first Josie Maran product, I decided to give its other products a try. I got this lipstick because I thought the colour would go with the products in My Favourite Powders.

Josie Maran Cosmetic Lipstick Curvaceous

Product Description:

This decadent lipstick - housed in a chic, recyclable tube. - pulls double duty: beautiful color plus a rich lip conditioner in one! The paraben and fragrance- free formula feels remarkably light. Natural, organic ingredients like Jojoba Seed Oil and Coconut Cream envelop lips in comfort all day long.


Tips:

Professional makeup artists often recommend using a brush to apply lip color. This is because a brush deposits far less product onto lips, and less product translates to longer-lasting color. The unique formula of this lipstick makes it glide on in an ultra-thin layer. So you’ll get the look and feel of a professional application without the brush! - Josie Maran Cosmetics



Colour/Texture:

This colour is described as shimmery coral on Josie Maran Cosmetics but shimmering peachy rose on Sephora. However, it's quite bronzy when applied on my lips. Here is a picture of me wearing this lipstick.

The colour is a reddish bronze on. It's not shimmery on my lips. It has a metallic sheen instead. (I don't think shimmery and metallic are the same thing but I often find the two terms describing the same finish!) It's very pigmented so a little goes a long way. I used a brush to apply only a thin layer as suggested. And you can see the picture that it was probably enough. But since it's so thin, the pigments actually deposited into the lines on my lips!!! See the emphasis on the lines? I had to top it with my trusted QV Lip Balm afterwards. I needed to make the colour more diffused than how it was.


However, I don't think this thin application with a lip brush prolongs the life of lip colours on my lips. I had to reapply the colour just after a cup of coffee.


The texture is very unique. It's the ultimate smooth lipstick that I have tried. It glides on my lips like an ice skate running on ice! It feels most strange too as it's the kind of smoothness that's not found in other brands. I guess this is the best I could describe it. Funny though, I don't find myself liking the extra smoothness much. That's a very strange kind of smoothness. *_*

However, my biggest complaint is its SCENT!!!

It's the most revolting kind of lipstick scent that's found in age old lipsticks that have gone bad or in those el cheapo no name lipsticks thrown in the supermarket bins around holiday time.

I feel like puking just by thinking about it! Enough said!



Packaging/Price:


Josie Maran products adopt all recyclable materials and that's something noteworthy. I like what they are doing for the environment. And that was also part of the reasons why I got into the brand. I hope they keep doing what they are doing. :)


The lipstick is housed in a pink bronze tube. A very normal packaging without extra deco but its brand printed on.


Size: 4g/0.14oz

Price: $20USD

This is a standard size lipsticks with a high price tag. It's not worth it because of its average performance and the unbearable lipsticky smell.




My Verdict:

I have no qualms about the metallic bronzy red colour. It's a lovely shade that goes well with Josie Maran My Favourite Powders. The texture is unique, It's super, super, super buttery. A bit too buttery actually. :)


But my biggest disappointment is the scent. It's way, way, way off! It offended me so much that I had to write to Josie Maran to express my complaints! They wrote back in just two days and said they'd pass the message to the relevant department. (I wrote that I was so happy with My Favourite Powder Palette that I was planning on buying its sister product, My Favourite Lips Palette.

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But after I tried this Curvaceous lipstick and read the review of My Favourite Lips Palette on The Shade of Us, I skipped that lip palette immediately. That review confirmed the funny scent that's been bugging me. All the while I thought I got an old lipstick! Now I believe this scent exists in all Josie Maran lip products. Yuck!


Just what were they thinking???!!!






Ingredients:

Josie Maran Cosmetics has a very systematic ingredients page. If you are interested, please click here.


Although this lipstick contains jojoba oil, I don't have any problem with it. I am still yet to confirm why I can use some products with jojoba oil but not others...


Lipstick Ingredients:

White Beeswax*, Ozokerite Wax, Isopropyl Myristate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil*, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Cream*, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Oil*, Simmondsia Chinenesis (Jojoba) Oil*, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopherol**, Ascorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol. May Contain: Mica**, Titanium Dioxide**, Iron Oxides**, Red 6 Lake, Red 7 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 27 Lake, Tin Oxide, Manganese Violet.




Related Posts:

Review/FOTD: Josie Maran Cosmetics My Favourite Powders

Review/Makeup Application/Swatch: Ego QV Lip Balm SFP 20



My Colouring:

MUFE Full Cover Extreme Camouflage Cream #4, Lift Concealer #3, Duo Mat Powder Foundation #202, Face & Body #20, High Definition Foundation #118, Liquid Lift Foundation #2, Clarins Instant Smooth Foundation #1.5, Pupa Professionals Triple Action Powder Foundation #02 (when tanned)

Light Asian skin (obvious brown spots on cheekbones, slightly dry & doesn't break out easily), dark brown eyes, jet black hair, medium pigmented lips.

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