Review: The Color Workshop: Lip glosses

Today I will review some lip glosses by The Color Workshop that I bought a few weeks ago.

The Color Workshop is a cheap make-up brand that you can buy at some drugstores (Kruidvat and Trekpleister) in the Netherlands.

The prices of their products are low, but the quality isn't that great either.

I bought a set of lip glosses for a few euro's (probably didn't cost me more than €2,-).

Each lip gloss contains 3,3 ml of gloss, and sadly, there aren't any names or numbers on it to tell you what color it is :S.

Anyway, I have a clear gloss and a peach gloss with glitters and shimmer :D.

The clear gloss looks really clear on my lips:

It doesn't feel sticky and the lasting power is ok.

I think this one is nice to wear over a lipstick.

I like the shimmery peach a lot better!

It isn't as pigmented as I hoped it would be, but it does give my lips a bit of colour and some nice shimmer :D.

(Sorry for the blurry pic, but it shows the colour well, and also the shimmer!).

The colour is subdued and the shimmer isn't too much, so this gloss is great for wearing to work or school and when you can't/don't want to wear too much make-up.

The glosses smell sweet and fruity (which I like) and aren't sticky.

Also they last longer than I expected.

Pro's:

*cheap

*nice smell

*non-sticky

*lasts long enough

*nice subtle gloss

Con's:

*even though it's cheap, the glosses are very small!

*there aren't any numbers or names on the glosses to tell you which colour it is

*the glosses are a bit difficult to open

*they aren't very pigmented, so if that's what you are looking for this isn't for you.

Conslusion: cheap lip gloss that smells nice and looks ok. They aren't sticky and last ok, but the glosses are small and don't have any name/numbers and aren't very pigmented.

This probably isn't suited for most people, but it's nice if you don't like to wear make-up very often and want it to be subtle, and also to give to children/teenagers as their first lip gloss.

Rating: I would rate this a 6, since it ain't bad but not good either.

Would I buy this product again: no.

Have you tried anything by The Color Workshop?

Until next time,

Freya

Make-up Shoppings

This week I decided to stock up on some make-up.

I bought some at a Dutch drugstore called Trekpleister, and since make-up was half price at Kruidvat I also bought some make-up there.

What I bought:

From left to right:

*Quattro Eyeshadow by Essence in 05 Aqua Flash

*Soft Eyeshadow Duo by Catrice in 190 Minty Greens

*Soft Eyeshadow Duo by Catrice in 150 Gentle Lilac

*Mono Eyeshadow by Essence in 10 Hypnotic Blue

*Mono Eyeshadow by Essence in 14 Irresistible

*Natural Touch Sensitive Eyes Mascara by Catrice in 010 Black

*Kajal Designer Eyeliner Pen by Catrice in 120 Chocolate Brown

*Kajal Designer Eyeliner Pen by Catrice in 070 Cool Grey

*Volum' Express Turbo Boost Waterproof Mascara by Maybelline New York in Very Black

*Plumptuous Lip Gloss by 2True in no.10

*Stay On Lip Stick by Catrice in 110 Lasting Raspberry

*Nail Expert Up To 10 Days Ultra Long Lasting Top Coat by Catrice

Swatches of the eyeshadow:

From left to right: Minty Greens duo, Gentle Lilac duo, Hypnotic Blue mono, Irresistible mono, Aqua Flash quattro.

The picture isn't capturing the colours very well, but at least it's an indication of what it looks like.

Swatches of the lipstick, lipgloss and eye liner pencils.

From left to right: Stay On Lip Stick Lasting Raspberry, Plumptuous Lip Gloss no.10, eye liner Chocolate Brown and Cool Grey.