left to right: Posh Purple*, Sugar N Spice*, Honey Bunny, Crazy In Love*, Queen Bee, Code Red. Those with * are the newer shades released.

the packaging feels nice and sturdy

standard doe foot applicator which very easy to use

Pink Sugar claim
"Our Version of a Lip and Cheek tint, this long lasting and lightweight stain achieves stunning matte color and makes your lips feel soft. It’s formulated with Coconut Oil, Aloe Vera and Vitamin A,C and E"

Ingredients:
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, POLYBUTENE, ISODODECANE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, POLYETHYLENE, PARAFFIN, OZOKERITE, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, SILICA, PHENOXYETHANOL, ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL (AND) TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (AND) RETINYL PALMITATE (AND) MINERAL OIL (AND) ASCORBYL PALMITATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT (AND) COCO NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, FRAGRANCE, [+/- (MAY CONTAIN) : CI 77891, CI 15850, CI 15850:1, CI 45410, CI 4209

Shades
As of writing, there are 15 shades available, five of which are recently released.
Pink Paradise (hot pink)
Pink Passion (soft pink)
Coral Bliss (bright coral)
Purple Pleasure (deep orchid)
Queen Bee (chestnut rose)
Red Rouge (bright red)
Code Red (intense classic red)
Naughty Nude (nude peach)
Honey Bunny (warm nude peach)
Vampy Vixen (deep reddish burgundy)
Purrfect Pout (pinkish plum)
Crazy In Love (dirty rose)
Posh Purple (deep purple)
Truth or Dare (intense brown)
Sugar and Spice (greyish taupe brown, looks like cinnamon powder)

Swatches and Adherence Test

swatches appears the same with the container

While doing swatches:
Code Red has the thinnest formulation and sets very quick. Its consistency is like the Tony Moly Catchu Wink Tint but slightly creamier.

Sugar N Spice has a thinner formulation and dries a bit slower than the rest that's why it transferred when I rubbed it.

The rest are creamy. Even creamier than the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream.

After rubbing vigorously

ran over the faucet with warm water for 30 seconds

rubbed 10x back and forth with normal pressure

rubbed like there's no tomorrow lol

rubbed like there's no tomorrow and with soap

Lip Swatches

Bare lips. No lip balm

Honey Bunny

Crazy In Love

Queen Bee

Code Red

Posh Purple

Sugar N Spice

Posh Purple (1st layer) + Code Red (2nd layer)

Thoughts

Honey Bunny is a caramel pinky nude. It is less pigmented than the rest. It looks streaky on me with one layer. It needs 2 layers for full opacity. My initial thoughts wearing it was "I look sick". But I gave it a chance and wore it the next day (no makeup shall ever go to waste!). My office mates immediately noticed and greeted me saying, "You look sick". To my dismay. Sad. I still wear it though and combine it with other shades.

Crazy In Love is my new MLBB shade! A dusty rose shade that looks natural and innocent on me. I feel like I look less maldita with this shade haha! I have a resting bitch face so I think using this may tame it down. LOL

Queen Bee is my Nichido Rosette lip pencil substitute! Finally! This is the one I go for when I'm too lazy to do a full face makeup. just the brows and this, and I'm good for the entire week-maybe even months. ;-)

Code Red is a classic primary color red from the color wheel. I could imagine myself in a pin up classic look with this. So elegant-looking, you know? The first time I wore it though, it made me look like Snow White who just got poisoned. It sucked all the blood in my face-because you have to use it also on your cheeks! This is the only Sugar Tint that's very flattering on my cheeks. It's like the EB Advance Cheek and Lip Tint, but better. What's more is that it didn't fade on my cheeks even after 12 hours. It could have stayed longer. I will try sleeping with it next time and see if my #iwokeuptothis face looks FABULOUS.

Sugar N Spice is a deep taupe brown. I sometimes wore this on top of Crazy In Love for a taupe mauve nude and Honey Bunny for taupe brown nude.

Posh Purple is an eggplant purple shade. It renders too dark on me because I'm too fair for it, says my very knowledgeable team mate. This is the one I would go for a gothic look-which is unlikely. But I do wear this often now when topped with Code Red. It looks like really nice. The shade is a dupe for MAC Sin.

Verdict

Scent
It does have a strong scent that doesn't go away easily. If you happen to chew on bubble gum roll and bazooka when you were younger, this smells exactly like that.

Pigmentation
The pigmentation on these are superb. Only one to two layers are needed for a fully opaque look. The darker shades may stain the lips.

Texture and Finish
These have matte finish on them and has a creamy texture. Any dry skin will be accentuated and won't look good with these lippies. The texture and pigmentation are different for some shades. Those with thinner consistency are much easier to apply but sets faster. Also, when too much layers are applied, it kind of sticks together and crumble making it look patchy.

Staying Power
It will last me the whole day provided that I don't eat and drink. When I do, all the product on the center part of my lips are gone. The good thing about this is reapplication of the product still looks good and doesn't look like something flaked off. It looks just like how I applied it the first time.

Shade Selection
There are 15 shades all in all for this product. I only have six. Two of which are overwhelming on my skintone. On the bright side, it doesn't set that fast that's why I can combine them and will still look good me.

Overall
I like the product. Though some didn't look nice on me, the formulation allows me to combine it with other shades. At first, 349 PHP seemed a bit expensive to me but after trying them, these are one of those products I am willing to pay for more.

And that is it! Thanks for reading!
-Alyssa

during chickenpox (left) , post-chickenpox 2months update (right)

Day 1 (July 20, 2016): Chicken Pox Confirmed!

I was at work when I discovered two blisters below my right ear. I was just feeling normal that time, then I remembered my supervisor had chicken pox two months earlier. When I showed the blisters to my team mates and my boss, they all advised me to go see a doctor. The nearest clinic, called Tokyo Healthlink, is just a couple of meters away from the office. When the nurses looked at me they immediately noticed the blisters on my collar bone which by the way, is just below the two blisters on my ears and another one on my right wrist which I noticed on my to the clinic.

First blister I discovered on my left arm at around 8am

Two more blisters found below my left ear at 9am

3 more blisters at 9:30am just below the two blisters below my left ear

When the doctor was examining me (Hi Doc Jane!), she first couldn't tell if I have chicken pox or not, since I only have 6 blisters and didn't have fever or headache. I guess it was just her gut feeling that pushed her to prescribe Aciclovir just in case I do have chicken pox. "Yung gamot kasi sa chicken pox is very effective on the first 24 hours of the illness. So if iinumin mo yung gamot at wala kang chicken pox pera lang ang mawawala sa iyo. But if may chicken pox ka at nakapagstart ka na today, the medicine will greatly help in minimizing the symptoms Sobrang puti mo pa man din", the doctor said.

So the medicines she prescribed to me are:
35 pcs. Acyclovir 800mg (antiviral), taken 5x/day for 7 days every 4 hours
20 pcs. Vitamin C with Zinc (for faster wound healing), 1x/day

Doc. Jane was very nice and accommodating. She even gave her number so I can update her about the blisters. She instructed me to take the medicine immediately if the blisters increase.

I decided to buy the medicines immediately and lo and behold, the branded version of acyclovir which is Zovirax COSTS 268php PER. PIECE. That's 9,380php for 35 pieces. While the generic one costs 125php per piece. I died inside when I heard the price. That's 625php EVERYDAY! Hell, I stopped for a moment and asked myself if I'm going to accept having chicken pox all over my face and body rather than buying these medicine.

I ended up buying 5pcs of generic acyclovir since I'm not yet sure if I have chicken pox. I went home at around 12noon. It was sunny and my room was really hot inside. I ate my lunch. I looked in the mirror and saw there were red spots all over my face and neck.

Found on my right hand at 12noon while going home

I updated Doc. Jane about the blisters and she advised me to start taking acyclovir and return to her after all the blisters have dried up. My skin really felt itchy and I accidentally scratched the blister on my neck. It became redder and itchier. Then I remembered I have the Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel. I didn't know what I was thinking but I smothered the gel all over my face, neck, and back. I felt a cooling effect and the itch was greatly reduced! I googled and found that the itch will worsen if the weather is hot.

(July 21, 2016): More Blisters Forming!

More Blisters Forming! The next morning. I felt itchier around my face and neck. And even on my ribs. I looked into the mirror and saw more blisters formed. I felt so sticky and itchy so I decided to take a bath which I regretted almost instantly as all the blisters burst.

(July 22, 2016): Started using Contractubex

Blisters started to darken and they are a bit depressed on the skin. I'm quite sure that these will leave craters on my skin-IF I don't do anything. I started using Contractubex. I don't really have much hope on this since it did nothing for my spider bite scar. I applied the medicine thickly on every blister since the Contractubex gel flakes on my skin when it dries. Also, a thicker application of the gel will help it stick to the skin more and not be removed easily. At this point, I stopped looking in the mirror and just hoped it will work.

Day 10 (July 29, 2016): Contractubex Update

I'm on my 8th day since I started using Contractubex. I'm not really sure if it worked but all my blisters in my face and neck were healed except for the big blister in the middle of my neck which got accidentally peeled off thrice. It was hard for me to accept but I already expected I was going to have a lot of craters and scars around my face, like on my nose and below my left eyebrow.

Another dried blister on my left leg

After 2 months

I'm GLAD that I didn't develop noticeable craters thanks to Contractubex. I can say that Contractubex did help in getting rid of my chicken pox scars because I had a blister at the back of my knee and it's way more noticeable that the ones I treated with Contractubex, which goes to show how effective it was.

Though my forehead was plagued with hyperpigmentation scars, it could easily be fixed with exfoliating soaps and creams. I’m currently using the snail soap from Endless Beauty by HBS. Will update soon.

Cheers!
-Alyssa