Street Wear recently revamped its collection and made it a
lot more attractive!! Even then, I wasn’t tempted to purchase anything from
them, because I felt that at the prices they are sold at, the quality would
definitely leave something to be desired. However, when I casually strolled
towards the Revlon counter to check out the new collection, I couldn’t resist
taking a peak at the new Street Wear collection. One thing lead to another and
soon I was swatching one lipstick after another, searching for some shade that
I didn’t already have and finally I brought two shades. You should have seen my
hand!! I had a hard time getting the colors off, the SAs don’t even have a good
makeup remover. The lipstick range is
called ‘Color Rich Ultramoist Lipstick’.If you’re wondering where to find this
collection, I found one Street Wear counter at Lifestyle, it was a part of the
Revlon counter. The reason why I
picked up these colors, inspite of my apprehensions, is that I was looking for
two colors- a peach for my skintone and an everyday pink, and after swatching
two shades, I felt that I’d hit jackpot, cause I certainly couldn’t find these
colors in any other drugstore brand!
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| left: Spell Bound, right: Ruby Riddle |
Cost: Rs.180
each / $3 (!!!!)
My take on Street
Wear Color Rich Ultramoist Lipstick in Spell Bound (27) and Ruby Riddle (9):
The packaging:
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| left: Ruby Riddle, right: Spell Bound |
They are sealed and packaged in separate cases with a
transparent cap. The lipstick bullet is
longer than its casing and if you’re in a hurry, the lipstick might get
accidently nicked by the cap :( Other than that, I have no issues with the
packaging. The transparent cap lets you
see the color of the lipstick bullet.
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| left: Spell Bound, right: Ruby Riddle |
The
design on the cap carries the comic image of a girl, there are 4 different
comic characters, I don’t know what they’re names are. Both the shades I
have have different characters on their caps! Spell Bound (27) has a brunette with pink lipstick and Ruby Riddle (9)
has a black haired beauty with a red lipstick.
The colors &
pigmentation:
Spell Bound (27):
Spell bound is a very deceptive color. It looks like a nice medium pink in the tube. It seems like a nice everyday, medium to deep pink from the swatches. But on my lips, Spell Bound is a bright pink color! I was hoping that this would be my every day pink but this turned out to be a bright pink that in turn brightens up the complexion.
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| Spell Bound |
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| Spell Bound |
I like
it because I don’t have anything like it and who can say no to a color that
livens up the complexion? I did feel a little ‘spell bound’ by the color! It’s quite wearable and not a bang-on
bright color like the Maybelline Bold Mattes.
Ruby Riddle (9):
I
suppose Ruby Riddle was supposed to be a brick red color, or something, but on me, it’s a nice peach color. It does
have some undertones of red as you can see in the swatch, but they don’t show
up on my lips. I love this color!
I’ve been searching for a peach that
suits my skin tone and that I can use for everyday wear and this color fits the
bill perfectly!
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| Ruby Riddle |
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| Ruby Riddle |
I’m sorry that from the swatch you can’t make out the exact
color, I’ve used this in an upcoming review and you can see how it looks on me
then.
The pigmentation is
good, but both shades don’t completely cover my pigmented lips, there’s a
slight difference still visible but only in close up pics.
The Texture &
finish:
Both the Street Wear
Color Rich Ultramoist lipsticks that I have have got a matte finish, quite
unlike what the name of the range would lead you to think. They aren’t ‘moisturizing’ at all to me
and overtime, they can get quite drying,
as all matte lipsticks do. Texture wise
I found that the lipsticks are quite smooth to apply and apply evenly. They
do settle in lip lines sometimes and since they are matte, you must exfoliate your lips
before use.
Weartime:
Spell Bound (27) stays for a really long time on my lips and
it survives small snacks as well. It leaves a soft pink stain which wears off
soon. I think this will last for a good 5-6 hours.
Ruby Riddle (9) on the other hand had a really poor
wear time. It stayed for around 2 hours only and faded away even though I hadn’t
eaten anything. Since I loved the color so much I was really disappointed with
its poor staying power. From my experience, subtle and lighter colors mostly
stay on the lips for lesser time.
Overall Verdict:
Spell Bound- 4.4/5, Ruby Riddle-3.9/5
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| top: Ruby Riddle, bottom: Spell Bound |
I love both the
shades I chose-Spell Bound is a bright pink and Ruby Riddle is a peach. Their texture is smooth and gives an even
application although I wish the formula wasn’t drying. I think that the Street
Wear Color Rich Ultramoist Lipstick range has an amazing array of colors and
everyone can find a color they’re looking for here. It’s a nice budget friendly
option for college girls. I’m sure that the brighter colors from the range will
stay on for longer. You must definitely check out the Street Wear counter, you just might
find a color you’ve been longing to own, and for Rs.180, it won’t do much
damage to your wallet!
