WET N WILD MEGALAST LIPSTICKS - REVIEW AND SWATCHES

The Wet N Wild MegaLast Lipsticks are one of my ultimate favourite lipsticks.  There are so many reasons why I love these lipsticks. First off, I'm so loving the semi-matte finish is right up my alley.  I love that even though these lipsticks are semi-matte, I find them still creamy and non-drying on the lips.  I know that some people out there are not fans of a matte formula, however, a lipgloss ontop would help those who aren't the biggest fans of this type of finish.

There are 26 colours in this formula.  I am happy to own 14 of them.  I still am on the quest to get all of the shades that are available.  You can purchase these at most drugstores in the USA, and just recently, I have discovered that the Canadian Superstores carry Wet n Wild cosmetics and these lipsticks are available in some of the stores.  I was super happy. They retail for $3.39, at the Canadian Superstore.

I've attached a link to a site where they can be purchased for any of you that may be interested.
www.drugstore.com

This is how Wet N Wild describes these lipsticks:
This 4 hour, longwearing lip colour leaves a semi-matte, cream finish in one stroke.  Glides on easily with rich, velvety colour that doesn't cake, feather, or bleed.  Made with hydrating skin-care ingredients: Hyaluronic Microspheres provide extraordinary adhesion to lips, an exclusive polymer complex offers cushion-like feel and texture, and natural marine plant extracts Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamins A & E help smooth lips.

CON TO THIS PRODUCT
These lipsticks do contain parabens and unfortunately, they are made in China.

So I'm sure you are wanting to see some swatches as how these colours that I own look on the lips.  Below are my shades for you to view.  Enjoy the swatches!

 Above is the packaging of the Wet N Wild Megalast Lipsticks

 901B - THINK PINK

 

 902C - BARE IT ALL

 905D - SMOKIN HOT PINK

 907C - MAUVE OUTTA HERE

 906D - WINE ROOM

 908C - SUGAR PLUM FAIRY

 965 - CHERRY PICKING

 966 - DON'T BLINK PINK

 967 - DOLLHOUSE PINK

 970 - PURTY PERSIMMON

 969 - 24 CARROT GOLD

 914C - MOCHA-LICIOUS

 916D - RAVIN RAISIN 

 918D - CHERRY BOMB

On my recent travels I purchased another Wet n Wild line, the Fergie Lipstick. These are great as well, and are more moisturizing than the MegaLast lipsticks.  They also are very pigmented with medium to full coverage and very creamy.

Packaging of the Fergie Wet n Wild Lipsticks

Wet n Wild Describes these lipsticks as follows:

Perfect Pout Lip Colour

• Anti-aging technology
• Vitamins & minerals to keep lips soft and smooth
• this longwearing formula is specially formulated with anti-aging technology, as well as vitamins and minerals to keep lips soft, smooth and kissable all day

My Opinion:

• Creamy, pigmented, glides on smoothly on the lips, long lasting, non-scented
• From what I could see there was no parabens in this formula

 A033 - FERGIE DAILY

A040 - D-VINELY CHILLED

Final thoughts about these lipsticks...GO OUT AND GET YOURSELF SOME! They are an affordable, amazing product. Who knew that these could be as good as a highend product.  MAC watch out, WetnWild will give you a run for your money!

Thank you for reading my little Blog!

COFFEE TIME WITH LAVAZZA AND BUZZAGENT!

I'm happy to be a part of the LavAzza campaign with BuzzAgent!  If any of you are not familiar with BuzzAgent, it is a website where you sign up and complete a series of surveys.  From the surveys, they determine if you qualify for certain campaigns.  This is my second thus far and I am happy to participate in the LavAzza Coffee campaign.

The premise of a campaign is that BuzzAgent will forward you the campaign kit filled with it's goodies for free.  You have approximately 2 months to complete activities associated with the campaign.  These activities basically are meant for you to review the products and share your thoughts about them on social media, such as facebook, twitter, blog posts, youtube, etc.

In this campaign, LavAzza and BuzzAgent were super generous.  We received 2 full size coffees, Gran Aroma and Gran Selezione, these are 2 of the newest blends from LavAzza.  They actually have come out with 4 in total.  We received a travel mug, a magnet for our fridge, a game of Italian hand gestures and 7 - $4 coupons to share with family and friends so they too can have these delicious coffees in their lives.

There are 4 Brand New coffee blends from LavAzza....above are images of what they are. 

GRAN AROMA
This is a medium blend roast coffee with a mild flavour that is smooth and doesn't leave any bitter taste. Surprisingly the grinds are fine and do not drip into the coffee when brewed.  It almost reminds me of an espresso ground.  This coffee when I tasted it on it's own was fabulous, but when I did a blind taste beside the Gran Selezione, this was surprisingly not my favourite.  However, my boyfriend did enjoy this blend much more than the Gran Selezione, so it definitely is based on personal preferences.

GRAN SELEZIONE
This is a full bodied, dark roast with chocolate flavour. Well first off, there was no taste of chocolate in my opinion.  I have reviewed other peoples comments and they seemed to taste a hint of chocolate, I guess their palettes are much more heightened than mine, as I didn't taste any.  I definitely enjoyed this blend much more than the Gran Aroma.  It was a richer, more aromatic blend with full body and also left a smooth non bitter taste.  The grinds are also very finely milled, again like an espresso coffee.  Hands down this was the winner for me!

PARENTAL UNITS TASTE TEST
So being that this coffee comes from Italy, who better to try it out and do a blind taste test than the parents who are actually from Italy!  A wonderful Sunday pasta lunch at mom's wouldn't be complete without a cup of espresso afterwards!  However, this Sunday we made an exception, we brewed both LavAzza blends and did a blind taste test side by side.  Images below will let you know who was the winner...HANDS DOWN....3 TO 0!

STARTING THE TASTE TESTING

TOASTING THE TASTE TEST

REVIEWING AND CONTEMPLATING WHICH BLEND IS THE BEST - THIS REQUIRED DEEP CONCENTRATION...LOOK AT MY MOTHERS CONCENTRATION FACE

THE BIG REVEAL - WHICH BLEND IS THE WINNER? HANDS DOWN 3 TO 0

LAVAZZA'S GRAN SELEZIONE!

In true Italian Parent Form they think I'm crazy to do this, but they were fabulous sports in partaking..and were supportive and into this blind taste test.  As a big thank you, I awarded them with the $4 coupon off their next purchase of one of the new LavAzza blends.

In the end, all were happy and it was a great Sunday afternoon activity!

Hope you all enjoyed sharing this coffee moment with me and my family!

Pictures were compliments of my beautiful niece Trinity, who did an amazing job taking the photos of all of us...since she is only 9 years old, she couldn't really partake in the coffee challenge, but she did an amazing job documenting our day!  Thank you Trinity! I love you!