Review | Clinique Chubby Stick Intense - Mightiest Marachino

Hello lovelies! Today I have another review for you: one of Clinique's Chubby Stick Intense balms in Mightiest Marachino. 

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense | £17 | Available here

The Clinique Chubby Stick Intense balms differ from their original Chubby Sticks as they deliver more bold & intense colour than the originals so you'll end up with an opaque coverage as opposed to just a wash of colour. 

Now as you can probably see from the picture, my Chubby Stick isn't full size (just read that statement out & it sounds SO wrong) as I got mine in a Clinique gift set that my mum & dad brought home from their holiday to New York in February. 

To be honest, I used it a few times when I got it in February but since then I just completely forgot about it & it sat forgotten in my makeup drawer for months. That is until last Saturday when I was wearing a nice Summer-y dress & thought "a red lipstick would look so good with this!" but the only red lipstick I own is MAC's Viva Glam 1 which in my opinion is too dark for a really sunny day. I then remembered the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense & when I put it on it just looked absolutely GORGEOUS. I know most people see red lips are more of an Autumn/ Winter thing but I think the colour of this Chubby Stick Intense - Mightiest Marachino is a really beautiful Summer red as it's not too dark & it's really glossy. 

I wanted to show you the true colour of the balm so the swatches on my lips were after around 3 swipes of this balm whereas in the pic of my whole face I've used 1-2 swipes so it really can be as sheer as you like if you just use one swipe or you can build it into a really intense beautiful colour with a couple more layers. It really is a gorgeous colour & like I said I think it's perfect for Summer! The formula just glides on perfectly & doesn't dry out the lips whatsoever, even after wearing it all day. It's not sticky, doesn't bleed & it honestly doesn't feel like you have anything on. I would say the wear time of this balm is about 4 hours which is great considering how balmy (is that a word?) & moisturising it is but of course if you're eating & are a mucky pup like me when it comes to food then you'd need to keep it nearby for touch ups. 

Overall, I'm really happy with this Chubby Stick Intense & would definitely reccomend it if you want bold colour without the drying aspect of some lipsticks, but of course it can also be as sheer as you want so it really is a two in one product. I now have my eye on a couple of the original Chubby Sticks! I'm going on holiday in September so may treat myself in duty free. 

What do you think of this product? Do you think that red is a colour that can work in Summer? And have you tried any of the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense balms? Let me know in the comments below!

Jen x 

My Daily Makeup

Hello lovelies! Today I thought I'd write about the products I slap onto my face everyday to make myself look half decent. I'm always (& I mean always) running late so I try to keep it as fuss free as possible. 

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow | £26.50 | Available here

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer | £4.19 | Available here

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder | £3.99 | Available here

Mac Prolongwear Blush | £20.00 | Available here

Urban Decay Naked Palette | £37.00 | Available here

L'Oreal False Lash Flutter Mascara | £10.99 | Available here 

Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil | £2.99 | Available here

Carmex Lip Balm | £2.89 | Available here

Clinique Lip Gloss | £16.00 | Available here 

Okeydokey, I'm just going to start going through these products in the order that I use them.

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation

I don't want to go on too much about this foundation as I've already reviewed it here, but I'll just say it's a great light-medium coverage foundation which lasts all day. I have the shade "Believe in me Ivory" which is the lightest shade for pink-based skin tones (still a bit too dark for my fair skin but blended out it looks fine). One pump is enough for my entire face & I apply it with my Real Techniques Buffing Brush.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

The beauty blogger's favourite concealer. I don't think much needs to be said about this as everybody & their granny has reviewed this but it really is the best concealer I've ever tried & I don't plan on trying another one anytime soon. I put it under my eyes to cover dark circles & then use it on any blemishes then blend it out with my Real Techniques Buffing Brush. This is my third tube of this which shows how much I really do love it & mine is in the shade "fair". 

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

I then set all of my base makeup with this powder. It is again a blogging favourite & sets makeup really well without looking cakey. Mine is in the shade "transparent" because I don't want any more colour on my face &  I again use my Real Techniques Buffing Brush to put this on. This isn't the best brush for powder & I'm on the lookout for a real powder brush at the moment. If you have any recommendations for a brush then please let me know!

Mac Prolongwear Blush

I then move on to blush. I have the MAC Prolongwear Blush in the shade "Blush All Day" which is described by MAC as a "light dirty rose beige". This is a great colour if you just want your cheeks to have some colour without looking too flushed so it's ideal if you've got quite heavy eye makeup on but still need a bit of colour in your cheeks. Now I got this blush about a year ago when I had my makeup done at MAC & the makeup artist used this blush to compliment quite a dark grey smokey eye. I bought it because I genuinely didn't own ANY blushes at all & after she put it on I really felt like I needed one to make my face look a bit more alive. I do like this shade but it isn't anything spectacular & I'm sure there are many similar colours for a lot cheaper on the high street. What I'm trying to say is that if I was to buy a blush from MAC now, I'd probably go for something more colourful & unique that you wouldn't be able find on the high street rather than a colour like this that I'd be able to find easily from cheaper brands. I apply this with my Real Techniques Blush Brush.

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I then move on to eyes. I could rave on about the Urban Decay Naked Palette all day but I'm sure we've all read enough rave reviews about it so I'll try to be quick. I absolutely love this palette; it has such a great variety of extremely pigmented colours which can be used for a lighter daytime look or a really smokey evening look & I can see this lasting me for AGES so it really is worth the money. I'm always running late so try to keep my eye makeup fuss free; I usually blend the shade "sin" all over the eye using my Real Techniques Base Shadow Brush & then either blend "toasted" or "hustle" into the crease using my Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush.

L'Oreal False Lash Flutter Mascara
Once my eyeshadow is done I then move on to mascara. At the moment I'm using L'Oreal False Lash Flutter mascara in "extra black" & I absolutely adore this mascara. I bought it quite recently & I'm so glad I did; the brush is a really unique shape (winged, like a butterfly wing - false last 'flutter' - get it?) & seperates the lashes really well. I'm considering doing a full review of this mascara soon.

Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil
The picture of this brow pencil actually makes me a tiny bit ashamed as I'm really using it until the bitter end haha, I REFUSE to buy a new one when there's still some life left in the old one! My eyebrows are ridiculously light considering my natural hair colour is a very dark brown so I really need to give them some definition. I'm extremely fuss free when it comes to my eyebrows; I've never tried any powders as my eyebrows are extremely light & sparse so I don't think powder will give me the defined look I'm after. However if anybody has any recommendations of great powders then please let me know! I use this pencil in the shade "black/brown" as I really don't feel that "dark brown" is dark enough to go with my dark hair. I basically just use it as you would use any other brow pencil & then blend it out slightly with the brush on the lid. I think this is a great product for £2.99 as I've had it for quite a while.

Carmex Lip Balm
I have really dry lips so before I apply any sort of makeup on them, I really need to have a good lip balm on for a couple of hours. This lip balm is AMAZING - it actually works wonders on dry lips. It's great value for under £3 so if you haven't tried it I really recommend it.

Clinique Lip Gloss
Finally, I use the Clinique lip gloss in "clearly pink". This is a really gorgeous clear pink which gives a nice "finished" look to the face. I actually bought this a couple of years ago in the airport on the way home from a holiday as I had some euros left which wouldn't be worth much if I brought them home & transferred them back to our currency. As with the MAC blush, this is a nice colour but I'm sure a really similar colour can be found on the high street & as this one is almost finished, I'll definitely be on the lookout!

So there we have it, a list of all of the items that make me look human on a daily basis. Do you have any of these products or any recommendations based on these? Let me know!

Jen x