A month ago I received this newbie from Addiction by Ayako (Kose):
And I've totally been lacking on my sharing and reviewing abilities. Not just because I felt lukewarm about this one (more about it later), but I've been living somewhere else with a tablet. I love my tablets when it comes to chocolate, but I seem to be incomprehensibly unmatched with computer tablets.
Back to my typetypetypetype laptop, my fingers are getting the workout again.
I was really anticipating the launch of Addiction by Ayako Cheeksticks for their Summer '14 Es Paradis line.
This is not the official promotion photo, but I love to show it from an angle as you can see the cheekbones, a better colour disposition of the eyeshadows with her eyes, and the cheekstick doing it's magic.
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| From the promo video, fingertapping is not just for laptops, for cheeks too |
I basically picked the only colour not featured on the model:
'More' looked too much like a terracotta orange that wouldn't match my cool undertones. 'Ibiza Sunset' like yet another bronzer shade. I was interested in Behind the Veil, a peachy shimmery type of colour.
At first sight, it does look like 'everything's peachy':
Unlike the previous cheeksticks, this one has flecks/shimmer inside.
Let's compare it to Rose Bar:
My first thought was: NARS multiple in Orgasm. I was intending to steal borrow a tiny chunk from the Sephora shop, but morality kicked in so you just have to take my word for it: they are almost dupes.
Swatches:
So before you will give me the "what's the deal-it's so pretty?" do have to agree upon that; it's pretty and shimmery and that NARS Orgasm kinda glow that is the most cultish colour ever.
Then again...
Rosebar definitely looks more opaque than Behind the Veil.
Also, it's a matter of personal taste. I've lived in a warmer, smog-infested city for a while which turned my skin into neo-teenage oiliness. Anything glimmerish that enhanced my pores has been a total no-go for that time being. So timing was a bit off with this cheekstick.
I've also never been a fan of NARS Orgasm for similar reasons. I take my glitter quite sparingly and even though think one is subdued, it's still present when your pores do not resemble total tiny flawlessness.
Back to Holland, I have to try it again! The climate is starting to turn my skin into a slightly dryer and less oilier surface so I am quite sure it can work a bit better for me.
It looks gorgeous on lips too. Delightful velvety glow and the texture of the Addiction cheeksticks cannot be beaten for hybrid application (eyes too).
Conclusion: a sweet, sheer hybrid but take care if you are glimmer-shy