Revlon Colorstay Matte Lip Balm (Audacious)

I actually wanted to purchase the new Lakme absolute pout matte balm, but ended up buying this one. Honestly the packaging, design and size is the same.


Price- MRP 800 INR, I got it for 690 INR

So these are the cutest crayon looking lip sticks ever! It's retractable, so no sharpening which avoids wastage of product and is fat like an actual crayon. The outer cover matches the color of the stick itself, so it's easy to pick the colour you want. They have 6-8 shades in varying shades of pink, red and voilet. I picked the color Audacious which is a bright but not overly dramatic orange.

The lippie is so good! It has a matte look but the texture is creamy, so it has no gloss but spreads well. The color is good, it's well pigmented so 1-2 swipes builds enough colour. It stays for about 4-5 hours beyong which a touch up will be needed. It does spread off though if you touch it, so it's not smudge proof. But the colour is good and goes well with my skin tone.

Overall, I do really like the product. The colour does clump a little so a transparent balm will come in handy. But it's a good product and I will probably buy it again.

Buy someone happiness

I was at a local juice center, having the one healthy thing I have in a day. I ordered the usual juice and stood there waiting it. Behind me came a lady. She wore a saree, frail and slim, wrinkled with black and silver hair tied up in a bun. She asked for a small vanilla cup and stood there next to me. Then she asked the shopkeeper how much a mosambi juice was for, he said "40 ka hai.". She said "Acha.", had her ice cream and left. I realised she didn't have the juice because she didn't have enough money for it.

We take the smallest of things for granted, so many times. It was just juice right? Everyday, we are trying to raise out standard of living, the more money we have, the more expensive our taste gets. But there are so many out there, not being able to afford the most basic necessities. I did realise that she was a maid. They work hard too. Sometimes they work at 3-4 houses, everyday. But it's still not enough.

Everyone always says that money can't buy happiness, money isn't everything. True, it isn't everything. But it is a lot of things. It's being able to buy textbooks and uniforms. It's being able to afford the luxury of a taxi instead of a train, or walk to places. It's the happiness of a gas stove instead of a chulha. The comfort of a sweater in winter and a blanket while sleeping. Money buys a lot of things and no one can deny that, but we forget about it.

I would like to say at this point, that the next time you have some money and don't have anything you need urgently, instead of buying something that you can probably do without, use it for a random act of kindness for someone else. Charity or no charity, we have people all around us who could use some happiness and you can always do with some blessings. Keep a little money aside and when you spend it on someone else and see that smile on their face, it will mean way more than buying something else.