L.A. Colors Chunky Lip & NYX Chunky Dunk

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I was a lucky lady this week. I got to try several new lippies. My favorite makeup items are lip products so when I go on a spree and fill my little shipping cart with lipsticks, glosses and crayons, I get more than a little excited.

This week I tried out my lip pencils from the beauty supply store. Last weekend I picked up a L.A. Colors Chunky Lip pencil in Cocoa and a NYX Chunky Dunk in Hibiscus Tea Punch. I originally walked into the store to search for Chunky Dunk lip crayons. I had seen them on several blogs and YouTube videos and I wanted, no, needed to get me one. They were $5.99 and I originally had 2 in my hand. Then I saw that my beauty supply store had the Chunky Lip pencils and I thought a show off would be appropriate.

I understand that I didn't get similar colors. I thought about that. But, I decided that while that would be a neat "dupe" test, I'm not 100% sure anyone wants to know about a $2.99 dupe on a $5.99 product. I'm just saying.

So, the website says that the new 18 L.A. Colors Chunk Lip pencils have a vanilla scent. Well, I didn't smell any vanilla but that was ok. I know where to go for vanilla scented lip products. They are supposed to have a "soft, creamy formula" and deliver "gorgeous intense color". I must agree on both fronts. They are very soft, very creamy and the color pigmentation is great.

The NYX Chunky Dunk pencils come in 12 "hydrating" colors with a "satiny smooth formula". They are "light and sheer at first, yet buildable the more you apply". Yep. I concur. They are hydrating and satiny smooth and very buildable coverage. They were very comfortable to wear.

Both pencils are retractable and don't need to be sharpened so you get every bit of goodness out of them. They last about 3 - 4 hours and reapply easily. I wore mine with a lip liner and OMG, it made them even more amazing. The verdict really is that they are both great. The colors vary a bit so you could actually get several colors and not overlap. True, I might gravitate toward the Chunk Lips a bit more because I could get 2 for the price of 1 but that doesn't mean I won't get the Chunky Dunks because they are just as good and the price is still right.

So, I say try the both. The Chunky Dunk has a smidge more product (3g vs. 2.7g) but there is nothing that should stop you from putting BOTH of these bad boys in your makeup bag!!

Have you tried either one? Do you know where your local beauty supply store is? Well, go in and grab a few and tell me what you think!

Sunday Funday - Lippie Haul

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Yes, I did this. I felt that I needed to add some Fall color to my life. We've had some chilly mornings here in Atlanta and I feel like we missed out on summer. So, in preparation for the Fall weather that is to come, I decided to pick up some warmer lip colors.

I'm really excited about all of them (of course I am) and can't wait to try them and come back and tell you all about them.

Here's what I bought.

I have been eyeing the Sephora Rouge cream lipsticks for a while ($12.50). A couple of the Youtubers that I watch have talked about how creamy and pigmented the Sephora Rouge lipsticks are. I currently own a few of the Sephora Luster Matte Longwear Lip Colors ($16) so I felt comfortable getting these. I picked up oh oh! and sexy game. Again, both of them are creams and appear to have very little sparkle but lots of pigment. Both look like nice, deep reddish browns that are going to be great for the fall.

Because I was at Sephora, I decided to "splurge" and redeem points for a 100 point perk. I picked up the Nars lip gloss in Orgasm. Of course everyone has raved about Nars lip glosses so I decided I need to see if it lives up to the hype.

I had been searching for both the NYX Chunky Dunks and the L.A. Colors Chunky Lip pencils. I think of everything that I picked up I'm most excited about these two. The NYX (Hibiscus Tea Punch) was $5.99 and the L.A. Colors (Cocoa) was $1.99 (I think). I don't reach for lip crayons much but I find that Fall and Spring are the times that I do wear them. I think I mainly wear lip gloss in the Summer and lipstick in the Winter so Fall and Spring are just natural transition times. If these two work, I am definitely going back for more.

CVS had these Black Radiance lippies on sale. Not a big sale, mind you, just a tiny sale. But they were $1.74 each so I decided to try two of them -- Eldorado Red and Tiger Lily. I don't know that I have any "proper" Black Radiance lipsticks in my collection. I do have the lipstick/gloss duos that I tried earlier in year and they seem very nice. If these don't work, well, they are under two dollars so nothing to cry over.

I also picked up (and then forgot to take a picture of) a Pacifica Color Drench All Natural Moisture Lip Tint in Guava Berry ($3.99). I saw it in T.J. Maxx and remembered that I had heard good things about them so I decided to try it.

So, my lips are going to be properly hydrated for a while! I'll try all of these bad boys out for you good folks and let you know what I think!