Hi everyone! I finally collected all of Jordana's Twist & Shine Moisturizing Balm Stains. My local Walgreens had all but ONE color and I wanted to review the whole set. The balm stains are Jordana's take on the popular jumbo lip pencil trend. It retails for $3/each and are supposed to be moisturizing and staining. There are 8 colors in this line and they are all moisturizing and feel great on the lips. They are numbered from #1-8 and I've swatched them in chronological order instead of by shade.
Face photos are taken in daylight (click to enlarge). I'm holding a white card in the photos because the automatic white balance usually makes my daylight photos very cool toned without a true white object in it.
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| Nude Chic |
Nude Chic: light nude with silver glitter. This was my least favorite shade because of the texture and color. The texture is a bit gritty because of the glitter and it also looks too frosty for my taste.
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| Sweet Pink |
Sweet Pink: opaque bright pink. This color is
extremely staining!
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| Tropical Frenzy |
Tropical Frenzy: opaque bright pink. It's similar to Sweet Pink, but a hair darker.
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| Candied Coral |
Candied Coral: bright coral; this color leans more orange.
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| Honey Love |
Honey Love: sheer plum brown. This is my favorite shade because it's a great MLBB (My Lips But Better) on me.
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| Cranberry Crush |
Cranberry Crush: cranberry/dark fuchsia. I love darker colors, so this is a bit more sheer than I would have liked. It still has enough color to show up though and better for people who like lip products with moderate opacity.
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| Rock n Rouge |
Rock n Rouge: bright true red.
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| Terra Crave |
Terra Crave: sheer dark brown. This might just seem sheer to me because it's also similar to my lip shade. It looks a bit more red in the photo because of the staining from the previous colors.
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| Daylight: Nude Chic, Sweet Pink, Tropical Frenzy, Candied Coral, Honey Love, Cranberry Crush, Rock n Rouge, Terra Crave |
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| Flash: Nude Chic, Sweet Pink, Tropical Frenzy, Candied Coral, Honey Love, Cranberry Crush, Rock n Rouge, Terra Crave |
To give you an idea of the crazy staining power (especially Sweet Pink and Tropical Frenzy), this is a picture taken after wiping off everything from my lips
and taking a shower. I only have clear Vaseline on my lips in this picture:
I enjoy these balm stains very much! Although the lighter colors may not work on me as well, I can't deny that they do their job. These are all extremely moisturizing and don't need any type of lip balm underneath. The balm stains are a great product for their price and I recommend them wholeheartedly. My favorites would have to be Honey Love and Terra Crave. Since they are brown-based neutrals, they look good on my skintone and I love wearing them with smoky eyes.
What do you think of these moisturizing balm stains? Will you be trying any?
- Jolie ♥
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