The Balm How 'Bout Them Apples? (Product Review)

Talking about cute-vintage packaging, who cant resist this super eye-catching cheek and lip palette from The Balm? I mean, it's not like we did research in blog, youtube or any other media that exist and put this palette in our radar for months, right? Right?! Or, is it just me?.... Well, okay then.. lol

Pertama kali liat palet ini ketika baca review nya dari blogger luar favorite i was like, omagad, i have to have this! Turns out, karena waktu itu belum masuk di Indonesia aku cuma bisa mupeng dan liatin web The Balm bolak-balik. Haha it's true. Sampe akhirnya, ada online shop yang pajang foto ini! Finallly, dan ketika aku mau order the owner said "oh sis, kalo yang ini barangnya nggak ada".. Maksudnya tuh dia cuma pajang buat keliatan punya banyak stock atau gimana yah... lol. 

Anyway.. karena nitip temennya kakak yang lagi ke NYC,, sampailah juga si baby ini di rumah dengan selamat. Karena lagi padet banget kegiatan, baru sempet deh nulis dan post sekarang ke blog.Wohoo :))

The Balm How 'Bout Them Apples? is a cheek and lip palette, consist of 6 juicy colors, perfect for you blusher and lippies junkie. Even though aku ngga masuk kategori lipstick / blusher junkie, which is i'm still in a normal phase, i think this palette is a great offer. For $32 dollars you can get a dual functions of colors for your lip and cheek. Harga di counter The Balm? Around IDR 500k an lah. Lumayan ya bedanya. lol

It comes with a great mirror jadi puas banget pake kaca nya and the cute packaging? it'll look fancy and cute in your makeup stash collection too. lol. Take a look at the picture below.

Well hello, Boys!

Swatches & Formula

cider - pie - candy - caramel - crisp - cobbler

The formula, surprisingly is very moisturizing and light. It doesn't feel sticky either. The first picture was taken in outdoor lighting, and the second picture was taken with flash, indoor. I must say that they're quite pigmented. If you ever tried Benefit Some Kind of Gorgeous Foundation Faker, you'll see similarity in the formula. It's a solid at first, but when you touched it, it'll become some kind of melting liquid. Quirky in a nice way.

But, the staying power is a turn off for me. They transfer everywhere, every time so make sure to use lip liner before you apply this. I'm not sure it'll stay in your lip for more than one hour. So for me, it's more like a lip stain rather than a lipstick. And, yes, this product is better to use as a cheek stain. Just think of it has a lips stain function as bonus.

Color Payoff

My Cider face's so freaking weird. lol. Anyway, which one do you like the most? ;)

Whoa, that's a lot of pictures in one tile. Anyway, meskipun warnanya di kamera agak mirip-mirip, aslinya keliatan kok bedanya. But, if you're looking for a lip product that has a great staying power, then this isn't for you.

What i love from this palette is......that you can mix the colors to create a whole new color, or whatever you likes. Here's one of my experiments, mixing pie, candy and crisp together.

I also have the chance to mix cobbler with crisp, it creates this vibrant orange summer lip which i love but i decided to put only one mixing results, letting you creates your own mixing ideas :)

pie + candy + crisp = new lippie color :)

Ketika digunakan di pipi sebagai blusher, aku udah takut aja ketebelan karena dia lumayan pigmented. Ternyata hasilnya natural, flawless dan staying powernya oke. Cukup 3 small dots di pipi kamu and you'll have a naturally blushing cheek look.

Hope you like the post and don't forget to share your thoughts on the comment bar down below :))

Stay happy and healthy!

XOXO