LILYBYRED Romantic Liar Mousse Tint in #6 Blueberry Meringue

Irresistibly cute and simple.

Lily By Red (or stylized "lilybyred") is a Korean drugstore makeup brand that exclusively sold in Korea's No.1 health and beauty chain store "OLIVE YOUNG" with a cute, simple, & colorful concept. They are available at Olive Young and also can be found in their IG lilybyred. The brand promotes a colorful packaging with simple design but so far haven't sign with any artist or idol for their ambassador.

 

There are so many Korean beauty brands that have the same concept but Korean buyer tends to be selective when it comes to quality; lilybyred is an underrated makeup product that often goes unnoticed because (tbh) their concept is similar with the other makeup (Etude House, Amuse, Romand or even US brand Too Faced).

Romantic Liar Mousse Tint is a velvety-matte lip product that promotes a soft, vivid color. There are 8 shades available, with net content 3,9gr, and comes in a matte rectangular tube with each color represented in its packaging. Retailed for Won 10.000, sold in offline & online Olive Young and also Ozml shop, Made in Korea.

PHOTOS

 

  

[AVAILABLE SHADE]

#01 Apple Filling: Bright and vivid crimson red
#02 Raspberry Mousse: Lovely and dainty pink
#03 Wild Berry Cream: Muted pinkish red
#04 Apricot Custard: MLBB coral and orange mix
#05 Fig Puree: Muted brick red
#06 Blueberry Meringue: Deep red plum color
#07 Cranberry Jam: Rosy red MLBB color
#08 Peach Spread: Soft peach tone 

 

[FEATURES]
Long-lasting with high color payoff
Has a doe foot applicator to help apply the tint evenly
Leaves lips looking soft and smooth

 

[List of Ingredients:]

#06 Blueberry Meringue
Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Lithol Rubine BCA, Silica, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate, Brilliant Blue FCF, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fragrance, Red Iron Oxide, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Eugenol, Sweet Almond Oil, Argan Kernel Oil

 

    Volume / Weight : 3.9g

    Expiration Date : 36 months after manufacture / Use within 12 months after opening

    How to Use : Evenly apply to the entire lips for a full pout or to the center of your lips for an ombre look

    Manufacturer / Distributor : C&C International Co.,Ltd. / MP Hankang Co., Ltd. 

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My Verdict?

Blueberry Meringue is a carmine-red shade; the shade name is inspired by deep red-purple stain from Blueberry fruit but in reality it is similar to carmine-red / red plum color. Shade intensity looks intense but the velvety formula helps to glide the product and create ombre effect effortlessly. The shade & formula is dupe of Innisfree Vivid Cotton Ink 8.

The liquid matte texture dries down after couple minutes, medium to full coverage, and leaves a stain afterward. Longevity is expected to be long-lasting from a liquid matte lipstick and it does its job. It's one of must have product when you come and visit Olive Young in the future.

SHU UEMURA Unlimited Glow in 754 Medium Beige

Discover another light-weight and breathable foundation that offers a glowy look.

SHU UEMURA is known as cutting-edge makeup brand from Japan which successfully established as luxury brand under L'oreal Paris group and became a cultural force among beauty enthusiast. If you ever heard of SHU UEMURA's famous eyelash curler, eyebrow pencil, or cleansing oil remover then you cannot miss their annual limited collaboration holiday campaign. (SHU UEMURA sg)

SHU UEMURA recently launches the unlimited range specifically for base makeup products; an innovated version from the previous range (Lightbulb) which is formulated with selected natural ingredients and newly innovated technology. There are 2 types of foundation finish: unlimited (matte finish) & unlimited glow (glow).

PHOTOS

Unlimited Glow

Breathable care-in foundation

IDR 785.000 (Lazada retail price 2021)

SPF 18 PA+++

35mL

Made in Japan

Taken from SHU UEMURA sg website:

"unlimited glow breathable care-in foundation is a liquid foundation with a unique skin-caring formula for all-day hydration. the lightweight formula provides a natural and authentic glow, with a comfortable and long lasting finish. available in 24 shades with an undetectable authentic coverage.

 

with shu uemura’s asian expertise, unlimited glow liquid foundation provides a tailor made shade range for asian skin tones, leaving the foundation undetectable, with 12 hours of color that stays true, never dull. the light and fresh texture with spf18 pa+++ provides natural coverage and protection. infused with japanese white peony flowers and roots known for its skin hydrating and clarifying properties, this liquid foundation delivers visible and real glow from within.

to create the perfect canvas, use the new sponge 55 for a seamless application of unlimited glow liquid foundation."

Official Website swatches

Unfortunately, there are only 9 shades available in official Lazada ID online store. So if you want to explore more shades or don't want to blind-buy then you can drop by to nearest SHU UEMURA offline store in Sephora or Seibu counter OR take a look at these swatches.

copyright SHU UEMURA Hong Kong swatches (indoor swatch)

Unlimited Glow foundation comes in a transparent glass tube with pump applicator.

Ingredients

My Verdict?

Finish: Glowy

Coverage: Sheer-Medium

Staying Power: Medium wear

Shade: 754 Neutral light-beige

After certain period of time I found this foundation is kinda hit or miss. (Disclaimer: My skin condition is dry-sensitive and I live in a humid tropical country, commuting using public transport but spend most time inside AC room).

In terms of coverage and finishing, unlimited glow has buildable-coverage (you can adjust from sheer to medium look) and will give you a glowy result; just add loose powder if you want create a semi-matte look. The product comes in a runny-liquid texture and you can easily apply it with your finger, beauty blender or foundation brush. Unfortunately, the glow finishing tends to transform into oily look even after 2 hours. Based on my personal mini research using paper-oil, SHU UEMURA extracts a lot of oil residue when you applied the foundation into the paper-oil (you can check in my "mini review" tab in IG). Yes, it makes your skin looks plump and hydrated when first applied but after time goes by then it will produce a noticeable amount of oil and make your face looks greasy.

Meanwhile for its staying power the product (to be honest) doesn't stay well in my face :") my forehead and nose-corner starts to pile noticeable face-oil and can easily transfer to tissue/mask (especially during this pandemic period). In sum: this product delivers short-to-decent staying power.

Additional information for sunscreen geek out there, this foundation doesn't mix well when combined with a layer of sunscreen in advanced (I use Banana Boat daily wear), it tends to pile up and looks greasy on me.

For its available shades, the current darkest shade available in Indonesia is 544 but I bought 754 Medium Beige; 754 is a medium-light beige however it's still look too light on my medium skin tone. Even though there are 24 shades promoted but the Unlimited glow shades for medium-dark skin tone only limited to certain shades (e.g. 544 or 554). Unlimited glow oxidizes a bit but it doesn't bother me so much because the shade still stay true its freshly applied color.

Best use with your finger or dense foundation brush; to give more even and buildable results. Meanwhile, sponge result tends to give sheer look.

On the bright side, it is light-weight and you can easily remove it with micellar water or makeup remover. Unlimited glow is suitable for dry skin.

Comparison

PROs

- Light-weight

- Promoted in 24 shade (9 shades available in Lazada ID)

- 35 mL (more products than normal content)

- Comes in pump applicator (hygienic)

- Sheer to medium look

CONs

- It tends to look greasy after certain period of time

- Greasy (should I emphasize more?)

- Pricey (retailed for IDR 785.000 or escalate from IDR 730.000 in 2021 huhu) for 35mL.

Random rant: I bought Unlimited Glow online from LAZADA ID and only rely on promotional swatch. 754 Medium Beige looks promising for redness-prone medium skintone (I'm between MAC 25-30), but when the product arrives 754 is way too lighter for my skintone. I browsed more info/swatch online and it turns out promotional swatch totally misleading. It looks varied & inclusive for deeper skintone but in reality it is not. Swatches above by SHU UEMURA Hong Kong is the CLOSEST to real color when it comes to shade swatches. 

Pro tips: try to peep on LAZADA ID store, they often give promo package or special price if you buy online ;)