Today's post is a review for the Etude House Sweet Recipe Candy Stick, kindly sent to me by Cosmetic-Love.com. I'll talk about both the service received from the online shop as well as the product itself, giving my personal opinion on it :)

I was super pleased with the condition that the product came in. It was really well protected; bubble wrap and foam pieces! In addition, I was sent all these little samples which I was very happy about and have used by now :) Just a little heads up, the skinfood cream smells reaally nice and brightens well, whilst the super aqua cream is moisturising and lasts for a long time on the skin. Plus, you receive a nice, bright business card of theirs which really attracts me to their website.
But that's enough of the samples. We must move on to the featured product of this post: the Sweet Recipe Candy Stick! This was part of Etude House's Sweet Recipe collection a while ago, which focussed on lovely, yummy-looking cosmetics that reminded consumers of candy! This was probably my favourite collection because it combines two things I love: food and makeup !

The Sweet Recipe Candy Stick is $7.54 on Cosmetic-Love site and comes in 3 different flavours: Strawberry, Orange and Lemon. In the picture below, you can see the different swatches and read some more information on the products (but only if you can read Korean. Otherwise, like me, just enjoy the pretty pictures).
To use this lip stick, you've just got to pop off that top cap and screw the bottom of the stick to push the lip tint out. The actual stick of lip product is not very interesting. It's just flat at the top and the colour of the chosen flavour.
SO, I WAS originally going to do a little makeup tutorial on 'how to do tinted lips' with this candy stick, BUT after taking the photos, I realised they were heaps blurry and so I couldn't compile them nicely into a clear tutorial. SORRRRRYYY~~~ But maybe if I start a Youtube Channel (which I'm thinking of doing soon; please let me know if you think this is a good idea/ if you'd even watch my vids in the comments below), I'll definitely do this tutorial again :D

But here are some nice pictures of my journey to tinted lips using the Etude House Sweet Recipe Candy Stick in Orange:

1. So firstly, I concealed my lips using a DiorSkin Sculpt concealer. You can also conceal lips using proper nude lipstick or even the Etude House Cotton Fit BB Cream which I've seen some bloggers do (and it works really well!)

2. Then I used the Sweet Recipe Candy Stick as a BASE colour for my lips. I applied it carefully and not just all over my lips. In fact, I left the corners of the upper lip nude to achieve an Angelababy lip look. This is so my mouth appears smaller, but more full and emphasises on cupid bow lips.

(On a side note, this is why I need Youtube and videoes. It's so difficult to explain the method to achieving this look!)

3. Then, finally, I used a red lipstick and applied it to ONLY the inner parts of my lips. This is the key part of achieving tinted lips. I blended the two colours by dabbing the red with my fingers and spreading it outwards. Also, to finish add a layer of clear lipgloss so your lips don't look too dry from all that product on it!

So overall thoughts on this product? There are a ton of good points on this lip stick, but there are also a few little things that I didn't really love.
Here are the ratings I would give:

Effect ♥︎♥︎♥︎♡♡
The effect of the candy stick was really nice in that it moisturises the lips and smelt just like oranges. I  really liked that natural sheen it gave me as well, however it didn't appear to be as bright as the stock photo and it doesn't stand out as much as I'd like it to.

Application ♥︎♥︎♡♡♡
This is the true downfall of the product. At first, I was super happy with this since everything functioned properly. But the actual application is quite faint and after a few times of using it, the stick no longer winds back down again. Instead I have to push the makeup part back into the tube now, and that really gets me grossed out because I hate touching lip products with my hands for fear of the lipstick getting dirty.

Packaging  ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
I ADORE the packaging! What more can I say about it? It's so cute and sweet looking :)

Price ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♡
I find this product really cheap, as Etude House products generally are. Plus, right now there is a 10% discount on it at the Cosmetic-Love site which makes it even more affordable.

Overall ♥︎♥︎♥︎♡♡
The Candy Stick was pretty great and I'd use it daily, however I'm not sure if I'd opt to buying this again, since I have experienced quite a few problems with it :(


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