Child's Play

Like a YSL Rouge Volupté lipstick, Benefit boxed powder or NARS blush, Clinique Chubby Sticks are something I've always wanted to own but deemed too expensive. At $35 each, they're more than what I'm comfortable spending for merely another lip product I don't need. I've started to realise how illogical that mindset is, since I seem to have no issues spending small amounts here and there for cheaper items, when with the same or less cost, I could buy one higher end product that I'd (hopefully) really adore. Time to reevaluate my spending habits. Luckily, my generous friend recently came back from an overseas holiday and brought me this Chubby Stick in Woppin' Watermelon as a gift. I was genuinely thrilled as it's not something I would've bought for myself and I've always been curious to try one.

Woppin' Watermelon is a natural looking light pink. Built up, the colour looks more like a toned down fuchsia, but still appears relatively bright. I didn't expect it to be so sheer, but I actually like that it's not super pigmented. I don't have many lip products that are on the subtle side. Even the Revlon Lip Butters, said to be a cross between a balm and a lipstick, were really just lipsticks, and my beloved Korres Lip Butters are much more pigmented as well (Pomegranate and Wild Rose especially). The balm texture combined with the sheer tint is ideal when you want to add a bit of colour to the lips without it being obvious, though the colour does wear off fairly quickly and isn't staining. As Nic from Pixiwoo put it in this Kim Kardashian wedding makeup video (where she uses Woppin' Watermelon in the look), the sheer wash of colour from the Chubby Stick is a good choice for brides, as it eliminates issues with lipstick transferring and wearing off, or lip gloss getting stuck in your hair. My only issue is that I don't think these are as moisturising as they could be as the texture feels slightly thin and waxy on the lips.

I'm now wondering whether I should've picked up the Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons which are a much more affordable alternative (the colours just didn't seem to work for me when I swatched them, and now I can't find them anywhere). I'm also looking forward to the Australian release of the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains, though no doubt they'll be horrendously overpriced. But at least now with my one Chubby Stick, I've finally experienced the novelty of literally colouring in my lips with an oversized crayon.