Labello by Nivea (Review and Swatches)

I have been using the fruity shine labello for a year and its my absolutely favourite product. I use this the year round and more so in winters. I have been using labello's for 14 years now and have never had the need to turn to any other lib balm. It has always been a favourite. And with this range of fruity shines Nivea has made them my everyday staple be it just as a balm for day wear or as a base for my lipsticks and gloss for a party or as a gloss over my lipstick when I am out with friends. I never leave home without one of these in my bag!

Today I am reviewing two of my favourite labello's from the fruity shine range. 

Labello in Fruity Shine Pomegranate

I got this last year and has been my favourite product ever since.

What I love about it

It is the most pigmented and gives a crimson tinge to the lips and the shimmer particles look beautiful in the sun or lights. Also as it is a lip balm the glossiness of the balm is perfect for chapped lips in winters. It has all the qualities of a great lip balm. The smell is reminiscent of the body shop pomegranate range which I can not help but love.

How I use it

I apply it just as it is when I go out during the day. It gives a crimson tinge, glossiness and shimmer. Perfect! Although to achieve this I have to apply two coats or more!

For an outing or lunch out I apply my sheer pink lipstick and a coat or two of this. Colour Check, Shimmer Check, Hint of Shine Check! No need to carry a lip gloss! Keep Reapplying as needed!

For a formal dinner or a wedding I use this as a base to keep my lips hydrated then apply a lipstick of choice (red mostly ;)) and top it with a clear gloss and I am all set! I keep this in my tiny clutch to keep reapplying through out the night!

Labello in Fruity Shine Strawberry

I got this recently and have yet to try it for night wear or an outing but I have been using this as day wear and I love this too.

What I love about it

It is less pigmented than the pomegranate and gives a coral tinge to the lips and the shimmer particles look equally beautiful in the sun. Also as it is a lip balm the glossiness of the balm is perfect for chapped lips in winters. It has all the qualities of a great lip balm. The smell reminds me of fresh strawberries which is wonderful.

How I use it

Due to the less pigmentation it is sheerer than the pomegranate so I guess I will be using this for the day mostly. Just slap on as many coats as you want to get your desired colour and you are all set to go out!

I got the pomegranate from Chase last year but unfortunately I wasnt able to stock up on it this year as Chase did not have it any more. The strawberry I got from Naheed's but they too did not carry the pomegranate.

Priced at PKR 200 it is a great bargain as you get colour, shimmer, and gloss in a single product.

This is for you if

You want a good quality lip balm

You prefer your lip balm to have colour

You welcome the hints of shimmer

You love fruity and berrylicious smells

You want a reasonably priced product of good quality

This may not be for you if

You prefer your lip balm to be void of colour

You do not like shimmery particles in your lip balm

Note: This is not a sponsored post, I have bought the product with my own money. The reviews are purely mine, based on experience.

Samyy Writes: R.A Creation'z - Blast of Creativity

Our First blog interview by Samrah Shaikh over at Samyy Writes! Honoured!
Samyy Writes: R.A Creation'z - Blast of Creativity: This week we are delighted to have Riffat Alam answering our questionnaire. This lady has taken the very zesty 'Truck Art' ...

Remembrance of the year Past...

Assalam Alaikum,

Finally a year. A year to the day R. A. Creationz launched the collection "From Chinchi with Love” We complete a successful year Alhamdulillah and so far this has been our most popular collection, MashaALLAH. This was what put R. A. Creationz out there, what got us recognized. For all those wondering about the WE/US I use in posts and statuses. The WE/US stands for me and R. A. Creationz, for me my work is my partner and it is more real to me than anything else.

So how did the year really go...I would be lying if I say it was a success story all through. Life unfortunately does not work that way and neither does success, it's a hard, bumpy road filled with potholes along the way. And yes it requires such a large amount of hard work that sometimes you literally break your back doing it. All through one thing can keep you going and that is a genuine love for what you do. NOTHING ELSE! I am serious. Only a deep rooted love of your work can keep you going through thick and thin. If you don't love your work you might as well give up at the start. My Love for chamak patti is what drives me literally, and that I say is what keeps me going! Of course with generous doses of Love, Support and Care from the Most Amazing Best Friends! And a firm belief in the Divine Plan! I am a firm believer in the Divine plan set by ALLAH Tala, I believe no one does anything and succeeds if it isn't predetermined by ALLAH Tala. I believe in the signs and leaving myself in HIS hands completely. Somewhere at the right moment ALLAH Tala does show the way or eases the difficulties. 

So back to the initial launch! 15th April 2012 (Can't forget this date). A month of creating, photographing, editing, and of course asking for help (My logo was thankfully made by my sister's friend Asym Ali in return for a box of chocolates :P Asym, Thank you so much). Plus getting my best friend to go on a tweeting frenzy to generate enough hypes for the launch (wouldn't have done it without you Anam and with your awesome pre-launch teasers to keep the hype up). I finally uploaded the pictures onto my facebook page. The event was marked by a facebook event so that people join in more. The teasers were repeatedly shared and all my other friend's put to work in tagging and sharing. Mariam, Jiya, Samra, Hiba, Maheen, Saira, Shahwar a big Thank you! I can not forget the guys here, they had to bear the brunt of being tagged in girls stuff but they bore it with grace. Thank you Ali, Waqas, Salman, Hunain, Zain, Habib and Junaid for bearing it!

After all this hype the initial response was amazing Alhamdulillah! People loved the colours, and the unique medium and orders started pouring in.

Then came rebuttal! A particular 'popular' page also creating truck art jewellery, or should I say the particular girl's best friends started bombarding my page with comments of my work being copied. I had to continuously report them for spam and ban them. I wasn't contacted directly because of reason's known only to the 'popular page's' owner. It was always through her best friends and that too with either comments on my work or on my sister's wall, never a message to me. I reported them and kept quiet because at that moment I was just starting out and knew no other way to answer them. A year later I think I need to tell her that had I copied then I would not have been blessed by ALLAH Tala in any way because HE hates cheaters. I chose to remain quiet then and let my work speak and ALHAMDULILLAH it has spoken. I chose to use a medium I had heard of, not seen in totality. I scoured the streets of Karachi for 5 hours with my dad, just trying to find chamak patti, I wasted loads of bangles because I did not know how to use chamak patti. Had I copied I would have known where to get the material and how to use it! And I say this without an iota of pride that I am a self taught artist. I got a medium, I experimented and learnt to use it myself. And ALLAH Tala has blessed me with that work being recognized. MashaALLAH!

After that it has been a story like many others. Sometimes I had orders that made me work into the wee hours of morning and sometimes I had no work to keep me occupied. All through there has never been a moment I doubted my decision to use this medium and work with it. I fell in love with my first roll of Chamak patti and that love affair has just intensified with the passage of a year.

Through it all I am most humbled by the love and appreciation shown by my customers and fans. Each person visiting the page and commenting even a wow on my work makes my day. Your comment is as important as the orders I receive because you take a second out to actually appreciate my work in any way possible. All the testimonials from my happy customers who brighten up receiving their burst of colour in the mail, it gives me strength to go on. *Literally have goosebumps writing this*

People ask me what now? Some want me to delve into truck art kurtas, others want folders, yet others want clutches and handbags and some suggest footwear. Only ALLAH Tala knows best and at the right time all these will be introduced at R. A. Creationz. For the time being A BIG THANK YOU to all of you for the most amazing one year filled with your love and awesome appreciation. And the one thing I hope I never fail to say is ALHAMDULILLAH!

Love,

Riffat Alam

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Celebrating a year of Chinchiliciousness! And a Year of Selectionz! Grand Giveaway Style ;)

We complete a year of Chinchilicousness this April 15th and on May 15th our R. A. Selectionz completes a year of selecting choice pieces for you and bringing them to you! Let's celebrate this Grand Moment with a Grand giveaway! Participate and Follow all instructions to qualify!

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*Drum Roll* Announcing the winners!!!

Here are the lucky 5! Congratulations people! Please contact the sponsors within 24 hours to avail your prize or we select another winner! :)
Those who could not win, we have another giveaway at R. A. Selectionz right now which ends on the 30th :)

Thank you for participating! And a big thanks to the lovely sponsors for sponsoring such awesome gifts!

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Love,

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Giveaway for Shaheen at 1000 Fans!

We reach a 1000 fans! That calls for a celebration right? And what better way to celebrate than a pretty awesome giveaway?

For those who truly Love Shaheen! Please feel free to give your feedback on our facebook page and here :)

Here is a gift hamper giveaway for all our awesome fans!

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The giveaway ended on the 30th of April 2013 and the gifts will be dispatched within two weeks.
*Drum Roll* The winner is...

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