Review: San San Shimmer Lipstick

Hey hey hey! How's your week going so far? Happy pink Wednesday :] But instead of pink nails, I have a pink lipstick review for you. I actually got this lipstick two months ago. I don't use this very often, though, which explains this long-overdue review.

San San is becoming one of my favorite affordable makeup brands. Every time I go inside an HBC branch, I almost always end up buying something. The products have decent and sometimes even impressive quality, and they're also really affordable so... If you're on a budget, you might wanna check out the HBC near you :P

Description: Has Vitamins C and E. Also has SPF 15 for added sun protection.

Ingredients: Castor oil, candelilla wax, beeswax, paraffin wax, isopropyl myristate, lanolin oil, mineral oil, titanium dioxide, tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), D&C Red No.27 Al Lake, iron oxide brown, propyl paraben.

First off, the packaging. The packaging is decent. It's simple but I wouldn't call it cheap because it's kinda sturdy. There's no color swatch, though. But for me that's no big deal 'coz this is the only one I have from this lipstick line.

I got mine in shade 02 which is a frosted hot pink shade with shimmers.

L: With flash
R: Without flash

Here's a swatch...

T: With flash
B: Without flash

Opacity-wise, this lippy goes on opaque and can cover my lips well in just one to two coats. Here's what it looks like on my lips.

The shimmers aren't subtle at all. I find that frosted lipsticks tend to accentuate any cracks and chaps on the lips, so I only use this lippy when my lips are smooth and soft.

It transfers like a normal lipstick and has decent lasting power. I get about 3-4 hours of wear with this one, with minimal eating and drinking.

What I like about this:

• Nice hot pink yet wearable shade
• Can cover my lips well in just a few coats
• Doesn't dry my lips; it's not moisturizing, though
• Doesn't have the weird lipstick scent
• Has Vitamins C and E
• Has SPF 15 to protect lips from the sun
• Inexpensive, priced at 78.00 Php for 4 g of product
• Widely available

What I don't like about this:

• Has a tendency to accentuate lip cracks since it is shimmery and has a frosted finish

This is actually the first lip product that I've tried from HBC that doesn't have the weird artificial taste like that in their other lippies (read *here* and *here*). All in all, I'm ok with this lipstick. I like the shade very much. I was actually impressed when I swatched this in the store. I still prefer something less frosty, though. :)