Review: Etude House Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color

This is going to be my review of the Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color :)

The shade I have is "Raspberry Mousse Cake", which is a beautiful pinkish red that slightly looks neon (to me) in the tin.

Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Color

The packaging is so cute!

This really does look like a cupcake, don't you agree?

Plus the housing the product is in is just too adorable to throw away!

RD301 Raspberry Mousse Cake

 So you get an icing topper~

Look at the detail that's put into the tin!

I guess if you're a sucker of cute packaging, this definitely wins!

It even has a cute raspberry!

There are other shades for this particular product.

PK001 Blueberry Cheese Cake
PK002 Strawberry Chiffon Cake
RD301 Raspberry Mousse Cake
OR201 Orange Choux Cake
OR202 Peach Sugar Cake

I wished the product itself would mimic what is shown on the promo pictures! Like a mousse consistency that follows real life icing on cupcakes! How awesome would that be??

Moving on~

This product is meant to be used for the lips, eyes and on the cheeks. Hence the name.
It's a 3 in 1 product.

For those looking for multipurpose products, this is it!

Here's the swatch.
The left is the blended one and the right is swatched 2 times.

I chose this over the other four shades because I figured that red is the safest colour to go with, and it looked the most balm-y. What I mean by balm-y is that when you actually swatch it, this has more of a tint rather than a full on creamy colour.

See how it's like a lip balm?

PRODUCT OVERVIEW:

-Smells like raspberry bubble gum.

-Contains 10g of product.

-Part of the Sweet Recipe Line.

-Multipurpose product.

From other reviews, I saw that the other creamier colour goes on almost opaque on the lips, however, this one really feels more like a waxy but non-sticky lip tint. In fact, the texture of it on the lips remind me of the Revlon Ultimate Suede Lipstick.

You can barely feel it on the lips. It does give a smooth silicone-y feeling if you touch it though. I'm not sure if it contains any silicone, but it does remind me of a silicone primer.

I'll show you how it looks like on the face, used for its intended purpose:

This is with base makeup.

For the record, I didn't use eye primer and I layered on lip balm prior because my lips were chapped.

ON LIPS:

When I was testing this product, I used it on the lips WITHOUT lip balm and it didn't feel that comfortable. It's not very moisturising, so you do need to use lip balm OR top it off with lip gloss. I mean, it feels smooth (due to the silicone-y feeling) but you don't feel like it moisturised your lips.

If you have chapped lips, be ready to deal with it getting into some of the cracks!

Used on eyes, cheeks and the lips!

ON CHEEKS:

On the cheeks, it's just like any other cream blush I used. Easy to dot and blend. For the purpose of this review, I kinda did two layers, or rather, 5 dots on each cheek and blended it.

So it looks kinda scary.

I'm not really a blush user so I may look like a clown here LOL.

I LOVE it as a blush though, I guess it's easy to touch up too due to the easy blend-ability.

For better view on the eyes.

ON EYES:

I was surprised how subtle it looked like on the eyes.

You'd expect red to look like your eyes are irritated, but surprisingly, it did not!

I am a fan of the colour, really.

It went on smoothly and it was easy to blend.

Unfortunately, it creased on me in less than an hour because I didn't use a primer and I have oily lids LOL.

CREASED! *I like how my lashes look here lol. No mascara~*

The colour stayed vibrant despite the creasing though.

Overall, I loved the colour so much.

It's weirdly flattering.

It's worth noting that the smell doesn't linger on the face. If you have sensitive skin, do take precautions on whether you're allergic to it or not.

LASTING POWER:

As lip cream, product disappears completely if you eat and drink.

As cream blush, it lasted 5 hours, still being vibrant on my combination skin.

As cream eyeshadow, lasted for 3 hours being vibrant (with creasing)

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Let's go to the Pros and Cons!

PROS:

-Universally flattering shade.

-Multipurpose use, so it's very economical.

-Has a matte yet subtle sheen finish.

-Has a lovely subtle scent.

-Contains a LOT of product.

-Cute packaging.

-Colour is very natural on the lips.

-Locally available (Easily available online for international readers too).

-Affordable price.

CONS:

-Not very hygienic due to the packaging.

-Due to its multipurpose use, you end up dipping your fingers more than 3 times at least.

-Creased when used alone as eyeshadow.

-Not moisturising.

-Doesn't last that long on the lips if you eat or drink.

-Accentuates the imperfections on the lips and cheeks.

Rating: 4.5/5 (Despite creasing and the weird feeling on the lips, the product is travel-friendly enough that touching up is easy, hence the score)

Will I buy this again?

Maybe, if I ever run out but you get a LOT of product. So instead, I might buy two other shades: 'Orange Choux Cake' and 'Peach Sugar Cake'.

Do I recommend this?

Yes! I love the colour and if you know how to beat the imperfections, this is a nifty little product. Plus it's quite affordable, being a 3 in 1 product. You can be sure to use it as a blush and lip colour often!

Let's eat!

Where can you buy this?

For Bruneians, you can just go to your nearest Etude House and buy it!

It's priced at BND14.90, but if you're a member, a Princess, you can get 15% off! How cool is that?!

For International readers, if you have your local Etude House, you'd most probably have it.

If not, you can easily find it on eBay or other places that sell Korean Cosmetics!

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Those are my honest thoughts on the product :D

I hope you find this helpful~

Do leave a comment if you've tried it!

'til then, take care!

-Nisah-

P.S: Thanks to my lil' sis for taking the macro shots here~