Lately I’ve trying to be a lot smarter with my makeup purchases and what that means to me is purchasing products that serve more than one purposes.

I started to switch my buying habits because I realized that I was just stuffing my handbag with way too many products that I don’t even use half of the time. Sounds familiar? Yeah, I thought it would.

This started to get really annoying to me, especially when I have to travel. I find myself packing my entire makeup collection and then I only use a few of those items for my entire trip. It makes no sense at all.

So instead of packing lipsticks, lip liners and chapstick, I’ve been training myself to pick products that can serve multiple purposes so that I can pack less things. Makes sense right? I’m glad you’re still with me.

I really started liking these products especially after trying the Nudestix Lip and Cheek Tint products. It literally started to change my packing process when it came to my makeup.

My latest multi purpose product is from Essence Cosmetics. Their Insta Care Lipstick is a lipstick with a tint that literally feels like a super hydrating lip balm.

I’ve been incorporating a lot more of these multi purpose products and I’m loving it. It’s been such a relief and less of a headache to get things organized.

There are only six shades available from the collection and the good thing about using these is that you won’t have to take a chapstick or lip balm with you in your handbag.

These lipsticks, it sounds weird calling them lipsticks, but anyways, they give your lips that moisture rich feeling like a lip balm with a beautiful flush of color. They reminded me of Tarte’s Lip Quench but these are a little more pigmented in color, which makes them even better.

The colors range from nudes to pinks and some reds as well. The buttery soft formula is made with vitamin E and 20% shea butter oil which helps to keep your lips soft and supple.

The packaging reminded me of the Colourpop Lippie Stix with the tall and skinny tube and angled tip. With the tip being at an angle, it allowed for more precise application when it came to applying the lipstick to the perimeter and corners of your lips.

Because they are super hydrating, I do find that they do not last very long as they transfer as you eat and drink throughout the day. Keep in mind that this is also typical for most hydrating lip products.

If you’re okay with reapplying your lipstick then you will not be bothered by it transferring. Another thing that I noticed as well is that the product is a little bit too soft that it breaks off very easily as I was applying the lipstick.

It would be wise to not leave these in super high temperature areas as they would melt….literally! So keep them some place cool and dry so that they could last longer.

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