Review: Crest 3D Whitestrips

Hi, all. Recently I received a free box from Influenster for a box of Crest 3D Whitestrips. I was definitely exited to use them - lets get on to the review!


First time using them:

After the first usage, I promptly went to bed. The next morning I had an aching sore on my gums directly above my teeth that had appeared. I haven't experienced a sore like that before so I was quite nervous that it was the 3D Whitestripes - and honestly, they probably were. My teeth and gums tend to be very sensitive and I don't think this is the right product for me. I also noticed that overall my gums were sort of red and irritated. After the second and third use, the swelling was no longer present and so I assume that my gums and teeth were used to it. However, I really disliked the taste of the strips. They tasted stale-like (if that makes sense) and just... not good. I also had a hard time actually getting them to stay put. They would slid around constantly when saliva was present, which it obviously always is, so they weren't very easy to use.

I noticed virtually no difference in my bottom teeth (not sure what went wrong there), but I admit that my top teeth and slightly whiter. I'm happy about that for sure, but to be honest I'm not interested in using these anymore!

Thanks for reading,
Whitney

OCC Metallurgy Lip Tar: Electric Grandma

Hi everyone. I recently purchased one of the new lip tars from the Metallurgy collection. In this post I'll review Electric Grandma, and I will do a follow-up post on the Triptych lip tar as well!

First of all, I love the peppermint scents that these have. This was my first OCC order, so I was pleasantly surprised by how lovely the lip tars smell.

Shown with my choice of brush: Real Techniques definer brush

Electric Grandma is a vibrant peachy-pink with micro flecks of warm gold. When applied, it looks much more "metallic" that it appears in the tube, so if you would rather stay away from lip colors that have excessive shine or look too metal-like, maybe try "Grandma" lip tar instead.

Above: comparison photo. As you can see, when shined at a certain angle to the light, you can see the  gold shimmer that comes through. Note: there was a lot of sunlight in this photo, but the color is still a bit subdued compared to in real-life.

 Complimentary cheesy smile photo ^_^

Overall, I think the application can be slightly difficult for me because of the change in texture compared to the other OCC lip tars (of which I have one which I will show in a later post). It just seems that the whole time I was applying it, it was streaky and I had to keep on applying more color to get it to "even out". It has been a few times since I've used it, but that won't stop me from continuing to try and work with it.

Also, I feel that when this wears down, it looks really unflattering. I found that after a couple of hours, it wore down to a sheer golden sheen with patches of peach, which I found horrendous and I just took it off. If you have any comments or suggestions for me if you've used this lip tar, please let me know!

Thank you for reading!

Whitney