Review: KISStixx?!

Okay, I saw these in a store, looked up their website, and HAD to order some! Mostly because of the corny movie they had, but I thought the flavors looked cool, too!

Their ad:



Supposedly, you're supposed to put one flavor on your lips, one flavor on your partner's. Then you kiss to "mix" the flavors for "one amazing kiss!" I ordered 4 different flavors (it ended up being about 20 dollars) and shipping was very quick!

The "Stixx" arrived in a padded mailing envelope. Definitely decent for the contents and size.

My four flavors (from left to right): Peaches and Cream, Strawberry Daquiri and Pina Colada (still don't know how to do accents on blogger), Fire and Ice, Strawberry and Chocolate.

I got out and tried on Strawberry and Chocolate, since I LOVE chocolate. Inside the package were to "Stixx" labeled with "Kissstix" and the flavor.

They went on very smooth and creamy. Unfortunately, I don't have anyone to kiss...and I'm not bold enough to ambush people with chapstick and kisses. So I put both on my own lips. The flavor was pretty good, not terribly strong but nice. The chocolate didn't taste as chocolaty as I'd like but I've come to expect that from chapsticks. There was a bit of a chapstick taste, too. I think the best part about these Stixx is how they feel on my lips. They're not oily but nicely creamy and feel very moisturizing! The experience might have been better if I'd been kissing someone...probably would. ^_^

Overall: 3.5/5
Shipping: 5/5
Price: 4/5 (a little pricey for chapstick)
Quality: 3/5

UPDATE: I just tried the pina colada/straberry daquiri combo. Now, this doesn't affect the quality score because the taste still isn't strong enough to be "amazing." BUT these Stixx smell AMAZING! I could wear just one of these alone, together they smell so tantalizing right there under my nose! I almost believe I'm holding a strawberry colada under my nose and inhaling deeply! I'll add more updates as I try the other flavors.

UPDATE 2: Just tried peaches/cream. The peaches Stixx is probably the tastiest (in terms of degree of taste) one I have tried yet. Putting the cream on with it definitely tones it down, but it's still pretty good. Peaches smells great, cream smell is very subtle.

Review: Bodyline Shoes

A while back, I ordered my first "official" Lolita shoes directly from Bodyline! I took pictures intending to do a review...and I finally got around to it! Yay!

I was a little wary of ordering shoes from Bodyline, although they're reportedly some of their best products. People have had trouble figuring out their sizing, but I was lucky. I had bought a pair of Bodyline shoes secondhand (the seller had the US size there) and they fit so I was reasonably sure of my Bodyline size. For your information, I wear about a US size 6.5 and the Bodyline 23.5 fit me very well.

I ordered the shoes and was amazed at how fast the shipping was! It only took about 2 weeks for the package to get to me!

The package was just an envelope, but it was well sealed:

The shoes were wrapped in tissue paper and had tissue and plastic shoe supports inside.

I was a little disappointed at this lackluster job of packaging, but it didn't seem to damage the shoes too badly. The pink shoe bows had a tiny scuff, but it didn't even photograph.

The shoes without the packaging. They were absolutely LOVELY! I wasn't sure about the pink shoes on the site but bought them because they were some of the few pink in my size. But in person I LOVE them!

 

I couldn't wait to try the shoes on...so I put them on with my pants! XP And guess what? They fit PERFECTLY! They are so comfortable, I can see walking in these for a while and still being just fine. The pearls on the white shoes are detachable.

Ratings:

Overall experience: 4.9/5

Price: 5/5 (VERY cheap for Lolita shoes)

Shipping: 4.5/5 (very fast shipping, half point off for lackluster packaging)

Quality: 5/5 LOVELY!