Last Monday, I reviewed Skin Food's Fresh Fruit Lip & Cheek (Tint). Last Thursday, I posted my review on Stila's Convertible Color. Let's see how well the two stack up against each other.
FFLC tins have 6 grams of product,
while CCs only contain 4.25g.
The 1.75g that CCs lack is made up for by the inclusion of a mirror.
FFLC's packaging is ultra portable, but doesn't have much aesthetic appeal. It looks like a plain old boring lip balm container.
It doesn't help that the labeling material they used is non-waterproof paper either. What if I use this in the bathroom and it gets wet when I wash my hands? Blotchy sticker paper is not pretty.
In contrast, CCs come in beautifully etched compacts that are color-coordinated with their respective shades.
They also come in their own boxes made of recycled paper. FFLCs only come covered in cheap plastic.
And now, the rundown!
Stila Convertible Color | Skin Food Fresh Fruit Lip and Cheek | ||||
Pros | Cons | Similarities | Pros | Cons | |
· Local price (P845) is way cheaper than US price ($25=P1156.25), so you end up saving P311.25! · has a mirror · Fragrance-free · Amazing packaging | · Lesser value for its local price (P845.00 = 4.25g; meaning P198.82 per 1g) · Quite hard to blend on the cheeks | · Extremely portable, can comfortably fit in your jeans pocket. · Long lasting for cream-based products (both last half a day for me) · Excellent color selection · Can easily be found locally (FFLC at SF stores, CC at Stila counters in Rustan’s) | · Actually has greater value for its local price (P745.00 = 6g; meaning P124.17 per 1g) · Has a pleasant scent accurate to whatever flavor you purchased (mine smells exactly like grapefruits!) · Slightly less drying than CC when used on the lips | · Cheaper to buy from online resellers, which is quite a hassle considering our crappy post office rates · Boring packaging · NO MIRROR | |
My verdict?
Stila Convertible Color wins, most notably for its more reasonable local pricing and for its inclusion of a mirror!
In terms of quality, however, both products are seriously equally good and have really lovely colors. Perhaps if FFLCs were not so overpriced and if shipping wasn't such a bitch here, my review would probably have turned out more like this one.
Hi there~
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link back!
I should think about using tables in writing reviews, caus eI like the set up you have for the pros&cons :)
Anyway I don't know much of the conversion, but there is no SF in Canada...though there are people who get it shipped and sell them (independently) and they have a markup of a little over double for us too.
In the end, to get the best price, u need to go to the country of origin >_< lol
anyway poppy looks sooo pretty! if I find a decent sale, I will look into that one :)
FFLC has the packaging of a mints brand(I forgot which) but that mints' packaging has a mirror even though it's "food" and not makeup :P
ReplyDeleteSkinfood is just waaaay too overpriced here in the Philippines, and some outlets have REALLY snooty sales attendants(like what I've just encountered) >_<