Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

I wish I had not bought this lipstick for two reasons.  I loved the colour when I swatched it at the shop but when on my lips which are quite pigmented I guess, the colour must be at least one to two shades lighter than my lips because the colour was visible but in a too light way.  Just ever so lightly chalky.  The appearance is matte but this lipstick does not wear like a true matte lipstick purely by definition.  It came off very quickly when talking, eating and drinking.

What is good is the following:

• Smooth application and does not dry lips whatsoever
• Contains Vitamin E and Shea Butter 
• Lots of lovely shades!
• Good everyday lipstick in this colour

It is too expensive for what it is, in Australia this cost $28.  If this was a matte lipstick in look and wear and a slightly different colour mauve then I would love it! And ignore the price.  This does not put me off the brand whatsoever as I love other items in their range.  Such as the Eyeshadow Trios which I must write a review on as I love them.

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I very recently purchased this matte pencil in 50 I Like to Mauve It, hoping it would be my perfect pinky nude type mauve color. There are 10 color choices as you can see from the image above.

Unfortunately the color is not a hit with me, my lips are darker than the color itself so it gives an ever so slight chalky appearance.  It is very smooth and easy to apply, no drying effect at all which as we all know is an effect that occurs with matte formulas in varying degrees.  I think its a little too bright for me, even though the coating is not really thick there are undertones in it that are loud.  I think its the slight chalkiness that bothers me more than the color does actually as I am not averse to loud colored lipsticks.

On the upside of the pencil there is a plastic smudger that if you wish, you can create a 'stained worn look' effect on the lip with a concentrated amount of product in the inner of the lips and fading out to the edges and corners of the mouth.  I have seen this look executed in magazines and I personally am not a fan.  It can be an effect that can occur randomly with lipsticks that wear off in a patchy manner but it is not a look I am into.  Having said that the smudger does not do a great job and you are better off using your finger, brush or Q-tip to create this effect.



If this color were what I was after than I would use it and buy it over and over.  It probably suits a lot of other people more than me.  *For some context in regards to the color and my coloring I have very fair skin with pink undertones, blue eyes, dark blonde hair naturally but have white blonde highlights.  I also have white eyebrows naturally so I need to use a pencil to bring them out.  Otherwise I look like the smudging tool on this product.

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