Did you know that I wrote my 10th board exams (March) when I was 13 years old? I turned 14 in May. But still! So basically my classmates were mostly 2 years older to me throughout. Yes, I'm bragging. Actually, I've been bragging about it since last evening when a friend said "I wrote my 12th boards when I was 16! That was young!" I went all "dude! I was 15!" And conveniently skipped the part where I turned 16 in 2 months time just to zap her! And talking of silencing people, the other day when I was trying this lipstick at home,
walking around barefoot, lazing, drawing and taking and making phone calls wearing my very tiny, very old baby loony tunes pjs and a t shirt longer than the shorts and a brown lipstick, my mum looked at me strange, and shocked, like she dint know what to say (for exactly 5 minutes, after which she obviously walked back into the room, made a joke and laughed at it herself, all pleased with herself. [But that's not what we're discussing!])
We're talking about this very brown, edible matte looking lipstick that no one ever expected me to wear (Including myself, btw)
You know, I've always wanted to try out a matte brown lipstick, just to see how it looks on me, only because it was such a trend back in the 90s, and obviously, being in school and all that, I wasn't allowed to try it then! So. There. I. Said. It.
Colour It looks closest to the first picture, and the first swatch below. It's a nice muddy brown that has some mauve undertone. When when swiped more than twice, it tends to look grey-ish.
Packaging So the nice stubby bottom of these lipsticks are the exact colour of the lipstick. That would help if you have more than 1 lipstick from this collection.
Fragrance Not a typical lipstick fragrance, this has a sweet, syrupy fragrance, like that of cherries probably. Not something that bothers me quite honestly.
Now let's talk about what this lipstick is actually famous for! Does it last 14 Hours? I wouldn't know, because who wears lipstick for 14 hours at a stretch?
On me, this lipstick lasted a well over 5 hours before it started to fade slightly and get extremely drying so I had to get it off and reapply (Layering this on top wouldn't help with the dryness, which is my main issue). If not for the drying bit, I'm sure it would last a couple of hours more, easily.
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Swatches in different lighting. Last picture (Corner right) With gloss on top and Picture taken with flash. |
Other than that, it's quite drying for my already chapped, and dehydrated lips. the longer it wears, the drier it gets, so I prefer removing it completely, using some lipbalm and reapplying, instead of reapplying directly.
It's definitely not a moisturizing lipstick. It's not supposed to be, neither does it claim to be one, so even if you are blessed with lips that aren't chapped/ dry, you will need a layer of lipbalm before wearing this lipstick comfortably.
Once settled, it's transfer resistant, but that being said, it's not transfer proof. So it does transfer on to cups and glasses and all that your lips might touch.
All in all, it's a long-wearing formula and has quite a few interesting shades to choose from. It's quite nice if you don't have very dry lips and/or you can deal with dry lips.
I actually applied it on top of the (decently moisturising) Maybelline cranberry cocktail Lipgloss to make it warmer, so the colour wouldn't clash with my mauve hating skintone, and it gave me a really long lasting (around 3- 3.5 hours) liquid lipstick (?) wear.
I think I might get this in Eternal rose or any other pink and/or the Coral from this range. Those seem gorgeous in swatches online! Let's see!
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I absolutely loved this shade.....Looks awesome on you Ikya :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruby! :*
DeleteI definitely need a balm or gloss to go with these lipsticks :( It looks super pretty on you :)
ReplyDeleteThank you A!! :*
DeleteWOW that's a beautiful shade !! Looks damn gorgeous on you <3
ReplyDeleteThanks Shalini! <3
DeleteThis is indeed a very pretty shade....:)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Megha!
DeleteY u have such lovely cushiony lips??? All ur lip swatches look so wow!
ReplyDeleteThe colour looks fab on u. Reminds me of my college days when all I used to wear was such brown lippies (they were in vogue then)!
haha aren't you the sweetest?! This is my first, and honestly, it's not my colour, I'm sure about that!
Deleteu mentioned the shade as Endless Raising in ur title.. anyways the shade looks nice on u.... good review :)
ReplyDeleteOops! Thanks Natasha! :)
Deletewelcome :)
DeleteIt looks good on you Ik! But it adds a certain maturity to your face. Browns tend to do tht I guess... I prefer you in your playful reds and corals!
ReplyDeletehow have you been though?
Thank you Anksyy! :* That's exactly what my mum said! I prefer brights too. Brown, I feel tends to make me look unwell. So a lot of blush and bronzer had to be used (though badly) I've been good! How have you been? How's Kuhu? :D
DeleteKuhu is great.... upto her antics as usual...! hey, i started beauty blogging again at Suma's... guess was missing it too much :)
Deleteyou should definitely find another use for this lippie.... did you get a chance to try twig? i haven't been to a mac store in ages :( my birthday waala trip is also pending...
Wow really? I'll peek there! I've been so busy lately.. Haven't visited any blog but mine! :P
DeleteI dint Anksy! I haven't been to MAC in ages either! :/ but we must go soon! Oh and I use it to darken lipglosses, just for fun. like burnt red/ orange. Hug kuhu tight for me ok!
Sure aunt Ikku! :)
DeleteHey! the colour looks great on you.. I bought the keep me coral and it's nothing like Coral but some neon pink..not complaining though!
ReplyDeleteReally? I want to try that and/ or eternal rose or the other fuschia!
Deleteabsolutely gorgeous lip swatches ikku :D :D loved the color but your lady danger and all the other bright lip shades are something i will alwaysssss rem :D
ReplyDeleteaaaww thank you Rashmi! I know, I love my brights a lot more, too!!
DeleteOo, it really does look good on you!
ReplyDeleteI'm waay to scared to go anywhere near a brown. I'm not even a lipstick girl. :o
Thank you love! This is the only one I own so I actually know what you're talking about!
DeleteYou look pretty..The lipstick looks nice and soft :)
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Thanks Megha!!
Deleteit looks awesome on you :)
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