Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

PREFACE: I’m someone who enjoys makeup, but I don’t like spending too much. So I’ll try to make my review as honest as possible. I’ll provide a short & long review depending on the type of buyer you are. SHORT REVIEW: Item is a good value for the price. Good pigment, removal requires a little extra effort, good wear time. Product does crease, dries fast, has a pleasant smell that I can’t quite name. Overall, have realistic expectations & you’re fine. ***IN-DEPTH REVIEW*** ITEM: Set B (warmer tones); 6 liners & 6 matte liquid lipsticks. IMAGE: I swatched them on my wrist. The numbers are the lip liners in the order they are in the package. To the right of those are the lipsticks. 2 swatches per lipstick, upper line is one coat, lower line is 2 coats. Took some in natural light, with flash, and in sunlight. PACKAGING: Packaging is pretty, love the holographic shift on the box. It’s nothing super fancy, but you’re paying $12.88; so humble yourself and have realistic expectations. SKIN TONE: This is for my POC that worry about shades that seem to be made with white-skinned consumers in mind. I’m a biracial young lady, so my skin is about a light/medium brown, my undertone is more warm. My skin tone is similar to peanut butter, caramel in the summer. I like these shades on myself & I have no doubt that it will look great on all skin tones dark to light. The first shade matches my natural lip color the best which I would say is a dusty pink. APPEARANCE: They have good pigment, I’m satisfied as a buyer. The color you see in the tube is almost exactly the same as when it dries. The only reason it looks different is bc in the tube it isn’t in it’s dried state. This matte lipstick does have creasing, but that’s what you get with a lot of matte cream products. You should expect this with this price-point, and I personally don’t mind the creasing too much. Creasing will be worse if you start with dry lips. CLEANING/REMOVAL: For me I had a difficult time removing after having it applied for maybe 5 min. I first tried with just water to test it’s ease, after scrubbing with that for a few secs it still pretty much looked fully intact. When I used some soapy remover it came off quickly and was a little messy, but that’s what happens when you remove makeup. Overall I say cleaning is about the difficulty you’d expect, it’s a matte lipstick; it’s going to take a little extra effort to remove. But it’s difficulty to remove plays well into the longevity of wear. LONGEVITY: Didn’t wear for long since I was just testing them all in one go. But they dried quickly on my lips (within 60 sec). Considering the effort it takes to remove, I imagine it would last quite well throughout your day without too much reapplication. I say that longevity greatly depends on your initial application. If you’ve done some moisturizing lip-care beforehand, then applied a regular coat, then allow it to SET before applying a 2nd coat, then it will last longer and feel more comfortable. If you were to begin with dry lips, rush the additional coat(s), and apply too much in a single coat, that’s when you get a tacky feel, clumping, inconsistency, etc. FEEL/TEXTURE: The texture is smooth, creamy as you apply and when it dries it’s y’know… dry. That’s what you get with matte lipsticks, so it’s no surprise. Matte product= no shine= dry. Value: Overall value I would say is good in general and for the price. Keep in mind I’m not an avid lipstick buyer, so I’m no expert, but I have a good enough knowledge of makeup to leave a decent review. I’d say if you’re someone who is realistic with expectations and understands you aren’t going to get these products at runway-model quality for 12 bucks, you’re good to go. A lot of people that leave negative reviews seem to be people who want a perfect product at the price of a penny. No product can do it all, but if this product doesn’t satisfy you, set realistic goals about what you’d like to spend and what you want to receive.