I’m Stunning
Color Pop I’m Stunning Lip Duo ($11.00 for 0.155 oz.) features a medium-dark burgundy in lipstick and lip pencil kind with the lipstick having extra of a cream-like end and the pencil having a matte end. The pencil was so-so; it labored decently as a liner alongside the perimeters of the lips to get a extra exact edge and/or stop feathering.
It didn’t work nicely all-over, so it couldn’t be used to even out the pure coloration of the lips or to enhance longevity of the lipstick. The lipstick was pigmented, long-wearing, and comfy to put on, which made it according to the Lux Lipstick system.
Sarah
Sarah is a medium-dark, reddened burgundy with delicate, heat undertones and a cream end. It was richly pigmented with a clean, evenly creamy texture that felt thicker with out being heavy, so it had wonderful protection and didn’t emphasize lip texture.
The lipstick stayed on properly for six hours, left a stain behind, and felt lighlty hydrating.
FURTHER READING: System Overview for particulars on basic efficiency and traits (like scent).
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System Overview
$7.00/0.12 oz. – $58.33 Per Ounce
The system that’s imagined to be a “creamy-matte” that “glides on like butter, would not feather or bleed, and lasts so lengthy you will overlook you are even carrying it.” The vast majority of the shades had been fairly pigmented with full coloration payoff in a single stroke with just a few within the extra semi-opaque protection vary.
The feel was, on common, clean, evenly creamy, and never too thick or too skinny, so there was no tugging throughout utility however the coloration did not really feel slippery whereas worn, which made them simpler to use straight from the tube and low-maintenance on the lips.
They have an inclination to dry and put on right down to a mushy matte end inside one to 3 hours of wear and tear, and whereas they’re very light-weight on, they hug the lips extra as they turn into extra matte (in comparison with preliminary really feel). The wear and tear time has been between 4 and 6 hours for many shades, and most shades had been non-drying to evenly hydrating. They had been vanilla-scented however had no discernible style.
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Fortunate Rat Tail
Fortunate Rat Tail is a medium-dark, reddened burgundy with hotter undertones and a flat, matte end. It had semi-opaque coloration protection in a single layer, which was laborious to construct up. The feel was skinny, considerably clingy, and appeared stiffer in comparison with different shades in the identical system.
Whereas the system tends to really feel clingy, this one seemed clingier than others and emphasised my lip texture. It will be a product that I’d use as a lip liner solely however didn’t work nicely to fill-in all-over. It lasted for 5 and a half hours and felt drying over time.