Look at how good I am getting at taking artsy photos of makeup
It is a compact red lip pencil that needs to sharpened. I like that the bottom section clearly shows the color so I can quickly and easily grab it from my messy bag I toss all lip products into. I really liked that they included two lip products, one bold and one neutral, in the gift. It means that it doesn't all feel like a waste because I really am not a red lipstick kind of girl. I don't reapply throughout the day because I work in a lab. Pulling a product out that I will likely be consuming part of (yum, lipstick) around chemicals and biohazards seems like very poor decision making. So I tend to wear lip products that have less detectable fade and wear. All that aversion to red aside, I think this color looks pretty good on me, even without any other product on my face.
First thing I did this morning was put on red lipstick because I am perfectly sane
It is a cool-toned red color that applies smoothly. The pencil tip is very helpful for staying within lip lines, as a clear liner (I am using Urban Decay Ozone). I really only needed one swipe to get full coverage, it is plenty pigmented.
Some comparisons because the single arm swatch looked pathetic and a little gruesome:
Top is direct sunlight, bottom is indirect
From left to right swatches are Urban Decay "F-Bomb", Urban Decay "Gash", Bite "Cranberry", and Mally "Crimson", Nars "Cruella". Yes, I know the product being compared should go in the middle, but farther to right are comparisons with my "everyday reds" which are far more sheer and not a very helpful comparison. Cruella is a pretty close match to Cranberry, with Cruella being a little more brown; they are both lip pencils. I find Cranberry to be much more comfortable on the lips over long periods of time, but it also tends to move around more with a creamier formula. The Mally is a liquid lipstick so it is much more pigmented but a hot mess to work with so I don't think I've ever worn it in the light of day. F-Bomb is much warmer than Cruella and Gash is more purple/plum.
I wore Cruella through breakfast and morning activites, so about 2 and a half hours of wear time, a bowl of oatmeal, a glass of water, and a cup of coffee. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the color held up, but by the end of all that my lips were starting to feel uncomfortable.
Still just wearing red lipstick and no other makeup, as one does
However, with closer inspection I saw some wear and it also become obvious how parched my lips were really looking.
I personally care more about the overall look than the extreme close up, but I think it serves to illustrate that the formula is drying. Having worn it for about 3 hours now I am excited to take it off and put on some lip balm.
Here is a photo to show the size of the lip pencil. Also to illustrate a tidbit of information about where the name for my blog comes from. It is not super obvious in this photo, but when I paint my nails I cover pretty much the entire tops of my fingers and just let the polish peel off my skin. I get told I look like some kind of drunken three year old with nail polish as finger paint.
I like this product for the way in which I would wear red, for a statement at a specific event. I will probably never be comfortable enough to wear this shade on the daily and really should try to knock down some of the reds in my collection. However, I like having this shade to tempt me into pushing my boundaries. I feel like it lets me have some fun with my look and perhaps eventually I will wear it grocery shopping and feel like a high fashion beauty while I browse produce. It also serves as a reminder to me to never spend money on red lipsticks, I have enough high quality freebies that I can break out if the mood strikes me, or more likely look at lovingly as they slowly rot away in my hoard of products.
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