I've been seeing these lipsticks around for a while now and had always been a little curious about them. My preferred lipsticks are Maybelline's Color Sensational collection and Revlon's ColorBurst Lip Butters, so when I read 'Matte' on the display I was instantly intrigued and slightly wary as it was a step away from my norm. Finally after reading some positive reviews and seeing some interesting swatches, I decided to take the plunge.
Pretty tube, interesting name (And the only named color in the line that I saw.) So an A on packaging from me!
Swatch photo and review after the jump!
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| Ten minutes after application (Indirect Sunlight) |
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| Two Hours After Application (Florescent Lighting) |
111 Kiss Of Life is a bright red. Not neon Nikki Minaj type red, but still noticeable. Slightly orange based, it's very much the color of an English Phone Box. I was slightly scared of it being too garish against my cool toned skin but I found it suited me quite well. Application was surprisingly easy, it went on very smoothly and was easy to correct with a cotton bud around the edges. If I hadn't wore a red there would have been no cleanup necessary. As it dried I hardly felt like I had anything on and had to resist the urge to check.
The day I decided to wear this (and take my swatch photos) was a day I had to make a grocery run. I took about ten minutes extra time to exfoliate my lips and moisturize as I'd read mattes can be drying. Then I slapped the color on right from the bullet, cleaned up the sides of my lips and ran. When I came home later I was surprised to see the color was still right in place with no bleeding or too obvious signs of fading. I waited a while before taking the two hour photo and as you can see there's only the slightest signs of fading and a little wear on the inside of my lips. I was impressed as I am hard on lipstick. I moosh my lips together often, lick my lips, smile and talk (some would say too much ^.~) and the day I wore this out it was no different. And this baby stayed on for two hours without reapplication before I finally took it off.
So I give this lipstick a thumbs up, I'm quite taken with it. I only wish there was a little more range to the line. As for the color, Kiss of Life, it's an easy red to wear if you're comfortable with reds. If not? Well give it a try anyway if you're wanting to try out a red. My first red (and favorite) was Maybelline's Red Revival and this is MUCH easier to wear.
'Til Next Time!
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Nerdy
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