Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm 225 in Sultry - Swatches and Quick Review

Revlon has always given us the best lipsticks, comparable to the expensive brands, for a lower price.

Pros:
It is a smooth, moisturizing, matte lip crayon.
Thick crayon like packaging, doesn't require sharpening.
It looks red on some, pink on some, on me it is more like a marsala kind of color.
Highly pigmented, covers up perfectly even highly pigmented lips like mine, glides smoothly, very moisturising, long lasting.
Stays good for 4 hours, leaves a tint after that.
Doesn't require sharpening, which is the best part.

Cons:
A little bulky kinda packaging.
Can get a little drying once it starts fading.

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick - 107 Swatches and a Quick Review

Little late for the review but better late than never.

Overview: A moisturizing matte lipstick in kind of a berry red color.

Pros: Immensely pigmented
         Very moisturizing matte finish
         Smooth application
         Lasts a good 5 hours
         At 6 dollars, the best

Cons: Become patchy after 5 hours, need reapplication
          Can become drying after a while, need well moisturized lips
         

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Monte Carlo - A Quick Review

A quick review on Nyx matte lip cream in Monte Carlo.

Shade: A typical blue red matte lip color.

Pros: Good pigmentation hence good for pigmented lips like mine

Very smooth application

The brush applicator perfect for precision

Does not bleed

Stays for a good 4 hours without touch ups after which it gives a good stain

Stays matte without drying lips

Will suit all skin tones

Costs only 3 dollars

Does not transfer after it dries.

Cons: For it to stay longer than 4 hours, touchup will be required

As with any bottled lipstick, it's tough to reach the bottom when there is still alot, hence a decent amount gets wasted.

Overall: A decent red lip color for those who have a budget but want a decent lipstick with average staying power.

Mac Ruby Woo - swatches & review

'A perfect red for all occasions': should be the tag line for this lipstick.

MAC has always aced with their range of lipsticks.

Matte red can never go out of style and this is the perfect blue red.

From the reviews that I have done, anyone can assume that I am a fan of red lipsticks.

I used to keep on looking for 'That' perfect red. And the search ended when I found this beautiful red.

Without blabbing on how much I love this product, I will skip to the quick review.

Advantages:

A perfect blue tone red.

Makes your teeth look whiter.

Highly opaque, even for pigmented lips.

Lasts for 5 hours without any touch ups after which it gives a nice tint to the lips.

It does not bleed, although you need a liner for that perfect look.

Disadvantages:

Since it is matte finish, it can dry your lips, although I didn't have that trouble since I always scrub and moisturize beforehand ).

Application is a little tedious since it does tug a little. 

Brush application gives the perfect lips you want, but yes with a brush.

The last picture shows how clumsily I applied, but this is directly through the bullet. With brush you can get a perfect application.

Although there are many cons, I still reach out for this lipstick as I can wear this to office and also to a party without bothering about touch ups.

e.l.f. Studio Matte Lip Color - Rich Red, Swatch and Review

Hmmm... I went to Kmart to help someone with makeup shopping and guess what happened, I ended up shopping for myself. :-)

I brought a bunch of stuff, but this post will be specifically about ELF.

My story with ELF goes long time back, when ELF craze had just started. They were just a dollar for everything.
I tried their white eyeliner, all color stick, and eyelash curler.
I was not a fan of these products, somehow I was not too impressed, but because of the price I got attracted to it. But I skipped this brand since then.

When I went to Kmart, I looked that the attractive packaging of the e.l.f. Studio Matte Lip Color and fell in love with it.
I chose two products, ELF Studio Matte Lip Color and HD Blush.

In this post I will review lip color.
I chose the shade in Rich Red for lip color.
It is in a pencil form which does not need sharpening.
For the price $2.99 the quantity and quality is pretty good.
Awesome color and awesome pigmentation.
It was a superb color. It was the red with blue undertone.


Perfect for my lips. Because of the lip color's pigmentation, it covered my dark lips very well.
It is build able to get the desired intensity.
The coverage was good and it lasted me a good 5 hours which covered eating and drinking.
It did fade a little after 3 hours but it gave a nice red tint after that.


I would definitely repurchase other shades and for $2.99 you cannot go wrong.