I picked up 5 shades and here's my swatches for them (boy was it hard to get a nice pic!)
#18 is a pinky nude brown shade.
#22 is a berry plum shade.
#30 is a grey beige shade.
#33 is a deep brick red shade.
#26 is a peachy brown shade.
I applied them all without a base and without lip liners. They were kinda hell to remove as they truly are smudge proof.
PROS:
- The colours are all very pigmented and bright.
- They are all super long lasting and will not budge unless wiped with an oil based remover.
- easy doe foot application wand.
- decent packaging considering the cheap price.
- bloody cheap price.
- wife range of colours to choose from.
CONS:
- you have to wait for a few seconds with open lips to let it dry otherwise if you pucker immediately after application it will be sticky.
- there are some uneven formulas. Some shades are patchy and stickier than the others.
- it can be very drying after awhile almost highlighting all the cracks on your lips.
- reapplying another layer on top causes flakiness, best thing is to remove all at once and apply a new layer.
VERDICT: ☆☆☆/5
While it might be drying and has application techniques problem, at the price of $3-$4 here in Singapore, it's very much a steal compared to nyx smlc at $12.
PROS:
- The colours are all very pigmented and bright.
- They are all super long lasting and will not budge unless wiped with an oil based remover.
- easy doe foot application wand.
- decent packaging considering the cheap price.
- bloody cheap price.
- wife range of colours to choose from.
CONS:
- you have to wait for a few seconds with open lips to let it dry otherwise if you pucker immediately after application it will be sticky.
- there are some uneven formulas. Some shades are patchy and stickier than the others.
- it can be very drying after awhile almost highlighting all the cracks on your lips.
- reapplying another layer on top causes flakiness, best thing is to remove all at once and apply a new layer.
VERDICT: ☆☆☆/5
While it might be drying and has application techniques problem, at the price of $3-$4 here in Singapore, it's very much a steal compared to nyx smlc at $12.