Hey lovelies!
When Kylie first started teasing us all about her new matte lip collection, I like most others couldn't wait to snag one up for myself. I've always adored Kylie's makeup and it's no secret that her lips always look insane. For Christmas I was kindly gifted one of her gift sets of six mini liquid lipsticks - ecstatic doesn't even make the cut for how I was feeling. These sets are no longer available, however a Kylie Lip kit retails at $29 - quite pricey if you ask me.
The packaging is beautiful, and they are so aesthetic. Despite the annoying flash back they give, making it hard to take cute insta's of them. First world problems right?. They come delivered in tissue paper and a note from Kylie, which is such a sweet touch. However, the actual packaging of the lipsticks damages so easily. I kept mine in the box for the first two months of having mine as I loved it so much, I only recently put them into a lipstick stand. Obviously I've thrown them into my rucksack on the odd day that I wear it. But surely they shouldn't look like I've let my cat use it as a cat scratcher from that?
The colour ranges are stunning and I think Kylie has done an amazing job with launching her own makeup line, her eyeshadows look gorgeous. I'm by no means hating on Kylie in this post, however not everything works for everyone. These may look stunning on your lips,and if I do I'm jealous! I keep trying to give them another chance, however so far I haven't found a way to wear them that is comfortable and makes them last. Any tips would be great!
The formula is matte, like most liquid lipsticks. Now I don't know about you but matte screams long lasting to me? These don't budge once on your lips. That's if you're not eating or drinking that day - yeah right, pass me the fries. I find that even taking a sip of water causes the lipstick to budge or flake off, which isn't a pretty look in my eyes. If you do only wear these for a couple hours, then they are likely to last. However, when I reach for a liquid lipstick it means I'm busy that day and need my makeup to last.I don't have time to keep re-applying. These are a killer to remove and require a lot of scrubbing. I use a cleanser to remove my makeup and still have trouble then! My arm is currently red raw from were I had to scrub off the swatches. These are super drying on the lips and feel heavy too. I personally find this quite irritating and means I don't wear them for more than a couple of hours. I always apply lip palm before using these as I do expect them to be a little drying, but not so much that I can't bear it. The photo below shows what the lipstick looked like after I applied it to my lips and had a drink. It looks awful and this isn't just me having poor application skills.
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I personally feel like I bought more into the brand than the product itself. I think I got over excited about Kylie having a make-up range and I just assumed I would love them. Which I don't. I don't like to be negative on my blog, but these sadly aren't the product for me. I wish they was!
Let me know if Kylie's liquid lipsticks work for you, and if so what's your favourite shade? Mine is Kristen! I think it's gorgeous. I want to try and play around with these because I don't want them to go to waste, maybe adding a little oil into my lips before application will prevent it from being so drying?
Kiera
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