I got given these by a friend who isn’t really into lipsticks or bold colours – SQUEEL.
I was so excited to try these I had been dying to try the OCC lip tars and when I was given these I couldn’t wait to try them. I have these in London High Tea and Party In Ibiza.
The lip tars come in a little tube like a lip gloss might but you can tell by the colours how super-duper pigmented they are going to be complete with a lip brush. I tried London High Tea first which in the tube looks like a bright purple based pink. I primed my lips first with a lip scrub and then applied a chapstick and let it dry before applying.
These tubes have a little nozzle tip which is fabulous so you don’t end up with a whole bunch of bright colour spilling out all over the show!. You really only need a very teeny tiny amount as these are so super pigmented it’s not funny. One little tiny drop will cover your entire lips – London High Tea colour came out like a very vibrant cool purple/pink in some lights more purple and in others more pinky. I applied two coats but I honestly think you could easily get away with one just depends how vibrant you want to be . Two coats gave a very cool bright vibrant look but one coat is more every day wearish.
It applies very nicely and evenly and has a minty cool feel about it. Once it dries it dries to a bit more of a matte finish.
Wear wise it held on really well, I’m a continual snacker throughout the day (plus tea drinker) so I definitely put it to the test, there is a little bit of transfer but not a lot and it lasted sort of a good half day with eating and drinking before it need a touch up.
I would definitely recommend these and I will be buying some more !
I had heard a lot about lip tars but from others brands so i was really excited when i saw that BYS had some. I have tried it and first, you need a really really small amount of it to paint the whole lips. Also it is a veeery bright color so it was a bit difficult for me (who don't know how to wear bright lipstick) to work with it. And I also noticed that it had a strange finish on my lips (shiny/glowy) as if i had a really thin piece of plastic bag on it, but it was not abig deal.