e.l.f Matte Lip Colour Review

As someone who has never been all that big on lipsticks, I was truly hoping this lip pencil would be a winner. I found the large crayon sized pencil comfortable to hold, easy and accurate in application. The colour goes on smooth, and stays for a good 30mins or so before it starts to crack and shift. The price is cheap, and so are the results in this case unfortunately. Its nice for the first while after application, but then looks terribly cracked and dry afterwards.

I bought this product in the brightest red colour in hopes of having a nice red matte finish lip colour. After the first application I found this product was rather messy and though it was pigmented, the colour just wasn't what it looked like. It wasn't all bad though, as this product comes with it's own sharpener in the bottom which is very handy. I personally choose to use this product as a lip liner before applying another red lipstick over top, but this product would be great for a beginner or a good cheap alternative for more expensive matte lipsticks.

I have this lippy in red and natural and love them! They go on nicely kind of like the jumbo lip pencils. They have great staying power which I like since I work in customer service and don't have the time to be reapplying, and leave your lips feeling lovely and soft. The red is a great pop of colour and the natural is a great everyday nude. They are great value for money, I just wish they came in more colours!

I recently purchased one of these in Rich Red and oh my gosh, it is my new favourite (it's the lippy I'm wearing in my profile pic).

The packaging is super chic and it feels like it should be so much more expensive that what it is. Initially I was very nervous about putting it on as it's like a really skinny crayon and I am ham fisted at the best of times.

What I ended up doing is lining my lips with it - being VERY careful not to get all shaky as it's super pigmented and I wanted to look classy not clown-y. Then once my lips were lined I filled them in. Then to really ramp up the red I repeated the line and fill.

Did it stay on? Did it what! It survived sandwich eating, coffee drinking and toddler smooching and by the end of the day it was still on my lips - albeit more pinky than red, but still pretty!

What makes this lippy top of the pops for me is that it didn't dry my lips out at all. In fact they felt moisturised as promised.

For the price this products is a must-have and I'm looking forward to buying other colours in the range :)

I only own one of these - in rich red. I got this directly from the ELF website and it was US $1.50 (I got it during a 50% off sale, so RRP is US $3.00 on there).

The shade I got is 'rich red' - which, as the name suggests, is a rich, vibrant blood red.

Unlike other lipsticks, the packaging for this is long and thin. You twist the end of the lipstick up to disperse the product and apply it like any other lipstick.

The formula is slightly dry and a little stiff but definitely useable and not difficult to work with. The pigmentation is insanely high and very true matte.

Because it is a matte lipstick, you probably want to prime your lips before applying this - or apply a lip balm. I haven't found this supremely drying but I do like to prime my lips before wearing this as they are quite dry naturally.

A hidden feature of these is that you can pull the bottom off them and inside is a sharpener for them! I think this is really awesome and makes it super easy if you stash this in your handbag or take it when traveling.

Overall I think that for the price these are a steal and I am definitely heading over to iherb to purchase more.

I purchased online on iherb but I purchased the red color, the package wasnt very eye catching but it was affordable, when I first applied it on, it was smooth I didnt have trouble with it what so ever and didnt have to re-appy untill after 3pm, I first applied at 6am. I continue to wear this even today :)

I have two of these and i own the red one and the natural one. The first shade i owned is red. That one glides on the lips very smoothly, its not patchy, its a neutral red but still leans a little towards the warmer side. The lasting power is okay and its not very long lasting, i'd say upto 4 hours long. You do need a lip liner for this to avoid it from feathering. It is also very pigmented and the colour payoff is great. The finish is like cream but you can mattify it with powder.

The natural colour however feels different. Because i loved the red so much, i bought another one. But this shade is patchy and and sits on top of the lips in a very unflattering way. The finish is satin but it feels a little drying .Im not sure if i got a dud, but not impressed with the formula of this shade.

The packaging is sleek and simple which I'm not complaining on. Theres a sharpener on the end of the pencil to sharpen your lipstick on which is a smart idea.

Over all, this is an okay product. You get what you pay for. Its still worth trying out.. Well the red that is.

This comes cheaply packaged like a twist up lip pencil, only a little thicker. When I unwrapped mine the actual product was loose in the tube. It literally just fell out of the stick, however I was able to push it back in and it works fine. I have the colour natural which is a nudish pink. Its definatly a good nude for those who don't suit that tannish colour nude that's very in right now. Its very much like my natural lip colour which makes it easy to pair with my blusher. I could be wrong but I think there are only 4 shades available which is a shame as I like the formulation better than the regular elf lipstick. It doesn't have a huge staying power. Maybe 2 hours max but it tastes pleasantly like sugar. Overall I would say if the colour range was better I would purchase again, and I would repurchase this particular colour but I am not a fan off the others. Some say its drying and need to exfoliate lips before but I don't have a problem with is.