Lime Crime Velvetines

Ahhhh the velvetines - I can still remember the hype around these beautiful frosted tubes of colour with the fuchsia pink lid covered in hot pink roses. I really enjoy the shades and I've worn them several times whether it's to the office or a night out. Admittedly I have the more "tame" shades (in comparison to all the other crazy shades in the range) but they're still quite bold.

Red Velvet - a gorgeous blood red

Pink Velvet - a vibrant hot pink

Suede Berry - a coral based strawberry

Wicked - a dirty sangria

There's no room for sheer application with this lot, the opacity of the colours are just incredible - a swipe or two is all you need. One of the things I love about this product is that they don't take long to set so even if I'm in a rush I can quickly put it on knowing it will stay in place.

I love that they don't bleed or feather so I can skip the lip liner if I wanted to. They have fantastic lasting power, I remember the first time I wore it to work I kept checking my mirror to see if I needed to retouch and I did - AFTER 7 hours of wear! The colour stays vibrant for those 7 hours; so it's merely just fading around the edges but nothing blatantly obvious.

This product would have received top marks if it wasn't for the drying aspect. On the first day; there's probably just a bit of dryness on the lips but nothing that a lip conditioner can't fix. However what I noticed is that with consecutive days of use it actually just gets worse despite my best efforts to keep the dryness at bay.

If I know I'm going to wear this product or any drying lip product I always prep my lips the night before by using a lip exfoliator and lip conditioner and I repeat the process after I've removed the velvetine. Would I recommend this product? Absolutely I've gifted these to friends who love it just as much as I do.

My favourite is definitely Red Velvet. Lime Crime products used to be available in NZ however that changed not too long ago and you can only source it officially from the Lime Crime website.

Honestly, the only thing I could fault this for is its price. I got this in the colour of peachy and it was honestly amazing. I only just finished it p the other day and it lasted me a couple months with almost every day use ! this was finally the first lipstick I'd found that didn't smudge ! These colours are great for subtle day use but also can be dressed up with some other makeup to make look fancy LOVE LOVE LOVE

I love this product, however this brand is controversial therefore I myself would not repurchase. The Velvetine I have tried was in the shade wicked. The formula was probably the most superior liquid lipstick I have tried, in comparison to Colourpop ultra matte or Australis velour lips. The lasting powder is beyond amazing, it stayed on for my school ball and even after eating it was still flawless. They can be tricky to apply but once applied will not let you down. The colour range is really cool and I would totally recommend to liquid lipstick lovers.

I had heard a lot of things about Lime Crime, and had ventured onto sites that sold it several times. Then all the nonsense with the company went down and I had no interest in giving them my money anymore. Luckily I have awesome friends, and one gifted me the shade Wicked. I didn't realize until I owned this that I can rock a red lip. Preferably dark, but I rock it. And well. So I was pretty excited to try this! It comes in a frosted plastic tube with a red lid covered in flowers, and it's pretty girly. It has a doe foot applicator which is quite small and easy to use.

The color, daannnngg. It's a glorious dark red with possibly a blue undertone - which is perfect for me as I think it compliments my skin tone. The formula is quite thick as well, one coat is enough but I almost always do two.

Recently I used a lip scrub before I used this - wow, talk about drying. I won't do it again in a hurry! I almost always use a lip balm underneath this when I wear it to make it slightly more comfortable and easier to apply, but usually I don't notice it on my lips. Lasting power leaves a lot to be desired, and it transfers quite easily as well (always gets on my chin!!)

I have to say, since using Jeffree Star, this formula is a lot more drying than I thought. I will still use it however, but I know in my heart I won't buy it again or give Lime Crime any of my money.

I absolutely love the smell and feeling of the Valvetine liquid to mattes. They stayed on well, and I love the variety in colours. Would definitely buy again.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this product.

Stays on all day. Well at least 6hrs without having to reapply Love the colour range. Smell and texture are great. Also love that i can kiss my man without it coming off.

Only down fall is how drying it can be.. i wouldnt use it daily for this reason.

First impression of Packaging: I love the effort that limecrime puts into their packaging, I find it to be very fun and creative and attractive. Also the tube is very simple to use.

Colour: I was EXTREMELY impressed with the vibrancy of my Suedeberry, I have been dying to get my hands on this colour for along time so I was over the moon when I saw how bold it was.

Consistency: I was a little bit freaked out at first when I applied it because the formula felt so watery going on, when it dried though.. Holy moly it was gorgeous and a little goes along way!

Availability: Like most makeup products, its a little harder trying to track the velvetines down, unless you buy from overseas or through a seller. It would be nice to see more in store opposed to online in NZ.

Price: A little pricey for students, but great for a splurge!

Last: This lasted all day and I even jumped in the shower with it to see how it handled, it HANDLED!!

This was the first liquid lippy I bought. I had seen so many swatches of Wicked online and I had to have that gorgeous burgundy shade that went so well with any skin tone. I also have Utopia which is a pretty fuschia orchid shade. It's very unique I don't have anything like it in my collection of lippies. Now at the time of this review I have another popular brand of liquid lipsticks which is also long wearing. However I find that while the other brand isn't touch proof Lime Crime is. That's what I love about Lime Crime, you apply it and it stays put. Take a drink of water, kiss a loved one or significant other, I can even have a snack providing it doesn't have oil in it and my lippy looks great and hardly any fading, no transfer or bleeding. If I eat an entire meal it does come off in the middle and sides and leave me with a bright or dark ring of color on the edges of my lips so I will need to either remove my lippy or reapply. That being said if I don't eat I can get four or six hours of good wear from this. One swipe of lippy and it's opaque and loaded with pigment but I can apply more layers on top without it getting patchy. It does feel drying but I think that's just a characteristic of liquid lipsticks. The cons of this product is that is it drying, if you have dry lips the pigments will cling to any dry bits and emphasize them. Also when it comes time to take it off you it is harder to remove than normal lipstick, it takes a bit of rubbing and if you have already dry lips it's not awful or painful but it's not fun although it could be just liquid lipsticks in general. But the main con in my opinion is that the site did have security issues early last year and the customer service surrounding the issue was pretty poor. I waited till the security breaches on the site were repaired. My credit card was near expiry as well so I felt I could do an order. I did use Paypal and didn't have any issues at all. My order arrived in about two weeks and everything was as it should be. I think the Velvetines are really good I was just put off buying when the site was hacked into and customers' credit card information was leaked. I do want to get more of these Velvetines since I like it when my lipstick is touch proof, but I will avoid purchasing directly from the site if I can. But so far this is the only really transfer and touch proof liquid lipstick that I have come across.

My first liquid lipstick came in the form of lime crime Bleached. From there I was hooked I now own 7 different ones. Easy to apply and don't move thru most things. Smell and look amazing only downside is it's a bit pricey for what it is but it's definitely worth every penny and you need at least one line crime in your collection

one of my all time favourite liquid lips.They last all day and hardly move! i can go a full day eating and drinking like normal and it still looks like i just applied it. Amazing colour range too! worth the price they are! love the packaging. I have used 3 tubes of cashmere because i love it so much!!!