Australis Velourlips Matte Cream

I first came across this product when I saw someone else wearing it and had to ask what they were wearing - their lips looked velvety and the lipstick set and smudgeproof.

To my surprise they were wearing a very affordable lipstick, so naturally I had to try it myself.

This is a liquid lipstick, and although it calls itself a cream, it dries which a lot of creams I've come across don't.

The colour is well pigmented and long lasting, once dry, the lipstick stays where it should and it doesn't overly dry out the lips.

The only drawback I would say is that the formula can look patchy on the lips, especially over time.

I have the Australis Velourlips Matte lip cream in OH-SAKA, I absolutely love the colour! Most of the colours in this range I would like to purchase aswell. The formula is quite thick but its easy to apply to your lips, it does exactly what it says and dries completely matte and looks beautiful on. The only problem I had was it didn't last that long on my lips I had to reapply throughout the day but its pretty good especially for the price, I bought it on special at farmers for about $11. It didn't feel dry on my lips and didn't flake at all, it just wore off in places even without eating so I like to have it with me throughout the day for touchups.

I'll say first of that the colours of this range are beautiful, there is a variety of colours for everyone. I love the smell(it reminds me of hubba bubba chewing gum, YUM) and they are affordable. But, the formula isn't great... Just pulling the brush out of the tube and looking at it, its kind of clunky and not smooth looking at all.

When applying it, it is very drying and it's quite streaky. And then after an hour or so it starts fading from my lips...

I was really hoping I would love these because the price tag is so good, but unfortunately I just wasn't very impressed!

No matter how vigourous you exfoliate or how moisturising your lip balm may be, the Velour Matte Lip Cream will still manage to pick up on the tiniest dry patch on your lips and exaggerate it.

The nude shade that I had also dried down a lot darker than was in the tube to a colour I didn't like.

With the range of colours presented by the brand i was incredibly excited to test these out, but to my disappointment they weren't all that amazing at all. The scent of the matte lipsticks was nice and not too overpowering, and in the beginning the application was only a little streaky, but as the lipstick dried i faced problems. I moisturised my lips well before hand as well as using a lipscrub so i was sure there was no dryness, but sadly the lipstick was so matte that it made my lips look weird and dry before flaking off!

First off, this product will emphasise every single flake on your lips. It's matte, so will further dry out your lips. That's the only downside to this. Australis Velourlips smells like Nerds, a very sweet lolly taste. Up to personal preference, but I love it. Once it's on, it will stay on. I wore the bright red shade and ate Mexican food (think oily and sloppy) and it stayed on perfectly! My friends were all very impressed, as was I. I was so pleased that I went and got the maroon shade. Yes, I would recommend to a friend, but not if they have chronically dry lips. I would also only use this product for bright shades in instances where you don't want transfer. I just don't think the hassle of drying out your lips with this product is worth it for neutral shades.

I like the colour range, but several of the colours (Miami and a maroon Metallix shade) were not very pigmented and required building up several layers. As such, it became quite flaky. It also felt very dry on the lips and quite uncomfortable. Wear time is okay (4 to 6 hours) as long as you don't eat anything too oily.

The consistency is very thick, it can be patchy and streaky and doesn't layer well. It is very drying on the lips ( more than most liquid lippys) and has an uncomfortable, almost furry, texture. After little more than an hour it will start to crumble off in the middle of my lips, even without eating/ drinking. on a positive note, it is affordable, the colours are quite nice, and has a nice smell.

Purchased this in an online sale for a couple of bucks I wanted to try it out as I had not tried the Matte Cream range. Pretty standard packaging. Black lid, lace style edging on the barrel.

Candy fragrance, not overpowering. The cream colour was not as creamy as was expecting. Was a bit more of a gluggy texture. Also not as pigmented as was expecting. First layer was a bit patchy so tried a second layer after the first layer dried, did improve the look.

Staying power? Did rub off a bit after smoking and eating but that is to be expected. Overall underwhelmed with this product and won't be repurchasing.

I loved this matte lipstick! It lasted great through out the day and didn't have to re apply many times. It was soft and didn't feel tight and flakey on. I loved the red shades so gorgeous and fresh