When I saw that these were released on complexion.co.nz I knew I had to purchase the purple shade which is I'm royalty because it looked like lime crime pansy which I don't own so can't do a comparison on colour.
The tubes are very unique as they are short and thick with the ends being bright pinkwith silver stars. This liquid lipstick is easy to find in my drawer which is great if you have quite a large collection like myself.
I personally love this doe foot applicator as it has a pointy slanted end for hard to reach places and it helps to glide the product on in one swipe.
The formula has a thick texture which makes it super opaque. But it applies very evenly and has an am amazingly long wear time. It dries quite quickly also. It doesn't make my lips look awfully dry like some other brands do. When I wore this for the first time I had a few people saying quite a rude remark because this is definitely a Barney purple.
I do absolutely love this but for me it isn't a daytime lip color but does make one neck of a statement for a nighttime look.
I usually don't wear very bold bright lip colours, I don't really feel like the school run warrants it usually - but I kept seeing these gorgeous lipsticks appearing on instagram and then began seeing reviews on how wonderful they were, and I started thinking about them, and then when I saw on an online store that there were only 3 Prom night left, before I knew it I'd bought one. When it arrived I fell in love with the box it was packaged in, hot pink, gold stars, gorgeous! Then I opened it and what was inside the box was every bit as wonderful as I'd imagined. I took note of the directions and gave my lips a quick exfoliation, made sure they were dry and began to apply - it was easy to apply without getting it everywhere, which is something I was worried about, having not used a liquid lipstick before, but the formula is just thick enough to give you good control over it. The pigmentation is fantastic, the pink I got really is a gorgeous hot pink and very opaque. Just like it says on the box, it was dry in about 30s, didn't feel drying at all, and was pretty transfer proof from the get-go. The first day I wore it from about 9 am to 11 pm and didn't have to touch it up at all, which is unbelievably impressive in my books!
Tips: Maybe just have a lip balm ready when you take it off, my lips felt a bit dry after I took it off (but not while wearing it)