As a dupe for Too Faced's melted lipsticks, I was super excited to try this out when a friend gifted me the shade Pin - Up. This is a super intense red - which made me even more excited as red is one of my favourite shades to wear.
The packaging for this mimics the melted lipsticks. This comes in a squeeze tube with a gold lid and is colour coordinated with the packaging so you can easily identify which shade is which.
I like the packaging except for one thing - the applicator. This is a piece of plastic in which the product is pushed through. I really, really didn't li this as it feels quite hard on your lips and I found it really difficult to create a sharp and clean line. It could just be me but I created a big mess around my mouth when applying this straight from the tube - I ended up looking like the Joker haha!
To get around this I use a lip brush to apply this. It is way easier and cleaner, although I find it a little annoying as a lip brush isn't something I enjoy using. I prefer a product to have an ease and no fuss factor that this doesn't give me.
In terms of the product itself, it is super pigmented and has an insanely shiny finish. If you don't like a wet look to your lips then skip these, as the gloss is very, very shiny. A gloss finish isn't my favourite finish (I am more of a matte girl), and I find that the wear time on this isn't that great. It feels quite slippery and because off hat it does tend to slide around my mouth a bit. To overcome this and prolong the wear I suggest using a lip liner.
Overall I am not sure if I would purchase these. I do like them but because I am more of a fan of a matte finish this isn't something I would typically wear. The colour and pigmentation is beautiful and if this dried matte I would purchase these over and over. However, if you like a super colour saturated, glossy lip product then this is definitely right up your alley!
I have the colour coy and I love the bright violet colour. Its thick and goes on easily with a lip brush. I wouldn't recommend using straight from the tube as you wont get the precision. As a make up artist I think these are great for shoots.. however for day to day wear not so much unless you want to constantly be checking the mirror as it goes extremely patchy. These are not long lasting. You'll get about an hours wear before they start to look horrible. I would repurchase as the shade bombshell looks pretty so I want it for my kit but besides the colours the product itself is not that great.