Review Detail
4.2 14 0.5
Interesting!
Overall rating
4.0
Price
4.0
Quality
4.0
Effectiveness
4.0
So I made use of the Rubybox sale and after reading all the great reviews on this product, decided to go for it @ R79.95. I chose the Big Bang (right on the pic above and supposedly red).
I always battle to find lipsticks and even stains that can keep up with my lifestyle. I drink plenty of water through out the day, especially in Durban's humid summer weather. Usually most of it disappears from my lips after the first sip of water and leaves a rather unappealing stain on the rim of the glass. HATE THAT! So bottom line is that I really put every lip product, properly through its paces.
Here are my thoughts on this product:
1) I was surprised to find an applicator wand as with a lip gloss. (I did not really know what to expect from this product.) The applicator makes the product glide smoothly onto the lips.
2) There was a faint metallic odour and taste after application that I am not that crazy about, but it is not so overpowering that it would keep me from using the product. It does seem to disappear after a minute or so.
3) The colour is not red, but rather a deep fuchsia pink. NOTE TO BEAUTY HOUSES: Please do not misrepresent the colours on the outside of the tube or in your ads. It is really annoying when you want a red lip product and you end up with a pink! Luckily I love deep pink, so I was not too much perturbed.
4) After application the appearance were more that of a lip gloss than anything else. Very shiny and moist on the lips. Herewith a problem: Leaving it like that will ensure that I leave that nice stain on the glass, so solution: clad lips with tissue.
5) After cladding, most of the glossiness disappeared and left a deep pink colour...still fine enough looking. Lips appeared dry and I thought no transfer will take place. WRONG! I left a smudge on my glass after taking my first sip of water about half an hour after application. PRO: Enough lip colour was left behind to still appear bright and even.
FINAL VERDICT: This product stayed on for about 2 hours before I had to re-apply. A good effort in my books, but not good enough to call it revolutionary! I will recommend it, but be careful when choosing colours, as I heard that the pink is also much lighter than indicated on the tube. Also keep it in your handbag as you will have to re-apply throughout the day and clad if you are going to lunch or having coffee with the girls. Overall an interesting product and experience.
I always battle to find lipsticks and even stains that can keep up with my lifestyle. I drink plenty of water through out the day, especially in Durban's humid summer weather. Usually most of it disappears from my lips after the first sip of water and leaves a rather unappealing stain on the rim of the glass. HATE THAT! So bottom line is that I really put every lip product, properly through its paces.
Here are my thoughts on this product:
1) I was surprised to find an applicator wand as with a lip gloss. (I did not really know what to expect from this product.) The applicator makes the product glide smoothly onto the lips.
2) There was a faint metallic odour and taste after application that I am not that crazy about, but it is not so overpowering that it would keep me from using the product. It does seem to disappear after a minute or so.
3) The colour is not red, but rather a deep fuchsia pink. NOTE TO BEAUTY HOUSES: Please do not misrepresent the colours on the outside of the tube or in your ads. It is really annoying when you want a red lip product and you end up with a pink! Luckily I love deep pink, so I was not too much perturbed.
4) After application the appearance were more that of a lip gloss than anything else. Very shiny and moist on the lips. Herewith a problem: Leaving it like that will ensure that I leave that nice stain on the glass, so solution: clad lips with tissue.
5) After cladding, most of the glossiness disappeared and left a deep pink colour...still fine enough looking. Lips appeared dry and I thought no transfer will take place. WRONG! I left a smudge on my glass after taking my first sip of water about half an hour after application. PRO: Enough lip colour was left behind to still appear bright and even.
FINAL VERDICT: This product stayed on for about 2 hours before I had to re-apply. A good effort in my books, but not good enough to call it revolutionary! I will recommend it, but be careful when choosing colours, as I heard that the pink is also much lighter than indicated on the tube. Also keep it in your handbag as you will have to re-apply throughout the day and clad if you are going to lunch or having coffee with the girls. Overall an interesting product and experience.
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