The Lip Lacquer Lowdown
Recently, lip lacquers, or matte lipsticks which are packaged and apply like a gloss, have become a standard form of lipstick. I love matte lips and the precision which a lipgloss wand provides, so today I’m sharing three highstreet lip lacquers and my thoughts on them:
1. MUA Velvet Luxe Lip Lacquer in Dare: £3
This is the cheapest of the bunch, but probably my least favourite. I love the colour, as I had been hunting for a pink toned berry shade and it was a bargain at just £3. However, the staying power isn’t as impressive as the other two products – the center of my lips lost all colour after my meal, and left me with a very strange ‘lip line’ around the edge of my lips; not a good look! This has put me off wearing the shade unless I am going somewhere where I won’t be drinking or eating lots, as much as I love the colour. However, it does apply smoothly and consistently onto my lips and I actually love it more in these photos.
2. Boujois Rouge Edition Velvet in Nude-ist: £8.99
I’ve reviewed this lipstick in a different shade, Peach Club, a long time ago and these are still my ultimate lipsticks. What I love most is the incredible staying power – so many lipsticks disappear as soon as I have cup of tea or a meal, and since I spend nearly all of my time eating or drinking, this is a deal-breaker. I can’t be bothered to be constantly reapplying lippie! This stuff stays glued to my lips throughout food, drink and nights out so they have become my evening makeup staple. My brighter shades have now started to lose their opacity as they run out but given that they have lasted me over 8 months, I am not too disappointed and I will definitely be repurchasing. These are the best of the bunch of the lip lacquers I have tried, so if you want to try this style of lipstick, head to Bourjois!
3. Rimmel London Apolcalips Matte in Meteoric Matte: £6.50
Finally, I purchased this lip laquer last week from Asos, as they had reduced it in a flash sale – they are getting really good at beauty and becoming one of my favourite places to buy makeup from. I was looking for a similar colour to the MUA version, with a better staying power but it isn’t very even on application. The colours are pretty similar, although this is slightly darker and more ‘vampy,’ so I was pleased that the online swatch was accurate. The one thing that the Bourjois range is lacking are some berry shades, as they now seem to focusing on their nude range. This lipstick has the best wand of the bunch, as it is far more pointed and therefore allows a really precise application, especially on your cupid’s bow. As well as not topping up my lipstick, I’m also very lazy about liner so if I can skip this step, I will!
Which matte lip lacquers would you recommend? I’ve got my eye on the Sephora Cream Lip Stains and the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks when I head to New York in just three weeks!
