Reviews
Pretty nice for the price!
I own three of these. (First Date - which is my favorite, Fashionista, and Birthday Suit.)
These are by no means by favorite lip stain, but they are pretty darn nice. They leave a matte finish until you top it off with the gloss, and the color is pretty opaque. You could build it to be completely opaque with two layers.
The staying power is wonderful, and even better with the gloss. I'm not usually into clear gloss, however this one is freakin' fantastic. If you're not into sticky glosses, don't use it. But I personally enjoy sticky glosses for the staying power.
My only problem with these is that rather than just a gradual fade throughout the day, once they wear down it looks a little patchy. Nothing that I can't handle though.
For three bucks? Can't beat it!
Epic Fail
Maybe I just received a dud, but this product was terrible for me! First of all, the drying time was about 105 hours - it simple did not dry on my lips within a reasonable amount of time. Once it finally did dry, often when I went to apply the clear gloss over the top, the product would move around and leave my lips with random bare patches where no color would adhere. If I could get the color to stay put, it wouldn't stay for long - after about 5 minutes of wear the color would just flake right off. I was very disappointed because the color is just fantastic and I wish they would either get a better formula or make a similar shade in an actual lipstick because it is just gorgeous.