Velvet Trap Lipstick

I may be more used to the colour dense liquid lip line so this is a bit of an adjustment. 1st - this is one of the most emollient lipsticks I have ever used it has the feel of a lip balm. the Honey, Suck me is a very light colour and when I 1st put it on it is very saturated. But if you are like me and tend to smush you lips together when there is a balm on them it sheers down I found the colour became a little patchy - opaque in some areas and very sheer in others. If i use a lip liner under it i get a much better result. Darker colours may wear differently. So bottom line - I love the hydration, I adore the bullet and the attention to detail on the design. It feels very high end. The colour pay off is not quite there for this one so it needs some tweeking to get a lasting look.

I purchased four shades of this new lipstick formula: Naked Body, Unicorn Blood, Malibu Beach House, and Honey, Suck Me.

Across the shades, the formula is peculiar. It feels like a flour and lip balm paste on your mouth. Not exactly unpleasant, but it does not feel like a normal lipstick.

There's a powdery finish that keeps things quite matte--velvet even! Unfortunately the finish contributes to the biggest issue with the formula: it does not sit smoothly on the mouth. You only get one swipe or it bunches up.

For the more normal shades Naked Body and Unicorn Blood, the coverage is acceptable. Unicorn Blood stains the lips, so do be aware. Malibu Beach House is quite patchy, as is Honey Suck Me.

What made me write this review is the shade Honey Suck Me. In daylight, the color looks completely different from the lip swatch. I expected a nice Mid Century coral (think Tongue Pop from Blood Sugar) and got Barbie pink, screaming blue undertones, which look awful on my very cool toned fair skin.

In summary, the least exciting shades were passable and the two interesting shades were unusable. Jeffree Star Cosmetics generally makes lovely products. But Velvet Trap? Hard pass.

I’m usually a liquid lip kind of girl, but this is a true one swipe lipstick, it lasted literally all day with minimal touch ups, and it smells SO GOOD omg!! I am so impressed with the packaging it came in and the embossed logo design on the lipstick itself! I am shocked by how well it wears without smudging or getting spotty considering it’s not a liquid lipstick. I bought in shades Honey Suck Me and Medieval Kiss. The application is smooth and flawless and Velvet-y, just like the product name implies. I think I found my new fav brand, holy cow this is good stuff 🙌🏼