I've never been a fan of the dark-ring-around-the-lips look that comes with colored lip liner, it just doesn't appeal to me. However, I went in search of a way to keep my lipstick from feathering, and this is what I found. Clear lipliner. Why didn't someone think of this sooner?
I swatched the sample on the back of my hand at Sephora the other day to see if it really did show up clear since the pencil is more of a beige color, but I suppose that makes sense since, y'know, skin is also usually a beige color. No color showed up on my hand at all, and the texture seemed nice and not too sticky. So I borrowed a dollar from Gabriela so I could pay the full $18.00 and bought it.
Unfortunatly I had Hue lipstick on when I got home yesterday, which is a very very pale nude color
. Testing this out with that on wouldn't prove much since nudes hardly feather at all. Since reds are notorious for bleeding all over the place, I decided today I'd do a pin-up look to test out this baby.So far I'm very pleased with it, it sort of prevented me from "coloring outside the lines" as it were while applying the lipstick, and has at the very least made me feel more secure about it staying put.
As far as applying it goes, it felt similar to when I swatched it. Waxy but not sticky... completely clear. It made it a little difficult to figure out where you were putting it obviously, but in the end that doesn't really matter. I assume most of you can figure out where the outside boarder of your lips are, haha.
I'm going to sit here for a couple hours and take picture again to see how well it holds up.
Here is the "Couple minutes after applying" picture. As you can see, it's almost a perfect, crisp red lip. The cupid's bow got smudged a little bit in the process of taking the pictures, but I think that was my fault.Stay tuned for the "couple hours later" photo!
This was taken about two hours after application and right after eating/drinking and all sorts of various forms of lipstick torture. Obviously the inner portion has faded away which is to be expected with a lipstick that isn't a long lasting formula. For the most part however the outter edges seem to have remained at least semi-crisp and in their original area. The corners almost completely faded away, however. Which again, is largly due to eating.Overall, I think this is a pretty good product. On a scale of 1-10 I'll give it an 8. The clearness makes it versatile and saves money on colored liners for those who don't enjoy defined liner. The eating factor could easily be prevented with a layer of She-Laq or with a lipstick that was meant to withstand food. Worth $18.00? Not quite, but the only other clear lip liner I've heard of is by Revlon and I haven't seen the best reviews for it. I'd say pricing it at $10-15 would be more reasonable. But what can you do? It should last a while at the very least.
Also, in case you're curious as to what I used for the pin up look...
(Everything is MAC unless stated otherwise)
Face:
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer
Studio Fix Fluid NW15
Sculpt and Shape Powder
NYC Blush in Riverside Rose
Vanilla Pigment
Eyes:
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Vanilla Pigment as highlight
Phloof! on inner corners
Soft Brown on lid
Copperplate on outter lid
Brun in crease
Blacktrack
Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara
Lips:
Chapstick
Benefit D'Finer D'Liner
Ruby Woo
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