Aloha Everyone!
Today I will be doing a quick review of ELF's semi-new Lip Stain from their Essentials line. Up until this point, I have liked everything I have reviewed. Sadly, this will be a first dislike. When I first started using it, which was (let's be honest) right in the target parking lot, I thought I found a real keeper. At only $2 a pop, I was super excited to find a long-lasting stain that actually stains.
Color Selection: This comes in four shades, so not a big one.
Packaging: Cheap, plastic casing but simple.
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| Top: 22124 Crimson Crush Bottom: 22122 Nude Nectar |
Scent: While I love having a nice smelling lip product, if they don't smell like anything it doesn't bother me. Crimson Crush doesn't have any crazy scent, however, Nude Nectar has an incredibly odd almost vomit like scent. It is seriously gross!
Finish: A matte "stain".
Texture: Very dry, after all it is a stain.
Pigmentation: Like I said earlier, I did like these at first because Crimson Crush swatched especially nice for only being $2. After only one week, the pigmentation diminished greatly, getting virtually none. The swatches above are about ten times back and forth. Nude Nectar never had great pigmentation, just a weird smell!
Staying Power: This being a stain, I expected it to do so... Stain my lips! However, it didn't. While if you rub on the swatch it won't come off, it lasted only about an hour or two before needing to be reapplied. Also, if you got any water/moisture on your lips, it came right off. Hence, defeating the "stain" idea!
Easy to Remove: Yes.
Who's it best for? While I'd like to say for $2 bucks you can't go wrong, I can't. I'd say skip out on this one! The scent/pigmentation just isn't worth it for me.
Thanks so much for reading!
xoxo, Sam :)
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