This Lightweight Liquid Lipstick Will Survive Taco Tuesday!

By: @acevallee

Tis the season for deep lips (although I believe you can wear them throughout the entire year). 

I have honestly never tried HUDA Beauty Liquid Matte and Lip Contour Matte Pencil before today and I wish I had jumped on this train a while ago. First off the packaging is sultry, and perfect for that Instagram aesthetic. 

The shade "Famous" is an absolutely gorgeous Burgundy, reminiscent of my favorite Pinot Noir. Although the shade is incredibly dupable, the actual quality and featherweight formula is NOT. 

The liquid lip goes on thin and comfortably. While applying it went on smoothly along my lips. Given, it does have a watery consistency but two layers leave a perfectly sleek, opaque result. It does dry down so lightweight you feel like nothing is on your lips. I recommend blotting lips so that you don't feel a sticky residue. I do have to make sure to let it dry completely before I go on about my day because it will transfer onto and stain my invisible aligners. I don't care what anyone says NO MATTE LIQUID LIPSTICK IS HYDRATING AT ALL, however, this liquid lipstick is more comfortable than most, just make sure you prep your lips properly and exfoliate before application for the best result. 

I really do love the Lip Contour Matte Pencil. It glides on incredibly smooth as well and doesn't skip while outlining the lips. It isn't super drying and sits light and well on the lips. It is the perfect base when applied under the liquid lip but also works sufficiently on its own. 

Most importantly you guys, this liquid lip and lip contour duo did survive through Taco Tuesday. A tiny bit of transfer did occur but nothing that a quick little touch-up couldn't fix. 

As the product dries down, the shade deepens which is pretty cool to see happen before your eyes. Here is how the shade "Famous" sets on my medium skin tone. 

The Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Lipstick retails at sephora.com and shophudabeauty.com for $20 and the matching Lip Contour Matte Pencil retails for $19. Your local Sephora might carry mini pairs to try out before you splurge and commit to the full size products which is a plus. 

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Dose of Colors Desi X Katy Collection Relaunch: Must Haves (and what you can pass on)

@bufferingbetty

The DesixKaty collection from Dose of Colors relaunches today, Sunday 9/24/17 at 6pm PST!! It launched in mid-August and " sold out in less than a day" (Allure). 

Dose of Colors is an indie brand that is no being sold at Ulta online. The also make my absolute favorite liquid lipstick in the shade Berry Me 2. Every time I think I've found a new fave, I wear Berry Me 2 and I'm hooked all over again. Desi Perkins and Lusterlux (Katy) are each influencer with a large following. They amass  5.5 million followers on Instagram, over 1.1 million followers on Twitter, and 4.3 followers on Youtube. The whole collection features 2 liquid lipsticks, 2 nude creme lipsticks, a gloss, and eyeshadow palette. If you want to know what is a true must-have for this collection, keep reading :)

The nude and rose gold packaging is just beautiful. The lipsticks have soft touch outer layer for similar to the feel of a NARS lipstick. Each highlighter and the eyeshadow palette is wrapped in a rose gold shimmer that is shimmers in a way that you can't look away. I'm -a little obsessed.

The GIrls palette is named for their dogs! Each shade is named a nickname for their dog. I have three yorkies, so obviously, I'm a dog person and just love that. The full shimmer palette was made with the idea that most makeup wearers have their go-to matte shades. Some folks did not like that but I really didn't mind. I rather have a palette full of unique shades than yet another -can I say it' dame warm neutrals palette. What I don't love about the formula is that they the shades are made to be used with your finger. I have very small lids so that doesn't always work for me. However, I love the colors. Each shade has so much dimension. They are comparable to a UD Moondust shadow but with more... everything. More pigment in the base shade and tons of sparkles. My favorite shade is Turbosan. Truthfully, I don't think this palette is a must have. I would if I could use it with a brush because I really do love the colors. When I've tried, the colors aren't as potent. Harpoon and Suz are meant to be used wet. When you do, have and asthma pump near by because -stunning. Yeah, just stunning. 

More Creamer Please is the nude lipstick my skin tone has been waiting for. It is a brownish peach shade perfect for deeper medium tones and even deeper. There is a lighter nude called 'No Shade.' The formula of this lipstick is creamy and hydrating. This is a must have! Dose of Colors really does know how to do a lipstick. 

Dose of Colors makes an amazing liquid lipstick formula. The color is so rich! It is a mousse like formula with a comfortable finish. I've been wearing their lipsticks for years and never have a problem. The only application note you need to keep in mind is that you need to let the formula dry down or you will move the color around like I did in the swatch of Hot Fire. You can see in the center wear my lips touch that the color looks lifted but that was pure application error. This almost neon red-orange shade, Hot Fire, is a little bit tricky to get an even finish but you can finish it easier with a brush. Savage though -amazing! It is so dark and vampy. Of course, a fall staple. The lipstick wears down to a nice stain. If I had to choose just one, I would painfully take Savage and just miss Hot Fire with great sorrow. I see myself getting much more use out of Savage. Year round, not just when people are fighting over pumpkin spice lattes (which aren't all that anywayz -needed to be said!).

The DesixKaty collection from Dose of Colors launched with two highlighters. A rose gold  shade called Mirame (Me-rrah-meh - please try to pronounce it. No es tan dificil). As well as Fuego which is a champagne gold. I just picked up Fuego. When I applied it to my cheeks, I immediately regretted being cheap and not getting Mirame as well. It is not just your run of the mill highlighter. Your skin looks wet! It doesn't look like a chunk of eyeshadow on your cheek, it looks like it was always meant to be there. The highlight is a must-have product. 

My absolute top two picks from this collection were the Savage Liquid Lipstick and the Fuego highlighter. 

What did/will you get from the DesiXKaty Collection from Dose of Colors?

Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick... That's NOT MATTE!!! Is Marc Jacobs' Le Marc Liquid Lip Crème the perfect alternative to the matte liquid lip craze?

By: Amanda V.

Move over Liquid Matte, Marc's Liquid Lip Crème is taking over. It has been such a refreshing change to feel something more comfortable on the lips while still being (almost) transfer proof. I found that it doesn't bleed on its own which is great and it works even better with a lip liner. I cant find the most majestic words to describe this impeccable formula so I will just say this... If powerful smudge-proof matte lipstick had a baby with luscious, silky satin lipstick this would be their child. 

It has great pigmentation and although labeled to last 8 hours... it doesn't exactly do that (I mean, unless you plan on not eating or drinking anything within these hours, lets be real) It slowly fades into a tinted stain (which I'm not mad about because I personally love the blotted lip look) but that's okay because this is one of the very few liquid lipsticks that you can re-apply and it will still go on creamy with the perfect sheen and not skip as you re-apply. Sometimes reapplication has a gross feeling (unless thats just me) especially if the formula is full matte. ( I know I have strange pet peeves). I love that this lipstick has a subtle vanilla scent. I find that alot of higher end branded lipstick smell like nothing or like melted crayons which is not my favorite at all. This lipstick is formulated with Collagen and Brazilian cupuaçu butter to give that slightly plump appearance with that comfort of a soft, creamy, hydrating feel. 

In the photo above is an unedited swatch with my medium skin tone. You can actually see the silky, sheeny texture of the product which is superb! This is in the shade SLOW BURN which for me, is that "your lips but better" kind of shade  and it can be paired with so many lip liners to make bad ass lip combos. This became my new go to. 

The Le Marc Liquid Lip Crème is retailed at $28 and comes in 6 neutral shades. It can be quite a splurge and I know what you're thinking... this is shade is totally dupeable. Although that is very true, the formulation is not. It is a luxurious treat for your lips and you cant really find this kind of quality, creamy sheen in many of the liquid lipsticks that are currently on the market. I totally recommend this especially for those of you who want to take a break from the matte lipstick craze. 

You can purchase this lipstick and other Marc Jacobs Beauty products at MarcJacobsBeauty.com, NeimanMarcus.com, Net-A-Porter.com, Sephora.Com and Sephora Stores.

LIP TIPS:

Not the best choice if you're planning on a heated makeout session.

Not Taco Tuesday Friendly (I've learned this the hard way)

For longer lasting wear just please avoid oily foods.