Sleek Matte Me Lip Gloss Birthday Suit
sobota, februar 27, 2016
Though it's not exactly new on the market, Birthday Suit is one of those shades that has gained in popularity mostly in the last years, ever since it's all about the 90's inspired mauve-brown nude shades and it has been on my mind for quite a while because I adore matte finishes, but I was vary of actually trying it, since these type of shades look vastly different on a pasty little Snow White like me than on someone with a medium skin tone. Still, I decided to take risk and get it despite my concerns. It ended up looking far better on me than I expected and I've been reaching for it very often.
Texture: The formula is strange and different from what I'm used to. It starts as a very light oily liquid and I was kind of concerned about how smudgy this will be because it moves a lot from the start, but after about 3-5 minutes it's completely set to a perfect, "Instagram-matte" finish. This probably has the best proper matte finish I've tried. However, it does feel like a film on the lips from the start and it can feel tight, so avoid this if you have dry lips because it will feel very uncomfortable to you, as it is the driest such lipstick I've tried, but to me it's perfectly fine. Once it set it doesn't transfer or it transfers only in mirror traces.
Right after application above and after it sets bellow:
Colour: Birthday Suit is a medium nude shade or a rosy-mauve-beige slightly brown shade. I was really concerned it will look beige-brown on me, but it turned out to be so much better than expected and close to what I've seen on Pinterest images. The thing about this shade is that it changes to much as it wears, it's beige at application and with time it oxidises into a more rosy, darker shade. I sometimes feel it's different every hour, but I'm sure it has a lot to do with the light as well, sometimes it looks more beige, sometimes more rosy, basically I think that any swatch I can make will always be just an approximation.
Too Faced Chocolate Bar on the eyes (Hazelnut, Hot Chocolate and Marzipan), Max Factor Lavish Mauve on the cheeks.
Staying power: It manages to stay well, especially for a light shade, but most matte lip creams last well anyway. Oil will break it down, so be aware of that when you eat, but it tends to survive drinking well. It wears of nicely because it's a light shade and you can't see unevenness, also it doesn't crack all weird.
Packaging: The applicator is clumsy and too big for my liking, and I don't exactly have the smallest lips. They should have made it either more curved or smaller, something like NYX or Bourjois have.
Reviews of Kiko Velvet Matte 612 Strawberry Pink, NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Cannes, Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in 07 Nude-ist and Golden Rose Velvet Matte 12.
Scent: The scent isn't detectable on the lips nor upon application, but if I smell it on the applicator it smells like church. Yup, I'm being weird again, but that's how it smells, like a cold stone building.
Price and availability: I got mine on Boots International for £4.99. Some Slovene online shops have it, but it's rarely actually in stock.
If you ever searched for a liquid lipstick with the most perfect matte finish, this one will fit the bill quite nicely. However, it's a lip product for those of us, who don't really ever experience dry lips and don't find matte lip products uncomfortable, but if you're one who needs a lip balm often and has in general quite dry lips, this is probably the worst product for you. I actually really enjoy wearing it and I love the proper matte finish of it. I wish the applicator were better designed, but otherwise, I'm a fan of this lip cream.
Have a great day!
20 comments
Ful je lep odtenek! Ampak sem si prejšnji mesec kupila tole KIKO Strawberry pink, tako da si verjetno ne bom tudi te ;) Samo me ful mika, ker nisem še poskusila nobenega odtenka od tehle Sleek šmink :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiStrawberry Pink in Birthday Suit na meni izgledata zelo drugačna, ampak zagotovo ne rabiš oba :D Par odtenkov mi je zanimivih od teh Matte Me, ampak so večinoma bolj živi :)
IzbrišiIt looks SO good on you! On me it pulls quite coral which is not what I wanted from this shade at all =/
OdgovoriIzbrišiThank you <3 Really? That's very surprising.
IzbrišiOooooh I LOVE it on you! I have this one as well and it's great! But now I found out it contains parabens I wear it less often :( I love the shade though, it's a bummer. If you like this one, I can also recommend Matte Naked by Milani! It's absolutely amazing and not too far from this shade :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiThank you :) Oh, I actually thought Matte Naked was more brown. Well, good to know, I'll check it out :)
IzbrišiIt definitely has a bit of brown in it, but it pulls pretty much just pink on me! :) More of a neutral pink.
IzbrišiInteresting :) I always watch swatches from Beauty with Emily Fox and it looks more brown on her :) Such shades always look so different on various skin tones, so it may be worth a try :)
IzbrišiZdaj ti zavidam še nesuhe ustnice, ne samo trepalnic :D. Odtenek ti super paše, se mi zdi, da je ravno dovolj roza v njem, da ne izgleda preveč rjav. :) Bom pa preskočile, ker so moje ustnice Sahara :).
OdgovoriIzbrišiHvala :) Ja, mi je res kul, da ni tok rjav. Ti res priporočam, da sprobaš Palmers Swivel Stick :) Odkar sem jo kupila nimam nikoli suhe ustnice, pa sploh ne pijem dosti tekočine, ker se trapasta in pozabim. Drugače pa ja, tale ni zate niti približno, ker je lahko zelo suh.
IzbrišiFul, ful lep odtenek, pa še mat je in malo rozkastega podtona ima, super ti paše:)
OdgovoriIzbrišiHvala :) Sem res vesela, da se ta roza podton pokaže tudi na moji svetli koži :)
IzbrišiTale odtenek je pa čisto zame, čudovit <3
OdgovoriIzbrišiDefinitivno je čisto zate ;)
IzbrišiYes, I'm planning to buy it this month, even though I have quite a dislike for dry-textured lippies but the color is so beautiful, I guess I'll have to pass that con away. It looks great on you and thanks for the honest review. :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiChaste & Beautiful
It's pretty dry, I won't lie to you, but completely fine to me :) If you want it because of the colour, give it a try, it might surprise you :) Thank you :)
IzbrišiThe shade is gorgeous. But I can feel the drying the effect in the photos itself.
OdgovoriIzbrišiIt's very matte, so naturally it has such an effect, yes :) But actually for some reason my phone loves to dial up contrast, which is hard to get rid of with editing, so it made the lips look more crease-y than it is in reality :)
IzbrišiThat's it. Zdaj ga pa RES morem kupit :D Sploh se ne morem nagledat tega odtenka <3
OdgovoriIzbrišiJaz sem bila pa zihr, da ga že imaš :) Je tako tvoja barva :)
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