These combine a stain-type lip colour and a lip gloss, the latter are either glittery or not. They boasts with exceptional staying power, but on my lips it comes with a cost of looking uneven and once the product wears off, the stains look the same magenta on me regardless which colour I chose. I struggled making these look good, so forgive me for patchy swatches - I assume most people don't have the same problems as me with patchiness, at least I haven't seen it occurring on those that did videos with these.

These are two products in one. The "colour-stain side" features a marker-like applicator, which has a rounded tip that is slightly curved on each side to fit the shape of the lips. The rounded tip doesn't make it as precise to apply as Essence's Line'n Stain Tattoo Lip Liner, which is a similar product just without a gloss. Formula is a lightweight stain, you can't feel these on the lips at all. That also means the lip colour  isn't moisturising at all, so if you have dry lips applying the lip gloss on top is almost a must (or pairing it with a lip balm). Most shades are semi-opaque, though darker hues are almost full coverage.

There is very little transfer from these, even with the gloss on top. They don't wipe off when drinking or eating and their staying power is extreme. These leave a strong stain on the lips, which is impossible to scrub off and if your lips are not perfect, the colouring ends up uneven with darker patches. When you decide to wear these, there's no going back - I was honestly struggling swatching these all on the same day and I was not able to get the colour off for the next shade. My lips weren't made for such lip stains. I always end up with much darker inner part of the lips despite making sure my lips are hydrated and prepped before and on those parts of the lips the tint lasted for days (it took 3 days for the magenta tint to finally come off after I swatched this lot). Most shades apart from the lightest ones, leave that classic strong magenta tint that I'm not sure it's a pH reacting one or just the base colour. The matching glosses are all sheer and are pretty basic ones. They complement stain colour on the other side nicely, though they don't mask the unevenness.

The stain that was left after vigorous scrubbing, trying a micellar and oily removers. Like I said above, it lasted 3 days.

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*PR products. Unpaid review.

Marketed as a hydrating concealer with a radiant finish, this formula had been on my radar for a while before I took a plunge. I swatched it a few times in the shop and it appeared to me a great formula for my dry skin, but applying it at home was a whole different story. It turned out quite unlike what I expected, as on my skin it behaves more like a standard matte concealer rather than a hydrating one and it's more similar to formulas such as Catrice's Liquid Camouflage. I’m disappointed. That said, matte concealers are often best-sellers, and it's likely this might be less matte or dry on other skin types. It’s definitely less drying than L’Oréal’s Infallible More Than Concealer.

Texture: It's got a deceptively light and fluid formula, which gave me the impression it'll work with my skin, but as soon as I begin blending, it lacks the smoothness that more moisturising formulas have.

Coverage and finish: Coverage is medium to full. It sets to quite a dry-looking, aging matte finish on me.

Shade: The one thing they got right is the shade, as it's nicely neutral and it doesn't lean to orange as L'Oreal's light shades sometimes do. 1N fits my very pale skin tone, but it's not the lightest shade I own.

Packaging: The applicator is well-designed for under-eye use and it's similar in shape to Revlon’s Candid concealer.

If you're looking for a hydrating formula that suits dry skin, this isn't it based on my experience. But if you like matte concealers, this might be better suited for you. At least their pale shade is nice.