Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

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Packaging:
The elongated tube is made out of an acrylic bottom and opaque gold lid. The bottom flares out from the straight inside product tube to a triangle shape that is very thin with raised gold text on it. The flared sides does make it a bit awkward to store.

The gold lid matches the text and has a raised 'TF' initials on it. The clear wand has a standard doe foot applicator on it. This doesn't make application tricky at all.

Smell/Taste:
Plastic (smell only).

Colour:
Queen B - soft mauve. Warm undertones and a satin finish.
Available in 17 shades.

Formula/ Texture:
This is a thin, smooth moose texture. It is very lightweight and comfortable on the lips. It glides on like a lipgloss without tugging or skipping. It does take an oil based makeup remover to fully remove or a few swipes with a basic makeup wipe.

There is no cracking, drying out or feathering on the lips. The formula does have Vitamin E and avocado oil to condition the lips so there is no stinging or tingling feeling at all when applying this. I can see my lips look fuller and a tiny bit more plump even though there are no claims along these lines. There is hydraluronic filling spheres that smooth out the lip lines.

Dry lips aren't emphasised so much with this, but with liquid lipsticks I will always suggest to scrub and moisturise prior to application. The longevity on this is quite amazing - I got 10hrs in before I choose to remove it.

The only caution is that oil rich foods will remove this slightly. The only downside I've found is that once this is dry on the slips, it makes it harder and more rough to purse the lips together. I don't know how much this affects most people.

Otherwise I really love this and am surprised at how comfortable and long wearing the is! No need for lip liners or much maintenance at all. 

Available:
From Mecca Cosmetica, mecca.com.au for $30 for 7ml/0.23fl.oz. I got mine in America from Ulta for US$21.

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