4TIFY Bold Bright Liquid Matte Lipstick, Bella, 2.5g

Color great

This is a pretty dark color. You can make a dark color work with a few tips of moisturizing and using a lip brush to tone down the color. This one is a little different matte because it has a shimmery look to the color. Usually mattes are flat. I love a good matte lipstick because I hate stickiness from lipstick, mattes stay on longer, and mattes look better on me. Mattes can be hard to use. Mattes can be drying, stick to the dryness on your lips, and feel uncomfortable because they are so dry. There are a few tips to applying mattes and make these mattes great lipsticks. First, I apply something moisturizing to my lips first like a gloss or another lipstick. Then, I apply with a lip brush. The prior gloss keeps the lipstick from sticking to dryness and keeps the lipstick from feeling dry on your lips while still looking matte and feeling good on the lips. The lip brush is very necessary to not apply too much and to look nice. With those application tips, this matte lipstick is a great lipstick. It looks wonderful, stays on, and feels great. This is especially necessary on the darker shades.

4TIFY Bold Bright Liquid Matte Lipstick, Bella, 2.5g I really love this lip gloss. You apply it with a good sized doe-foot application that has a nice texture to it and the container is basic matte black with a frosted plastic cylinder to hold the gloss. The color applies evenly and is a bit on the sparkly side and it leaves a residue of color once the gloss has faded it dries down to nice finish. Bella is a pinky-brown shade that has an almost multichrome finish with a slight shimmer when the gloss is wet. As it dries down it leaves a bit of a stain and leaves a beautiful dark tan color behind. The color does last about 4 hours with the shimmer with one application. I found that it does wear off a bit when eating or drinking. It is moisturizing and didn't lead to any rebound dryness. You can use this as a topper to other lipstick and it really changes the color of your base. Left by itself, you can use one light stroke or build it up to a really dark shade. This reminds me a lot of NYX lip glosses and contains almost the exact ingredients as the Butter Gloss line: Mineral Oil/Paraffinum Liquidum/Huile Minérale, Polybutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire d'Abeille, Silica Dimethyl Silylate [NANO], Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline, Polyethylene, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Paraffin, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance/Parfum. 4TFY Ingredients with my thoughts on each. - I have a feeling though that this list is all inclusive of the whole line of glosses and shimmers / toppers and not individual shades. POLYBUTENE: Polybutene is a polymer used as a plasticizer and viscosity agent. No Issues MINERAL OIL: Mineral Oil is a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and is used an emollient, Skin Protectant, Occlusive. Low-Moderate Issues. CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is a mixed triester of glycerin and caprylic and capric acids. Skin-Conditioning Agent – Occlusive No Issues PARAFFIN: Paraffin is a solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum Occlusive; Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emollient Low Issues BEESWAX: Beeswax is the purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera. This ingredient is listed in the PETA's Caring Consumer guide as a substance of animal origin. Function: Binder; Emulsion Stabilizer;; Skin-Conditioning Agent; EMOLLIENT; FILM FORMING; PERFUMING Low Issues but some people do have allergic reactions to this. ISONONYL ISONONANOATE is a fluid emollient for oils. It provides a rich feel and improves spreading on the skin. SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL Functions; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; EMOLLIENT; SKIN CONDITIONING; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING Low Issues PHENOXYETHANOL is a preservative used in cosmetics and personal care products. Can cause irritation in some TOCOPHERYL ACETATE: (vitamin E) Function Antioxidant; Skin-Conditioning Agent CAPRYLYL GLYCOLis used as a skin conditioning agent; has some antimicrobial activity. ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN is a glyceryl ether used as a weak preservative and skin conditioning agent. HEXYLENE GLYCOL. Fragrance, emulsifier, skin conditioner, which can cause irritation. FLAVOR (the label is not specific) RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) OIL Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; EMOLLIENT; MASKING; MOISTURISING; SKIN CONDITIONING; SMOOTHING; can be a concern SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE: A synthetic mineral based on fluorine, aluminum and silicate; Functions as a Bulking Agent; Viscosity Increasing Agent - Aqueous; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING TIN OXIDE – natural mineral used as coloring agent SILICA – natural mineral used for shine, sparkle May Contain: Titanium, Mica, Iron Oxide, Red 7, Red 28, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Manganese Violet, Red 6, Yellow 6,

This is a really heavily pigmented darker neutral shade that works with a lot of looks. Apparently, there’s a method to the matte-ness: • Exfoliate your lips, to get rid of any loose bits and dead skin. • Then you apply lip balm or other lip moisturizer. • Then outline your lips with a lip pencil. • Fill in with the matte lipstick. • You can add depth by layering on a gloss or second shade. Things to keep in mind. It dries quickly and is heavily pigmented so it goes on easily and spreads while it's still wet. This formula lasts a long, long time and should be removed using a gentle makeup remover or cold cream.

I love this 4TIFY Bold Bright Liquid Matte Lipstick in Bella. Packaging is good. Application is smooth and easy so long as you've prepared your lips sufficiently (exfoliate and moisturize). Staying power is excellent. Scent is very nice, a light vanilla. The color is intriguing, a kind of brown with superfine coppery sheen that gives it depth and character. It's great as a first layer that can be modified with something shinier. And it's also good without anything extra as a lipstick on its own. I can only wear it by itself if I've moisturized really well, but when I do that it also is longest lasting for me.

I have tried several colors and finishes with this type of gloss/lipstick. I like the gloss best, but I like this color best. These are non transparent and go on very thick. They are high quality and do not hurt or dry my lips, but overall I think I am looking for something more transparent that I have to apply more often. I didn't like the product overall, but I gave it three stars because it does what it says it is supposed to do, I simply don't like the thickness and finish.

This lip color comes in a tube with a foam wand similar to many lip glosses. The container seals tightly and I haven't any problem with leaks. The lipstick feels soft and moisturizing when it is on. The wand spreads it fairly evenly when I apply it, but I do have to go slowly. The color was much darker than I expected. It looks almost black on me. It has a metallic finish to it. I've decided it looks best on me as a highlight to a lighter color. I can put a thin layer of this around the edges of my lips, like a thick liner and then fill in the rest with something more pink. If I were younger, I could probably pull off wearing this solid color on its own, but I think I'm too old for that to look good on me.

This is a nice light gloss that goes on smooth and stays on for awhile. As long a you don't eat. This is the kind of gloss I don't mind carrying around and reaplying. It tastes ok and smells good. It glosses on nice and makes your lips look great.