essence | Metal Shock Lipstick | 06 Metal Lipstick - Blue

The lipstick I got had a more green tone than what it was supposed to look like on the advertisement. It kept on smudging, and it would not last. I would have the lipstick on for a second, and within 15 minutes, the color was already fading. I am giving this a two star because I was luckily able to get my money back.

If you're wearing this as a costume color, as I did, be prepared to fight with it to get it off. I ended up literally putting makeup remover on my lips to neutralize the blue. If you're wearing it for fashion purposes, you're in for fun and rare reapplication. I even wore this during a meal and only had to do base reapplying afterward. The overall color was still intact. Now, as an Autumn, I look awful in blue--which is fine, since I wore it to be "dead"--but the color when not on my skin is really pretty with an understated shimmer. Think Corpse Bride blue, but darker. Also, layering it for a darker blue works with no problems; one layer doesn't come off the second you place one above it.

I purchased this particular color for my daughter's halloween costume...Killer Frost. It looked great. Stayed on like any other lipstick and did what it was meant to do.