Sunday, 18 October 2015

Lime Crime Velvetines

Liquid lipsticks have been the rave for the past few months and it does not look like the hype is dying anytime soon. It only takes one swipe to get an intense shot of colour on your lips and it dries in seconds to a matte finish.

Lime Crime velvetines are described as having a rose petal texture and being transfer proof; the pro of this is no smudging when eating/drinking resulting in your lipstick lasting all night but the con of this is if you make a mistake good luck trying to fix it. These velvetines cost $20 (2.6ml) which is the average all brands of liquid lipsticks cost. There has been a lot of gossip in regards to the limecrime security breach; some people boycotting the companies products and others too worried to even purchase from their website. I won't go into any detail about the topic as supposedly it has all been sorted out now and here's the link about the hack from founder of Limecrime Doe Deere http://www.limecrime.com/security/

The three shades I have at the moment are Salem, Riot and the most popular (unusual) shade Cashmere. I absolutely adore all these shades and will definitely be expanding my collection especially as they are vegan and cruelty free. Further down the blog I will be reviewing each shade separately and will also share some dupes !


           



Above are swatches of the three I have in order (L-R) salem, riot, cashmere. They are highly pigmented and a little goes a very long way.

                                                                      Salem

This velvetines is a deep chocolate brown shade perfect for fall season and to create more 'vampy' looks. Here is a image I found on Limecrime's Instagram page:

     
                                           
Salem is part of the clueless witch collection along with two other shades wicked and black velvet. Personally I like to wear this shade with minimal or neutral eye make up (usually only a pair of wispie lashes) as I want to focus the look on the bold lips. This colour suits all skin tone so I would definitely recommend for everyone to purchase. Great dupes for this shade are: colourpop ultra matte lip ''limbo' $6, la splash smitten liptint mousse 'spellbound' $14 and a new release by jeffree star cosmetics 'dominatrix' $18.

                                                                  Cashmere

My favourite liquid lipstick of all times is definitely Limecrime cashmere. It's such a rare colour to
find and it perfect for all looks. It is a beautiful greige (grey-beige) colour with a hint of lilac. For a
natural make up look this is great to add a pop of colour and for full glam this definitely softens
the look. Lip swatch from Limecrime's Instagram page:
                                                   
Because of how unique cashmere is, it is very difficult to find an exact dupe but here are a list of some highly similar products: colour pop ultra matte lip 'trap' $6, aromi beauty matte liquid lipstick 'desert taupe' $17, la splash cosmetics lip couture 'ghoulish' $14.

                                                                          Riot

Described as an earthy brown red marsala pigment this shade looks completely different on each individual, on lighter skin tones it looks more reddish pink and on more darker skin tones it is more of a muted red-brown. This colour looks great for more everyday looks or to create that Kylie Jenner pout.

                                                   
Dupes for this include: la splash lip couture 'latte confession' $14 and girlactik matte lip paint 'allure' $23.

                                                                   Packaging

The velvetines come is a frosted glass bottle with a beautiful rose printed lid matching the outer box packaging. The glass gets scratched very quickly when laying with other products and because it's
matte it is highly visible then. The box they were shipped in was beyond cute, it was reversible and
covered in a floral pattern on the inside. The boxes come in great handy to store beauty products (I used one box for my make up sponges and the other for false eyelashes).
 
                                                   

                                                              Rating 

I would definitely recommend these Limecrime velvetines they are my favourite liquid lipsticks by far. They glide onto the lips and last all day and night without showing any signs of fading. They are so smooth to apply and do not leave behind any streaky marks ! I would give them a 4.5/5 the only improvement I would recommend is the frosted glass packaging. 


                                       

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