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Our unique Ultra Blotted Lip creates a soft, diffused, just-blotted look with its comfy, matte, longwearing finish.
For that soft, diffused just-blotted look, our medium coverage liquid lipstick dries matte, doesn’t budge, and feels soft and comfy on the lips.
A medium coverage matte lipstick that creates a soft, diffused look. It is completely transfer-proof and long-wearing but also lightweight and comfortable. No cracking or flaking! Leaves lips smooth and fresh.
Application tips
Apply your ultra blotted lip in a thin layer for most comfortable wear.
 To intensify your look, line your lips with a matching lippie pencil, this will help you achieve the perfect finished look and it will also give the appearance of fuller lips.

- I mean the description says it all. These are long lasting matte liquid lipsticks, but with sheer medium coverage.

- They come in the same clear plastic packaging as their other liquid lip and lip gloss formulas, silver lid and have a standard doe foot applicator. The shade name sticker is on the base. I do find like most Colourpop products the writing tends to fade off the packaging after a few uses. Wish they'd up the quality because the packaging looks so battered and tacky after a short while.

I've taken lots of pictures under various lighting Right-Left: Starlet, Tattle Tail, Zuma, Halo Effect, Vitamin Sea, Doozy, Soda Pop, Sleepy Eyes, Cypress Chill, Cherry On Top

- 3g of product for $7. Which is approx £5.67. Creamy thin formula.

- No added scent, just a bit of a plasticky smell but not at all strong or overpowering.

- They have a tonne of colours and are always adding new shades to the range. I'd love to own them all as I find all the shades have worked for me because of how sheer and forgiving the formula is. Also should mention that they set to a slightly more muted tone on the lips, not as bright or vivid as how they appear in the tube or when they're still wet, so bare this in mind.

I have the shades:

Starlet - diffused deep yellow nude - One of my personal faves, perfect neutral nude, this with a nude gloss on top is perfection.

Tattle Tail - diffused rose pink - Cute candy pink on my skin tone, pair with a darker lip liner

Zuma - warm nude - My holy grail, my love, my life! Perfect warm nude pink on my skin tone.

Halo Effect - warm nude with a hint of coral - Exactly that, peachier, coral version of Zuma

Vitamin Sea - orange terracotta - I pair this with Toffee to tone down the brightness, really nice for spring/summer

Doozy - warm rose - My go-to bright yellow pink, so so cute and pretty on the lips

Soda Pop - plummy rose - Exactly that, a plummy toned pink.

Sleepy Eyes - warm rose nude - I would say this is a rosy reddish mlbb colour on me. I reach for this a lot as well as the next one.

Cypress Chill - sheer brick rose - Deeper and a bit more burgundy than Sleepy Eyes, another go-to.

Cherry On Top - blackened plum - Gorgeous wearable vampy cherry bitten lips. The amount of times people have asked me what I have on my lips when I've worn this...! Can apply streaky so take your time with this shade in particular.

- Unlike other liquid lipsticks I don't wipe off the excess back into the tube, one doe foot application is enough for me and I don't need to dunk the wand back in and put on a second layer. They apply fairly easily, but I will say you have to take effort to ensure you apply the product as evenly as you can and blend out any streaks because the streaks will set too and will be visible.

This is the shade Zuma- my fave!

- I would say you have about 40 seconds to apply and spread the product around before it starts to set and they do set rather quickly. I personally don't think they layer very well so would suggest to only apply one layer or it starts to feel quite thick and rough on the lips and the product gets very crumbly. If you want to layer then I suggest you let one layer dry completely before applying the next.

While it's still wet...

Once it's dry, it's completely matte, no shine whatsoever

- They feel super lightweight on the lips for a liquid lipstick. I despise the sticky, tackiness of some liquid lipstick formulas, or when I rub my lips together and can feel that dry rough layer of product on my lips.
What I actually do with most of my liquid lipsticks (and I've shared this trick on my Instagram before) is apply a tiny amount of a pore filling primer to my lips before applying the liquid lipstick to prevent any tackiness.
I don't have to use any primer with these Ultra Blotted Lips, they feel so soft and smooth and I can feel my own lips when I purse them together. 

The bottom picture shows the thicker areas that were still wet and you can see they flaked off in those areas once they'd dried down in the top picture. Like I mentioned, one layer is best.

- Another quality I love about these are how soft, diffused and smooth they look on my lips. I have a lot of lines on my lips and find most liquid lipstick formulas highlight these lines and I don't get a smooth plump pillowy finish. Which is also why I use the primer step with traditional liquid lipsticks, using a pore filling primer smoothens and fills out the lines on my lips and gives me a much smoother fuller finish.

However I don't need to use any primer for the Ultra Blotted Lips, they give the lips a very smooth pillowy finish on their own.

- These are waterproof and smudge-proof. I love that these last as long as your traditional liquid lipsticks and because of their sheerness they wear off better too. Like liquid lipsticks they fade on the inner parts of your lips after eating but it’s not as prominent as a super pigmented liquid lipstick.

- I don’t have any negatives apart from the obvious that they’re not the most hydrating lip products and lips can feel dry after a while, but for a long lasting matte product they are immensely comfortable. You can apply a balm underneath or a gloss on top if you like, this will obviously compromise longevity.

- Another negative is that they do dry up quicker in the tube compared to normal liquid lipsticks.

- Another negative is that they’re unfortunately not easy to get hold of here in the UK as Colourpop are based in the USA and shipping can take between 2-3 weeks.

- Even though they are very affordable products, shipping to the UK is a flat rate of $10 for orders under $50. They offer free shipping for orders over $50 and thankfully customs and taxes are paid for at checkout so no surprises at your door. I usually make my $50+ orders during their sale period.
One thing I should mention is that I just noticed a lot of their shades in this line are missing, I really hope they aren’t discontinuing them...

- To summarise I love these Ultra Blotted Liquid Lipsticks, I love the shades and how wearable they are on me, these work so well with my brown girl lip issues. If you love matte stained lips you will love these! I can tell you one thing, whenever I’ve had one of these on, I've always been asked what I’m wearing on my lips, always! So that should convince you if this review hasn’t. It took me forever to make this post haha but I hope you enjoyed this review.

Have you tried the Ultra Blotted Lips? Share your thoughts!

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Liquid Lipsticks are all the rage right now! Nobody can get enough of them and there are cooooountless brands out there producing tons of formulas and varieties of shades, keeping our waggling tongues waggling for more! 

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NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams ( Previous post-MY NYX LIPSTICK COLLECTION AND SWATCHES)

I have the shades: Stockholm: Which is a pale peachy nude, I was obsessed with this shade before I bought it but was a bit disappointed because it was too light and bright for my complexion, especially my top lip, it didn't look anything like the way I saw it on others. I like pairing this with a lip liner and much prefer it like this.

Colourpop

The Suede Creams are much thinner and liquidy in consistency than the Soft Matte Lip Creams, pigmented yet feel soft and comfortable on the lips, though I find they take quite a while to dry down completely. Like the name suggests it's a suede like finish and feel on the lips. Once dry they do last a while. The formula is actually really really good but it's because they take so long to dry why they've been pushed this far down in my list plus they have the least exciting range of shades in my opinion, I think if they had more wearable shades then I would have liked them more, the shades they have are more suitable for those who like wacky vibrant shades and that's just not my cup of tea.

I have the shade: Soft Spoken: It's another "Lolita dupe" type of shade (Mauvey pink). If you own this you don't need to own Rome or vice versa. 

NYX Liquid Lingerie

I have been so impressed with NYX lately. Their recent lip product launches have been a HUGE HIT in the beauty industry, causing waves of happiness and joy and I can totally understand why!

I was very fortunate enough to be sent some brushes and makeup pieces from Bdellium Tools through their Product Review Programme, I've used them a plenty since receiving and feel like I know them well enough to share my honest thoughts with everyone. 

Bdellium Tools (pronounced del-ee-uhm. The "b" is silent) are a company based in California who provide makeup tools and products designed by brush experts, the brushes are custom tailored and handmade in their factory in China by skilled artisans. They have several product lines and I was sent the brushes from their Studio line. These brushes have been made with either synthetic or natural bristles, I believe the natural bristles are either Pony or Goat hair. They also have several Eco-Friendly and vegan line of brushes in a choice of 4 pretty colours. These Studio brushes are described as having professional and full sized handles and the ferrules are made of anodised aluminium. They've also recently launched their first cosmetic product which is a series of twistable Lip Crayons in an array of beautiful shades.

The products I received were safely bubble wrapped and came individually packed in clear cellophane packets and the whole bundle was nicely wrapped in bright yellow tissue paper mimicking the signature yellow theme of their Studio line brushes. When I first held the brushes in my hand I straightaway noticed the feel and quality of the brushes, they felt very sturdy and solid and definitely had more weight to them than any of my other wooden handled brushes. The lacquered finish on the brushes is incredibly smooth and glossy and really makes them look and feel the part. Just from inspecting the bristles and running my fingers through them the first time I could tell these were quality and professionally made brushes without a shred of doubt and better than a lot of the brushes I already own.

The first brush I'll review is the Studio 776 Blending Brush, $9 (just over £6). Oh I love me a good blending brush! I really do and this brush is no exception! I love the length and thickness of the barrel, so sturdy and really feels solid. The bristles are made of natural fibres and are very very soft to touch, much softer than my ELF Essential Blending Brush, they have a good balance of sturdy and swishy-ness which is important for the role of blending. The brush head is tapered and comes to a rounded point, the ferrule isn't round but is flattened a bit, so from a birds eye view the brush head looks slightly oval instead of round, I find this shape mostly useful for blending out the crease. Though blending brushes can be used for a myriad of other purposes, like blending out concealer or lightly dusting powder onto specific areas and I say you can never have enough blending brushes in your keep!

I first done an eye look using my Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette to test out it's performance and found that it felt nice and soft on the eyelids, it really blended out the shadows smoothly and quite professionally, effortless is what came to mind. I was most definitely impressed and for a minute there this amateur eye shadow-ist felt like a pro! I always do a pinching test with new brushes where I pinch and tug at the bristles to check for shedding and there was none with this brush, none at all, I did this a few times with some definite grip but still no bristles were coming free. When I went to wash the brush after using, I swished it around in my palm with the cleanser and found the stains washed off nicely, I also kept a close eye on it whilst washing and did notice one bent-ish bristle snap off, just the one though but other than that I haven't noticed any other form of shedding which is excellent as I've always had brushes shed whilst using and washing. This has happily replaced my ELF Blending Brush for sure and I can see myself reaching for this quite a lot from now on.

Another brush that I received is the Studio 936 Concealer Brush, $9 (just over £6) . This brush is also made with soft natural bristles. It's a thin and flat brush and the bristles on this brush feel very smooth and soft yet firm at the same time. Again I carried out the pinch test and found no bristles came out whatsoever, even after washing. I've been using this with my Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer and have been loving it! Since I don't apply tons of product anyway, the size of this has been absolutely perfect for my under eye circles and the odd blemishes I want to conceal, I find the bareMinerals concealer brush that I was using to be a little too big and I end up using more product and getting it where I don't need it. I apply a small amount under each eye and pat and blend it in, I find the amount of sturdiness really blends and moves the product well when I want to cover small imperfections around my face and the flat side really pushes and pats the concealer into place.

I've also used this to apply eyeshadow onto my eyelids for the main lid colour and it's worked very well, I adore how smooth it feels on the eyelids, the swishy-ness at the tips really glides on softly and smoothly across the lid and applies the shadow on nicely. As it's quite a thin brush this won't pick up and deposit a lot of shadow but you can build up and pack on the colour as you wish, overall this works perfectly fine for me.

The last brush in the selection is the Studio 733 Lash Brush, $8 ( just over £5). Made of synthetic fibres, this quality spoolie is ideal to use through your brows and lashes. Apart from combing through and taming my naturally bushy tails (brows) I use this mainly for brushing through my lashes to get rid of mascara clumps, to separate my lashes and to fan them out for a more volumised, yet natural and wispy look. If you know me then you'll know I'm fussy when it comes to my mascaras. My lashes are long but thin so they're very prone to clumpiness, I hate it when mascaras clump on me and bunch my lashes together and make them look sparse and minimised instead of volumised. This happens a lot when the beauty-holic in me purchases new mascaras to try, more often than not the brush or formula isn't the most perfect option for me and they'll clump up on my lashes, so I'm forced to go in with a separate -preferably clean- mascara wand to try and comb out the clumps, but the wands just haven't had the right amount of stiffness.

This spoolie however is exactly what I need, it's stiff enough to brush through the clumps and it fans out my lashes perfectly. I've had spoolie's before but they've either come off the handle, ferrule and all or they've not had the right firmness to break up the clumps, this has been working a charm for me and I know the ferrule won't be coming off anytime soon, if ever! It's a solid spoolie and everyone needs a spoolie in their lives to achieve a professional and beautiful finish to their lashes and it's definitely gotta be a quality one like this one.

The last product I received was a makeup product, specifically they're Auto Lip Crayon, in the shade "In the Nude". Oh my this was a treat! Everyone and their mum knows I'm a vehement lipstick junkie so this was right up my aisle, not only that but the fact that it was a nude shade had me overly thrilled! I know my lipsticks, I've worn and owned a heck of a lot so I can tell when certain formulas are quality formulas, the way they apply on to the lips, the finish, the colour pay off and comfortability are all indicators at how specific the formulas intricacies are and how meticulously it has been put together and this product definitely fits the bill.

At 1.5g and containing natural, nourishing and hydrating ingredients like shea butter, the lip crayon glides smoothly on to my lips, it's beautifully pigmented, the colour pay off is great and it covers the hyper-pigmentation on my lips really well making my lips look full and perfected. This actually feels really nourishing and super comfortable on. It's a satin/matte finish and smoothens the surface of my lips nicely. I do prefer  matte-er finishes but I appreciate the quality and really like the formula of this product, it's so buttery smooth and has plenty of colour concentration and it doesn't have that cheap slippey/slidey texture that some drugstore lipsticks can have, so this does last a decent time especially after I set it with some powder. It's also paraben and perfume free for those that have issues in that department. The packaging is simple, sturdy and effective with the convenient twist up mechanism. Applying this is a dream, I can easily line my lips with the pointed tip and fill them in at the same time, easy peasy!

The shade is quite a pale nude on my tanned NC35 - ish South Asian (hyperpigmented around the mouth) skin tone and this shade is not something I can pull off on it's own at all, I think people with NC30 skin tones and under can wear this without any additional help but it's actually a wonderful shade for mixing. I've had my eye on MAC's Honeylove for a while as it's a really pale nude shade that looks amazing on tanned skin when mixed with other lipsticks or with certain lip liners underneath, so I was very happy to use this lip crayon mixed with other products and I've created some stunning combinations, this actually layers really beautifully! One of my favourite combos is Jordana's Nutmeg which is a deep reddish brown lipliner and with "In the Nude" on top it turns into a wonderful gorgeous dusky pink nude that makes my lips look fuller, then I pat on some Soap & Glory Kick Ass Powder and it's matte perfection, full, pouty, nude lips, me loves!

Swatched partially on top of Jordana Nutmeg Lip Liner

One layer swatched completely over the Lip Liner