little white truths

As you may know, I'm a huge fan of Bodyography products: any product I've tried from the brand has been a cut above the rest and I couldn't live without Bodyography's base products in particular.

Bodyography's liquid foundation, primers and mineral powders are out of this world, and over time I would like to try something from Bodyography in every category - eyeshadows and blushes in particular.


This lipstick was my first foray into the brand's colour products, and while it's a sensational lipstick, unfortunately it's one of those items that I expected to be quite a different colour from what it really is. From the online photos I saw, I'd hoped it would be a dark purple. It's not. It's oxblood - and not a deep oxblood at that - so it's not a colour I'll wear much.

Fortunately I didn't pay full price for it (!), and at least I now know that the brand can produce a decent lipstick, which is no surprise to me given my good experience of Bodyography products thus far.


Bodyography claims/product details:

• Our long lasting, super-pigmented formula contains vitamins C and E, to help protect the lips from signs of ageing
• Created from an aloe vera base, resulting in a creamy, luscious texture
• Aloe vera based formula also locks in colour for all-day wear and soothes lips while preventing premature sign of ageing with powerful antioxidants
• Does not feather or bleed
• Hydrates the lips: most lipsticks on the market are clay based and can be very drying
• Goes on smoothly, will not drag
• Durable pigments for extended wear
• Vitamin E restores and conditions lips to keep them soft
• Vitamin C helps fight free radical damage and keeps your mouth line free
• Available in wide range of creams, shimmers, frosts and satin mattes
• Paraben free
• RRP $30 for 3.5g, but do shop around (I paid about half price)

See swatches above and below in slightly different lights. You can see that it looks creamy/hydrating and is a darkish berry red colour (definitely not purple!).


There it is on my lips below:


And again for good measure (it's not very dark at all unfortunately):


Verdict

I won't go on too much about my disappointment regarding the colour of this one because that's not an issue with the product itself, but rather an issue with the information/photos I could find of it online.