little white truths

We received one of these lip tints in Memebox Superbox #70 Thumbs Up! Bloggers' Picks.

You could have received either the CC Sorbet Melting Tint, the Exciting Snow Cooling Tint or the Sorbet Tint, and I'm glad I got the CC Sorbet Melting Tint because it's orange: I'm a total orange junkie and the pink or red versions wouldn't have suited me.


N.S.M claims/product details:

• Creates a bio-film over lips to protect and maintain moisture and nutrition within
• The texture distinguishes these products: the moment you apply them, they will instantly melt into your lips with a soothing and cooling feeling without being too glossy or sticky
• Glides smoothly and vividly onto your lips
• Holds the colourful radiance in place with a cooled, refreshing feeling that lasts for up to 30 minutes after tint application
• Colour won't fade even under water and will last all day long 
• To use: apply the tint along your lip contours and pat it on with your fingers for a natural gradation effect
• RRP $18 for 5g

My oh my, I think we can definitely call that orange.

There's one swipe of product below:


Below I've done a double coat:


And below I've added a sheer, shimmery gloss over the top to add some moisture:


Verdict

I do like this product and I'll wear it, albeit not very often because it's super bright and isn't something I'd use for an everyday look.

On the brightness, the colour mightn't be for everyone but I'm sure you could dumb it down with a pale gloss/lipstick over the top, so it's worth playing around before discarding it based on the bright colour alone. It also works as a stain if you apply the tiniest amount, so you can manage the bold colour issue if you want to.

Note the product has a bit of a weird, plastic-y scent that I'm not a fan of at all, but fortunately the smell doesn't linger so I can get over it.

In terms of formula, I personally need to apply a gloss over the top because it's a very drying product. You can see that from the above photos: it gives my lips lines I never knew I had. For this reason, I definitely recommend buffing your lips well beforehand because it sticks to flaky bits and highlights dry patches.

As for texture, it's very thin/runny before it dries down, so it spreads well before drying and you can apply a very fine layer if you want (bonus) and also build it to your preferred intensity (another bonus). Once dried, it kind of feels/looks like you've coloured in your lips with texta (not that I've ever done that but hopefully you know what I mean (!)), but the benefit of that is: it stays put. So the long-lasting claim is true.

On the glossy/sticky claim: it's not glossy at all but very matte and it is a little sticky but not terribly so. And I'm not even sure what a 'bio-film' is, but this product certainly doesn't feel like it protects and retains moisture in your lips: as I said, it's pretty drying.

As for the other claims, I really wish that brands would stop coming out with random 'features' to 'distinguish' their products. I wouldn't choose a lip product because it 'melts' and 'cools' and, quite frankly, it doesn't do either of those things in my experience so I'm not sure what that's all about. The product applies and feels like any other comparable tint, and all I really care about is that I like the colour and that it lasts reasonably well: both of which it does.

'Nuff said.