The Balm Meet Matte Hughes Long Lasting Liquid Lipsticks

I was able to purchase The Balm Meet Matte Hughes Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick (reg. $17.00) over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend at 50% off… Man! I can’t believe that was over a month ago! I picked up colors that I thought might flatter my skin tone: Trustworthy, Loyal, and Sentimental.

Top: Trustworthy; Middle: Sentimental; Bottom: Loyal
Dried down
Trustworthy
Sentimental
Loyal

My skin type

As far as my lips are concerned, my lips are naturally dry. I have developed a dependency on lip balm. I almost always apply lip balm before I wear liquid lipsticks.

The Formula

The formula is a velvety, mousse-like texture. I smells delicious, like cake! It goes on semi-opaque and each color needed a different number of layers before the color became fully opaque. These do transfer, so I am aware of that as I am eating and drinking throughout the day.

How I use it

Application is pretty standard. The lipsticks have a doe foot applicator you just swipe across your lips. I use it on its own without any help from lip liners.

Performance

Trustworthy has the best application in my opinion it applies nearly opaque and is forgiving to dry lips. I really love the color as it can definitely be a great nude option for my skin tone. Trustworthy has made its way into my bag on a number of occasions. It needs to be reapplied after eating (and sometimes drinking) but can be applied right over the old.

Sentimental was the most disappointing of the three – not that it was bad but it went on very streaky and remained semi-opaque. I’m still working to love this one. I find that I need to remove the lipstick before reapplying because my lips dry out.

Loyal performed similar to Trustworthy, with the exception that it goes on less opaque.

Where to indulge

AmazonThe Balm

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