Enter New York Color, NYC to the cool kids. They've brought out a range of lip stain pens which are similar to a felt tip, dry quickly, you don't actually know you're wearing them which appeals to me hugely. I don't want to feel like I'm wearing lip product. I hate gloopy product, I hate my lips sticking together, I hate feeling panicked that I need to check the mirror and make sure my lipstick is still on. Truth be told I rarely ever check the mirror when I'm out and I don't take a make up bag out with me. In my bag there is often just a lip gloss kicking about, so something easy, quick, durable and light is perfect.
There are 6 different shades from oranges, pinks, to reds and berry colours. I've had the opportunity to try out 4 of them on my lips to let you see their shades.
A lovely light orange for any of you who want to try the orange trend without being too brazen about it
A pretty and light pink which gives colour to the lips but won't upstage any eye make up you're wearing
This is such a powerful colour, even in daylight I don't think the camera fully captured the POW factor. Definitely a bright one!
This is another powerhouse colour, I'm wearing it below and you can get an idea of how potent it is. Definite favourite.
When I was taking these pictures I had no doubt of how long the staining lasted, for 2 reasons. Firstly taking the previous colour off between shots took a lot of make up remover and vigorous rubbing! Secondly when I applied the Berry Long Time as my last stain to photograph I just left it on and went about my day, I hadn't given it much thought and went to the pool to swim as normal. So after 50 laps I was pretty surprised when I looked in the mirror and my lip stain was still there bold and bright, even with me underwater, rubbing my eyes, rubbing my face, having a shower. I was pretty impressed.
Tips I would give with it are I found that the nib works better when you're a bit rough with it, I bent mine a bit and got a lot more colour. Also put it on and let it dry in to your lips, once dry off you go!
I'm wearing Berry Long Time in this picture
They're only £2, which is an absolute bargain by anyone's standards, definitely perfect for holidays and staying glam when mucking around in the sea or by the pool!
Much Love
