Lime Crime Velvetines Liquid Matte Lipstick, Cashmere

this is a very nice black lipstick. and currently this is one of my go-to's because of how matte black and long-wear it is. i have had little luck finding an actually good black lipstick until now. even the packaging is cute!!! it is one of the few i have had so far that doesn't transfer a whole lot onto other things. kissing someone on the cheek doesn't leave a mark hardly at all, and i've noticed little wear on my lipstick after drinking out of a cup and through a straw. i would recommend touch ups after eating though. other than that, i have had little issues on needing to reapply after wearing it for a long period of time. application is very easy, i also find it satisfying as the formula doesn't feel sticky. it glides really nice and it even smells good too !! it feels soft and the wetness is perfect. it doesn't feel watery or oily either. i couldn't recommend it enough. truly one of the best lipsticks out there (in my opinion)

Color - I ordered the color Pumpkin and I immediately regretted it and tried to cancel the order because as an extremely white, warm-toned girl, I thought it would look horrible. But then once I tried it on, I realized that it's actually an amazing color! Surprisingly enough, it looks exactly like the picture. I would suggest this for people only with warm-toned skin, not cool, though it might look fine with neutral, I'm not sure. I wouldn't think so. I also think that it would work with any skin color except extremely dark. The color isn't really a pumpkin color. It's a dark, brick-toned orange that my friends said didn't resemble a carrot or pumpkin in the slightest. Application - I use a brush for application because I found the applicator difficult to use. A very small concealer brush or even a circular eyeliner brush will work. I outlined my top lip and then filled it in with the applicator itself, making a very precise application. The bottom lip I did use the applicator for the middle part of the lip and then used the brush to connect it to my top lip. None of this is necessary if you're very precise or advanced with liquid lipstick application, but I find it very useful otherwise. It was very smooth, but it can look a little bit streaky if you don't quickly put it on, because it gets darker the more layers you put on. Overall, once it's perfect, it looks wonderful, but I found that it took some practice in making everything even-toned and pretty. Consistency - I already said that it was very smooth, but once it dries, it dries completely down and at first is sort of drying feeling and after a couple hours it feels rather powdery and even sort of comes off slightly if you kiss your hand. After that, though, somehow it just felt like my lips and stuck on perfectly. Wear Time - I put on the lipstick at 5 o'clock in the morning and had to take it off at 11 because even after a shower, it didn't come off. For 6 hours it was perfectly on with absolutely no problem and I'm sure it would have lasted longer, I'll have to update after I use it again for longer, but this isn't a color that I would use every day. The only problem was that it wore away on the very inside of my lips, but you could barely tell when I was talking and other than that, there was no wearing away at all.

I admit it: I'm so hooked on these Velvetines! They are my first foray into Lime Crime's makeup, and they really do live up to the hype! Cashmere is a gorgeous "greige" color, with a tiny bit of lavender/pink mixed in. I haven't seen anyone that doesn't look good in it, and to my extreme happiness, it looks good on me too! Application does take some skill, however, but once you get a good method for yourself, it's much easier. This is a liquid lip color that's applied with a doe foot applicator, much like most lip glosses are. The lip color dries really fast, and is opaque with one coat. I usually carefully draw an outline around my lips with the tip of the applicator, and then I fill it in with the more broad portion. I never have to dip the applicator back into the bottle because there's just the right amount for one complete application on it when I pull it out. You do need to work sort of quickly – remove mistakes immediately or they'll stay there all day – because it dries within seconds. After I'm completely done applying the liquid, I keep my mouth open and my lips kind of stretched into a wide exaggerated smile, to allow the product to dry without collecting in the crevices of my lips. Once it's dried down completely, it's a beautiful velvety matte texture. I've never used anything like it! This stuff stays on through drinking out of a bottle, straw, gentle kisses, even a meal, assuming it's not terribly greasy. The only downside to using the Velvetines is that they do tend to make your lips dry. This is true of all matte liquid lippies, and it's a trade-off for the superb staying power. I use a lip scrub every few nights, and I keep my lips moisturized with the Laneige sleeping pack for lips overnight. In the morning, I apply a moisturizing balm to my lips up until I am ready to apply my lip color, when I simply wipe it off. If you have balm on your lips before application, or if you apply some afterwards, it will seriously decrease the staying power. If you find that it's wearing off in the middle portion of your mouth, you'll usually have much better results if you can remove the color completely and reapply it. If I'm out and I see this, I just use lip balm to remove Velvetines from my lips! Any oil-based cleanser – or even coconut or jojoba oil – will easily remove the color, as will many makeup wipes. A bonus to the oil is additional moisture in your lips. Don't try to force it off with water and a washcloth or an ineffective makeup remover; pulling on your lips will HURT and can cause wrinkles later on. No thanks! Overall, I really love the Velvetines as a product, and Cashmere is my favorite color. I lost mine on the subway and had to reorder it. It's one of the very few items that I like enough to reorder! The color is very close to the swatch pictured, and the claims about staying power are absolutely true. Once I figured out the best way to apply these, I found that I can wear them every day, and I do.

I've been hearing about Lime Crime for years online and I was never a huge fan of the matte look, but after allllll the great things I read, I decided it may be worth a shot to try it out. I feel like Lime Crime was at the forefront of matte lip gloss and now I know why, it's not just matte it's a perfect stain. The color comes out pretty true to the picture which is a rarity and fantastic! What I really love about it though is that it goes on light, not sheer light, but light weight. A huge problem for me at least is makeup that feels cakey and heavy, but this lip gloss practically feels like a powder and it doesn't dry out my lips. Let me say that again.....DOESN'T DRY OUT MY LIPS!!!!!! Especially with winter dry air beating up my skin this is a miracle in a tube. I can wear it alone as a matter color or under a moisturizing gloss and the color works as a stain, which I am super excited about!!!! I was so pleased with this matter gloss that I tried some other brands in matte that were less expensive in more adventurous shades and I can definitely tell you there is a huge difference. The quality of Lime Crime compared to the drug store matte lip gloss is no contest, the drug store brands feel thick and almost gritty, their color fades significantly and quickly, and they just don't do what they should. (Especially seeing as the price difference is only a few bucks) The only reason I'm not going 5 stars is because the color goes on perfectly matching the picture but after a little while it does lighten up. I thought riot would be a nice dark pink with a hint of brown, which it is at application, but it faded to a very flattering nude pink by the time I checked it again at work. Am I sad, no its still a gorgeous color, but I would definitely reapply to get the perfect color I want. In all honesty that is absolutely fine, it's not marketed as a one hit wear all day and I'm sure if it did last all day it wouldn't be as gentle on my skin so I will definitely be a loyal brand buyer of Lime Crime from now on. Long story short, I highly recommend this product. If you're looking to get in to matte lip color or you're just looking for a great color, go for it!

Wearing "bleached." Absolutely LOVE it for daily wear! Lime crime velvetines are definitely my favorite of all the liquid lipsticks out there! For those not familliar with liquid lipstick, they apply like a gloss, and set within a few minutes to a matte, long lasting finish. If you're wanting to use a lip liner, be sure to use it after your liquid lipstick sets- using before is pretty counter productive as these are so pigmented they will hide the lip liner altogether. I personally think the lighter colors as well as the metallics look better lined- but really comes down to personal preference and most of the time I wear velvetines as is. I know some people find velvetines drying, and I somewhat agree with that, but honestly I'll take slightly dry lip stuffs that lasts literally all day as opposed to reapplying 10+ times a day! A trick to avoid overdrying of the lips is to apply a quick swipe of CHAPSTICK (not balm, not gloss- plain old chapstick!) and blot before applying your velvetines. The only negative about doing this is your velvetines will not last quite as long. Tips for applying- take your time! Keep a few q-tips and some makeup remover handy and erase any mistakes quickly- the longer you wait, the harder it is to take off! -Start by lining your lips with the wand, when you've got your shape just right, fill in the rest. -Be sure to scrape the applicator on the inside rim of the tube to remove any excess/drippy liquid lipstick; start lining with a small amount of product so it doesn't drip and glob in all the wrong places! - A little goes a long way with this highly pigmented stuff and the great thing about velvetines is you can build it on itself for more intense color if it's streaky. - I find that one pass is sufficient, but if you want to add another layer be sure to allow the first layer of liquid lipstick to dry completely before adding the next! - And last, if you need to remove your liquid lipstick but don't have any makeup remover handy, in a pinch a little moisturizer, olive oil, or even some cheap lip gloss will do the trick! Really anything a little oily will do- just apply a thin layer of said oily product all over your lips, let sit for a few seconds, then wipe it all away with a paper towel- voilà! These are a great buy for anyone wanting to try liquid lipstick for the first time (and of all the brands I've tried, lime crime remains my favorite). I wear "bleached" as my every day color- it's the perfect pinky-nude, only shades darker than my natural lip color. Some other great colors I love are Sasha (a deep mauve-nude), rodeo (a muted red tone), Cupid (super soft angelic pink), shroom (a neutral brown-nude)... clearly I like the neutral colors! I highly recommend velvetines and plan to continue to buy my favorites as well as continue to keep buying fun new colors to try out! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

UPDATE: I applied this product with a brush rather than the applicator it comes with and it worked MUCH better. I was able to apply it more thinly and it still stayed true to color and didn't cake up or dry out my lips, and it lasted all day! If you really want this color, and are looking for a clean, dry feeling, just keep in mind that a little dab'll do you. Added 1 star. Really disappointed by this product. This was a little expensive for me, but got such great reviews I thought it was probably worth it. Unfortunately, not. I was pleasantly surprised by the sugar cookies smell, and although these kind of applicators are always a pain, it was velvety smooth once properly applied and exactly the shade I'd hoped for. I use a lot of different kind of lipsticks, and I love bright red, so I'm pretty good about knowing how to properly apply lipstick, especially new ones that I'm not sure about yet. One of the best ways to avoid flaking is to exfoliate the lips before applying, which I did, and it still flaked. Badly. Now, this is not supposed to be stain, or I would have expected the drying, but it did dry out my lips significantly. It was only an hour or two into the work day when I realized that it was starting to bleed outside my lipline. I was surprised by this because a) it dried so quickly I didn't understand how it could have been wet enough to seep outside of where I put it and b) as I said, I'm an experienced lipstick applier/all-day-wearer and I'm in the habit of not touching my mouth and being careful when drinking anything throughout the day. I would have expected it to last through a meal, but this was very clearly bleeding, not smearing, because it formed those little perfect wrinkly lines away from my lips. Next came the caking. Sometimes you just have to learn how to wear a lipstick, so I fixed up the bleeding by wiping the edges of my lips and reapplying the product, and resolved to check in on it and be more careful in case I really had caused the messiness myself. A few minutes back at my desk, and my lips became so dry they hurt, and I could physically feel it clumping up again. I went back to the bathroom to check, and it was honest to g-d lumpy AND it was bleeding again! I had a meeting in half an hour, so rather than suffer through it feeling self conscious, I wiped it off. For something that wouldn't stay on my face when I wanted it to, now it had stained my lips in bright red patches! And I don't mean a faint pink, I mean the same color as the lipstick was stuck to the drier patches all over my lips. I managed to only just barely look presentable by applying some chapstick over it. The only reason this gets two stars instead of 1 is because it might be alright if you're wearing it to an event, like if you're doing a dance performance or a wedding. Even then, I might not risk it. But it is definitely not an everyday lipstick.

I have Velvetines in several shades, and they are all pretty perfect. They stay put through the pretty much a whole day until you eat a meal. Then a quick touch up and you are good for the rest of the day. I have Riot, Pink Velvet, Buffy, and Wicked. I don't find any of them uncomfortable or drying after full days of wear at work as a barista. I have found that Wicked will move and feather a bit if I work up a sweat and pills up a little if I eat an oily lunch or have some heavy coffee, but it is striking and I receive tons of compliments when I wear it; I combat the feather by putting a bit of powder foundation around my lips rather than using lipliner. Buffy looks better in some lights than others- it is the closest to a "true neutral," I have ever found in cosmetics and is about one shade darker than my actual lip color. Riot is a great everyday red for me. It stays on through pretty much anything and doesn't feather.Pink Velvet is wild and great. It was my first tube of velvetines, and after trying other matte lipsticks and liquid lips, I decided these were best for me based on my experience spending 9 hour days making coffee in Pink Velvet, with the lipstick staying set the whole time. They all smell like vanilla cake batter until they set. Buffy sets the fastest of the four I have, but even the longest wait is only about a minute. All of the four I have look great with a single thin coat, though I like to do two with Wicked and Pink Velvet for extra opacity. I highly recommend them and want several more shades.

I have tried this 2 times so far to test if it could last through a party so here's what I have noticed. 1. I think you need lip liner before you apply this just to keep it a bit neater 2. it definitely needs to be touched up mainly if you eat something or kiss 3. Since it is matte your lips look a lot more noticeably dry and you can't really use anything on top of it or else it will come right off 4. If whatever you eat is oily at all it will end up all over the place and I mean on the utensils on the food (anything you have contact with) I was not able to moisturize my lips before just because of the time I had but I know that even if I did moisturize them this lip color would not lock in any of it. If anything it would probably be more likely to come off even if I rubbed off the excess lip balm or whatever I used prior. I do love the color and it does last longer than a typical lipstick but I was honestly expecting more from a $20 lipstick. Luckily I didn't have to pay full price so I am happy with what it did do for what I paid. I will probably have an update after the event that I am using this for so everyone can know how long it lasts when I have time to prep as recommended.

Les Lime crime sont géniaux, tous. Ils tiennent très longtemps, malgré la nourriture ou l'eau. Tenue mat, et couleurs jolies. J'adore le design en plus, et le prix est justifié par sa tenue incroyable. Le shroom est très beau, c'est un peu un marron chocolat au lait.

Not what i expected...the coat was difficult to apply could stay for maximum 2 hours....definitely a fake product

This was a fake. All those who know of Limecrimes would know the product from its smell and consistency! Big fat disappointment

Not ver good as per expectation and price ...

Lipstick a lunga durata,secca le labbra ma non crea l'effetto crepa! Il colore è un po morto mi aspettavo qualcosa di più caldo invece con il mio incarnato stona... lo consiglio per chi ha un colorito piu scuro e non chiaro! Per quanto riguarda la consegna è abbastanza veloce