R.E.I.G.N. Lipstick - Apple Blossom Red

I came across this lipstick one Sunday when cleaning up my stash. The classic red goes on smoothly and stays put for 3  - 4 hours even while drinking water. It is creamy but felt drying.  A cute red lipstick at an affordable price (paid $8).  The R.E.I.G.N. brand was founded in 2013 by Joshua Brands in partnership with the Miss America Organization. Proceeds of each sale is goes to helping support the Miss America Organization’s Scholarship Program. A lipstick that not only makes look good but feel good.

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Outlaw

The creamy full coverage bright brick red lipstick goes on smoothly. It leaves a nice matte finish and stains lips to give it an everlasting last.  The lipstick is fortified with vitamins A, C, and E to provide hydration to lips. I didn't notice any hydration benefit, though. I love the color but the stain didn't last very on me but the remnants of the color still looks pretty when topped with gloss.

Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick - Icon

The matte lipstick is highly pigmented and goes on silky smooth (be sure to use a lip scrub or apply lip balm and blot). The lipstick is formulated without any parabens, sulfates, phthalates, synthetic fragrances or dyes, GMOs or Triclosan. The "nourishing" stain is packed with emollients, antioxidants fruit extracts, cili fruit, goji berry, and vitamins A, C, and E to protect and nourish lips. The lipstick went on smoothly for me and left a gorgeous matte red stain on lips. While, the lipstick promises to keep lips soft, I found it a bit drying. I also love how it doesn't transfer when drinking. I had gotten this in the small size (while waiting in line at Sephora..damn those little boxes of goodies) and loved it and eventually bought the bigger size. Do note, the small ones dry out incredibly quick and has a relatively small amount of uses. I should have just saved time and money and bought the bigger size from the beginning.

Memebox - Colorbox #1 - Red Unboxed

The second box in the collection. This box mostly focused on red products. Out of the three boxes, this was my favorite one. It was also the box with the most products. Instead of four products like the other boxes, this one had five products.

Manic Panic Lipstick - MP 009 Tainted Love

Bland lips

The swatch on my lips

The bright orange red lipstick went on smoothly. The high quality lipstick gave a nice coverage, moisturizing, and it is very pigmented. It was advertised as matte lipstick but I think it had a soft sheen satin finish and it wasn't as drying as other matte lipstick. For $8 a bullet, the lipstick is quite a steal. I can't wait to try the other Manic Panic lipsticks.

Bite Beauty VIB Rouge Creme Lipstick

Guess who is finally a Sephora VIB Rouge again! :P I forgot to swatch it before. It looks like I might need to get a new camera since my first 5 batches of photos got deleted :(

This "limited edition" shade is from what I heard is only available for VIB Rouge for $28.  The creamy red lipstick is formulated without parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes, GMO, triclosan, phthalates and is gluten free.  

It has a matte finish but it is hydrating and leaving lips feeling soft and smooth.  It went on smooth and felt nice against my lips. It is a nice creme red that reminds me of old school glamour.  I am almost finish with my little sample :( and I am really debating whether or not to get the full size.