I Purchased This

Press Sample

Today I'm really excited to introduce, swatch, and review a new cosmetics company for you guys called

. I was introduced to the company only last week and I'm already so stoked to talk about them.





I was browsing on etsy (in between my school work because why not) and came across these listings of a beautiful bright teal and deep navy blue lipstick. Intrigued, I clicked to get more information and I'm immediately hooked. I'll admit I was a little hesitant at first because the company is so new (they opened about two weeks ago) but I was comforted by the fact that they have:

W ell-thought out branding and color names (Olly Olly Oxen Free for an Oxblood lipstick, Punkin' for a bright orange, etc)

Detailed Ingredient lists. Each listing has an ingredient lists and the color index (CI) number listed for each colorant. I hate having to search around for the ingredient lists so I'm thankful it's listed nice and clear.

Well-lit and accurate photographs and swatches that they actually took. I've been burned lately by companies stealing photographs or having poorly lit photographs so it was nice to see the photography.

They had sample jars available so I picked up three in Bewitching Hour, League of My Own, and Olly Olly Oxen Free. (I'm a sucker for lipsticks and especially a sucker for samples). The owner Trina was kind enough to gift me with two extra samples of Racin' Carnation and Deepest Taupes and Dreams.





FYI These lipsticks ARE Vegan and Cruelty Free.

I've got a lot of pictures in this post so I'll be putting it under a cut in case you're reading this from my home page!

Where to purchase : Turkey13 for 30% off full size lipsticks and sample jars until 12/2 and after that, use the code Limnit Lipsticks (For Black Friday/Cyber Monday use the codefor 30% off full size lipsticks and sample jars until 12/2and after that, use the code

when you buy a full size to get a full size for half off until the end of the year

)

Price : Sample sizes start at $4.60 for 1.5 grams/.05 oz. If you purchase three samples it's $11.50 and if you purchase samples of all seven colors it's $27.60.

Full size: $12.95 for 4.5 grams/.15 oz oz.

Do they test on animals? : Nope they do not test on animals.

Packaging: The samples come in a 3 gram jar and the full sizes come in a traditional lipstick tube with a lipstick bullet.





Oh I wanted to mention that the lipsticks are slightly scented with an amaretto fragrance oil but I didn't detect a scent or taste when wearing it.





Before I get to the full face photos and lip swatches, I wanted to show some arm swatches. I had great difficulty trying to capture the color of League of My Own and I had to alter the color in the swatch picture but that's as close as it'll get. The rest of the lipsticks are a finger swipe that I did on my arm and the photos were taken in natural daylight with no flash.





From left to right: Bewitching Hour, Deepest Taupes and Dreams, League of My Own, Olly Olly Oxen Free, Racin' Carnation





Full face photos and lip swatches are taken in natural daylight with no flash. I did have to adjust the color for League of My Own to be more accurate.

I'm switching up how I do my lip swatches because I think the slightly angled picture represents the color more accurately. I applied the lipsticks using a lip brush.





Formula:

The lipstick is hard in the jar and I think it will drag on your lips at first but it warms up as you work with it so it'll get creamier and easier to smooth on.

There was no settling or bleeding into the lip lines.

The most matte of the colors was Racin' Carnation and the least was Deepest Taupes and Dreams.





The lipsticks do have a slightly sticky finish which makes it a little uncomfortable around the corners of your lips but these weren't completely unbearable to wear.

None of the lipsticks dried out my lips, they may have been a little moisturizing.

I haven't tested all the lipsticks for wear time but for the ones I have, it's listed under each color. As these are matte lipsticks, they are unforgiving about any imperfections on your lips so be sure to exfoliate before wearing! If I had any criticisms I'd say I do wish it was slightly softer so it was easier to glide on.

Bewitching Hour





Bewitching Hour: "A captivating midnight blue" Bewitching is a medium navy blue. It's quite pigmented and has a semi-matte finish. I was able to determine (by jamming my lips into the jar) that you can get a fairly opaque coverage in one swipe. It does require a bit of warming up before it applies smoothly on your lips. I would recommend a lip brush in order to get precise lines but again, it'll take a few swipes on the surface before it warms up and is easier to use.

Deepest Taupes and Dreams





Deepest Taupes and Dreams: "An off-black shade similar to dark chocolate or espresso" Yeah this is a deep dark chocolate brown. This was actually the easiest shade to work with, very creamy and not draggy. I don't think this has a semi-matte finish though, it's still got a somewhat shiny finish. I don't think this is a color I'd wear out but it's nice to see someone do an unconventional (to the masses) color. FYI I think the color swatch in the listing makes it look like there's some purple sparkles but it's actually a flat chocolate brown, no sparkle.

League of My Own (the lip swatch is more accurate with the lip color)

League of My Own: "A medium, more green than blue teal inspired by the sea" I tried my best to strive for color accuracy in both photos but I couldn't get the lipstick to look greener in the full face photograph. The color is much more accurate in the close up lip swatch. I did think that this took more layer to ensure an opaque and even coverage on the lips and had a fairly satin, not matte finish.





Olly Olly Oxen Free





Olly Olly Oxen Free: "A medium oxblood with purple undertones" This is a brilliant oxblood (it's kind of a macabre color name isn't it?) color and I honestly love that the name is a pun on the shade. I don't really have a lot of words for it other than that it's awesome for Fall and Winter. This does have a semi matte finish, more matte than Deepest Taupes and Dreams and League of Our Own. FYI This shade will stain your lips a bright fuchsia so keep that in mind.

By hour five, there was minor fading on the inside of my lower lip but the vast majority of the color was still present.





Racin' Carnation



