Dose of Colors Desi x Katy A Mauve Story & My Main Velvet Liquid Matte Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches

A Mauve Story

Dose of Colors A Mauve Story Desi x Katy Velvet Liquid Matte Lipstick ($18.00 for oz.) is a medium, dusty pink with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had rich pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly and spread easily across my lips. The consistency was lightweight, thin, and fluid with an oilier feel (felt more slippery than if it was creamy), but then it dried down to a satin to semi-matte finish that no longer felt creamy/oily and did not slide or move around. It wasn’t transfer-proof and would come off blotted on a napkin but was more resistant to transferring on cups and glasses. The color did separate at my deeper lip lines slightly, though it wasn’t enough to be noticeable from a normal viewing distance. It lasted well for five hours on me and was neither drying nor hydrating.

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Formula Overview

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The formula had good pigmentation with a thinner, more oily consistency that feels slippery initially but dries down significantly within 30 to 45 seconds. It "clings" to the point where it lost all the slip and oiliness of the initial application but not to the point where it felt uncomfortable. Both shades separated a bit along the deeper lip lines of my bottom lip, but from a normal viewing distance (e.g. not in a close-up photo), it wasn't visible to my eyes. They wore between five and six hours and were non-drying. The formula had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

Isododecane, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Digylceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Polyethylene, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Methicone, Synthetic Beeswax, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Hydrogenated Poyisobutene, Microcrystalline Wax, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexyl Glycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Flavor. May Contain: +/- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491/CI 77492/CI 77499), Red 6 Lake, Red 7 Lake, Blue #1 Lake.)

A Mauve Story

A-

Limited Edition

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

My Main

Dose of Colors My Main Desi x Katy Velvet Liquid Matte Lipstick ($18.00 for oz.) is a light-medium, peachy brown with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had a thin, oily texture that applied evenly and fluidly across my lips for even, opaque coverage in a single layer. It dried down after about 30 seconds and no longer seemed oily/creamy, but the dry down doesn’t make it transfer-proof but was more resistant to transferring on cups and glasses. It separated a bit at my deeper lip lines, though it wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance. It wore well for five and a half hours and was non-drying.