Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Bellabox Pout Pencil in Ruby Tuesday

Hey y'all. This month's Bellabox package came with their new "Pout Pencils" which is really just another fancy name for a lip crayon. The colour I got, Ruby Tuesday, is a true red colour with a blue undertone.

It has the same amount of product as the Bourjois lip crayons, which is about roughly 4 cm of product (about 2 1/2 inches for imperial weirdos). The crayon twists up, which is great since I hate sharpening lip pencils as I'm lazy, I hate having to clean my sharpener afterwards and I feel like its a waste of product. Mostly because I'm lazy.

What I like about this lip crayon is that it's matte, which I currently don't have in the form of a lip crayon. As I write this, I realise that there isn't much difference between a matte lip crayon and a matte lipstick and I'm wondering why I was ever fooled to want both products, even though they're a pretty much the same thing. As its matte, it is a tad dry on the lips after a while, so I would probably put a lip balm under it. It didn't glide on as smoothly as the Bourjois ones, it barely glides at all; I don't know if its just because its matte, whereas the Bourjois ones have a more balm like glossy finish, or if its just a worse product. It can be long lasting if you don't eat or drink too much, it came off pretty easily when I ate and didn't even leave behind a stain, which I guess can be a good thing.
Voila, here's what it looks like on the lips. Apologies for my foundation-less skin and the red face.

Overall, its not a bad product, but considering it retails for the same price as a Bourjois lip crayon, I'd definitely go for the Bourjois one (its pretty damn good).

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