OK, so it has been forever since I have posted in this thread. However, I have found something that I’m really rather impressed with and the price is pretty reasonable. NYX Cosmetics has a long wearing lip product called “Shine Loud.” The color is a long wearing color that you have to let dry down. You can’t have anything on your lips when you apply it. That is absolutely the best way to go about it. Now normally, I put a thin layer of some sort of bomb on my lips. That didn’t go well. So I wiped it all off and started with fresh, dry lips. You apply it, let it dry for a couple of minutes, and then put the gloss on top. Not only does it stay, it almost survived Fettuccini Alfredo. Not even kidding. My daughter and I went to Ulta today because she needed a few things and I finally decided that I was just gonna pull the trigger on purchasing this lip product.
Totally not disappointed. I bought a wine brown color (I would love nothing more than to give you the name of it, except they put black ink on a dark brown wrapper, and that makes it real hard for those of us that are visually challenged to read). I also bought another brown color (Total Baller) because, for some reason, I like brown tones on my lips more than anything, even though I will wear a bright red or black on occasion. I’m just super impressed by it. Right now, Ulta is selling NYX products for buy two get one free. Is the perfect time to go purchase one of these. I don’t know why they don’t have a black. But they do have a dark green and a dark blue and they are absolutely gorgeous.
As a former pro make up artist, I feel like I had tried everything. Long wearing lip colors have come a very, very long way. This stuff is fantastic, and I highly recommend it!