Tarte - LipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Stain in Lively

M contract for Verizon is up and I'm currently pondering between a droid or an iphone. Everyone tells me that a droid is better, especially the app market but I'm used to using a itouch and am a creature of habit. Bah! Doesn't matter. Anyhoo, this is a review on the Tarte - LipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Stain in Lively. This lip color cones in a rubbery stick with all sorts of natural oils that's supposedly going to give you some awesome benefits.

 

Because this comes in a stick, I find this easy to apply without a lip brush or liner and can use this easily for quick touch ups. Since this doesn't retract, I have to be careful putting the lid back on because I might nick it. I also may see a problem sharpening this in the future. 

 Now this color is described as a hot pink but it looks more magenta, leaning towards the redder side. It isn't really moisturizing but it also isn't drying. So when I wear this, I don't have to worry about it slipping or spreading on my lips. It stays put, provided that you don't talk or eat excessively.

 It does seem to bring out the yellow in my teeth but that could be an excessive amount of black tea that I've been drinking lately. It has a minty smell and leaves a very slight tingling on my lips. A tingling sensation usually implies lip plumper but I really didn't see a difference with the size of my lips. With this, I put a bit of chap stick and put some on the center of my lips. Then I spread it onto the rest of my lips. This color is a bit bold for me and unless I go out at night, I really wouldn't apply this all over my lips. Here let me show you.

 See nothing on the lips. 

 Just dab some and spread. I have nothing on but at this point, I would usually stop and put a gloss on. 

If I didn't...

This is a full coat of of it on. It lasts fairly well and after it's gone, it leaves just a tinge of color left. This doesn't stain the skin as much when you try to remove it as well.  It's completely matte and for some reason, it really brings out the olive and yellow undertones of my skin. I would recommend it but not really... It's $24 dollars and while i do think that it's great...not sure if it's $24 good. Would probably pick one up again during a sale.

I've recently started to cook again and made some awesome grilled pizza. I use my foreman grill for everything. Cleaning it is a bit of pain but I love it.