Lipstick Queen

Love these like I love all LQ products. I waited for an Ulta sale to get The Truth and Hanky Panky Pink. Truth is lighter and HPP is more pinky brown. I prefer the HPP as it’s more MLBB on me. Formula is lovely, with a nice glide and soft feel. It’s not sticky and moisturizing. No scent or flavor. Staying power is really good. It’ll transfer onto a cup of coffee, for example, but it will fade slowly and evenly. It’s a heavier formula than the Saints, but it also has more pigmentation. It’s not super opaque on me, but not exactly sheer either. Kind of the best of both worlds in terms of marrying sheer comfort with opaque staying power. I’d love to see the 9 existing shades built on, maybe adding a half dozen additional options. Or, if some reds or wines were offered in this comfy formula.

This is magic! The color morphs into a beautiful dark pink that is noticeable but still natural. It is not drying at all and the color lasts. I will go out and buy as soon as I run out, and am planning on trying some of Lipstick Queen’s other lipsticks because I am so impressed with this.

Bright & punchy yet so easy to wear. Slightly sheer but can be built up to full opacity, with a balmy formula that applies evenly and easily. Lasting power is medium but it fades normally. Feels really good on. Definitely some shimmer in this one. But the color is so gorgeous—hot pink-red, almost neon, which for some reason (plus the sheerness) makes this a super non-intimidating red. This is honestly the only bright lipstick I will wear in the daytime. It’s going to be so nice in summer with a slight tan and minimal everything else.

The tube is bright red and fun too. I got Eden for $5 at Marshalls, but I wouldn’t have been mad about paying full price for it.

I absolutely love this as a topper to any lipstick I own. I will continue to repurchase. It turns ordinary colors into multidimensional colors! Love it!

I do like Lipstick Queen formulas and packaging, unfortunately this colour did not work for me. The blue glimmer overtone gave me a slightly dead/hypothermic look, and the pigment always seemed a bit patchy on my lips. I guess it's just my colouring because I had the same dead lips look when I tried Hello Sailor. I'm still giving it four stars because I think the colour could work on other people, and the formula is nice.