Australis Velourlips Matte Cream

I got two of these free with a magazine a few months ago and instantly fell in love.

They are so pigmented and longwearing that Ive found the only way to remove them is with A LOT of moisturiser and a flannel.

They smell amazing too.

Absolutely mixed between this and Limecrime but i've decided this is the winner! It's a great price. Goes on well fantastic when you don't need to re apply on a night out and you can mix the colors to make it not so bright

Got this a from the Girlfriend Mag Freebie, and I was sold as soon as I tried it! Now I do think sometimes they can be quite tricky to apply but the color pay off and the lasting power is AMAZE!

These have great staying power, you can eat and drink and it stays put on your lips. The only think I don't like about these as they can be quite drying, but with a bit of lip balm underneath they work alright.

I also got one of these free with a GF mag - but went out to buy another after the first wear as I was SO impressed with the staying power for a meagre $15. I love the bright shades and the longevity of these, they literally stay on all night! An easy addition to amplify a softer makeup look.

This was the first matte lip cream I tried and I was so disappointed because I adore matte lipstick. This was thick, cakey, streaky, dried to a fully matte finish - not velvet in my opinion. It did not move with my lips, in fact it cracked and flaked. I tried this various ways - on bare hydrated lips, over lip balm, with a lip brush for sheerer layers, over lip liner, nothing worked, it was the same each time. Very uncomfortable to wear. I have since tried 2 other matte lip cream products that are much better than the velourlips.

The colours are all beautiful and they are quite pigmented. They last fairly long on your lips, but they are so drying it's disgusting. They also are sticky on my lips, it feels like I have glue on them and it's disgusting. It makes my lips flake, whereas my other lipsticks have never done that, I always have lovely hydrated lips.

After I told her I had tried Chi Chi's matte liquid lipstick and loved it.

I HATED this. It was super gluey, flakey and didn't dry very well. The pigmentation was blotchy and I really wouldn't recommend this whatsoever.

The pigments are amazing, the stay put and definatley go matte. Everything the product is meant to do.... But it's the problem also. Hard to remove and they are so matte the make your lips very dry. If you have cracked or slightly dry lips steer clear these will only emphasis them.

I bought two of the Australis Velourlips when they were free with the Girlfriend magazine, I thought it was too good an opportunity to miss out! I find them alright, not terrible but not amazing. They have great pigmentation but I find to make it matte I have to blot my lips, otherwise they remain wet and blotchy. There are a lot better matte lipsticks out there, so unless they come free with a magazine, I wouldn't bother.