Lime crime has always been on my must try list until I saw they were releasing the new shade Utopia, It is the most gorgeous pinky purple colour you will ever see. I just had to buy it, just to imagine a grown woman running out to her mail box every day for 2 weeks until the parcel arrived, I was that excited, you think about what it will be like until you actually get it in your hands and you try it for yourself.
The packaging is gorgeous, the box I have kept because it is so sparkly and fabulous and im not normally the type of person to keep any boxes of any sort! The velvetine was exactly as it sounds, velvety and smooth, the colour is pigmented and thick, it slides on your lips and the applicator is smaller than I thought it would be. Its a lot more precise to outline your lips and get all the corners, AND THE SMELL! Who knew a lip product could smell so good!
It is by far the best lip product I own of any sort, the packaging, the colour, the quality and the smell are all amazing. I have already planned to buy more.
I brought this because I had seen so many good reviews about it. I was a little worried that the colour I chose (Utopia - A pretty purple-pink) wouldn't suit me. But I needn't have worried. It is so pretty on me!
It comes in a gorgeous box. I pulled it out and fell in love with the container; which is frosted and just so pretty!
You apply the lippy they way you would a lip gloss. It does feel a little weird applying it for the first time because it is a matte formula. The only way I can describe it is that it feels wet.. yet dry at the same time??? It is super opaque and I only needed one coat/application to cover my lips. I found that it had a lot of staying power... until I started eating (which is, let's face it... to be expected). It wasn't til I went to reapply that I found it didn't really go on my lips well like it did the first time I applied. It kind of made a crust over the lippy that was already on my lips. That was probably my only disappointment with this lippy.
Other than that, it is completely and utterly beautiful!!! I seriously believe Utopia would suit any woman! Even my mum loves it on her lips!
Tips: Definitely prime your lips with a lip scrub and lip balm before using. Don't use if your lips are flaky. Try to avoid circumstances where re-applying is inevitable.