Ok so I'll pretend I didn't see the price above! I've been a ostrich in regards to the price. I buy mine off beautylish and as its in USD I just pretend it's NZD. Don't judge!
Anyway the packaging is stunning. Rose gold, heavy canisters that are like pure luxury. There is the CT logo on the lids thats stamped in. The lids stay put. No way of popping off by accident.
The bullets are shaped different to standard ones. They looks very robust.
Now these are matte but not the normal old matte. They are moisturising, they stay on the lips, yet they don't make your lips look dry or need to use a balm to keep moisturised.
The 2 I have in my hand as I type are Red carpet red it's like a bright red more pinky than blood red
Walk of shame a awesome nude brown. It's one of my most favorite shades.
These slide onto the lips ready well. Alot of mattes seem to tug on me as I apply. Not these. It's like silk. I'm not sure what the magic is they use to create these but I love it. Yes ok so I've done a few orders for these, yes I did a order before I got the last one for more of these and yes I'll be buying more at some stage.
I have the shade very Victoria & I love it. The pacakging is so luxurious a rose gold ribbed bullet with CT engraved my very first CT product. The lipstick has the infamous CT & lips on the tip slightly slanted. It's quite a hydrating lipstick though it's matte with a vanill scent to it. The pigmentation is outstanding & longevity it a good 3-4 hours. There is some transfer but when you look in mirror thinking that you've trasferred away Im happily assured I still have a lip colour on and not an unfortunate ombre accident. This nude is great to deepen the tone of my liquid lipsticks so I like to use it like that but also is my colour nude that I can say suits me. I want to buy more but need to move the lipsticks I own first.