Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick

I fell in love with the adorable packaging of these and had to get one as soon as I found a New Zealand supplier. As much as I love the amazing colour range I stayed on the safe side with a colour I thought I would always use - coquette. As pretty as the colour looks in tube it's just oh so wrong on me. I've never come across a nude that I don't like but this just makes my skin appear a really off colour . I also find it bleeds without a lip liner and really settles in and exaggerates any cracks or lines in my lips whether I exfoliate first or not and if I put a lip balm on underneath it sheers it out too much and makes it super slippery. I have really tried to love it on more than one occasion and on the day that I did brave it and decided to wear it out on its own I found that it didn't last nearly as long as I thought it would and ended up quite patchy, I also found it dried out my lips a bit . I won't be quick to try any of the other colours - I think I'll just stick to velvetines.

After hearing so much hype on the lime crime brand I decided to purchase two of the most talked about colours, babette and coquette, the 'perfect' nudes. After seeing so many reviews online and many swatches I was very excited for them to come in the mail! However the colours aren't what I had expected, I have fairly light skin with pink undertones, and both babette and coquette just looked wrong! Babette looked quite orangey while coquette looked very brown. Which was such a shame considering the formula is so nice! The product smells amazing, the formula is quite opaque, creamy and moisturising and the packaging is very cute! Unfortunately my babette also started to separate from the tube after only a couple uses. Overall I'd still like to try another lipstick by lime crime although I didn't get what I expected from the last two, although the colours were not what I was expecting the formula was still great and I would love to give them a second chance :)

I was drawn to this lipstick because of the super cute packaging. I bought the shade 'Poisonberry' thinking it would show up as a dark purple like in the tube. Unfortunately the coverage isn't as opaque as I'd hoped and gave more of a magenta shade.

It lasted about 2-3 hours (without eating) which wasn't the best I've ever had but I was okay with re-applying since it gave me a chance to pull out the gorgeous tube. It smells very similar to that of a MAC lipstick (sweet vanilla). The formula is super creamy and keeps my lips hydrated, although I do wear it with the fear that it will just melt off.

I will not be re-purchasing this particular product due to the fact that there are so many better alternatives that give better colour pay-off. Not to mention the controversy that surrounds the company.

I have two of these lipsticks in different colours and I have found them quite different from each other in the way they wear.

'Poisonberry' is a shimmery purple. It's highly pigmented and goes on smoothly. I found that this one wears pretty well and it's one of my staples for work and going out. I find the purple stains my lips in a good way, so the lipstick still looks good once it has started to wear off. For this reason, it's my go-to shade if I'm expecting a big night of drinking! I really do love this one and I'll be repurchasing it when it runs out.

On the other hand, 'Glamour 101' wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be. It could be the fault of my computer screen and perception but I was expecting a much richer, darker and almost burgundy shade of red when I ordered it. In reality it's a much lighter and brighter shade of red. Not the end of world, but I already have better lipsticks in a similar shade. The formula felt different with this shade. This one felt a lot more slippery going on and I felt like it bled easily and didn't last very well. This left a faint stain on my lips, so it looked okay as it was wearing off too.

Neither lipstick smells or tastes all that great, but this isn't a dealbreaker for me as it's not a lingering sensory experience.

Like all Lime Crime products, the packaging is as cute as hell. The lids on both of my lipsticks have cracks in them now though which I've never noticed with any other brand I've had. The lids still stay on okay in my makeup bag, but they definitely don't close up with that satisfying click anymore.

So I guess that's mixed results from me. I love 'Poisonberry'. It's been getting a hell of a lot of wear and I will definitely buy it again. 'Glamour 101' was a bit of a disappointment and I didn't feel like it was a special enough colour or long wearing enough for me to drop $30 on it again.

I like the creamy and long lasting formula BUT the colors are so hard to pull off, I find that there are a lot cheaper and more wearable products and brands out there for a lot less, I understand the hype for people who want an out there look but when their more normal colors are still hard to pull off its disappointing. Sadly a product I have to use with another to get a color I like

I have never tried lipsticks as pigmented as the Lime Crime ones. They are intense so I wouldn't recommend them to girls just starting out using make up.

I LOVE the packaging- it is just so gorgeous, no other brand compares, plus they are vegan and cruelty free. The lipsticks have a lovely vanilla scent that isn't too overpowering. I don't carry these lipsticks round in my bag as they can get quite affected by warm temperatures. I have Geradium and Babette. I love wearing Geradium on special occasions as it is such a gorgeous bright colour. I was worried Babette would wash me out as most nudes do as I am very fair, however the peach tones seem to work for me so i'm excited I finally have a nude colour that suits me. I do wish this lipstick was easier to apply. The lips need a lot of prep work as it is such a thick lipstick formula so you need a smooth base. I do find the colour to be quite long lasting even when eating/drinking. I try and put one thin layer on that really sinks into my lips and then another thicker coat of the lipstick on top to get the best application.

I have to admit I was very disappointed when my Lime Crime lipsticks arrived. I had heard people raving about them and was so excited to try! However when they got here they just weren't what I was expecting. This is only because the colour did not come out looking anything like it did in the pictures, I felt like they were misrepresented and the colours differed quite considerably from the colours that I saw advertised. However, in saying that they smell lovely and go on very smooth and are nice and creamy on the lips, despite the colours not turning out how I thought they would some are still nice colours that I would still wear, others not so much.

I am guttered I only own one Lime Crime lipstick! I think the colours are fab, they have a nice texture and it lasts a decent amount of time. The packaging is cute and eye catching which is what caught my eye and first got me interested in looking at Lime Crime. I have Babette and its such a bight eye catching colour however after wearing it on a night out I had little patches stain on my lips and I literally scrubbed and scrubbed with make up remover and it didnt come off so I just had to let it fade. This definitely put me off from wearing it again but I eventually did because it's such an amazing colour

I have the color coquette and geradium. The coquette was really opaque, especially on pigmented lips like mine, but geradium wasn't quite as opaque. I appreciate that since these are high pigment lipsticks it will be drying but I find that the geradium one kind of balls up on my lips and catches on to the dry flakes, but coquette is quite creamy. Since then I have sold the geradium and just kept the coquette. They have a mac type vanilla scent and a super cute packaging.

I'm not blown away by the quality of this product, especially for this price. I've bought this lipstick in Geradium as on pictures it looks like a beautiful medium pink, in real life it's still beautiful, but so so much darker, I was disappointed as it doesn't suit me this dark. It's not hydrating enough and no matter how I exfoliate and hydrate my lips beforehand it still highlights some cracks and dry parts, which I didn't even know they were there until applying this lipstick. Also, I must admit I hate the packaging, it looks so childish, I love cute things and I also love unicorns, but this funnily shaped lilac container with shiny silver unicorn on it is something I would expect in a 4 years old hands... Money not well spent in my case, will not try any other color, as I have much cheaper but better quality lipsticks and after reading more about the company and its founder it really did put me off lime crime products in general.