Lime Crime Velvetines

I managed to swipe one of these babies in Utopia with the help of a lovely BR lady who went halvies on shipping! My cherry has officially been popped when it comes to the much talked about Lime Crime velvetines. I got it on sale so am happy I didn't have to pay the earth for it, although $19.90 is still the most I have ever paid for a lipstick so I hoped that it better live up to the expectations I had!

I love that it has an application wand because it makes it that much easier to apply it evenly and perfectly. The tube is uber cute! You can see the colour clearly through the glass and the lid is roses which is signature Lime Crime so you know it's the real thing and so eye catching! For $19.90 I would expect it to be a little bigger though.

The smell......EEWW it smells of plastic or chemicals not pleasant at all! The other thing I dislike intensely is after it dries on. My lips feel so cracked and dry almost like I am wearing dry paint on my lips. I remedy this my applying a clear gloss with scent on top to mask the smell and take away the dry look......problem solved! It is so long wearing and even after a night on the juice and eating it's in place and looking as gorgeous as the start of the night and I love that in a lipstick.

The colour is oh so gorgeous and just pops! It is so pigmented and out of this world awesome. It's a statement colour and one which I will wear often. Now I just need to get it in wicked and cashmere.....swooon! It really is my Utopia :D

I'm in love with Lime Crime's Velvetine lip stains for the main fact that its so easy to apply almost like a lipgloss then dries in a few minutes as matte I think the finish and the sleek line defining your lips looks great.Only downside is after a while it starts to fade from the inside of your lips outward from eating etc.

So I got my hands on the Red Velvet for a wedding I was involved in, the bride wanted rich red lips, and I wanted to not have to touch up my lipstick all night long. This was definitely the product for me. The colour was amazing, and it most definitely was not budging! Initially the smell was pleasant, but after using it for a while it got a bit sickly. Luckily it only has a scent for the first few mins while applying.

It looked amazing, and as I said, didn't require any touching up. By the time we were having photos done, all the other bridesmaids were begging to use it.

My problem, the reason I felt conflicted, was due to all the drama surrounding the brand. I don't like the fact I am supporting someone who is obviously not an honest businesswoman. But I cannot deny that the colour payoff and overall effect of her products are amazing

The Matt velvetines look fabulous, and this red really did suit every single skin tone. It can be a bit tricky to get right, you have to be very precise, but once you've got it, well its pretty amazing. It is perfect for overdrawing, and even looks great with another colour or gloss swiped across the top of it.

If someone came to me looking for a universal red, with super staying power, I would not hesitate to recommend it. But I would definitely give them a heads up on the companies less than stellar reputation

Love love love! Everything about the velvetInes is great- the little and pretty packaging, the thin formula of the product means you only need a small amount and the tubes last a long time, and I love that they are a little bit easier to work with than thicker formulas, the way they dry to a perfect matte finish and stay that way for HOURS, the beautiful, intense and unique colour, produced without animal cruelty and by a brand that embraces quirky :) The pink of the suedeberry is so gorgeous and wearable and goes with so many looks- and is also a colour I haven't found in any other liquid lipsticks so far.

I love love love me a lime crime velvetine! I'm the proud owner of red and pink velvet, suede berry and newest to my collection wicked! They go on like a thin liquid lip gloss but then dry to a matte finish! Theyre non transferable so one application last all night long! They are my go to lippy for a long night in town! Although I don't like the applicator it can sometimes be abit messy to apply! The packaging is gorgeous though!

After reading about these and becoming increasingly jealous I didn't have one, i ordered my first Velvetine in Red Velvet and omg, I fell in love! Goes on smooth, dries to a beautiful matte finish!  Then new shades came out and a friend of mine won them all (no fair!) and let me wear Wicked, and I fell in love all over again! I ended up ordering one of my own a couple of weeks ago and i've worn it most days since. And it lasts at least 6hrs even with eating and drinking. The deep red shade is perfect! (It's so hard to find a deep dark red that isn't too purple or brown no?) Love. I'll have to get the rest of the colours i think!

Why is it that I'm seeing all these wonderful reviews on the velvetines and then there's me who tried 'Wicked' and it was absolutely HORRIBLE on me :( I was super disappointed because I loved the colour and had seen all these wonderful reviews everywhere about it but somehow once I applied it, it dried completely patchy and disgusting, wiped off half of it ( I have a big bottom lip so wondered if that was why) and just slowly came off throughout the short amount of time I wore it for. Even my mum said it looks gross on me :( Was so upset cause I got a good deal off makeup.co.nz and was going to wearing it to my ball but sadly if it looked like that after only an hour of wear then I definitely couldn't wear it to the ball with food and drink. Ended up selling it after I had tried a couple of times and it just didnt work for me, I especially bought it cause it was kiss proof and for me it was not like that at all :( wondering if mine was a dud???

I finally splurged on this product a few weeks ago and I have no regrets! Wonderful texture on application, great strong pigment and stayed on my lips pretty well even when eating and drinking. It definitely costs more than I would usually spend on a lip product, but I think it's definitely worth the money. The doe foot applicator is really good but I tend to use a lip brush for most lip products anyway as it gives me more control. Only issue is that it is quite drying, so make sure your lips are well moisturised before applying.

I own black velvet and utopia and love them both! They don't dry out your lips and last quite a few hours. It's great when going out clubbing and don't want to keep re applying your lippy. Utopia is such a vibrant colour that it's easy to have subtle eyes and look great! Certainly need to stock up on the rest of the colours.

The only downfall with the velvetines, and any other dry, matte lip colour is that to much application can leave the colour looking cracked and actually start to chip off. So any re application only needs to be on the bare part of the lips, or remove it all completely and start fresh!

I was lucky enough to be gifted one of these from a friend - Utopia, and the other Pink Velvet I picked up from Cosmic Corner online here in NZ. Lime Crime are no longer going to be stocking Aus and NZ though but from what I have heard from others ordering directly from the Lime Crime website is quick and has excellent customer service. I also follow the founder Doe Deere on instagram, she is the coolest woman!

Pink Velvet is a super bright pink, bordering on highlighter pink which I love. Utopia is more of a purple with a touch of pink. I'm still not used to wearing a purple, I see it on myself in the mirror and get a wee shock! Bare in mind there are no plain colours in this range so they are all different. I think this is awesome and brings something special and different to a makeup range.

The packaging on these is beautiful. The bottom is a clear frosted acrylic so you can see the shade of the lipstick through the packaging which I love. The lid is a dark shiny red with some pink roses on it. It says Lime Crime in white on the side and has the logo on the top, two unicorns. It feels high-end and classy. The applicator is a doe foot applicator which is quite short in length compared to other applicators I have used. I found the applicator easy to use which was a bit of a shock given the bright colour I expected it to be a lot harder to use.

The colours go on smoothly and almost glossy at first. They don't dry down straight away so you have some time to get them in the right place. They are a wee bit drying when they become matte but I think that is to be expected. Once dried down they also stay on really nicely. I do find the middle budges a bit when eating etc, but the outter stays put. Also when you reapply after eating etc it still sits nicely and looks like one layer.

I can't believe I took so long in trying Lime Crime products, so happy with the quality of these!