@macgirl006 : ok. It is as drying as you can imagine a matte to be: noticed no difference in texture from the retro mattes. So if you're used to it and know how to prepare: exfoliate, moisturizer, prime ur lips etc then you should be fine. I noticed on the second day of wear that the staying power is not as good as I'm used to with MACs mattes. I can eat and drink and kiss away (lol) and my lips are mostly put. TB rubbed off more than what I'm used to. Could be I needed to blot or maybe I used a lot of it who knows. The color is amazing but I felt I needed to line it with something darker because my lips tend to be very pink on their own (you'll see the pics) but that could be just me. I liked it over all, I'm just married to mac and can't avoid comparing...