Swatches of three of the matte lipsticks
L-R: Desire, Inferno, Flirt
They don't dry completely matte, I would say that the finish resembles the MAC satin one. They are crazy pigmented, I decided to try Desire yesterday and I applied it quickly without lip liner, let's just say that this is not a lipstick you can put on without a mirror
What really impressed me was that they are very long-lasting and fade evenly. Everyone, who knows me, can say that the only time when I don't have a coffee cup in my hand, is when I'm asleep. Therefore, I have to fix my lipstick on the top of my bottom lip aaaaall the time. I applied Desire around 4 pm (sorry about the messy application and the bad quality, I didn't notice that it's not focused; also I had lip balm underneath, it's way more matte without one)
I had coffee, water (from a bottle), dinner (I think it's very important to say that it included chicken wings
), then had a shower and brushed my teeth and this is a picture from 11 pm:
Obviously, the shade is completely different and this is a stain but I was really happy, that I still had colour on my bottom lip!
What I didn't like:
They are really pigmented, so they are messy! I left marks on my cup, bottle, etc. I think I'm used to matte lipsticks that dry completely on the lips and don't leave marks, I can even touch my lips and I'll have clean fingers. This is not the case here.
The shade Inferno is almost identical to Amethyst from the regular line, which I own. The only difference is in the finish.
I made a lot of comparison swatches but this post is too long, so I'll post them later.