REVIEW! Limecrime's velvetine in wicked.

My first review!

Limecrime velvetine in the shade 'wicked'

On the limecrime website it describes the product as "Matte burgundy-red. Ground-breaking formula that goes on liquid and dries completely matte. Touch-proof, transfer-proof, long-wearing and utterly addictive!"

I would say the colour is spot on and it's gorgeous! I also love how matte it is and I don't find my lips to look flakey at all (sometimes mine do with lipsticks or lipliners)

It isn't the easiest to apply but after 4 or 5 applications I've got the hang of it - I use my real techniques detailer brush from the core collection round the edges first then fill in the the 'doe foot' applicator it comes with. The packaging is exactly like a doe foot lipgloss, so the fluffiness of the brush makes it hard to apply crisp lines.

Once you've applied the velvetine it does become matte and pretty much non transferable after about 30 seconds or less. 

I do have a pet peeve with the application and that it that it never sticks to the part or my bottom lip closest to my teeth, it's probably because this part is too wet naturally but when I pout or pull a silly face you can clearly see the area of pink next to the deep red and I don't find this with my MAC Russian red. 

I would say this product is long wearing UNTILL you eat. On me it tends to take off the inner part of my lips lipstick and doesn't like nice, it doesn't fade like if say Russian red does, it just takes parts completely off. Of course you can reapply these bits but it doesn't look as nice as at the start of the day. I have heard reviews of people who haven't had this problem so it could just be me?

I would consider this lipstick a winner but not for meals out - for nights out it's perfect! No more reapplying in the toilets all night long. And I am in love with the colour. I believe it now comes in 7 colours in total.

before setting

after setting

In terms of where to buy it I found the shipping to be a ridiculous price for the uk - http://limecrime.com/

But I used 'cocktail cosmetics' as the velvetines are sold for £13.50 this was quick delivery (£3.50) and they provide you with a tracking number. I believe I received a discount code if I ordered again within the next month. - http://www.cocktailcosmetics.co.uk/

Amazon also sells limecrime but for some reason it was ridiculously expensive!  I can't work out why. For example http://www.amazon.co.uk/LIME-CRIME-Velvetines-Liquid-Lipstick/dp/B00L6Q3BH6/ref=sr_1_1/276-9362928-5375748?ie=UTF8&qid=1409765336&sr=8-1&keywords=lime+crime+velvetines

I also found another website called 'Cutecosmetics' - http://www.cutecosmetics.co.uk/ this was pretty similar in price to cocktail cosmetics but I just chose them because of their excellent reviews. Though I'm sure this website is just as good!

Thanks for reading! X