e.l.f. Lipstain Review

To begin, I am a huge fan of e.l.f. cosmetics. I love their products. They are of high quality and they are extremely inexpensive. In fact, over half of my makeup that I have is e.l.f. You can check them out here. There is also a UK site here. I know you can also find some e.l.f. products at Target. I've found some at Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and I've heard there may be some at KMart and BigLots.

I bought my lipstain in the shade First Date. There is quite a large selection of shades that you can buy online. I would like to mention that the swatches on the e.l.f. website are NOT accurate. Do not trust the website for your swatches of this product. All my other items have been almost exact, but this one isn't, so if you are planning on buying this, I would recommend heading to Google and searching for real swatches of the color of your choice. 

The basic idea of this product is to get lasting lipcolor. It works a bit like a lipgloss. It has one side that has the stain and the other side has a gloss that you put on top of the stain. The stain by itself is a bit drying, so if you are going out for a long period of time, you will definitely need the gloss, or you could top it off with a lip balm for a little less shine. The color of First Date is quite pretty. It is a light and bright pink.

The above photo is the lipstain by itself without the gloss, and the photo below is the stain with the gloss.

As you can see, the gloss does intensify the color a bit, but if you want a matte look, skip the gloss. One problem with the gloss, though, is that it detracts from the staining power of the lipstain. It pretty much just turns it into a long lasting lipgloss. If you eat, it is almost gone, whereas if you only wear the stain, it would last through the eating process and longer.


Overall, I still recommend this product, and did I mention that this only costs $3? What a bargain! Anyway, I hope you go and check out e.l.f. They have changed the way I do makeup and I feel more comfortable buying products and testing them out without having to spend a ton of money!