So I've been lusting after a 'velvet' lip lacquer since I spotted Lime Crime's Velvetines, and MUA have done it again. I love their Urban Decay NAKED palette dupes and they've released a brilliant match to Lime Crime's Red Velvet shade in the colour Reckless. It's a deep red, a bit similar to my previously reviewed Rimmel's 100 Kisses Lip Tint in Perpetual Plum.
First of all, I love the packaging. These retail at a bargain £3 each in Superdrug but they look more like a high-end product. They come in a cardboard box with a list of ingredients/directions etc. leaving the actual lacquer tube expensively simple looking - the lid is a matt black with a gold signature.
The doefoot applicator allows for a precise application.
The product before drying.
A positive is that this stuff really doesn't come off - even if I found this to be a negative when testing! I had to scrub at my lips with an eye make-up remover pad to actually get it to budge. But the fab thing is is that it won't transfer to anything - teeth, drinks etc. and so, if you find that your lips are feeling a bit dry, you can apply a balm on top and still have the strong lasting colour.
It does look like a pure red in the photographs because as always, my camera picks up the light easily, however, I would say that it's a slightly darkened vibrant red. The texture is pretty strange to get used to and like I said earlier, a little drying, but that's to be expected.
Packaging: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Texture: 4/5
Stay-ability: 5/5
Thanks MUA! :)
