Review: The BYS Velvet Lips Liquid Lipstick in Bare Beauty + FOTD

Here's a review of the BYS Velvet Lips Liquid Lipstick In Bare Beauty. 

I went home during the long weekend and spotted this liquid lipstick in my mama's kikay kit. I opened the tube and she just said that I can have it because it's too drying on her lips. I didn't even say yes, I just tried it on right away. :)

BYS Velvet Lips Liquid Lipstick
Price: Php 399.00
Available at: Watsons and BYS Counters nationwide, also online at www. zalora.com.ph

What Is It?

BYS Velvet Lipstick is a creamy, highly pigmented formula that glides on for easy application, boasting an instant, smooth matte lip. The non-drying formulation gives full coverage that stays put throughout the day, and includes a precision applicator that coats lips in one simple swipe.

Packaging

It comes in a tube that's squircle in shape. It contains 6g of product and the written in the bottom of the tube is the brand name, shade and batch number.

It really sickens me when I see this much mess underneath the cap and on the neck of the tube. My daughter fussed with this when I wasn't looking and took too much product with that applicator.

Anyway, the cap seals tightly and I have not experienced any leaks. I just have a problem with excess product gathering at the neck of the tube and when you twist it tightly, the excess product is squeezed out. Tsk tsk.

The applicator is flat and is actually good in outlining the shape of the lips.

Ingredients

Not indicated.

Swatches

This is a photo of this product taken from the BYS website and it looks kind of different in real life. The photo leans toward the brown side. Even the name, Bare Beauty made me think that it would dry down to a more brownish shade. 

On the tube, it looks to me like a bit rose-y and mauve-y, with a slight hint of brown.

BYS Velvet Lips Liquid Lipstick in Bare Beauty//image from bys.com.au

Here are the swatches: 

before drying

completely dried

See? It definitely looks rose pink to me when swatched and dried.

In Action

My mama gave it to me because she thought it was too dry but I know that that is the norm among matte liquid lipsticks now. 

The first time I tried it, it really flaked badly on my lips. Me thinks my lips were kind of oily at that time so there was a barrier and it wasn't able to adhere well to my lips.

The next time I tried it, I made sure that my lips were clean and well exfoliated. And this is the result. 

No flaking, no chapping, no bleeding, no ugly lines emphasized. I was overjoyed. It is indeed velvety-matte and I'm glad that it didn't feel like lips were suffocated. 

My technique when applying this is to outline the shape of my lips using the tip of the applicator and then I just fill in the blanks and blend it using the flat part of the applicator. It dries pretty quickly and won't budge after that.

The BYS Velvet Lips Liquid Lipstick in Bare Beauty on  my lips, up close.

Well, unless you eat oily food, of course. This is me, about 6 or 7 hours after applying the lipstick without touching up. I'd already eaten lunch and taken a bite of that ice cream. It's still pretty much visible at the edges of my lips and leaves a nice pinkish stain. I just blotted it out on my lips so that I won't have that weird line.

My Take

First, I love the consistency and the formula: it's not runny and just creamy, just a bit less mousy than the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream. When it dries down, it doesn't bleed and it doesn't transfer. It's matte but I still feel like my lips can breathe. Lips also feel soft and smooth.

Staying power is good, but if you eat something oily, it will definitely flake. It also doesn't have an overwhelming scent. It does have a muted scent, akin to the smell of a new book, right after you take off the packaging. Ha ha, at least that's how it smells to me. It's okay with me and it doesn't linger.

Above all, what I love about this product is that I got the right shade. I have bought a lot of lipsticks online and it's always a let down when  purchased one that looked great on the computer screen and on the model but doesn't work well on me. This one, I wasn't even able to try out and swatch and I got it for free and it makes me feel blooming and lovely! Just a perfect match. Thank you, mama!

Overall, if want to keep up with liquid lipstick trend without spending too much, I would highly recommend this product. Just bear in mind the cons, huh? :)

XO,

Carissa