Velvetease Lip Pencil

02-05-2021

Velvetease Lip Pencil

Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil
Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil Oh Honey
Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil Anything Goes
Mac Velvetease Lip Pencils
Velvetease Lip Pencil Mac
Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil

I recently visited the shopping centre in Brent Cross and had a beauty haul and bought lots of new beauty products! I was shopping in the MAC section in Fenwick with my friends and we were trying out different lip liners and lipsticks. One of my friends (who is also a blogger, so check her blog out here) tried on the ‘MAC Velvetease Lip Pencil‘ in the shade ‘Reddy To Go’. Oh my god, as soon as i saw it on her I thought it looked amazing and I had to try it on!

The lip pencil is the consistency of a lipstick and because it is narrow like a lip liner it is so easy to outline your lips with it first then fill them in. So it is much easier to use and apply than your typical lipstick and it also twists up like a lipstick! The texture of the product on your lips is amazing as it feels so soft – like velvet – and I found the product very moisturising. The product is also fairly long lasting and gives a matte look, I wore it for hours and the product on the outer of my lips was untouched whereas it had slightly worn away on the inner of my lips so i just re-applied the product. The shade is such a bold red that really stands out and seeing as I do not own many red shades I had to buy it.

These lip pencils are £17.50, which is a bit more money than the standard MAC lipsticks but I personally thought it was worth it. Recently I have been using the Satin lipstick in the shade ‘Brave’ and it has been drying out my lips so it was really nice to find a MAC lipstick that felt so good on my lips. I cannot wait to buy more of these lip pencils!!

Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil

A picture of me wearing the MAC Velvetease Lip Pencil in ‘Reddy To Go’.

x x x

Make Offer - MAC Velvetease Lip Pencil Lipstick Crayon in Frolic - New & Boxed NEW NARS Lonely Heart 2495 Velvet Matte Lip Pencil 0.08 Oz/2.4g Long-Lasting $12.99. MAC Cosmetics Velvetease Lip Pencil in Aim To Please: rated 5 out of 5 on MakeupAlley. See 4 member reviews and photos.

Hello darlings! So a few weeks ago I was browsing the ‘gram and I came across a post on @ummbaby’s page of two lipliners and two lipstick crayons from Primark. It genuinely took a minute for that information to sink into my head…

I haven’t actually been into the beauty section of Primark in years and from what I remember they had some decent brushes and lashes, but their actual makeup was pretty non-descript and cheap looking. It looked more like the “play makeup” sets you can buy in toy shops for little girls. You know, the ones which consist of glittery petroleum jelly and coloured talcum powder in heart and flower shapes. So I never bought anything from the Primark beauty range then because none of it looked like it would be amazing (plus everything was always opened anyway). BUT after seeing this post, I did some research and HOLY CRAP – Primark have upped their makeup game. They now have a proper beauty range called P.S. Love and the collection of products they have to offer is quite extensive. And it looks SO much better. The packaging is quite sturdy and the general aesthetic is very reminiscent to brands you would find in the drugstore. And it’s ridiculously good value, as is expected by Primark. But anyway onto the actual review:

Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil Oh Honey

MAC Velvetease Lip Pencil is designed to give a saturated and vivid color impact of a lipstick, combined with the convenience of a mechanical pencil. These gorgeous chubby lip liners donot reqire any sharpening at all, and they are available in a full range of colors, from sophisticated light pinks, to deep brick red.
Velvetease Lip Pencil delivers the vivid colour impact of a lipstick with the ease of a mechanical pencilno sharpener required. Go daring in blackened plum, classic red and warm chocolate, or subtly chic in light pinks and buttery nudes.

Now there’s a very specific reason as to why I wanted to get the Velvet Matte Lipstick Crayons so badly. Basically, it was because I REALLY liked the MAC Velvetease Lip Pencils – but I just couldn’t justify spending £17.50 for one. I just couldn’t do it. So I made it my personal mission to find a cheap alternative so I wouldn’t feel like I had totally missed out. So of COURSE I had to pick these up. I mean at £2 a pop, even if they ended up being absolutely awful, at least I hadn’t spent/wasted a huge amount of money. But you know what?

THEY’RE AMAZING.

Seriously guys, I fell in love with these lipsticks faster than I did with my boyfriend.

Mac Velvetease Lip Pencil Anything Goes

Firstly, they had a fairly good shade range. I saw about six different colours in store, but I’m not sure if there are more online. I ended up getting two shades in: ‘Brown’ (because I’m physically incapable of passing up a brown lipstick) and ‘Purple’. Brown is quite dark and actually has a strong red undertone, so it looks like a deep, warm red on MY skin tone. Purple is a simple, bright berry purple – but it packs a punch on the lips. It’s actually the first lipstick I’ve ever had of this colour and I actually quite like how it looks on me. Both shades are VERY pigmented. One layer of this lipstick is enough to give you full opacity.

The finish is not a flat matte like you would get with a liquid lipstick. These have a gorgeous velvet matte finish (as the name suggests) which is a similar finish to the MAC matte lipsticks. Of course these won’t be the EXACT same formula as the MAC Velvetease Lip Pencils. It’s like a 6th of the price, so naturally the ingredients won’t be the same quality. Indeed, the latter has a creamier texture which is indicative of the more expensive silicones whereas the Primark dupes have a waxier kind of formula. That does mean that the application of the MAC ones IS smoother, but that’s NOT to say that the Primark lipsticks are difficult to apply. Because they’re not. They go on very easily. However I would recommend that your lips be exfoliated and moisturised beforehand because this lipstick can sometimes emphasise really dry areas.

Mac Velvetease Lip Pencils

Because I didn’t get the MAC Velvetease Pencil I can’t speak for its longevity and comfort of wear, but I CAN speak for the Primark crayons. These babies last a LONG time. Providing I don’t eat anything too greasy, the colour can last on my lips up to FIVE hours before it starts to fade. That’s pretty darn good for a £2 lipstick. These are also very easy to re-apply – you can just put a new layer on top of an old one without it looking weird – which makes it perfect to chuck in the bag so that you can touch-up your lip colour as the day goes on. It’s quite comfortable to wear for the first few hours or so, but these CAN be slightly drying if you’ve been wearing them for a long time. I noticed dryness on my bottom lip after wearing this for 7+ hours. But that, at least to me, is a minor con in comparison to all the pros and good points that this lipstick brings to the table.