Liquid Lipsticks

The liquid lipstick thing has become absolutely massive over the past few years - I may be late to the game but for me it was Lime Crime with their go on liquid, dry matte lipsticks. I loveeeeee liquid lipsticks! they're so great and leave such a lovely stain on the lips as they wear off during the day. 

Now... before we go further, yes I am aware that most people have decided to boycott Lime Crime as a company for slightly dodgy practices in regards to "vegan" products not actually being vegan, stealing other companies stuff and dodgy online sale practices.
However, I am not Vegan, many companies steal ideas from others every day and nothing gets done about it, and I'm a firm believer in never giving out my credit card details - PayPal all the way guys! 

So after that small sidenote - onto the comparison!

Swatches from bottom to top; 

Sad Girl - Anastasia Beverly Hills, 

RedRum - Jeffree Star, 

Wicked - Lime Crime, 

NyCee - Australis Velourlips,  

Melted Ruby - Too Faced. 

 
Too Faced - Melted Lipsticks
Well well well, they certainly do live up to their name. If I grabbed one of my Mac lipsticks, melted it and then put it on my lips with a lip brush it would look like this.
The colours are so pigmented and so gorgeous. The applicator is also so very easy to use and I loveeee it. I currently own three out of the range and I only really like these three colours on me. Left to right we have Jelly Donut, Melted Velvet and Melted Ruby. 
I love the entire colour range however, being very pale and having red hair, I find most nudes make me look strange and washed out so I tend to stick with more reds, pinks and purples. 
Price wise these are $28AUD and can be bought online and in-store at 
http://mecca.com.au/too-faced/melted-lipstick/V-018759.html#start=1 


Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick
This brand is slightly newer to the game and has really exploded as a great alternative to Lime Crime. The colour pigmentation is amazing and the packaging is super cute! This does dry completely Matte on the lips and can be a tad drying on the lips.... but with a little lip balm all is well. 
The actual product itself is quite easy to use and has a light scent, is the applicator my best friend? No not really but you get used to it. 
Price point ranges depending on where you purchase it from. This particular one was purchased via Makeup Net Australia which is based in Melbourne. They have both an online store as well as physical. They retail at $26 AUD
http://www.makeupnet.com.au/userimages/Jeffree-Star-Cosmetics(2999073).htm


Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick
The hype around these beauties is wayyy to crazy for my liking. I had to nab this one BNIB from eBay the other day since they still haven't done a restock of the original Liquid Lipsticks (they just released a butt tonne of lip glosses so I'm sure that's why) ANYWAY....this gorgeous vampy purple with a glitter through it looks so gorgeous in the packaging. However....after trying it on for the first time tonight I am not a fan of the formula. Yes the colour is gorgeous and once it's on properly it's amazeballs but the consistency isn't doing it for me. I much prefer Lime Crime to this. 
Price wise these retail for $20USD and you can buy them directly from their website. The range of colours is amazing so points for that Anastasia!



Australis Velourlips
Out of the bunch so far this is the one and only 'Drug Store' liquid lipstick and it's pretty damn good. It is very creamy in comparison to the others and I don't feel as though it dries as Matte as much as I prefer. In saying that though, for a drug store product that girls who can't buy online/afford $30/40AUD for american products to come here it's a damn good alternative at $10AUD. In researching on the Australis website as I type they've come out with a new range of colours recently - lots of deep vampy colours as well as some mauves. Perfect for Aussie winter!

These can be bought via; Priceline online/physical and the Australis website directly
http://www.australiscosmetics.com.au/product/74201/velourlips-matte-cream



Lime Crime Velvetines
The best saved for last. Oh my precious babies. Missing from this photo is my favourite and go to colour 'Pansy' at the moment which is this gorgeous rich purple. I swear to god every time I've worn this colour to work in the past 4 days I've received so many lovely comments from both co-workers and just random customers! real confidence booster and makes me want to invest in another tube. From left to right we have Red Velvet, Wicked, Riot and Cashmere. 
Formula wise these are magical and I just ugh. I'm in love with a liquid lipstick guys and I can't deny it any longer! 
These are $20USD. 
They can be purchased from Lime Crime directly via; http://www.limecrime.com/velvetines/
Also from other webstores like NastyGal and DollsKill. 

Hope you're all loving the Liquid Lipsticks bandwagon too!