If
you have a ton of lipsticks like me, you’ll realize that there are some colors
you love but unfortunately they don’t last long on your lips ! Like… the nudes
& MLBBs. I love the Street Wear Ruby Riddle lipstick, it’s a lovely warm
peach shade on me but it wears off soon! Lip pencils are a must have for
lipstick lovers me who want to make their favorite shades last longer! I
usually invest in a lipstick only after making sure its long lasting, but you
can’t always be sure when you’re purchasing a newly launched item no ?
Let’s
factor in lip glosses as well! I own few (just 5) out of which Maybelline’s Mirrored Mauve (LOVE the shade) has the least staying power and it’s a lovely
one to wear daily. So how do we solve this recurring problem of low-weartime
with our favorite lip colors ?
[a] STOP buying them (gasp !!) [b] invest in a good lip liner or a lip primer.
[a] STOP buying them (gasp !!) [b] invest in a good lip liner or a lip primer.
Like
any other makeup lover, I choose option (b) and purchased the Bourjois lip liners. I have the
shades Enjoleuse (11) and Rouge Soyeux (20) cause lip primers
aren’t mainstream in India, ‘ya know. Read on to know more about them ^_^
Company
Claims:
High definition and
long-wearing lip liner for ultra lip comfort.
Its ultra-soft khol tip draws a smooth and precise lip contour to line the lips and prevents your lipstick from running for hours on end!
Enriched with mineral and plant pigments (rose and green tea) it is good for your skin. The formula is easy to blend, comfortable and smoothly glides onto the lips, leaving a soft velvety finish.
Bourjois Levres Contour lip liners are available in 12 Shades:
Enjoleuse (11), Facetieuse (12), Coquette (13), Rouge Seduction (14), Rose Precieux (15), Extravagante (16), Prun Caresse (17), Framboise Exquise (18), Sienne Kiss (19), Rouge Soyeux (20), Brun Auburn (21), Peche Voluptueuse (22).
Its ultra-soft khol tip draws a smooth and precise lip contour to line the lips and prevents your lipstick from running for hours on end!
Enriched with mineral and plant pigments (rose and green tea) it is good for your skin. The formula is easy to blend, comfortable and smoothly glides onto the lips, leaving a soft velvety finish.
Bourjois Levres Contour lip liners are available in 12 Shades:
Enjoleuse (11), Facetieuse (12), Coquette (13), Rouge Seduction (14), Rose Precieux (15), Extravagante (16), Prun Caresse (17), Framboise Exquise (18), Sienne Kiss (19), Rouge Soyeux (20), Brun Auburn (21), Peche Voluptueuse (22).
My experience with Bourjois Levres Contour Lip Liners:
Enjoleuse (11) is french for ‘coaxing’.
The shade is a gorgeous light pink
color having neutral undertones. I love light pink colors, especially
those that suit me. Enjoleuse suits my
very warm & yellow skintone. Its almost a nude pink, it will be an everyday
pink on fairer skintones. Somehow, it is an everyday pink on my medium skintone
(I’m NC42 in MAC Pro Long Wear), however I’ve seen it look like nude
on people having same skintone as me! I guess the color will depend varying on
your undertone. I’ve seen Enjoleuse being described as a pink-brown but
honestly, I can’t see any brown to it! Just look at the swatches and tell me if
I’m missing the brown tinge! I like to use this shade under nude & everyday
suitable lipsticks (like MLBBs, soft pinks).
Enjoleuse is very pigmented & covers lip
pigmentation,
however, it is also very matte. My lips need to be exfoliated or at least
moisturized and unchapped prior to its use. If worn alone, it feels very
dry & emphasizes dryness on lips unless you moisturize them beforehand. Despite
of its matte texture, it applies smoothly.
Now,
for the true test….. Enjoleuse does make my lipsticks last longer,
it also prevents them from feathering, however it does not control transfer :/ I’m not sure if lip liners are
supposed to do that but if I wear a very creamy lipstick (like the Revlon Colorburst lipsticks) it lasts for a longer time over Enjoleuse but it does
transfer everywhere. The lipsticks I wear over Enjoleuse wear off from
the center of my bottom lip with water & snacks however the lip liner stays
in place. You do need to touch up after meals, especially if you eat oily food.
I wore this lip liner alone for my graduation day for about 5-6 hours and I was
impressed by its performance, it did not feel uncomfortable because I had moisturised my lips with the Carmex lip balm beforehand. It wore off from a bit from my bottom lip when I had sweets (coz they are oily!).
I
bought this shade, only because it’s a dupe of MAC Ruby Woo (thanks to
Cynthia of Indian Vanity Case for the info!). Ruby Woo lipstick is
supposed to be a must-have but I can’t bring myself to splurge on a shade I
will rarely wear, so enter Rouge Soyeux
(20), a bright pinky-red with a subtle
blue undertone. Unlike Enjoleuse, Rouge
Soyeux does not apply smoothly, infact it feels dry like a crayon and its tip needs to be sharpened to a fine point
so that you can apply the color with ease. It is drying to wear but so is Ruby
Woo I hear!
I haven’t tested this one out much because I rarely wear reds, but if you want a Ruby Woo dupe for cheap, make sure you buy lip liner Rouge Soyeux (20) and NOT Rouge Seduction (14) {which doesn’t seem like a blue toned red}. Check out Cynthia’s post here. I also think its important to have a lip liner for such bright colors because it makes applying lipstick much easier!
I haven’t tested this one out much because I rarely wear reds, but if you want a Ruby Woo dupe for cheap, make sure you buy lip liner Rouge Soyeux (20) and NOT Rouge Seduction (14) {which doesn’t seem like a blue toned red}. Check out Cynthia’s post here. I also think its important to have a lip liner for such bright colors because it makes applying lipstick much easier!
Qty: 1.12g / 0.03 oz.
Cons:
They need to be sharpened! This leads to A LOT of wastage, you’ll need to buy
the lip liner every month if you use it regularly. Given the dry texture of the
lip liners, I feel that a wooden pencil form is the best because if it was a
twist-up style, the lip liner would keep breaking off whenever you tried to
apply it. Bourjois products are not sealed & SAs in India just open up the fresh
products :/
Overall Verdict: 5/5
Yes
they are drying, but that’s what makes them long lasting! For the price, I
can’t complain much, I plan to buy at least one more shade and backups of the
shades in my collection coz I love the colors! They are available in lots of
colors and you’ll surely find something to love in the collection!