wet n wild Lipstick Mega Last High-Shine Lipstick Lip Color Makeup, Bright Pink Pinky Ring

The color Pinky Ring is priced low as lipsticks are flawed/broken in that shade, but.. . (READ ON!). As other reviewers have mentioned, Wet ‘n Wild clearly suffered a manufacturing oops with their production run of the color Pinky Ring. I’m not sure how I landed on the Amazon listing for this product because I was actually on the hunt for a pinkish-nude gloss or lipstick that would be flattering on fair skin, and yet, I purchased this (on a whim) with some other products. (“Hello, my name is Laura and I’m a makeup junkie.”) In the listing images, it looked like it may be a bit more pink than I was looking for, but the reviews for the product are pretty raving, and at such a bargain (under $2?), I had to give it a try.It arrived quickly. As soon as I saw the color in-person, it’s very (VERY) bright bubblegum candy pink. In the tube, it looks very leaning tower of Piza-ish – leaning over to one side, so it’s definitely prone to breakage. You can see in my last image how the side of the brand new product is jacked up because it’s not standing straight in the tube. It’s 100% guaranteed to break, and is going to be pretty messy with product already smearing on the outside of the tube as a result. (For whatever reason, I can’t seem to add that picture to my review. I’ll try again later.) Keeping that in mind, I won’t be turning it up and out of the tube much or often (if at all); rather, I’ll be applying it with a lip brush in an attempt to prevent those issues. However, for my trial and first use, enough sticks out over the tube that I just applied normally. With one swipe, the color is soft and transparent (and pretty much what I was looking for), but since it’s a lipstick, you really do need a few swipes to cover your lips. This provides more coverage and opacity, so the color gets brighter. I don’t feel like the images shown truly represent the color, so I’ve included an image taken in normal household tungsten light (soft white for most indoor bulbs), another taken in bright indirect daylight, (which is a more blue colored light), and the last taken in sunlight, which falls somewhere in between the first two.The formula is nice. It feels light but moisturizing on the lips. It has a lovely sheen that’s not as shiny as a true gloss, but is shinier than most lipsticks. As to be expected with any formula that’s on the more moisturizing side, it doesn’t last all day. I have to reapply about once an hour, less if I’m not actively drinking something. I would not expect this to last through any kind of snacking or a meal.Would I repurchase? Probably not. The color is a bit brighter than I’d like, but I can see myself wearing this in the summer with more of a tanned look. I reach for gloss more than lipstick, so this tube will last me forever. However, if the color selection were expanded and there was a color that was what I was looking for, I’d definitely repurchase as I do like the formulation for a lipstick. It’s not like a lipgloss and a lipstick had a baby, it’s more like a lipstick whose grandparents are lip glosses! 🙂

Doing a one-eighty on my original review. Yesterday, I wrote that this balm had little color or shine and I would likely never use it, as I was looking for a shiny lipstick to replace the late, great Revlon Glass Shine in Rum Raison. The thing is I’m no stranger to new lipsticks and should have known it takes a few applications to wear down that initial nothing’s-happening wax-only coating. Initial applications are never representative of what you see later. Yesterday, I was getting all wax/very little pigment. Today? WOW! True, the formula is more creamy than glossy, but if you reach for the product over a few days, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the rich but semi-sheer color.I took a photo of me wearing the Lust Red and really wanted to show you how fab it is. But when I went to add a photo from my phone gallery, Amazon wanted unlimited access to my photos/camera. Absolutely nNO WAY, Amazon! Used to be you could only share what you wanted. No way does Amazon need to be all up in my business like that so you’ll have to trust me: I’m a pale, green-eyed woman with graying long cool red hair. Normally, I don’t like red lips with red hair, but Lust Red is that rare thing: A universally-flattering neutral red. It would look great on ANYONE. And it’s buildable so you can make it casual or va-va-va-VOOM! It’ll be a go-to for me. Just give it a few tries to REALLY see what you have.

Like this as well as more expensive brands. Ordered this for my purse as I didn’t want to carry more expensive brand in my purse. It is very hot here and I have had tubes of lipstick actually melt in the past. I am happy to say that the quality is very good. It goes on smoothly, is somewhat sheer with a shine that is flattering. I was afraid it might be a deep matte red but it is instead more translucent with a bit of an orange red color. Subtle, but with that extra hint of color that is nice for the summer. Why have I ever spent so much more on lipsticks? This stuff is perfect.

It’s a $2 lipstick–get more. This doesn’t have a lot of staying power, but for $2, I’ll probably get more colors. This is kind of between a lipstick and a gloss as far as coverage goes. This is nice for a quick reapplication and I can see layering this over a lipstick with more staying power.

Lip stick. I liked it I just wish it stayed on longer but the price was a 10 score! Nice color.