By GhayathriHello everyone!While roaming around inside Express Avenue, Chennai, I came across a small but colorful shop. Curious, I stepped in and was surprised to find L.A. Girls there, and needless to say I picked up a couple of lipsticks :) This was about a year back, fast forward to present, let me show you my favorite winter lip color from L.A. Girls – Be Mine! Just because it’s my current favorite that doesn’t mean that it is perfect. Read on to know more about it.
What the L.A.Girl says about their Luxury Creme lipsticks:"Luxury Creme' Lipstick delivers ultra-rich colors in a lightweight formula. Its blend of moisturizing ingredients of aloe, shea butter & vitamin E enhances lips, leaving a smoother, healthier feel. Glides on effortlessly with the slant top, for-flawless even coverage."Price: INR 225 for 3.6g, $4 in USAShelf life: 24 monthsIngredients:The shade is a nice dark brown, which is very much wearable compared to the other dark browns I own. The application is so creamy that I don’t need a lip balm underneath (even in winters!). Now while that’s a redeeming factor for this lipstick, there are other factors which pull it down.The packaging is simple, looks a bit cheap but is quite sturdy. The lid closes with a click and the product is travel-friendly. The fragranceis neither mild nor unbearable. If you can tolerate Rimmel London products on your lips (which I can’t, the bubblegum-benadryl scent makes me shudder), you can easily tolerate this. It looks glossy on application but dries to a semi-matte finish. The creamy texture results in a not so impressive staying power. It stays for an average of 3-3.5 hours without a meal. It stains the lip and the stain stays for a couple of hours more. It fades away in a slightly patchy manner.The pigmentation is very good, it goes opaque in a single swipe! Love it! It is essential to prep lips before application else the lipstick clings to the dry regions of the lips once it dries to a matte finish. Overall, I feel this is a very good range (if you ignore the smell and the packaging) and I'm going to grab a few more shades :)Things about Be Mine which made me smile:
- Well pigmented
- Affordable
- Shade - a very wearable brown
- Ahmaaaazing texture - glides on like butter!
- Presence of aloe, shea butter & vitamin E
- Staying power is good
- Travel friendly packaging
Things about Be Mine which made me frown:
Final Word: If you can tolerate the fragrance, go grab a couple of these, you will not regret it :-) I have one more shade from this range to show you, will review it in sometime, stay tuned!Rating: 4/5
