Saturday, April 07, 2018

Sugar Matte as Hell Crayon Lipstick in Rose Dawson


Dusty Mauve: this colour has to be my current fixation!


Sugar Matte as Hell Crayon Lipstick in Rose Dawson

I think, I accidentally ordered Rose Dawson instead of Holly Golightly. Holly is one of my favourite literary characters. I don't even remember who I had on my mind, Holly or Rose. I have had this crayon for quite sometime now, but the colour was not my preference then. It turned out brighter than I anticipated. I like the fact that the undertone makes my grey contacts look blue. As funny as it may seem, it is summer and I always turn towards my brights. *wink*

Rose Pink Lipsticks in India

Rose Dawson Lipstick

I contacted Sugar Cosmetics for their official statement with regards to being Cruelty-free. Here's what they replied.

Thanks for mailing in and sharing your concern towards Cruelty free/Vegan beauty products.
None of our ingredients, formulation involve animal testing also none of the entities we are involved with practice animal testing and are certified cruelty free. 
Our products may contain Beeswax, but if you require detail of any individual product we have mentioned all the ingredients in the respective product page.
Please feel free to write back to us with any other concern and we would be more than happy to address it.
Hope you have a Super Day ahead.
Love,
- Team SUGAR.

Certified CF? I am unsure of how I feel about their stance.

Sugar Matte as Hell Crayon Lipstick in Rose Dawson Swatch


Sugar Matte as Hell Crayon Lipstick in Rose Dawson LOTD
captured in the afternoon light

Colour

Look at that bullet, it looks mauve-brown-pink, quite subdued and subtle. On swatching, it turned out quite bright. The undertone is neutral, and it does look warm outdoors and cool indoors. On my neutral undertone, it shifts with the light I am in. If the colour naming resembles Kate Winselet's Lipstick in Titanic, it is nowhere close to being a brown that leans orange, like her ginger hair.

Texture

This sets into powder-matte finish and is quite drying. Doubtlessly, this one goes well on well-prepped and hydrated lips. For desert dry lips, a heavy duty balm underneath will save them. For the kind of restless talker I am, this one moves quite a lot and then mysteriously disappears, where? I have no clue. Maybe, the heavy lip balm underneath eats it :D

Longevity

Quite average. I have been wearing this to work, and I believe in keeping myself hydrated. It does transfer a lot on drinking. No wonder, the mouth of my water bottles have lipstick stains/residue. Like all other lipsticks, I blot this too and layer to prolong the longevity. To add, it does settle into the lines, which is only thing I dislike about powder mattes.

Sugar Matte as Hell Crayon Lipstick in Rose Dawson FOTD
Captured indoors. Blotted one million times!

I think I will stick to this combination till I have to switch back to clear contacts.