As a self-claimed lipstick junkie, I’ve for quite some time been an aficionado of matte fluid recipes. All things considered, I’m the first to concede that not all recipes are made similarly. Some are so inconceivably drying that you have an inclination that your mope was assaulted with a sandblaster. Others stay ultra rich for quite a long time after application, so they wear off your mouth and into your supper. I had surrender to all these (honestly unwanted) symptoms for the sake of a sensational pucker until I tried out Huda Kattan’s new Liquid Matte lipstick ($20).
Huda herself is without a doubt a marvel virtuoso. Beside being a vlogger, cosmetics craftsman, and one of the top influencers on Instagram, she has a stalwart cosmetics line. As of recently, it’s comprised of fluttery bogus lash strips and Lip Contour pencils. Taking into account that her velvety, sturdy lip liners immediately became fundamentals in my excellence pack, I had elevated expectations for the Liquid Mattes, and I was not frustrated.
Her recipe is shockingly wet and runnier than others you may have played with, however this is really a gift. Since the recipe takes more time to dry, you have more opportunity to work with the shading and shape your lips. After around 60 seconds, the fluid sets yet is marginally shabby to the touch. This is likewise a reward. Your pucker will never feel got dried out or dried up (yuck), and you can layer on coat after coat without the color demonstrating any stout development. I explored different avenues regarding slicking on a couple of shades — no sweat! — to make a more dimensional, ombré lip look.
The longwear nature of the recipe is additionally noteworthy — I ate, drank, and even rested in these lipsticks effectively with no chipping or disintegration. Nonetheless, in the territories where the shading blurred, it did so equally, not in enormous patches. I additionally cherished the fragrance! It was fragrant of genuine vanilla concentrate in the cylinder, rather than the more plastic-like smells found in other cosmetics items. On the lips, it dried down to a more inconspicuous cake hitter aroma.
In any case, by a long shot, the best some portion of the Liquid Matte dispatch is the shading choices. The choice inclines intensely towards ’90s pinks, earthy colors, and vampy tones, except for a couple of dynamic reds and pinks. While Huda records the smooth chocolate conceal “Tease” and cool red “Heartbreaker” as her top picks, I am living for “Venus,” a warm, light mauve. I apply it well external my common lip line to get that pined for Kylie-esque grit pucker.
You can shop each of the 16 shades when they dispatch on July 29, which happens to be National Lipstick Day — an occasion that the Huda Beauty brand possesses the rights to. Meanwhile, perused on to investigate which hues you need in your assortment, see patterns on various skin tones, and even observer how they hold up to running water (spoiler: they don’t move).