Maybelline Lip Studio Python Metallic Lip Kit, Valian

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The directions I received said to use my finger to apply the base color. I found I got a darker, and overall better look using a lip brush. When I used my finger to apply the base color, it traveled outside my lips. I was able to apply it more precisely with a lip brush. I did use my finger to apply the top metallic coat, however. It went on well. My reasoning for 3 stars: I did not find the base coat to feel comfortable on my lips. The look of this product is also not for me. I am 31 years old, and it brought out every line in my lips. (So it did do it's python look very well.)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] First impression I loved the packaging. It's small and compact. The con, there's no brush and it's a panned lip product, so you have to use your finger which makes it tough to get a nice precise lip. The forumla is creamy and fries matte. The glitter pan is just slightly metallic so it adds a subtle effect to your lip not so much a "metallic" effect I was expecting. The wear isn't very long either. After about an hour it was already wearing down a good bit in the waterline, by hour 3 it was halfway gone. Thats mainly why I gave it 3 stars because the wear wasn't really there..