Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid lipstick in Carina.

Anastasia Beverly Hills is a brand that has a lot of Hype over the internet, and to be honest they deserve it tenfold.  On the 7^th January 2015 when they launched their Liquid lipsticks that became a hit across the globe pretty much over night. You can purchase any of the 20 shades directly from www.anastasiabeverlyhills.com for $20 a pop, but the international shipping is horribly expensive, or I purchased all of mine from www.rosesbeautystore.com whom is based in the UK and sell them for £22 each plus £2 shipping and they arrived within 4 days without a hefty customs fee. J  Alternatively you could try buying through eBay, but the prices are inflated, you can’t guarantee they aren’t already tested or genuine etc.

L-R Sad Girl, Spicy, Vintage, Carina, Retro Coral

The tube they come in is very simple and elegant, giving you a clear view of the colour and they are a nice size too, not too thin that they seem breakable and not too long that they are unable to fit in a makeup bag. The applicator brush is probably the best I have ever used, it’s nice and long with a little bit of bend with small fibres so you can achieve a nice crisp line and a wide coverage in just one sweep, no more faffing around with different lip brushes.

The shade I’m reviewing today is called Carina and she is a deep Cerise shade which dry’s velvety matte. I have noticed with all ABH lip tars they dry a little darker than they look in the tube. Carina is a little bit of an Odd shade. Depending on the lighting she can look a light natural pink, a deep cerise or a coral pink. Either way it’s beautiful but a little unpredictable! You would think it would look really strong on my skin tone would you??

Carina was a bit of a surprise shade for me, I was unsure if it would even suit me when I bought it! Thanks to the colour shifting pink it does look incredible and I’m glad I did actually get it. Again I have read a lot of negative reviews from people regarding the texture of these, I think they have a really soft feel to them, almost velvety which is pretty rare for a matte lipstain and as a result these feel light and dreamy to wear! They are non drying and last a good 5 hours before needing a touch up, but of course their biggest weakness is grease/oil.

 

Sorry Blurry Iphone picture!

Have any of you managed to get your hands on these?

Love Piggy x