Pretty colors!
When a friend of mine tagged me in the Facebook comments for this Marie Claire article, it took me two seconds to Amazon Prime this shit.
I wasn’t even dissuaded when the author mentioned blood. They say beauty is pain? Please. When it comes to all things cosmetic, I have a very high tolerance. (By all means, put needles in my face, just not my arms.)
The Berrisom My Lip Tint Pack comes from Korea (like all amazing/weird beauty products these days), but thanks to the miracle of free two-day shipping, I had my greedy beauty-junkie hands on them in no time. (Yo, side note: does anyone else drink and Prime? It’s like a surprise in my mailbox every week!)
Anyway, these are not the lip glosses they appear to be; oh no, my friend. These are peel-off lip stains. Whaaaat?!
So it’s not exactly rocket science, but it took me a couple tries to get the hang of the application (which I give myself a pass on because the instructions are in Korean and I was too lazy to Google).
Thanks for the help, Korea.
I made an attempt to photograph my first go, which made application difficult and, frankly, really dumb. So not only did I not put quite enough on the first time, it was suuuuper crooked. Whoops.
I picked the darkest color because I roll hard.
I also used my fingers, which is great if you’re looking for that stained-fingertip look. Protip: lip brush.
I mean . . . it’s a look.
So then I waited a while to let it dry. That’s when the fun really began.
Durrrr
The ideal beauty product for the kids who used to put Elmer’s glue on their hands just to peel it off.
I had to resort to some finger-scrubbing and then, finally, a Q-tip. Yeah, you may want one of those. The other thing you might want? Chapstick. Unless you’re not a total weirdo who can’t stand the feeling of bare lips. Then you’re good.
The result? A pretty, popsicle-stained effect that wears for hours and doesn’t transfer (trust me, I did my own research).
Then I went for a cherry red. I really glommed it on this time, and waited longer to peel it off.
Leave it on all night if you’re going for the blow-up-doll look!
Since it was so thick and I’d left it on for so long, all I had to do was press my lips together and it peeled itself off.
SO GROSS/COOL
The best part: my fiancé was totally grossed out. It was awesome.
Summer-popsicle lips that’ll survive pool time and BBQs!
So whether you don’t like the feeling of lipstick or just want a low-maintenance tint (well, the wear is low-maintenance; the application less so), you should totally get in on this shit. WAY better than the Lipnicure disaster.
Oh, and don’t worry: totally pain-free and zero blood in sight. How’s that for an endorsement?!
And you make yourself another 