It's not a rubberized container, just that the plastic has an unusual finish. Packaging: A standard lipstick bullet in an all-black plastic lipstick tube but the tube is surprisingly hefty feeling- not heavy, just reassuringly not-flimsy or cheap, and it has an almost rubbery texture instead of slippery, slick plastic. It has a sort of plumping feel to it after I've been wearing it for a while, but it doesn't really tingle, burn, or numb my lips in a dramatic way the way some plumping lipsticks do. Texture: Smooth, rich formula that glides on really easily, and I like that. I've never noticed the scent and had to go off and huff it just for the sake of this section. lipstick? It's not a strong scent, it has that typical lipstick-y smell with maybe a faint hint of florals. Purpose: A highly pigmented and moisturizing lipstick which can be applied differently depending on the effect you're going for: a stain, a gradient lip, a full-on bold lip, etc. Swatches ahoy!įull product name: Clio Virgin Kiss Tension Lip in #7 Some. So for this post, I reached out to some friends who are both PoC K-Beauty bloggers on Instagram, and they agreed to test it out for me for comparison's sake!Īmazingly, all three of us absolutely love the lipstick despite having very different skin tones. One of the drawbacks of looking for makeup swatches online is the swatcher may not have a similar skin tone as you- this is especially an issue with K-Beauty and deeper skin tones, which are distressingly underrepresented.

Comparison swatches with other red/pink/purple lip products.

Lip Swatches on NC10, NC35, and NC/NW45 skin tones.When the weather cooled off, I contacted Clio to arrange to add my replacement lipstick to an order I was making- which is how got my hands on the new eyeshadow palette from Clio you can check it out here: First Look & Swatches: Clio Pro Palette My pristine replacement tube, finally ready for photos. Nooooo! I let Clio know about a (sunscreen) hiccup in my order which was my fault, I mentioned what happened to the lipstick, and to my delight, they offered to send me a replacement! When I opened it, the lipstick was nowhere to be found- it had melted and slid into the lid.

July? (Seasonal appropriateness be damned, I love plum shades.) I made a summer haul from Clio's official US site which included this lipstick, and was very excited about it as it was sold out on the site from which I'd been hauling, but to my sadness it didn't survive the trip. I not only love this lipstick, but it's been my go-to shade side I started using it in.

Time for more fall-appropriate makeup adventures! I'm quite excited about this post because not only do I absolutely freaking love this lipstick, thanks to the help of two lovely fellow K-Beauty bloggers, I'm going to be able to show how it looks on skin tones other than mine!

Mac paint pot swatches nc10