Avoid unless you have very full lips

Shade: Berry Lit

I have a lot of problems with this one, which is surprising, because I love the colour and it's a good shade for me. Firstly, this is not a lip tint. It's really more like a lip gloss or liquid lipstick. A lip tint or stain tends to be transparent and gives you a hint of colour, this is a full on blast of colour. That doesn't bother me other than it being misleading.

The real problem is the applicator. I'll admit, maybe it's not a problem if you have extremely full lips. I have medium lips that have a lot of shape and curves. For lips like those, or even thinner lips, this applicator is not good. It's far too rounded at the tip and chunky to get a good application. The spongey tip also needs to be a little denser and firmer. As a result of this, it's impossible to keep the colour inside the lines or to do a good edge.

I usually favour a crayon or quick application type lip stuff, but this was impossible to apply well. From a distance it looks fine, but up close it's a streaky, bleeding mess (see close pic). I really didn't understand the shape of the applicator at all and it was a big disappointment considering the colour. I ended up throwing this in the trash and since I have a lot of makeup I didn't 'love' lying around, that should tell you everything you need to know...I really hate wasting stuff.

It also brags that you can do the Korean gradient style by dabbing it on. I watched a bunch of tutorials and none of the techniques I tried worked with this. Dabbing it just makes it go patchy and weird and it doesn't spread or 'gradient' well on the lips. You can see how chunky it is by looking at the heart swatch I drew (with the tip) on my hand. It just doesn't work if you have lips that aren't extremely full.