Etude House Dear Darling Tint review

tagline: Jelly Lip Tint for Rouge Colored Lips

I find this product very interesting and fun, I wouldn't recommend you to use this if you are in a hurry, it takes a while for the "jelly" to dry, and  if you don't wait, it will be as if you haven't applied on any lip colour in the first place.

I got the Dear Darling Tint "No.2 Real Red"

 you can see what it looks like before and after product is still wet here

I think this is a fun product, but not a very practical one. As it is jelly based, you basically need to use quite a lot of the product when you use it once. They smell like grape but taste disgusting.

close up shot (sorry, took this picture at a different time, so product is on (left side) other side (compared to other picture)

Pros:

• lip stain
• nice colour
• new and innovative way to apply lip colour
• applicator makes it very easy to apply and control (the colour).

Cons:

• bottle does not last long
• long wait time
• dries out your lips
• product does not last very long on your lips
• product colour is not very strong (I guess that why it is called a "tint")

don't be afraid to put on too much (I was a bit freaked out when I first applied this), the jelly will dry and the product's colour will be less apparent. The Jelly made it really hard to smooth out, Thank goodness the applicator was really precise to apply colour on.

wand/brush of Dear Darling Tint (sorry for the picture quality)

I really like that it works like a lip stain, I don't like the "jelly" stickiness (of the product even when it has dried). When it dries it mattifies, there is no glossy finish (despite that, you can still feel the stickiness from the "jelly" ).

after the product dries on your lips, see how subtle the colour becomes after (I have applied the product all over my lips in this photo)

If you are looking for a subtle lip colour (as if you aren't really wearing any lip colour products) then this is a really good product for you.

After heading out for dinner, you can see that there is a little (30%) of the product left (it is more apparent in real life)

product rating: 7/10

website: http://www.etudehouse.com/eng/product/product_view.jsp?prdtCd=215056002