This autumn season is the season of new high end liquid lipstick launches - Guerlain, Shiseido and MUFE have all released liquid lipsticks. It was a nice surprise to see Stila with their own version with the Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick.
This range has 10 shades and includes a few nude neutral shades but the vibrant bright shades definitely dominate. I don't associate Stila with bright vibrant lip colours (I tend to think of very natural barely there lip glazes when I think Stila) so I found this quite refreshing.
left to right: bellisima, dolce, patina, carina, tesoro, beso, fiery, fiore, aria and amore
My picks are swatched below - naturally I went straight for the brightest colours. My favourites are Fiore and Carina.
So imagine my surprise when I was received Carina as a PR sample - the shade I really wanted to try out!
As the name suggests, the Stay All Day Liquid Lipsticks are long wear formulas which are designed to last for 6 hours. It also contains Vitamin E and avocado oil to moisturise your lips.
The first thing I have to say about these is - please use a lip brush! I struggled when using the doe foot applicator by itself as I found it hard to control how much product I'm applying. A lip brush also provides a smoother and neater line.
Second thing is - prep prep prep. Even though the formula is enriched with ingredients to hydrate your lips, I still found it to be a bit drying - something you can't really avoid with long wear lip colour.
Carina is a super vibrant electric coral. I wear it with just mascara and a tiny bit of bronzer - any more and there would be just too much going on. For a more toned down look, I dab one dot and apply as a stain with my fingertip, with Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm over the top - a much more natural for a relaxed day look.
The swatch did not budge after I applied it on my arm. On the lips, the colour does last for 6 hours - providing you don't eat/drink anything (unless you are ultra careful, which I am not). I needed a quick touch-up after a meal, which is my normal lipstick routine anyway.
All in all I like this liquid lipstick, and for £15 I think it's a nice alternative to the higher end offerings.
*Just in case you missed it, this is a PR sample.
6 August 2012 at 22:50
Wow! That is impressive! I am definitely going to check this out - I love the saturated color.
7 August 2012 at 01:30
I would have gravitated toward this shade too, Sylvie, and perhaps Fiore, although blue-toned lippies are a bit clash-y with my coloring - but it looks so pretty! I'm very interested in trying out one of these liquid lipsticks on the market; nice to know Stila's in the game too :)
7 August 2012 at 04:10
The colors are really vibrant! Too bad they have a completely matte finish, though, I prefer a slightly glossy finish with this kind of product.
7 August 2012 at 13:09
wow the colors are so vibrant in this range!!
9 August 2012 at 04:17
This is so bright and pretty (awesome too that you got the shade you wanted :)
10 August 2012 at 08:52
sounds very interesting. thanks for sharing!
i love the strong colours!
kisses
maren anita
Can I invite you to my GIVEAWAY ???:
*dogeared heart necklace*
FASHION-MEETS-ART by Maren Anita
10 August 2012 at 18:25
Larie - Yes they are super pigmented! I really like the colour range.
Toyarosie - I went for Fiore straight away too. There are lots of new lipstick launches with this kind of colour!
Lulle - I think most of the new launches are matte finish because it's supposed to be long wear? But I agree I would prefer a non matte non sticky finish
Kerker - :) love it
Dovey - yes I was super lucky - the makeup gods were looking after me
Maren Anita - I will check it out :)
7 December 2012 at 19:45
Does anyone know what the base color is for the "01 Fiery" i have Fiery as well as Fiore love them both< but i want to know the base color of the Fiery .