NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUPSoft Matte Lip Cream, Lightweight Liquid Lipstick - Budapest (Deep Mauve With Red Undertone)

nice color and long lasting. doesn’t dry out.

YALL THIS IS THE BEST ITS LITERALLY SO EASY TO APPLY AND ITS QUALITY IS SO GOOD IT MAKES ANY LIP COMBO LOOK VERY BEAUTIFUL PLUS THE COLOR IS PERFECT FOR ANY MATTE LOOK AND ITS WORTH IT 10/10!!

perfect for dark skin. long lasting too.

Transfer proof and has a light scent. The color is vibrant, not as I expected ... But the formula lives up to its hype. A bit too drying for me

I bought this in Antwerp, Milan, & San Paulo. I've attached a photo of all colors after application, and then I wore Antwerp today to see how it looked dried & throughout the day.Upon application, the color has a sheen to it, but the sheen goes away as it dries. It definitely doesn't have the orange tint to it that it appears it might in the pictures. It takes about 20 minutes to dry enough to not wear off when you kiss the back of your hand, but I'd give it closer to an hour before drinking or eating, and especially if you plan on some serious smochin' haha It is a bit drying, so use some sort of barrier before applying it. Most us chap stick, but I use Purlisse Lip Nourisher and when I took it off my lips felt fine.I lick my lips a lot, and around the 3 hour mark it started to fade for me. I did drink a cup of coffee after giving it an hour or so to dry completely. By 5 hours the edges of my lips were fine while closer to the crease it has faded. I didn't eat any solid foods between application & the 5 hour mark, but I did have (as mentioned before) the coffee, and then I also drank a shake. If you don't mind it fading a bit but still looking fine, I would reapply every 4 hours, especially if you drink & eat in that time frame. If you want it to look just like it does once it is first dried, I would reapply more towards the 3 hour mark, if not, sooner.It definitely lasts longer than your average lipstick, and I will 100% be buying more colors as time goes on.

It has a beautiful color, but I wouldn't describe it as matte. It applies smoothly, although it feels somewhat streaky. It dries to a semi-matte finish and does not last all day.

I wanted lip cream that is not shiny, but that looks natural and has a natural nude-like color. This is the closest I've ever found to my natural lip color, that can hide discolorations and even out the color, with a very slightly but still very natural-looking pink tint. I am East Asian for reference, with closer to an average lighter-skinned South East Asian skintone (I am actually half southern Chinese and half southern Japanese/Okinawan), so I am not that pale, but not tanned either, and have bit of yellow undertone (Sephora's "best skin ever" concealer color is 12Y).The first pic (with the hat) is with just the Athena color lip cream and lightly-applied concealer. The second pic (without hat) is with the Athena color lip cream in gradient with a redder lipstick on the inner lips and full face of heavier-applied concealer.I like that it dries fast, so I don't have to wait long to apply another coat or other lip stuff on top. But it does smudge still, not as much as average lipstick, but it will such as if you drink with a straw, there will be a little smudging, but less than average. It does not last me a full day, but it is easy to apply and lasts at least for some hours, which is enough for most shorter outings. You should bring it with you if you go somewhere, if you want to reapply it to last longer. I also like that, despite that it dries fast after applying, it isn't drying to the lip skin. It balances my lip moisture level to whatever it was when I applied it. In the first pic with the hat, I did put a little bit of medicated lip balm under it before putting on the lip cream.I don't wear makeup much in general, so it's unlikely I will run out any time soon, but if I do, I will buy this again for sure. I hope it will still be for sale by then.

Smells good. Glides on easy.. Sadly the color gave me concealer lips.. Which is not the look I was going for feels nice on lips. Not sticky smudges easily from I saw. Seems like good quality, unfortunately I'll just have to get a different color. I got the color Cairo