January 22, 2015

First Impression Review! Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet ~ Grand Cru

There is one reason, and one reason only why I wanted to do a review on this product: the amount of hate it gets. Every beautyblogger seems to hate this shade. As weird as it sounds, this is the main reason why I wanted to try this. I took a few pictures the day I tried it and a few a few days after. The reason for this is the incredibly dry lips I had, this just made the lipstick look terrible. 
To give you a quick idea of what the haters are saying: The range is amazing, they are longlasting, creamy, have a beautiful finish, shades are amazing, except for this one. They say Grand Cru wasn't as good as the others, the texture and pigmentation was different than the others. 

Packaging:         Very cute, compact and pretty. Represents the actual lipstick colour very well. Since a lipstick is something you usually take with you to touch up, the size is perfect.
Application:       A lipliner is definitely necessary, if you want sharp edges. If you don't, it might fade around the edged. And if you mess up, you can't undo it. Furthermore the taste is terrible, I hate it. Once you've applied it and it sits, it's gone though. With a lipliner and the warning that it tastes bad, the application is fine. 
Result:               Wow, I must say, even though I hate the application, the result is great. Obviously, with dry lips, no lipstick can be recommended, so the next pictures will show the actual results. I do not understand what they are complaining about. I have had a lot of compliments throughout the entire day. I can't complain.
Staying power:  It literally stayed all day, and when I took it off at the end of the day, I literally had to rub off my lips. This is down to personal preference of course, but since I am quite busy at school, I do not want to have to touch it up every hour. This stayed all day.

I get the hate, I understand. But for a drugstore product I definitely can't complain. It is moisturising unlike other drugstore options I have tried. Very pigmented too, I just needed one coat. The only thing that wasn't great was the application and the taste, but you do not taste it anymore after applying it. I wouldn't necesarilly recommend it if you are willing to spend a little more, but go for it if you are looking for a red liquid Lipstick, please. 





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