Since my lips are already fairly pigmented, the balm stain just added a very subtle purpley-lilac tint to them. I also tried applying Nyx's Milk pencil on my lips first which intensified the color a bit but defeated the purpose of the balm stain since there was an extra layer of product.
I had been stalking Marc Jacob's Beauty Line since I heard the first whispers of it and I did love the Lovemarc Lip Gel. It gave my lips a berry stain (great in the Fall months) but with more of a purple tint than a red-ish berry tint.
However, the purple lip color that I have received the most compliments from, and my favorite one, is Revlon's Colorburst Matte Balm in Shameless. I was already a die hard fan of their Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains and when I heard about the Lacquer and Matte balms were coming out with I began checking multiple Walgreens, CVS stores, Targets, and Ultas until I found them and that gorgeous purple color called Shameless. And then one day, I found one Shameless left unopened at a Walgreens downtown Chicago and immediately bought it. Within 24 hours I was in love.
Anyone who is familiar with the original balm stains should be familiar with the fact that there is a huge color payoff and that they are very moisturizing while also staining a bit. The newer Matte and Lacquer ones are labeled as balms so they are still very moisturizing but do not really stain. Shameless takes about two coats to get an even and full application and it does not hurt to use a nude lip liner to prevent bleeding (especially if you tend to go a little outside the lines when applying like I do). My go to is E.L.F.'s Lip Lock pencil because it is cheap and transparent so it does not matter what color gets paired with it. Once you put Shameless on, it feels as though you have a layer of purple velvet on your lips. While many matte lip products tend to be drying this one is not at all. While I recommend that everyone at least try a loud lip color like this, I understand that it will not be everyone's cup of tea. If the deep dark purple is not for you, I still highly recommend trying the other Revlon Colorburst Matte Balms. I also have Sultry (a muted brownish red), Complex (a nude), and Showy (a bright pink).
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