Soft and plush on the lips, they felt comfortable and had decent staying power, so I was obsessed with them until I switched to matte liquid lipsticks, from which I have yet to retreat. To be fair, there isn’t a huge difference between them, so I think it might come down to personal preference and how the formula performs on your lips, as a person’s body chemistry can make a big difference in how products perform for them compared to other people. You need to apply several layers, but this suits me just fine since the lipstick doesn't dry out quickly and I can adjust it.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire D'Abeille, Microcristallina Cera/ Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcrystalline, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax/Cire De Carnauba, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Propylparaben, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, [May Contain/Peut Contenir/+/-:Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)]. These are the BEST non-drying matte lipsticks as they have a really creamy formula which soon dries to give a beautiful matte finish. The velvety soft lipsticks have a teardrop tip for precise application, providing a bold matte finish with up to 24 hours extreme wear.The brand also pays special attention to the design of product packaging, regularly issuing limited series of products in vintage packaging. I have never encountered a brush as comfortable as this one (although I have tried many different liquid lipsticks from various brands). When you want intense, matte colour that won’t dry out your lips, Rouge Edition Velvet delivers the look you need in a long-lasting liquid lipstick. If I was going to a special event where I thought it would look nicer to pull the Bourjois out of my bag for reapplication, compared to Maybelline’s plastic white-lidded Matte Ink, I’d probably opt for the Bourjois Velvet Inks purely for ~* aesthetics*~. Good quality, the lipstick applies easily, lays evenly and lasts quite long - out of all the women at the festive table, my red lipstick turned out to be the most long-lasting) It doesn't dry out the lips!

Shade 07, dusty rose, is brighter than it should be for a nude color, but it's almost the same as in the pictures and swatches. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. They were the first brand to come up with a double-ended mascara (Coup de Théâtre) and loose pigment for eyes (Suivez Mon Regard). Bourjois' Rouge Velvet lipstick provides a highly pigmented velvety matte finish that lasts up to 24 hours. On a first application I would say they feel less drying and heavy than Maybelline’s Matte Inks, but after reapplying twice it hit a similar benchmark of discomfort after several hours of wear.I also found the curved shape of the lipstick tube to make application difficult on the edges of my lips. The secret of its exclusive formula is the moisturising complex that combines hydrating waxes with light oils and rich pigments for an irresistible velvety soft finish that pops. This Velvet Lipstick is great for a matte colour and lasts for up to 24 hours, keeping your lips bursting with colour. Bourjois Rouge Velvet The lipstick's ready to wear formula is enriched with quarter pure laque for a radiant, satin finish. If we treat the Maybelline Matte Inks as a liquid lipstick benchmark of 100% pigmentation, then these Velvet Inks are more like 80%, needing a little more finesse during application to get an even layer of colour.