I need lip color help because it seems I never get it right. My skin and hair coloring are very similar to the lady in the video, except I have green eyes.

When I looked at the lip colors HERE the color she's wearing (First Love) looks washed out.

Any suggestions for this "mature woman?" :) No reds AT ALL.

I am not at all familiar with lipsense and my sound won't work so I couldn't hear the video. That said, I browsed the colors and think NUTMEG would be nice. It might be a lot stronger than what you want, but I too like on OTHER people, when they wear those lovely subdued shades like she has in the video. However, on me, it looks like I put chapstick on ( no color). AUSSIE ROSE is another one that is a bit paler that might be nice?

As far as long lasting, I am a big time fan or Covergirl Outlast which I get at Target for $7 or $8. I have been using it for over 10 years, have a favorite color but do play around with others. It really lasts.

I will only purchase long lasting lip color. I love Lime Crime Velvetines because they last all day. I have never heard of Lip Sense. The price of Lime Crime is about $20 per tube.

I was doing vendor events last year....and I could always pick the people who had been to the Lip Sense Booth....it was just so.....intense? Fake? Shiny? I cannot exactly put my finger on it.. Supposedly, it burns when you first put it on...no, thanks. I do not recommend it.

oh, and consider the source of that “review”, since non-consultant reviews from MLM companies are quite difficult to find!

That's Angie in the video and she reviews tons of products. I consider her a good, unbiased source of information.

I've never tried Lipsense but have been using one of the drugstore 24 hour lip products ... I think Infallible is what I have now in a cherry shade. Blondes look good in reds!

Edit: I actually have Maybelline Superstay. I've gone to bed with it on. Still on in the morning.

Revlon Colorstay Overtime uses the same 2 part application and I have to use a makeup remover at the end of the day to remove the stain. There is no way I would pay for Lipsense although I tried it when someone I know started selling it.

Another fan of Covergirl Outlast lip stain and topcoat. I’ve been using it for over 10 years and it stays on all day. I use Clinique Take the Day Off makeup remover to remove it which certainly looks easier and more effective than the product featured in the video.

I used Lipsense years ago. I didn't like the way it made my lips feel - very drying.

Spring, that's Hot and Flashy doing the video. Very popular and she reviews many products and gives great tips on hair and makeup.

Hey terriks! Did you apply the moisturizing gloss with it?

Delilah, did you not like the Lipsense?

On the stains listed above, do they come with a stay on lip gloss? I don't mind glossy lips, I think they're kind of pretty. I did read not long ago that glossy lips are coming back in style.

Jen, the shades of berry (not red) just stood out too much for me.

I did learn a valuable makeup lesson last week for the next time I'm going to be around people who may take pictures. It wasn't just my lipstick that didn't appear in the picture, neither did my eye makeup and blush! After studying good pictures of friends they always have lined eyes and several coats of mascara. And better lipstick.

I didn't line my eye's or wear more than one coat of mascara, I looked horrendous. My hair was good though! Nice body because of Aquage.

I always have to have something on my lips, they get so dry!

I remember reading years ago that fashion makeup artists always blend lip colors, never using just a single one. I find I am more satisfied with results when I do it.

I am enjoying a couple of Sephora's creme lip stains right now, but I put a bit of lip balm on first, or they're too dry. Then I apply a neutral/nude shade and a tiny touch of a deep berry shade blended over it. It looks like my natural lip color, but a shade or 2 darker. It's not a big production either; I just use my pinky tip.

The color stays for 5-6 hours, if I'm not eating.

Are Outlast, Infallible, Colorstay, etc....thick and matte .....like regular lipsticks? I never liked the feel of regular lipstick, but the lighter ones and glosses never stay on.

Superstay is more like a stain. Not thick coming out of the tube and easy to evenly distribute on the lips. It's not overly matte and could stand on its own but the clear stick gloss makes it come to life.

They come with a foam tipped applicator and are more of a paint. Same with Lipsense.

I wish I could remember which youtube beauty guru did a review on this that said it burned their lips like a you know what! She couldn't wear it, it may have been Tati since she's the one I watched the most back then. I like the idea but my lips are so sensitive that I wouldn't even try it. Even some regular lipsticks bother my lips. It just seems too harsh to me.

The Revlon product worked as well as Lipsense at a fraction of the cost. I’m going to try the Maybelline product IdaClaire mentioned, too.

I'm a lip gloss wearer and have both Chanel and one Smashbox shade I stock up on.

But, my sis swears by L'paige lipsticks for long lasting color and healthy lips. I'm rarely seeing her do touch-ups and know she hasn't bought any other brand for some time now. I think also available Amazon.

L'Paige Lipsticks

There is another 'semipermanent' stain-like lip color called Lip Ink. It does stay on a long time but my lips feel dry after using it. I like the Outlast, but currently use Revlon Colorburst LipButter which does nor last all day but I like the way it feels on my lips.

I love lipstain! Put it on in the morning, lasts all day. I have a CHEAP gloss that I love (I actually think it's wet and wild brand that I put over it, but not always. I use kind of a berry shade. With my coloring, deep colors look best on me, but I do not do red. I have two glosses, one makes the stain more of a pinkish color and the other it looks more berry. I don't like the look of the lipsense or some of the long lasting formulas because they look dry to me. But I have a friend who has bought me several matte lipsticks and there is a brand I like. I'll have to look at it and the brand of my stain. It is matte, but doesn't make my lips look (or feel) dry.

Today I bought two Maybelline Super Stay 24 and I think I'm impressed! The colors I got are:

Continuous Coral - 020, and Wear On Wildberry - 045.

I'm so glad I did this topic because it saved me $80!

I also bought Maybelline's lip stick remover just for this type of stain.

Strike the pose, Oakley!! :)

When I used the Lip Sense (and also Lip Ink) I did use the gloss on top, which I had to reapply often. Oakley, I'm glad that you like the Maybelline and saved a lot of money!

I HATED lip sense. Complete waste of money (for me). I wear anything Nude with a gloss over. Philosophy has some really nice ones that look and taste yummy (they are likely listed as lip balms) and have a nice gloss.

What perfect timing, but I wonder if this works on lip stains? Today when I applied the stain I used my magnifying mirror to I could put it on right the first time. What I saw reflecting back shocked me. My lips were full of wrinkles! Not the wrinkles above the lips, but all over the lips.

I've never seen wrinkles on my lips before, well, not like the ones I saw today.

Watch this video and tell me what you think.

Any tips for lip wrinkes?

Ugh. I hate the word "plumper."

(Sorry ... totally OT and random mini rant there.)

Umm, I think that everyone - even young women have lines in their lips. This picture is from the Lime Crime website

Terez, I never noticed those lines until yesterday. I knew I had some but they didn't seem bad until I put the stain on it. It kind of freaked me out. lol

I thought she was talking about lines ABOVE her lip. Admittedly, I didn't pay good attention to the video (I just heard "plumper" and zoned out, I guess). Was she talking about lines on the lips themselves? Goodness yeah, everyone has those. Are we supposed to try to "fix" those now?

I think these lip stains are very drying and just accent the vertical lines in your lips.

I don't really like them. I have the cover girl outlast one mentioned above and rarely use

it because of that.

I don't use stains. My balm choice for everyday is Kiehl's Butterstick with a little color. I like Touch of Berry.

Butterstick

The lipsticks like maybelline, outlast, etc. are not stains. Stains soak into the lips (for lack of better word). They "stain". They are not drying, at least the one's I've used. I can't find the one I have from Ulta, but the other one I like is by Elf.

I also use the 24 hour one mentioned above. It's the only one that I've found that doesn't bleed into the fine lines. Gotta have a steady hand though!

Now if only there was something that actually gave me lips to put it on :-/

My lips are always dry, just like my skin. Using a lip scrub is a good way to get softer lips. All of the matte lipsticks can look like they are drying your lips, not a good look for older women, like myself. I wear a matte color and always top it with something with moisture and shine. Like the Philosophy one.

(I love my Ipsy and Birch monthly boxes. Lots of mascara and shine, in small sizes. Well worth $10 each).

Well here is a lone lipsense lover. :) I never liked how lipstick felt -I used just lipbalm for most of my life. Now I wear lipsense every day. I got a bunch of colors and diff colored glosses and it is fun to change the shade using both. You do reapply the gloss during the day (no mirror necesssary) but the base color stays on and without rubbing off on anything. I don't use their remover. I found neutrogena soap dissolves it right off. Some neutrals I like are Goddess and Bombshell. I also like rose and orchid and bougainvillea glosses. I am having a lot of fun with lipcolor after all these years.

IdaClaire, I believe that in the video, she was referring to the lip color bleeding up into the wrinkles that are around her lips as some lipsticks can do when we get older. Usually a good lip liner is used but, if I remember what she said, she didn't need any liner with this. And it didn't bleed at all.

I was talking about the wrinkles/creases in the lips like the picture Terez posted. A plumper works for those as well. Look at the difference in creases on her bottom lip.

But I found a lip plumper on my bedside table by accident. You'll never guess what it is, Neutrogena's Moisture Boost, what we've been talking about on the other thread! lol

It's the H. acid that does the plumping, just like it does to our face wrinkles. I tried it and it worked really well.

Read this article, it explains the cinnamon & H. acid in lip plumpers. Interesting.

Seriously, google H. acid and see all the things that stuff does.

Lip plumping