I didn't know much about MAC or lipstick so I took a femme shopping with me when I went to purchase a MAC product as a gift...she gave it a rave review so I coughed up the few extra bucks and sprang for it!

A friend told me about this, after I asked her what brand she was wearing. It lasted all thru lunch. It's not very expensive and stays on well.

And, who wouldn't like the name?
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I will have to try it. I generally really like Nyx as a brand and lower cost option! thanks for the recommendation!

Yeah, I have found Ulta is really good at keeping up with Nyx's current stuff. I will have to make a trip. :)

I recently discovered Burt's pomegranate! :koolaid:

https://img.makeupalley.com/8/4/1/2/820541.JPG

Love Burt's pomegranate! Except I avoid Burt's now that it's no longer all natural and was bought out by Clorox. Just warning you if you care about that kind of thing.

My favs are Kat Von D's Foiled Love in Adora (red) and Valentine (pink). They are discontinued though so I try to stock up on what I can find on eBay and Amazon. They're both still pretty easy to find. They have a wonderful metallic shine to them but it's not overwhelming, just enough to make you sit up and take notice. And the pigment is gorgeously intense.

Huh?! I had no idea! I thought Burt's was all natural! I finally weaned my arse off Strawberry Chapstick... that stuff is addictive ... and now Burt's bad too??? :(

Can you recommend something else? Umm... preferably sans gloss please! :p lol

This is crazy wonderful stuff right here... Grown Alchemist Lip Balm, Vanilla and Watermelon https://www.amazon.com/Grown-Alchemi.../dp/B00489FD38

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Badger lip balms are awesome and all natural and I don't *THINK* have much of a gloss to them. Badger products

I went and picked up my Birthday gift at Sephora, and its a Bite Beauty (my brand of lippy) Chai colour lipstick with matching lip liner (twist lipliner, self sharpening).
And it is the exact colour I was looking for! <3

https://www.sephora.com/product/birt...day_lp_d_image

Plus I turned in some points and got the Liquid Lipstick in Clove

https://www.sephora.com/product/amus...&skuId=2028199

Very nice!!! Happy birthday!

Thank you! I'll check em out... see just how many Butch points I might have to lose. :p

They're totally butch friendly. No frilly packaging, I have two friends on the MoC spectrum that use Badger products. You're good. :)

Buxom any lipstick or gloss

I second that emotion! I got a gloss as a gift several years ago and loved it!

The Lip Bar has the best lip gloss I have ever tried. The company is woman owned and makes vegan, cruelty-free products. They sell this in Target now too. Take a look.

https://www.thelipbar.com/

I tend to go more for nudes and I bought Trophy Wife. Love it!

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/25...g?v=1527474247


In the Jan/Feb issue of Money Magazine I came across an article entitled Why Is Frida Kahlo On This $8 Nail Polish ? It appears reasonable priced and easily available (the article mentions CVS stores). It's a interesting article if anyone wants to read it but I'm curious if anyone has used any of the items in the cosmetic line and how they liked them?

I have one of the Frida lipsticks and basically you're paying for packaging. The lipstick was terrible quality and not even close to the color it showed on the tube. I got it at CVS for $8.