LIPPIES are one thing that I, admittedly, really feel like I've an excessive amount of of.
In my bag, on my desk, and in my jacket pocket, there are no less than twelve totally different balms, tints, and lipsticks on rotation always, scattered although they could be.
One lipstick I've been reaching for nonstop recently is the cult-favorite Clinique Virtually Lipstick within the shade Black Honey.
At $23, it's positively not probably the most I've paid for a lip product, but it surely's definitely up there for a funds girlie.
I had heard by the grapevine (TikTok, principally) of reasonably priced dupes for the lipstick and shortly ordered one which appeared closest to my fave — the e.l.f. Hydrating Core Lip Shine Balm within the shade Ecstatic, $7.
The second I acquired the notification the dupe had been delivered, I ripped off the plastic packaging and acquired to testing.
Opening up the chunky tube, I used to be pleasantly greeted with a coronary heart in the course of the balm — a cute contact.
At first look, my Clinique lipstick and the balm did not look like an ideal match.
On the preliminary swatch on the again of my hand, I confirmed that there have been key variations between the 2 shades.
The Clinique was a tad extra cool-toned red-berry, whereas the e.l.f. was a vampier, extra purple berry.
The e.l.f. additionally had a way more obvious sheen, which wasn't shocking contemplating the product's title.
On the primary utility of the dupe, I used to be instantly hit with a faux sweet odor, bringing me again to my center college days when Maybelline's Child Lips balms had been stylish.
This wasn't a dealbreaker, nevertheless — the odor shortly dissipated.
In comparison with my Clinique, I used to be stunned to see that, regardless of the distinction in my swatches, the colours appeared extraordinarily related on my lips.
Much more shocking was how after just a few hours, the balm had what felt like a way more hydrating put on than the Clinique.
Over the course of the following week of trial, I discovered myself reaching extra for the e.l.f. model, extra out of necessity in New York's harsh winter.
My remaining conclusions: Whereas the Clinique Virtually Lipstick has stronger and extra even pigmentation, additionally it is waxier in texture in comparison with the hydrating e.l.f. dupe, which I'd suggest for these with drier lips.
As for me, I suppose I will be including one more lipstick to my seemingly unending inventory.
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