I’m a big liquid lipstick wearer especially when it comes with darker or shades like red I prefer them in a matte liquid lipstick form because they’re low maintenance and I don’t have to worry about the lipstick smudging or feathering.
With the matte liquid lipsticks comes the dry feeling on the lips. I’ve tried a lot of brands, some are less drying and some are more. I haven’t tried the Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipsticks so I decided to pick three shades just to test them out.
I picked up the shades in American Doll, Heathers and Craft. As you can see they’re all bright and dark shades. I find that light and nude matte liquid lipsticks are harder to pull off and I have dry lips so they tend to accentuate that since they’re light in color.
The formula of the ABH liquid lipsticks is amazing! At least the shades that I have perform extremely well and wear really nicely. The formula is the most comfortable matte liquid lipstick formula that I’ve tried. They don’t last as long as the KVD Everlasting Liquid lipsticks which are one of my favorite but that comes with the fact that they’re not as drying.
American Doll is a true blue toned red shade. It’s very creamy, pigmented and applies evenly with one swipe.
Heathers is a deep brick red. It performs well like the other shades and wears around 6 hours without feathering.
Craft is my favorite shade of the bunch, it’s a nice plum berry shade that’s described as a sparkling plum but I don’t see any shimmer in mine, it’s totally matte. The shade reminds me of the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Aria which is one of my favorite shades.
Swatches L to R: American Doll, Heathers, Craft
All in all I give them a big thumbs up. The formula is really nice and creamy which helps with even application and the shades that I have wear really well and most importantly they fade evenly.
If you want to try a matte liquid lipsticks but you’re not ok with the dryness you should check these out. ABH has a lot of shade selections and there is a shade for everyone.
Now I want to get my hands on the new shades Veronica and Dusty Rose but they’re always out of stock. Hopefully they’ll restock soon!