I
never knew of OFRA Cosmetics until earlier this year! It mostly caters to
professional Makeup Artist’s needs. Their liquid lipstick suddenly had become quite
popular among the general consumers as well. They recently had collaborated
with a very popular YouTube Vlogger Kathleen Lights to bring out two limited
edition shades! Today, I am talking about “Miami Fever”
which was the first instalment in this collaboration.
OFRA
is mostly online only (or I am not aware of any stores that carry OFRA) and
they don’t offer free shipping. The regular price of
these lipsticks is $19 which I
consider a bit steep! For these two reasons I decided not to get it when they
first released around the onset of Fall, ’15.
But
then, there was the 50% off Black Friday sale and I gave in to the temptation :-) The shade looked quite unique and
intriguing to me and I thought if there is a time to try it, this is it! With
50% off and 3.99$ shipping (which is a lot by the way) it cost me a total of $13.90.
But I am sure there are some other discount codes.
After
refraining myself for long, I finally tried a few liquid lipstick formulae this
year. I also have realized that my lips are a bit too matured and wrinkle-y for
them :-) Kat Von D liquid lipstick
is the only one that does not show up very dry and that flaky. A lot of people
love OFRA Cosmetics liquid lipsticks mainly because of the formula but I had
mixed experience. It is quite a thick formula
but still easy to apply evenly and put on a second layer without looking
patchy. But most of the time I am happy with one layer application. The applicator
a typical one and it is easy to get a sharp line around the edge of the lips. It
dries down within a minute but not completely; basically it is not transfer proof!
But it does have incredible staying power, except very rarely I have
seen it disappearing in patches from my lips but otherwise it stays on until I remove
it. Every time I wore it, I had at least 2-3 cups of tea or coffee, good heavy
Indian meal and multiple cups of water. I am amazed to see how strongly it adheres
to my lips. I have to admit though that it does show all my fine lines and
makes me realize that my age shows up on my lips. I am quite torn as I cannot
decide if I love it or not.
Let’s
talk about the packaging. Considering they
are retailed at a regular price of $19, the packaging is not at par. It is a
glass tube, but it does not look quality material! The product name etc. are just
wrapped around with a glass sticker - not at all worth $19. The applicator is
ok though!
Miami
Fever is a unique shade. It’s a burnt orange with a strong hint of red
mixed within. Does not appear much unique in description but it
has a lot of warmth to it. It is a tricky shade pull off though. It has a slight
milky-looking aspect to it and on some unfortunate days it looks quite “washed-out”
on my skin tone. But for the other days it looks quite flattering! I also have
noticed that I need to prepare my skin; wear some base makeup, a bit of bronzer
and blushes along with a defined eye-look, than it looks much better. I love
bold lips; my beloved Ruby Way or Quince looks equally flattering when I wear
them on bare face.
Considering
everything, I am not still able to make up my mind! I feel liquid lipsticks are
quite personal! So, on you they might perform much better. While I don’t repent
my purchase, it does not encourage me enough to check out the other shades!
What’s
your thought on these?
Love,
~Arrru
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