Pat McGrath is Dramatic Mega Lip Pencil ($29 each). These are large pencil-shaped and need to be sharpened. Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Pat McGrath Lab.
I absolutely love them. The colours in all the shades I’ve tried are absolutely amazing. The formula is creamy and easy to apply with a matte finish. It glides onto the lips without any tugging and the coverage is smooth and opaque. Once set on the lips, it has amazing staying power and is one of the few lip products that doesn’t transfer onto teeth at all. It’s not 100% transfer-free, but once set on the lips, transfer onto cups and napkins is minimal. I also love that it feels relatively light on the lips, which is a big plus, especially during the hot summer months.
It would have been nice if it came with a twist up formula or a sharpener, but for a matte lip formula, I really like this one. It might look a little drying if you have dry lips, but that can be fixed with a lip balm or primer. MAC Prep + Prime Lip Primer I think you need one. This is the best lip primer that smoothes the surface of your lips, adds a light veil of moisture, and allows lipstick to apply smoothly without feathering.
All of the shades are perfect. I can see myself wearing each one (except for the red, which I rarely wear). Some of the neutrals look similar on my arm, but on my lips there’s a clear difference in undertone. The darker shades stain my lips, but a lip primer is great at preventing that.
- Naked Venus Pale cool nude pink
- Coralst Neutral peach pink
- Sacred Rose A warm mauve rose
- Naked Seduction Warm dusty rose
- Nude Oasis A warm brown rose
- Fresh 3 Mahogany Rose Brown
- Garnet Glow It is a darker wine color.
- Belle Amour It’s a cool-toned berry with fuchsia vibes (this shade seems to only be available online at Pat McGrath – I much prefer the Lip Fetish Balm shade version in Belle Amour).
- Obsessed! Electable orange red
I lip swatched most of the colors below, and also used:
Overall I love it, I don’t normally like matte lipsticks but I love the colour and staying power of this shade, my top three are Coralust, Nude Seduction and Divine Rose.
available Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Pat McGrath Lab..
The 6 colors I received in the PR and the 3 I purchased
