NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil - Cruella 2,4 g

Love this product. I am a huge fan of red lipsticks and have z large collection. I read this this was s superior product in a 'suits all' shade of red. It is and it does. Wearable, not drying, great colour and long-lasting.

After reading all the positive reviews about the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (in Cruella), I was really excited to receive mine in the mail to try it out! My pencil was shipped the day after my purchase and even arrived a couple days before expected. At 645AM, I applied my lip balm first (eos - the ball shaped one) and then the lip pencil; it came on smoothly and easily - so far so good. I did notice some slight drying, typical with matte, and nothing that was bothersome or dry enough to cause cracks in my lips. During the course of my morning, I drank two cups of coffee and from my water bottle (one of those was with a straw) and went to check on my lipstick at 11AM and it was pretty dang near to still perfect. Seriously. It was like I had applied just an hour ago instead of the 4 hours (plus coffee wear!). At that point I simply applied some Baby Lips (in Cherry Me) to combat any minor signs of wear. At 2PM I ate (a messy) lunch and basically wiped it off myself with a napkin, but even afterwards it still left my lips a cute lighter shade of red where I only applied my Baby Lips again and went about my day. It also does not appear to dry flakily or in the middle, which are very nice. Just some background: my skin tone can range from medium to olive (depending on the season and sun exposure, you know) and I have brown eyes. One of my major concerns prior to purchasing this was if the color would work on me, but I took the risk and was not disappointed. It's a gorgeous shade of a darker red without being too dark (if that makes sense). I have the same primary concern as many others have mentioned before me: it's so expensive, $25 for a tiny pencil (that requires sharpening) is slightly excessive. One of things that I'm hoping will combat this a bit though is that it doesn't seem to reply many applications throughout the day. Overall, I would say if you are interested in investing in a solid product - buy this. I love it, but I am definitely also on the search for a cheaper day-to-day alternative.

Stays on one of my favorites

Our dance company uses this lip color for recitals and competitions. It is a beautiful color that stands out on all skin tones. We have to reapply about every 4 hours.

The color is beautiful the quality is great last long time. Too bad they don't carry Sephora products. The lipstick last long time and very comfortable to wear.

And I say lipstick because that's what I use it for. It's seriously the best i've ever had. It lasts long (only have to reapply a couple times if you wear it the entire day), and doesn't bleed. I got the Cruella color which is the sassiest red you will ever see; I get compliments every time I wear it. It is matte, which works well for me because I don't like the shiny look. Only negative thing I can say is that it does dry out your lips a little bit after a long wear, so I just put some chapstick on before applying