Bois De Santal #44 (£18) is a true rose with no shimmer. The pigmentation is rich and vibrant (as were the other shades I swatched). Its a very long lasting formula and the inclusion of an inbuilt sharpener at the end of the pencil is something I really appreciate.
I've had this for a while as I was trying to see if I could make this work but its not happening.Immediately on application I noticed the dryness, it does not feel comfortable. I do not get a smooth looking colour, it seems to suck up any moisture and creates endless little lines on my lips which I find ageing.
If I apply a heavy layer of balm then this is wearable, however with the inclusion of the balm the rich colour is quietened, which given as the colour/pigment was the main attribute of this product its not the desired result.
I have seen a lot of great reviews for these lip liners so am surprised I didn't get on with it, especially as I don't have particularly dry lips.
If I was shopping with you I'd be moving you swiftly away from the lip liner display.
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I bought this from Debenhams
Shame about the dryness as it's a pretty shade!
ReplyDeleteI am moving swiftly away as instructed ;). With creases beginning to gather around my lip line, I do not like the sound of drying at all. What a shame it's not a winning formula. Thank you for the review xx
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I'm sorry this isn't working for you, but thanks for the warning. In general though, I said goodbye to lip liners almost a decade ago. Oh well...
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend hon :)
Nina x
I swatch these every time I'm at a Guerlain counter because people rave wild-eyed about how creamy they are 'even for your wrinkly mummy lips, Kate!' and always wondered what I was missing. Thanks for your review -- I'm going to stop forcing it :)
ReplyDeleteHi Vintage Makeup,
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely shade so that made it worse in a way that the formula was not good, at least it wasn't too expensive! :)
Hi Jane,
Good, far better things for us to spend our money on ;) I have been noticing I have more lines of late as well, I think in my head I am still in my late 20's, shame my face tells a different story! xx
Hi Nina,
I'm not a fan of lip liners really either, think I only really like my RBR one, I just got drawn in as I always do ;) x
Hello Kate,
Glad its helped :) Like you say the reviews have been really good, after using it I went online to make sure I had the same liner that people were talking about as I was surprised at how it felt, I usually fare well with Guerlain so this was a let down.