One to miss: bliss Liquid Lipstick + bonus dumbest beauty product name ever

Today I tried out bliss Bold Over Long Wear Liquified Lipstick.  It was a brand that I have never tried before, or even heard of before.  I don't know if its new or if its been around for ages, because I couldn't find a lot of information about it.  bliss doesn't have any social media that I've been able to find.  Kind of odd in this day in age, but it seemed like they had a fun array of colors.  I didn't try them all, but I did try four:

 

I have been suckered in by the nude colors lately, even though they tend to look dumb on me.  Its .2oz of product, which is a decent size.  The colors looked pretty opaque:

 



From left to right we have "Nude Attitude, "Mauvin On Up," "Cherry On Top," and "Very Berry."  I was pretty excited by the swatches, because the colors looked really rich.  I started with the lightest color first.

 

 

I must have Stockholm Syndrome or something, because the more I look at the pictures, the more I like the color, but I promise you, in person, it looked insane.  It was magically at the same time the exact same color as both my skin and my shirt.  The color did not apply very well, and you could see every line and crevice in my lips.  It looks like the primer you put on before the real lipstick.  It was really drying and in person kind of looked like clown makeup.  I am not sure who this color would suit.  Chelsea Houska.  Chelsea from Teen Mom.  She can wear this type of nude color and look cute, but I think she is the only one.  Everyone else should avoid it.

 

 

 

"Mauvin On Up" is probably the one I liked the best (which, spoiler alert, isn't saying a lot.) It was a pretty natural color on me, but it was also drying and not very buildable.  I really had to put a lot on to get any kind of color payoff, and to me, it looks like basically the color my lips actually are.  If you are into a natural look, this is a good color, but I can recommend a lot of options for a natural look that are less expensive and work better than this brand.

 

 

 

The reds must have a different formula than the non-reds in this line, because where I had to really work to get some product to build with the first two, this one came out like melted chocolate.  This color came out of the tube almost goopy, and went everywhere.  I had to clean this up before I took any photos, because it was literally onto the side of my face.  I've done this a time or two, so when I cant keep track of the color, I feel like the formula isn't keeping track of itself. The color was pretty good, but it is pretty shiny in person, which the first two really weren't. I don't love shiny reds, and red in general takes some practice, so a red I cant control is really too much work.

 







Where "Cherry On Top" was goopy, "Very Berry" was patchy.  I had to go back and refill in different sections of my lip because the color was not distributing evenly.  I think all of the colors are photographing better than what they really were.  It was like touching up a room, a little over here, and a little over there.  Patchiness can happen with darker reds, but again, I can think of some that are way less patchy, and stay better, and dry less than this product, and they cost a whole lot less.  You can get three "Cherry Skies" for the same price of one tube of this "Very Berry," and it will give you a lot less trouble.

Because bliss doesn't have social media (which, honestly, that's just laziness, my one year old can work my iPhone.   If she can do that, someone over there can make an instagram...) I decided to learn about a few of their other products.  Honestly, they need to take this line back to the drawing board.  Its drying, unwieldy, uneven, and has horrible color transfer.  It claims to have a long wear formula "that lasts for hours."  Lie.

I wasn't really sure who they had running product development and marketing at bliss, but when I saw this product, I knew the inmates were running the asylum.

Also, check out that color transfer.  Not good.

 

 

They actually have a whole subsection of Fatgirl Slim beauty products.  I'm sorry, but that's the dumbest name ever.  The girls who are concerned enough about their cellulite to drop $40 on self tanner/ skin firming spray are not going to want a product called "Fat Girl" and the girls who have zero fucks to give about being called Fat arent dropping money on this product.  What fratty dudebro thought up this name? Know your audience, people.

 

My recommendation would be, until these people figure out what they're doing with themselves and their products, skip it, and go for something else.