How does it work?
The aim of the lipstick is to create the best shade of pink
suited to your skin tone. The lipstick works by using Alkali levels. When the
lipstick is applied, the chemicals in the product aim to react to the Alkali
levels on your skin. By doing this, the product is able to determine, through
these Alkali levels, what shade of pink is best for you.
Texture and Appearance
Personally, this product has quickly become one of my
favourites, and is used on a regular basis. Unlike many lipsticks, Barry M’s
has an incredibly smooth and moisturising texture. This was a nice surprise, as
all too often lipsticks can look unflattering if the appropriate prep isn’t
done. This lipstick certainly reduces the appearance of these cracks and dry
skin, though this doesn’t mean you should skip on the moisturising stage
altogether, by any means. The moisturising texture was certainly a nice and
unexpected surprise. The lipstick as a result has a slightly glossy look; but
this sheen is, by no means overdone, and is a very wearable, everyday lipstick.
Durability
Another wonderful feature about the lipstick I adored, was
just how long lasting the product was. The lipstick claims to last 8 hours, but
I can vouch that it sticks around for a lot longer than that. I have a 10-hour
school day, there isn’t often much opportunity to ‘touch up’ on my make up,
therefore, everything has to be pretty long lasting. I’ve typically found that
at most, I’ve only had to touch up my lips once in this time, and often; I
don’t even need to do that. The lipstick has a lip stain effect so that even if
the product does wear, the shade remains stained on the lips.
The ‘stain like effect’ can be a double-edged sword though,
as my only criticism is that when I say ‘this lipstick really lasts’, I mean it
really, really lasts. Even when removing your make up at the end of the day,
this lipstick is really going to fight to stay on your lips.
Story Time! I remember showing the lipstick to a friend of
mine and she was amazed by the idea, and asked to try some. She, unlike me, did
NOT like the colour ‘perfect for her’, which came out as a very, very bright –
almost neon – pink. Not to say it didn’t suit her, but it probably wasn’t the
best of times to try the colour, especially as she isn’t really the ‘pink’ type
of girl. As a result, she tried to wipe the colour off, consequently causing
her to smudge it all around her mouth (baring in mind, we WERE at school), and
that lipstick was NOT budging for anyone. So there we were, in the bathrooms,
with her looking like a neon Barbie version of the Joker – it really was quite funny,
in retrospect.
Moral of the story, make sure you try the product before you
buy it, because while the pink might be absolutely perfect for you, you might
not be personally perfect for it.
Price
Price wise, I’d say that £4.49 is very good value for what
you are given in this product. The pricing is far lower than that of many other
brands found in drugstores. I really cannot fault the price of this.
Conclusion
Overall, I think this is a wonderful product. I’ll admit, it
seems a little on the gimmicky side, as there is very little evidence of this
‘personalised colour’. We did, however, in our house do a little experiment and
tried the lipstick on all members of the family… yes, my brother included. We
found that my brother and I resulted in the same colour, while my mother and
sister had a lighter shade in comparison to ours. So I’d definitely say the
shade varies from person to person, but I cannot say just by how much.
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