Lakme Aqua Shine Lipcolor Plum Review and Swatches

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Hello Ladies

Well this is my first product from Lakme. I love opaque glosses and have 3 of them. This one is from the Aquashine lipcolor collection. Plumish colours are my favourite. It is a 3-in-1 lip colour that has colour, gloss and conditioning agents all rolled into one fab product. I had seen the same products in their old un attractive colour co-ordinated tubes in the store and was not attracted them but this new black tube is reallyvery nice looking. By the way I tried to get some plums for this review but only found peaches…well at least it’s still a fruit!

Price: INR 425
Quantity: 2.55 ml

Other colours in this range also include:

wildberry
fig
plum
wine
orchid
truflle
gingernsap

Read: Lakme Absolute Concealer Review

About Lakme Aquashine Lipcolor Collection:

Glide color onto your lips like velvet. The super soft applicator gives your lips a shape like never before. Leaving you with the perfect smile. It’s a lipstick, Lip Balm and a Lip Gloss all in one.

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The applicator is interesting. I’ve always used glosses with a doe foot applicator and this spongy thing is relatively new for me. It’s got holes/perforations on the top that allows for the gloss to come through. I had to do some jhakas twisting to get the colour out….I’ve tried to show it at its different stages of twisting . Roughly 20 times before I could use it. After bout winding it 10 times the gloss finally started to show. The 18th time the colour started to come through. Be careful when you twist ok…otherwise one big blob of colour will catch you unaware. If that happens don’t panic. Just leave it there and apply a bit to your lips with a lip brush and then keep it an upright position somewhere until you use it next.

Applying the colour is easy and although it’s got a fluid consistency, it could have been a little more fluid. I’d have liked that personally. It is non-sticky and I am so happy about that. I am always conscious bout my lips when there is something on it and this feels nice and light. It’s opaque and will cover pigmented lips in one go. It’s kinda like lipstick in a way but with a glossy finish so it is like an all in one product. Feels like plump lipstick with transparent gloss over. It does not dry the lips and make them tight. It’s moisturising enough.

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Above you can see the swatches without and with flash. Nice colour nah? The product is nicely fragranced. I can’t really compare the old version to the new one because I haven’t tried the old version. The gloss does not come off with ordinary soap. You have to use a makeup remover if you want to get it all off.

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Along with this I bought a matching lip liner that I will review separately. It matches perfectly and I have lined my lips with it in all the lip swatches. It’s my second Lakme product and a fab liner. LAKME perfect definition lipliner- #12 Blackcurrant. Got it for INR 185, 1.1gms.

What I like about Lakme Aqua Shine Lipcolor Plum:

NON STICKY the biggest pro for me
Opaque
No shimmer
The spongy applicator gives an even application
Moisturizing-ish
It’s nice for the evening
Lasts for a long time even after a meal (pro for many not for me)
Pigmented enough for pigmented lips
Fades evenly without settling into lip lines
It would suit those who are fair and dusky alike.
Classy sturdy packing

What I don’t like about Lakme Aqua Shine Lipcolor Plum :

It’s quite bright in the sun if it’s worn to it’s full capacity. Can’t really wear it to the local baazar.
I wish it were a little more fluid and a little less pigmented then it would be perfecto for me at least.
Again lasts for too long (con for me. Yes really, con for me)
I had to use that mac cleansing oil to get it all off. Didn’t come off with my Clarins cleanser
The twisting mechanism might be a little irritating for some.

I don’t think I will purchase another one from this range because this is the only colour I liked. It’s a nice product to have. Go get one for yourself!