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Lime Crime: Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Lime Crime Lipstick

Lime Crime: Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Over the months, I have been hemming and hawing over whether or not to do this review.  Doe sent me these just around the time they were available to pre-order.  Recently, Dusty, a long-time reader, asked me if I had tried them and what my opinion was. I’ve decided that it’s time to review these, despite the controversy over the brand itself, for my readers–for good or bad. I only ask that you leave me out of the drama! (In fact, Dusty said I could blame him, so I’m going to!)

Lipsticks ($16.00)

  • Airborne Unicorn is a pinky-purple lilac with a mostly opaque look. On me, it’s similar to MAC’s Lavender Whip and Lady Gaga.
  • Centrifuchsia is a brightened medium-dark pink. This is one of the more wearable shades of the ten released. I felt like this shade had the best feel/texture out of the entire line.
  • Cosmopop is a lightened peachy-orange. This one looks a little chalky on my lips, and it was a bit on the drier side for application, which ended up with a streakier application.
  • Countessa Fluorescent is a brightened blue-based pink with a little smidgen of purple. It’s like a slightly more neon version of Pepto Bismal. (No, seriously!)
  • D’Lilac is a very cool-toned lilac, almost more like a light purple than a lilac. I had trouble getting this one to apply evenly–it was very streaky, a bit dry, and it required some effort to apply opaquely. One of my least favorites in terms of feel/texture.
  • Great Pink Planet is like a more toned version of Countessa Fluorescent–a milky pink with a smidgen of lilac. Like D’Lilac, I had a lot of trouble applying this one evenly.
  • My Beautiful Rocket is a medium-darkened orange. This applied decently, much like Centrifuchsia, and it went opaque without much trouble. I thought this one’s color differed quite a bit from the brand’s swatch on their website (which almost shows a duo-tone of orange and gold).
  • No She Didn’t is a medium aqua blue that applies mostly opaque, but it can be a little on the streaky side so it looks a bit dry and chalky. Though it’s pigmented, for an unusual color like this, I’d probably opt for an OCC Lip Tar instead.
  • Retrofuturist is a blue-based red that applies nearly opaque and does so in about two layers.
  • Styletto is a slightly glossy black. It applies opaque, but it’s really a pain. I suppose most black lipsticks are a pain, so this one is no exception. It bleeds more than any of the other shades, and it requires a few layers to build solid, even color. I think it needs to be a little creamier in order to apply more evenly and crisply.

The good: The lipsticks are quite pigmented overall, and I didn’t have to layer them a zillion times to get solid, opaque color–this is really the standout feature of these lipsticks. They have a light vanilla scent to them when you first open, so I think most people will be pleased with the scent. The darker shades leave a stain behind, which may or may not be what you want (you may not want slightly blue-tinged lips for a day later, but you might enjoy a pink stain!).

I also really liked and appreciated that the lipsticks had a customized design and look to them.  They weren’t just stock tubes, so I can see that time and care went into them.  It also seems particularly unusual for a more “indie” brand, so definite kudos for that!

The bad: With all of the shades, I found I needed to wear a lip liner if I was actually going to wear them out, because they had a tendency to bleed around the edges, particularly with the darker shades (and of course, less so with lighter shades). After wearing these for a few hours, several shades are particularly drying–the only shades I found that didn’t feel drying were Centrifuchsia, My Beautiful Rocket, and Retrofuturist.I think this is because the formula itself is so full of pigments that the formula itself is drier and clings to lips and doesn’t provide any added moisture or a barrier to lock moisture in.

Some of the chalkier shades like Cosmopop, D’Lilac, and Great Pink Planet applied unevenly and these shades left a color-ring around the edges of my lips as they faded.  To cover up the streakiness, I found applying a semi-opaque lipgloss on top helped out quite a bit.

The packaging is not for everyone–it’s kind of a fuchsia-purple tube decorated with holographic unicorns–but I personally found the case itself to feel a little cheap. It’s just not as heavy or as solid as I’d expect (or prefer). Not quite as light as one of the worst lipsticks (in terms of packaging) I’ve tried, but it’s just not as high quality as I’d expect.

Something curious I found was the vanilla scent seemed to disappear significantly once I used these. While they have a pleasing vanilla scent, they have a waxy feel and taste. It’s not terrible, but it’s not exactly delicious!

Overall:  These lipsticks are just okay.  If I’m going to shell out $16 a pop, I expect it to rival other mid- to high-end lipsticks, but it really doesn’t, overall.  Centrifuchsia had the best texture–it was pigmented, didn’t dry lips out, felt lightweight, and it left a stain behind.  Many of the other shades, though, felt too thick, which is something that can emphasize dryness on the lips and settle into lip lines.  The biggest reason these lost so many points is they don’t live up to the claims — most colors require at least two layers for smooth, even, opaque coverage, and I wouldn’t describe these as creamy, either.

It seemed like the closer you got to “normal” color, the better the formula was, but the further you got from “normal” color, the worse it was!  For better results, make sure you moisturize and hydrate lips well in advance, apply lip liner to keep color from bleeding and migrating, and then apply with a lip brush to ensure more even coverage.

My picks: Centrifuchsia, Countessa Flurorescent

Skip: D’Lilac, Great Pink Planet

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  • Product: 22/30
  • Value: 7/10
  • Ease of Use: 3/5
  • Packaging: 3/5

Recommendation: If you’ve been on the hunt for a really off-the-wall color and see it here, it may be worth getting to satisfy that need. These just don’t stack up to most mid- to high-end lipstick formulas, so I’d opt for another brand instead, if you were just looking for a new shade of lipstick.

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: Airborne Unicorn, Centrifuchsia, Cosmopop, Countessa Fluorescent

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: Cosmopop, Countessa Fluorescent, D’Lilac, Great Pink Planet

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: Centrifuchsia, Cosmopop, Countessa Fluorescent, D’Lilac, Great Pink Planet, My Beautiful Rocket

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: My Beautiful Rocket, No She Didn’t, Retrofuturist, Styletto

Lime Crime Lipstick
Lime Crime Lipsticks: Airborne Unicorn, Centrifuchsia, Cosmopop,
Countessa Fluorescent, D’Lilac, Great Pink Planet, My Beautiful Rocket,
No She Didn’t, Retrofuturist, Styletto

Lime Crime Lipstick

Lime Crime Lipstick

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: Airborne Unicorn, Centrifuchsia, Cosmopop

Lime Crime Lipstick
Lime Crime Lipsticks: Cosmopop, Countessa Fluorescent, D’Lilac

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: Great Pink Planet, My Beautiful Rocket, No She Didn’t

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Lime Crime Lipsticks: No She Didn’t, Retrofuturist, Styletto

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Lime Crime Countessa Fluroescent Lipstick

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Ummm I know this is an old review, but it still pops up when you search what I find weird is that no one mentions these as being Vegan and instead jumps on to compare them to MAC which is completely non-vegan. The wearability will probably be different just because of that factor alone. I think over all being a vegan line they could actual toute these well with the vegan community also I think overall Vegan brands are better for the skin as they don't carry parabens or the such which are known to cause cancer. The fact is if you take care of your skin when your young it will look way better when your older. Though I did notice the bleeding on the edges I just wanted to point out the reason may be because of the chemical makeup of the products themselves...again people does no one read about chemicals these days? Ahhh maybe I'm spoiled after working in makeup for so long. *sigh*

There are far better brands and products out there that are vegan, too. I don't see why one should settle for an inferior product. You should also consider doing further research re: parabens, I'm not sure if you've read the full dearth of research available on the subject or the scientific community's numerous follow-up studies. There are plenty of natural ingredients that are irritating to the skin and are not appropriate for skincare or makeup. Vegan brands may or may not use parabens; they're two separate characteristics of a product or brand, though you can certainly find a brand that does both - but not all vegan brands use or do not use parabens. I'd love for you to share with us your sources for 1) parabens are known to cause cancer (and what exactly is "the such" that causes cancer); 2) Vegan brands are better for the skin. If you're going to get making scientific claims, it's always a good idea to back up your knowledge with sources.

I see this website sells lime crime, I wander if they are aware of the drama http://www.thebeautypot.com/lime-crime-opaque-lipsticks.html

Christine, you're amazing. haha

I really like the color of Cosmopop. I was wondering if there's a MAC equivalent?

I loved the light blue one. Where can I get it ? How much does it cost?

I think the quality (or lack thereof) of the product itself speaks in the swatches. It honestly looks disgusting.

The good thing about lime crime is that they last all day. Even If I eat something the lime crime lipsticks won't fade. There is some difficulty taking them off so I recommend to moisturize lips before and apply a lip liner before applying the lipstick. Doing this it was so much easier for me to take them off. Also don't apply to much lipstick because the more you put the difficult to get of. I really like Retrofuturist and Centrifuchsia they are very very pretty. A lot of people complaint a lot about the colors I find them to be appealing to certain public, people that love weird colors. Also I really think these colors are amazing for people that do cosplay (dress up like a character). For everyday colors like Centrifchsia or Retrofuturistic are ok.

beautifully made swatches!

I'm so glad I checked Temptalia first before trying to order one of these. I also Googled the controversy, and I could never support a company like Lime Crime! Thanks for saving me from a mediocre purchase--this means more money for MAC, haha. :)

Weird colors, I would never buy a blue or black lipstick unless I want to look like I just kissed a character on Avatar.

the packaging definitely could be better. it's not childish in a good way, looks cheap and retarded. i'd be ashamed to say i had paid US$ 16 dolar in each lipstick with such a poor package. but, well, i did pay, and i really love the lipsticks i own (airbone and b. rocket) :)

a 'C-' is the best grade Lime Crime could ever hope to have. Fantastic and objective review! Thanks so much

Just so you know, the owner of Limecrime recently said on her website that she does not think your review of her product was at all objective. I must say that I thought your review was very objective, but I thought you would want to know just in case there are any future dealings with this company. "Objectivity of the review – umm, let’s just say I have a piece of information that leads me to believe it was far from that." http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/what-are-your-thoughts-on#comments, in the comment section.

I'm glad you found the review objective! :) Ironically, I waited for a very, very long time to review them (she sent them to me when they first launched), because the whole point was to keep it as drama-free as possible. But no, after my personal email address was put in her newsletter (which of course, inevitably, I have used it with business contacts, but I have never used it for readers - temptalia@gmail.com was my original address, but now I use christine@temptalia.com, submit@temptalia.com, and so on), it left a bad enough taste in my mouth that I have no desire to review Lime Crime products further. I do my best to be professional, and it rubs me wrong when others don't do the same.

I actually like Countessa Fluroescent... but I do not want to buy from Lime Crime... any dupes?

Maybe MAC Pink Nouveau?

I'd been aware of Lime Crime ever since I saw the fantastic brand image luring me in from outside Space NK in England- I went in and was amazed by the super smooth formula and highly pigmented colour. It's normal practice for me to swatch all over my hands then continue my shopping and return to buy a few hours later if the swatch is still great (works a treat with cheaper eyeshadows too- so many come off after 5 minutes!). Anyway, I went back to pick my colour and went for Centrifuchsia and Retrofuturist (I can rarely pull off reds and this one was perfect- but unfortunatley they were out of stock of it) as I already have MAC Saint Germain, Morange and Pink Noveau. I tried my best to ignore that fact that after trying these two colours, my lips were stained, because the formula seems like a stronger version of the MAC Cremesheen/Amplified lipsticks which I love. Anyway, my point is that apart from the staining, I'm pleased to have found a red that I can wear (just need it in stock now!).. but after buying Centrifuchsia Ive read the scandal..and boy it's EVERYWHERE. Such a shame that the shine has been taken off from a potentially fun and exciting brand. Demanding apologies and retractions for less than great reviews is ridiculous and so so damaging to the owners brand. The best thing she can do is take on board the suggestions to improve the product and hold up her hands to some of the issues along the way that all the blogs seem to have jumped on (rather than argue this which is only digging herself into a hole deeper), then come back with an improved product and attitude so that she can hold her head up with pride that she owns a brand that listens to its consumers. She'd gain much more respect this way. So now I look forward to what happens to Lime Crime next.. while I'm going to go back to get my lipstick when it's in stock, I can't say Im excited about buying it anymore. I'm usually influenced by the brand itself and it's packaging, but for this product, i'm only still getting it because it's a red I'm comfortable wearing and not because it's Lime Crime.

Hey Ash, I'm really happy you found a red that works for you :) That's worth it!

I had wanted one of the purples ones, but I guess I'll just wait till MAC releases Lavender Whip to the non pros again. Thanks for the review, 16 bucks is an awful lot for a lipstick these days and no one wants to drop it on something they don't know works well.

Me wants atleast Airborne Unicorn and My Beautiful Rocket!

Wow...ummmm...with the exception of two, maybe three of these lipsticks, I'd say these are a definite PASS...YUCK!

I have good things and bad things to say about these lipsticks. First of all, I like some of the colors. It's also great because you get them in the convenience of a solid tube. I've swatched them before and they are opaque. Now the drawbacks, the packaging is kind of...a pass for me. I think the pink part should be black or something to make the holographic print jump out more. That and I'm not too crazy about this whole unicorn, Lisa Frank-ish fantasy. They also stain a bit, but usually I can take it off easily off my pale, moisturized lips with a wipe. I don't hate these lipsticks, but I probably wouldn't buy them knowing there are other options that are just as good (maybe better) for less money. I have a few friends that insist Lime Crime is the best out there for bold colors. More often than not, these friends are not very familiar with Illamasqua, Make up For Ever, TKB and MAC. In fact, most of the Lime Crime enthusiast I know don't even own a MAC lipstick. Most of them look at me like they've been electricuted/stunned when I tell them MAC is cheaper. I don't think it's the most reliable judgment when it comes from someone that hasn't tried a lot of brands in the same price range and compared.

Christine, great review! You definitely handled this one with delicate gloves, but I appreciate your review and value your opinion as a fair assessment. I have trusted your blog for many years now and find Xenia's serpentine behavior disappointing, but not surprising. Sorry Xenia has sent her minions out to spam your personal email and blog. I wrote a post on my personal blog about her (http://syncopatedlife.livejournal.com/756964.html) and had anonymous comments from her stooges. I can't imagine how much junk you will get from them.

I didn't get a single email raving about her products or harassing me -- only got emails giving me the heads up, thankfully!

I do not intend to perpetuate any drama here whatsoever. I just came across the review here which I am grateful for due to the knowledge that I have gained as a consumer. Christine I congratulate your honest and clear opinion on the brands you review. Not everything is going to make the grade and I appreciate you telling it like it is. As many of your readers do,I hold your opinion in high regard and have found many quality products from your recommendations. I was not interested in the lipsticks when I first found the aforementioned brand's website, but I was debating on placing an order for some of the pigments. Especially "Circus Girl" pigment the packaging looked so cute too. After investigating the reviews on this brand on numerous websites/blogs I have to say the evidence is quite damning and I have decided against purchasing for very valid reasons. I have based my judgement on the uncanny similarities that these blogger's have pointed out in reference to the pigments being repackaged pigments from wholesale companies. They are IDENTICAL. The owner of the company in question states that these claims are without merit. However this is hard for me to believe after pouring over all of this extensive research the blogger's have posted. This blogger should be a lawyer because she is so thorough in her investigation: http://www.lipsticksandlightsabers.com/2010/01/lime-crime-beneath-glitter.html If you read the array of articles she has compiled about this it is hard to ignore the proof. I also read several other blog's regarding the business practice's of this brand and I am quite put off. I do not believe everything I read of course but this is solid evidence that cannot be denied. It is very disconcerting to me as a potential customer that the owner would post this terrible letter regarding her customers: http://www.lipsticksandlightsabers.com/2009/10/xenis-speaks-u-guise.html Everyone can formulate their own opinions of course, I am offended by this. I am NOT a blogger,I have nothing to do with the internet feuding regarding the brand. I am not against this brand just to be snarky or dramatic, just a potential customer who has decided to change their mind on buying from this Co. Tsk tsk if the owner did truly write that distasteful letter, I am appalled. Slandering people who she deems as "too poor to buy her product" etc etc, disgusting. That is all I just wanted to share my thoughts with you guys. This is quite the epic entry, sorry Christine! Again thankyou for all that you do for your community here. I adore your website. =o)

Thanks, Beck! I'm glad you researched!

I love your reviews, they are so insightfull and indepth. I also like how you review all colours, textures and supply swatched both on lips and neutral surface (your arm i am guessing). I applaude you for taking on such a (stupidly) controversial topic - limecrime - it is just makeup after all. What is a good dupe for cosmopop? and would MAC 'Morange' be a good dupe for 'My beautiful Rocket'? Thank you so much! <3 Cait

Maybe MUFE #402 Lipstick for Cosmopop. Morange would be a decent dupe for My Beautiful Rocket - actually, I like Morange more!

Hey! :D Just wanted to say I liked your review. I was wondering if there's a good dupe for Centrifuchsia? I don't want to buy it because of 1. the price and 2. the quality, etc, but I have a similar fuchsia color I use everyday and pretty much want a dupe for *that* haha (Lancome's L'absolu Rouge lipcolor in Passion Flower.) Thank youu!

OCC Anime is similar... for something more mainstream, MUFE Fuchsia #414.

I'll admit that I got the link for this review from the candyfuture newsletter. And I found that this review is absolutely fair and manages to keep the drama surrounding her company out of it. I was considering buying some of her lipsticks, but it seems that there are others of better quality for a better price and I would much rather spend my money on those. Also, it may not be my place to say so, but I think it was uncalled for that she give out the email of a reviewer (which I couldn't actually find on the site...) and encourage them to harass her with emails about their experiences, when that should be done in the comments section in a civilized manner.

Hey! I've posted my email in various posts when it's been needed - it used to be temptalia@gmail.com, but I now use christine@temptalia.com. Nonetheless, there's a "contact us" link at the bottom of every page and that leads you to a form to fill out, which sends an email to christine@temptalia.com as well. :)

I couldn't find the email address she listed in the email on your site. It wasn't one of those you listed... But I really do like your review and respect your opinion. I have a feeling I'll be coming back to read more

Oh, yeah, it's a personal email address in the email, though I do use it professionally as well, but I try to keep Temptalia-related stuff on temptalia@gmail.com or christine@temptalia.com :) Sorry for the confusion - I think I read it as you couldn't find my email address, period, not that one! Thank you!

Well, this has been bothering me for a long time. It is wrong to judge people's core personalities based on internet actions. I really regret what I what I said about Doe. Shit happens. Business decisions come into play. What I can say say is she aught to take the criticism to heart and improve on her formula if possible.

I am really glad you have posted this review! I am aware of the drama going on with Lime Crime cosmetics - but when I looked at the lipsticks on her site I was really tempted by them. My hair is bright Turquoise and I am constantly afte a matching lipstick for it - but for $16 a pop (plus postage to the UK) I didn't want to try it without a good review and some clear swatch photos. (I was also waiting, in hope that Shrinkle would release lipsticks with her Sugarpill range, because she is adorable and her customer service is absolutely impeccable!) After reading this review I have decided to give it a miss. The colour is ok - but nowhere near as good as it looks in the photoshopped images on Lime Crime's purchase page! Her behaviour towards you has totally put me off the brand too. I would rather spend my money on a company that doesn't have an e-hissy fit when they get a bad review.

hmm, why don't you try Morgana minerals? they have many different ranges of colors, like dark blue, green. I have seen her site swatches on lips and reviews. People seem to be liking them, saying theirs are moisturizing and long-lasting. I know they're an indie makeup company, but you could search this one up. I actually ordered samples of some of their reds/pinks. LOL

It sucks that you got dragged into the LC drama :( I thought the review was perfectly fair and unbiased. I purchased some eyeshadows & a lipstick quite awhile back, before I knew about all the drama surrounding the company. I have actually only worn the lipstick once, as my lips were stained red for days after. (I should have known after I swatched it on my hand, and it left a stain no matter how much I washed at it.) I was wondering if you could help me out, I'm trying to find a dupe for D'Lilac.. I ordered MAC's Up The Amp but it's way darker than I imagined. Any suggestions are super appreciated :)

Perhaps Illamasqua's Liv? I think it might be a little pinker in comparison, but it might get you close. Up the Amp is definitely not a dupe, but if you use a very light nude-ish lipgloss (say C-Thru), you might get something similar, just glossy.

It is a terrible, terrible shame that miss Deere/Xenia/Limey feels that being so two-faced is how you succeed. Unfortunately, anyone who is familiar with the drama isn't surprised that she's encouraged her fooled fans to harass the rainbows out of you via your personal email. Also terribly unfortunate: that you gave a completely honest, unbiased review, and because it wasn't all sparkles and unicorns, she took off her big girl panties and threw a tantrum.

My Beautiful Rocket doesn't look anything like the swatches on LC website or the promotion photos. NOT EVEN CLOSE!

Yeah, and cosmopop, I see no hint of pink at all as it appears on the website. It is really just whitened orange to me (and yet a very unique color to me). I am quite happy now that I've learned I can mix it with Snob to pink it up a bit when I feel like it without texture issues (lc formula, Mac formula incompatability issues).

Last post, promise, lols! I just love the color Cosmopop, with or without pink added, but as I mentioned above, the texture could be better. However, now I realize this might be a problem with all light colored highly pigmented lipsticks (maybe esp on my highly pigmented lips). And I have found ways of mixing it with pinks to make it more wearable. Here's the dilema looking for dupes: The only brands that were offered as possible dupes were MUFE ($19) and Illumanasqua, $20! Even more expensive and no swatches! I personally am wary of NYX colors. For example someone suggested "Orange Soda" but looking at online swatches, it looks like a totally, runny blotchy version of Myth. BOOOO! I want an in store swatchable possible dupe for this color! Or a really spot on stargazer comparison :) please :) To me, it is really a unique color. The one def. dupe I can see is mixing occ lip tars, but I don't want to buy those. I don't like runny things, as you might have noticed! I don't like the Fyrinnae Lip Lustres and OCC Lip Tars seem very similar. Plus, I don't want to have to carry around a 10g container of color plus lip brush when applying color. I like my lipsticks to have some thickness to them, not totally liquidy. So all in all, unless I see some awesome Illamasqua, MUFE, or Stargazer swatches, I am not dropping any more money to find a color I already like!

I bought a color in the drugstore, while not an exact dupe for cosmopop, definitely has the same feel to it and is more wearable (sheerer with more pink to it). It is the Rimmel color Crush. I saw it compared to Cosmopop on some blog whose name I can't remember. Well, it is only $6 something, and you can see the color in the drugstore (if you do a quick pop open the top, peak inside, I know we aren't supposed to do it, but come on, I know some of you have ;)) It's got good reviews on MakeupAlley!

Whoops, sorry, it is actually $5.29 on the cvs website :D.

Alrighties, I took a trip to the MAC store, and couldn't find a suitable match to cosmopop, even by mixing. However, I learned something.... the appearance issues I have with Cosmopop (i.e. not even coverage, migrating into crevices, chaps) are the exact same issues I have with the MAC color Myth (which I tried on for the first time). So maybe all really nude/light, highly pigmented lip colors have texture issues like this and its not the fault of the color Cosmopop? You should be the judge on that, you're a MAC expert! Also, when I tried to mix Myth with a gloss, it too "liquidated" and got all uneven on my lips.... So basically, I would say cosmopop is fine compared to similarly light and highly pigmented lipsticks. Just be careful when mixing it with other colors. I tried mixing it with various pink lipsticks I have, and have had success (no "liquidation" becoming uneven coverage) with only certain textured lipsticks. For example, Cosmopop mixed with Snob, a Satin, there were no resulting uneven orange blotches. Cosmopop mixed with Saint Germain, an Amplified Creme, however, and the whole thing became a liquidy mess with orange blotchiness.

Christine, keep doing what you are doing! We love your blog and this was a non biased review. Lime Crime just can't take a review that is anything less than "gleeful".