OCC Fall 2011 Lip Tars (Banjee, Femme, Narcissus, Pretty Boy, Queen) Swatches, Photos, Reviews
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
OCC Banjee Lip Tar
OCC Fall 2011: Lip Tars
OCC Lip Tars ($13.00 for 0.27 fl. oz.) see the addition of six new shades with the Pretty Boy Collection on September 6th. I reviewed Butch previously (blue can’t help but be an individual, y’know), so this post includes these five: Banjee (freshly sliced mango), Femme (pale flamingo pink), Narcissus (creamy pink/lavender), Pretty Boy (deep, true fuchsia), and Queen (screaming neon red).
If you have any experience with Lip Tars, the best advice anyone can give is: a little goes a very, very long way. You really need much less than you’d think. It’s also much easier to use a lighter hand and add more as needed. You can apply straight from the tube (and the angled applicator works well to maneuver around the natural curves of the lips) or with a lip brush (OCC recommends their #009 brush).
- Banjee is a vibrant, light-medium orange with opaque color and a subtly glossy sheen. I couldn’t think of any similar shades (you would think with all of these orange lipsticks, there would be something!) because this is lighter and less of a dark orange or true orange–there is a yellowness to Banjee.
- Femme is a softened, pastel pink with subtle blue undertones. The color coverage is opaque. It’s similar but a touch pinker than MAC Royal Azalea, bluer than MAC Overtime, pinker than MAC All Styled Up, similar in hue but lighter than YSL Fetish Pink, and a tad lighter than MAC Viva Glam Gaga I.
- Narcissus is a medium, fuchsia-lavender with a subtle sheen. It delivers opaque color coverage. It is lighter and pinker than MAC Love Forever, very similar to MAC Asian Flower, and lighter but similar in color to MAC Petals & Peacocks.
- Pretty Boy is a dark, blue-based fuchsia pink with a subtle shine and opaque color coverage. It’s cooler toned than NARS Carthage, which leans redder. Illamasqua Welt is similar in coolness but lighter overall.
- Queen is a neon pink-red with a soft shine and really rich, opaque color. Guerlain Shalimar is pinker, while MAC Insanely It has fuchsia shimmer and is less vibrant. MAC Gesina is similar, a touch redder and less neon.
Femme is one of the nicer pastel pinks I’ve seen on me, which is due, in part, to the opacity as well as the subtle blue-base–so if you’re warm-toned and have always wanted a pastel pink, this one might work better for you than many of the alternatives. There are some similarities with MAC’s recently released Sheen Supreme lipsticks (Azalea Blossom and Asian Flower), but I think OCC does them better–the texture and formula are more flattering to the lips and give them a more even appearance.
Lip Tars are very creamy; they’re very much a liquid lipstick, and as such, they’re extremely rich in pigment. As stated earlier, you only need a tiny dab for total coverage. They can be mixed with other Lip Tars for your own custom combination (which is how the Lip Tars were initially, but now they have many shades that are great as-is). The richness in color makes these long-wearing, too–I usually get six hours, sometimes as long as eight. Shades like Pretty Boy and Queen do stain over time, so sometimes they wear even longer than eight.
They are mint-scented (from the inclusion of peppermint oil), and I don’t find them drying, but if I wear one color for eight hours, I do need to pat on some lip balm, because I don’t find these very moisturizing on their own. I don’t have issues with these bleeding, but it will happen if you apply a thicker layer, so you may want to wear a lip liner with some of the darker shades.
Where to Buy: September 6th @ OCC Makeup, $13 each
The Glossover
These shades are great to wear as-is; they're more "normal" colors than others in OCC's Lip Tar range, but this doesn't mean they can't still be mixed! You may even find these colors inspire you to mix Lip Tars you already own to see what you might come up with.
See more photos & swatches!
OCC Banjee Lip Tar
OCC Banjee Lip Tar
OCC Banjee Lip Tar
OCC Banjee Lip Tar
OCC Femme Lip Tar
OCC Femme Lip Tar
OCC Femme Lip Tar
OCC Femme Lip Tar
OCC Narcissus Lip Tar
OCC Narcissus Lip Tar
OCC Narcissus Lip Tar
OCC Narcissus Lip Tar
OCC Pretty Boy Lip Tar
OCC Pretty Boy Lip Tar
OCC Pretty Boy Lip Tar
OCC Pretty Boy Lip Tar
OCC Queen Lip Tar
OCC Queen Lip Tar
OCC Queen Lip Tar
OCC Queen Lip Tar
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Product & Review FAQ
Where can I purchase it? How much is it?
September 6th @ OCC Makeup, $13 each.
Is it limited edition?
No.
Any dupes?
See individual shade review.
Hi Christine :) thanks for the wonderful swatches and pictures! it can be quite difficult figuring out what lip tars are going to look like on yourself without great quality pics :). I plan on getting a bunch of these for my birthday and since they are cheaper in the US, i'm going to have them shipped to australia. most sites advertise lip tars as $14 each (one site I found them for $13.50) and I was wondering if you knew of any other sites that might sell them cheaper? if not, no worries. still beats paying over $20 a pop! thank you xx :) Nel
I don't think there are any cheaper - I am not sure if OCC ships internationally, but I know they sometimes bundle their lip tars together, so you can save on them that way!
A lot of people have been asking comparisons to Anime. Queen is very bright and slightly more orange-pink neon, Pretty boy is much more similar to Anime but Anime is brighter and more vibrant. The differences are subtle btwn the two, but I would choose Anime bc I prefer brighter.
QUEEN <3
Hi Christine.. I am having a little trouble deciding if I should order Femme.. I have MAC's Infinitely Likable Pro Longwear Lipglass and was wondering if that is similar to Femme at all.. Bc I find that pink looks good on me .. Also, I am not sure about the OCC lip tar in Trick.. Is that light like Mac's Peachstick lipstick or darker?? If you could help me with these questions I would greatly appreciate it bc I have a coupon for a site that I want to use to order today and not sure when it expires.. Thanks in advance!!
Femme is brighter, Trick and Peachstock are very similar!
femme is perfect
I cant't believe you apply straight from the tube.. you must be some kind of wizard! I use MAC lip brush and I have a problem with the lines that the brush makes on my lips (sorry the bad english).
Thanks for putting swatches up! I have been looking for a color like banjee for so long, and am glad to have found it. I just have one problem; I have OCC lip tars, and when I wear them for more than 20 minutes or so, it builds up on the inside of my lips and the corners. Does this happen to anyone else? It's very unattractive, and discourages me from buying more lip tars.
I have a thing for orange lipstick/lipgloss/liptar and Banjee is nice, but Pretty boy and Queen are amazing.
omg pretty boy and femme are to die for!! they honestly all look amazing on you!! especially pretty boy
Awesome colours!!! I just purchased these without seeing the swatch review, and I am sooooooooooo happy I did!!!!!
WOW, these colors really pop! The only color I might want is Femme. I don't have a light pastel pink lip product yet... But I'm not sure if that would look good on me. Pretty Boy & Queen are so pretty too!!!
I'm shaking right now I am soo excited!!! Yeah...I think I have an addiction
I def love Narcissus, Queen and pretty boy! those will def be my first lip tars EVER!
Banjee looks like the radioactive goo I get when I pre-mix the cheese flavoring from my Mac and Cheese with the milk in a little bowl: neon and not particularly appetizing. XD I can definitely see it being used to change the tone of other products, though.
These colors are so pigmented and amazing. I cannot wait for the release because there are more than a few that I would love to try. I perused their website for a bit yesterday as well and had no idea there were so many colors in their collection already! Gotta love the 100% vegan and cruelty free, too.
I've got to have pretty boy n queen its like woooowwwww ... Everything looks nice on u Christine :)
Hi Christine, I love these!!! I would love to see more of the lip tars, do you own any more? If you do, could you swatch them???? THANKS!!!
Are these at all similar to MAC Kissable lipcolor (from Peacocky, I think)?
No, they're pretty different in texture alone!
Christine, how does Narcissus compare to Pageant? Pretty Boy vs Anime? I'd love to see more comparisons when you get a chance! Thanks for the photos! I love love love Lip Tars :D
Narcissus is less pink (more lavender), not as bright. I don't have Anime. I pulled out the comparisons I could think of - sorry if that is not enough!
awesome, thanks so much! You really need to get Anime; it's the brightest pink I've ever seen. It would be gorgeous on you!!
Pretty Boy and Queen, HELL YES :D
WOW! These colors! I want all of them!
Bangee is soo gorgeous and different!! :O
ASDFGHJKL gaahhh. OCC, I hate your politically incorrect name but love your color range. And I just talked myself out of getting the lip tar set, too...le sigh.
Hi Christine! I have YSL RV in pink lingerie, so do you think I should still get Femme? They look similar. Oh and thanks for all these lovely swatches! I'll definitely grab Queen, Pretty Boy and Narcissus.... maybe Banjee too... The name Temptalia really suits this site. You really tempt us all!
You could probably skip!
Thanks! Now I know which ones to get. :)
Queen is Divine!
narcissus and queen...love it :)
queen and pretty boy omg!!
these look amazing.
*swoons* Banjee, Pretty Boy, and Queen look AMAZING on you! I'm dying over here for Pretty Boy, but I don't think it will look as good on me. A girl can dream though, right? ;) Thanks for the beautiful swatches!
I think you meant Royal Azelea not Azelea Blossom. Because from what I know, Azelea Blossom was a blush & Royal Azelea was in the new Mac Seasonally Surpreem collection, which is the page you linked it to(: Just trying to help ya out!
sweet lord! these are awesome. you look so gorgeous in all of them :)
Hi Christine. LOVE the Pretty Boy look on you. Would you know how long these last in the tube? You mentioned a little goes a long way so i was just wondering.
I have no idea - I imagine the shelf life is 1-2 years.
Queen is the nicest of the bunch. I had a few liptars, and I am no longer a fan. My personal opinions are that they should make smaller (and cheaper) tubes, since these do last forever, and if you have many lippies, like me, you'll neer use up a tube. Also, they can be messy to mix in a jar, and they do tend to run. I also find the peppermint scent annoying. I still prefer the MAC lipmixes.
Wow, I love all of these! I own about 10 lip tars already, looks like I might have to pick these up as well.
I have to have Queen... It looks amazing!!!
i neeed queen !!
Femme, Queen, and Narcissus are right up my alley. It's hard to want to pass any of these up, though.
can't wait to put my hand on these!!
Queen is just flippin' gorgeous. <3
I think I may need to check out OCC when my next paycheck comes in ;)
How does Femme compare with MAC's Pink Friday?
Not as blue-based.
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