Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a medium-dark, navy blue with lighter, brighter navy blue pearl paired with a matte finish (more like a “matte frost”). MAC Designer Blue (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Colour Pop Jellies (LE, $6.50) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar). NYX Sinful (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, glossier (85% similar). Kat Von D Reverb (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, brighter (85% similar). Illamasqua Disciple (P, $24.00) is darker, more muted (80% similar). Smashbox Iced Out (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, glossier (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
Anastasia’s Liquid Lipstick is supposed to be “ultra-saturated” and “deliver an intense shot of matte pigment in one easy swipe” that will “stay put for hours.” It’s one of my least favorite Liquid Lipstick formulas, as it has a really long drying time and is a drying formula overall. Paint takes ten minutes to set, and if I eat/drink anything, it really disintegrates quickly (a lot of Liquid Lipsticks hold up pretty well after a meal or drinking water), but this doesn’t seem to be as transfer-resistant as other shades I’ve tried in the formula. It had good color payoff, but it wasn’t fully opaque without a second layer, which is doable with the longer dry-down time. The texture is light-medium with more of a mousse-like feel compared to a lot of liquid lipsticks (including shades I tried from the initial launch of the formula), which have a thinner, more watery or “runny” feel during application. I wish it applied more evenly as well, so I would recommend applying with a lip brush or applying a second coat (kind of like a polish). It lasted for six hours in total but was somewhat drying after three hours of wear.
Paint
PPermanent. $20.00.
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Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Anastasia Paint Liquid Lipstick
Not my color but kinda pretty. I love a long wearing lipstick but unfortunately these liquid lipsticks are often too drying!
They really can be quite drying 🙁
this makes me wish i was 20 again:( it is so pretty
Awww!
I can see how this would be a tricky one to work with, but the finished effect is STUNNING!
It is a very pretty color!
Hi Christine! Sorry to hear you’re not a fan of this formula. Are there any liquid lipstick lines you would recommend?
My favorite is Kat Von D!
Really striking color, though. It’s cool that there are a few dupes for this type of color!
It is fun to see more and more options in the blue category 😀
Too bad about the fussy formula, it’s a beautiful blue. Hmmm, I feel like this bold blue lipstick needs a blue eyeliner or some blue hair streaks to balance it out
That could work!
That would be pretty! I love bronzes with blue lips, too.
What a shame it doesn’t hold up to drinking some water or eating anything, because this has beautiful coverage and looks rich. If I ever get my hands on a blue lippy, it will likely be OCC Technopagan or MAC Matte Royal instead, even though neither is a longwearing formula, at least I know that going in!
I was surprised it didn’t hold up better since they typically wear like iron, lol!
I’ve been waffling on getting this since I saw it launch on their site, it’s such a pretty color but I have Melt DGAF which is similar.
I would expect DGAF to be at least somewhat similar!
Wow, this is pretty! I love the metallic finish. I may have to grab this one.
I hope we’ll see more metallic liquid lipsticks in the future!
Definitely!
But it looks amazing on… and the shimmer! It’s hard to find liquid lipsticks that have any noticeable shimmer.
I love the addition of shimmer!
Nice finish but I’d never wear it!
Aw!
This color looks absolutely gorgeous on you despite the issues with it.
Thank you, Amy!
The colour is really gorgeous, but I don’t have the patience to wait for a lip product to set. I like that there are quite a few blue lipsticks on the market these days. I have yet to see someone use one, though. So far I’ve only seen myself when I tried MAC Matte Royale (I’m not good with names, so I hope I got it right) in store. And my, did people stare! Fun, really. 😀
Oh my goodness, it is so hard to wait and keep your mouth just hanging open, lol! The worst is if you accidentally touch your lips together when it isn’t set yet!
SUCH a pretty color! I would never wear it out and about, but I love that color.
It is a gorgeous hue!
Fun! I gotta think of a Halloween costume that will give me an excuse to buy this and wear it at work, for at least one day out of the year! 😉
Sounds like a plan 😉
It looks beautiful on you. Shame about the formula.
Thank you! I was bummed. It felt a little better than other ABH shades but applied worse.
That metallic matte effect is kind of … amazing.
It is! I wish we saw it more often.
It’s a lovely color, but with the “meh” wear with the ABH formula and the infrequent use I get with that sort of color, I think I’d spring for the Colourpop or Nyx one first. Actually, I already have the Nyx blue, but you know what I mean.
I wish I liked ABH’s formula more, it’s so popular but so few shades work well for me!
Bold! But I’m pleasantly surprised by how even it looks, nice.
It is a bold one!
Aaaah but it’s so beautifurrr 🙁
Boo to their formula. At least I have sinful, Poe and technopagan, which all score better anyways. Le sigh.
Phew!