Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.23 fl. oz.) is described as a “matte deep mulberry.” It’s a dark, muted burgundy with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque color coverage that went on evenly and smoothly. The texture was thin and quick to dry down. It looked slightly “cracked” when I smiled, and the color came away in very small flakes (almost like powder) after three hours of wear, though the color was mostly intact for closer to five hours. The formula was drying for me. KVD Beauty Damned (P, $20.00) is darker (90% similar). ColourPop Chola (LE, $7.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). MAC Velvet Rebellion (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). NARS Spin Me (P, $26.00) is warmer (95% similar). Sephora Auburn Prestige (98) (P, $14.00) is brighter (90% similar). Fenty Beauty Griselda (P, $18.00) is cooler, glossier (90% similar). ColourPop Mamacita (DC, $6.50) is cooler (90% similar). MAC Self Portrait (LE, $21.00) is cooler (90% similar). ColourPop Chateau (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). KVD Beauty Homegirl (P, $19.00) is cooler, glossier (85% similar). ColourPop Thousand Percent (LE, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Dose of Colors Saváge (LE, $18.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar). Urban Decay Blackmail (DC, $18.00) is darker, cooler, glossier (80% similar). Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Anita (DC, $18.00) is glossier (90% similar). Anastasia Bohemian (P, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). KVD Beauty Vampira (P, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.23 fl. oz.) is described as a “matte deep black cherry.” It’s a blackened purple with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque color payoff that went on evenly and was very, very quick to dry down. The formula felt lightweight, but it instantly “cracked” when I moved my lips. The color flaked and crumbled off slowly but surely over five hours. The formula was fairly drying. NARS Paint It Black (P, $26.00) is darker (95% similar). MAC Uniformly Fabulous (P, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). Urban Decay Blackmail (P, $18.00) is lighter (85% similar). Kaleidos Siren (P, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Kaleidos Scorpion Fruit (P, $12.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar). NARS Train Bleu (P, $27.00) is lighter (80% similar). MAC Smoked Purple (P, $19.00) is lighter (80% similar). Fenty Beauty Undefeated (P, $24.00) is lighter (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FORMULA OVERVIEW | Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.23 fl. oz.) is supposed to apply l ike a gloss but dry to “an ultra-matte, opaque finish” that is “never dry, shriveled, or cracked” that should “last for hours.” Most of the shades are unforgiving once they dry down and emphasize lip lines, look “cracked” if you smile, though they feel lighter-weight than they look. It’s one of the more unflattering liquid lipsticks I have tried as many shades highlighted lip lines, and while the lipstick itself wasn’t extremely clingy, there was a dryness present there that, at times, made my lips tingle/ache. For me, the wear was between four and six hours, as a lot of the shades faded unevenly and were faster to breakdown than the average liquid lipstick. The formula is thin, more water-like (reminded me of ColourPop’s formula but sometimes thinner) with a fairly quick dry-down time.

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Drop Dead Red Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick

Too Faced Evil Twin Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick