Too Faced Fairy Tears La Creme Lipstick & Lip Topper Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Fairy Tears
Too Faced Fairy Tears La Crème Mystical Effects Lipstick ($22.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and cooler pink pearl. It looked yellow in the tube but definitely turned pink on me (the formula is supposed to change with body temperature). The consistency was smooth with a lot of slip–it felt more like a balm than a typical lipstick–which was easy to wear and apply, but it might be too slippery for some.
It had medium coverage with a moderate amount of shimmer and pearl. The application was even but some color slipped into my lip lines, though the soft shine of the finish made that less noticeable from afar. It wore well for four and a half hours on me and was moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$22.00/0.11 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "shade-shifting technology that changes the color depending on the body temperature," which was code for "turns lips fuchsia" on me for two of the shades (the other two did not seem to cause major color changes on me). It is a "one-swipe formula," which is not a term I'm familiar with as it lacked any indication about pigmentation or luminosity for what... one-swipe is supposed to achieve. Nevertheless, Too Faced has "swatches" on models of the new shades, and they certainly made them appear opaque/pigmented... which they were not. They were more medium coverage with a chunkier, glittery texture that wasn't rough but was textured that, for some, it may be too noticeable. They were pretty from afar but did not apply overly well. The wear time varied between the shades with lighter, less staining ones at two to three hours and the more staining ones to three to four hours. The formula had a sweet, lemony scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Too Faced La Crème Mystical Effects Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Polybutene, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil/Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyethylene, Punica Granatum Sterols, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Triisostearyl Citrate, Isostearyl Hydroxystearate, Silica, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Hydrogenated Polydicyclopentadiene, Fragrance, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tin Oxide, Tribehenin, Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 27 (Ci 45410), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Fairy Tears
LELimited Edition. $22.00.
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Fairy Tears
Too Faced Fairy Tears Magic Crystal Lip Topper ($19.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a light-medium, yellowed peach with warm undertones and peach-to-gold pearl. It lightened my natural lip color but looked a lot less yellow/peach applied due to the sheerer coverage, so a lot of my natural lip color came through and altered the end result. The gloss was smooth, lightweight, and a little on the thin side, but it applied decently and less color sat in my lip lines than I would have expected based on the lightness of the color. It lasted for two hours on me and was lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$19.00/0.1 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce
The gloss formula was described as "super-glossy" and "non-sticky" that can be worn "on top of your favorite lipstick" or "alone for a pretty prismatic effect." It felt smooth, lightweight, and wasn't tacky, but it was a thinner gloss and did not have a plush, ultra-glossy finish. The wear time was dismal (two to three hours), though it was comfortable to wear and lightly to moderately hydrating over time. I could barely detect a sweet scent to it and no discernible taste. The pigmentation varied from shade to shade, but they were all very sheer, and sheerness was certainly expected based on the descriptoin of the product.
Browse all of our Too Faced Magic Crystal Lip Topper swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Silica, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Mica, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, BHT, Fragrance, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Tin Oxide, Carmine (Ci 75470), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
I ordered the lipstick. It’s not here yet, but I think it’ll be a pretty topper.
Mine arrived, and it’s absolutely beautiful! Fairy Tears is the one of the four I’m most likely to wear by itself rather than as a topper.
Because I do have MAC Ionized Iris, I’m not absolutely sure I would need the lipstick, but I’d love to have it! Going to try to be good, and control myself, though…?