I am an esthetician/makeup artist and when I saw this liquid lipstick/liner kit for only $10 with my favorite shades I had to try it. I gently exfoliated my lips before applying and the colors are beautiful and long wearing, It does get dry like most liquid lipsticks so I patted a little clear gloss over to rehydrate. I will be buying more colors!

Why not 5 stars when this item could actually be 1 star only, depending on the 'optics' of how you view everything?

I used to have over 100 lipsticks (besides 100s of perfumes etc) trying to downsize in the last decade and since I love 'colours' I like buying entire palettes nowadays. This set B is supposed to have lots of pinks in it yet this is not what I have received, thankfully Amazon put it right after a brief conversation with the brilliant customer service via our Prime account:

1. the colours are not as in the pictures and I kept looking at the set in different lights wondering if removing the protective plastic wrap is going to show different colours? I concluded the Chinese factory simply packed whatever they wanted (standards change at Chinese factories as time passes - I noticed this over and over again whether are talking about clothes, furniture, mechanical or electric devices etc). I concluded there is almost no difference between 3 colours, there is a light beige, a darker pink and a red/brown in the box. Nothing like described on their page
2. the lip pens are velvety yet not lasting - good grip and rotation function which I always like rather than use a pen sharpener
3. the liquid lipsticks are more like 'stay on' lipsticks meaning that in order to stay on will have to dry your lips. I have no problem with that since I like putting a bit of gloss not to have dry lips, yet these ones do not fully stay on like the many 'stay on' lipsticks I have

Conclusion: they are good value for money, but not the colours on the site and not having the characteristics described either

PREFACE: I'm someone who enjoys makeup, but I don't like spending too much. So I'll try to make my review as honest as possible. I'll provide a short & long review depending on the type of buyer you are.

SHORT REVIEW: Item is a good value for the price. Good pigment, removal requires a little extra effort, good wear time. Product does crease, dries fast, has a pleasant smell that I can't quite name. Overall, have realistic expectations & you're fine.

***IN-DEPTH REVIEW***

ITEM: Set B (warmer tones); 6 liners & 6 matte liquid lipsticks.

IMAGE: I swatched them on my wrist. The numbers are the lip liners in the order they are in the package. To the right of those are the lipsticks. 2 swatches per lipstick, upper line is one coat, lower line is 2 coats. Took some in natural light, with flash, and in sunlight.

PACKAGING: Packaging is pretty, love the holographic shift on the box. It's nothing super fancy, but you're paying $12.88; so humble yourself and have realistic expectations.

SKIN TONE: This is for my POC that worry about shades that seem to be made with white-skinned consumers in mind. I'm a biracial young lady, so my skin is about a light/medium brown, my undertone is more warm. My skin tone is similar to peanut butter, caramel in the summer. I like these shades on myself & I have no doubt that it will look great on all skin tones dark to light. The first shade matches my natural lip color the best which I would say is a dusty pink.

APPEARANCE: They have good pigment, I'm satisfied as a buyer. The color you see in the tube is almost exactly the same as when it dries. The only reason it looks different is bc in the tube it isn't in it's dried state. This matte lipstick does have creasing, but that's what you get with a lot of matte cream products. You should expect this with this price-point, and I personally don't mind the creasing too much. Creasing will be worse if you start with dry lips.

CLEANING/REMOVAL: For me I had a difficult time removing after having it applied for maybe 5 min. I first tried with just water to test it's ease, after scrubbing with that for a few secs it still pretty much looked fully intact. When I used some soapy remover it came off quickly and was a little messy, but that's what happens when you remove makeup. Overall I say cleaning is about the difficulty you'd expect, it's a matte lipstick; it's going to take a little extra effort to remove. But it's difficulty to remove plays well into the longevity of wear.

LONGEVITY: Didn't wear for long since I was just testing them all in one go. But they dried quickly on my lips (within 60 sec). Considering the effort it takes to remove, I imagine it would last quite well throughout your day without too much reapplication. I say that longevity greatly depends on your initial application. If you've done some moisturizing lip-care beforehand, then applied a regular coat, then allow it to SET before applying a 2nd coat, then it will last longer and feel more comfortable. If you were to begin with dry lips, rush the additional coat(s), and apply too much in a single coat, that's when you get a tacky feel, clumping, inconsistency, etc.

FEEL/TEXTURE: The texture is smooth, creamy as you apply and when it dries it's y'know"¦ dry. That's what you get with matte lipsticks, so it's no surprise. Matte product= no shine= dry.

Value: Overall value I would say is good in general and for the price. Keep in mind I'm not an avid lipstick buyer, so I'm no expert, but I have a good enough knowledge of makeup to leave a decent review. I'd say if you're someone who is realistic with expectations and understands you aren't going to get these products at runway-model quality for 12 bucks, you're good to go. A lot of people that leave negative reviews seem to be people who want a perfect product at the price of a penny. No product can do it all, but if this product doesn't satisfy you, set realistic goals about what you'd like to spend and what you want to receive.

I like the lip liner pencils and the colors. Half the lipsticks I won't use because they're too dark for me. I will order pencils and lipsticks individually next time.

Oh my gosh these lip liners and lip sticks are so great and wonderful. The colors are great and they are last longing and the best part is they don't smudge at all. You can have a mask on and it looks perfect as how you put it in ur lips. I so highly recommend these products I just love everything about it and the colors.