Elle's Beauty Director, Emily Dougherty, has recommended many a good beauty product. She reviewed Cover Girl's new Outlast Lipstain and called it "my kind of magic marker." In my opinion this lipstain does not, as Dougherty says, "[last] longer than every other lip pen on the market." I bought this product back in June because I dislike the feeling lipstick and lip gloss have, but need something with a little more color than my faithful cherry chapstick. A lipstain seemed the perfect remedy, and since I'm such a fan of CG's outlast lipsticks for actually outlasting anything else (minus the whole lipsick-y feeling) I didn't think this could possibly be a bad idea. Au Contraire. From my first application I was disappointed. I don't think I've ever regretted a $9 purchase more. The first time I applied the shade, Flirty Nude to be exact, the pen seemed dry and when I looked at my reflection my lips didn't seem much more pigmented than when I wear my trusty cherry chapstick (even when there was color it didn't last long enough for me to get my car keys and go to work). I gave it a few more chances before totally giving up.
Two weeks ago I walked into Sephora on a mission to find a lipstain that would give me a permanently 'just-bitten' lip look. After about 30 minutes of seriously examining my choices I found a strong contender. Benefit Cosmetics Benetint Pocket Pal ($20) offers the lipstain on one end (it looks eerily like a vile of blood with a wand, but no worries) and a gloss on the other. Needless to say I don't use the gloss at all, instead slapping some cherry chapstick over the lipstain. It took me a few times of experimenting to get the color right - you can achieve anything from a dainty-pink pout to a Gwen Stefani-worthy statement lip just based on how much you apply. This one small tint-to-go has saved me from a life of color-less lips.
If you're interested in some other options Lorac and Stila make similar products. In the future I may try Benefit's Benetint Lip Balm.
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