Dose of Colors Hot Fire & Saváge Matte Liquid Lipsticks

Hot Fire

Dose of Colors Hot Fire Matte Liquid Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a vibrant, medium orange-red with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color payoff in a single layer, and the color applied beautifully to the lips with smooth, even coverage that made my lips look smoother than they naturally were. The consistency was lightweight, thin but not watery, and easy to work with to spread across the lips, despite the formula drying down pretty quickly. On me, the lipstick stayed on on well for six and a half hours and was neither drying nor hydrating.

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Formula Overview

$18.00/0.16 oz. - $112.50 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have a "matte finish" with "rich color" that goes on "smoothly" and is long-wearing. It's a more mousse-like liquid lipstick, which makes it easier to apply and get along the edges without having uneven edges and less color gets pulled into lip lines than with thinner formulas. The dry down is fairly quick, but the finish and formula are forgiving enough to enable touch-ups for any areas that need more coverage.

I did find that they had a pretty strong dry down that had a tendency to emphasize the texture of my lips somewhat, though they appeared drier than they felt, as they were comfortable and non-drying to lightly drying. The wear was good and typically five hours or longer with lighter shades fading faster and deeper shades lingering longer (and staining slightly). The formula has a vanilla scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

Isododecane, Synthetic Beeswax, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Barium Sulfate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyethylene, Octyldodecanol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Isopropyl Titanium Isostearate, Alcohol Denat., Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin MAY CONTAIN +/-: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850)

Dose of Colors Matte Liquid Lipstick Hot Fire

Hot Fire

Temptalia

Limited Edition

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Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

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Saváge

Dose of Colors Saváge Matte Liquid Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.14 oz.) is deep, reddish burgundy with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was thin without being watery, fluid enough to be spread easily across the lips, and dried down quickly (but wasn’t difficult to maneuver or fix edges while the rest of the layer dried down). It had good pigmentation, though it would take a second layer for full coverage. The color went on evenly for the most part, but again, there were areas where coverage was more even than others and a bit of color pulled into my lip lines as it dried down. The formula was moderately comfortable, non-drying, and lasted for seven hours on me.