Hi All,
Continuing with my series of red lip colors, I am bringing you a personal favorite, Apricot, a shade in Bite's Luminous Creme Lipstick line. It is a true orange red, brighter than Nars' Rouge Basque. I love wearing this blotted as a stain throughout the day, and fully opaque at night and for special occasions. When blotted, this leans more deep orange than orange-red, creating a nifty variation. You can find Bite at Sephora for $24, and the lipsticks have .13 ounces of product. Bite claims that these lipsticks have long-term anti-aging benefits, with the antioxidant resveratrol. Furthermore, these lipsticks are free of synthetic fragrances, synethetic dyes, parabens, and petroleum by-products; Bite boasts that these would be safe enough to eat, should you so desire.
The formula is densely pigmented, and creamy but not thick; it goes in in a thin layer. I find this lipstick to be on the messy side; it's looking for any excuse to smear on my hand, my cup, outside of my lip line, etc... It's obnoxious, but alright as long as I am careful about it. I do find that it only wears for 2 or 3 hours before it has worn off significantly and needs to be touched up. I find the formula to be slightly moisturizing. They have a very faint scent, barely noticeable, but it is a bit peppery to me. I have not noticed any taste to these.
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| The case; matte black with a curved tip |
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| Apricot! |
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| Bite's logo is pressed into the lipstick bullet |
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| Bite's Apricot, no flash |
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| Apricot by Bite, no flash |
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| Bite's Apricot, flash! |
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| Apricot, flash |
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| Blotted, no flash |
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| Blotted, with flash |
Rating: 8 out of 10
I really love this color, it's been a great, versatile summery red that works equally as well blotted as full-color. Because this is so pigmented, it leaves a nice stain for quite awhile when blotted; however, if you are wearing it opaque, the wear time suffers and the formula can be a bit messy. On the other hand, I appreciate that these are natural and that the company has gone out of their way to avoid controversial ingredients, such as petroleum. I think this pays off; I find this lip color to be slightly moisturizing, which is a feat considering how thin the lipstick feels on my lips!
Sephora has/had this bite value set of 3 lippies for $36 that i wanted to get but after reading your review, I have changed my mind because messy lipsticks turn me off. Beautiful color though!
ReplyDeleteOoh, beautiful! Maybe after your finish this red series you could start an orange/coral series! That would be awesome :)
ReplyDeleteAw, sorry I dissuaded you, sugarbumpkin! I love this shade, and I love the idea that these are made from high-quality, good for you ingredients, but yeah, the pigment just doesn't stick to the lip the way most do! If that's a pet peeve of yours, you probably wouldn't like this formula. And thanks for the idea Lauren! I will scope out my collection of colors and see if I can cobble together enough to do another series like the red one!
ReplyDeleteNEAT! I have heard a lot about this company but have not seen any posts about any of their products! Also, please do not think I am some kind of pervert for saying this, but when I saw the picture of the lipstick's packaging in my Dashboard, I thought it was SOMETHING ELSE for a moment due to it's shape. I was like, WTF? Then I was like, oh, it's a lipstick! THANK GOD! LOL, sorry, I had to share!
ReplyDeleteOooooooh, you're right, this is a fabulous colour!!!
ReplyDelete@ Robyn: Haha, isn't it!? Love it.
ReplyDelete@ Vulcan Butterfly: Lol! Sorry for the late response, but nope, just a lipstick! Sorry to disappoint! ;)