ILIA Ladybird Multi-Stick ($ 34.00 for 0.15 oz.) Is a darker coral with warm, orange undertones – but was even more muted, almost brownish – paired with a bright finish. It had a semi-transparent, buildable cover (up to about medium to semi-opaque) that was evenly applied and faded out with little effort.
The consistency felt smooth, dense, and firmer, which made it easiest to work with when some warmth came through, e.g. B. pressed by the fingertips or against the lips / cheeks. The product felt more gel-like, which ensured that it slid and spread well on my skin without lifting the base products (and worked wonderfully on bare skin too).
It was worn for a good seven and a half hours as a cheek product, but more like two hours as a lip product. It was applied somewhat evenly but was more prone to imperfections as it was thinner when worn as a lip tint.
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Formula overview
$ 34.00 / 0.15 oz. – – $ 226.67 per ounce
The formula is designed to provide a “gentle color wash” for cheeks and lips that can be applied with “fingertips or a tightly packed brush”. The product is best for someone who is primarily looking for a cream that will blush over a lip color as the latter can work but is short-lived, thin, and doesn’t always sit well on the lips (tends to emphasize texture / to stick) flakes). It’s by no means an ultra-hydrating lip balm, but it worked well as a cream blush.
These types of multitasking products can often be used in several ways, but often they work well for a primary function. In this case, it’s like a blush. The consistency was smooth, dense, and balm-like, which had to be warmed up lightly with fingertips or pressed against the cheek. The finish was damp without being overly sticky, but it’s never completely dried out, so those in need of something more transfer-resistant might want to look elsewhere.
It was moderately pliable with a gel-cream feel so it spread well on bare skin and didn’t tend to lift base products. It was easy to apply and diffuse to achieve a “soft color wash” as described. Upon request, they were somewhat buildable to medium-sized. The product wore between seven and eight hours before visibly fading.
As a lip product, they were best applied out of the tube as this gave more even coverage and minimized the capture of imperfections. The coverage varied from pure to medium and had a higher coverage when applied from the tube. They lasted two to three hours as lip products.
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ingredients
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil *, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil *, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter *, Cera Alba (Beeswax) *, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera / Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shandel) Butter *, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Cera / Wax, Sesame Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil *, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch *, Citric Acid, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), [+/-: Iron Oxides (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Mica, Red 27 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140)]. * Organic ingredients. Ingrédients Organiques. This product is certified gluten-free.
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