Whereas the TonyMoly tints are gel and Holika Holika Pure Mellow Moisture Tint are light creams, these Holy Berry Tint are a watery runny formula, yes, as in they will drip. In fact, it's kind of unnerving looking at them in the clear plastic tubes - they look like watered down food coloring. Why am I dabbing this stuff onto my lips again? They have fuzzy doe foot applicators, and all have a pleasant berry scent.
All pictures taken in natural light without flash.
This watery runny formula has a small advantage of being super spreadable, while with the gels and light creams I'd have to apply and spread with a
Even then, I let the swatches below set for 5 minutes while taking photos and whatnot, and afterwards they looked like they were set so I touched them, ...and promptly smudged them. So yeah, they didn't set completely after 5 minutes on the back of my dry hands, so I had to let them set some more. That said, they do set exactly as they appear in the swatch photo, to a transparent stain that's somewhat pigmented. I guess if you wanted higher intensity stains you could layer on another wash, but then you'll have to sit and let that second wash set also.
I put these swatches through the same water test as the other tints I have, running them through warm water first. They didn't budge. Good. Then I rubbed them under warm running water. They washed off like the Pure Mellow Moisture Tint did, leaving behind tints so faint I didn't bother to photograph. Not so good. I only paid $3.50 for each 13mL tube, but considering how much more pigmented the TonyMoly tints are for less than $3, I'd say skip this one and go straight for TonyMoly instead.
- 1 Strawberry: a yellow based red even if it doesn't look it.
- 2 Raspberry: a blue based red even if it appears berry.
- 3 Orange Berry: yellowy orange that turns more navel orange after setting.
1 Strawberry, 2 Raspberry, and 3 Orange Berry.
2 comments:
wow, that bleeds like crazy!
Hi kuri,
Yes, it's unfortunate but expected for a lip tint that's runny like water :( I'm not too thrilled and much prefer the TonyMoly one.
XO
D.
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