Max Factor have given us 32 colours in the Max wear Lip Colour range, so there is plenty to choose from. Lipstick is one of my vices, I love buying new brands and ranges to try out and I also love to experiment. But what amazed me about the Max Wear lip colour range was the depth of some of the colours, you would have to be incredibly bold to consider wearing them. Max Factor stress that the range was created with a professional approach and that they wished to give everyone a chance to create an individual look using this new range.
The slimline lip colour holder is extremely attractive, Max Factor have chosen to use the black centrepiece of the pencil slim case to place their name, either side of their name there
is a slimline casing each with a long clear plastic cover. One end of the holder contains the lip colour and the other end holds the clear highlighter that adds the sheen.
Max Factor have devised some fabulous names for this range, we have Violet Vamp, Grape Ape, Split Personality and Raging Sea to name but a few. Now who would have thought that those weird and wonderful names would have been used to describe lipstick.
I feel that Max Factor have excelled themselves with the lip colour casing, it is easily stored in a small hand or clutch bag and it doubles up as both a day wear and an evening wear product. The colour range offers something to suit all ages and all skin types and if you didn't particularly want shiny lips then the lip colour can be worn on its own. Both the lip colour and the clear highlighter work on a twist mechanism, both are easy to apply.
I wanted to have the best of both worlds, a lip colour that I could wear during the day and then still be able to make look that little bit extra special for evening wear. I chose Cinnamon and sugar, it suited my natural skin tone and though the colour showed up well on my lips it didn't stand out like a sore thumb.
First of all you apply the layer of lip colour, I pre-moisturised my skin so that the colour wouldn't sink into any dry skin. The lip colour glides on very easily but once you have fully covered your lips with a thin layer they do feel slightly strange for a short while. The lip colour is matte, so when you put your lips together they don't feel as moist and supple as when you have just applied a layer of normal creamy lipstick. The matte colour feels far drier but you soon adapt to the feeling. The lip colour is intense, it almost stains your lips, I can see why Max Factor have said that the product is long lasting. So at this stage you have an intense colour that has semi-stained your lips, if you are happy with the end result then you can leave it at that. If you are planning an evening out then you can move on to the next stage, remove the cap of the highlighter and apply a layer of the sheeny substance on top of the layer of lip colour, this instantly adds sheen and in fact makes the lips feel very soft and well moisturised.
The layer of colour seems to stay in place far longer that the top layer of sheen, I had no need to top up the colour for the rest of the day but I did add another very light layer of highlighter. I was very pleased with my choice of colour, if I had to point out a small negative it would only be to say that the strong colour did end up working its way into the skin creases by the end of the day.
I used a make up remover pad to remove the lip colour, even after hours wear when I wiped the pad over the lip colour to remove it the pad was covered in colour. Of course the sheeny highlighter comes off easily but the lip colour takes a little bit more work to remove. Max Factor, a reputable company that provides us with top quality cosmetics, I can see that they have tried to offer us a dual purpose lip colour. I'm not too sure that I would wear the matte lip colour without using the highlighter, it doesn't seem to sit as comfortably on my lips. Use a small amount of sheen and the overall effect is very good. The Max Wear lip colour is priced at around £5.50 a time and I would be only too willing to try another colour from the range.
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Advantages: Stays on for a long time.Comes along with an easy-to-use gloss stick.Long applicator for easy lip definition Disadvantages: Does n't come off easily. becomes quite dry without gloss.Quite costly.
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