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All swatches on fair cool/neutral desaturated olive skin in window sunlight. Swatches are applied direct from applicator.
Closest skin shade matches: Missha M Signature 21 (slightly too dark), Missha M Signature 13 (slightly too saturated yellow), Maybelline Superstay Lumi Matte 110 (slightly too yellow). The Saem tip concealer 0.5, Revlon Glimmer Brightening Concealer 125
All information in format Shade Number - Shade Name (often times more than one depending on site sold from) - Product Type - Description
Shades
Nude Mattes - Slide 1
- M58 - Craft Paper/Brown Paper/Parchment - Matte mousse - neutral apricot brown
- G71 - Woven Moonlight/Scheming Linen - Matte mousse with glitter - warm nude beige with silver microglitter
- G78 - Bone Bell/Ringing Bell/Loverse - Matte mousse with glitter - cool toned desaturated grey pink, with silver glitters
- M50 - Two Nudes/Proverbs of Love - Matte mousse with glitter - warm, orangey tone brown, barely perceptible shimmer
- G61 - Laced Bomb/Soft Whisper - Matte mousse with glitter - neutral toned desaturated brown pink, with a nearly impossible to find pink glitter. If I rub the product I can see the faintest hint of fine sparkles, but they are not visible normally.
Red Mattes - Slide 2
- M60 - Born in Flames - Matte mousse - cool toned dried blood red, comes off burgundy-brown on some skin tones
- M66 - Heart Stealer/Heart-Stealing Courtesan - Matte mousse - fresh blood red, neutral/cool undertone
Unconventional Mattes - Slide 3
- S07 - Dragon/Mossy Gleam - Matte bullet lipstick with glitter - desaturated cool brown with green pigments, green sparkles
- G73 - Black N Red - Matte mousse with glitter - black with a faint hint of brown, with red glitter
- M61 - Man Behind Scenes/Black Behind - Matte mousse - deep cool-toned desaturated brown. The photo makes it look more brown, compare to final slide for another view!
- M62 - Pure Ink Girl/The Poet - Matte mousse - true black
Glosses - Slide 4
- J816 - Heart Eater/Scarlet Veil - Gloss - blackened red/brown with blue/teal glitters
- J809 - Escape from Earth/Weirdo - Gloss - rich chocolate brown with cool undertone
- J79 - Desperate/Heartless Valley - Gloss - very cool toned, desaturated purple with a brownish hint
- J75 - Firefly/Dancing Fireflies - Special effect gloss - reddish brown base with very strong green glitters
- J76 - Spiders - Special effect gloss - purple/grey base with vivid turquoise sparkles
Formula Notes
All GIrlcult lip products have a very strong scent. To me it smells of rose soap. The intensity on application is very apparent, but I do find that most of them "fade" over time to be less obtrusive.
Please note that some may stain or be film-forming, depending on product age. Some of mine are the older formula that still stains, some of the newer ones apparently do not, even in the same shade, so I will not speak to the stain quality or film-former quality.
- Matte mousse - Very blendable and intensely pigmented mousse formula. These can all be sheered down or used for a "foggy" look, but need to be handled with extreme care as the pigment is insanely strong. These are not a traditional matte lipstick formula, so will not dry down and stay put, they can be moved around similarly to a balm. They are matte but not intensely drying, I would suggest putting balm on beneath. I often use a dot of them on top of other lippies to change the shade or formula slightly, or use them as a "base" for others.
- Matte mousse with glitter - Same as the matte mousse, but with glitter mixed in. Some are more subtle than others, and may not be noticeable at all. Some get more intense as you wear the product, but none of them have a punch that I'd call standout. The glitter is an accent, not the point of the product. In G61 for instance, the glitter is nearly invisible as the pigments sit on top of it, hiding it.
- Matte bullet lipstick with glitter - Comfortable formula but firmer than some may expect. It's not a creamy product, so a little harder to apply and blend than the mousses, but the staying power is much better. The glitter is slightly more apparent in these but again, not the point of the product.
- Glosses - All of these are very shiny and very comfortable to wear, and plush enough to hide lip lines. They will migrate and move a bit, but I do find them more stable than other glosses I have tried. Lip liner helps keep them contained. Some of the older versions may have "film forming" capability, but I have never been able to get one fully transfer proof.
- Special effect glosses - Two of the shades I have are in this range, J75 Fireflies and J76 Spiders. These, unlike the matte formulas, the glitter is the point of the product. When first applied, the glitter has some punch, but it develops as you sit. Put the product on, don't touch it, then look again in around a minute, and all the glitter will have "floated" to the surface, making a layer of sharp shine. It is nearly impossible to catch how shiny it is in photos.
Packaging Notes
J79, J75, J76 - rectangular packaging
S07 - traditional lipstick bullet tube
All others - traditional gloss bottle
None have locking lids, all are beautifully designed. A significant amount of them are not translucent so you cannot see the shade, and some do not have the shade number on the bottom, only the Chinese name, so you may want to have labels ready. The products will be in a cardboard component when received.
All mousses and glosses use a flocked paddle, some of the newer ones have a much more flexible paddle.