[Review] Etude House Rosy Tint Lips in Before Blossom

Happy October and week everyone! I finally got to prepare and write this review that I had postponed because of a recent acne breakout!! It all turned out well and my face is 90% back to normal haha. I couldn't even take a photo of my lips.

I'm sure many of you are excited and curious (for those who haven't tried this line yet) about the new line from Etude House for Autumn 2013, Rose! This time I decided to try a red shade. I don't usually pick red shades because I don't rock the look anymore but I just couldn't resist to this really lovely shade, Before Blossom. It really sounds romantic, doesn't it?

On the right side of the box it has the line quote and three different Tips for three different looks:

"With a tinge of red, she blossoms like a rose in full bloom, The story of her and the rose, & Rose---"

Tip 1: Delicate Petal Lip Gradation: Dab a certain amount onto center of upper and lower lips and use tip to evenly spread.

Tip 2: Rose in Full Bloom Lip Cover: Smoothly glide onto lips, starting from the inner to the outer direction.

Tip 3: Soft Petal Cheeks: Dispense a certain amount and dab lightly onto both cheeks, blending quickly with both fingers.

In my experience with this products gliding from one side to another isn't very gentle for the lips because the tip is fluffy and dry. It felt like I used a cotton  bud on my lips.

I have to squeeze the bottle for some of the creamy lip tint to come out and I have to keep it squeezed while applying it on my lips or else it goes back in. Like I stated above the tip is fluffy and it feels like cotton. It doesn't slide at all because the tint itself is thick and has matte finish. Or at least it contains very little oil in it, just enough to be absorbed by the lips and give you a matte finish. However, it doesn't dry my lips which is super good!

Before Blossom is absolutely a gorgeous colour! I squeezed out a bit too much for this swatch. But it's obvious how thick the consistency of this tint is.

It's highly pigmented but it's still a tint so you can't really get that "thick" lipstick look like on the promo photos! I'm not sure how it would look with lip pencil though. The edges of my lips were a bit messy without using a lip brush. My advice is to dispense some amount on your hand or plastic container if you don't want your hand to have a red tint for the rest of the week, and use lip brush to achieve the full lips look because it's too messy with just the fluffy sponge. 

However, Rosy tint lips in Before Blossom doesn't really stay on the lips at all. It would leave a red tint on my hand but not on my lips. It just goes away with every touch, like lick your lips, drink, eat and pretty much anything. It's a bit frustrating for colours like this because you really make stains here and there.

Unfortunately the only thing I like about this product is the packaging and shade. I would only recommend this product for the Gradation Look or else "Bitten Lips" look. It's the same thing with the Cupcake all-over color again. It looks great on promo photos but it's actually different in real life. I'm a huge fan of Etude's skincare products, BB cream and lip products but a few of their new products are "hit and miss". In other words I have found a few products from the Sweet Recipe line and Rose's Before Blossom tint that I don't really believe they worth the hype. Then again it's all a matter of preference. 

For those that haven't been following my blog for very long, I have so many Etude favorite products that I really love. You can find a few of the reviews here: Jelly Lips-talk in JPK003  O2 Bubble Peeling Nutrifull Shea Butter

MY RATING 3/5

Because it doesn't have strong stain power on the lips, the sponge is only really good for tapping, it's messy on the edges of the lips, it leaves stains everywhere but I really LOVE the shade!