Beauty Care: About Face Watermelon Take & Wicked Apple Cherry Pick Lip Color Butters Reviews & Swatches

Watermelon Take

About Face Watermelon Take Cherry Pick Lip Color Butter ($15.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a brighter, medium pink-coral with subtle, warm undertones and a glossy, cream finish.

Nearly opaque pigmentation
Creamy, melting texture–use light hand when applying
Applied fairly evenly and smoothly on my lips
Long-wearing (4 hours), hydrating

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$15.00/0.06 oz. - $250.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have a "super glossy, high shine" finish that takes a "pigmented kiss of color" and puts it into a "nourishing lip balm format" paired with a "deliciously fruity scent." The formula is housed in a click-style pen, and you'll want to be careful about dispensing too much product as it melts like... butter. I found that using a lighter hand to apply gave me the best results as it was very easy to over-apply.

The shades were pigmented, creamy, and had a high-shine finish as promised, and it did feel like a cross between a lipstick and a lip balm. Despite being so glossy, as long as I didn't over-apply the product, I felt like it stayed in place well, wasn't prone to feathering on me (though not something I've experienced that often, regardless of formulation), and had a touch of tackiness that likely helped it from getting everywhere.

It wasn't particularly long-wearing, but several shades lasted a solid four hours on me, and the formula itself was hydrating. There was a sweet, fruity scent but no discernible taste.

Browse all of our About Face Cherry Pick Lip Color Butter swatches.

Ingredients

Diisostearyl Malate, Polybutene, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Synthetic Wax, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Paraffin, CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Propylene Carbonate, Parfum (Fragrance), Caprylyl Glycol, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 15850 (Red 7), Phenoxyethanol, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter/Beurre de Karité), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Hexylene Glycol, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Punica Granatum (Pomegranate/Grenade) Flower Extract, Prunus Avium (Sweet Cherry/Guigne) Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate. V/081722

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Watermelon Take

PPermanent. $15.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Wicked Apple

About Face Wicked Apple Cherry Pick Lip Color Butter ($15.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a darker, reddish-plum with moderate, warm undertones and a high-shine finish.

Semi-opaque pigmentation
Creamy, melting texture–use light hand when applying
Didn’t apply as evenly as optimal, settled into lip lines noticeably
Long-wearing (4 hours), hydrating

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Sephora After Hours (23) (P, $8.00).
YSL Lale's Red (126) (LE, $38.00).
Bite Beauty Braised (DC, $24.00).
Sephora Wicked Smart (02) (P, $13.00).
Tarte Sandals (LE, $21.00).
Make Up For Ever C406 (DC, $22.00).
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Formula Overview

$15.00/0.06 oz. - $250.00 Per Ounce

It wasn't particularly long-wearing, but several shades lasted a solid four hours on me, and the formula itself was hydrating. There was a sweet, fruity scent but no discernible taste.

Browse all of our About Face Cherry Pick Lip Color Butter swatches.

Ingredients

Diisostearyl Malate, Polybutene, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Synthetic Wax, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Stearalkonium Hectorite, Paraffin, Propylene Carbonate, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), Parfum (Fragrance), CI 15850 (Red 7), Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter/Beurre de Karité), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Hexylene Glycol, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate/Grenade) Flower Extract, Prunus Avium (Sweet Cherry/Guigne) Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake). V/082922