The Face Shop Lovely Me:Ex Lip Tint Stick

After being bombarded with lip tints EVERYWHERE in Myeongdong last Christmas, I finally succumbed to picking one up for myself. Oh my, the choices! Pink ones, orange ones, gooey, liquid, tub-form, stick-form…ALL of which were cute too! In the end Oppa and I excitedly decided on this orange “chapsticky” one from The Face Shop! ^^ 

Quick Facts:

Brand: The Face Shop
Name: Lovely ME:EX Lip Tint Stick
Shade: 03, lustful/perverted peach
SPF: 13
Size: 5g, 8.3cm
Price: 8,800KRW

(And yes, I do mean precisely what I’ve written! From what Oppa and I could scour, “앙큼” is a cuter way to say “엉큼,” which sort of means “perverted.” If someone here can find a better translation, please share!)

Packaging: 
It's encased in a pale pink tube with dark purple font. The text and drawing details are slightly 3D, and  they're not the type to rub off easily. (Don't you hate it when the design rubs off?)

Product Description:

Without going into details, it’s essentially a 3 in 1 product: lip care, lip tint, and SPF.

Scent: 

Light and unfortunately indescribable!

Color (on me):

Funny...it actually doesn't look orange on my lips at all! It mostly makes my lips a vibrant pink. In dim lighting you can see more of an orange tint--as it leans a towards a bittersweet red--but it's never exactly orange. Outdoors on a sunny day, it shows up as a very bright and rosy pink. It's also somewhat glossy, so it basically made my lips look like a pink grapefruit!  (FYI, I also swatched this on Oppa's pigmented/brown/purple lips, and it barely showed up...)

In these photos I tried to accurately represent how it looks when outdoors. There's still a bit of discrepancy though: in real life it's glossier, the tube is a darker orange--much like the sticker on the bottom of the tube--and the swatches are slightly paler:

(▲I'm not quite sure why/how a red ring developed around the stick! >.<)

Although it makes my lips pink, on regular skin it shows up as orange, much more so than the following picture demonstrates:

If I'm not careful, I look like a messy messy eater~  

Texture, Moisturizing Ability:

This chapstick not only glides on effortlessly, but it also feels very rich and moisturizing, unlike the ones that require warming up and/or just sit on top of your lips! (I personally find it more moisturizing than Burt’s Bees and much more so than EOS.)

For the most part, it does a decent job of smoothing it out little flakes, but sometimes it'll cling on as little chunks of bright orange:

Lasting Power:

On me, the moisture lasts no more than a half hour to hour without eating/drinking, while the color lasts longer (especially if you keep reapplying). That being said, my lips are still softer than before application!

:*:･｡,☆ﾟ'･:*:･｡,:*:･｡,☆ﾟ'･:*:･｡,:*:･｡,☆:*:･｡

Notes to self: I like it a lot~! It’s not only very moisturizing but also a very convenient way to pop some color into my otherwise lifeless lips. Perfect for those lazy days spent running errands! Well, if I ever want me some perverted peach lips, I’ll know where to go!

Are you a fan of lip tints? Which ones have you tried and liked? ^.^