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Product Spotlight: Honest Beauty Demi-Matte Lip Crayons

December 11th, 2018 by Karen 14 Comments

honest beauty demi matte lip crayon
Target run, anyone?

Why aren’t more people obsessed with these lip crayons from Honest Beauty?? They’re so good! They’re the $12.99 Demi-Matte Lip Crayons, and they’re available at Target (and you can also get them online through the Honest Beauty website).

They come in a bunch of colors, but the two I wear are nudes. Or rather, nude-ish. Easy-to-wear Blossom is a warm-toned pinkish beige — completely opaque with just one swipe (no settling into vertical lip lines, either!) — with a demi matte finish that’s ever-so-slightly shiny and creamy, like someone mixed a morsel of matte lipstick into a MAC Cremesheen Lipstick.

And note: Unlike many pinkish beige nudes that are SO DIFFICULT to wear, it’s neither super skippy, nor will it make your lips look like a cat’s butt. If you like MAC Creme Cup, you’ll probably love Blossom.

Rosy brown Marsala is the other shade I’ve been all about, and like Blossom, it’s smooth, opaque and easy to wear. I have very pigmented lips, and it’s slightly deeper than my natural lip color, so on me it works as a nude shade, but it may look like a more standard ’90s-style brown lip, depending on your skin tone.

honest beauty marsala
Marsala

Neither of these has a noticeable flavor, but if I get my nose all up in there — seriously, I gotta get one of them up into my nostril — I can smell a little rosy waxiness, but it’s far from overwhelming.

honest beauty blossom
Blossom

Since these are demi-mattes, which means that they’re mostly matte but have a subtle creamy shine, they aren’t gonna last you as long as a full-on traditional matte would, but I get about three hours with them, and I definitely have to reapply them after a meal. But it’s not a bother at all because they’re so easy to use.

I’m going to pick up at least one more of the darker shades…but I kinda want to hoard them all!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Product Spotlight: Honest Beauty Demi-Matte Lip Crayons / Originally published December 11th, 2018

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  1. Jennifer Emmett says

    December 11th, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    Marsala is very flattering on you! Natural but emphasizes your lips. Cat butt, ha! Definitely don’t want a color like that.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 12th, 2018 at 11:55 am

      Oh gosh, cat butt lips are the bane of my existence, especially with mattes or liquid mattes, LOL!

      Have you tried anything from this line, Jennifer?

      Reply
  2. Shin Ae says

    December 12th, 2018 at 6:24 am

    Thanks for the heads-up! Those are really pretty, and I didn’t even know they existed.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 12th, 2018 at 11:54 am

      You’re very welcome, Shin! I hope you can grab one next time you’re at Target.

      Reply
  3. Linda Libra Loca says

    December 12th, 2018 at 6:42 am

    I only ever wear demi-mattes, most mattes are way too uncomfortable. Marsala is a beautiful shade.
    Linda Libra Loca recently posted … Winter skincare tips – How to get glowing skin in winter

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    • Karen says

      December 12th, 2018 at 11:53 am

      Demi-mattes rock! Whoever invented them needs a pat on the back and a scoop of ice cream, LOL!

      Reply
  4. Ruchita says

    December 12th, 2018 at 7:14 am

    I love both these colors! I have a hard time wearing full matte lipsticks because my lips get dry, but I like that these have a bit of shine. So glad they are at Target! I’ll have look for them there.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 12th, 2018 at 11:52 am

      Hi Ruchita,

      Sweet! I think Marsala would be a good fit for you. I wore it the other day with a cooler toned taupe cream eyeshadow (good old Revlon Espresso!) and the two look great together. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Erica says

    December 12th, 2018 at 8:37 am

    These look so beautiful on you! I’ve never heard of these, but I’ve hardly ever tried much from Honest Beauty yet. I think just a cream foundation that I didn’t care for much. But these sound lovely!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 12th, 2018 at 11:48 am

      Hi Erica,

      They recently revamped and repackaged their line; I didn’t really try the old versions of their makeup but what I’ve tried from the new line so far is great. In addition to these lippies I also like the cream blush and the loose powder!

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    December 12th, 2018 at 10:18 am

    Curse you Target for taking all of my money!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 12th, 2018 at 11:47 am

      Ha ha, Rachel. That’s basically what I say whenever I walk outta that store. Have I ever told you that I live 5 minutes away from Target? It’s both a blessing and a curse!

      Reply
  7. Angela says

    December 13th, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    First: your skin looks FLAWLESS and amazing, girl! I’m sad I missed this yesterday – smallest munchkin had a stomach bug and was out for almost three days 🙁
    Second: it is a good thing we Canadians no longer have Target (BOOO) because between these lippies and them carrying Makeup Geek, I’d be BROKE!!

    Reply
  8. Kim says

    December 14th, 2018 at 7:05 am

    I love the sound of Marsala. 90s lip and no cat butt = best combo ever. HAHA!

    Reply

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