Summer 2015 Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick {Review + Swatches on Dark Skin}

Stila‘s summer collection seems to be all about long-wearing pops of color and I am totally here for the aesthetic. Remember how excited I was about the Stila Aqua Glow Watercolor Blush? Stila KNOWS, ya’ll. They know…lol. The summer lineup of Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick consists of five SO summer shades. The brand sent three over for review consideration.

So just because we all have our different color preferences, there’s always going to be colors we don’t like or steer clear of. For me it’s any iteration of a light pink or beige. I know plenty of people who love the shades and look nice in them, but they are SO not my cup of tea. So I pretty much gave the Rosa shade a side-eye because it’s that color I don’t like AND it’s matte so it’s a double-whammy. Not that anything is wrong with matte finishes, it’s that when a color isn’t your color AND it’s matte it’s a LOT…lol. I liked Como but even as much as I like a bright, bold lip, it was a little too bright even for me. Venezia is gorgeous and probably my fave out of the three but since I’m in a gloss phase right now, I kinda wish it were a gloss…lol.

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Like other liquid matte lip colors, these go on like a gloss and dry down to a velvet matte finish. These three shades seemed to be a bit thinner in consistency than what I remember from classic Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick shades like Beso. Wear for me was pretty good and lasted most of the day—I did have some fading at the center of my lip after eating but thankfully when reapplying it didn’t feel clumpy or thick. In fact I kind of forgot I had it on until I looked in the mirror and the color was like BAM in my face…lol.

Venezia (described as a bright red but definitely looks more orange-y red on me)

Como (described as a bright violet)

Rosa (described as a bubblegum pink)

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Other makeup I’m wearing:
NYX Invincible Fullest Coverage Foundation in Cocoa
Cover FX Contour Kit in Deep
Illamasqua Blusher in Tweak
BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Poured in Moonstone
Red Cherry #13 lashes
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Urban Decay Perversion liner

Bottom line: If these colors appeal to you AND you love a liquid matte lip color, have at it. I personally prefer the previous shades in the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick lineup like Beso but that’s my personal color preference. These colors are still gorgeous.

Price and where to buy: $24 at Sephora (plus 3% cash back when you use eBates), Ulta, stilacosmetics.com, and Urban Outfitters.