YSL TATOUAGE COUTURE LIQUID MATTE LIP STAIN

YSL Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain’s are just a few items in my growing YSL collection. I love this brand, it is timeless and classy! The packaging is always beautiful. I own a number of their lipsticks and glosses and the formulas never disappoint. I like lip stains for their pigmentation and long wear, minus having to use a lip liner. Very happy to include the matte lip stains in my collection. Keep reading for the full review.

What is it
A liquid-matte lip stain that offers a high-impact, ultra-matte color with a lightweight, naked feel.

Claims
Lightweight and nondrying, making the formula ultra-comfortable to wear. Its high-pigment color dries instantly, stays fresh and moves with your lips for eight hours of wear.

Ingredients
Aqua/Water, Dimethicone, Octyldodecanol, Isododecane,Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer,Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Trimethyl Pentaphenyl Trisiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Alumina, Propylene Carbonate, Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Nigella Sativa Seed Oil,Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Benzyl Alcohol, Colophonium/Rosin,Magnesium Silicate,Silica,Anise Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol, Parfum/Fragrance.[+/- May Containci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 45410/Red 28 Lake, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Ci 15850/Red 7, Ci 45380/Red 22 Lake, Ci 15985/Yellow 6 Lake, Ci 15850/Red 6, Ci 17200/Red 33 Lake, Ci 77742/Manganese Violet, Ci 19140/Yellow 5 Lake, Mica, Ci 77120/Barium Sulfate, Ci 15850/Red 7 Lake, Ci 42090/Blue 1 Lake, Ci 75470/Carmine.

Packaging
frosted tube with flat angled tip applicator

Texture/Scent
water thin/light scent

Available
$37USD/0.2oz, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Sephora

The packaging is absolutely gorgeous, frosted body with iconic gold YSL emblem. Looks very luxurious and very photo worthy for a high end product. Will look great on any vanity if you want to show them off.

The applicator is very interesting and different. It has a flat angled tip which allows you to make the most precise application in outlining your lips and the flat side to swipe the color on with ease. This I love, so I don’t have to use a lip liner. Plus, if the tip has too much product, I just scrap the tip against the inside of the bottle to remove the excess.

Top: 16 Nude Emblem Bottom: 1 Rouge Tatouage

YSL has some beautiful colors in this collection. All of the shades look amazing! My two favorite lip shades that I gravitate to on the daily are reds and pinky rose nudes. I purchased #1 Rouge Tatouage and #16 Nude Emblem.

1 Rouge Tatouge – When I want a nice bold red lip this is the red I go for. It’s a pink red that is very pigmented. With one layer it is pretty bold as is but if I want to do a gradient lip, I just do a few dabs on the lip and blend out with my fingers. It gives just the right amount of stain for that subtle pop of color.

16 Nude Emblem – This color is more of my everyday shade. It’s a rose nude shade that goes with whatever makeup look I am wearing. When worn lightly on the lips it makes my lips look natural and if I want a bold nude look I can intensify the color by painting on a full lip.

The consistency of this lip stain is water thin. I do give it a good shake before applying. With the angled flat tip I am able to apply a good thin layer on my lips. It spreads easily and goes on a bit translucent on the lips. As it begins to dry down to a matte finish, the color turns opaque. I do not have a need to apply a second layer because there are no streaks. With liquid lipsticks in general, once you start applying more than one layer you get that thick cakey texture.

Despite it being very liquidy, these shades are highly pigmented. Of all the lip stains I have tried, my most favorite are from YSL. They feel very comfortable and the product moves with my lips. This formula is long lasting as it does not transfer, even with eating/drinking it leaves a beautiful stain. With KVD and ABH, I feel the product scrunches down on my lips as though the product is slowly sucking out all the moisture from my lips and wrapping itself around my lip making it feel very uncomfortable.

I am very impressed with this formula and the application is great! Yes, this a pricey lippie but you won’t need to use a whole lot to product due to its liquidy consistency and high pigmentation. This lip stain hugs my lips in all the right places without making them look or feel dry during the day.

Have you tried YSL Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain? What did you think of them?