stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Venezia

July 23, 2015 | Beauty, stila | 20 Comments »

I received the stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Venezia in my latest Birchbox. Man was I ever excited to try this out! I did tell y’all that I’m on a bit of a liquid lipstick kick, right? I was really hoping to get one of the newer Summer shades and I got lucky! Too bad Como wasn’t included in the trio. That’s the one I really wanted. Venezia was a VERY close second though!

Venezia is described as a bright red. Outside it really does look red. Indoors it looks like a completely different shade. It smells like vanilla extract, but the scent isn’t strong and you don’t even notice it once applied. It applied perfectly! The texture was nice and creamy and made for a nice smooth application. Once it set it was perfection! They sure got the stay all day part right. Because after eating and drinking this bad boy was still going strong! It did fade a bit, but the color was still vibrant. Even when I wiped it off at the end of the day it left behind a slight stain. The only downside is that it’s really drying. It claims to keep lips soft and hydrated, but I didn’t find that to be the case. Because of that it did feel a little uncomfortable. However, I really don’t mind. It applied nicely and lasted all day. And it’s a beautiful shade! I’m going to go ahead and say it’s a keeper. While I might reach for my more comfortable liquid lipsticks over this one, I won’t dare neglect it. There’s a place for Venezia in my heart!