AVON Perfectly Matte Lipstick (Au Naturale) Review, Swatch, Price

Wearing Au Naturale shade of AVON Perfectly Matte Lipstick

AVON Perfectly Matte Lipstick (Au Naturale) Review

AVON Perfectly Matte Lipstick is designed to give intense color in one swipe. This comes with a wide shade range of sophisticated pinks, nudes, plums, and reds. This line promises a purely matte finish without compromising comfort. Soft, creamy, and buttery, this lipstick glides on smoothly and luxuriously. This review is for the shade Au Naturale.

Product Information:

Product Name
AVON Perfectly Matte Nudes Lipstick
Pricing and Availability
Php399 each for 3.6g, available through AVON representatives or via AVON Online Shop. Some shades are available at Zalora.
Shade Selection
Comes in 24 shades of pinks, nudes, reds, and plums.
Scent (If Any)
Has a cocoa scent
Opacity
Transparent	Translucent	Opaque
Pigmentation
Unpigmented	Pigmented	Highly Pigmented
Finish
Matte	Satin	Glossy
Comfort
Uncomfortable	Comfortable	Very Comfortable
Lasting Power
Short (0-2 hours)	Medium (2-5 hours)	Long (≥5 hours)

Texture Scale:

Powdery	X	X	X	X	X	Not Powdery
Thick	X	X	X	X	X	Thin
Sticky	X	X	X	X	X	Not Sticky
Moves	X	X	X	X	X	Dries and Sets

Overall Feedback:

AVON Perfectly Matte Lipstick is indeed a good option for those looking for matte finish lipsticks that are comfortable. This lipstick range is buttery, glides on smoothly, and feels emollient on the lips.

It has a very balanced texture as it’s not too powdery, not too waxy, nor is it too creamy. Most other brands go overboard on some aspect to make a lipstick matte, but this is a balanced formulation that doesn’t feel annoying to wear. It’s very comfortable as it doesn’t feel hot on the lips, doesn’t feel thick, and is generally lightweight with a breathable feel. This is a lot like mousse tints, but in solid form, so there’s that soft mousse feel, but with a little more structure. I find this comfortable enough to not need to use this with lip balm as I go about my day.

As the texture is soft and mousse-like, it also has this behavior of exacerbating dry patches on the lips. It doesn’t blur out or fill over dry patches like some other lipsticks might due, perhaps as it’s less waxy than other lipstick formulations. As such, one should take care to exfoliate or treat any dry patches before using this lipstick.

The pigmentation is good enough, and while it doesn’t cover everything in one swipe, it’s buildable to opaque for most shades. It thankfully doesn’t feel uncomfortably thick even when piled on to full opacity. The color payoff is relatively good enough so as to cancel the natural hues of the lips, but of course, as this fades, the natural hues of the lips will also come through. However, for the nude shades, some shades really do not cover the lips opaquely even at 100% full application. It’s actually not 100% opaque, and under harsh strobe lights, this phenomenon can be seen. But in general, this is opaque enough to the naked eye and for most photography setups.

As the texture is so soft, one will really need to reapply after eating or drinking. This doesn’t last very long, and will generally need to be reapplied throughout the day if one desires to maintain full opacity. This moves quite a lot, which is why even if one is not to eat nor drink, there’s bound to be fading from all the lipstick movement as one speaks or puckers.

At Php399 for 3.6g, it’s more or less in the middle, as releases from similar brands and price points range from 3.2g-4.2g. It’s more or less average pricing for a full-sized mass brand lipstick. For those who are looking for a good matte lipstick with a very comfortable texture, this is definitely the collection to go for.

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Au Naturale

A peachy nude shade.