[Review] L.A. Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss in Instinct and Dreamy

Hello~
I don't know how to open this post, it still seems awkward that I am starting to write a blog.
hehe.. Anyway..
I write this review in English, because this is a worldwide product, known internationally, and I will use Bahasa in local cosmetic reviews, so stay tune.

The product I have here is L.A. Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss which has 16 shades.

image source: L.A. Girl Facebook page

The picture doesn't do justice because the colors, texture, and opacity are very different in real life. but who am I to judge.

I've got 2 shades, Instinct and Dreamy.

Instinct

Instinct is vivid and bright orange. It's so vivid and bright I was afraid to put it to my lips. It looks like it will irritate my skin.
BUT AFRAID NOT.
I think it's totally safe because I've been using it and my lips are still fine.
In the other hand, Dreamy is a pale pinkish nude shade but I think it's too pale for my skin. In some reviews (pinkyrose and heartbowsmakeup)

Dreamy

Dreamy looks like a perfect nude color for warm toned skin, but I can't expect too much judging on the price (below IDR 80.000 / $8). It is brighter and paler in real life.
The packaging is sturdy and doesn't look cheap, I especially love the black matte cap and the printing on the package, way to go, L.A. Girl! As sturdy as it seems, I recently dropped them from 1 meter height and no scratch appeared~

L.A. Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss has flat applicator which I found easy to use and pretty precise, so I have nothing to complain.
You can clearly see the color here and maybe understand why I was afraid to put Instinct on my lips.

instinct, after "powdered"

dreamy

They both have sticky texture, but not as sticky as MUA Luxe in the application. I found them easy to apply, my lips look amazing in them, BUT it is very sticky afterwards and the sticky sensation will not fade even after they dried, MUA Luxe wins the non-sticky texture. If you accidentally close your lips while they're still wet, you will have horrible patches. I usually put some powder (any kind of powder), or eyeshadow so my lips don't stick together. Strangely enough, they don't feel sticky when I applied them on my hand.

When they're completely dried (and not sticky, weird.) I tried to put them under running tap water and rub them off.

Nothing happened.

Super

Waterproof

Liquid Lipstick

Thus, they will be a pain to remove.

I tried to rub them with my Pixy Makeup Remover (Review soon), but then I realized that was a bad idea. They smudge everywhere and you can't remove the smudge easily, too.

Well, I have the tip for no-pain-color removing.

spreading olive oil

Use oil, any kind of oil of your preference. I use olive oil, the regular olive oil normal people use for cooking. I use it for my skin, it surprisingly good (Review soon), especially on your lips.

Then you rub it with tissue or wet tissue or damp cloth, anything you like.
I usually have to do this twice, because at the first attempt, you will still see streaks of colors.

looks like blood

So, this is my final verdict :
(+) Sturdy package
(+) Super-Waterproof-Liquid Lipstick
(+) Easy to apply
(+) Vivid colors, might cover dark lips in one swatch
(+) Cheap :)

(-) SUPER STICKY, ew
(-) Smells weird, like chemical
(-) SUPER DRYING

Do I want to repurchase? Maybe...................

Do you love L.A. Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss?
Write your thought :)