Romand lip mate pencil swatches and evaluation

Cruelty free?:
Vegan

The place to purchase:
Jolse

Shades accessible:

Substances:
Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate,Methyl Trimethicone, Artificial Wax, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica (CI 77019), Ceresin, C12-15 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate, Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Silica, Iron Oxide Yellow (CI 77492), Iron Oxide Black (CI 77499), VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Iron Oxide Crimson (CI 77491), Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isostearic Acid, Isopropyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane.

The way to use:

There are two primary strategies on the way to use these pencils.  You’ll be able to both line your complete lip with it and use it like a long-lasting lip pencil or use it as a lip liner and fill in the remainder of your lip with one other sort of lip product, whether or not it’s a lip tint or lip gloss. 

The one primary cause I bought enthusiastic about these lip pencils was the founding father of Rom&nd’s video on how she creates the long-lasting Rom&nd lip look.  For those who have a look at all their promo photos, all of the fashions have this extremely juicy and plump-looking lip.  Sure, it may very well be simply because they select the fashions for his or her plump lips, or is it by design?  If you wish to watch the video linked above, be certain that to activate the English subtitles by clicking “CC”.

The way to get the Korean lip look:

1) Prepping the lips from useless pores and skin and dehydration
Ensure to exfoliate the lips and apply plenty of lip balm earlier than sleep or within the morning.  Take away useless pores and skin cells with a cotton pad.  My private all-time favourite heavy-duty lip masks is the Etude Home ginger sugar lip therapy (previously often known as Aritaum ginger sugar lip therapy however bought rebranded to be beneath Etude Home).

2) Select your lip coloration in line with the pure coloration of your lips.
Utilizing the colour correcting concept, select reverse colours on the colour wheel to cancel out one another.
Purple, blue, or darkish lips–> Use heat peachy-toned shades

Screenshot from “The way to attempt image good lips” Youtube video by Saerom Min
When selecting a lip pencil, be certain that not to decide on one that’s too darkish (check with image on left) or too mild (check with image on proper) to your pores and skin tone.

3) Begin with a matte base on the lip that’s long-lasting and has good protection.
For those who don’t have a lip pencil with protection, you can even use concealer or basis to have a clean canvas to your lips.  It will assist to help you create the form of your lip (greater or smaller) and help you feather out the sides simpler.  Apply a lightweight dusting of setting energy across the perimeters of the lips.

4) Reshaping the lips with a lip pencil
Holding your lip pencil at a 45-degree angle in opposition to your lips, calmly apply the lip pencil on the contours of your lips.  Keep away from the middle of the lips when utilizing the lip pencil as a result of your lips will get chapped. That is the time to appropriate or change the form of your lips to your required lip form.  Utilizing a spherical dense brush or a lip brush, feather out the sting of your lips to mix.

Screenshot from “The way to attempt image good lips” Youtube video by Saerom Min

5) Making use of the principle lip coloration
If the lip look/ lip product you’re utilizing on high of the lip pencil is a heat or cool tone, pair the bottom with the identical toned base.
Heat toned lip tint= heat tone lip pencil
Cool tone lip tint= heat tone lip pencil

Begin by making use of the principle coloration of your lip within the heart and steadily add extra to the sides of the lip.  Be happy so as to add extra lip tint within the center as soon as once more to construct that juicy lip look.

Screenshot from “The way to attempt image good lips” Youtube video by Saerom Min
Romand lip tint that’s simply utilized by itself (left) and Romand lip tint with strategic placement of a lip pencil.  I’m going to should admit, my lip tints at all times appear like the one to the left.  Nonetheless in my protection, my lips are fairly even in coloration and my high lip is lighter than my backside, so I often use a lip coloration to simply even out my lips and provides it a little bit of coloration.

Packaging:
Romand at all times kills it with the packaging.  All of the lip pencils have a pale cap coordination to the shade.  The bottom of the pencil additionally coordinates to the shade, which additionally hides a lip brush!

I didn’t know in regards to the lip brush till I regarded up the promotional photos whereas penning this evaluation.  I’m really shook, however I additionally don’t often use brushes hooked up to the product since you’re much less prone to clear it on an everyday.  This can be a nice brush to have if you’re in a pinch otherwise you do use the brushes supplied with merchandise.  These are twist-up lip pencils, so no must sharpen them!  The dimensions of the lip pencils is just not as skinny as your common picket lip pencils, and never as thick as these chubby lip crayons. It’s within the center and I discover it very straightforward and fast to cowl floor space.

That is the proper form for a lip brush.  It’s simply dense sufficient that it seems like a tiny finger urgent up in opposition to the sides of your lip.

Shade/ Pigmentation + texture/ end:
For reference, my lips are comparatively even in coloration apart from possibly slightly forehead coloration on my high lip.  With out lip balm, they’re extra of a pale pink.  They get chapped simply, so that is the place my trusty Etude Home ginger sugar lip therapy turns out to be useful.  I’ve been utilizing this amazingly thick lip therapy since 2016 and have repurchased numerous jars of it.  It’s tremendous thick and the one lip therapy I’ll get up the following morning with it nonetheless on my lips.

All of those lip pencils have a matte end and may very well be a bit drying when you have been to make use of them everywhere in the lips.  For demonstration and swatching functions, I utilized it everywhere in the lips for you guys to see the true coloration of every shade.  Like what the Youtube video demonstrated, I might recommend not making use of the lip pencil within the heart of your lip if you wish to keep away from trying flakey.

Romand lip mate pencil in 01 tenderly peach: Gentle heat tone salmon peach shade
Urged for folks within the shade vary of #17-21 (Korean shade vary).  That is greatest suited to these with very pale pores and skin.

This isn’t my shade.  On my pores and skin tone, which is often Korean shade #23 or Mac NC25 yellow undertone, this appears to be like like a really mild powdery peachy highlighter shade.  I’m positive this could look significantly better for these with paler pores and skin and paired with a lip coloration on high.

Screenshot from “The way to attempt image good lips” Youtube video by Saerom Min
Since it is a warm-toned lip pencil, stick to heat tone lip colours.  They don’t should be the identical coloration because the lip pencil, so long as it’s a heat tone lip coloration, it can pair effectively collectively.

I’ve Romand juicy lip tint in pomelo pores and skin and that is what it appears to be like paired collectively.  It’s a stunning mixture.

It will be extra beautiful if I really wore my glasses and utilized the lip coloration extra rigorously and blended out.  Oops… my unhealthy.

Romand lip mate pencil in 02 dovey pink: Cool tone mild strawberry pink shade
Urged for folks within the shade vary of #17-21 (Korean shade vary).  That is greatest suited to these with very pale pores and skin.
Screenshot from “The way to attempt image good lips” Youtube video by Saerom Min

This coloration jogs my memory of the early 2000s when concealer lips have been a factor and bubblegum vibrant pink shades have been the most well liked development.  I gained’t be collaborating in that development anytime quickly, however this lip pencil does make mild pink base for lighter shades.  Once more, it is a bit too mild for my pores and skin tone however it might look nice on another person.

Romand lip mate pencil in 03 kaya beige: Heat tone beige with slight peach undertones
Urged for folks within the shade vary of #21-25 shade (Korean shade vary).  That is greatest suited to these with mild to medium pores and skin tones.

Screenshot from “The way to attempt image good lips” Youtube video by Saerom Min

This coloration is extra wearable on my pores and skin tone and is meant to be a darker and extra impartial model of 01 Tenderly Peach.  

Romand lip mate pencil in 04 fig breeze: Cool tone strawberry milk shade
Urged for folks within the shade vary of #21-25 shade (Korean shade vary).  That is greatest suited to these with mild to medium pores and skin tones.

Once more, this shade is similar to 02  dovey pink, simply the cool tone counterpart that’s darker and extra delicate.  I personally actually like this shade in opposition to my pores and skin tone as effectively!

Romand lip mate pencil in 05 taupe shade: Cool tone brown with a impartial gray undertone

Earlier than you freak out of me mentioning the gray undertone, I’m not saying early 2000’s BB cream gray however gray in a great way.  The slight gray undertone blends into the pores and skin very effectively and makes the contour look rather more plausible.  That is the contour stick however for the lips.

To contour your lips, apply some on the underside heart portion of the lip, slightly bit above the cupid’s bow and if you would like the nook of your lips to curve upwards or longer to make the phantasm your lips are greater and/or such as you’re smiling on a regular basis (not just like the Joker), apply a bit on the corners of your lip and mix outwards.

Mix with both your finger or your lip brush.

I don’t see an enormous distinction between the lip shade and with out.  My lips are fairly distinguished as is and my lip strains are fairly sturdy.  This could assist a bit if you’re overlapping your lips greater than what I usually do and need to create an phantasm.

Romand lip mate pencil in 06 beneath chili: Heat tone pure chili purple with a touch of blood orange undertone

I’m undecided if this was a brand new addition alongside the lip shade coloration, however I can’t see myself utilizing this fairly often.  I’ve tried to drag off purple lips, however each time I do, all I see are LIPS on my face.  One thing simply doesn’t look proper :’).  This can be a stunning in-between purple shade that isn’t too dramatic if used proper or may very well be as dramatic as you need.  It does make my enamel look barely extra yellow because it doesn’t have the blue undertones in it to counteract the yellow.

Lasting energy:
As soon as these lip pencils are utilized and dried, they don’t budge nor do they smudge.  You’ll be able to kiss and inform with simply these on.  With a lip tint on high, the lip tint will switch however the Romand lip mate pencils nonetheless keep put.  I’m fairly impressed!  I’d say these put on about 4-6 hours with out feathering or shifting round.

Perfume?:
No scent was detected.

Professional:
-creamy texture
-long-lasting
-budge-proof
-pigmented

Con:
-limited shade vary

Repurchase?:
Possibly

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General ideas:
Like all of Romand’s lip merchandise, it is a stable addition that was effectively thought out and a selective little assortment of lip pencils. Not like the standard picket lip pencils that are inclined to dry out rapidly, these twist-up lip pencils are good on-the-go merchandise to have round.  No, they don’t have an enormous shade vary in the mean time, however they’re intentional and straightforward to pair along with your present lip merchandise in your assortment.  I do hope they arrive out with extra shades shortly, presumably one thing with lavender undertones??  General I do like these lip pencils and would advocate you not solely verify these lip pencils out however to take a look at the YouTube video I’ve hooked up to this put up to get the complete scoop on the way to obtain the long-lasting Romand lip look.

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