Happy Tuesday readers! How was your Valentine’s Day weekend? I didn’t have anything planned really but at the last minute I went out with my family/friends to a lake where we celebrated an Un-Valentine’s day, haha.
Late last year, I picked up this cute set while I was waiting in line to purchase some items at Sephora. I had heard about Besame Cosmetics and instantly fell in love with this unique vintage packaging. Later, I read that this lipstick, Red Velevet 1946, is the lipstick that Hayley Atwell wears on the show Marvel’s Agent Carter so of course I had to try it.
Let’s take a look!
The matchbook has this quote written on the inside:
“Life without lipstick is like cake without frosting.”
I couldn’t agree more. 🙂
Besame Cosmetics Lipstick and Matchbook Set
Described as, “a set of five rich, highly pigment lipsticks housed in a portable matchbook, plus a full-size lipstick with a satin, matte finish that delivers full coverage in one coat.”
Pros
Highly pigmented
Good value ($23 for the lipstick and matchbook-lipstick alone is $22 and the matchbook alone is $6)
Long-wearing
Leaves behind a stain
Cons
Difficult to apply
Doesn’t glide on as smoothly as I would like
Drying
Can accentuate fine lines/imperfections
Overall: I really like this lipstick as the shade is gorgeous and it’s what I used in my Valentine’s Day look (check it out here). If you’re looking for lipstick shades that are true an era (i.e. 1940s, etc) then Besame Cosmetics is your brand. I did have trouble applying this straight out from the tube so a lip brush comes a bit handy. The formula is a satin matte, which kind of tugged on my lips a bit when I was applying; however, prepping your lips beforehand-exfoliating and a little bit of lip balm-helps the appearance and and application process. The lasting-power is great, however with eating and drinking, this will come off although it leaves behind a stain.
The lipstick matches are a cute addition and you’ll get about 1 use out of them. Word of caution: make sure you close the matchbook well if you’re going to be carrying this in your purse.
Here’s a swatch of Red Velvet 1946.
Have you tried Besame Cosmetics?
Stephanie
The vintage packaging is so cute
I love it! Tres chic. 🙂
Totally 😉
I would buy for the cute packaging. I love collecting vintage makeup which is very costly. I didn’t know Sephora has this … will definitely check xo
The packaging is so chic and pretty! Yes, they recently started carrying this brand. Happy shopping! 🙂
Gotta love the Agent Carter connection. ?
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Definitely! 🙂
I admit – you have one of the best pages with wonderful suggestions…
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🙂
I tried a lipstick from this brand and loved it! The packaging is amazing! The only thing I didn’t like was the shade of the lipstick. I like how it is different but I had such a hard time applying it!
Yes, the shape of the lipstick is so weird and in my opinion, difficult to work with. Not a deal breaker though becaus I loved the color and pigmentation and I can work around that. I love the packaging too- so pretty!