I was already excited to try the Louis Vuitton lip liners because obviously, it’s Louis Vuitton beauty and Dame Pat McGrath is behind it….who by the way sent me a DM on Instagram!? The expectations were always going to be high, but when the full collection arrived in this beautiful LV makeup case, I had a bit of a moment with it. The case alone is stunning and I’m turning it into a jewelry box in my new walk in closet once our renovation is finally finished. It’s exactly the kind of thing I want sitting there once the apartment is done.
But as much as I love the whole luxury experience, the actual lip liners still had to be good. I don’t care how nice the packaging is, if the product is annoying to use, too dry or slippery then it’s not going to work for me. Especially with lip liner, because I’m super fussy about texture. I want something creamy enough to apply easily, but firm enough that I can actually control the shape and stay put.
These are creamy, but they’re not flimsy. That was one of the first things I noticed. They glide on like butter, but the pencil itself feels solid, so it doesn’t feel like it’s going to snap the minute you apply a bit of pressure. I love that because there’s nothing more irritating than a lip liner that’s so soft it breaks or loses its shape after a few uses.
