Makeup Review: Hold Live Light Matte Lip Glaze Suit

I admit, a social media ad got me this time. Aside from the appealing shades, its price, PHP 397.00 in Shoppee, even grew on me and really made me click the check-out button. Since I am not familiar with the brand Hold Live, I became more curious about it. More so for its Light Matte Lip Glaze Suit set which encompasses 5 different shades of liquid lipsticks. That makes it around PHP80 pesos for each of the liquid lipstick. Sounds reasonable, right?

The Light Matte Lip Glaze Suit from the Thai brand, Hold Live, claims to achieve easy outline and to create your lip shape because of the design of its brush head. It also claims to be rich and pigmented, lightweight, long-lasting and buildable. It even helps to achieve a mist-makeup effect if you are looking for a no makeup-makeup look. This product dries to a velvet-matte finish which makes the lip feel like silk and satin. The PAO of this product is 2 years. For its price, it promises a lot so to find out if it’s worth it or not, just keep on reading!

Makeup Breakdown

Packaging:

The set comes in a salmon pink paper box, and at the front, the five (5) products peek through. Meanwhile at the back, the claims, ingredients, usage, disclaimer and expiration date are indicated. The color range can already be seen since each of the lip products is designed with a matte plastic tube and the brand is printed on it. Each is designed with a lightweight feel, and a bit girly with its pinkish cap. It has a doe foot applicator, and the shade color is indicated at the bottom of the lip product. Each weighs 2.5g or 0.09 oz. I believe that the lip products won’t break if in case it slipped and dropped on the floor since it is made of plastic.

The Hold Live Light Matte Lip Glaze Suit has the following ingredients:

Cetearyl Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxyphenyl Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, BIS-PEG-12 Dimethicone Beeswax, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 45410, CI 77491, CI77492, CI 16035, CI 77891, Aroma

Shade:

This set has a total of 5 shades namely

501 or Tea Brown;
502 or Maple Leaf;
503 or Tomato Red;
504 or Fancy Ruby; and
505 or Choco Jam.

You can refer to the photo below for the swatches. Each lip product was swatched twice. Those at the topmost and has an opaque finish is applied with the product’s doe-foot applicator. Meanwhile, those which has faded effect/finish is how the product looks after blending it with the finger.

Smell:

Each of the lip products of the Hold Live Light Matte Lip Glaze Suit smells candy-like but fades away eventually once it has completely dried up.

Application:

Based from the packaging, the Hold Live Light Matte Lip Glaze Suit should be applied with an appropriate amount evenly on the lips. After finishing, a paper towel could be used to dry it out, then, if preferred, a second layer could be applied. A cotton swab can be used to adjust the shape and to remove excess color.

I applied it like a normal liquid lipstick and I found that I didn’t need to dip the product once more. The amount of product in the doe foot applicator is already enough to cover my entire lips. It dries easily and feels very lightweight. It is transfer-proof and smudge-proof.

Performance:

Upon Application (7 AM)

Upon application of the product, I immediately observed that the product dries very fast. I was also able to fill my lips without dipping the applicator back, so the product is very rich and pigmented. A little goes a long way! It feels lightweight too. I drank from my cup afterwards and there was no sign of transfer. This product didn’t smudge as well. I’m impressed!

5 hours after application (1 PM)

After taking lunch and brushing my teeth, this is how my lips look. Apologies for my dry lips and spotlight-grabbing whiteheads, but as you can see, the product has stayed intact on my upper lips. As for the bottom lip, it has gradually faded on the inner part. This product is water-proof, yet watch out if you’re planning to eat oily food because it will look like this right after.

12 hours after application (7 PM)

This is how the product looks after 12 hours of wear with no retouch. I already ate lunch and dinner, and brushed my teeth twice. I’m still impressed; given that one lip product costs only around PHP 80. There’s already a minimal fading on the inner part of my upper lip, and more product has worn off on the bottom. However, I believe, that if you would retouch this lip product, a dot may do because of its richness.

Verdict: I recommend this product!

Claims:

Easy outline because of the design of its brush head

I don’t think that the brush head is a wow factor when it come for easy outline and shaping the lips. It’s just okay.

Rich and pigmented

I agree! It’s highly pigmented so if you just want to achieve a fresh look, a single dot of the product on the lips is already enough. I recommend to use your fingers to blend it out.

Lightweight

This product is very lightweight. It feels as if I’m not wearing any lip product at all. This product also dries fast.

Long-lasting

It’s transfer-proof and smudge-proof once it has totally dried. It’s water-resistant, so if you try and eat oily food, expect that product will fade away specially on the inner part of the lips.

Buildable

This is true! Just make sure that you have exfoliated your lips to ensure that the product won’t cling on the dry areas of your lips.

Mist-makeup effect

Blend it with your fingers to achieve a faded-lips look. Thumbs up!

Velvet-matte finish

Once this product has fully dried, it feels very lightweight and similar to the feeling of having a light dust of powder on the lips.

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