I’m giving these L’Oreal Color Caresse Wet Shine Stains another shot. But why the hell does a company have to give a product such a long name? Is that really necessary to have 5 words to describe a stain? I think not.
I tried out these Wet Wine Stains about 6 months ago and had my gripes. I wasn’t a fan of the colors on my lips at all, but I loved the longevity and staining power. I tried two of the lighter shades and rarely wear them. But now that I’m really into dark lip colors, I figured I should give these another chance!
The packaging on this product is really nice. It has a smaller opening, which helps keep excess product off of the applicator. The applicator is a doe foot sponge applicator, which a small hole in the center (which I still don’t understand).
The color is a typical fuchsia shade that has a creme finish.
And wow does this thing stain! I had this on the back of my hand for a total of 20 seconds, when I put it on, snapped the picture and then wiped it off right away. And this is what was left over after just a few seconds.
If you’ve never tried one of these products before, or one of the YSL glossy stains, how it works is that you apply 3 coats of this product on your lips. The first coat stains, the second coat seals in the color, and the third coat gives it the shine!
First coat
Second coat
Third coat
What I like: I like how these feel on my lips and how well they stain. I also like seeing how the color really deepens and develops with the extra coats. I really like this as just 1 coat over a lipstick!
What I don’t like: This is much darker by the 3rd coat and almost too dark for me. While it doesn’t look that dark in the pictures, in real life it is really really dark. Also, I find that when I wear this on its own it kind of migrates to the center of my lips. It also wears unevenly, so some spots are really dark and others are much lighter.
Overall, this didn’t change my mind about the Wet Shine Stains and if anything, it made my opinion of them even worse. However, I LOVE wearing this as a gloss over a lipstick! It deepens whatever lipstick I’m wearing and makes it last so much longer. I think that is how I’m going to have to wear these lip products from now on, but I’ve given up wearing them normally.
Grade: C
Price: $9.99
What do you guys think? Do you have any of these Wet Shine Stains?
Not to be all ‘single white female’ but even before I saw this post, I ordered it from ebay! I found this listing where you could pick 3 shades and this is one of them. Now I see your lip swatches… SO glad I did! Beautiful on you, Holly!
haha which is the other 2 that you got? i’d love to know what you think of them kim!
These aren’t too bad, but I don’t think any of them are the actual shade om the packaging. They are always darker/more red which bugs me. At least that’s the case with the ones I have. Using it over a lipstick is an awesome idea!
so true! 2 of the 3 i have are so much darker than what the tube shows. which shades do you have?
I have Pink Rebellion, stubborn plum, rose on and on, and berry persistent.
Does it feather? The long name thing reminds me of Revlon’s balm stain -_- long names = don’t remember, bad idea. This lip product looks really great on you, I love how vibrant it is but still dark 🙂 Gotta love defined lips!
it doesn’t! once its on, its on. and i love dark lips for the fall. you look so good with dark lips too!
It’s such a pretty color. I’ve always struggled to find a nice shade of these lip products..it seemed they are always too “blah”. This one is gorgeous. I’ll write it down and cross my fingers to find it in stores soon! 😀
hopefully you’ll be able to find it! its darker in person tho which is a little bit of a bummer but its still fun
I don’t have any of the stains…but I am ALL for putting that over a lipstick. That’s something I might try because I do like that color (even a little darker isn’t so bad)
i wore it over revlon just bitten kissable balm stain (super long name too) in smitten and that was really nice! if you have one of those that might be something to try out. and thanks for commenting!
Wow, this looks great on you! I don’t have luck with these stains. I’ve been disappointed in both L’Oreal and Maybelline. I think I need to get a darker shade!
same here! i’ve been really disappointed with everyone i’ve tried. the dark ones are ok but they all pull really red and really dark. i just wish they were true to color