Lime Crime Lipstick Review

Hi ladybugs!

UPDATE: I made this post in late February so my statements about the sale may not be up to date. 

So if you know anything about lipstick, you've heard about Lime Crime. If you Google them or search on Youtube, you'll find tons of blogger reviews both positive and negative. There's been tons of bad press about the online beauty company but it would take FOREVER for me to go through all of it. Also, that's not the point of this post! :)

I first heard about Lime Crime years ago before I was into makeup but this was my first time purchasing from the company. I placed my order on Valentine's Day since they were having a free shipping deal on their site. I ordered two lipsticks that I had been eyeing for a couple of weeks. My sister also placed an order at the same time.

On their website right now they are having a huge sale on numerous Velvetines, Perlees and Unicorn Lipsticks. It's about mid March now but this sale has been going on for over a month! These colors are being discontinued so this is basically your last chance to get them before they disappear! The sale will go on until all of the colors are completely out of stock. They will not be restocked!

One of the colors I got was on sale so I ended up paying $8 instead of $18 which is full price. Great deal right?! 

Okay so on to the review! I ordered Mirage, a Perlee, and Styletto, a Unicorn Lipstick. My total came up to exactly $26 with free shipping. Shipping time was average, about 7-10 business days.

Here is the inside of the package they came in! It's a plain white outside but don't you just love the floral inside?! And the pink packing paper is adorable!

Here are my two colors! Mirage which is one of their "Perlees" and Styletto which is one of the Unicorn Lipsticks. Aren't the boxes so cute?!

Styletto is a pure black lipstick and Mirage is a pearly pink shade. There's not much to say about Styletto. It's a simple black lipstick. However, I hate Mirage. It's such a pale pasty color. When applying, it's a bit grainy and it doesn't spread well. After awhile, it feels smoother but it makes my lips look sickly. Here's a picture of Youtuber Ellarie wearing three of Lime Crime's perlee's.
 Picture pulled from her Instagram.

We have similar skin tones and I based my purchase on the way it looked on her. It looked nothing like this! It's not nearly as pigmented as it appears here!

My sister was also very disappointed with her orders as well. For the price they charge and the numerous scandals that they have been through, I would never buy from this company again. I don't suggest any one else buy from them either!