ETUDE HOUSE Dear Darling Water Gel Tint 4.5g RD302 Dracula Red - Long Lasting Vivid Lip Color, Mineral and vitamin Extract Makes Lips Moist and Fresh

My friend got me into lip tints last year when she brought me some from her visit home in China; I loved it so much that I was disappointed when it ran out, and I had to wait until she went back to China this summer. I got impatient and decided to do some research on my own for a lip tint, and saw an online article recommending it and decided to go ahead and purchase it. It's super pigmented (so pigmented that I got a little on my fingers when I first opened it, and they were stained for a a few hours), long-lasting, and it has the really nice kind of fruity scent! I just love the that it can be layered to give me a light wash of color or deep red pout!

This does last a long time, but can be a little patchy and strong at first. Love the way it fades tho. Especially good for travel tho bc you can put it on in am and forget about it.

I expected to really like this based on the description and my affection for lip stains over the years. This one however, was a disappointment. It looked good in the tube, but after blotting, was that same bright pink "I-just-had-a-cherry-Slurpee" pre-teen coloring that you know from the original lip stains. I had expected it to be more of a true red than a standard bright pink based on the product description. Plus, it wore off quickly on the part of my lip closest to my lip opening, leaving an unpleasant ring of color on the outside part of my lips. Would not repurchase. And I can't return it either. Boo. Hiss.

I'm honestly so impressed at how opaque this stain is. After 3 layers it's like a lipstick! I kiss my hand and nothing transfers. It's a gorgeous color. It's not drying, so you don't have to break the transfer seal with a lip balm.

It gave a vampire kinda look and looked good gradient style. You have to layer it a couple times in order to get a darker color. The reason I gave it a 3 stars though is that, if you got it onto your teeth it would stain it briefly. If water touched it, it would come off. Since it is a tint it tends to dry on your lips, but if you want to add some lip balm over it or under it, I recommend you do not as it will make it appear patchy.