In my hunt for the perfect lipstick, I decided to look into Asian beauty products as they tend to be made for long-wearing…
Following the rise of Summer, I did some research and found out that Etude House had decided to create their own ‘version' of the Fresh Sugar Tint lip balms.
Sadly, there wasn't many swatches nor comparisons out there, so I was limited mainly to guesswork from the pictures posted by online shops.
My skin shade is best described as pale neutral (i.e. somewhere in the middle of pink and yellow toned) so I figured the pink-red shades were probably my best bet.
After a long time to decide which one to get, I finally settled on Cranberry Pie.
Best guess from what I had to go on, I'd say that this is a true red that's just slightly on the pink side.
In a bid to compare it to Western beauty products, I decided that the Revlon lip butters were probably my best bet.
Where the Revlon lip butters and lip crayons are more lip balms with lipstick added, I reckon that these Etude House ones are Lipstick with lip balms added.
One of the best features of this product is just how pigmented it is!
As you can see from the photos, it's really difficult to tell which is the 1-2-3 swipes.
Another added benefit to this is that whilst it's not too drying - it stays on a pretty long time.
One feature I like about Asian tints is that they tend to be more of a ‘stain' as it does leave a nice red-pink layer on your lips - despite transferring like crazy!
Longevity is something I find difficult to judge as I'm something of a chronic tea drinker - but I can say that light transferring aside, it did last through one large mug of tea. With a noticeable colour still on my lips at the end of it. Sadly...it was all off by the end of cup 2...
Shade comparison wise, I'd say it's closer in tone to Revlon Cherry Tart than Wild Watermelon Lip butter.
Price wise, it's a really affordable $13 (including p&p)
Overall, I'd say it’s really worth giving these a go, although it does come in only 8 shades - especially given how easily they are to track down on ebay!
