This product changed my brain chemistry. I was very intimidated by the product photos, as I'm not really a big makeup person and typically don't wear any lip color at all. As someone with fair, cool-neutral(?) skin who's generally clueless about color, I hadn't found one that didn't make me look clownish. The photo reviews sold me on a sample (y'all look amazing!), and then I completely fell in love with the sample when it arrived. I placed an order for the full size as soon as I could and used up the whole sample while I was waiting!

The formula is lovely - really smooth and moisturizing without being sticky. Doesn't last particularly long, but that's typical for lip oils and probably a trade-off for not being thick and gluey. The packaging is high end. The color is MUCH more sheer irl than it appears in the product photos. It can build up, but I can't imagine getting it fully opaque. That's actually a pro in my book, because it gives me an extremely flattering plum tint that complements my blue eyes and pink skin so well.

Bonus that customer service is extremely helpful and sweet. They actually reached out to prevent (!) a problem with my first order, which I was impressed by.

I am now begging RdF to make matching lip liners 🙏🖤

This is one of my top favorites of the non-shimmery shades in this formula. It’s a smoky purple that isn’t too pigmented to be hard to wear, but not too sheer that it doesn’t show up. This formula is not tingly, it doesn’t burn, it plumps via peptides. I’ve finished a good handful of them in different shades now.