I tried to love the Night Thorn shade of the Thorn Bite Peptide Plump Crème Lip Oil, but it just wasn't meant to be, which is too bad, as I was so excited about this awesome-looking colour that, I soon found out, wouldn't stay put for long. For this reason, had this been a clear shade that isn't as detectable around your mouth, it would have gotten three stars but, even so, my main chagrin with this product is the taste: If you want this Night Thorn colour to look nice and even, you will need to apply quite a lot of product - after which this slippery and runny oil will end up in my mouth every time I wear it on its own and the chemical taste makes me bristle. That being said, the taste is not so bad that I would not have made an effort to pan this lip oil, but I wouldn't wish for another bottle. As a positive note, this Night Thorn shade is a lovely blackish aubergine colour, which looks awesome on my cool and fair complexion (as long as I'm willing to comply with the product's high maintenance demands), so points for that and also for the care and hydration the product provides for my lips. - It's just too bad I have had to mostly resort to wearing only a tiny bit as gloss on top of other similar dark-coloured lip products. As a topper gloss, I have liked this product the best to wear with the brand's Lip Sheer in the shade Black Locust; that's where I have gotten the best results (as well as on top of the NYX lip I.V. in the shade Grape Gushin'). It is not the most long…

I really love this black lip oil. I need to take a bit of time to apply it so it doesn't look streaky, but it's not too difficult. I keep it subtle with a thin layer. It dries down well, doesn't leave my lips feeling dry once it's gone

Not my favourite application tool. I can come out of the top, so I only use it at home, as I don't want to have it leak in my purse. If they changed the applicator, it would be an easy 5 star.

I’m sad that this color didn’t work for me, because I absolutely loved the feel of the gloss and how easily it applies. Full, even coverage and a texture unlike anything I’ve used before. Based on the pictures online, I thought it would look different on me, but it just didn’t work. I plan to try other colors in the future.

I’ll preface by saying that I absolutely adore the version of this formula that doesn’t contain glitter. It’s so smooth and hydrating, and it’s surprisingly easy to get a beautifully even application, even with the darker shades. This version, however, is a miss for me. It looks very pretty, but I find the glitter abrasive enough that it irritates my lips, and I often end up with glitter particles around my mouth/on my chin after wearing for a couple of hours. At the same time, there’s a fair bit of glitter left over when it wears off, and those particles are very difficult to remove. It’s kind of the worst of both worlds: not sturdy enough to prevent fallout but adheres enough to make removal a pain (literally - I had to scrape some of the glitter off pretty aggressively because it just didn’t want to budge). I hate returning things so I’m holding onto it for special occasions, but I don’t think this shade will see much use.