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The $5 Lipstick That Just Won't Quit As a beauty editor I've swiped hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of lipsticks in pursuit of perfection. And along the way, I've developed pretty lofty (read: nearly unattainable) expectations. An amazing lipstick should last from my first cup of coffee through evening cocktails. It should be incredibly pigmented and never drying. Oh, and it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. Though this sounds like a tall order, the answer to my lipstick wish list recently crossed my desk.
Wet n Wild MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Matte Lipstick, $4.99, is a lipstick-lover's dream come true -- in one ridiculously affordable package. The formula packs a ton of pigment, feels comfortable and immediately dries to a stunning matte finish. It wears all day long without budging a millimeter. When I apply it first thing in the morning, I have no doubt it'll still be intact when bedtime rolls around. It's also a breeze to apply. Its applicator is shaped a little like a Barbie foot (hear me out), which allows it to perfectly hug the contours of my lips for precise, mess-free application. Plus, I feel like a boss in Missy and Fierce, the lipstick's ferocious bright crimson shade.
So has this drugstore lipstick achieved perfection? It's pretty darn close. --Mary Squillace
To see more of the things I love, follow me on Instagram @msquillace
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Wet n Wild MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Matte Lipstick, $4.99, is a lipstick-lover's dream come true -- in one ridiculously affordable package. The formula packs a ton of pigment, feels comfortable and immediately dries to a stunning matte finish. It wears all day long without budging a millimeter. When I apply it first thing in the morning, I have no doubt it'll still be intact when bedtime rolls around. It's also a breeze to apply. Its applicator is shaped a little like a Barbie foot (hear me out), which allows it to perfectly hug the contours of my lips for precise, mess-free application. Plus, I feel like a boss in Missy and Fierce, the lipstick's ferocious bright crimson shade.
So has this drugstore lipstick achieved perfection? It's pretty darn close. --Mary Squillace
To see more of the things I love, follow me on Instagram @msquillace
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