Covergirl - Blast Flipstick - Lipstick - 840 Stunner

This is two lipsticks in one, meant to be blended together.

One is a fire engine red and the other is a shimmery gold.
The red has some glitter in it and is thus a little chunky, it won't give you a smooth finish.
The gold is a bit better, and if put over the red, helps to hide the poor finish.

On nude lips.

The coverage of the red is great though.
Price: ** no longer sold **
Scent: 4/5 (faint marshmallow)
Effectiveness: 3.5/5

Burt's Bees - Lipstick - 501 Blush Basin

This product immediately intrigued me when it was released.
I always wanted to try something from Burt's Bees but don't really like lip balms.

The colour intensity is moderate (not full coverage, but close enough), the formula goes on smoothly, lasts at least 4 hours, and is moisturising.
It has a satin finish and faint floral scent.

I'll rename this shade 'Nakie'

It can do that weird thing that beeswax can do when it experiences temperature changes and forms hard beads of wax. The emulsion in it can be broken and I'm not sure how to reverse it without taking the lipstick out of the container.

Swatch and fitbit!

The packaging does feel a little flimsy, but it doesn't break and any ascetic issue can be forgiven since the packaging is recyclable.
Although I must say I LOVE the hexagons on the cap <3 The little beehive motif is adorable.

This isn't the best formula I have used, but is a nice option if you want a more environmentally friendly option.

Price:  2/5 ($19.95 for 3.4g)
Scent: 3/5 (faint floral scent)
Effectiveness: 4/5

The Body Shop - Lip & Cheek Stain - Pink Hibiscus 001

Initially I wasn't impressed with this, but to be fair I still had lip balm remnants on my lips when I first tried this.
This is very much water based and you need clean lips if you want this to absorb at all. 

It gives a sheer pink tint to the lips. 
Here is a very direct comparison:

And a swatch:

The scent is very faint, sweet and floral.

Now that I know how to use it, I quite like it.

But would I buy it again, probably not (I have lipsticks that stain better).

Price: 1/5 (RRP $24.95 for 7.2mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 3.5/5

Australis - Velourlips - Matte Lip Cream

A velour lip colour...

I will never stop referring to Zapp Brannigan's love of velour!

This is a really nice lip colour and I have a few shades on hand... 4, i have 4 shades...

I have a beautiful smile... props to past me for taking these photos for future me!

I love them all!

And I'm going to become a true beauty blogger... swatches!

New names (bottom to top): 'Pop'-sucker, comic book punch, i will cut you, and Ram-my-stein.

They are a little drying, as all matte colours are, but not to a big extent.

The colour intensity is great! What is in the tube is what you get!

There are more shades, so go check them out... they are great!

I'll be honest, in researching this I have seen more that I want...

Price: 4/5 (RRP $10.49 for 10mL)
Scent: 3/5 (faint chemical raspberry, but you don't notice it once it's on)
Effectiveness: 5/5